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Ex-NFL cheerleader battles former gubernatorial aide in tight GOP primary race
Elaine Pelino, a former NFL cheerleader and publisher pitching herself as the party-line choice, and Aaron Guckian, a former aide to former Gov. Donald Carcieri and a more centrist candidate are locked in a GOP primary that remained too close to call by early Thursday morning.
The race centered on experience and qualifications as Republicans hope they have found a candidate to win over a historically Democratic-leaning state.
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In the last election, Daniel McKee, the then-Democratic candidate and current governor of Rhode Island, beat out Republican challenger Ashley Kalus in a 57.9% to 38.9% victory.
Among other priorities in her campaign, Pelino promised to champion merit-based hiring, support law enforcement, immigration law and school choice."This is what I’m going to do. I’m learning. Everything is a learning [curve] because I’m not a lifetime politician. I’m here because I love Rhode Island. And I want them to have a great life. I want them to live in a prosperous and safe place. We should get all the illegals out of here," Pelino said at a candidate forum.
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Before her time in politics, Pelino had a wide range of experience, working as a model, in media and even as a cheerleader for the Houston Oilers, the football team that would eventually become the NFL’s Tennessee Titans. Later, in 2011, she founded Tigress magazine, which published 12 issues.
For his part, Guckian took a far more policy-centric approach, committing to overhaul Rhode Island’s permitting, improve service delivery and tighten use of the state’s revenue. He argued that the state’s budget growth had "gone too far."
"The state budget increased from $9.3 billion in 2019 to more than $14 billion between 2024 and 2026, nearly 50% growth in five years, even as federal COVID relief dollars are expiring," Guckian said on his campaign website.
"Rhode Island made a critical mistake. We built permanent commitments on temporary federal money."
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Once one of them has secured the primary, Pelino or Guckian will face an uphill battle in the Nov. 3 general election.
Drake Maye's terrible decision gifts Seahawks opening night win as Patriots left stunned to start NFL season
The New England Patriots went into Lumen Field on Wednesday night and watched as the Seattle Seahawks raised a Super Bowl victory banner commemorating a championship won at their expense.
As a result, Drake Maye, an MVP frontrunner last season who led the Patriots to Super Bowl LX, was hoping for some revenge along with his teammates to start the new year on the right foot.
Instead, it was Seahawks cornerback Josh Jobe who got his feet down in the end zone on the final play of Maye’s night, notching Seattle’s third interception of the Patriots quarterback and icing a 13-10 victory in a thrilling finish in the Pacific Northwest.
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Maye, the Patriots’ offense, had converted on fourth-and-9 to put themselves in field goal range with less than a minute to play in the NFL’s season opener, and he was hoping this fourth-quarter drive ended with some points, because the other two he had in the quarter ended with interceptions – ones that got Drew Lock and the Seahawks’ offense back in the game.
Yes, it was Lock who played most of the game due to Sam Darnold suffering a hip injury just five snaps into the new season. It was looking bleak for a usually raucous "12’s" fan base in the seats, as a dull murmur fell over Lumen Field when Lock took to the field.
But ultimately, his second-half performance turned the tide, making the most of Maye’s mistakes.
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Maye’s biggest came on third-and-5 from Seattle’s 16-yard line, where he scrambled out to his right, and instead of going out of bounds or throwing the ball away, he tried to give Mack Hollins a jump ball in the end zone.
Jobe, though, made an incredible acrobatic catch, contorting his body so both his feet remained in bounds and sealed victory. The "12’s" were in rapture when they saw their stellar defense once again save the day, while the Patriots’ sideline couldn’t believe what just happened.
Maye’s opening night was a roller-coaster. He finished 23-of-33 through the air for 178 yards with one touchdown pass to rookie tight end Eli Raridon – the first of the NFL season – while his three interceptions will be a pain point in team meetings later this week after they watch the tape.
Meanwhile, the Seahawks were thankful for the decision of Maye to not throw it away, as they were at least looking at overtime football with a chip-shot field goal in play before that final interception.
They must also be thankful that Lock was ready to go once Darnold was ruled out the rest of the way. He was highly efficient, as the backup quarterback went 16-of-22 for 187 yards with one touchdown and no turnovers.
And it also helps when the reigning Offensive Player of the Year is locked in to help his backup quarterback find some easy pitch-and-catch scenarios. Jaxon Smith-Njigba finished the night with eight catches for 122 yards, including the game-changing 45-yard catch-and-run touchdown on a clever fourth-and-1 call by the Seahawks to pass instead of run.
