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Trump FCC pick says bringing 'censorship cartel' to heel will be a 'top' priority: 'It's got to end'

Bringing the "censorship cartel" to heel is slated to be a top priority for incoming Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr.

On Sunday, the Trump-appointed lead spelled out how the incoming administration's commitment to protecting free speech might translate across social media and beyond.

"Combating tech censorship is going to be one of the top priorities for me. We need to restore Americans' right to free speech," he told "Sunday Morning Futures" guest host Jackie DeAngelis.

"You mentioned Facebook and other companies. They've been part of a censorship cartel that have worked with advertisers. They've worked with government officials to censor the free speech rights of everyday Americans, and that's got to end because censorship isn't just about stopping work. It's about stopping ideas."

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"America is a country of founders, of people that have pushed boundaries, pushed frontiers. They've innovated and, when you silence speech, you silence ideas, and we unleash America's prosperity again. That's why you feel this vibe shifting in the country where people know President Trump is about to lead another great American comeback, because this wet blanket of government control is going away, and our economy is going to flourish again."

Big Tech companies have long received criticism for allegedly stifling free speech and operating with a liberal bias, perhaps most infamously when Twitter removed the Hunter Biden laptop story from its platform prior to the Elon Musk takeover and various platforms, including Facebook, censored content branded as COVID-19 misinformation during the pandemic.

Just months ago, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg admitted to bowing to pressures from the Biden-Harris administration to censor content on its platforms and expressed regret for doing so.  

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With the changing of the guard coming next month, Zuckerberg reportedly dined with President-elect Trump at Mar-a-Lago.

Incoming White House deputy chief of policy, Stephen Miller, shared the news on "The Ingraham Angle" last week.

"Obviously, he has his own interests, and he has his own company, and he has his own agenda," he said. "But he’s made clear that he wants to support the national renewal of America under President Trump’s leadership."

Trump tapped current senior Republican member of the FCC Brendan Carr to lead the agency last month as his cabinet began to take shape, branding him as a "warrior for free speech" who has "fought against the regulatory Lawfare that has stifled Americans’ Freedoms, and held back our Economy."

Largest gold deposit in the world worth $83 billion found in China

What is being dubbed as the largest gold deposit in the world has been found in China, state outlet Xinhua news said.

The gold reserves are worth 600 billion yuan, according to Reuters, which amounts to $83 billion U.S. 

The discovery was made by geologists with the Hunan Provincial Geological Institute about 12 miles beneath the surface in the Asian country's Pingjiang County, Xinhua reported, according to the New York Post. 

The area of the discovery of 40 gold ore veins with a total of 300.2 tons of gold resources is known as the Wangu goldfield. 

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Hunan Academy of Geology forecast that there were more than 1,000 tons of gold reserves at a depth of over 3,000 meters, according to Xinhua.

China is the world's largest gold producer, accounting for around 10% of global output in 2023, data from the World Gold Council showed.

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Prior to the discovery, the title of the largest gold reserve in the world went to the South Deep gold mine in Gauteng Province, South Africa, the Post states. It holds about 930 metric tons of gold. 

In October, prices for gold futures had risen over 32% year to date and more than 38% in the past year, setting a number of new all-time highs in the process. 

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One ounce of gold is currently going for nearly $2,674.

Investors have turned to gold as a safe haven from a variety of geopolitical risks in the past year, including the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine. Uncertainty surrounding the direction of U.S. economic policy after the election, as well as the Fed's rate-cutting plans and long-term trajectory of the growing national debt have also bolstered investment in gold.

FOX Business' Eric Revell and Reuters contributed to this report.

James Van Der Beek selling 'Varsity Blues' merchandise to combat 'financial burden' of cancer

Neither fame nor fortune will make you immune to cancer. 

Actor James Van Der Beek, 47, knows this all too well.

Van Der Beek, best known for his titular role in television's "Dawson's Creek" as well as his portrayal of backup quarterback Jonathan "Mox" Moxon in the 1999 picture, "Varsity Blues," announced on social media that he was selling jerseys emblazoned with the latter character's last name in celebration of the movie's 25th anniversary. 

"Each one personally autographed by me," he wrote in his Instagram caption. 

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But he also shared that any profit made from the merchandise would go to help those impacted by cancer, himself included. "100% of my net proceeds will go to families recovering from the financial burden of cancer (including my own)," he wrote.

A representative for Van Der Beek did not immediately return Fox News Digital's request for more information on how proceeds would be allocated.

