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Six Flags rider who fell to his death was in remission from cancer, survived 'crazy' car fire, sister says
A Georgia man who survived cancer and escaped a "crazy" car fire just a month ago died after falling from a Six Flags roller coaster, leaving his heartbroken sister struggling to comprehend how her brother could survive so much, only to lose his life in a tragic amusement park accident.
Hassan Kariem, 42, died Monday after falling from the 200-foot-tall Goliath roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia. His sister, Andrea Clark, 35, told the New York Post on Tuesday that her brother had been in remission from cancer since 2015 and had survived a car fire just weeks before his death.
"He's an amazing person," Clark told the outlet through tears. "The coolest part about me was him."
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Clark, who described her brother as "my hero," called his sudden death "unfair," saying she could not understand how someone who had overcome so much could be gone.
"He had other issues, but he's healthy, he was able-bodied. I don't understand it," she said.
Clark also recalled her brother's devotion to his loved ones, telling the Post that he worked hard to provide for his family and helped raise his fiancée's daughter, whom he had known since she was 3 years old.
"He could do it all," she said.
The grieving sister also condemned the circulation of disturbing images showing her brother's final moments as he fell from the roller coaster, urging people to stop sharing them.
"That's just evil," Clark told the Post. "It's tragic, and I feel like we've gone too far as a society."
Witnesses described a horrifying scene as Kariem reportedly fell from the ride, with one parkgoer telling local outlet WXIA that the victim appeared in a souvenir photo taken during the roller coaster's run.
"He was in our pictures," the witness said. "He fell and hit the car three different times."
The Goliath hypercoaster reaches speeds of up to 70 mph and features a 170-foot initial drop, a second 175-foot drop and a 540-degree spiral, according to the park's website.
Atlanta Public Schools confirmed Tuesday that Kariem worked for the district as an IT manager and extended its condolences to his family.
Six Flags said it was cooperating with authorities investigating the incident and temporarily closed similar roller coasters at other parks across the country as a precaution.
Authorities have yet to determine what caused Kariem to fall from the ride.
Fox News Digital’s Louis Casiano and Andrea Margolis contributed to this report.
Trump says 'we are looking into' other Dan Sullivan on Alaska ballot, warns about governor's race
President Donald Trump says federal authorities are "looking into" Dan Sullivan, an independent challenger who goes by the same name as the Republican incumbent, Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, in the Alaska Senate race.
Trump made the statement in an interview with Fox News after a campaign rally in Alaska on Tuesday night. He suggested the second Sullivan's presence in the race was a "hoax" by Democrats to siphon voters away from the Republican candidate.
"We are looking, I can't say federal, but we are looking into it. It's a disgrace. We have, I call him the real Dan Sullivan, a great senator from Alaska. And in the race, they put somebody named Dan Sullivan who knows nothing about politics. His name happens to be Dan Sullivan. They even wanted to change his middle initial, which was different. They wanted to make it an S so that it could be exactly correct. I think it's just terrible that they did it," Trump said.
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"And actually, he got two points or something in the primary. The real Dan Sullivan won it, but ... It's a terrible thing. It's another hoax by the Democrats," he added.
Trump also weighed in on the gubernatorial race in Alaska, where he has endorsed GOP candidate Bernadette Wilson. Other GOP candidates have been hangers-on in the race, despite Wilson winning the primary.
Trump called on her Republican competitor, Dave Bronson, to drop out of the race.
"He doesn't have to, but he should, because, frankly, he lost in the primary by substantial numbers to Bernadette. And I'm not involved that much in, you know, Alaska politics, other than I want to see Dan and Nick get in. But she won in the primaries, and the others should have dropped out. So now you have three Republicans running against one Democrat. And I don't like that. I don't like those odds very much. But there, she's great, and maybe she'll get in, but I thought I had an obligation to endorse her," Trump said.
Trump went on to criticize the Democrat in the race, Mary Peltola, following her criticism that Sullivan had voted in favor of the war in Iran.
