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Missing Grand Canyon hiker, 83, rescued after getting separated from companion
An 83-year-old hiker who vanished in a remote stretch of Grand Canyon National Park after separating from his companion was found alive after an intense all-night search across rugged burn-scarred terrain, officials said Thursday.
Gerald Guinn, an experienced outdoorsman from Kanab, Utah, was found around 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday during a National Park Service helicopter search, about 2.5 miles from where he was last seen on the park's North Rim, according to the National Park Service and the Kane County Sheriff's Office.
Guinn disappeared Monday after he and his hiking companion intentionally split up while taking a short hike around 12:30 p.m. in search of a nearby historic object in a remote area near the park's northeastern boundary, the sheriff’s office said. While his hiking partner found the object, Guinn never showed up. After several hours of searching, the other hiker called for help.
Search crews from Grand Canyon National Park, Coconino County Search and Rescue , and Kane County Search and Rescue spent the night looking for Guinn. Teams searched on foot through burned forest, the sheriff’s office said, while drones, search dogs and helicopters helped cover the remote area.
On Tuesday, investigators were able to narrow the search after receiving a cellphone ping from Guinn's phone. When a National Park Service helicopter later spotted him, Guinn waved to the crew overhead, the sheriff's office said.
The helicopter couldn't land because of the steep, rugged terrain, so a Kane County Search and Rescue team hiked about 1.5 miles to reach him. Deputies said Guinn was in good spirits but was cold and unable to walk. Rescuers gave him water and warm clothing while deciding how to get him out safely.
With darkness setting in, a helicopter rescue was no longer an option. Instead, a paramedic was flown to the scene, and about 20 rescuers took turns carrying Guinn through the rough terrain in a rescue stretcher, clearing fallen trees and marking hazards along the way until they reached a nearby road around 1:30 a.m. — a day and a half after Guinn first set out on the hike.
Guinn was checked by emergency medical personnel and released, according to the sheriff's office.
The National Park Service thanked Coconino County Search and Rescue and Kane County Search and Rescue for helping bring the search to a successful end.
Wyndham Clark's girlfriend Emily Tanner battles tan lines, Kristin Cavallari's first pitch & Sweetness tribute
I don't want to alarm anyone and I certainly don't want to encourage any disrespecting of summer, because I'm all in on summer every year and I have been since I was a child. You don't give away a minute of it.
Having said that, we're only a few days away from August. With August comes football. The Hall of Fame Game is a couple of Thursdays away (Aug. 6) with the Arizona Cardinals taking on my Carolina Panthers. It's on after that.
We can have the best of everything for a few weeks. We can have summer and all that comes with it. We can have baseball as teams start eyeing the postseason. And we can have football before fall arrives.
I'm getting the ball rolling on the final Sunday Screencaps of July with a story about tan lines. It's the perfect tribute to summer if you ask me.
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It's not just any story of tan lines, it's that of golf's newest star, Emily Tanner. She made the most of boyfriend Wyndham Clark's week off by doing a Q&A on Instagram where she was asked about her relationship with the golfer.
When asked how the two met, she replied, reports the NY Post, "Online/mutual friends[.] We met end of January and fell pretty fast. We’re super similar and get along so so well."
This love and golf story isn’t without some personal sacrifice on Tanner's part. She was asked about what the best thing about being Clark's girlfriend on tour is, and whether she's had "any pinch me moments."
She replied, "One thing I didn’t know is that I too would get sock tan lines."
She shared a picture of her feet showing the tan lines. She had no idea she would be heroically battling tan lines as the girlfriend of a golfer. It's an aspect of standing out in the sun for days on end that many overlook.
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Sure, the golfers are up against the elements, but so are their significant others. Tanner, not wanting to make it all about her, added, "But on a real note, it’s just the best feeling to be there for him, cheering him on doing what he loves."
If you're not respecting the rest of summer after that, then there just isn’t any hope for you. For the rest of us, we'll keep going to the pool, some will squeeze a trip to the beach in, and we'll definitely be firing up those grills.
We're running out the clock on summer. Best of luck to Emily Tanner as she continues to battle tan lines on tour.
Evidently using the Cyclospora outbreak as weight loss isn’t a good idea. Don't take my word for it. I'm not a doctor.
But this guy is, and he's aware that there have been some suggestions on social media to get on the diarrhea diet.
"Getting any kind of illness to purposely cause something like that is just a bad idea," said Chandler physician and IntraCare President Dr. Andrew Carroll, reports FOX 10 Phoenix.
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"Plus, cyclosporiasis can be deadly. There are folks ending up in the hospital for long periods of time."
Still not sold? Well the doctor has more reasons not to seek out being "Cyclospora skinny."
"With diarrhea, if you’re not able to control that part of it, you’re going to lose a lot of electrolytes, so you’re going to have problems with muscle cramps and headaches and all those sorts of things," Carroll said.