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Three weeks ago, Van Der Beek revealed that he had been diagnosed with stage 3 colorectal cancer. In an effort to subvert a tabloid breaking the story, Van Der Beek shared his diagnosis on social media.

"There’s no playbook for how [to] announce these things, but I’d planned on talking about it at length with People magazine at some point soon," the "Dawson's Creek" heartthrob wrote on Instagram. "To raise awareness and tell my story on my own terms. But that plan had to be altered early this morning when I was informed that a tabloid was going to run with the news."

Van Der Beek wrote that he'd been handling the matter "privately" and was "getting treatment and dialing in" his "overall health with greater focus than ever before."

"It’s been quite the initiation, and I’ll tell you more when I’m ready. Apologies to all the people in my life who I’d planned on telling myself. Nothing about this process has occurred on my preferred timeline.… But we roll with it, taking each surprise as a signpost, pointing us toward a greater destiny than we would have discovered without divine intervention."

Van Der Beek, who shares six children with wife Kimberly, told People that his view of cancer before being diagnosed was skewed. 

"I’d always associated cancer with age and with unhealthy, sedentary lifestyles. But I was in amazing cardiovascular shape. I tried to eat healthy – or as far as I knew it at the time," he explained.

But then his bowel movements noticeably changed – something Van Der Beek chalked up to an unhealthy diet

"I thought maybe I needed to stop coffee," he shared. "Or maybe not put cream in the coffee. But when I cut that out and it didn’t improve, I thought, ‘All right, I better get this checked out.’"

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After undergoing a colonoscopy and learning of his diagnosis, Van Der Beek said he "went into shock."

"This has been a crash course in the mastery of mind, body, and spirit," he said.. "I thought, ‘This is either going to take me out of the body, or it’s going to teach me how to truly live in it.'"

"The trickiest thing is there are so many unknowns with cancer," he continued, opting not to share his treatment plan or current health status. "You think, ‘How do I fix this? Is this healing me? Is this hurting me? Is this working? Is it coming back?’ As someone who likes answers, not knowing is one of the hardest things."

But Van Der Beek added that he's "cautiously optimistic," and has "a lot to live for." 

On Thanksgiving, he wrote on social media, "It’s been a tough year… and I’m thankful for all of it. For the giant life re-direct cancer has placed in my path. For the gift of knowing what it feels like to have friends come through on such a profound level, and in ways I never would have been able to ask for had I not been going through it," he said, adding that he was thankful for his fans and family's support.

Canadian town fined for refusing to celebrate Pride Month, fly rainbow flag

A Canadian town is facing a fine of $10,000 for refusing to participate in Pride Month and fly the "LGBTQ2 rainbow flag" outside its municipal building.

The town of Emo, Ontario, which has a population of about 1,300 and is situated near the border with Minnesota, was found to have violated the Ontario Human Rights Code by the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario for refusing to proclaim June as Pride Month, according to a report from the National Post.

The town was also issued a citation for its failure to fly "an LGBTQ2 rainbow flag," the report notes, despite Emo not having an official flag pole.

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In addition to the $10,000 fine, officials from the town were ordered to complete mandatory "human rights" training.

According to the report, the decision to cite Emo began with a 2020 incident in which the town was approached by a group called Borderland Pride, which issued a written request asking that Emo declare June Pride Month.

The group’s request also included a draft proclamation, containing clauses such as "pride is necessary to show community support and belonging for LGBTQ2 individuals" and "the diversity of sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression represents a positive contribution to society."

Borderland Pride also asked the city to fly an "LGBTQ2 rainbow flag for a week of your choosing."

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The request was defeated by a 3-2 vote at a later Emo township council meeting, where Mayor Harold McQuaker argued there was "no flag being flown for the other side of the coin… there’s no flags being flown for the straight people."

The line was seen as particularly offensive to Human Rights Tribunal vice-chair Karen Dawson, who said she found the remark "demeaning and disparaging of the LGBTQ2 community of which Borderland Pride is a member and therefore constituted discrimination under the Code."

Dawson further argued that the remark was made in "close proximity" to  McQuaker’s no vote on the Borderland Pride request, meaning it "constituted discrimination under the Code."

Borderland Pride sought a $15,000 fine for the Township as well as a $10,000 fine for each of the three council members who voted no on the group’s request, according to the report, though the tribunal eventually settled on the $10,000 fine for the township and a $5,000 for McQuaker.

McQuaker and Emo’s chief administrative officer were also ordered to complete an online course offered by the Ontario Human Rights Commission called "Human Rights 101" and "provide proof of completion… to Borderland Pride within 30 days."

