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Knicks star Karl Anthony-Towns reportedly attends Jewish fundraiser as other NBA players take opposite stand
New York Knicks NBA champion Karl Anthony-Towns went to a fundraiser Monday night for the local New York City Jewish youth education group Chazaq, according to The Algemeiner.
Anthony-Towns told the crowd it was "an honor to be able to play for y’all and represent what this city is."
The organization reportedly gave Anthony-Towns a gift promoting its "speak no evil" anti-bullying campaign.
The appearance by Anthony-Towns comes in the wake of Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving and San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama showing approval of an anti-Israel message by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani when they liked an Instagram video in which he called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a "war criminal" and urged federal authorities to arrest him if he enters New York City.
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Anthony-Towns' attendance at the event comes amid high levels of anti-semitism-related cries in the city.
According to the New York Police Department data for 2026, antisemitic hate crimes in New York City remain high, accounting for roughly 55% to 60% of all confirmed hate crimes in the city, despite Jewish New Yorkers making up about 10% of the population.
The NYPD recorded 78 antisemitic cases out of 143 total confirmed hate crimes (55% of all incidents) in the first quarter of 2026.
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has faced intense criticism from prominent Jewish organizations and elected officials who argue his harsh rhetoric regarding Israel and threats to arret Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu contributes to a climate of rising antisemitism within the city.
WNBA commissioner vows to crack down on 'racism, misogyny,' dodges big questions at All-Star press conference
WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert dedicated the first serious portion of her news conference at the league's All-Star game to addressing "harassment" against players.
She said the league will be implementing "next steps" to address "every aspect" of player experience on the court, off the court and online."
"The racism, the misogyny, the homophobia, the harassment and threats directed to our players has no place in sport or anywhere else," Engelbert said, adding the issues have intensified in recent weeks but have also been present since "the moment I walked in the door.
"There's more work to do, and we need to make sure we're doing it."
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Many WNBA fans have raised concern over suspected racially-charged attacks on phenom Caitlin Clark in recent weeks after she was punched in the throat by Phoenix Mercury star Alyssa Thomas during a game June 24.
Other fans have expressed concern over racially-charged comments and threats online directed at Thomas and other players, including Aces player Chelsea Gray, who was targeted by alleged racial insult in an Instagram DM earlier this month.
Critics have suggested Engelbert be fired for her handling of the league's controversies this season and in recent years. Engelbert was asked if she expects to be commissioner at the start of the 2027 season. She did not give a yes or a no answer.
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"I'm so blessed to be at the helm of this league during this incredible hyper-growth period. ... I will just continue to just do my job, execute the strategy because it has been working," she said.
When asked a question about how the league will address player security, Engelbert launched into a rant about "keyboard warriors."
"Someone gave me this term, ‘keyboard warriors.’ They're very, very adamant to get their messages through to our players, whether it's through DMs, whether it's through other means. So, again, we're gonna try to attack it, and we're gonna communicate a lot more with the players on that," she said.
Engelbert addressed a question of whether the WNBA will make investigations, fines and suspensions more transparent, but she did not give a clear answer on that either, while frequently repeating the line, "We have processes."
Engelbert was not asked any questions about a recent USA Today column that criticized Clark for her handling of hard contact and questionable referee decisions while invoking the murder of Emmett Till.
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She was also not asked any other questions specifically about Clark, Thomas' punch to Clark's throat or a recent letter sent to the league by 11 GOP lawmakers pressing for greater accountability regarding the physical treatment against Clark.
The commissioner was also not asked about allegedly canceling an interview on "The Dan Patrick Show" in early July.
Engelbert announced that the WNBA will implement a full replay center beginning in 2027 during her press conference.
Ted Danson wanted to 'stop being a liar' at the end of 'Cheers' saying he 'f---ed up' his life so badly
Ted Danson is getting real about the state of his personal life toward the end of his run on "Cheers."
During a recent episode of his podcast, "Where Everybody Knows Your Name," the 78-year-old actor gave listeners an idea about what his life was like when "Cheers" came to an end in 1993.
"People say, 'What was it like? What did you do when she was over?' I said, 'I had f---ed up my life so much that I didn't even realize 'Cheers' was over,'" he said.
Elsewhere in the conversation, Danson admitted he "barely knew myself" and took a "postgrad grow-up class fast" the last year he was on the hit show.
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He described driving to Long Beach to see his mentor, whom he called "amazing," saying he gave him "a whole different kind of therapy spirituality kind of thing."
"I wanted to stop being a liar," he said. "I wanted to be emotionally mature. I wanted to change."
The "Curb Your Enthusiasm" star previously spoke about the end of the series in an August 2025 episode of his podcast, reflecting on the state of his personal life at the time.
When asked by his guest, Charlie Day, if he was afraid of being typecast when the show ended, Danson said "the transition was easy because I blew my personal life up so badly," and he didn't realize the show had ended for a few months "because I was just dealing with myself and my personal stuff."
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Danson starred on the beloved sitcom as Sam Malone from 1982 to 1993, becoming one of the few cast members to appear in all 273 episodes of the show.
