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Thong-wearing elderly man didn’t do himself any favors by telling an officer to "jump rope for me, baby doll"
An elderly Florida man had the police called on him twice last week for allegedly exposing himself to multiple neighbors at the apartment complex he calls home. So much for living out your days quietly.
On Wednesday, the second day in a row the police were called, he was arrested on multiple charges. According to police, neighbors of thong-wearing Tyrone James Causey, 79, were "increasingly concerned and frustrated with his continued behavior."
Local 10 reports that he was accused of making "lewd gestures," that included "thrusting his penis" at a woman’s doorbell camera during his regular walks around the apartment complex.
When Hollywood Police Department Officer Savannah Hutcheson went to his apartment to speak with him, she said he greeted her at the door wearing a "G-string thong."
According to the officer, Causey told her he has "a right to walk around naked under Florida Statute 800.001″ and that it is "only illegal in parks, not in public." Tossing out statutes makes it appear as if you know what you're talking about.
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Hutcheson wrote in her report, according to the local outlet, that she explained to him that it was indeed illegal for him "to walk around in public exposing himself." During the exchange, the elderly man, according to the officer, put lipstick on, "began touching his penis" and told her to "jump rope for me, baby doll."
That wasn’t the best approach by any means and Causey, if he was trying to avoid a trip to jail, didn’t do himself any favors whatsoever. His claim that he walks around the apartment complex naked "because he is allowed to and that he did not know he was being filmed" didn’t help him out either.
Police found five of his neighbors who said they had witnessed the thong-wearing elderly man expose himself and he was arrested on five indecent exposure charges.
The judge found probable cause for standard misdemeanor charges and Local 10 added that as of Friday afternoon, Causey was no longer listed in the Broward jail records.
Trump says Iran is 'negotiating on fumes,' believes regime thought they could outwait him
President Donald Trump declared Wednesday that Iran is "negotiating on fumes" and that the regime thought they could outwait him when it comes to reaching a deal to end the war.
Trump, speaking during a Cabinet meeting about three months after the launch of Operation Epic Fury, said Iran "very much" wants to reach an agreement.
"So far they haven't gotten there. We're not satisfied with it, but we will be, we will be. Either that or we'll have to just finish the job," the president warned.
"But their navy has gone, as I've said a thousand times, their navy is gone. Their air force is gone. Everything's gone and they're negotiating on fumes. But we'll see what happens. Maybe we have to go back and finish it. Maybe we don't," he continued.
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The president also said Iran’s economy "is in freefall" with surging inflation and money that "has no value." He mentioned, "They're just going back to the internet because they're getting clobbered," referencing reports on Tuesday that Internet access in Iran was partially being restored following a lengthy blackout.
"They thought they were going to outwait me, you know, ‘We'll outwait him, he's got the midterms.’ I don't care about the midterms. Look what happened last night. That was the prelude to the midterms," Trump added.
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"Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. I'm doing that for the world. I'm not doing it just for us. And we've had great support from other nations, by the way. We don't need it at all. But we've had great support from other nations," Trump also said. "The problem is you always get the support when you don't need it. When you need it, you don't get the support. With Operation Epic Fury, our warriors are ensuring that the world's number one state sponsor of terror never obtains a nuclear weapon. And they won't."
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, following Trump, that diplomacy remains the first option for resolving the war with Iran.
"There's an agreement to be made. We want that to be made. I think there's been some progress and some interest. And we'll see over the next few hours and days whether progress could be made," Rubio said during the Cabinet meeting.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth added, "Whether it is through the efforts of your negotiators that they ensure that they never have a nuclear weapon, or we have to go back to the War Department to finish the job that way, we're prepared to do that."
Trump says he thinks he'll attend NBA Finals game as Knicks close in on long-awaited championship
President Donald Trump all but confirmed his attendance at the NBA Finals beginning next week, revealing Wednesday that he plans to watch the New York Knicks as they make their first Finals appearance in nearly 30 years.
Trump said at Cabinet meeting at the White House on Wednesday that he initially had plans to attend the Knicks Game 5 at Madison Square Garden, but the team swept the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday night to make their first Finals appearance since 1999.
"I was invited to the – I was going to go on Wednesday, but they closed it out very quickly," he said when asked by a reporter if he planned to attend.
"Jim Dolan's a great guy. He's, as you know, owns and is in charge of Madison Square Garden. He's having a good year. Boy, what a team. They won all their games. They have some great players. I think I'll be going to one of the games. I was invited by numerous people and Jim. And I think I'll be going. Great, great to see it."
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US ally pledges support for Trump's push to break Iran's grip on Hormuz: 'We are ready to contribute'
UNITED NATIONS — The Czech Republic is prepared to help protect freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz and is aligning closely with the Trump administration on security, NATO and Israel, Czech Foreign Minister Petr Macinka told Fox News Digital during an exclusive interview at the United Nations in New York.
