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Rentals now allowed in historic water tower on King Charles' Sandringham Estate where royals spend Christmas
Have you ever wanted to join the royals while they celebrate Christmas at Sandringham Estate in England?
Well, now you can! Sort of.
The more than 150-year-old estate in Norfolk, around 100 miles north of London, recently renovated the historic Water Tower on the property, and it is now available to rent.
Prices start at around 151 pounds a night — a little over $200 — but can be much more expensive for shorter visits. The price tends to decrease per night with a longer stay.
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The neo-Byzantine water tower was originally built in 1877 to provide fresh water to the royal residence and it was a functional part of the estate for nearly 100 years.
"THE WAIT IS OVER… Introducing The Water Tower," Sandringham wrote on social media on Tuesday while sharing footage of the classic renovation. "Rising majestically above the Norfolk countryside on the historic Sandringham Estate, a remarkable piece of Royal history is being unveiled for a new chapter."
Photos and videos of the "romantic retreat for two" give glimpses of an elegant living room replete with traditional British décor, including a fireplace, chandelier and royal and historic paintings showing the estate.
The lush bedroom upstairs, which has its own fireplace, offers stunning views of the surrounding countryside, and a medieval-looking back staircase heads to the roof where even better views of the rolling English hills will have you thinking fondly of Jane Austen.
"Designed by renowned engineer James Mansergh, the Tower’s distinctive neo-Byzantine architecture, circular form and intricate brickwork have stood proudly above the Norfolk landscape for almost 150 years," Sandringham added.
The water tower joins two other places on the estate — the Gardens House, which sleeps eight, and the Folly, which sleeps six — that are available to rent.
There are also several places where the royals go for their summer retreat, such as Balmoral Castle in Scotland, available for rent.
Charles inherited Sandringham and Balmoral, both of which are private estates, from the late Queen Elizabeth II. Queen Victoria bought Sandringham in 1862 as a retreat for her son, King Edward VII.
Around 200 people work at the estate, which includes farms, a sawmill, a juice pressing plant, formal gardens, a restaurant, and the Sandringham Exhibition & Transport Museum.
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Swing-state's fraud reckoning raises Minnesota-style alarm as wild schemes exposed
The DOJ’s expanded anti-fraud task force made its first sweeping bust of Medicaid scofflaws in Pennsylvania this month, drawing comparisons to the massive fraud scandals that rocked Minnesota — but with one major difference.
Republicans and Democrats in the state united in outrage after nearly two dozen people were charged in Philadelphia and elsewhere. The DOJ noted Pennsylvania spends $8 billion on Medicaid home-care services, more than almost any other state, and those services were the target of the busts.
"The allegations are really disturbing just as they are in Minnesota and other places where we've seen this," House Ways & Means Committee member Lloyd Smucker, R-Pa., told Fox News Digital in an exclusive interview.
"It's criminal activity that is taking money from individuals who really need it. And this is this is Medicaid — It's not Medicare, which is more for seniors. But this is for people who truly need help, who are disabled — these are individuals who are relying on Medicaid to help them get through every day. And these are criminals who are taking that money and lining their pockets with it," said Smucker, whose Lancaster-area district has an older population and has anywhere from two in 10 to four in 10 constituents enrolled in Medicare, Medicaid or both, according to reports.
The DOJ’s anti-fraud chief echoed those sentiments while describing some of the most egregious cases among the 19 Pennsylvania defendants charged as of last week.
One suspect billed Medicaid for services that supposedly occurred while police had pulled him over for a moving violation and charged him on suspicion of marijuana possession, according to the DOJ.
Another suspect billed Medicaid for services during a period when he was in court watching a family member get sentenced for Medicaid fraud-related offenses, according to Colin McDonald.
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Another suspect billed Medicaid for home-care services that McDonald said were supposedly provided while the suspect was driving for a rideshare company. Another billed for services while in prison, according to McDonald.
Smucker said Pennsylvania welcomes fellow Keystone Stater and CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz and his investigators, adding that he is grateful state officials in Harrisburg are also taking note.
That cooperation sets the Pennsylvania busts apart from those in Minnesota, where Gov. Tim Walz has faced accusations of inaction over what has become a multibillion-dollar scandal.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro signaled cooperation and collaboration with Republicans in going after Medicaid fraudsters in remarks his office made to Fox News Digital.
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Shapiro, a Democrat and the commonwealth’s former attorney general, prosecuted public assistance-related crimes and now governs the state with the nation’s highest number of criminal convictions for Medicaid fraud.