"Cheers" came to an end after 11 seasons, when Danson expressed his desire to pursue other acting opportunities, with executives deciding the show should not go on without him.
"I was changing for the better and working really hard at that, so I thought, 'Might as well jump completely off the cliff,'" he said. "And [there was] a little bit of ... 'If I don't leave now, I may not know if I could do anything else, and I want to see if I can do any other stuff.'"
After his time on "Cheers," Danson starred in "Becker," "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," before introducing himself to a new audience in "The Good Place."
He is currently starring in the hit Netflix show, "Man on the Inside," playing a retired professor who finds himself working as an undercover spy in a nursing home.
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"There's something inherently funny about a 76-year-old man who is a [retired] college professor, his life shut down, his daughter's worried. So, she says, 'Get a project,' and he happens to whimsically find a project where he becomes an undercover spy in a retirement home," Danson told People in November 2024.
Federal appeals court rejects Trump bid to enforce mail ballot order ahead of midterm elections
A federal appeals court on Saturday refused to let the Trump administration enforce key parts of President Donald Trump's executive order tightening mail-in voting rules in 23 Democratic-led states, a setback that could send the administration to the U.S. Supreme Court ahead of this year's midterm elections.
In a 2-1 decision, the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied the Department of Justice's (DOJ) request to pause a June ruling blocking several provisions of Trump's March executive order while the administration appeals.
The DOJ previously told the court it could seek emergency relief from the Supreme Court if it did not prevail.
The administration argued the lawsuit was premature because federal agencies had not finalized the policies needed to implement the executive order. But the appeals court found the plaintiff states were already facing looming election deadlines and had begun preparing for potential changes.
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"As the district court reasoned, the (executive order) lays out a clear set of rapidly approaching deadlines by which states must coordinate with federal officials and comply with new voting procedures," the majority wrote. "The Plaintiff States have no practical choice but to respond to the (order) now."
Trump signed Executive Order 14399 in March as part of his election integrity agenda.
The order directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to compile lists of confirmed U.S. citizens eligible to vote and provide them to states, instructs the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to establish new standards for mail-in ballots and directs the Justice Department to prioritize investigations into state and local election officials who issue federal ballots to people deemed ineligible to vote.
The lawsuit was brought by 23 states and the District of Columbia, led by California, Massachusetts, Nevada and Washington. The states argue the Constitution gives them primary responsibility for administering federal elections and that the president exceeded his authority by directing federal agencies to impose new voting requirements.
U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani agreed in June, ruling that several provisions of the executive order likely exceeded the president's authority and blocking federal agencies from implementing them in the plaintiff states through the Nov. 3 federal elections.
Saturday's ruling does not resolve the underlying legal challenge but leaves Talwani's injunction in place while the appeal proceeds.
The White House and the Justice Department did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's requests for comment.
These female athletes need to speak up about keeping women's sports for women, like Sophie Cunningham did
The issue of biological men participating in women’s sports has been a major issue for years now. It’s a polarizing debate among people from the highest offices in government to everyday citizens.
Yet despite the prominence of this issue and conversation, many of the world’s most influential female sports stars have never publicly addressed it. Some have, unfortunately, openly and unapologetically supported male "inclusion," while others have offered carefully measured responses. Shockingly, many have simply never been asked about it, from what I can see in the public record.
Sophie Cunningham became one of just a handful of prominent female athletes to take a strong stance in the effort to "protect young girls" by keeping women’s sports female.
Cunningham’s statements have made me wonder what exactly some of the most prominent female athletes (past and present) have said on the issue.
Simone Biles became one of the highest-profile female athletes to directly weigh in on the issue in June 2025 during her public feud with Riley Gaines on X.
Biles, arguably the most influential and popular female athlete currently competing today, criticized Gaines after commenting on a Minnesota high school softball championship team, which was playing with a male.
Biles wrote that Gaines was "truly sick" and later argued that sports organizations should find ways for transgender athletes to compete in women’s sports, rather than excluding them altogether. A wildly anti-woman take, if you ask me.
After receiving relentless backlash, Biles apologized for her personal attacks against Gaines, but did not retract her support for "inclusion."
Biles, when speaking to media following the dispute, reaffirmed that she supports "inclusion," while acknowledging the conversation around fairness is complex in her opinion.
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Back to back WNBA MVP A'Ja Wilson has not publicly commented on transgender participation in women’s or girls’ sports.
Throughout her career, Wilson has frequently spoken about equality, diversity, and inclusion, just like most WNBA players, but there is no known public statement from Wilson addressing eligibility rules involving women or girls sports.
From what I could tell, there is no confirmed instance of Wilson being directly asked about the issue by a reporter, podcast host, or media outlet.
Serena Williams, widely regarded as the greatest female tennis player of all time, has never publicly stated a definitive position on male participation in women’s sports.
The interesting aspect in this debate for fairness and safety in women’s sports is that statements she made during a 2013 appearance on David Letterman are used to showcase how superior men are to women biologically in sport.
When discussing the differences between men’s and women’s tennis. Williams said that if she played Andy Murray she would lose "6-0, 6-0 in five to six minutes," adding that men’s and women’s tennis were "almost two separate sports."