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The president argued Americans understand that increased prices at the pump are a "small price to pay" to prevent Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
"Can you imagine if they attacked our cities, and they attacked places where we are, including right here in Alaska? You would see turmoil far greater. We have a lot of oil flowing right now in the almost strait, we control it. The war is going to be over very, very soon. We're going to have a big victory very shortly. Very, very shortly, and oil is going to come way, way down. Gasoline is going to come down to where it was before," Trump said.
"I had it down to $1.85 a gallon in some places like Iowa and a lot of places, actually. And I think we're going to maybe even top those numbers. So you're going to see it. But most importantly, Iran, the number-one state sponsor of terror, will never have a nuclear weapon. If they had one, you might not be standing here right now," he added.
State Department issues travel advisory as arrests and exit bans hit popular destination
Americans who may be planning an overseas trip are facing an updated warning from the U.S. State Department amid heightened safety and security concerns.
The department issued a Level 3 "Reconsider Travel" advisory for Saudi Arabia on Oct. 12 — with certain parts of the country carrying the more severe Level 4 "Do Not Travel" designation.
U.S. officials cited several concerns behind the warning — including regional conflict, terrorism, missile and drone attacks, exit bans and strict laws surrounding social media activity.
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The updated advisory comes after a series of attacks on Saudi airports by Iran-backed Houthi rebels reportedly killed at least 14 people, including an American, and injured more than 300 others, as Fox News Digital recently reported.
Travel expert Lee Abbamonte told Fox News Digital, "Americans considering travel to Saudi Arabia should be aware of fresh attacks on Riyadh airport and threats of further action due to conflict with the Houthis and the ongoing Iran war."
He added, "This is a very confusing time for Saudi travel, as we don’t currently know where this conflict will go. I would probably sit it out if I were thinking of traveling to the region" right now.
The security concerns have also affected commercial air travel, according to the department.
The threat of Iranian missile and drone attacks has continued since hostilities between the U.S. and Iran began in February, the State Department said.
Commercial flights are still operating in Saudi Arabia, though service has faced major disruptions at times.
Cities, airports, military bases, energy facilities and other infrastructure have been targeted, while debris from intercepted weapons can also pose a danger to people on the ground.
Travelers are also being cautioned about what they capture on their phones during such incidents.
"Do not photograph, film or share information about missile or drone interceptions or impact sites," the State Department warned — noting that Americans have been detained for taking photos of recent events.
Terrorism remains another concern.
Officials are warning that attacks could happen with little or no warning at tourist attractions, hotels, transportation hubs, shopping malls and other places visited by foreigners.
The advisory also cautions Americans about what they post or interact with on social media.
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"Some U.S. citizens have been arrested for past social media activity," the advisory states.
That can include posts, reposts or likes viewed as critical of the Saudi government or its leaders, even if they were shared while outside the country, according to the department.
The advisory warns that violating Saudi laws, even unintentionally, can carry serious consequences.
"If you break laws in Saudi Arabia — even by mistake — you could be deported, fined, imprisoned or subject to an exit ban," the advisory states.
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The strongest warning applies near the Yemen border, where Americans are advised not to travel due to terrorism.
For those who do travel to Saudi Arabia, officials recommend staying alert, following local news and having a plan to leave in an emergency without depending on U.S. government assistance.
Fox News Digital reached out to the State Department for additional comment and details.
A State Department spokesperson confirmed to The Travel that the U.S. Mission in Saudi Arabia issued a separate security alert on October 10, strongly urging all Americans to avoid King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh and the surrounding areas, the outlet reported.
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The spokesperson also condemned attacks on civilian infrastructure and airports.
Emma Bussey of Fox News Digital contributed reporting.
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New York governor debate heats up as Blakeman, Hochul spar over Trump, sanctuary status, ICE shooting
The New York gubernatorial race heated up Tuesday as Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul and Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman clashed on the debate stage, with the pair trading jabs over President Donald Trump, a recent ICE-involved shooting and inflation.
The debate opened with the candidates being asked about the conduct of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which last week drew outrage in New York City following the shooting of a 28-year-old Dominican national whom the Department of Homeland Security said refused to comply with lawful orders during a targeted operation in the Bronx. A 5-year-old boy inside Oscar Bergal's vehicle was unharmed.