The governor — who was considered a runner-up to Walz in then-Vice President Kamala Harris’ search for a running mate — said the commonwealth is a "national leader in stopping fraud."
"Here in Pennsylvania, we combat fraud wherever we find it. In 2024, we charged 119 cases of Medicaid fraud — recovering more than $11 million for taxpayers," Shapiro said in a recent statement.
"Governor Shapiro has made fighting public assistance fraud a cornerstone of his career in public service, rooting out waste, fraud and abuse as Attorney General where he cracked down on fraud and public assistance benefit theft, charging dozens of people who stole millions in taxpayer dollars," Shapiro spokeswoman Rosie Lapowsky told Fox News Digital.
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Lapowsky said the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) brought one of the cases referenced by McDonald to the Justice Department for further investigation during Shapiro’s tenure.
"[That is] clearly showing our system works," she said, adding that Pennsylvania’s high number of home-care service providers is not by itself an indicator of fraud. Conservative critics in Minnesota and Washington state have pointed to similar provider numbers to raise suspicions about fraudulent activity.
Pennsylvania — the fifth-most populous state, behind California, Texas, Florida and New York — has seen a 20% increase since 2018 in the number of adults in home-care programs, according to DHS.
DHS said it employs "ongoing monitoring," including an electronic visit-verification system, to ensure proper billing and curtail fraud. The department refers potential fraud cases to Republican Pennsylvania Attorney General David Sunday’s office.
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"This criminal conduct is much more than someone ‘working the system’ — the impact is deep and wide-ranging, as every dollar diverted deprives someone in need of care," Sunday said in a statement.
"In collaboration with our partners, my office last year convicted more than 100 defendants, and clawed back more than $40 million that was intended for Pennsylvanians in need."
In 2025, Sunday’s office handled 744 referrals from DHS alone, according to Harrisburg sources.
Smucker said all stakeholders must continue being vigilant for both Medicaid and Medicare-related fraud.
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"People like the four seasons here," he said, referring to the high number of retirees who call Amish Country home.
"But we have a lot of people who are relying on these programs… and we have seen fraud across the system in federal programs. This is probably hundreds of billions per year that is being siphoned-off from taxpayer dollars," he said.
Pennsylvania officials say investigators continue to make progress fighting Medicaid fraud.
"We are coming for you," said former Pittsburgh U.S. Attorney Scott Brady, whom President Donald Trump tapped to lead the White House’s nationwide anti-fraud task force
The DOJ’s "Northeast Strike Force" was originally organized in Brooklyn and Newark before expanding into Pennsylvania as part of the broader crackdown.
"Our message is clear: if you are a medical provider who chooses greed over your professional responsibility, DEA will hold you accountable," said Drug Enforcement Administration Philadelphia chief Timothy Flaherty, whose agency is one of several participating in the new task force.
Fox News Digital's Hannah Brennan contributed to this report.
Serial killer survivor who escaped 18-hour captivity reveals instinct she wishes she never ignored
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Kara Robinson Chamberlain was just 15 years old when she was abducted by a serial killer. Now, she's searching for answers in cases that have gone unsolved for decades.
The victim advocate hosts the ABC News Studios and Freeform true-crime series "Somebody Knows Something," which takes a fresh look at unsolved disappearances and murders that have baffled investigators. Working alongside loved ones, Chamberlain revisits a cold case in each episode, hoping renewed attention will generate the lead that finally cracks it.
"My purpose was to let families have the mic and show what law enforcement has done," Chamberlain told Fox News Digital. "We want people to have the information they need, so they can come forward with anything that could be helpful. Several of these cases involve children, young people. I have three kids, so I found myself identifying with either the young person who is missing or the victims themselves as parents.
"I genuinely think we can make a difference," Chamberlain said. "If I can get answers for one of these families, it would be a life goal for me."
That mission is deeply personal for Chamberlain, whose own story of survival began more than two decades ago.
On June 24, 2002, 15-year-old Chamberlain was at a friend's home in South Carolina when Richard Evonitz, the man who would abduct her, pulled into the driveway.
"There was a moment when my captor pulled into my friend's driveway, and I thought, 'That's weird,'" she recalled. "That was my intuition. But I immediately started making excuses for why he could have been there, what could have been the reason. And so, I quieted my intuition."
It was a split-second instinct Chamberlain would soon wish she had trusted.