Prague already had begun discussions about contributing specialized capabilities to help secure the strategically vital waterway amid growing tensions with Iran, Macinka said while speaking at Security Council-related meetings at the U.N.
"We are ready to contribute to freedom of passage and the Hormuz trade," Macinka said.
"We were among the first countries that were ready to contribute … We have no navy, as we are in the middle of Europe," he explained, "But we have some unique passive surveillance capabilities."
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Macinka warned that Iran posed a global threat through what he described as four main "war tools": nuclear proliferation, drones and ballistic missiles, international terrorism and threats to the Strait of Hormuz.
"Their nuclear military program must be stopped," he said. "It’s a global risk and global threat."
The comments come as the Trump administration has increased pressure on European allies to take a larger role in protecting international shipping routes amid Iranian threats tied to the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most critical oil transit choke points. Roughly one-fifth of global oil consumption passes through the narrow waterway connecting the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea.
Speaking after a meeting with foreign ministers in Sweden Friday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio questioned the value of hosting U.S. military bases in allied countries that later restrict American military operations during wartime.
"One of the arguments I always made was that these bases in the region provided us with logistical options that we wouldn’t otherwise have," Rubio told reporters. "And when some of those bases are denied to you during a conflict that we’re involved in, then you question whether that value is still there."
President Donald Trump also has sharply criticized NATO allies over a reluctance to participate in military operations tied to the Iran conflict and securing the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump said he was "strongly considering" pulling the United States out of NATO after allies failed to join the U.S. campaign against Iran, according to an April 1 interview with Britain’s Daily Telegraph, calling the alliance a "paper tiger."
The Czech Republic, a NATO member since 1999, reached NATO’s benchmark of spending 2% of GDP on defense and has supported calls for Europe to increase military readiness amid Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Macinka strongly defended the administration’s calls for Europe to increase defense spending and reduce dependence on Washington for long-term security guarantees.
"We should do our homework and build our defense to become stronger," he said, arguing that Europe had delayed necessary military investments for too long.
He also tied Europe’s defense spending challenges to the European Union’s Green Deal policies, the bloc’s sweeping climate agenda aimed at reducing carbon emissions, calling them ideological and financially destructive.
"If we get rid of this green, crazy alarmism, then we have enough money to build our defense," he said.
The Czech foreign minister also voiced unusually direct support for Trump and his administration, praising what he described as a global "common sense" shift following Trump’s election victory.
"We are friends of Israel, and we are friends of America," Macinka said. "Especially me as a politician, I'm a friend of the ideology of the current American administration."
Macinka also referenced a clash earlier in 2026 with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at the Munich Security Conference, where he criticized Europe’s liberal political establishment and defended the populist wave reshaping parts of Europe and the United States.
Macinka linked Prague’s strong support for Ukraine to the Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968, when hundreds of thousands of Warsaw Pact troops occupied the country for more than two decades.
He said that historical experience continues to shape Czech public opinion and support for Kyiv.
"The Czech society feels a big solidarity with Ukraine," Macinka said, describing the war as a "symmetric war" between a powerful Russian military and a Ukrainian army backed by the West.
Macinka highlighted Prague’s leading role in a Czech-backed ammunition initiative supplying Ukraine with artillery rounds collected through international donor efforts.
Recalling a visit to Kyiv earlier in 2026, he said he received intelligence briefings on battlefield ammunition consumption from Ukrainian military officials.
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The Czech initiative delivered more than half a million rounds of ammunition in 2026 alone, according to Macinka, helping stabilize the battlefield ahead of possible peace negotiations.
Macinka argued that maintaining a stable front is essential for meaningful negotiations, warning that shifting battle lines will only harden demands on both sides.
With Washington increasingly focused on the Middle East, Macinka also said Europe must begin taking a larger diplomatic role in future negotiations over Ukraine.
"America is quite busy with the Middle East," he said. "Europe should wake up and ask for a place at the table."
Sharyn Alfonsi out at ’60 Minutes' after feud with Bari Weiss, rips CBS for ‘chilling message’ to newsroom
"60 Minutes" correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi announced Wednesday that CBS News declined to renew her contract months after she lashed out at editor-in-chief Bari Weiss for delaying a segment about allegations of abuses at the El Salvador prison CECOT.
Liberal critics of Weiss and Paramount CEO David Ellison have accused them of bending the knee to President Donald Trump and trying to curry favor with his administration. Alfonsi, a longtime correspondent for "60 Minutes," insisted late last year that the decision by Weiss to hold the story, "Inside CECOT," was done for political rather than editorial reasons.