"Kathy Hochul appealed to ICE to let this criminal out. The question that New Yorkers have to ask is what was this guy doing in New York in the first place? It's because Kathy Hochul has made us a sanctuary state," said Blakeman, a Republican.
"Think about it. This guy came into the country illegally. He's been convicted of a crime. He's got pending charges for dealing drugs, poison to our children. And he's a gangbanger. This is who Kathy Hochul is defending?" Blakeman continued. "I have a cooperative agreement with ICE until Kathy Hochul said we could no longer cooperate with ICE. We got over 2,000 illegal migrants out of my county with criminal records ranging from rape, attempted murder, robbery, burglary, drug dealing, carjacking, gang activity. And that's because we cooperated with ICE, and we didn't raid one school, one hospital, one daycare center or one church. If you cooperate with federal law enforcement, it makes for a safer community. That's what I did. Kathy Hochul is taking that ability away from us. That's why things like this happen."
Hochul called Blakeman's response a "non-answer," because "he refused to condemn what ICE did."
"So he basically says in the state of New York, he'd be fine if ICE agents shoot into cars, shoot guns into vehicles, not knowing who's inside and could have killed a 5-year-old child. If that doesn't shock the conscience of everybody — and it should shock his conscience as well — that he says, that's OK, that's how ICE is supposed to do it," Hochul added. "I'll tell you what. I oversee over 500 policing agencies in the state of New York, over half a million arrests every year. That's not how you conduct yourself. ICE is out of control. It's out of control in Nassau County."
Blakeman pushed back, saying, "it never would have happened" but for Hochul's "sanctuary policy."
"You have invited criminals to come into our state and prey on our communities. And now you won't let local law enforcement cooperate with ICE in an orderly way, like we did in my county," Blakeman added. "We didn't have any incidents in my county because we were allowed to cooperate with local law enforcement. But you took that tool away. The reason why that happened is because of you, Kathy Hochul, and your immigration policies, where you actually invite people into our state, give them free everything, and you don't care whether they're criminals or not. That's a bad policy."
As part of her rebuttal, Hochul said, "I have a right to answer this one because this is so absurd. I have said, from the president on down, I said, New York is not a sanctuary for criminals, not a sanctuary for criminals. Full stop."
The two candidates also clashed over Trump and the state of the U.S. economy.
"He promised to cut energy costs. He promised to cut down grocery costs. And you know what? Everything has happened under your friend, Donald Trump, who you are the president of the fan club for Donald Trump. It's absurd how adoring you are of him. My gosh," Hochul told Blakeman. "Well, what he has done is raise gasoline prices and energy prices and the cost of tariffs have driven up everything in the state. If you bought groceries lately, my God, the people are suffering. And that didn't have to be the case. Why are we at war with the rest of the world?"
"You like to talk about Donald Trump all the time, because you don't want to talk about your record," Blakeman responded.
"I'm talking about my record right now," Hochul said.
"Because it's a record of misery and failure," Blakeman continued. "The highest taxes, utility rates that are 70% higher than the national average. But let me say something about Donald Trump. Donald Trump is my friend. He's endorsed me. But so is Bonnie Lautenberg, a liberal Democrat whose husband, Frank, served in the United States Senate and was a pillar of the Democratic Party. Actor Debra Messing, who is a liberal Democrat who supports me because she trusts me to make safer communities, improve the quality of life here in New York."
"Alright, you got two votes," Hochul said. "Good for you."
'Big Bang Theory' producer says societies who abandon God drift toward tyranny
Hollywood producer Chuck Lorre, the creative force behind hit sitcoms such as "Two and a Half Men" and "The Big Bang Theory," discussed the importance of spirituality on Joe Rogan's podcast Tuesday.
Lorre released his memoir, "Sitcom: A Memoir," on Tuesday, reflecting on his life and career. Lorre has previously discussed his religious background, having been raised Jewish before joining the Church of Scientology in his youth and later embracing Buddhism.
In the most recent episode of "The Joe Rogan Experience," Lorre warned that worldly wealth and fame ultimately are not fulfilling and that "it's not the real solution. The real solution, you know, I'm going to say it and then regret it, but the real solution is a spiritual solution. You have to find something beyond this world."