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The stranger approached her with pamphlets and asked if her parents were home. Then, he held a gun to her neck and threatened to shoot her if she screamed. He forced Chamberlain into a dark storage container in his car.
"I'm often asked, 'What's the thing that we can learn from your story, Kara, to keep ourselves or our children safe?'" she said. "And the one thing that I tell people the most is there's a great book called 'The Gift of Fear.' And it's the first time that I've heard someone describe the way I feel, which is to listen to your intuition."
"Essentially, what the 'Gift of Fear' describes is that we all have something inside of us that's paying attention, and we're taught to silence that intuition for the sake of being nice, not hurting someone's feelings — lots of different reasons. And that's something that is meant to keep us alive."
"I hesitate to say if there's a lesson in these cases because they're all quite different," she continued. "But that's the big thing that I try to tell people — listen to your intuition and teach your children how to listen to that intuition. It is a powerful gift that everyone has, and it saves your life."
At Evonitz's apartment, Chamberlain was repeatedly sexually assaulted. But this time, she trusted the instinct telling her what to do: survive.
"I have to acknowledge that there was something inside of me that said, 'Not today. Not me. I'm going to outsmart this guy,'" Chamberlain said, describing herself as "very stubborn."
"Then, I think really the rest of it was maybe part luck," she said. "It was also a big part of my coping mechanism ... how I chose to appease my captor, which essentially is one of the lesser-known trauma responses. It's basically playing nice to let that person put their guard down. And then, I think partially, there's this part of him that was very arrogant, and he'd done that multiple times before. So I think all of those things played together in terms of my escape."
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For 18 hours, Chamberlain was held captive. Throughout the ordeal, she quietly memorized as many details as she could about her surroundings.
Once her captor fell asleep, she managed to free herself from her bindings and escaped. Chamberlain found people sitting in a car in a parking lot and pleaded with them to take her to police.
"Anyone who learns my story ... tends to be sometimes confused by how I tell my story, which is very direct, very to the point, kind of unemotional," she explained. "And that's because my trauma response was to dissociate. ... That enabled me to get through."
After arriving at a police station, Chamberlain led officers back to her captor's apartment. But when investigators arrived, Evonitz had escaped. Investigators learned Evonitz had taken Chamberlain to the apartment he shared with his wife, who was away at Walt Disney World, according to The Washington Post.
Police tracked Evonitz to Sarasota, Florida. As police closed in on him, Evonitz died by suicide. He was 38.
Evidence recovered from Evonitz’s apartment, former residences and vehicle linked him to the abductions and murders of three girls from Spotsylvania County, Virginia — Sofia Silva, 16; Kristin Lisk, 15; and her sister, Kati Lisk, 12. Notes discovered by investigators indicated that Evonitz already had his eye on other potential victims, Fox News Digital previously reported.
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Today, Chamberlain still wonders whether Evonitz had other victims.
"I genuinely believe that he was responsible for more than we know of," she said. "But unfortunately, having taken his own life, that, at this point, is still a mystery."
Chamberlain's own unanswered questions have also shaped how she thinks about families who are still searching for their loved ones.
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"I think the biggest misconception is that these families will be able to get closure one day," she said of the series.
"I hear people say, 'Let's get these families closure' all the time. And at the end of the day, these people are always going to have some level of trauma. If their loved ones are recovered, they're going to look at a future where they are trying to support that person. If their loved ones are not recovered, they're never found, or unfortunately, they're found, and they're deceased, then they're looking at the rest of their lives missing someone they love."
"That's the biggest thing for me, closure really is a myth," she added.
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In 2010, Chamberlain completed training at the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy and began working for the Richland County Sheriff's Department as a school resource officer, WIS-TV reported.
That experience helped Chamberlain while filming the series and speaking with families, including a grieving father.
"These people at the center of these stories are more than this story that we know," Chamberlain explained. "They're more than how they disappeared or what happened to them."
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"I remember thinking, 'I have so many questions to ask this man,'" she recalled. "[I'm] looking at him and saying, 'This is a man that's heartbroken, who doesn't know what happened to his daughter. He wants to talk about who she was, so I'm going to step back, and I'm going to let him do that.'"
Chamberlain said her 15-year-old self wouldn't have been surprised by the work she does today.
"She would've said, 'I knew it,'" Chamberlain said. "She would've known it because I think from very early on, I thought that I was able to handle what happened to me the way that I was able to handle it for a reason. Yes, I had this bad thing that happened to me, but that just became part of building who I became. That's not who I am. It's just a part of my story."