Six months later, Alfonsi said her agent’s attempts to negotiate were ignored by CBS honchos and blasted the network for "abandoning" its mission to prioritize independent reporting.
"Over the weekend, my contract with CBS News expired, drawing to a close nearly twenty years with the network, including more than a decade at ‘60 Minutes,’" Alfonsi told Fox News Digital.
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"Following an intense editorial dispute over our CECOT story, repeated attempts by my representation to establish a path forward were met with absolute silence from network executives. The message could not be clearer: my time at ‘60 Minutes’ is apparently over," she continued. "In the coming days, network leadership may attempt to hide behind corporate euphemisms like ‘modernization’ and ‘restructuring’ to explain away my departure. Don't be misled."
Alfonsi, who is technically still employed by CBS News, said that it was "not a routine corporate transition," and instead a "deliberate choice to penalize a journalist for refusing to sanitize factually accurate reporting, and it sends a chilling message to the entire newsroom."
"Fearless, independent reporting has always been the defining standard at ‘60 Minutes.’ Today, CBS management is abandoning that mission, choosing access journalism over accountability and protecting power rather than scrutinizing it," she said.
"The wall between editorial independence and corporate interest at CBS is being methodically torn down. Journalists willing to challenge authority are being pushed aside in favor of those who will not," Alfonsi added. "If this continues, the result will be a broadcast that looks like ‘60 Minutes’ but lacks the courage and character to produce journalism that matters."
CBS News did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
In December, Weiss delayed the "Inside CECOT" segment that featured Alfonsi interviewing some released deportees, who described torturous conditions. A CBS spokesperson told Fox News Digital at the time that it was determined the segment needed "additional reporting," reportedly due to concerns about not yet having an on-the-record response from the Trump administration for the newsmagazine segment.
In a stunning note to fellow "60 Minutes" staffers that quickly leaked to the media, Alfonsi said her segment was being held for political reasons, not editorial ones. Alfonsi told colleagues Weiss had "spiked" the story and not given her a chance to discuss it further.
"Our story was screened five times and cleared by both CBS attorneys and Standards and Practices," Alfonsi wrote. "It is factually correct. In my view, pulling it now, after every rigorous internal check has been met, is not an editorial decision, it is a political one."
She added that "60 Minutes" made requests for comment to the White House, Department of Homeland Security, and the State Department. Their silence was their statement, she wrote, and allowing that to delay the story was effectively giving them veto power.
"If the administration’s refusal to participate becomes a valid reason to spike a story, we have effectively handed them a ‘kill switch’ for any reporting they find inconvenient," she wrote.
CBS ended up airing the segment in January.
Alfonsi previously came under fire in 2021 for a "60 Minutes" segment where she challenged Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and painted a narrative that he had given supermarket chain Publix preferential treatment on distributing COVID vaccines because its PAC had donated $100,000 to his campaign.
However, the story came under significant criticism, including from Democrats like Florida Division of Emergency Management Director Jared Moskowitz. Publix had more than 800 locations in the state, making it an ideal location for distributing the vaccines to a state with a high senior population.
Publix fired back against the notion that it essentially bribed DeSantis, calling the suggestion "false and offensive."
Weiss has seen several high-profile talent exits during her tenure, which has been marked by sharp criticism from liberal media observers.
Fox News Digital’s Joseph A. Wulfsohn and David Rutz contributed to this report.
Seattle Mariners picked to beat Athletics behind Logan Gilbert's dominant road numbers this season
I won't waste a ton of words on this one, but I want to share a quick play that has nothing to do with this article. The Colorado Rockies are +330 tonight, and the Los Angeles Dodgers are -440. I'm going to take a shot on the Rockies — not a full unit, but a sprinkle.
The Dodgers shouldn't be thrown in a parlay, which is the natural instinct with heavy favorites. Too often in baseball, these big dogs cash, and I pick these spots every season. I will stay on the West Coast for a play between the Seattle Mariners and the Athletics.
The Mariners are underperforming. Through about a third of the games this season, the Mariners just aren't where people expect them to be. Maybe they are fine where they are at, considering no one in their division is exactly overperforming.
They are in probably the easiest division this season, so they can get hot and win this with relative ease. The Mariners are 27-29 for the year and are 13-14 on the road.
So what is troubling the Mariners? They are one of the worst-hitting teams in baseball at .228. I think that eventually turns around, but for now, they are struggling. Their team ERA is keeping them afloat at 3.58, and a strong 1.22 WHIP helps too.
Logan Gilbert hasn't been fully locked in, going 2-4 with a 4.04 ERA and a 1.11 WHIP. He has, however, been awesome on the road with a 1.19 ERA. In fact, he has allowed just three earned runs over four road starts. He faced the Athletics once this season and allowed three earned runs over four innings. Overall, the Athletics are just 20-for-108 against him in their at-bats.