Smith-Njigba was wide open and all Lock had to do was hit him in the numbers. From there, the Ohio State product used his blazing speed to get past multiple Patriots defenders and tie the game following the Jason Myers extra point.
That touchdown came after Maye’s first interception, which was hauled in by Nehemiah Pritchett on a deep ball intended for new Patriots receiver Romeo Doubs. No, it wasn’t A.J. Brown, the top offseason acquisition by New England, who was targeted after he suffered an ankle injury that knocked him out of the game like Darnold.
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With a tie game, Maye was trying to get the Patriots the lead back, but veteran safety Julian Love had other things in mind. This time, it was a target for Pop Douglas, but Love read Maye the entire way, jumping the route and securing a great field position for Lock and company to work with.
Myers knocked through a 26-yard field goal to end the ensuing drive, and it was the game-winning points for Seattle, who now start the season off 1-0 and make their Super Bowl-winning celebration that much sweeter.
However, all eyes will be on what happens with Darnold later this week, considering their Super Bowl hopes for this season ride on their franchise quarterback being healthy. Darnold landed awkwardly on his knee when Dre’Mont Jones sacked him in the first quarter, and he was noticeably limping to the sideline.
After a trip to the dreaded blue medical tent, Darnold limped his way to the locker room where he was eventually ruled out for the remainder of the game. Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald will learn of his quarterback’s diagnosis soon, and like the rest of the franchise, hope it’s nothing too severe.
The same goes for Brown, whom the Patriots traded for from the Philadelphia Eagles before the start of training camp. He finished his debut with three catches for 26 yards before leaving the game.
Trump makes stunning first-of-its-kind cash promise in bid to rally GOP voters at Dallas midterm convention
DALLAS — President Donald Trump delivered the keynote speech on day one of the GOP's inaugural midterm convention, alternating between touting his successes in office and rallying thousands of supporters for Republican candidates ahead of November's general election before making a promise to American voters.
In a stunning move, Trump made a promise unheard of in the history of American politics — offering a cash prize should Republicans keep control of Congress.
"I can make this promise to you, and here is my promise," he said. "If the Republicans win the House of Representatives and the United States Senate, both of them, because of our economic — tremendous economic success like in history, we've never had anything like what's happening. but because of our tremendous strength and success economically — I will issue a dividend to every adult citizen in the United States of America for $5,000. Very much like a successful company will do a cash distribution to its shareholders."
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"It will be called the 'Trump dividend,'" he added.
Trump opened the speech by grading his own performance since taking office for a second time in January 2025, saying he's "doing a great job." He quickly shifted to addressing the historical challenge that incumbent parties rarely retain control of Congress in midterm elections.
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"But I say, why is it that no matter how well you're doing, we see not a president — Democrat or Republican — almost never wins the midterms?' said Trump. "We've got to change that because we have something going that's so good we can't let that string be broken. So I'm asking you to pretend that I'm on the ballot. I'm on the ballot, just one more time."
During his effort to rally GOP voters to help Republicans hang onto the House and Senate, Trump made sure to give credit to Republicans on Capitol Hill for their work in passing his agenda.
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"Our Republican Congress puts thousands of dollars into the pockets of working families with the largest tax cuts in the history of our country," he said. "So we had the largest in history. We gave you no tax on tips, no tax on overtime and no tax on Social Security for our great seniors."
He said his administration's efforts on critical issues will be crushed if the GOP loses majorities in either or both chambers of Congress.
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"Because if we lose, you're going to lose your border," he said. "You're going to lose your tax cuts. You're going to lose your safety and security. You're going to lose your wealth."
Fox News polling shows Trump is underwater with voters on the economy, cost of living and inflation. Sixty-five percent of voters disapprove of his handling of the economy. The president also defended the military conflict in Iran, saying he has received criticism over rising gas prices tied to the conflict but arguing that "I'm right," because Iran was one month away from securing a nuclear weapon. Inflation has risen from 2.4% to 3.4% since the war began in February, while gas prices have also increased.
Republicans who spoke to Fox News Digital on day one of the convention weren't concerned with Trump's economic policies.
"I believe that Trump is doing the right thing," one RNC attendee told Fox News Digital. "The tariffs are bringing a lot of money back, you know, correcting the national debt. And that's gonna improve everything across the board."