After Rogan asked why he might regret making the remark, including whether it had to do with working in Hollywood, Lorre replied that he didn't wish to be associated with "new age bulls---."
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Rogan agreed, saying he believes the term "spirituality" has been co-opted by insincere people who have given it a "bad name."
"I know some people that are like legitimately spiritual. Some of the nicest people that I know," Rogan said, describing a Christian acquaintance who built homes for homeless people and helped them overcome addiction.
"It's like I know people like that too," Lorre agreed. "They're real, and they’re role models."
Later on in the episode, Lorre marveled at how humans are unlike animals in that they create religions as a means of understanding and valuing the world around them, saying, "You wanna call it true or not, it's an organizing element that no other animal does."
Lorre argued that it didn't matter if a particular religion was "true" but said that when a society abandons a belief in a supernatural god, it begins to worship extreme ideologies.
"When civilizations or cultures that took God out of the picture, they replaced it, with the Communist Party, with a fascist dictator. You know, it's the same idea: ‘Organize around me. Doesn’t matter if I’m right or not, organize around me.’ And people will," he warned.
Lorre compared shared religious beliefs to a tent pole holding society's understanding of reality together, suggesting that challenging those beliefs can provoke anger and uncertainty.
"And if you take that away from them, they get angry. It freaks them out because it's like the tent pole. That tent pole moves, the tent comes down and everything, you know, if you believe that this is the truth and someone says, ‘No, it's not. It's bulls---.’ Everything else you believe is in fair play. Everything," he said.
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Lorre himself is no stranger to political commentary.
Last month at the Project Angel Food Angel Awards in Los Angeles, Lorre used his acceptance speech to insult the first family, call the president a "Russian asset" and joke about checking whether Trump had suffered a fatal heart attack. He also called the first lady "a surgically enhanced, cold-hearted Yugoslavian escort who clearly hates her husband."
The Nobel Peace Prize has become a fig leaf for left-wing activism
Alfred Nobel intended the peace prize for those who had done the most to advance peace among nations. Instead, it is increasingly handed out to the international activist class: people who say the right things, back the right causes and appeal to the political instincts of a handful of parliamentarians in a rarefied progressive bubble.
This year’s award to Navi Pillay is a case in point.
Pillay is best known for chairing the U.N. commission of inquiry that accused Israel of genocide in Gaza. Her selection will inevitably be read as an endorsement of a U.N. culture in which hostility to Israel is not a liability but a badge of moral seriousness.
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But there is more to Pillay’s record than the commission’s fixation on Israel.
When Denmark’s embassy in Pakistan was bombed after Danish newspapers republished the Muhammad cartoons, former Foreign Minister Per Stig Møller reportedly said Pillay’s response was not to defend free speech, but to suggest censorship and restrictions on it.
Her reaction to Charlie Hebdo was much the same. Pillay reportedly called the magazine "doubly irresponsible" for publishing Muhammad cartoons. She is said to have described them as "malicious and deliberately provocative" and said she "fully understands why people wish to protest strongly." When Islamists answer speech with threats, violence and murder, Pillay’s first instinct seems to be to scold those who exercised their right to speak.
In 2022, she defended fellow U.N. commissioner Miloon Kothari after he referred to a "Jewish lobby" controlling social media and questioned whether Israel should even be a member of the United Nations. Kothari later apologized. An event in Pillay’s honor at Berlin City Hall was canceled after the mayor withdrew her support.
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There are more reports of uncomfortable episodes. Pillay is said to have declined to attend the 2010 Nobel ceremony for the imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, citing a scheduling conflict in Geneva as Beijing pressured foreign governments to stay away. At Durban II the previous year, she remained seated while Mahmoud Ahmadinejad delivered an antisemitic tirade against Israel and Western delegations walked out. She condemned his speech later, but admitted that she had been "naive" about the Iranian president.
A review of Pillay’s first two years as U.N. human-rights chief found no public statements from her on abuses in dictatorships such as Cuba, North Korea, Eritrea, Saudi Arabia, Sudan or Belarus.
This is the person the Nobel Committee now presents as a model of human rights, freedom and peace.
The prize has a long history of such decisions.