The Athletics are about where we should've expected them. Are they competitive? Yes. Are they ready to make a postseason run? Probably not. They are 27-28, and as mentioned, they are in a division that seems like no one wants to win.
I have mentioned this before, but the Athletics are on a good path. Most of their timeline seems to align with when they have a permanent home in Las Vegas, so it will be interesting to see what they do now that we are heading into trade season.
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Their pitching staff will need to be addressed at some point. They have a 4.33 ERA and a 1.41 WHIP as a team, which means there is a lot of traffic on the basepaths.
Today, they send out Jeffrey Springs, who owns a 3-5 record, 4.11 ERA and a 1.17 WHIP. He has been worse on the home rubber than the road starts this season. His home ERA is a full run higher. The Athletics have also lost four straight Springs starts. He hasn't faced the Mariners this season, but has been good against them overall, holding them to a .197 average in 71 at-bats.
None of the Mariners or Athletics have great numbers against the opposing starter, so that makes me think the edge here is the under through five innings. I think both starters should be able to keep the opponent's bats at bay. I'll take under 4.5 through five innings.
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I'm also going to back the Mariners to win this game at -130. They took the first two games of the series, and the Athletics are bad at home. I also think Seattle has a better starter, and Gilbert has been great on the road this season.
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Jewish UCLA students beaten with sticks, pepper sprayed and knocked out by anti-Israel campus mob: lawsuit
A lawsuit by the Department of Justice (DOJ) against the University of California system claims abhorrent treatment of Jewish and Israeli students on campus, including exclusion zones and even physical assaults by anti-Israel demonstrators.
That lawsuit says that Jewish and Israeli students were victims of targeted violent crime, including being beaten with sticks and blunt objects, being pummeled into the ground causing a wound that led to hospitalization, being kicked and slapped and being pepper sprayed.
The suit, filed Tuesday in the United States District Court for the Central District of California, claimed that the University of California, Los Angeles, turned a blind eye to the horrific alleged behavior in 2024.
"On April 25, 2024, following months of antisemitic and anti-Israeli demonstrations, masked and armed agitators, many of whom were openly hostile to Jews and Israelis, occupied the heart of the University of California, Los Angeles ... campus," the lawsuit begins.
"They built an illegal encampment, surrounded it with barriers, and formed 'human phalanxes' to block Jews and Israelis from entering academic buildings," it continues. "They kicked and slapped Jews, beat Jews with sticks, and assaulted Jews with pepper spray. One Jewish student was knocked unconscious and was taken to the hospital with an open head wound."
The suit says UCLA "inexplicably took no serious action whatsoever" until May 2025, and claims that the school's alleged decision to ignore the "harassment of, and discrimination against, Jewish and Israeli students also violates Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits race and national-origin discrimination in higher education."
On April 25, 2024, UC Divest, a group of anti-Israel student groups including the infamous Students for Justice Palestine (SJP), built an encampment in Royce Quad, described as a heavily trafficked and very important area of the UCLA campus. Some UCLA faculty members are also accused of joining in the demonstration, and "aiding and abetting" illegal activities.
The DOJ describes how antisemitic and anti-Israel demonstrators "built a barrier around it, fashioned with sheets of plywood, some of which were affixed to metal bicycle racks," and "barricaded the doors of Royce Hall and Powell Library with garbage cans, tents, ropes, and bicycle racks."
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They graffitied buildings and made signs vile messaging, including "F-— ISRAEL," F-— ALL Jews" and 'israelis Are Native 2 HELL," according to the lawsuit.
The lawsuit claims that the anti-Israel demonstrators created human chains to block Jewish and Israeli students — or those perceived to be Jewish or Israeli — from freely entering the quad which contains key campus buildings, including a library. The demonstrators even passed out wristbands to those who were allowed free passage through the zone, but excluded Jewish and Israeli students.
Worse, physical violence against "Zionists" and Jewish and Israeli students became commonplace, according to the lawsuit, and demonstrators began arming themselves with weapons like pepper spray and lumber and "established militia-style checkpoints on UCLA’s campus and refused to allow Jews to traverse public property unless those Jews denounced a core tenet of their religion."
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The lawsuit describes a Native American Jewish woman counter-demonstrating with a sign that read, "Hamas supporters are not welcome on Native land," who was then "quickly surrounded by a mob" and "violently assaulted."
Meanwhile, UCLA police were standing "directly behind [her] and [did] absolutely nothing," according to the lawsuit.