"I feel like as soon as we bring this conflict in Iran to a close, we'll start seeing the full effects of President Trump and the greatness that he's done as far as the economy, the great thing of tariffs, and some of the products of the Trump economy in the golden age," said Jacquez Jones of Texas.
Later, Trump shifted his sights to Texas' high profile U.S. Senate race between Republican state Attorney General Ken Paxton and Democrat state Rep. James Talarico.
"We have to elect Ken Paxton," he said, segueing into border security, a top issue under both Trump administrations. "Together, we're going to continue to have — we have the strongest borders now in the history of our country."
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"We have the lowest level of illegal immigration ever recorded in our country," he said, adding that zero illegal immigrants have entered the country through Texas in 16 months.
"And therefore zero have been admitted into Texas where they used to be running around, running rampant, killing people, destroying many houses and farms, and ruining property values and creating havoc all over the state of Texas," he said.
During the speech, he also took aim at Democratic Senate candidates Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan and former Gov. Roy Cooper in North Carolina.
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He also touted what he described as foreign policy wins. After the arrest of former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, Trump boasted about "the biggest oil deal" ever, which he said might be "the biggest deal in the history of our country."
"65 billion barrels are ours," Trump said. "And you know what they say it is lifetime 500 years."
Later, Trump transitioned to slamming the GOP's far-left opponents.
"In this election, the Democrats have nominated the most extreme and dangerous group of candidates for the House and Senate ever to seek office," he said. "These people are radical left communists. Many of them. Not all of them, but many of them in state after state. The Democrat establishment has been overthrown and replaced by crazed lunatics and radicals. They call themselves Democrat socialists. But actually they're communists. They're not socialists. They're long beyond socialists."
He noted the DSA has proposed abolishing prisons, ICE, Border Patrol, the U.S. Senate and the presidency.
That message was one Alex Stone of Kansas City, Missouri, hoped for earlier in the day.
"Tell the truth about who they are, what they believe and what they plan on doing," he told Fox News Digital when asked what Trump's message to Americans should be. "Democratic Socialists of America with El-Sayed in Michigan, in particular, these people want to destroy people like myself. They want to destory people like President Trump and many of the other people here. If they get into power, what is going to happen to us?"
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The president said he's prepared for stiff opposition from those opponents.
"The pundits, the fake news media and the radical left communists will say anything they can to try and stop us. But in this election, all that matters is that we are united, we are together, and what we say counts."
Patriots' AJ Brown exits NFL season opener against Seahawks, ruled out with ankle injury
A.J. Brown’s highly anticipated debut with the New England Patriots was interrupted by an apparent injury in the third quarter of Wednesday’s NFL season opener.
Brown appeared to suffer the injury while trying to make a catch at Lumen Field against the Seattle Seahawks. The game was billed as a rematch of Super Bowl LX, which Seattle won in February by defeating New England 29-10 to claim the franchise’s second Vince Lombardi Trophy.
New England led 10-0 when Brown exited the game Wednesday.
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Brown went down after a Seahawks defender rolled into him and remained on the field after the play. After medical personnel tended to Brown on the field, he made his way to the sideline without assistance.
He later entered the blue medical tent before eventually heading to the locker room wearing only one cleat.
Brown was later ruled out for the remainder of the game because of what was described as an ankle injury. He finished his night with three catches for 26 yards. He also drew a 34-yard pass interference penalty that put the Patriots in position for the game's first touchdown.
New England took a 10-3 lead over Seattle into the fourth quarter.
Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold left the game in the first quarter and was later ruled out. Drew Lock replaced Darnold under center for Seattle.
Fetterman teases where his true loyalty lies after surprise appearance at GOP convention
DALLAS — A rogue Senate Democrat toying with the idea of leaving his party drew a hard line in the sand after making a surprise appearance at the GOP’s Trump-centric convention.
Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., has been welcomed with open arms by Republicans to join the party after he floated leaving his own caucus, and spurred further speculation that he would jump ship after dropping a video introducing his colleague, Sen. Dave McCormick, R-Pa., at the Republican National Committee’s midterm convention on Wednesday.
But in a statement to Fox News Digital, the progressive-turned centrist said that he wasn’t turning his back on the Democratic Party, even as the knives have come out to cut him loose from the Senate.