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In 1994, Yasser Arafat was awarded the Peace Prize despite a political career built around hijackings, murder and the glorification of violence against civilians. In 1973, Henry Kissinger and North Vietnam’s Le Duc Tho received it for negotiating a Vietnam ceasefire that quickly fell apart. Tho refused the award because peace had plainly not been achieved.
In 2007, the prize went to Al Gore and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Climate change may be an important issue; it is not, however, what Nobel had in mind when he wrote of peace among nations.
Barack Obama received the award in 2009, less than nine months into his presidency and before any significant diplomatic achievement. Even Obama seemed embarrassed by how premature it was.
The European Union won in 2012, not for a particular peace agreement or diplomatic breakthrough, but for a lofty view of Europe that appealed to the Oslo establishment.
None of this is an argument against human rights, international law or humanitarian work. It is an argument against pretending that every fashionable cause belongs under the heading of furthering world peace.
There is a difference between speaking the language of peace and doing the hard work of making it. The latter involves deterrence, diplomacy, compromise, alliances and often dealing with people one does not like. It is not always glamorous and rarely produces applause in international conference halls.
Consider the Abraham Accords. They normalized relations between Israel and several Arab states, creating embassies, direct flights, trade, investment and security cooperation. They replaced formal hostility with working relations between governments that had long treated one another as enemies.
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Some may dislike Jared Kushner or the Trump administration. That is beside the point. Kushner did more to advance peace between states than many of the campaigners and organizations celebrated by the Nobel Committee in recent years.
Yet it is almost impossible to imagine the committee rewarding such an achievement. Association with Trump alone would make Kushner unacceptable to the small political circle that controls the prize.
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That is the problem. The Nobel Peace Prize is decided by five people appointed by Norway’s parliament. They have the power to pronounce who represents the world’s highest moral ideals. Too often, they use it to reward people who share their own progressive assumptions.
The Stockholm-based Nobel Foundation cannot simply reclaim the prize. Nobel’s will assigns responsibility to a committee appointed by Norway’s Parliament. But the committee can be criticized, and it should no longer be treated with the automatic reverence it enjoys.
Alfred Nobel created an award for exceptional achievements that furthered world peace. The Norwegian committee has turned it into an annual seal of approval for causes it happens to favor.
A Peace Prize that cannot tell the difference no longer deserves the name — much less the respect it still receives.
Selma Blair's lawyer cites missed medication, head injury after in-flight arrest: What doctors say
Selma Blair’s recent in-flight arrest has raised questions about the potential effects when a person with multiple sclerosis misses prescribed medication.
The actress, 54, was arraigned Monday on two counts of second-degree assault after allegedly attacking a police officer and nurse following an altercation with flight attendants aboard a Delta flight into New York City, The Associated Press reported.
In court, Blair’s attorney, Shawn Barnes, said that Blair had missed several doses of "a powerful medication that controls severe neurological symptoms," according to multiple outlets, including AP.
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The attorney added that Blair hit her head during the flight, which departed from Los Angeles, and was in "a state of severe confusion and disorientation." He also suggested the altitude may have been a factor.
The incident was the result of a "medical emergency" and not criminal misconduct, he claimed.
Blair was diagnosed with MS in 2018.
It is not known which medication she reportedly missed or whether her symptoms were directly related to multiple sclerosis. Fox News Digital reached out to Blair's representatives requesting comment.
There are three primary treatment approaches for multiple sclerosis, according to Dr. Lee Murray, a board-certified neurologist practicing in Jackson, Tennessee, at West Tennessee Healthcare.
"The first-line treatments we utilize try to prevent recurrent inflammatory attacks," Murray, who has not treated Blair, told Fox News Digital.
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These medications often involve IV infusions, but they can be in the form of pills or injections the patient gives themselves.
"These are oftentimes medications folks take for several years," Murray said. "The hope of that is to keep the MS suppressed, to keep [the patient] from having MS attacks."
When patients experience an MS relapse, doctors may prescribe high-dose steroids, either orally or intravenously, to reduce inflammation and help speed recovery, according to Cleveland Clinic.
Patients with multiple sclerosis often have other health issues, Murray noted.