"But dehydration, and we’re really aware of dehydration in this state, you don’t want to get to the state where your heart just can’t pump enough blood because there is no water in there."
None of that sounds like any fun and it doesn't sound like people are lining up trying to get on the so-called "diarrhea diet." There are 41 states reporting more than 4,000 confirmed cases.
- Homebrew Bill sends:
SeanJo
You can't go wrong with a plate of grilled pork chops and sweet corn with potatoes and onions. People get caught up with trying to be cute.
I've said it before and I'm sure I'll say it again, you don’t have to get cute. I'm a big keep it simple guy. This is the perfect example of that.
- Mike writes:
Wife and daughter are out, so it's a simple double cheeseburger and a Blue Moon Extra.
Keep up the great work.
SeanJo
Another perfect example. Thanks for the support Mike and thanks for sending in your meat. You can't go wrong with a double cheeseburger. The Blue Moon is an added bonus.
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I think that makes her the only woman on Earth who doesn't think there's something wrong with her butt.
SeanJo
Thanks for reaching out Gene. She's in rare company, that's for sure.
For those who missed it, WWE Superstar Natalya Neidhart, aka Nattie, had this to say when asked about letting it all hang out in the WWE locker room, "why I probably was naked in the locker room, is because if you’re built in the front and stacked in the back, you may as well just let it all hang out."
That's sound logic to me.
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That is all for the final Sunday in July. Spoiler alert, if Joe hasn’t already mentioned it, there's been another call to the bullpen.
I'll be handling Screencaps duties Tuesday through Friday this week. I'll see you then. Send your meat and anything else my way.
The inbox is always open, sean.joseph@outkick.com. You can also follow me on Twitter and over on Instagram and slide into the DMs over there.
Meet the terrifying monsters in Christopher Nolan's blockbuster 'The Odyssey'
Viewers of Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" may be surprised by how many mythological creatures are packed into Homer's ancient epic.
Filled with A-list stars, the major box-office hit takes audiences from one mythical encounter to the next as Odysseus fights to make it home.
"The movie is visually stunning. It needs to be seen in the theater," said Joel P. Christensen, provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at the CUNY Graduate Center and a professor of classics.
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Christensen, a Homer scholar, told Fox News Digital that audiences don't need to read "The Odyssey" beforehand because Nolan provides enough context to follow the story.
Unlike many modern blockbusters with a single central villain, nearly every stop on this journey brings a new monster or supernatural threat.
As Christopher Nolan's adaptation introduces new audiences to the ancient epic, here's a look at the legendary creatures that define Odysseus' journey in the book, according to Encyclopedia Britannica.
Spoiler alert: Plot details from "The Odyssey" are noted below.
The most famous of the Cyclops, Polyphemus traps Odysseus and his crew in his cave before devouring several of the men.
The name Polyphemus roughly translates to "rich in songs and legends" or "widely talked about," per Britannica.
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Odysseus eventually blinds Polyphemus with a sharpened wooden stake — allowing him and his remaining crew to escape the Cyclops' cave.
Polyphemus is one of the sons of Poseidon — prompting the sea god to curse Odysseus' journey home.
In the film, Polyphemus is played by actor Bill Irwin.
Laestrygonians are giant cannibals who destroy nearly all of Odysseus' fleet after luring the ships into their harbor.
They appear in Book 10 of "The Odyssey," where they destroy nearly all of Odysseus' fleet at the harbor of Telepylus, hurling massive boulders.
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Odysseus escapes the attack aboard his lone remaining ship, sailing on to the island of the sorceress Circe.
A powerful sorceress, Circe encounters Odysseus and his crew on the island of Aeaea.
The daughter of Helios, the sun god, Circe famously turns Odysseus' men into pigs but fails to curse the protagonist himself.
She eventually falls in love with the Greek hero and helps him continue his journey home, advising him about the dangers of the voyage ahead.
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Christensen told Fox News Digital that the most "unforgettable sequence" is when Circe turns Odysseus’ men into pigs — something that may disturb viewers.
"It makes audiences viscerally uncomfortable: It is well paced, imaginative and unsettling," he said. "That’s not strictly a creature scene, but it shows men revealed as creatures!"
Samantha Morton plays Circe in the Nolan film.
In Greek mythology, sirens are half-bird and half-woman creatures who lured sailors to their deaths.
In Book 12 of "The Odyssey," the sorceress Circe warns Odysseus about the Sirens' irresistible song.
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To protect his crew, Odysseus orders their ears plugged with beeswax while he has himself tied to the ship's mast so he can hear the song without obeying the Sirens.
Scylla and Charybdis are two of the most famous sea monsters in "The Odyssey," presenting Odysseus with one of the most dangerous challenges of his journey home.