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"My remarks introduced Dave McCormick as a great American and friend. We are in different parties, but we are both Team PA," Fetterman said. "We have delivered hundreds of millions of dollars back to Pennsylvania, fought for improved transportation and affordable housing, and the Steel Way of Life."
"I’m a lifelong Democrat who votes overwhelmingly with my party — and should the Senate flip in November, I will still be the 51st vote that I ran on," he continued.
Fetterman started his career in the Senate after besting Dr. Mehmet Oz in a tight race for power in 2022, where he clinched a historically thin Democratic majority in 2022 running on a progressive platform.
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But since then, he has become a thorn in Democrats’ side, and challenged the direction of the party.
Earlier this year, Fetterman warned that if Democrats became more entrenched in anti-Israel policy positions, he would exit the party, and has taken jabs at the party’s direction during this midterm election cycle as far-left progressives, like Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan, have emerged as standard-bearers.
Fetterman has routinely bucked Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and his colleagues on a handful of key issues, like President Donald Trump’s war in Iran or voting with Republicans to end the marathon government shutdown last Fall.
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His latest edict followed a bombshell report that alleged through leaked texts with his aides that the maverick Democrat would often brush off duties of his office, like meeting with paralyzed veterans or charging that a three-hour funeral service for slain police officers was a "non-starter."
And Republicans would gladly welcome him into the fold. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said in July that he and others in the Senate GOP have had "had conversations with him in the past … about the challenges he faces in his caucus."
"And, you know, there are many of us who I think would welcome the opportunity to have him join the Republican conference," Thune said.
But for now, Fetterman is staying put even if Democrats flip the Senate in November.
NBA star Jaylen Brown says in ridiculous interview he's an influencer, not an entertainer for fans
If there is one thing Jaylen Brown is truly elite at, besides turning the ball over with his left hand on a crucial drive, it is convincing himself he is the smartest guy in any room he walks into.
The NBA has a long history of foolish quotes, but Jaylen routinely delivers gems so profoundly pseudo-intellectual they belong in a Hall of Fame for tone-deaf vanity.
That is saying something in a league run by LeBron.
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Brown, the new Sixers star, recently sat down with Oscar winner Mahershala Ali for a slick Hollywood Reporter feature, and predictable as sunrise, Brown could not stick to basketball.
Instead, we got his latest sermon on why he is far too deep to be categorized as a mere athlete.
"I refuse to adopt the idea that me being an athlete, I’m just here to entertain people," Brown said, apparently rebranding himself from NBA wing to sociopolitical visionary.
"They want our athletes, our musicians, our entertainers, our people of influence to think that we just here for entertainment purposes. I’m going to forever disagree with that."
Right. When millions of fans fork over hard-earned cash for tickets and jerseys, they aren’t looking to kick back on a Tuesday night and watch a game.
They’re obviously tuning in to absorb the profound cultural wisdom of a guy making over $300 million to bounce a leather ball on hardwood.
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For years, Brown has cultivated a reputation as the league’s resident philosopher-king, masking questionable judgment behind a wall of academic posturing.
He has never been shy about marveling at his own brainpower. In a 2022 interview with The Ringer, Brown described how people supposedly react when he speaks.
Brown sahred, "When I open my mouth and talk, sometimes people say they are amazed of my intellect. I don’t know if that’s because I truly speak in a way that people can understand or feel a certain way, or because they don’t expect it."
Astonishing stuff.
When reports surfaced that NBA front-office personnel viewed Brown’s "smartest guy in the room" persona as a locker-room turnoff, Brown addressed the criticism during an Instagram Live session.
"No offense to everybody in sports," Brown declared, "but the bar is f***ing low."
NBA media fanboys love to brag that Brown was an "MIT Fellow."
This is the same guy who claimed he was "undecided" on whether the Earth was flat when Kyrie Irving went down that rabbit hole. He defended Irving’s promotion of an antisemitic film, stuck by Kanye West’s Donda Sports long after everyone else fled and wore a Q-Ray-style magnetic necklace marketed as a device that could supposedly alter the body’s energy frequencies through a smartphone app.
Yet Brown still expects the world to treat him like a generational thought leader who transcends basketball, all while complaining about how unfairly athletes are treated.
In a 2017 interview with The Guardian, Brown complained that athletes were still expected to "shut up and dribble."
Nobody is telling Jaylen Brown to shut up. We’re just asking him to stop acting like he split the atom.
