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CBS News takes heat over report on Dem hopeful Abdul El-Sayed's now-deleted 9/11 posts
CBS News faced heat from the far-left Monday over a report about past comments Democratic Michigan Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed made about 9/11 ahead of the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attack.
"As the nation prepares to mark 25 years since Sept. 11, 2001, Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Michigan, may be facing the risk of renewed scrutiny and fresh political attack," CBS News wrote Monday.
The report cited El-Sayed's deleted social media posts, including some from 2020 comparing the nearly 3,000 Americans killed on 9/11 to the death toll from the coronavirus pandemic. Another post from Sept. 11, 2021, first uncovered by The Washington Free Beacon, read, "Today, I mourn the 3K lives, 6K injuries, & infrastructural devastation in NYC, perpetuated ignorantly in the name of my faith. Tomorrow, I'll mourn ~1M lives, millions of injuries, & infrastructural devastation in 3 countries, perpetuated ignorantly in the name of my country."
However, many of El-Sayed's supporters and other liberal critics expressed outrage linking El-Sayed to the forthcoming 9/11 anniversary.
"What an insane headline," far-left commentator Hasan Piker reacted on X. "This is why the [new Paramount owner David Ellison] bought CBS and put Bari Weiss in charge."
Bari Weiss was tapped by Ellison to become the network's editor-in-chief last fall as part of Paramount's multimillion-dollar acquisition of her outlet The Free Press.
"Hi @CBS @CBSNews @bariweiss do you think it's super offensive and disgusting and Islamophobic to do a tweet about the potential first ever Muslim Democratic senator which begins by referencing 9/11?" Zeteo founder and former MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan asked.
"Despicable anti-Muslim woke right garbage from the house CBS account," The Bulwark podcast host and MS NOW analyst Tim Miller wrote.
SOCIALIST CANDIDATES CAN DELETE OLD POSTS, BUT THEY CAN'T ERASE THEIR RADICALISM
"What an insane, blatantly racist headline. Unreal," Rep. Yassamin Ansari, D-Ariz., posted.
"The current state of institutional media legit bums me out," Vox host and editorial director Astead Herndon said. "We’ve burned through so much credibility in recent years. And our information ecosystem is worse for it."
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A CBS News source familiar with the story shrugged off the criticism, telling Fox News Digital that reports about deleted social media posts from politicians are published "all the time."
El-Sayed was confronted about his deleted posts by a local CBS News reporter on the campaign trail.
"What happened on 9/11 is a disaster. It was a terrible attack on our country," El-Sayed said. "And our responsibility is also to think about, how do we build an America where we are protecting our servicemen and women from being asked to fight in wars we have no business fighting in?"
CBS News did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
WATCH: Maryland carjacking suspect plows toward cops as they open fire
Newly released body camera footage shows an alleged carjacking suspect driving toward Maryland police officers, striking an officer and multiple cars before officers opened fire as she attempted to flee.
Police in Anne Arundel County responded on May 7 at around 9 p.m. to the area of North Crain Highway and 11th Avenue in Glen Burnie for a report of a hit-and-run. When police arrived at the scene, they learned a woman had crashed her car into another vehicle before forcibly taking the vehicle belonging to a family member who had shown up to help her.
The woman, identified as Jasmin L. Cooper, 28, was later located inside the vehicle on the 8500 block of Severn.
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Officers can be seen in the video pointing their guns at the woman inside the car, yelling at her to "turn the car off" and "get out of the car." At one point, she raises her hands from the wheel, but she does not exit the vehicle.
"So what, she stole her son's car?" one officer is heard saying in the footage.
A short time later, the woman pulled out of the parking space and sped away while officers hurried out of the way.
SUSPECT ACCUSED OF HURLING CHAINSAW AT DEPUTIES DURING CHAOTIC STOLEN CAR CHASE CAUGHT ON VIDEO
Police said Cooper drove toward the officers, striking an officer, two patrol cars and another vehicle, prompting officers to discharge their firearms, striking her..
Additional officers responding to the scene observed Cooper turn onto Reece Road. She crashed into another car in the area of Reece Road and Telegraph Road and attempted to break into another occupied vehicle before officers apprehended her.
The footage shows the woman lying on the ground in handcuffs. The video also shows officers bandaging the woman's wound after she was shot in the parking lot.
Cooper was charged with carjacking, attempted carjacking , multiple counts of reckless endangerment, first- and second-degree assault and related charges.