Candace Cameron Bure says 'shocking red sweep' is proof faith is making a comeback: ‘Let God’s will be done'

As Americans continue to grapple with the results of the 2024 election, "Full House" actress Candace Cameron Bure is leaning on her faith in God and encouraging others to approach policy issues from a "biblical perspective."

In an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital, Cameron Bure further detailed what it means to "vote like Jesus" – a personal motto she shared on social media ahead of the election that helped her navigate which direction she should cast her vote in on Nov 5 of this year. 

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"You have two candidates that are really the viable options you can write in, of course. But God's not going to be surprised either way, no matter who wins. So let God's will be done. That's what I mean by it," she said.

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The actress took to social media to encourage others to "look at the policies" rather than "pick apart" each candidate's character.

"It's our duty as Americans to go out and vote," she wrote. "And, you know, there's never going to be two perfect candidates. And everyone is flawed, not just our presidential candidates, but every single one of us."

The actress revealed that she resorts to the Bible for navigating policy issues, saying that she turns to the Scriptures to "break it down."

"I look at the issues from a biblical perspective. So, that's why I said 'vote like Jesus,'" Cameron Bure added.

TRUMP VOTERS DON'T THINK HE'S VERY RELIGIOUS, BUT SAY HE FIGHTS FOR RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES: POLL

According to a poll taken earlier this year, a whopping eight out of 10 Americans believe religion's influence in America is declining.

That means as much as 80 percent of U.S. adults think religion is losing its influence on American life, The Pew Research Center's 2024 survey discovered.

Another Pew poll, released the some month, suggested that while Trump voters don't necessarily believe he's very religious, they believe he fights for religious communities. 

Fox News Digital posed a significant question to the "Full House" star, asking if the results — including Donald Trump's White House victory and Republicans taking full control of Congress — were "proof" that faith is making a comeback.

"Yes. I think everyone was blown away by this election. It was just a red sweep and more shocking than a lot of people realized," she said.

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"I think that a lot of people have had a hard time in the last four years trying to buy groceries. So, there's a lot, a lot of things. I mean, I could go off on it," she added. "I kind of put my political opinions aside in a more gentle way since co-hosting 'The View.'"

Fox News' Laura Carrione contributed to this report.

Georgian PM praises country's protest crackdown despite US condemnation

Facing condemnation from the United States and defiance from his own president, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze praised police on Sunday for cracking down on protesters who he said were acting on foreign orders to undermine the state.

Georgia, a country of 3.7 million people that was once part of the Soviet Union, has been plunged into crisis since the governing Georgian Dream party said on Thursday it was halting European Union accession talks for the next four years.

The EU and the United States are alarmed by what they see as Georgia's shift away from a pro-Western path and back towards Russia's orbit. Big anti-government protests have taken place in the capital Tbilisi for the past three nights, and police have fired water cannon and tear gas into the crowds.

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More protests are planned in Tbilisi for Sunday night, and local media reported demonstrations were taking place in towns and cities throughout the country.

Russian security official Dmitry Medvedev said on Sunday that an attempted revolution was taking place in Georgia. The former Russian president said on Telegram that Georgia was "moving rapidly along the Ukrainian path, into the dark abyss. Usually this sort of thing ends very badly".

Medvedev, once seen as a modernising reformer, has reinvented himself as an aggressive hawk since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, often hurling dire warnings at Kyiv and its Western supporters.

The Kremlin has yet to comment on the latest events in Georgia, but it has long accused the West of fomenting revolutions in post-Soviet countries that Moscow still regards as part of its sphere of influence.

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Georgian Prime Minister Kobakhidze dismissed criticism by the United States, which has condemned the use of "excessive force" against demonstrators.

"Despite the heaviest systematic violence applied yesterday by the violent groups and their foreign instructors, the police acted at a higher standard than the American and European ones and successfully protected the state from another attempt to violate the constitutional order," he told a press conference, without providing evidence of foreign involvement.

Kobakhidze also shrugged off Washington's announcement on Saturday that it was suspending its strategic partnership with Georgia. He said this was a "temporary event", and Georgia would talk to the new administration of President-elect Donald Trump when it takes office in January.

Deepening the constitutional crisis in the country, outgoing President Salome Zourabichvili - a critic of the government and a strong advocate of Georgian membership of the EU - said on Saturday that she would refuse to step down when her term ends later this month.