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EXCLUSIVE: 25 years after 9/11, ICE says more than 2K known or suspected terrorists have been deported
EXCLUSIVE: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has deported more than 2,000 known or suspected terrorists from the U.S. since President Donald Trump took office in January 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) tells Fox News Digital, as the nation prepares to mark 25 years since the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
DHS said ICE arrested more than 2,150 known or suspected terrorists between Jan. 20, 2025, and Sept. 9, 2026, and deported 2,015 during that period.
"As we reflect on the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, the brave men and women of ICE continue to carry out their duty to protect the homeland and keep the American people safe," DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said in the department’s announcement.
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Mullin said ICE had arrested more than 2,100 known or suspected terrorists and deported more than 2,000, adding that the anniversary underscored the department’s commitment to "eternal vigilance."
DHS pointed to several recent cases involving alleged terrorists and members of designated foreign terrorist organizations.
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In June, federal authorities arrested Abraham Hermosillo Alvarez, a Mexican national DHS described as the suspected ringleader of an alleged mass-casualty plot targeting UFC Freedom 250 at the White House.
DHS said Alvarez overstayed a visitor visa that expired in 2001 and later received DACA status in 2014. ICE lodged a detainer following his arrest.
Days earlier, ICE Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) arrested Felipe Linares De Oliveira Dell Aquilla, a Brazilian national DHS identified as a former commander of two designated foreign terrorist organizations.
Authorities said they recovered a handgun, cash and multiple electronic devices after a vehicle and foot pursuit in North Carolina.
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DHS said Aquilla was wanted in Brazil on criminal association and extortion charges and was allegedly holding his wife against her will while preparing to flee to Mexico.
ICE lodged a detainer after his arrest, while investigators pursued additional firearm and kidnapping charges.
Four Venezuelan members of Tren de Aragua also pleaded guilty in May to charges stemming from a 2024 Bronx shooting that killed two people.
DHS said all four had entered the United States illegally between 2022 and 2023.
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The announcement comes as the nation prepares to mark 25 years since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, which killed nearly 3,000 people in New York City, at the Pentagon and in Pennsylvania.
The attacks prompted the largest overhaul of the nation's homeland security apparatus in decades, including the creation of DHS in 2002 and ICE the following year.
Friday's anniversary will commemorate the victims of the attacks and the first responders who rushed into danger, while marking a quarter-century of U.S. efforts to prevent another large-scale terrorist attack on American soil.
Researcher who departed AI role over fears of racing into extinction says people are 'begging' for regulation
The Anthropic researcher who is leaving the company over fears the technology is gambling with human life told Fox News there is hope that we can avoid the chance it could destroy humankind within the next decade.
Speaking exclusively Wednesday on "Special Report," Jacob Coxon, 27, said regulation is key.
He posted his resignation Tuesday on X, writing that companies are not acting responsibly and that the race toward self-improving superintelligence is "gambling with our lives."
Coxon, who said he spent the past three years doing pretraining research at OpenAI and Anthropic, noted that it's not a completely hopeless scenario.
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He told Fox News chief political anchor Bret Baier the problem is "eminently solvable."
Evan Hubinger, alignment science lead at Anthropic, expressed his agreement with Coxon's X post.
"Jacob is correct here — we really do earnestly believe AI could kill all humans!" he wrote on X. "I personally think it is >10% within the next decade. I believe Anthropic is trying its best, but we do not yet have a plan to solve alignment for superintelligence and are not clearly on track to."
"To be clear, as we say in our latest Risk Report, I think the risk from present models is low," Hubinger added. "What I am worried about is superintelligence arising from recursive self-improvement, as we have said is happening faster than we thought."
Coxon said he agrees with Hubinger that right now, the threat is "minimal" of artificial intelligence's actual takeover.
"But recursive self-improvement — this AIs making themselves smarter — could happen as soon as next year," he added. "Some people even say six months. So this attitude is shared across the industry, where people essentially are aware that the work they are currently doing, if we don't slow down, could lead to AI takeover by the end of the decade."
He believes there is "definitely" something the country can do to change the dynamic of the "greater than 10% chance" that AI kills all humans.
"I think the problem is not unsolvable, it's not like we think this is some impossible thing — it's just, we're racing so fast, we haven't got time to solve it correctly, we're not being careful, and everyone wants to be careful," Coxon said. "I think it's just — people are begging for regulation. I think it's just a matter of — international — somebody stepping in and being able to ensure that we don't race ourselves into extinction. The problem is eminently solvable."