The suspect and the officer who was struck by her were both treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
Chad Ochocinco warns Browns' Deshaun Watson has 'very short' leash, could lose starting job by Week 3
The Cleveland Browns made their quarterback decision entering the 2026 NFL season, but football fans are still trying to process why Deshaun Watson is getting the Week 1 start against the Jacksonville Jaguars over Shedeur Sanders.
The decision by first-year head coach Todd Monken may have answered the question on everyone’s mind for the Browns this preseason, but the debate still rages on throughout the football world considering Watson’s track record in Cleveland and how the $230 million man hasn’t lived up to his contract in the slightest.
In fact, fans booed Watson during their home preseason against the Buffalo Bills, to which he called them "disrespectful" and "personal" rather than a reaction to his performance on the field.
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Either way, Watson heads into the new campaign – his first regular-season play since tearing his Achilles in 2024 – with an immense amount of pressure. However, one former NFL star believes the leash will be quite tight for the veteran signal caller.
Maybe to the point where he doesn’t start under center come Week 3 – the Browns’ home opener against the Carolina Panthers.
"If they start the season 0-2 – you open with the Jaguars. Then, you have Tampa Bay, then you come home. I’m not sure you play the third game, but you’d have to start that season off either 1-1 or 2-0. Either 1-1 or 2-0. One or the other. If you start off 0-2, they’re making a move. They’re making a move before the season gets too far away from them," Chad Ochocinco told OutKick in a recent interview while highlighting his partnership with DraftKings ahead of this NFL season.
DESHAUN WATSON SAYS 'EMOTIONS GOT THE BEST OF ME' AFTER RIPPING CLEVELAND BROWNS FANS FOR BOOING
Ochocinco has been very vocal about the Browns’ quarterback conundrum on his "Nightcap" podcast with Shannon Sharpe, where he’s noted on numerous occasions that there was never really a position battle between Watson, Sanders, Dillon Gabriel and anyone else on the quarterbacks' depth chart.
"It was never a quarterback competition. It never was. At no point in any game is the $46 million man competing for a job and would lose to the younger player based on salary," Ochocinco said. "As an owner and person writing the check, Deshaun Watson was always going to be the starting quarterback no matter what. Now, it’s his job to lose now going forward, and his leash is going to be very short."
From the fan perspective, Ochocinco also understands why the Browns faithful feel the way they do about Watson.
Since he came over in a now-infamous trade with the Houston Texans, Watson, who was given a whopping $230 million, fully guaranteed contract over five years, has started just 19 games across three seasons, with injuries and his lengthy 11-game NFL suspension coming in 2022. In those games, the Browns have gone 9-10, including the most recent in 2024 where he went 1-6. Watson has thrown 19 touchdowns compared to 12 interceptions, competing 61.2% of his passes for 3,365 yards and a passer rating of 80.7.
For comparison there, in his four years with the Texans, where he earned three Pro Bowls and led the NFL with 4,823 yards in 2020, he had a passer rating of 104.5.
"The fans are upset, the fans are booing because they have nothing to cheer for," Ochocinco said. "You haven’t given them anything to cheer for in general. So, the bad taste that’s left in their mouths are the issues that came with you from Houston on top of coming here to Cleveland. You’ve given them nothing to cheer for, therefore that’s why they’re gonna feel the way they feel."
So, what do Watson and the Browns do if even their home crowd seems to be against the most important player on the field for them come Week 1? As the saying goes, the shortest way through a storm is straight.
Watson is going to have to face the music, and Ochocinco is hoping he can do it.
"But one thing can happen: performing and winning cures all," he said. "Listen, they come out the gate, somehow find a way to beat Jacksonville, find a way to beat Tampa, and you go into Cleveland the first home game 2-0. Man, they will cheer their a—off. You’re gonna hear cheering and eruptions of cheering for Deshaun that he’s never heard before. Honestly, I’m hoping he does.
"Winning cures all. It doesn’t matter what you did. You’re the quarterback of their team. If you start out the gate 1-1 at best – 2-0 best scenario – they’re going to love you in Cleveland despite what you’ve done. They’ll love you because you’re winning – something they haven’t had consistently for a very long time."
It will be a tough task for Watson and the Browns to get those wins against playoff hopefuls in Weeks 1 and 2. But Ochocinco sees no other way for Watson to hang on to his job even if it is just the start of a new campaign.
OCHO LOVES DRAFTKINGS GAMEDAY
College football is already underway, and the NFL is right around the corner, which has Ochocinco very excited about football being back. Also, he’s excited to impact the fan experience with DraftKings.