Occupiers pepper sprayed a woman wearing a Star of David and holding an Israeli flag, knocked a pro-Israel woman to the ground, beating her unconscious and causing an open head wound that required hospitalization, and physically assaulted a Jewish man and told him, "Hitler missed one," the suit says.
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On April 30, 2024 UCLA administrators "declared the encampment illegal and directed all those involved to leave or face discipline" and UCLA Chancellor Gene Bock acknowledged that, "Jewish students [were] in a state of anxiety and fear" and that "students on their way to class have been physically blocked from accessing parts of the campus."
That same day, counter-protesters clashed with the occupiers in what is described in the lawsuit as a hectic scene that included violent skirmishes, including "occupiers and counter-protestors attack[ing] each other with pepper spray, blunt objects, and even fireworks."
The following day, a van marked with a Star of David inside a swastika parked on campus in support of the anti-Israel encampment. The van had messaging "antisemitic writing referring to Jews as ‘puppet masters,’ was parked on UCLA’s campus in support of the encampment," and was welcomed by passersby, according to the suit.
Clashes between occupiers and police and Jewish students continued through May and June 2024, the lawsuit says.
Later, 428 Jewish and Israeli students, faculty members and staff from the college were surveyed about their experiences during the unrest. About 50% of them said they "witnessed physical threats or attacks directed at Jews and Israelis."
"I was assaulted, threatened, and harassed during the encampment. I had an Israeli flag and a man ran towards me in order to push me," one student said in the survey. "I was blocked for being Jewish. They were calling for an intifada collectively which is to kill the Jews."
All told, physical damage to the taxpayer-funded school totaled $12.3 million.
In a Tuesday press release announcing the lawsuit, Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon said the DOJ will hold UCLA "to account for its toleration of the equally appalling hostile educational environment against its Jewish and Israeli students."
"Universities have an obligation to maintain safe and inclusive campuses for all students," First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli for the Central District of California said in the release. "Universities that violate our nation’s civil rights laws by repeatedly failing to shield Jewish students from antisemitism will be held accountable."
University of California President James Milliken issued a statement Tuesday after the lawsuit was filed.
"The Board of Regents and administrative leadership have been unequivocal: antisemitism has no place at the University of California. We have instituted numerous systemwide reforms and programs to promote safety and combat antisemitism on our campuses," he said. "
"UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk, whose family was profoundly affected by Nazi antisemitism and the Holocaust, has made the protection of Jewish students, faculty, and staff on campus the highest priority since the day he took office. It is so disappointing that this most recent lawsuit shows no recognition of or respect for that essential work. This litigation — and other actions taken by the federal government targeting the University of California — does nothing to aid our ongoing efforts to address antisemitism and create safe and welcoming campus environments for all members of our community."
Fox News Digital reached out to UCLA.
Ted Cruz, Maria Cantwell unveil bipartisan college athletics bill amid NIL chaos, lawsuits, 'Lane Kiffin Rule'
MIRAMAR BEACH, Florida -- Following years of trying to push the SCORE Act to the House floor to no avail, a new bipartisan bill called the 'Protect College Sports' Act has been agreed to in hopes of saving college athletics.
Since first getting involved last summer, President Donald Trump has signed two executive orders in an attempt to find some sort of unified solution that could help curtail the ongoing issues in college athletics pertaining to the transfer portal, NIL payments, eligibility rules and other problems that have led to a plethora of lawsuits filed against the NCAA.
The problem is that with Congress having a hard time agreeing to just about anything related to issues regarding the country, putting some type of legislation together that would appease both sides of the aisle has been an uphill battle, with the SCORE Act being the latest victim.
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After last week's debacle, with the National Black Caucus and NAACP coming out against the SCORE Act, that saw congressional leaders push back on any type of legislation that would involve states within the SEC footprint, hope was essentially lost on the Republican-pushed bill.
So, Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Maria Cantwell (D-Washington) ramped up their work on putting together a bipartisan bill that could be seen as a win-win for both sides of the aisle.
The bill, which was finally agreed to by both sides, will not be introduced until next week, when the Senate is back in session.
"College sports are at a breaking point," Cruz said. "Fans can see their favorite teams being hollowed out by transfer chaos, fake NIL bidding wars, eligibility lawsuits, and a system that allows the richest programs to keep pulling away. The Protect College Sports Act is a bipartisan plan to restore order. Student athletes can profit from their name, image, and likeness, but college sports still needs real rules, competitive balance, rivalries, and a true connection to education. This bill protects athletes and fans and keeps college sports from becoming a two-conference minor league."
Taking a few elements of the SCORE Act, while adding certain ideas from the Presidential Committee on college sports that was initiated by Donald Trump, there was hope that some sort of resolution could be agreed upon.
In a letter signed last week by members of the committee, chaired by New York Yankees President Randy Levine and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, the panel had urged members of Congress to agree on this latest effort.