Fever at Dream best bet: Why Atlanta can cover the spread even if Caitlin Clark plays
I know Caitlin Clark is the better player and bigger star in the WNBA, but her rivalry with Angel Reese is one of the biggest in women’s basketball, and it’s great for the sport.
It dates back to college when Reese’s LSU Tigers beat Clark’s Iowa Hawkeyes in the 2023 NCAA Championship, and Clark got revenge in the Elite Eight a year later.
Unfortunately, there’s a chance she doesn’t play when her Indiana Fever (22-12) visit Reese’s Atlanta Dream (21-12) at State Farm Arena Sunday at 5 p.m. Clark limped off the court in the first half of the Fever’s 98-87 home win over the Dallas Wings Friday.
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She was sensational Friday, shooting 11-for-18 from the field and dishing 10 assists to one turnover. Maybe adrenaline helped her finish the game, but Clark has been on the injury report with back issues the past few games, and I could see her getting a day off Sunday.
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Even though Clark has an -8.2 on/off net rating this season, she has been hoopin' post-All-Star break, averaging 24.9 points on 49.5% shooting with 9.4 assists per game.
So, obviously, Indiana is not better without CC. She is averaging 23.0 points on an above-average 48.1% shooting in three games vs. Atlanta.
However, Reese is averaging 16.7 points on 51.4% shooting and 9.7 rebounds in her three meetings with Clark this season.
And, just like in college, Reese’s team is beating Clark’s. The Dream are 2-1 straight up and against the spread vs. the Fever this year and have won their last two meetings.
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Now, Indiana is the best shooting team in the WNBA.
But Atlanta has an edge in the other three factors of the game, such as rebounding, turnovers and free-throw discrepancy, which are more predictive of winning basketball.
The Dream are beating the Fever in those three factors in their meetings this year. This game is in Atlanta, and most teams shoot better at home.
Indiana scores nearly eight fewer points per game on the road and shoots worse from everywhere on the floor. Of course, the Dream scores nearly eight more points per game at home and shoots much better from behind the arc.
Meanwhile, the Dream have a rest edge. Their last game was a 104-69 win over the Connecticut Sun Thursday, and Indy played Dallas Friday.
Atlanta had a rest edge in its 108-101 home win over Indiana earlier this year, and Clark played in that game, scoring 26 points and throwing a game-high seven assists.
If CC can’t play Sunday, that sucks for the fans, and I hope she returns next game, but that’s good for my Atlanta bet. If Clark does play, I still like the Dream’s chances of covering the spread, and I feel like gambling, so to speak.
They are a physical team, and tough to play with a rest deficit. Atlanta dominates the glass on both ends of the floor and scores the most paint points per game by taking the highest rate of field goals within three feet of the hoop.
Basically, the Dream are a good bet up to -4 because they should win the "battle of possessions," could get a home whistle from the refs, and the Fever shoot worse on the road.
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Americans clash over transgender athletes as debate heats up: ‘Just getting outrageous'
As the debate over transgender athletes in women’s sports intensifies, Americans who spoke with Fox News Digital offered sharply divided views on whether transgender women should be allowed to compete against female athletes.
"It's all right if you wanna be what you wanna be, but you shouldn't be competing against a woman and you’re a man," a Washington, D.C. local resident said. "Biologically, it's an advantage."
Another person disagreed.
"I feel like a transgender woman should be able to play in women's sports," another person told Fox News Digital. "They might have been a man before, but they're trans. They're changing into a woman, so why not play a woman's sport? Like they're not gonna let her play men's sports."
The participation of transgender athletes in women’s sports has long been debated, particularly discussing claims there is an unfair advantage posed when biological men are able to compete at the same level as women — with critics pointing to the physiological differences among males and females.
"It's a little bit of an unfair advantage," Theresa from Virginia said.
"I don't think it really makes sense because a man is more physically fit than a woman," the D.C. resident said. "Automatically stronger than a woman."
But those in favor of allowing transgender athletes to compete in the league of the gender they currently identify with argue the movement to ban biological men from competing in women's sports is part of a targeted attack against transgender people.
It is also argued that biological advantages are differentiated by the specific genetics of every individual rather than an entire gender.
"I see why they're saying that because they could be stronger than a woman," one said about the potential safety risks at play.
She continued, "But at the same time, like, girls are strong."