"DraftKings Gameday," which will take place on Sept. 2, was announced on Monday with quite the activation as it celebrates the first football season with DraftKings Sports & Casino available in all 50 states. As a way to fuel fans with the return of football, DraftKings will be offering free gas, while supplies last, to passenger vehicles at select gas stations in Los Angeles, Miami, Dallas, Atlanta and Detroit. Specific locations and event times will be announced separately.
"For me, I think it’s fun because who else would do something like this outside of DraftKings. This is a great touch for NFL fans to start the season," Ochocinco said. "We’re giving you free gas, so when your respective team plays, you’re fueled up to go. And word of mouth will be, ‘You won’t believe this? You know what DraftKings did? I was able to save money and get tickets to go to a game because they paid for my gas.’ That makes sense."
There will also be exclusive DraftKings Gameday promotions for customers, a customized in-app experience, in-person activations, a charitable donation through the DraftKings SERVES program, and a new campaign featuring Kevin Hart and Nick Jonas this season.
"It’s all about the fan experience, so some of the offers and luxuries throughout the season is what sets us apart from everybody else. I’m happy to be a part of them," Ochocinco said.
Gen Z Democratic lawmaker spars with Baby Boomers over whether American Dream is dead
Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Fla., engaged in a fiery debate with a group of Baby Boomers this week on the web series Surrounded, arguing that Generation Z faces economic hurdles their generation did not experience.
The 29-year-old congressman appeared in the viral debate on the Jubilee YouTube channel, where a single public figure faces an entire room of challengers.
In the debate, Frost argued that young Americans were raised with the expectation that going to college — even if it required taking on student debt — would lead to a good job, allow them to repay that debt and provide a pathway toward the American dream. He argued that this bargain, and the American dream prospect itself, no longer holds for many young Americans.
Frost cited his working-class family background and noted that he worked as an Uber driver to make ends meet while running for Congress.
"So that’s the American dream! You lived it!" his debate opponent, comedian Geno Bisconte, responded in a clip that went viral on Monday.
"The American dream isn't driving Uber to barely make ends meet," Frost replied. "The American dream is upward mobility and being able to have success."
"You went from driving an Uber to being a politician!" Bisconte shouted. "Is that upward!? What am I missing?"
"But it's not about one person. It's about the totality of a generation," Frost replied. "That's part of the reason that I have the claim that I have. The majority of my generation is struggling and having a hard time to just survive. Just to survive. The American dream isn't survival, my friend. Is the American dream survival or is it thriving? The American dream is thriving. The fact of the matter is the vast majority of young people feel like they're not able to put aside enough money to have mobility."
Another participant named William argued that many of Frost’s complaints can be attributed to population growth from mass immigration.
BIDEN'S ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION SURGE CAUSED HIGHER RENT AND HOME PRICES, FED STUDY FINDS
"When we started school, there was less than 157 million people in America today. Now there's 340," William responded. "More people needing homes means home prices go up. More people needing food means food prices go up. We can't correct that until we get rid of all the foreigners that have come in here. And your party is refusing to do that, even if they’re illegal!"
Frost pushed back, saying immigrants provide a net economic positive and share more in common with everyday Americans than billionaires do.
He added that entry-level wages haven't kept pace with living costs, making the prospect of buying a home on a retail or service job "a fantasy." Frost also pointed to competition in real estate, noting young buyers now face off against private equity firms.
Analysts and policy experts offered mixed takes on the generational exchange in comments to Fox News Digital.
Judge Glock, director of research and a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, argued that in general young adults have a much higher net income than Baby Boomers did at the same age, but agreed that housing affordability is at its "worst it's been in decades." However, Glock disputed Frost’s contention that institutional investors or older generations are to blame, attributing price spikes to regulatory constraints that limit new housing construction alongside high mortgage rates.
"Frost is wrong that higher housing prices are due to competition from Baby Boomers or Wall Street," Glock said. "The fundamental reason housing prices have gone up is that we are building less than we used to. And we are building less than we used to because of ever-increasing regulations, from zoning to environmental mandates. When combined with high mortgage rates due to both inflation and high levels of government debt, homeownership is becoming increasingly out of reach."
Glock also noted that "This generation also has much higher student debt levels than earlier ones. Due to their high student debt, and lack of wealth in housing, older Millennials have a lower net worth than Gen Xers at the same age. That's not because of a lack of jobs, but because colleges have been handing out ever more low-quality degrees at an ever higher cost."