Zourabichvili said she would stay in office because the new parliament - chosen in October in elections that the opposition says were rigged - was illegitimate and had no authority to name her successor.

Kobakhidze said he understood Zourabichvili's "emotional state".

"But of course on December 29 she will have to leave her residence and surrender this building to a legitimately elected president," he said.

Georgian Dream has nominated Mikheil Kavelashvili, a former soccer star with a record of hardline, anti-Western statements, as its candidate for president. The head of state will be chosen on Dec. 14 by an electoral college consisting of members of parliament and local government representatives.

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For much of the period since the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union, Georgia has leaned strongly towards the West and tried to loosen the influence of Russia, to which it lost a brief war in 2008. It has been promised eventual NATO membership, and became an official candidate for EU entry last year.

But domestic opponents and Western governments have become alarmed by what they see as increasingly authoritarian and pro-Russian tendencies by the Georgian Dream government.

In June, it enacted a law obliging NGOs to register as "foreign agents" if they received more than 20% of their funding from abroad. In September, parliament approved a law curbing LGBT rights.

The government says it is acting to protect the country from foreign interference and avoid suffering the fate of Ukraine by being dragged into a new war with Russia.

New EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas voiced solidarity on Sunday with the demonstrators.

"We stand with the Georgian people and their choice for a European future," she posted on X.

"We condemn the violence against protesters & regret signals from ruling party not to pursue Georgia's path to EU and democratic backsliding of the country. This will have direct consequences from EU side."

Aaron Rodgers 'long shot' to return to Jets in 2025: report

The final six games of the New York Jets’ 2024 season could be the last time fans see Aaron Rodgers in the green and white.

Ahead of the Jets’ Week 13 game against the Seattle Seahawks, the NFL Network reported that it was a "long shot" for Rodgers to return to the team in 2025.

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Rodgers is in the midst of the worst season of his career. He has 2,442 passing yards, 17 touchdown passes and seven interceptions. It’s the second time in the last eight years he’s had at least seven interceptions in a single season. He had 12 in 2022 with the Green Bay Packers.

The report noted Rodgers’ $35 million option bonus for the 2025 season if the team decided to bring him back.

The star quarterback’s name had been in the rumor mill during the team’s bye week. He addressed reports he had already decided he wasn’t going to return to the Jets in an interview on "The Pat McAfee Show."

"I don’t even know if I want to play yet, but New York would be my first option," he said.

He also debunked reports that he wants to play elsewhere next season instead of with the Jets.

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"As far as my future goes, I haven’t told anybody in my life that I want to play in 2025 and not on the Jets," he said. "That’s 100% false. I actually said the opposite. I said that I’m going to wait and see what happens at the end of the season, and if they want me back, what happens with [interim head coach Jeff Ulbrich], what happens with the offensive staff, obviously the GM at the time. They just fired Joe. 

"There’s a lot of things out of my control when it comes to that, but I’ve really enjoyed my time in New York. Obviously, we haven’t had the success we all wanted to have. But I’ve made some great friendships on the team. I’ve enjoyed living in Jersey, I’ve enjoyed my time in the city, I’ve enjoyed getting to know the fans. And I came here to win here. So I’m not jumping off ship like, ‘Oh, I definitely want to play and not in New York.’"

Rodgers was off of the injury report going into the game against Seattle. But he acknowledged his age in his appearance on McAfee’s show.

"When you’re 40 going on 41, you’re obviously at the end of your career so, obviously if it’s New York, they have to want me to be here, and then new GM, new staff, all have to want me to be with the Jets. And then body-wise, got to see how I’m feeling, and if I want to sign up to go back to the grind," he said.

Rodgers has been battling numerous injuries following his Achilles tear from 2023, including ankle, hamstring and knee injuries this year. 

Fox News’ Scott Thompson contributed to this report.

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Colorado State women's volleyball coach praises team after win over squad with trans player

Colorado State Rams women’s volleyball coach Emily Kohan called the team’s Mountain West Tournament Championship win over San Jose State on Saturday a "statement" victory.

The Rams earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament with the four-set win over the Spartans. San Jose State competed in the tournament under a shroud of controversy over the eligibility of transgender player Blaire Fleming. San Jose State had a bye in the first round and Boise State forfeited its match to allow the Spartans to play in the finals.

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Kohan credited her team for staying the course.

"We stuck together through a lot, against a lot of odds and a lot of negative energy, and we controlled our own destiny," Kohan said, via the Las Vegas Review-Journal. "I think we made a statement in the process."