The debate has also spilled into professional basketball after Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham indicated that she is against biological men competing in women's sports, according to a recent ESPN article.
"I got a lot of negative feedback about me hating trans," Cunningham said to ESPN. "And I'm like, 'I never once said that.’ I think that I am here to extend love."
She continued, "But I also think with that love is truth, being honest. And I want to protect young girls in a locker room, or young girls in sport who shouldn't have to go against biological men."
Cunningham brushed aside the backlash and doubled down on her comments calling it "common sense."
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The Women’s National Basketball Player’s Association (WNBPA) put out a statement praising the different backgrounds of all its players, stating that while difficult conversations will be continued in the league, "we will not be political pawns."
The statement also came after Cunningham’s comments and as former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom announced that he was declaring for the WNBA draft, arguing he meets all the eligibility requirements and simply just needs to identify as a woman.
"I think that it's crazy," the D.C. resident said about a biological man being able to compete in the WNBA. "I think that a lot of people just say that they’re women just to go compete against women to make themselves look good."
"They’re just getting outrageous with this rainbow stuff," he said.
Routine California traffic stop leads to seizure of 30 pounds of cocaine worth more than $800K
California authorities seized more than $800,000 worth of suspected cocaine during a traffic stop this week, officials said.
The California Highway Patrol said a Central Division canine officer stopped a 2025 Honda CR-V in Merced County on Aug. 12 for an alleged traffic violation.
During the stop, the officer identified "several indicators of possible criminal activity," according to CHP.
A subsequent search of the vehicle allegedly uncovered a bag containing approximately 30 pounds of suspected cocaine with an estimated street value of $817,200, CHP said.
The driver was arrested and booked into the Merced County Main Jail on charges of possession of cocaine for sale and transportation of cocaine across non-contiguous counties, according to authorities.
The Merced Area Gang Narcotics Enforcement Team (MAGNET) is handling the investigation.
The seizure comes after federal authorities last month uncovered more than 1,000 pounds of cocaine hidden beneath the floorboards of a commercial truck entering the U.S. from Mexico, marking one of the largest drug busts in Southern California this year.
According to the Justice Department, more than a half-ton of cocaine was discovered concealed in the floorboards of a truck and flatbed trailer at the Calexico Port of Entry along the California-Mexico border. Authorities estimated the cocaine had a street value exceeding $20 million.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) also announced last month that officers discovered more than $3.7 million worth of cocaine concealed in a shipment of cucumbers.
CBP officers at the Pharr International Bridge in Texas discovered 112 packages inside a tractor-trailer after a canine inspection and nonintrusive imaging scan detected anomalies in the vehicle.
The packages contained a total of 278.88 pounds of cocaine with an estimated street value of $3,723,654, according to CBP.
Fox News Digital's Leo Briceno contributed to this report.
Mets' Jefry Yan, known for high-flying strikeout celebration, performs it too soon in hilarious blunder
New York Mets fans can’t get enough of Jefry Yan’s acrobatic celebration when he strikes out a batter in relief, as it’s become quite the social media sensation.
But Yan got too excited on Saturday afternoon in the Mets’ thrilling walk-off win over the Washington Nationals at Citi Field when he performed the viral celebration.
The pitch hadn’t been called strike three.
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Yan made his Citi Field debut in front of the Mets faithful, and in the top of the ninth with an 0-2 count and two out, he thought he placed his fastball perfectly on the outside corner to strike out Nasim Nuñez to end the frame.
The home plate umpire thought otherwise, but Yan was already midair in celebration. Yan, who seems to have springs in his feet with the way he jumps into the air to start his celebration, noticed that strike three wasn’t called.
As he touched back down on the mound, he started tapping the top of his hat to challenge the ball, forcing an ABS review.
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But, after review, the umpire’s call for a ball stood.
"Now, that was funny," Mets longtime play-by-play announcer Gary Cohen said on the SNY broadcast.
After everyone got their laughs out, Yan made sure the celebration didn’t come back to haunt him. Two pitches later, he got Nuñez to strike out on a slider. This time, the celebration was worth it.
At the time of the strikeout, the Mets were down by a run heading into the bottom of the ninth inning. They needed to muster at least one run to force extra innings, but the offense wanted to end the game in their favor instead.
Brett Baty walked to begin the inning and things got very interesting when Jorge Polanco singled to put the winning run on base. Then, Francisco Alvarez roped a double to left, tying the game as Baty came across the plate with the winning run moving to third base.