Elizabeth Pipko, a former Republican National Committee national spokesperson, agreed that Gen Z faces certain major challenges, but argued they should not overestimate the luxuries the Baby Boomer generation had.
"Nobody is arguing that young Americans have it easy. And it is true that housing prices in many parts of America have risen much faster than incomes, particularly in desirable cities and suburbs. But, with that being said, times have changed and the comparison to baby boomers is not exactly fair," she said. "Households back then consumed much less. Today’s family is purchasing a much higher material standard of living. What is considered 'normal' today would have been a dream to many a few decades ago. For example, the material things that improve our quality of life which were mere dreams are now not only attainable by most, but vastly cheaper. Think about computers, televisions, household technology, air travel, etc. Times have changed, yes, and with that comes difficulties, but also incredible advantages and benefits."
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Pipko added that immigration, artificial intelligence, and post-pandemic work shifts are compounding the tough entry-level job market for recent graduates. She cautioned against abusing H-1B visas for cheaper labor, warning that such practices put "American graduates in direct competition for the entry-level jobs that traditionally gave them their start."
Link Lauren, an influencer and former senior advisor to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., also told Fox News Digital, "For years, I’ve recommended trade and technical schools. If you go to college and major in queer theater or LatinX literature, don’t be shocked when there aren’t tons of jobs waiting for you. Unless you really need that four-year degree to go on to medical school or law school, you really have to think twice about spending all that time and money on a college campus. The American dream is certainly attainable. But the landscape has shifted. This is something Charlie Kirk spoke about often."
Fox News Digital also reached out to Frost's campaign and did not receive an immediate reply.
Suspected DUI driver leads cops on wild chase before dramatic takedown on popular California beach
A man accused of driving recklessly led police on an erratic pursuit through San Diego before the chase spilled onto a popular beach Sunday morning, where stunned beachgoers watched officers move in and take him into custody.
The chaotic pursuit began just before 7:30 a.m. when the San Diego Police Department received multiple calls from witnesses reporting a man driving recklessly in the Pacific Beach neighborhood, police told Fox News Digital.
Witnesses described a man behind the wheel of a tan or gold Nissan Frontier doing donuts in parking lots, nearly hitting other vehicles and possibly striking curbs and a retaining wall, according to police.
Officers arrived in the area within minutes and spotted the truck heading west toward the ocean. An officer attempted a traffic stop, but police said the driver fled and a pursuit ensued.
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Officers eventually terminated the pursuit because of what police described as the driver's "increasing wanton disregard to public safety."
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Police later located the truck again, but the driver allegedly failed to yield a second time, sparking another pursuit that officers also terminated.
By then, police said the Nissan was wanted in connection with felony evading, and officers saturated the area in an effort to locate it.
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Officers eventually spotted the truck again driving slowly but held off on another attempted stop until the department's ABLE, or Airborne Law Enforcement, helicopter was overhead and able to track it.
The helicopter followed the Nissan as it drove onto the beach and headed toward the water, police said.
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Video from the scene shows stunned beachgoers watching as officers converge on the pickup on the sand. The driver, identified by police as 25-year-old Griffin Charles Foy, is seen outside the truck with his hands raised as officers move in to detain him.
A police K-9 was also at the scene but was not deployed during Foy’s arrest, authorities said.
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Police said officers conducted a high-risk vehicle stop because of the nature of the alleged violations and Foy's "disregard to public safety."
Foy was taken into custody without further incident.
He was booked into San Diego Central Jail on charges of felony evading a peace officer with wanton disregard for safety, obstructing or resisting a peace officer and driving under the influence of drugs, according to police.
Despite the chaotic pursuit, police said no one was injured.
Ketel Marte breaks unexplained absence from Diamondbacks, will face his teammates 'like a man'
Arizona Diamondbacks star Ketel Marte finally graced his team with his presence Monday, returning to the lineup after ghosting the club and leaving fans holding the bag for two weeks. Naturally, the D-backs rewarded his unexcused vacation by plugging him right back into the clean-up spot as the designated hitter against the Philadelphia Phillies.
"I'm going to stand in front of my teammates like a man," Marte said through a translator. "I'm going to ask for forgiveness. We're human, we all commit mistakes."
Marte walked away from the club in Boston on Aug. 17 without permission, initially leading to a restricted list placement before the team cited knee inflammation.
Marte admitted the no-show was entirely on him.