In the book, Scylla and Charybdis trap Odysseus in a narrow strait, with Scylla waiting on one side to snatch sailors from passing ships and Charybdis creating a massive whirlpool on the other.
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Odysseus survives by following Circe's advice to sail past Scylla, despite knowing the monster will claim six of his men.
The move allows him and the rest of the crew to escape.
Calypso is a nymph that Odysseus encounters on the mythical island of Ogygia.
In the book, she falls in love with Odysseus and refuses to let him leave, keeping the Greek hero on the island for years.
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Calypso reluctantly lets him go when Zeus orders his release, helping him build a raft to continue his journey home.
Charlize Theron plays Calypso in the film.
Like any adaptation of a sprawling ancient epic, Nolan's film condenses parts of Homer's story for the big screen, Christensen noted.
While visually stunning, the expert said the film's adaptation of some mythological figures falls short of Homer's original.
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He pointed to changes in the portrayals of Polyphemus and Circe, arguing that the film makes the Cyclops "more of a monster than a man," while depriving Circe of agency.
Nolan "impl[ies] that she turns men into pigs because she has been sexually assaulted before," said Christensen.
"This is one of the film's weaknesses: Traditional gender roles become a shorthand for actual story."
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"Nolan had to reduce some of the repetitions we see in the Homeric ‘Odyssey’ and had to limit the length of some scenes," he said. "He also made the choice to limit the depiction of the divine."
Even so, many of the epic's most recognizable mythological figures remain central to the story.
"For people who do know ‘The Odyssey,’ remember that film is a very different medium than epic poetry is: It is shorter and visual, so many changes are required to allow the story to work as a movie," he said.
"This is Nolan’s ‘Odyssey,’ not Homer’s."
Christian school chaplain wins settlement after firing over LGBTQ sermon
A school chaplain in the United Kingdom who was fired and blacklisted after preaching a sermon on LGBTQ issues has reached a confidential settlement with his former employer, ending a seven-year legal battle.
The Rev. Bernard Randall, an ordained Church of England minister, worked for five years as chaplain at Trent College, an independent school for K-12 students in Derbyshire, England. In 2018, Randall grew concerned when the school partnered with Educate and Celebrate, an outside group whose stated goal was to "smash heteronormativity" and embed queer theory in school culture. The group has since dissolved.
"I objected to [it] at the time it started, and tried to discuss it with the senior leadership, [but] they weren't interested," Randall told Fox News Digital.
The following year, a student asked Randall why pupils were required to accept LGBTQ ideology at a Christian school. Randall said that question, along with similar concerns raised by other students and staff, prompted him to deliver a sermon on freedom of belief and conscience.
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In his chapel address, Randall told his young students they were entitled to hold traditional Christian beliefs on marriage and biological sex, while emphasizing that they must show respect to those with whom they disagree.
Days later, school administrators summoned Randall to a meeting, interrogated him, suspended him and launched an investigation. He was also reported to local law enforcement and Prevent, the U.K. government's counterterrorism program. Prevent ultimately determined he did not pose a terrorist threat.
In addition, the Diocese of Derby blacklisted Randall as a safeguarding risk to children.
Trent College eventually fired Randall for gross misconduct. He was reinstated on appeal, but under strict conditions that restricted his sermon topics and required prior administrative approval for chapel content. Furloughed during the pandemic, Randall was ultimately made redundant, or laid off, on Dec. 31, 2020.
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Randall challenged his dismissal with the support of the Christian Legal Centre. Following an initial employment tribunal ruling against him, the Employment Appeal Tribunal set aside the judgment, ordered a full retrial and required Trent College to pay £20,000 in costs. Shortly thereafter, Randall and Trent College reached a confidential settlement.
After seven years being barred from ministry, an independent Church of England review conducted by the Diocese of London finally cleared Randall of all safeguarding allegations, ruling the concerns were "unsubstantiated" and finding no evidence of harm.
In a statement shared by his legal team, Randall said he was relieved by the ruling but said that nothing could replace the seven years he's lost from being shut out of ministry.
"I encouraged pupils to think, to debate, and to love their neighbors whatever they believed. No minister, teacher or chaplain should be punished for upholding Christian teaching in a Christian setting," Randall said.
Randall told Fox News Digital he was deeply troubled by the Church of England’s handling of his case, noting that officials spent years disciplining him for teaching orthodox church doctrine.
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"The people who should support you most are the ones doing you harm," Randall said.
He added that standing up for freedom of speech and belief was worth the personal toll. "It's as Jesus said, what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul? And I sort of feel I'm in that position that it matters to stand up and be counted and tell the truth. And that was more important than just an easy, comfortable life."
Randall also voiced broader concerns about the future of free speech in the United Kingdom.