The problem for the Big Ten and SEC was that they claimed at the time that the reason for not signing the letter was based on the conferences not having seen any type of legislation.
While this was true, commissioners from both leagues were also hoping that the SCORE Act would make it to the House floor, which obviously isn’t the case now. On Tuesday, Greg Sankey hinted that while he knows certain elements of the new legislation, he had still not seen the actual bill.
Now, as SEC presidents and chancellors gather inside the Hilton SanDestin Resort here in Florida, the timing of this legislation being introduced will certainly make for an interesting end to spring meetings.
One of the biggest issues facing any type of bill that is introduced is the likelihood that it's challenged through the court system.
The bill looks to protect the NCAA from antitrust litigation, while also codifying rules around the transfer portal, NIL payments through third parties and also an option for all conferences to pool their media rights.
"We’re seeing thousands of men’s and women’s athletic roster slots and a hundred athletic programs being cut," Cantwell said. "Collegiate athletics is a hallmark for human development. Let's not ruin it with out-of-control chaos. This bill puts new tools and new rules on the table to rein in runaway costs while still preserving NIL, revenue sharing, and women and Olympic sports."
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Obviously, conferences like the Big Ten and SEC have no reason to join others in pooling together their media rights, given the amount of money each makes off their deals with FOX and ESPN. But for others, like the Mountain West or Conference USA for example, this could make financial sense once their current deals are complete.
The current spending problem in college football is a perfect example, with the price of putting together rosters exceeding $40 million this season, which is obviously above the $20.5 million 'cap' that is supposed to be abided by.
"If we don’t find a way to create some level of regulation in the market, a lot of people are going to go bankrupt pretty quick," Texas A&M head coach Mike Elko said Tuesday. "We’re two and a half years away from having an NIL budget that’s greater than the TV revenue for our entire university."
Now, with this bill mentioning that the House settlement 'cap' will be enforced at the federal level, I'm curious to see the pushback.
I can promise you, lawyers across the country who have been involved in recent litigation are licking their chops, as billable hours have been the true winners over the past few years.
An important discussion point for those representing the actual athletes has centered around them having protections, with medical care afforded to them for a certain time period once their time in college is complete being a focal point of these talks.
In addition, college athletes having representation (agents) that are certified and part of a registry system has been something of note. In the bill,
Where this goes from here will literally be up for debate. From here, there will be arguments made, hearings held and amendments introduced.
This is only the start, and will be worth watching from a conference standpoint, where those within influential leagues like the Big Ten and SEC will take a very hard look to decide whether they will put their support behind this legislation.
Right now, conversations are being had inside both conferences on how to implement and enforce their own rules pertaining to compensation, eligibility and enforcement.
As we've seen, relying on a federal bill to solve problems has led to college athletics running amok, with coaches openly admitting that there are zero guardrails to curtail them working outside the perceived lines.
Buckle up, folks. This is going to be an entertaining summer, with a lot on the line.
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Sara Carter reveals tense CIA meeting where Brennan probed her on Trump, Michael Flynn
Journalist Sara Carter is shedding new light on a private 2016 meeting at CIA headquarters, where she said then-CIA Director John Brennan questioned her about President Donald Trump and Michael Flynn.
Speaking on the "Hang Out with Sean Hannity" podcast, Carter described her tense sit-down with Brennan in 2016 and what she said it told her about the future.
"This was interesting. He asked me, 'How do you feel about President-elect Trump and Michael Flynn?'" Carter said of her 45-minute interview with Brennan in December 2016.
"I said to him, 'How do you want me to feel about President-elect Trump and Michael Flynn?' And it just ended right there," she said, noting that while the interview continued, the "chitchat" was over.
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In 2016, the FBI launched a counterintelligence investigation, code-named "Crossfire Hurricane," into alleged Russian election interference and links to Trump campaign associates, including Flynn. Brennan was the Obama administration's CIA director at the time.
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Flynn, a retired Army lieutenant general and incoming national security advisor, became a subject of the investigation after he spoke with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak on a wiretapped phone line monitored by U.S. intelligence about sanctions imposed by former President Barack Obama.
Flynn's name was hidden in intelligence transcripts of those calls, but declassified documents showed Brennan later requested that Flynn's identity be revealed. Flynn pleaded guilty in 2017 after admitting he lied to the FBI about discussions involving sanctions. Trump pardoned Flynn in 2020.
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Carter said she felt Brennan was trying to gauge her political loyalty during the 2016 interview.
"I think he realized at that moment that I wasn't going to be played," Carter said.
Carter now serves as the Trump administration's director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, also known as the "drug czar." In a statement after being confirmed, Carter vowed to fight against narco-terrorists.