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"A moment of frustration," he explained. "No one made the decision for me, I'm the one that made the decision to not show up." He added, "I get along really well with Torey, and in that instance I failed him by not showing up," referring to manager Torey Lovullo.
If that wasn't wild enough, Lovullo openly stated after Marte's return that this marks the fourth consecutive season the second baseman has missed a game without team authorization.
If any normal American walked off the job without permission once a year for four straight years, security would escort them out of the building. In Major League Baseball, it just gets you slotted right back into the middle of the order for a playoff push.
While sidelined on the injured list, videos surfaced of Marte casually playing roulette at Talking Stick Casino in Scottsdale while his teammates were grinding out a home game across town. Pressed on the optics of hitting the gaming tables mid-game, Marte shrugged off the backlash like it was nothing. "I've been injured before, those are things that I do in my personal time," he told reporters.
"I've been injured before, those are things that I do in my personal time," Marte told reporters.
When asked directly if he had any message for the Arizona fans who pay his salary, the D-Backs star offered complete silence and simply shook his head no.
The Diamondbacks are stuck in a corner.
At 73-65 and fighting for a Wild Card spot, they desperately need Marte's bat (.249 average, 21 home runs). Locked into a contract through 2031 with full no-trade protection, Marte holds every piece of leverage in the building.
Arizona gets its star back for the stretch run, proving once again that as long as you hit home runs, accountability is completely optional.
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Texas Tech head coach blasts USC, Lincoln Riley, for poor attendance at LA Coliseum in Week Zero
Boy oh boy, do we need a full slate of college football games to start. Immediately, if not sooner.
Despite the LSU Tigers program under Lane Kiffin essentially blowing up the college football model by adding NFL players in order to make their team better and pivotal week one storylines to track, the only topic of discussion around the sport this week has been the attendance at USC's home opener.
The Trojans hosted San Jose State at the LA Coliseum on Saturday at noon, a game time that made little sense for everyone other than NBC. SC entered the game as 38-point favorites, temperatures were in the mid-90's with extreme, and unusual, humidity for Southern California, and the kickoff time ensured there'd be no shade or relief from the miserable conditions.
USC FOOTBALL RIPPED FOR PATHETIC CROWD AT HOME OPENER: 'ABSOLUTELY EMBARRASSING'
Unsurprisingly, many chose to stay home, rationally deciding that they could simply wait for the weather and a more favorable kickoff time to deal with the atrocious LA traffic, elevated parking prices, long walk, and terrible security lines. This has sparked days of outrage and clickbait videos from commentators and analysts in comfortable studios who are certain they'd sit in the heat to watch a full game that was over within 15 minutes. All while ignoring the many examples of other big schools, like the Florida Gators, that have struggled to fill seats for noon games in August.
Now we can add the head coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders, a program known for its moral character, to the list of complainants.
At a news conference on Monday, Joey Maguire explained, just before taking a shot, that he did not want to "take any shots," before saying he's excited to play in front of a sold out crowd in Lubbock this weekend.
"Not to take any shots because I have a lot of respect for USC and Lincoln Riley, but man, it's really awesome to be playing in Lubbock, Texas, knowing we're going to be playing front of 60,000, and it's going to be warm," he said. "It's going to be every bit as warm as it was Saturday. The great thing is we got some really tough people in West Texas that love their football and they're going to show up."
DOES USC'S POOR OPENING GAME ATTENDANCE MEAN LINCOLN RILEY'S ON THE HOT SEAT ALREADY?
It actually won't be as warm in Lubbock as it was in LA, with a forecast high of 92 degrees and lower humidity. And the game is at 4 p.m., meaning the sun will be going down behind the stadium by the second half, instead of only getting increasingly hot as the game wears on.
Though, since weather is the topic of conversation in college football right now, it is a credit to fans in Lubbock that they show up to watch their teams in the heat. The problem though? They have no choice.
Most Texas Tech home games in August and September are going to be miserable, because the weather in Lubbock in August and September is miserable. There's no, "I'll just go to the next game because it'll be more comfortable," because doing so would mean missing half the season. Same with Gainesville, Florida, and most of the South. The weather is objectively awful for two straight months, which means you have little choice but to subject yourself to hell in order to watch the team play.
With USC, by contrast, these outlier heatwaves are pretty easily avoidable. The forecast for Friday night's game against Fresno State, for example, is 72 degrees. By the end of the game, it'll be 68. Some fans make the rational decision to simply...go to that game instead, not waste their time to watch 15 minutes of competitive football. Especially when there are multiple events per week that compete for entertainment dollars.