"Oh, I do worry," he told Fox News Digital. "There are groups that are fighting back, and we're not going to let them roll over us. But there are times when I wish we had the First Amendment."
"I think most people in Britain still value free speech," he added. "It used to be in this country, when somebody said something that we thought was a bit strange or odd, [we'd say], 'Oh well, it's a free country.' I don't hear people saying that anymore."
Vice President JD Vance criticized growing restrictions on speech in the U.K. while visiting Munich last year. The U.S. State Department has also raised concerns over the prosecution of peaceful religious expression under British buffer zone laws.
"I know that our American cousins and the people in the White House are looking at Britain and raising the question of free speech, and in Europe too as well," Randall continued. "That has to be a good thing because it doesn't hurt to have our friends from across the Atlantic offer a bit of advice about why it matters that free speech is so important and freedom of conscience, that these things really, really matter. So yes, I'm worried, but I'm not without hope."
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While Randall has completed mandatory safeguarding training and is eligible to return to public ministry, he is waiting for the bishop of Derby, Libby Lane, to grant him permission to officiate, according to The Christian Legal Centre.
Fox News Digital reached out to Trent College for comment.
A spokesperson for the Diocese of Derby told Fox News Digital, "The Diocese is happy to continue supporting Dr Randall’s potential return to ministry as he decides whether and where to apply for a role. Over the past few months, through our ongoing contact with him, he has been signposted to current vacancies in the Diocese of Derby, the Church of England’s 'Pathways' recruitment portal, and to the Church’s Clergy Transitions Service which has confirmed that they are also available to provide further assistance."
Fox News' Jon Brown contributed to this report.
Clint Black says Billy Joel's 'Uncle Daddy' warning changed his life
When Clint Black and Lisa Hartman Black welcomed their only child, Lily, in 2001, the country star made fatherhood his top priority to avoid becoming an "Uncle Daddy."
Black opens up about that decision in his new memoir, "Killin' Time," named after his triple-platinum 1989 debut album. The Grammy winner reflects on his upbringing, his meteoric rise to fame and a career that has included more than 20 million records sold.
The 64-year-old singer told Fox News Digital he came across an interview with Billy Joel, and the "Piano Man" singer's words stayed with him.
"I saw an interview with Billy Joel, and he was talking about being gone too much. He said he'd come home ... and he called it being 'Uncle Daddy,'" said Black. "That was long before we knew we wanted a child, but I remember it sticking with me."
In "Killin' Time," Black recalled Joel saying life on the road often left him feeling more like an "Uncle Daddy" than a father. The comment stayed with Black for years and ultimately reshaped how he balanced his career and family.
"I didn't cut out activities completely when Lily was born," said Black.
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"I did about 15 shows a year just to take care of the band and crew members. ... I read a book or two, and I can't remember which one, but the author was talking about secure attachment for a child — who the child feels is their secure attachment, the person they look to in moments of fright. And if you want to be a secure attachment for your child, it's something you earn in the first three years of their life."
"So that was the number," he continued. "Three years of mostly being home, only going out and doing these small bits of work. I did some work at home, working on music ... but I was around to be a dad. It wasn't great for my career, but I wouldn't change a thing. I wouldn't trade a better career for that attachment or the closeness I have with my daughter."
For Black, fatherhood came after years of heartbreak. In the book, he revealed that he and the former "Knots Landing" actress suffered four pregnancy losses before welcoming Lily.
"Trying to have a baby was not something that we had set out to do," he said. "And then, at one point, we realized we had better talk about this and find out where we both stood. And once we decided we wanted to have a child, we really, really wanted to have a child. So when we ran into problems with the miscarriages, it started to hurt. But we kept our hopes up."
"It was still scary getting through it," he admitted. "It wasn't smooth sailing, but it was sailing. We have a 25-year-old daughter now, and she is just a joy."
Black said that when Lily was born, he embraced fatherhood without hesitation.
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"I think the biggest lesson I've learned from fatherhood is — I'm tempted to say patience — but I don't think that's it," he explained. "I think it's that I can do a lot more than I thought I could. I could have a career, travel, do all of that, come home, be active as a dad, go to basketball practice, volleyball games and school events."
"Taking her to bouncy playhouses, [watching] 'The Wiggles,' 'Bear in the Big Blue House' and 'Wicked,'" he said with a smile. "All the plays and all that stuff. I wouldn't have thought that I could do it all. But I have, and I've surpassed my own expectations. And that's through devoting myself to her, my wife and being present."
These days, Black is back on the road, and every so often, fans can catch Lily sharing the stage with him.
"I'm still doing 80 to 90 cities a year on tour, taking Lily and Lisa with me at times," he said. "They have toured with me. Those are the best tours."
"It's surprising," he reflected. "I went into fatherhood ready to do whatever it took. But the fear I had was, 'Is this going to be too much? I won't be able to do it all.' But I did."