Francisco Lindor would start a celebration for everyone at Citi Field, especially Yan and the rest of his Mets teammates, when he singled home the winning run to walk it off in the ninth.
In doing so, Yan earned his first career win in MLB after pitching a scoreless 1.2 innings for the Mets.
Yan, a 29-year-old rookie, has had quite the year, which began in the minors. That’s where the baseball world learned of his unique celebration after getting strikeouts, and the big leagues have seen it now over his first five appearances for New York.
But whenever Yan wants to jump and tap the ground to celebrate, perhaps he’ll make certain the umpire has rung up the hitter before doing so.
Then again, he was really hoping to do it with Mets fans in the stands on his home field.
"I felt really welcome today," Yan said through a translator about his first Citi Field appearance.
Yan, who struck out three hitters in his outing on Saturday, owns a 1.80 ERA thus far.
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Michael Penix Jr and Tua Tagovailoa have already given us a potential 'Meme of the Year' contender
The NFL preseason is barely underway, and it didn't take long to be gifted what sure looks like the premier meme of the 2026 season.
And we have Michael Penix Jr. to thank for it.
The Atlanta Falcons hosted the Denver Broncos on Friday to get their preseason slate rolling, and there was a moment on the sidelines that has been getting all the attention.
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Tua Tagovailoa — who the team acquired over the offseason — was sitting on the bench after his first possession in a Falcons uniform.
That's when Penix, who was standing nearby, pointed at him and made a bewildered face.
I would be willing to bet there's another explanation for why Penix was pointing and doing the "Can you believe this?" face that everyone did on "The Office."
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But it doesn't matter why he did it. All that matters is he did it, and it's about to be the meme of the year.
The NFL is always a fertile ground for memery.
Hell, by the time the regular season gets underway, I think there's a good chance this meme is old news and something else will take its place.
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Penix — believed to be the Falcons' starter — did not see any action in the game as he is still working his way back from an injury. Meanwhile, Tagovailoa completed three of his five passing attempts for 22 yards.
The rest of the snaps went to Jack Strand and Cooper Rush. Strand completed half of his 12 pass attempts for 50 yards and a touchdown, while Rush had a nightmare 7-for-19 night with 62 yards and a pair of interceptions in the Dirty Birds' 27-7 loss.
Alaska runner hospitalized after using bear spray to fight off brown bear on Alaska trail
A runner was hospitalized in Alaska after fending off a bear attack in Anchorage this week.
The woman, who was running by herself at Prospect Heights’ Wolverine Bowl trail, was able to get away from the brown bear by using her bear spray, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
She was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
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Biologists went to the site of the attack and collected samples but no bears were seen.
The department said anyone who sees a bear or another wild animal acting aggressively or unusually should report it.
Warning signs have been posted at the Prospect Heights trailhead, the departmet said, adding that hikers should stay off closed trails.
"Thick, dense summer foliage can block sightlines, making surprise encounters more likely," the department said. "Choose hiking routes with good visibility and away from known attractants, like salmon-bearing streams."
When hiking in bear country, people should carry a deterrent such as bear spray or a firearm, stay in groups, make noise to avoid surprising a bear, stay alert for signs of bears, don’t approach bears and keep pets on a leash.
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"If you surprise a bear, especially one with cubs or on a food cache, it may react in a threatened or defensive manner," the department said. "The bear may be agitated and may huff, stomp, make a popping sound with its teeth, salivate or lay its ears back against its head and charge."
They urged staying calm, standing your ground, readying deterrent, staying in a group and talking calmly. Never run.
"If the bear is stationary, move away slowly while keeping your eyes on the bear," the department said. "If the bear starts to move toward you or charges, stop and stand your ground. Let the bear know you are not a threat. Behaving calmly, moving slowly, and speaking in a low calm voice will help de-escalate the situation. If the bear continues to approach, use your deterrent when the bear is within range."
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The attack comes less than a month after another woman was mauled by a bear in Anchorage.
The July victim was walking with a friend and her three dogs in the Bear Valley residential neighborhood, adjacent to Chugach State Park in south Anchorage, when the bear approached.
Officials said the hikers were on an unofficial, user-made trail that climbs a steep hillside in a zigzag pattern. The area was heavily overgrown with dense vegetation, which created poor visibility and increased the risk of surprising wildlife, the department said.
"The bear came out of the dense alders, made brief contact with one of the hikers, and left the scene," the department added.
The woman suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was expected to recover.