The technology is being used on the international stage as a "superweapon" in an arms race, Coxon said, calling for the global community to provide oversight.
"This is possibly the most dangerous technology that humanity has ever created," he continued. "It's basically out of science fiction. I think we have no other choice but to cooperate internationally because an arms race would be disastrous in a way that no other human activity has been in the past."
Coxon mentioned that a number of technology leaders have publicly expressed the need for a slow-down agreement, but people are not yet taking them seriously.
"It's not just a marketing stunt," he said. "These people are deadly serious that they think their industry needs to be regulated as soon as possible."
As for AI's benefits, Coxon said we are "on the doorstep of tremendous discoveries," but we're running in too quickly. He emphasized the need for moderation.
Baier asked Coxon if the issue could be figured out.
"I think definitely. I think if we actually try instead of submitting to the inevitability of a doomed race or a hubristic gamble, then we can solve it," he said. "The problem is not unsolvable."
Fox News Digital reached out to Anthropic for comment.
US Open winner Andy Roddick defends late finishes amid criticism after Ben Shelton-Carlos Alcaraz thriller
Retired American tennis star Andy Roddick weighed in on Ben Shelton’s five-set victory over Carlos Alcaraz at the U.S. Open, which ended in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
Shelton secured the biggest victory of his young professional career in a tiebreaker shortly after 3:30 a.m. ET, becoming the first American man to defeat either Alcaraz or Jannik Sinner at a Grand Slam. His victory, coupled with Frances Tiafoe’s five-set win over fellow American Alex Michelsen in the other men’s quarterfinal, guaranteed that at least one American would reach the 2026 U.S. Open final.
The last time an American-born man brought home the men's singles title at the U.S. Open was in 2003, when Roddick won his lone Grand Slam.
On a recent edition of his "Served" podcast, Roddick addressed criticism surrounding the tournament's late-night schedule and overall logistics, making clear he had no regrets about how the match ultimately turned out.
"I know a lot of the comments are, you know, ‘How do you finish at four in the morning?’ and all of that," Roddick said. "Well, every match goes to a match tiebreak except for one. And you’ve got to get 25,000 people out of a stadium responsibly, and you’ve got to get 25,000 people in responsibly. So, I hear a lot of complaining. I don’t hear a lot of proposed solutions."
Roddick stood by the Grand Slam's late-night session format while conceding that a five-hour match could test viewers’ patience, echoing a concern raised by sports podcaster Bill Simmons.
"Starting earlier wasn’t possible because of Frances and Mickelson’s match," Roddick said. "And so, you have to have a night session at the US Open. It’s one of the things that we all love. And they’ve been on the wrong side of luck. Now, I know there are some people who have said shorter format. And I know Bill Simmons made the point that this is ridiculous, that we’re playing too long. He’s normally well-thought-out in his thoughts. I don’t disagree with the premise that, like, ‘Five hours is too much. I’m bored.'"
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"7-6 in the fifth last night for Ben Shelton and Carlos Alcaraz in that match, where Tiafoe is down two sets, and the guy’s serving for it — I kind of like the fact that we have a sport where you get into these long-form matches, and it’s the hardest thing on earth," Roddick said. "It’s the hardest sport in the world. If you take that away, can we lay that claim anymore? I don’t know."
Roddick acknowledged the practical case for a shorter format, noting the challenges a late-night match can pose for those working behind the scenes.
"I understand all the pragmatists out there that say we should have a shorter format. I understand the reasons for it. I understand that it’s inconvenient for Sean to be up until 4:00 a.m., you know, watching this match while he’s editing last night’s show," Roddick said. "I understand that some people have to go to sleep because, like you, I had to go to sleep to protect my workday today. I understand all of the rational arguments."
On Friday, Tiafoe and Shelton will meet on center court at Arthur Ashe Stadium, named for the 1968 champion who remains the last Black American man to win the U.S. Open men’s singles title.
Talarico says he 'missed the mark' as he backtracks on controversial woke statements
In a Fox News exclusive interview, Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico came out in favor of banning gender surgery for minors and opposed transgender-identifying men competing in women’s sports.
Talarico also backtracked on several of his more controversial claims, including saying there are six genders and that "God is nonbinary."
This comes as the Texas Senate race, which is surprisingly close according to recent Fox News polling, enters its final months. The race is considered critical to both parties' chances of securing a Senate majority. Talarico is facing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican who has faced controversies of his own. A Republican loss in Texas would significantly impact President Donald Trump's ability to implement his agenda.