"For instance, patients with MS may have bladder difficulties, or they’ll develop depression or neuropathic pain," he said. "And so we prescribe medications that don't treat the MS itself, but they deal with the symptoms related to MS."
Dr. Yoshua Quinones, board-certified internist with Medical Offices of Manhattan, reiterated that there are different classes of MS medications.
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"Disease-modifying therapy reduces relapses, new MRI lesions and long-term disability accumulation," Quinones, who also did not treat Blair, told Fox News Digital.
Other medications are used to treat acute relapses or manage symptoms such as fatigue, walking difficulties, spasticity and bladder problems.
Disease-modifying therapies themselves fall into several categories, according to the doctor.
Immunomodulators help regulate the immune system, while anti-trafficking drugs prevent certain immune cells from reaching the brain and spinal cord. Cell-depleting therapies, which are generally considered highly effective treatments, target and remove specific immune cells.
It’s essential for patients to be compliant with their MS medications, according to Murray.
"If an MS medication dosage is missed, the patient runs the risk of having an MS relapse, which can result in acute or new changes neurologically," he said. "There's a host of different symptoms that can occur."
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Potential effects of a relapse may include balance difficulties, vision loss, dizziness, bowel or bladder dysfunction, or weakness, numbness or tingling on one side.
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"If a patient with multiple sclerosis has missed their doses of medication and begins to develop new neurological deficits, they need to seek medical attention to see if they are in an active MS flare," Murray advised.
"Recognizing that and being able to quickly get on high-dose steroids can reverse some of the symptoms the patient may be experiencing."
Although steroids can speed recovery from an MS relapse, they have not been shown to improve long-term outcomes, according to the MS Society.
Quinones agreed that skipping medications will reduce disease control.
"Poor compliance will increase the risk of relapse and MS-related hospitalizations," he said. "For example, if you stop any anti-trafficking medication, it carries a high risk of rapid disease reactivation. Abrupt cessation of this class can even trigger a rebound worse than baseline."
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Cell-depleting agents can act over months, so a single missed or delayed dose is less immediately impactful, Quinones added.
"A single dose of disease-modifying therapy is not catastrophic — however, if constantly missed, it can raise a relapse risk."
The risks of missing medication depend on the specific drug, how long treatment is interrupted and the patient's individual circumstances, according to doctors.
Fox News’ Tracy Wright contributed reporting.
Washington girls walk off cross country meet in protest of male athlete, parents reveal how it came to this
Holly Burns and about a dozen other girls walked away from a cross-country race in Washington on Tuesday.
They refused to compete against a male athlete who had started the season racing on the boys’ team.
When the race began, half of the girls competing, and the male athlete, took off running.
Burns and the other half of the girls slowly walked forward past the starting line, and then into the nearby tree line, sacrificing one of their high school competitions.
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Footage of the protest has since gone viral across social media, igniting widespread awareness for one of the trans athlete incidents currently plaguing Washington state.
For Burns, a Camas High School runner, the decision to protest was reinforced by strength in numbers. Her parents, Kevin and Sarah Burns, told OutKick their daughter initially wanted to avoid "making waves."
"She wanted to kind of play it safe, so we, we weren't going to push it. We just kind of let her kind of feel it out. We told her that. We supported her whichever decision she tries to make," Kevins said.
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But then her teammates began talking.
The girls shared their concerns. They decided to act together. And her parents backed her.
"The more I heard about her friends wanting to do something, the more I heard about her team wanting to do something, we definitely were in support of that," Kevin said.
"We told her, do what you think is best."
The Oct. 13 meet pitted Camas against Battle Ground. Camas hosted the event at the Underwriters Lab campus, where the girls’ race was scheduled for 4 p.m.
The Burnses said they learned about the athlete’s move to girls’ competition recently. They worried about what it would mean for their daughter and her teammates.
"You hear about it, but you just never think it’s going to be on your kid’s small cross-country team," Sarah said.
Camas School District has said it follows Washington law and Washington Interscholastic Activities Association eligibility rules.
For the Burnses, that policy leaves their daughter’s concerns unresolved.
"I don’t see how it’s OK to discriminate against my daughter and the daughters of everyone else that is trying to fairly compete," Kevin said.