Colorado State was one of the Mountain West teams that did end up playing San Jose State during the regular season. The Spartans had five conference opponents forfeit matches against them. They were 1-1.

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"No one from (Colorado State) was negative in this whole thing," Kohan added. "Nobody came and blamed anyone else, and nobody tried to point fingers. We’ve tried to make this really difficult situation as neutral or as controlled on our side as possible. It’s been a dynamic that we’ve handled really well… and not be nasty humans in the process."

For Fleming, the conference finals will likely be the final match of the player’s career.

Fleming led the Spartans on a run to the championship match in a senior season overshadowed by lawsuits from a teammate and a national controversy over Fleming being transgender. Fleming led the team in spikes and prompted four Mountain West rivals to forfeit a total of seven conference games, including a tournament semifinal.

Fox News’ Jackson Thompson contributed to this report.

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Megan Rapinoe hypes NWSL star's award win despite sex eligibility test controversy

Former U.S. women’s soccer star Megan Rapinoe defended Barbra Banda, whom the BBC named Women's Footballer of The Year despite controversy surrounding the player's eligibility in Africa.

Banda withdrew from the Zambian squad for the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco after failing to meet sex eligibility requirements in 2022, the BBC previously reported. Banda was allowed to compete at the Paris Olympics and has become the second-leading scorer in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) this season, playing for the Orlando Pride. 

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Despite the reported failed eligibility, Banda was still named the award winner while transgender inclusion in women’s sports has become a hot-button issue in the U.S. and abroad.

Rapinoe spoke out in a post in her since-expired Instagram Stories.

"You've thrilled, entertained and inspired us, and the world, all year long," Rapinoe wrote on Friday, via Goal.com. "This is so deserved as is every bit of your success. You stand so much taller than the tiny people trying to tear you down."

The 2024 season with the Pride was the first for Banda, who scored 13 goals in 22 matches.

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Orlando was 18-6-2 and won the NWSL Championship for the first time in league history. Banda scored the lone goal in the match.

Rapinoe has been a staunch advocate for LGBTQ rights and trans-inclusion in women’s sports.

She said in July 2023 she would support a transgender female player on the U.S. women’s national team.

"Absolutely," she told Time magazine last year. "‘You’re taking a ‘real’ woman’s place,’ that’s the part of the argument that’s still extremely transphobic. I see trans women as real women. What you’re saying automatically in the argument – you’re sort of telling on yourself already – is you don’t believe these people are women. 

"Therefore, they’re taking the other spot. I don’t feel that way."

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Former lawmaker calls for complete 'rebrand' of 'toxic' Democratic Party

Former Democratic lawmaker Tim Ryan said during an interview on Saturday that the Democratic Party needed a complete rebrand and that many parts of the Democratic Party brand were "toxic."

"You start with a complete reset. We need a rebrand. I think you and I have been talking about this since 2016, like, our brand is toxic in so many places and it is like, you are a Democrat? That’s the stuff we get like in Ohio. So it needs — we need a complete reboot. We need a complete reboot with the DNC. We need a complete rebranding," he told MSNBC's "The Weekend."

Ryan spoke to MSNBC about how the Democratic Party should move forward after President-elect Donald Trump's victory over Vice President Kamala Harris, as several members on both sides of the party continue to question where they went wrong.

"People want to trust us. They don’t want to go to Donald Trump. I’m telling you, the middle-of-the-road people, they’re holding their nose to vote for him, but we did not give them enough, like, we are reindustrializing, we are talking about American competitiveness," Ryan added.

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Ryan said the Democratic Party was in a fight with the crypto industry and wondered why. 

"We’ve got to get back to the bread and butter policies," he continued. 

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-VT., has attributed the Democratic Party's loss to the abandonment of working-class voters.

Other prominent voices in the party, including Nancy Pelosi, disagreed.

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"With all due respect, and I have a great deal of respect for him [Sanders], for what he stands for, but I don't respect him saying that the Democratic Party has abandoned the working class families. That's where we are," Pelosi told The New York Times' "The Interview" podcast. 

Ryan suggested Democrats look to former President Bill Clinton's "touchstone" campaign.

"The other thing that I think is really big, we can’t be for solely redistribution. We are going to tax the bad guys who are rich, which we want people to aspire to make money in America. We will tax them because they’re really bad people and we’re going to give you money. No, it is about growing the pie. It is about getting back to you want — it is the Bill Clinton campaign. It is the modern Democratic campaign. Look at the touchstone. Reinventing government," he said.