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Fans in other parts of the country have no choice and are used to atrocious conditions, because they live in places with atrocious summer climates. There's no competition for Texas Tech football in Lubbock, not the NFL, not Major League Baseball, and not Major League Soccer, all of which will have games in LA in the coming weeks.
Should USC's attendance have been higher? Yeah, absolutely. Did it fill in more after kickoff? Also yes, though obviously well below what it could have been. For those who've never been to the Coliseum, it's in downtown LA, which means horrific traffic trying to get to the USC campus. There's little parking at the Coliseum, meaning fans are forced into a nightmarish hellscape of distant structures, and the security lines are infamously awful at an old stadium. Late arriving crowds are part of the LA sports experience, even at USC, because getting places in LA is an unpredictable guessing game.
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Oh, and not that it matters to Maguire or to anyone else, for that matter, but there are plenty of good seats available for most Texas Tech home games this year. Yes, week one is sold out, but their game against Arizona has thousands of tickets just waiting for those "tough" fans to snap up. Even their "biggest" home game, against Arizona State, has seats readily available. Lower level tickets are $170, whereas desirable seats for SC's home game against Oregon in September are $425-$475. For a family of four, that's nearly $2,000 to go to a game, with parking and stadium concessions.
Maybe that's part of the problem too, USC's administration simply pricing their tickets too high for what the market can support. Particularly given the competition in LA and Southern California. USC's student composition has also changed dramatically in recent decades, as the school now has a shockingly high percentage of international students, thanks to their wealthy donor parents, who have little interest in football.
But nuance, rationality, perspective, and experience are not valuable commodities in college football, however, considering social media dunks are far more exciting and attention grabbing.
Teen girl indicted on murder charges for allegedly helping spread livestream of deadly mosque shooting
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A 17-year-old North Carolina girl has been charged with murder by aiding and abetting after allegedly recording a livestream of the deadly San Diego mosque shooting and sharing the attackers’ manifesto.
Forsyth County District Attorney Jim O’Neill said Monday that the teenager, identified as Sarah L. Santiago in court records, was indicted on three murder counts and one conspiracy count, according to The Associated Press.
Although she was across the country during the May 18 attack, she allegedly recorded and helped distribute the attackers’ livestream and published their manifesto.
"She disseminated that information. And she published their manifesto," O'Neill said.
Caleb Vazquez, 18, and Cain Clark, 17, stormed the Islamic Center of San Diego armed and intending to kill people inside, according to authorities.
The gunmen killed three men — Amin Abdullah, Nadir Awad and Mansour Kaziha — who confronted them and helped prevent further bloodshed.
The attackers later died by suicide in a vehicle nearby, police said.
Authorities said the mosque was one target in a broader attack plan.
"Their plan that day was to commit mass murders not only at the mosque, but to follow up at a local Jewish temple. And finally, at a predominantly African-American high school there in town," O'Neill said.
The indictment alleges Santiago agreed before the attack to record and distribute the gunmen’s livestream and publish their manifesto. She is also accused of buying a patch bearing a white-supremacist symbol for one of the attackers to wear during the shooting, The Associated Press reported.
O’Neill said Santiago could face charges in North Carolina even though she was not physically present in California.
"She didn't have to be in California, she's in our jurisdiction," O'Neill said. "And today, a grand jury indicted her and held her responsible for her actions leading up to that disastrous day in May."
O’Neill noted that North Carolina law allows a 17-year-old accused of such conduct to be treated as an adult.
Authorities said the broader investigation has included more than 100 interviews, over 30 search warrants and a review of more than 4 million messages.
"Our investigation shows that the individual had multiple opportunities to come forward to law enforcement and alert us of these deliberate actions, and the failure to do so must have consequences," FBI Charlotte Special Agent in Charge Reid Davis said.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Texas Tech head coach blasts USC, Lincoln Riley, for poor attendance at LA Coliseum in Week Zero
Boy oh boy, do we need a full slate of college football games to start. Immediately, if not sooner.
Despite the LSU Tigers program under Lane Kiffin essentially blowing up the college football model by adding NFL players in order to make their team better and pivotal week one storylines to track, the only topic of discussion around the sport this week has been the attendance at USC's home opener.