Fox News spoke with Talarico at a food drive campaign event in Dallas on Tuesday. Talarico’s event took place as the first-ever GOP midterm convention kicked off just miles away in downtown Dallas.
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Asked whether he would vote as a U.S. senator in favor of a national ban on gender surgery for minors, Talarico answered, "Absolutely."
He said, "I've been consistent on this issue," explaining his opposition to a Texas bill to ban transgender surgeries on minors by saying the measure "was overly broad."
"If you go back and check, I voted for a major amendment to limit the bill to banning surgeries for minors," he said. "As a lawmaker, my job is to try to sift through everything the bill does. And sometimes there's stuff in it that's really harmful, and I have no choice but to oppose the bill as a whole."
"It's why I try to use amendments, to narrow the focus of the bill so that it does exactly what we intend it to do," he continued. "It's what I tried to do with that piece of legislation, and unfortunately the amendment I supported was unsuccessful."
In 2023, as a member of the Texas House of Representatives, Talarico voted against a state bill titled SB 14, which prohibited certain gender surgery, puberty blockers and certain hormone treatments for minors. There were 18 amendments to the bill proposed by Democrats, all of which Talarico voted in favor and all of which ultimately failed.
In the same interview, Talarico acknowledged that men in women’s sports is a significant issue in Texas. He said, "I oppose trans athletes playing in girls’ sports if it endangers safety or fairness."
"Every sport has to be safe and fair. As a former public school teacher, I care a lot about our student athletes. I care a lot about our students. And so, I will oppose trans athletes playing in girls’ sports if it risks safety or fairness," he said.
Talarico’s comments mark a shift from his earlier position as a Texas state lawmaker.
In 2021, while serving on the Texas House Public Education Committee, he opposed SB 29, which sought to require public-school athletes to compete based on the biological sex listed on their birth certificate, calling the issue a "manufactured problem." Later that year, he voted against HB 25, which enacted similar restrictions into Texas law.
He also addressed perhaps his most controversial statement, which he made in 2021, while opposing a Texas bill to keep men out of women’s sports. Talarico said on the state House floor that "God is both masculine and feminine and everything in between. God is non-binary."
"I was being provocative with that statement. I get that," Talarico admitted, explaining, "What I was trying to say is that you can't use human categories to define God, and that's not controversial theologically. In fact, the late Charlie Kirk, the late Pope Benedict all said the same thing."
Talarico continued, claiming "these comments are being clipped out of context to try to distract from Ken Paxton's career of corruption."
"You mentioned [Paxton] being acquitted in the state Senate. That was after two of his billionaire megadonors gave the lieutenant governor a $3 million check to buy his acquittal," Talarico said. "So, Ken Paxton is the most corrupt politician in Texas and he's gonna try to clip some of my comments, including comments where I was being a little provocative in order to try to distract from that career."
Fox News Digital reached out to the Paxton campaign for a response.
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Regarding his past comment about there being more than two genders, Talarico said he does not currently believe there are six sexes.
"I've missed the mark on some of my past statements. I will be the first to admit it," he said. "What I meant is that there are two sexes, and then there's a small percentage of people with genetic abnormalities."
"Obviously didn't say it correctly. There are not six sexes. There are two, and I think the reason that politicians in that convention center across the street want to talk about six sexes is because they don't want to talk about $6 diesel," he said.
Though he walked back these controversies, Talarico did not hold back on his criticism of the Supreme Court, which he described as "infected" with corruption, saying it "needs to be overhauled."
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He said that if elected, "You're going to expect that I will vote for overhaul to the Supreme Court. That will include binding codes of conduct for our justices. It'll include term limits, and I am open to a discussion about expanding the number of justices."
Following these controversies, Talarico pledged to keep his message focused on affordability for the remainder of the campaign.
"Everywhere I go across the state of Texas, people are struggling to survive in this economy. They are struggling to afford the basics: groceries, gas, utilities, healthcare. And that's what I'm going to be focused on from now until Election Day."
On the topic of affordability, Talarico said that "we should not have a state income tax" in Texas. This is despite Talarico previously voting against a measure to permanently ban a state income tax, which he suggested was redundant and an example of "government waste at its worst."
The measure was ultimately passed by the Texas Legislature and approved by Texas voters in November 2019.