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Even today, Black said he's still in awe when he watches his daughter perform alongside him.
"Watching Lily perform right next to me on stage took me a while to adjust to," he admitted. "For a while, I was just the adoring father. I had to learn to be a guy in the band playing to an audience and enjoy what she’s doing and seeing her perform so well without having that be my focus on stage. I think it becomes distracting to the audience if they’re watching us, and they’re watching me with a shifted focus."
"But seeing her beside me, it's a gift," he added.
Ryan Fox details how he had to negotiate the Claret Jug onto his flight after Open Championship victory
Traveling with one of the most iconic trophies in all of sports isn't as easy as one might imagine. Ryan Fox, the Champion Golfer of the Year, quickly found that out while trying to board a commercial airplane with the Claret Jug after winning The Open at Royal Birkdale.
It goes without saying that the morning after becoming a major champion is a hectic one, and then having to deal with the unavoidable headaches at the airport only adds to the stress levels.
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To set the scene on the Monday after Fox's stunning victory, the New Zealander jumped on a plane in Manchester bound for London before jetting back home from Heathrow Airport.
After making it through security with the Claret Jug in a protective case, he arrived at his departure gate and realized that he would have to do some finagling to get the hardware onto the plane as a carry-on as opposed to gate-checking it.
Handing over the oldest trophy in professional golf to a stranger and having them toss it underneath the plane isn't exactly an ideal situation, even for a very short flight from Manchester to the country's capital. During an appearance on 'The Smylie Show,' Fox detailed the conversation he had with the gate agent to 'sneak' the Claret Jug onto the plane as an additional carry-on.
"I meekly got up to the check-in agent with these two boxes and go, 'So, yeah, I've got some special cargo here, is there any chance I can just take these on the plane?'" Fox recalled telling the gate agent. "She goes, 'What's in it?' You know, I'm like, 'The Claret Jug, it's the oldest trophy in golf.' [She says] 'Did you win it?' I'm like, 'Uh, yeah. Can I just take it through?' She's like, 'Yep, no problem.'"
Fox also went on to explain that a number of different travelers recognizing him as he made his way through security likely helped his cause.
To make the already incredibly unique situation even more so, Fox made his way on the plane with the Claret Jug and just so happened to be seated directly behind Cameron Young, who finished runner-up at Birkdale after Fox made birdie on the 72nd hole.
Fed-up neighbors transform derelict bus depot into stunning community landmark
A rundown bus shelter has been radically transformed — complete with hanging baskets, art, books and chandelier — after a local pub owner couldn't stand the "ugly and shabby" situation any longer.
Molly Thompson, 27, has owned the 600-year-old Woolpack pub in Chilham, Kent, for several years.
For some time, a rundown and disused bus shelter blighted the street right outside her pub — until she couldn't take it any longer.
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Thompson secured council permission before raising the funds to turn the shelter from shabby to chic.
"I live here, I’ve got my dog Wallace, and every day I’d walk past that bus stop," Thompson of the United Kingdom told news agency SWNS.
"It took me a year since moving here, and I thought it was a derelict building, an ugly and shabby sort of thing. We had some crazy ideas at first, but we also want[ed] to keep an aesthetic for the village.
"We thought of a few ideas," she went on. "We started fundraising at the Woolpack and asking people for donations, which we did a raffle for. We had to put in ourselves, of course, from the Woolpack — but a lot has been donated from the village," she said.
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For example, "we had an anonymous envelope delivered with £100," or about $134 U.S. dollars.
After getting the green light from the local parish council, Thompson, plus her mother and others, got to work renovating the shelter, SWNS reported.
Today, the outside of the shelter has been repainted and decorated with hanging baskets. Decorations such as a flower vase have been nailed down in an effort to deter vandalism.
The total cost of the work was around £1,000, or about $1,340 dollars — and took roughly four days of labor, Thompson said.
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The bus stop is now completely transformed and has been called a "best" in the U.K., as well as the "cutest."
"There was graffiti — I’m not going to explain what it was, because it was inappropriate — [plus] plants coming in through the roof and chipped paint. It was dirty, suspicious looking, smelly — not very nice," said Thompson.
"We like to be involved with anything, really, that comes up. … Whatever comes up, we like to sponsor things. We like to get involved as much as we can."
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She noted that there's "another bus shelter in the village, but that’s in working use, so if we’d be allowed to do anything with that one — I’m not sure."
She said her village "is not the busiest and most bustling village — that’s why a lot of people love it."
She added, "In general, the village is pretty beautiful — [and] that was one of the only poorer parts of it, not looking its best."
She added, "Anything that comes up, we’d absolutely love to do it."