"This is a turning point for our nation. President Trump is putting the American people first. Under his leadership, we will reassert our fundamental right to live healthy lives," Carter said.
"We will hold accountable the narco-terrorists who infringe upon this right, participating in the deliberate poisoning of tens of thousands of Americans each year. They will no longer kill our families, friends, neighbors and even children with impunity."
Your health app may be failing you
Healthcare has moved onto your phone. That sounds convenient until you are staring at a login screen, trying to refill a prescription, book a telehealth visit or figure out why your insurance portal will not load.
For many older adults, this shift has created a new kind of health problem. It is called low digital health literacy, and it can affect much more than your patience.
Digital health literacy means having the knowledge, access and confidence to use online health tools. That includes apps, patient portals, prescription refills, telehealth visits, benefit websites and digital forms.
New research from CVS Health on Medicare-age adults found that many seniors want to use digital health tools. However, they often hit roadblocks that make care harder to manage. Those roadblocks include confusing portals, privacy concerns, outdated devices, spotty internet and hard-to-follow health information.
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That can lead to missed appointments, delayed care, prescription problems and more stress for people already managing health challenges.
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Healthcare companies, insurance plans, pharmacies and doctors' offices now rely heavily on digital tools. You may need an app to check test results. You may need a portal to message your doctor. You may need a website to understand your benefits.
That works well when the tool feels simple. It becomes a problem when the tool creates more confusion than clarity.
The CVS Health research found that digital health literacy challenges appeared across several common areas. Many older adults struggled to navigate health information online. Others worried about whether websites or apps could protect their personal information. Some lacked reliable internet or newer devices. Many simply felt unsure about what to click next.
That uncertainty matters. When someone cannot access a portal, understand a benefit or complete a refill request, digital care becomes a barrier instead of a shortcut.
One of the most important findings is encouraging. Older adults are not rejecting technology across the board. In fact, the research found that 86% of respondents were open to digital health engagement. Many were willing to learn. They just wanted tools that matched their comfort level.
That point challenges a common assumption. The bigger issue is design. Many people want to use digital health tools, but the experience often feels confusing. A person may use a smartphone every day and still struggle with a health portal. Health tasks can feel more stressful than everyday online tasks because the stakes are higher. A wrong click can feel risky. A confusing message can raise anxiety. A failed login can delay something important.
The research points to several pain points that will feel familiar to many older adults.
Many people feel overwhelmed when trying to find health information online. They may not know which portal to use, where to check benefits or how to fix an error message. This gets harder when each doctor, pharmacy or insurer uses a different system. One login handles test results. Another handles prescriptions. A separate website shows insurance coverage. That creates a lot of digital homework.
Simple tasks can fall apart at the login screen. Forgotten passwords, two-factor codes and account lockouts can stop someone from getting the care information they need. Security matters. Still, a login process that feels impossible can push people away from digital care entirely.
Many older adults worry about sharing personal information online. That concern makes sense. Health accounts can contain sensitive details, including medications, diagnoses, insurance information and payment data. Scammers also target older adults with fake medical messages, bogus pharmacy alerts and phishing emails that look official. As a result, some people hesitate even when a real health message arrives.
Digital health tools assume people have reliable internet, updated phones and working software. Many do not. Older devices may run slowly or fail to support newer apps. Limited internet access can make telehealth frustrating. Cost can also stop people from upgrading devices or paying for faster service.
Telehealth became familiar to many people during the pandemic. The research found that many Medicare respondents had previous telehealth experience and saw its convenience. Still, some remained skeptical. The biggest concern was whether telehealth could actually address their health problem.
That hesitation makes sense. A video visit may work well for a follow-up question, medication discussion or minor issue. It may feel wrong for a new symptom, pain that needs an exam or anything that feels urgent. The takeaway is simple. Telehealth works best when patients understand when to use it and when to ask for in-person care.
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AI is starting to appear in healthcare tools. It may help explain benefits, answer basic questions and guide people through online tasks. Used well, AI could reduce frustration. It could translate confusing health language into plain English. It could help someone find the right next step faster.
However, AI also creates a new challenge. People need to know when they are dealing with AI, what the tool can do and when they should ask for a real person. That human backup is important. For healthcare, trust often depends on knowing help is available when something feels confusing, sensitive or serious.
If you have ever felt stuck inside a health app, you are not alone. Digital health tools can help you manage care, but only when you know how to use them safely. Here are the key things to know.
Keep a secure list of your main health websites and apps. Include your doctor portal, pharmacy account, insurance account and telehealth platform. A password manager can make this much easier. It can store strong passwords, fill them in for you and reduce the chance that you type your information into a fake site. Check out the best expert-reviewed password managers of 2026 at CyberGuy.com.