The Trojans hosted San Jose State at the LA Coliseum on Saturday at noon, a game time that made little sense for everyone other than NBC. SC entered the game as 38-point favorites, temperatures were in the mid-90's with extreme, and unusual, humidity for Southern California, and the kickoff time ensured there'd be no shade or relief from the miserable conditions.
USC FOOTBALL RIPPED FOR PATHETIC CROWD AT HOME OPENER: 'ABSOLUTELY EMBARRASSING'
Unsurprisingly, many chose to stay home, rationally deciding that they could simply wait for the weather and a more favorable kickoff time to deal with the atrocious LA traffic, elevated parking prices, long walk, and terrible security lines. This has sparked days of outrage and clickbait videos from commentators and analysts in comfortable studios who are certain they'd sit in the heat to watch a full game that was over within 15 minutes. All while ignoring the many examples of other big schools, like the Florida Gators, that have struggled to fill seats for noon games in August.
Now we can add the head coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders, a program known for its moral character, to the list of complainants.
At a news conference on Monday, Joey Maguire explained, just before taking a shot, that he did not want to "take any shots," before saying he's excited to play in front of a sold out crowd in Lubbock this weekend.
"Not to take any shots because I have a lot of respect for USC and Lincoln Riley, but man, it's really awesome to be playing in Lubbock, Texas, knowing we're going to be playing front of 60,000, and it's going to be warm," he said. "It's going to be every bit as warm as it was Saturday. The great thing is we got some really tough people in West Texas that love their football and they're going to show up."
DOES USC'S POOR OPENING GAME ATTENDANCE MEAN LINCOLN RILEY'S ON THE HOT SEAT ALREADY?
It actually won't be as warm in Lubbock as it was in LA, with a forecast high of 92 degrees and lower humidity. And the game is at 4 p.m., meaning the sun will be going down behind the stadium by the second half, instead of only getting increasingly hot as the game wears on.
Though, since weather is the topic of conversation in college football right now, it is a credit to fans in Lubbock that they show up to watch their teams in the heat. The problem though? They have no choice.
Most Texas Tech home games in August and September are going to be miserable, because the weather in Lubbock in August and September is miserable. There's no, "I'll just go to the next game because it'll be more comfortable," because doing so would mean missing half the season. Same with Gainesville, Florida, and most of the South. The weather is objectively awful for two straight months, which means you have little choice but to subject yourself to hell in order to watch the team play.
With USC, by contrast, these outlier heatwaves are pretty easily avoidable. The forecast for Friday night's game against Fresno State, for example, is 72 degrees. By the end of the game, it'll be 68. Some fans make the rational decision to simply...go to that game instead, not waste their time to watch 15 minutes of competitive football. Especially when there are multiple events per week that compete for entertainment dollars.
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Fans in other parts of the country have no choice and are used to atrocious conditions, because they live in places with atrocious summer climates. There's no competition for Texas Tech football in Lubbock, not the NFL, not Major League Baseball, and not Major League Soccer, all of which will have games in LA in the coming weeks.
Should USC's attendance have been higher? Yeah, absolutely. Did it fill in more after kickoff? Also yes, though obviously well below what it could have been. For those who've never been to the Coliseum, it's in downtown LA, which means horrific traffic trying to get to the USC campus. There's little parking at the Coliseum, meaning fans are forced into a nightmarish hellscape of distant structures, and the security lines are infamously awful at an old stadium. Late arriving crowds are part of the LA sports experience, even at USC, because getting places in LA is an unpredictable guessing game.
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Oh, and not that it matters to Maguire or to anyone else, for that matter, but there are plenty of good seats available for most Texas Tech home games this year. Yes, week one is sold out, but their game against Arizona has thousands of tickets just waiting for those "tough" fans to snap up. Even their "biggest" home game, against Arizona State, has seats readily available. Lower level tickets are $170, whereas desirable seats for SC's home game against Oregon in September are $425-$475. For a family of four, that's nearly $2,000 to go to a game, with parking and stadium concessions.
Maybe that's part of the problem too, USC's administration simply pricing their tickets too high for what the market can support. Particularly given the competition in LA and Southern California. USC's student composition has also changed dramatically in recent decades, as the school now has a shockingly high percentage of international students, thanks to their wealthy donor parents, who have little interest in football.
But nuance, rationality, perspective, and experience are not valuable commodities in college football, however, considering social media dunks are far more exciting and attention grabbing.
LSU alum Ben McDonald says he doesn't agree with NFL-to-college returns, but understands why coaches want them
As the LSU Tigers prepare for their season opener against the Clemson Tigers, not all eyes are focused on the current matchups to expect in Death Valley.