ClickLock Mac malware locks apps until you give in
A routine "verify you are human" page should never ask you to open Terminal, the Mac app used to run computer commands. Yet that is how a new malware attack appears to get onto a Mac. The page tells you to copy and paste a command into Terminal. It then shows a convincing progress bar while the command quietly downloads malicious software in the background.
Next, a password box may appear that looks like a normal macOS request. If you cancel it, the malware can come back after you sign in again and repeatedly close Finder, your browser and other apps. Your Mac may feel almost impossible to use until you enter your login password.
The malware, called ClickLock, is built to steal personal information from your Mac. It searches for saved passwords, browser data and cryptocurrency wallet files. It can also install a hidden tool that lets an attacker reconnect to your computer later and control it remotely.
Researchers at cybersecurity company Group-IB discovered the malicious script on VirusTotal, an online service that checks files for threats. Someone first uploaded it there on June 9, 2026, yet none of the security tools on the platform detected it at the time of the researchers' report. Group-IB says the campaign has targeted at least 100 systems across 33 countries since May.
Here is how ClickLock takes over a Mac and what you can do to protect yourself.
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ClickLock is a set of malicious scripts designed to steal sensitive information from a Mac. The malware can collect your Mac login password and browser data. It also searches for cryptocurrency wallet files, password manager extensions and information stored in macOS Keychain.
One component installs a persistent backdoor. That hidden connection can allow an attacker to access your Mac remotely even after the other parts of ClickLock remove themselves.
ClickLock gets started without exploiting a known macOS flaw. It also does not need admin-level access at the beginning. Instead, the attack depends on convincing you to run the command yourself.
Group-IB believes ClickLock likely spreads through a tactic called ClickFix. ClickFix attacks show you a fake error or verification request. The page then gives you a command that supposedly fixes the problem.
In this case, the ClickLock script displays a fake Cloudflare verification sequence after you paste the command into Terminal. An animated progress bar cycles through reassuring messages about checking browser signals and confirming you are human.
Meanwhile, the script disables keyboard interruptions and hides the Terminal cursor. It then downloads several malicious components in the background. Researchers have yet to confirm the exact landing pages used in the campaign. They also do not know whether people reached them through malicious search results, compromised websites, phishing messages or social media. However, the script's design strongly points to a ClickFix-style lure.
After the malware begins running, it displays a fake macOS password window. The pop-up uses your real username and an Apple icon downloaded by the attacker. If you enter a password, ClickLock checks it against your Mac. When the password works, the malware records it and sends it to the attacker through Telegram.
An incorrect password brings up another request. If you cancel the window, ClickLock installs two LaunchAgents. A LaunchAgent is a macOS instruction that can automatically run software when you sign in. In this case, the LaunchAgents bring the password-stealing components back at your next login.
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When the password-stealing module returns, it begins closing visible apps every 210 milliseconds. It targets Finder, the Dock and Terminal. It also shuts down Activity Monitor, System Settings, Spotlight and common web browsers.
The fake password window may remain as the only useful item on your screen. That can make your Mac look broken while pressuring you to enter your password. Group-IB found that the loop can run for about 83 hours. It stops earlier when the malware captures a valid password.
A second ClickLock component targets Chrome's Safe Storage key. Chromium-based browsers use this key to help encrypt passwords, cookies and autofill information stored on your Mac. An attacker with the key and copied browser databases may be able to decrypt that information offline.
This part of the attack triggers a genuine macOS Keychain authorization prompt. However, the malware caused the request. ClickLock then runs another process-closing loop while waiting for you to approve access. Researchers found that this loop repeats every 200 milliseconds and can continue for nearly 35 days. The script also suppresses macOS NotificationCenter for roughly six hours. That could hide warnings or notifications that might reveal the attack.
ClickLock searches for information across eight browsers. Those browsers include Chrome, Firefox, Brave, Microsoft Edge, Opera, Vivaldi, Arc and Chromium.
The targeted browser information includes:
The malware also searches for desktop cryptocurrency wallets and encrypted wallet vaults. It can collect cached blockchain addresses across several networks. Other targets include macOS Keychain, Terminal command histories and FileZilla server details. The malware also records basic information about your Mac and its public IP address. ClickLock packages the collected information into a ZIP archive. It uploads that archive through Telegram's Bot API. Files larger than 40 MB get divided into smaller pieces, while retry code keeps trying after network failures.
One ClickLock component uses a modified version of the open-source GSocket tool. The malware installs a reverse shell, which gives the attacker a command-line connection to your Mac. On macOS, it disguises the backdoor as an iCloud-related process.
ClickLock uses a LaunchAgent and scheduled commands to keep the backdoor running. It also changes shell configuration files. Most of the other ClickLock modules delete themselves after completing their work. The GSocket component remains installed, which means the attacker may retain access after your Mac appears to return to normal.