On iPhone running: Go to Settings > General > AutoFill & Passwords. Turn on AutoFill Passwords and Passkeys. Then choose the password app you want to use. Apple says Password AutoFill can fill saved passwords and passkeys from the Passwords app or supported password apps.
On a Samsung phone: Settings may vary depending on your Android phone’s manufacturer
Go to Settings > Security and privacy > More security settings > Passwords, passkeys and autofill > Preferred service. Choose Samsung Pass, Google or your preferred password manager. If you do not see that path, open Settings and use the search bar at the top to search Preferred service.
If you get a text or email about your health account, avoid clicking the link. Open the official app from your phone's home screen. You can also type the website into your browser yourself. This one habit can help you avoid many phishing scams. If a message says your account has a problem, do not use the link in that message. Go directly to the health app, pharmacy app, doctor portal or insurance website.
You should not have to guess your way through healthcare. If a portal confuses you, call the provider, pharmacy or insurance plan directly using the number on your card or the official website. Ask them to walk you through the task slowly. You can also ask whether they offer in-person help, phone support or printed instructions.
Telehealth can work well for follow-ups, prescription questions, some mental health appointments and simple care needs. For new symptoms, severe pain, breathing trouble or anything that feels urgent, ask whether you need in-person care. When in doubt, call a medical professional.
Health apps may ask for access to your location, camera, microphone, photos or notifications. Some permissions make sense. Others may not be necessary.
On iPhone: Go to Settings > Privacy & Security. Tap the item you want to check, such as Location Services, Camera, Microphone or Photos. Tap the health app you want to review. Choose the safest option that still lets the app work. Apple says this area lets you review which apps can access features such as the camera, microphone and location.
To check notifications on iPhone, go to Settings > Apps > [name of health app] > Notifications. Turn Allow Notifications on or off.
On a Samsung: Settings may vary depending on your Android phone’s manufacturer Go to Settings > Apps > tap the three dots in the upper-right corner > Permission manager. Tap a permission, such as Location, Camera or Microphone. Tap the health app you want to review. Choose Allow only while using the app, Ask every time or Don't allow, depending on what you want the app to access.
To check notifications on Samsung, go to Settings > Apps > [name of health app] > Notifications. Turn notifications on or off.
Updates can fix bugs and close security holes. They can also make apps work better with your doctor, pharmacy or insurance portal.
On iPhone: Go to Settings > General > Software Update. Wait for the screen to check for updates. If an update appears, tap Download and Install and follow the instructions.
To update apps on iPhone, open the App Store. Tap your profile picture in the top-right corner. Scroll down to App Updates. Tap Update next to the health app or tap Update All.
On a Samsung phone: Settings may vary depending on your Android phone’s manufacturer Go to Settings > Software update > Download and install. If an update appears, tap Install now and follow the instructions.
To update apps on Samsung, open the Google Play Store. Tap your profile picture in the top-right corner. Tap Manage apps & device. Tap Updates available. Tap Update next to the health app or tap Update all.
For Samsung apps, open the Galaxy Store app. Tap Menu in the bottom-right corner. Tap Updates. Tap Update all to update everything, or tap the update icon next to one app to update it by itself.
Strong antivirus software can help protect you from scam links, fake websites, malicious downloads and other online threats. This protection can also alert you to phishing emails and ransomware scams, keeping your personal information and digital assets safe. This matters because health accounts can contain personal details, insurance information and prescription data. Get my picks for the best 2026 antivirus protection winners for your Windows, Mac, Android and iOS devices at CyberGuy.com.
Be careful with messages that create panic. Scammers may say your benefits will stop, your prescription has been canceled, or your account has been locked. Look for spelling errors, strange links, urgent demands and requests for payment. Real health organizations should never pressure you to share passwords or one-time codes. If you are unsure, stop and call the company using a phone number from your card, bill or official website.
Many older adults want support, not someone taking over the whole process. If you help a parent, spouse or friend, sit beside them and let them do the clicking when possible. Explain what each step means. Help them save official websites as bookmarks so they can return safely later. Also, slow down. Healthcare already feels stressful. Technology can make that stress worse when someone feels embarrassed or rushed. A little calm help can build confidence over time.
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Digital health tools are now part of everyday care. They can save time and make routine tasks easier. Yet they can also leave people behind when the design feels confusing, or the support disappears too quickly. The best health technology should make people feel more in control. That means simple logins, clear instructions and an easy way to reach a real person when something goes wrong. For older adults and the families who love them, digital health literacy has become a practical safety skill. It can affect whether people book appointments, refill medications and feel safe using online care.
When your healthcare moves onto a screen, who should be responsible for making sure you can actually use it? Let us know by writing to us at CyberGuy.com.
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