The college football world is waiting to see if tight end Dae’Quan Wright, as well as former Notre Dame defensive end Junior Tuihalamaka, among others, will be available to play for LSU after causing quite the controversy by reuniting with Lane Kiffin at the NCAA level after being released by the Cleveland Browns following a training camp stint with the NFL team.
Even as college football's Week 0 has passed, the debate continues over a growing trend: former NFL rookies and other athletes attempting to move from the professional ranks back to college in pursuit of a fifth year of eligibility. The SEC and other major conferences have pushed back on new guidelines, but injunctions and temporary restraining orders issued by local judges have generated a series of court proceedings and strained relations among the NCAA, conferences, schools and others.
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Ben McDonald, the first overall pick of the 1989 MLB Draft, Olympic gold medalist, and former LSU Tigers star pitcher, appeared on "America Reports" where he told Sandra Smith about his stance on the current stir running through the college ranks.
"Personally, I don’t believe in it," McDonald explained. "I think once you get to play your four years, for me, it’s time to move on at that point. But things are so different now when you talk about the NIL money and the money that’s out there now, you get why these kids want to come back.
"So, if you can’t make it in the NFL, MLB, wherever, maybe you have that opportunity to return for a fifth year of college and make some money. You don’t blame the players for wanting to continue to play. They love the sport, they want to continue their athletic career. But also, money is involved."
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One of the NFL’s top agents, Drew Rosenhaus, who also represents Wright, explained why he supports players returning to college if they are within the current "5-for-5" rule set by the NCAA in June, which gives student-athletes five years of eligibility to play five seasons. For one, as McDonald mentioned, there’s the financial perks of returning to college rather than sitting on a practice squad for NFL rookies.
"He is not going to make an NFL team this year," Rosenhaus said on "One Nation with Brian Kilmeade." "At best, he would be on a practice squad. He feels playing another year in college would be great for his development, and it will allow him to get bigger, stronger, more experienced and take another shot at the NFL. Oh, by the way, he would make more money in college than he’d make on an NFL practice squad."
Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule recently appeared on OutKick’s "Don’t @ Me with Dan Dakich," where he added how much of a boost players like Wright got already because they’ve gone against pros in an NFL training camp.
"Twice as good," Rhule said about Wright’s development having been with the Browns. "I think the hardest thing when you’re coaching these guys, you’re always telling them, ‘Hey, do this. This is what it’s like at the next level.’ It would be at least twice, if not three, times better than they were."
So, in that respect, McDonald understands a coach like Kiffin wanting to go after these players wishing to get back to college.
"Whether you agree with it or not, if I’m a college coach and I have the opportunity to get a kid that’s got four years of college experience, and he was in an NFL training camp, why would I not want him to come back to my roster? It only allows us a better chance to win," he said.
"Everybody’s picking on Lane Kiffin because it’s low-hanging fruit for him. There’s been a lot of controversy over Kiffin lately, leaving Ole Miss and the great year he had the last few years at Ole Miss, and now he’s the head coach at LSU. But it’s not an LSU thing. This is across the board. …I don’t totally agree with it, but I understand where it’s at right now. And if I’m a head coach, hey, I want those players. There is pressure to win now, and why not get the best players you can?"
McDonald added the other side of the argument, believing "it hurts our incoming freshman class because those kids don’t have really nowhere to go with the 5-for-5 deal that’s out there right now."
Kiffin said that he spoke with his players’ leadership committee, where they were at a consensus to "bring ‘em" into the program if it meant winning this season.
"We understand we have a team that's practiced together and worked together all offseason, but one of them said, 'Hey, this is how it works at the next level, and this is how the real world works.' So, that made me feel a little better in the struggle and being torn back and forth," Kiffin told reporters on Monday.
Kiffin’s final roster is due to the SEC on Friday, which is the day before the team will take on Clemson. On Thursday, a judge in a Louisiana courtroom will either uphold the temporary restraining order, which would prohibit the SEC from punishing schools if they were to add a player like Wright, or reverse the decision after hearing from the SEC and NCAA following a show-cause order.
Elsewhere in the SEC, coaches like Texas’ Steve Sarkisian opposed the idea of bringing back players that went pro.
"The fact that somebody out there is going to take a player off of an NFL roster and tell somebody who's been doing it for nine months to go kick rocks, that doesn't sit well with me. I think that's wrong. That, morally, is wrong," he said, via ESPN.