The original ClickLock script had zero detections on VirusTotal when Group-IB analyzed it. Security vendors may update their detection tools as they learn more about the threat. The attackers also stored payloads on compromised websites that previously had clean reputations. Some components run without saving a normal file to the drive. Others erase themselves after stealing data.
However, ClickLock still produces suspicious activity while it runs. Warning signs include nonstop app closures, repeated password requests and sudden access to multiple browser folders. Security tools may also detect unusual connections to Telegram's API. For you, the earliest warning sign is much simpler. A website tells you to paste a command into Terminal. Legitimate human verification happens inside your browser. It should never require you to run a Terminal command.
These steps can help you avoid the ClickLock trap and respond quickly if the password loop starts.
Leave the page when it tells you to open Terminal and paste a command. A polished design offers no proof that the request is safe. Familiar logos can also be copied. Group-IB warns that a website asking you to use Terminal for verification is attempting to compromise your system.
Terminal commands can download software and change important settings. Never run an unfamiliar command simply to see what happens. Ask a trusted technical professional to inspect it first.
Think about what you were doing when the password window appeared. A website verification should have no reason to ask for your Mac login password. It should also have no reason to request access to Chrome information stored in Keychain. Cancel the request when the timing feels wrong.
Install macOS updates and keep automatic security updates turned on. Apple builds malware protection into macOS through Gatekeeper, Notarization and XProtect. Apple updates XProtect automatically as it identifies new malware. However, no built-in protection can eliminate every risk when you manually run a malicious command.
Strong antivirus software can provide another layer of protection against malicious files and suspicious behavior. Still, a clean scan cannot guarantee that ClickLock left nothing behind. The backdoor persists after other components erase themselves. Get my picks for the best 2026 antivirus protection winners for your Windows, Mac, Android & iOS devices at Cyberguy.com
Do not enter your password to make the pop-up disappear. Press and hold your Mac's power button for up to 10 seconds until the computer shuts down. On a MacBook with Touch ID, press and hold the Touch ID button. Group-IB recommends forcing a shutdown when your Mac becomes unresponsive and keeps requesting your password. The company then recommends starting the Mac in Safe Mode.
Mac with Apple silicon: Wait until the Mac shuts down completely. Press and hold the power button until "Loading startup options" appears. Select your startup volume. Hold the Shift key, then click Continue in Safe Mode.
Intel-based Mac: Turn on or restart the Mac. Immediately press and hold the Shift key until the login window appears.
Once Safe Mode starts, turn off Wi-Fi or unplug the Ethernet cable. Then contact Apple Support or a trusted cybersecurity professional. Removing a browser extension or clearing your history will not remove ClickLock's persistent backdoor.
Use a separate trusted device to change the password for your primary email account. Then secure your Apple Account and any financial accounts stored on the Mac. Change password manager credentials and review active sessions. Sign out of devices or sessions you do not recognize. Review the devices connected to your Apple Account and remove unfamiliar ones. Apple also recommends changing your Apple Account password when you suspect unauthorized access. After a professional cleans or resets the Mac, change its local login password. Assume the attacker received that password if you entered it into the ClickLock window.
ClickLock depends on one dangerous moment: convincing you to paste a command into Terminal. Once that happens, the malware can begin stealing information before the password pressure even starts. The biggest red flag is easy to remember. No trustworthy website needs Terminal to prove you are human. If your Mac starts closing apps and demanding a password, shut it down rather than giving in. Start in Safe Mode and get help checking for the persistent backdoor. Then use another trusted device to secure your most important accounts.
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'Blue Lagoon' star Christopher Atkins says alcohol cost him iconic 'Footloose' role before getting sober
Christopher Atkins claims his drinking cost him the lead role in "Footloose," which ultimately went to Kevin Bacon.
The "Blue Lagoon" actor looked back at his career during a recent appearance at Fanboy Expo Knoxville in Tennessee, which celebrates pop culture and nostalgia, People magazine reported.
According to the outlet, the 65-year-old actor said filmmakers behind the 1984 classic wanted to meet with him before making their final casting decision, but he wasn't able to pull it off.
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"I was a mess back then," he told the panel, as quoted by People. "I was partying it up way too much, and they called me in."
"I said... 'I can't go in right now. I've been drinking and carrying on,'" Atkins recalled. "And they said, 'No, they need to see you.' And I went in, and I just blew that audition... I mean, it wasn't even an audition — I had the part, but I was so messed up that they said, 'Yeah, we're going to have to pass on this guy.'"
"And I'm almost 40 years sober, so there you go," Atkins added.
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The actor also reflected on his breakout role in "The Blue Lagoon" during the discussion. The former teen heartthrob was just 18 when he was cast in the 1980 movie opposite Brooke Shields.
"I'd never done anything before," Atkins explained. "Never wanted to be an actor — I only wanted to play baseball. That was my dream."