Their own protest began before the girls walked off.
They arrived with signs, and security challenged them, the parents said.
"They said that we’re not allowed to hold up signs at this event today," Kevin Burns said. "I questioned them if that was constitutionally legal, if we could express ourselves by just holding a sign. And we kind of went back and forth about public versus private property. And in the end, it didn’t seem like they really had a grasp on what they could tell us to do or not.
"So I just went ahead and held up my sign, and they had several security guards following me and pestering me and telling me that I would have to leave. And I just said, no, I’m not going to leave."
Other parents approached, they said. Some offered support. Others said they agreed but feared the backlash that could follow speaking publicly.
At one point, Sarah said she had a confrontation with a woman who identified herself as a psychiatric nurse.
"I had a lady that came up to me and said she was a psychiatric nurse and that I was a disgusting human for holding up this sign and that I was doing psychological damage to these children," Sarah said. "I told her that one day I’m gonna have to stand before my Lord and Savior and I’m gonna feel good about this."
The Burnses said they respected the girls who chose to race Tuesday. They believed some wanted to preserve their chances of competing in postseason meets.
"I think they all have to make their own decision," they said.
For Holly, they do not yet know what sitting out will mean.
"Well, we don’t know that yet," they said when asked whether the protest cost her a chance at something she had worked toward.
"But there’s cost to everything when you stand up for what you believe is right, I think. If there wasn’t, then you’re not really standing up for anything," they said.
"Her goal this season was just to have fun and compete and do the best that she could."
Now her parents hope she can keep pursuing those goals while standing alongside her teammates.
More races remain. Camas lists its next championship meet for Oct. 21 at Lewisville Regional Park.
Another decision awaits Washington voters on Nov. 3.
Initiative 638 would prohibit students it defines as biologically male from competing in certain female-only interschool athletic competitions. It would require students seeking to enter those competitions to provide verification of biological sex from a healthcare provider.
The Burnses support the measure.
But even if voters approve it, the measure would take effect 30 days after the election. Washington’s state cross-country championships are scheduled for Nov. 7.
The athlete at the center of the dispute had already competed in several girls’ races.
On Sept. 5, the runner finished 76th in a boys’ junior varsity race at the Ultimook meet in Oregon.
By Sept. 15, the runner was competing in the girls’ race at a Camas meet involving Skyview.
The Burnses had not spoken with the athlete or the athlete’s family.
Their position, they said, was that the runner should compete with boys.
"Their child has every right to participate in the boys athletics, just like they did at the beginning of the season, but it’s not fair to the girls," they said during the interview.
Holly’s parents rejected the idea that the stakes become insignificant because the athletes are in high school.
"Some of these girls work really hard to compete. It’s most of what they do all summer long. It means a lot to them," they said.
They argued that losing opportunities can undo the rewards of that effort.
"Then that’s devastating to all the hard work. It erases everything they’ve done."
The dispute unfolds against a broader conflict over Washington’s eligibility policies.
President Donald Trump’s Feb. 5, 2025, executive order directed federal agencies to protect female athletic opportunities and prioritize Title IX enforcement against federally funded institutions that require female athletes to compete against males in women’s categories.
Federal officials opened an investigation into Washington’s Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction in April 2025.
State Superintendent Chris Reykdal defended Washington’s protections. He said the state had allowed students to participate in athletics consistent with their gender identity since 2007 and would continue enforcing its laws unless Congress or federal courts changed the legal requirements.
A separate Washington sports dispute has also reached the Supreme Court.
A high school wrestler identified in court filings as K.M.K. and her mother, Stephanie Brown, have requested emergency relief, including notice and an opportunity to decline competition against male athletes without penalties.
The WIAA opposed the application in a filing Tuesday, arguing that the requested relief would conflict with state law and compromise other students’ privacy. The Supreme Court’s docket showed the responses filed Tuesday and no ruling on the application.
The Burnses plan to keep showing up.
"So we made a few contacts and we might go forward with that and have a more organized protest the next time," Kevin said.
Asked whether they would return with more signs and shirts, the answer came quickly.
"Definitely. Yeah, we will."