"I didn't know what a camera looked like. I had no idea what a mark was, and I knew nothing. And I had to jump on an airplane and fly all the way to Fiji," he said.
"I ended up modeling for [the] Ford Modeling Agency in New York City and auditioned for 'The Blue Lagoon'... And I kept getting called back and called back and called back. And then [after] a couple of months, I didn't hear from them... And then all of a sudden, I got another callback."
The "Dallas" alum said his "whole life changed" after the movie's release.
"We were young, and so you're constantly getting this notoriety," Atkins explained. "And the magazines need you to sell their magazines, and you're hot at that time. And so it does get overwhelming... There are times when you're doing interviews, and you have a line of people, and you have to say the same thing to each person because they have the same question."
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"But it changes your life, because all of a sudden you’re nothing and then you’re on every single grocery store magazine."
Back in 2025, Atkins told Fox News Digital he "didn't know that much" about Shields, then 14, before she joined him on the set of "The Blue Lagoon."
"I lived on [a] boat off the island [where we were filming]... she hadn't come yet," he said at the time. "She had another week or so before she was going to get here. The director had put her picture up over my bed so that I could start falling in love with her before the movie started. That was my introduction to Brooke Shields."
The movie was controversial for depicting the two young characters in a sexual relationship. Shields and the movie's crew have long maintained that she used body doubles for nude scenes and that her hair was glued to her body to avoid exposing her chest, People magazine reported.
"The crew was all Australian," Atkins said. "Back in the day, all the Australian beaches... were topless. It was very natural and freeing for the Australians... And being on a deserted island, there were no tourists, nothing. It was just us on this island... [And] these two kids, in a natural [and deserted] environment, they wouldn't wear clothes. It wouldn't be something that was in the forefront of their minds, that they needed to cover up."
"As time went on, it just became more and more natural not to have clothes on," Atkins said. "The crew made it very, very easy. Randall [Kleiser], the director, made it very, very easy about it. [The scenes] were absolutely important for the film, but it wasn't grandiose. It wasn't something that was there for the exhibition of the film. He really wanted this to be as natural and as real as possible. I understood that and got that."
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"By the time I was done leaving that island four and a half months later, it [was] really hard for me to keep my clothes on at a beach," he joked.
People magazine noted that critics largely panned the movie. However, it was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography. The outlet reported that the movie grossed more than $58 million worldwide, making it the ninth-highest-grossing film of 1980.
Looking back at his Hollywood career, Atkins said he has no regrets.
"I got to a point in my life where I married young," he said. "I wanted to be a dad more than chase the business... When I was 16, I used to teach sailing in Rye, New York, to little kids. From that measly paycheck that I was getting, I used to put a dollar away for someday when I had kids. That's how badly I wanted kids. When I had my two kids, I just did whatever came my way to put food on the table for them and keep working."
"I've been blessed," he said. "I've done more than 100 movies and television shows at this point. Now my kids have their kids, and that's pretty remarkable... I've done everything in this business except make my own film. That's the last box I now want to check off... That's what I'm chasing right now, putting some really good projects together... So there are no regrets."
Too much screen time may trigger lasting brain delays, top health official warns
As screens compete for families' attention, children's development is paying the price, top federal health officials warn.
Early and excessive screen time can trigger severe neurocognitive delays in young children, impacting attention spans, memory and language skills, according to Dr. Stephanie Haridopolos, interim surgeon general and principal deputy assistant secretary of health.
"Parents are now fighting for attention from the screens," Haridopolos told Fox News Digital.
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To help parents combat screen addiction, the U.S. Surgeon General's Office has released a targeted framework known as "the 5 Ds."
Don't wait for a conflict to establish boundaries, experts recommend. Sit down as a family to outline clear, age-appropriate rules regarding when, where and how long screens can be used throughout the day.
Setting explicit expectations ahead of time cuts down on daily arguments, experts say.
Parents should model healthy screen habits themselves, Haridopolos said.
"If we're constantly on our screens, then perhaps our children will be, too," she said, encouraging adults to "be good role models and lead by example."
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Rather than defaulting to giving children a tablet when they're bored, Haridopolos recommended steering them toward hands-on activities, such as doing arts and crafts or preparing a healthy meal together.
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Breaks like summer and the holidays are critical windows for families to reset digital boundaries, the interim surgeon general suggested.
Haridopolos encouraged families to build regular screen-free periods into their daily routines, including during meals, car rides and before bedtime.
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As part of the "Delay" step, Haridopolos recommended putting off children's access to screens whenever possible. One way to do that, she said, is by requiring phones and other mobile devices to be charged overnight in a shared household space — like the kitchen or living room — rather than in children's bedrooms.
"Those are some simple activities that you can do that will make huge changes in the future," the interim surgeon general added.