They also said they were prepared for greater national attention if it helped bring change.
Some friends disagree with their position. The couple hopes those relationships can survive the dispute.
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"I think we can respect each other outside of the controversy," they said.
Their fears extend beyond one race. They worry about what the policy means for college athletics, Olympic competition and other spaces reserved for women.
"Women’s spaces will be erased," they said.
For now, their daughter has chosen to stand with her teammates.
Her parents want other families to know they can speak up, too.
"Don’t be afraid."
"Stand up for girls’ rights."
"Girls need their own space. They need their sports. They need their athletics."
OutKick reached out to Camas, WIAA, Washington Superintendent for Public Instruction and Battle Ground for comment. Battle Ground hosted the race.
Bipartisan senators demand Trump scrap Russia diesel deal, call it 'betrayal' of US allies
A bipartisan group of senators is urging Donald Trump to scrap his recently announced diesel deal with Russia, warning it could help President Vladimir Putin finance his war against Ukraine and calling the agreement "a gift to our adversary and a betrayal of our Allies."
"The Treasury Department’s General License No. 135, which lifts sanctions on Russia’s diesel exports, only provides Putin with more fuel to finance his war machine and enables Russia to continue its brutal attacks on Ukrainian civilians. Granting Moscow the ability to sell Russian diesel freely in global markets damages American security interests and is a betrayal of the people of Ukraine, who continue to defend themselves from Putin’s murderous, illegal war. This deal is a gift to our adversary and a betrayal of our Allies; it should be rescinded," the senators asserted in the missive.
The letter, which also includes a note of cc to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, is signed by GOP Sens. Thom Tillis of North Carolina, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, Susan Collins of Maine, Alan Stuart Armstrong of Oklahoma, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and John Cornyn of Texas, as well as Democratic Sens. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, Dick Durbin of Illinois, Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island, Jack Reed of Rhode Island and Chris Coons of Delaware.
REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS BREAK WITH TRUMP ON DIESEL DEAL WITH RUSSIA
"We also recognize the urgent need to lower energy costs for American families and address the disruptions caused by the war with Iran. However, allowing Russian-origin diesel into global markets will offer limited to no relief to Americans. It will have a negligible impact on fuel prices, but the revenues the Kremlin will receive from this agreement will undoubtedly finance its desired war of attrition and advance its security cooperation with China, Iran, and North Korea. It will also endanger servicemembers operating overseas in support of Operation Epic Fury," the senators declared in their message.
"Putin is a tyrant. Withdraw from this agreement, rescind General License No. 135, and execute the authorities provided under the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026. Maintain our legacy – and the duty America holds – as leader of the free world," they urged.
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When asked during a gaggle on Tuesday whether he had been told that Russia would not utilize diesel money for bombs to use against Ukraine, Trump said no one "told me anything. That's a diesel deal not for us. That's being released into the world. That's not being released to us. That's a diesel deal that's gonna be released into the world for the world market, because the world market suffered with high prices," he said. "But they're not releasing that to us, they're releasing it to the entire world."
The senators' message to the president comes after Trump, in a Truth Social post on Friday, announced, "I have just concluded a highly successful discussion with President Vladimir Putin, of Russia, wherein it was agreed that Russia will immediately supply over 300,000 Tons of Diesel Fuel to the American and Global Marketplace, another 500,000 Tons during the month of November, and 1,000,000 Tons immediately thereafter. Additionally, based on the condition of their Diesel Refineries, Russia will then deliver, within a short period of time, 3,000,000 Tons of Diesel Fuel.
TRUMP SAYS RUSSIA HAS AGREED TO DELIVER MILLIONS IN DIESEL FUEL AFTER 'HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL DISCUSSION'
"Between our TOTAL CONTROL of the Strait of Hormuz, and this great announcement on Russian Energy, Diesel Prices for Americans and, indeed, the World, will be COMING DOWN, IN RECORD NUMBERS, AND FAST! Lower prices for Americans, especially our Great Farmers, Ranchers, and Truckers, is my Greatest Priority. This is a very big and important announcement. Additionally, it must be understood, that Iran will not have a Nuclear Weapon!" the president declared in the post.