Those remarks were made in response to questions about whether she could compete with top male players, not about women’s sports eligibility policies. Those comments have undoubtedly been some of the most impactful in the fight to keep women’s sports female, though.
Williams has been a catalyst for the cause, even without knowing what women’s sports would face after ten years following those comments.
A nine-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer from the United States, Katie Ledecky, has not publicly taken a side in the issue.
Despite swimming having become one of the central sports in the national debate following the Lia Thomas controversy, Ledecky has largely avoided commenting on political or cultural issues.
Katie Ledecky was directly asked by "The New York Times" in a June 2024 profile about the NCAA Title IX lawsuit stemming from Lia Thomas’ participation in the 2022 NCAA Championships.
Rather than endorsing or opposing transgender participation in women’s sports, Ledecky declined to take a position. The Times reported that she "preferred not to weigh in."
Ledecky added, "I think we’re lucky to live in a country where issues can be debated," and emphasized learning from different perspectives. When asked more broadly about politics, Ledecky said, "I don’t want to get into politics," explaining that she prefers to focus on swimming rather than controversial public debates.
A top-5 women’s tennis player, Coco Gauff has publicly supported LGBTQ communities and has participated in Pride-related messaging for many years, but she has not publicly addressed transgender participation in women’s sports specifically.
Recently on X, Riley Gaines called on Gauff to speak on the issue. She asked Gauff, "Should women's sports be exclusive to women?"
Gaines has yet to hear a response.
WNBA superstar and Indiana Fever sharpshooter, Caitlin Clark is one of the few athletes on this list who has been directly asked about the issue.
During Clark’s 2024 interview as "TIME" Athlete of the Year, the magazine asked Clark about transgender participation in women’s sports amid the broader national debate.
Clark responded, "Everybody should have the same rights. I think everybody should be able to be who they are." She also said transgender people "deserve the same rights and should be treated with the same respect as anybody else."
Clark unfortunately did not directly answer whether biological males should be permitted to compete in women’s sports. It was a major letdown for many conservatives & parents across the country.
Many are hoping, myself included, that Cunningham will inspire Clark to use her platform to help protect women and girls in their sports and spaces too.
Dallas Wings star Paige Bueckers has been very outspoken on racial justice issues and has expressed support for LGBTQ communities throughout her career. However, when it comes to justice for females in their sports, Bueckers has not publicly commented on transgender participation in women’s or girls’ sports.
Recently, Bueckers weighed in on the lack of black female head coaches in the WNBA saying she wants to see "equal opportunity and no discrimination based on what you look like, who you like, and anything of that nature," but has not spoken up about fairness and equal opportunity in regards to men competing in women’s sports.
WNBA Champion Sabrina Ionescu has not publicly stated a position on transgender participation in women’s sports. Although she has spoken extensively about growing women’s basketball and expanding opportunities for female athletes.
Olympic gold medalist sprinter, Sha'Carri Richardson has not publicly commented on transgender participation in women’s sports. Richardson has frequently spoken about inclusion, respect, and individuality, but there is no known statement specifically addressing male athletes competing in women’s events.
I did not find any interview or podcast where she was asked about the issue.
Still, silence is deafening when athletes like Richardson are happy to talk about a litany of other social issues, but have nothing to say about this.
Richardson is dating a female, while reportedly identifying as bisexual, according to a post from 2015 on Twitter and Bi.org, so I wouldn’t be shocked to see her on the Megan Rapinoe side of the political aisle when it comes to this issue.
Olympic gold medal hockey captain Hilary Knight has publicly supported transgender inclusion in sports.
Following changes to international hockey policies and broader conversations about eligibility rules, Knight expressed support for maintaining welcoming environments for transgender athletes while also respecting governing body decisions.
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I do find this humorous because any high level high school boys team could join the PWHL (women's pro hockey league) and dominate.
Knight’s comments came during media discussions surrounding policy changes affecting international hockey. While she was directly asked about inclusion and policy decisions, she did not advocate for blanket exclusion and instead emphasized inclusion and respect for all athletes.
As Cunningham has said as she doubled down on her stance, this issue is "common sense." So, when will one of these prominent female athletes, or others like them, use their platform and voice to speak up for the girls who are desperately looking for one of their inspirations and athletic idols to help protect them from men who are invading their sports and spaces?
Flyers Matvei Michkov throws down disgusting Michigan move goal in charity hockey game
Is there anything better than a highlight-reel hockey goal in the middle of summer?
Yeah, how about a slick Michigan move tally that comes to us courtesy of Philadelphia Flyers forward Matvei Michkov.
It was not a great 2025-26 season for Michkov, who, somewhat infamously, showed up to camp out of shape and had a hard time getting up to speed.
This year, he has been working out over in his native Russia and took part in a charity hockey game there called the Match of the Year, which was organized by NHLers Artemi Panarin and Mikhail Sergachev. It even featured Capitals star Alex Ovechkin.
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But it was Michkov who stole the show with a slick Michigan move, or lacrosse-style goal.
Matvei Mich-igan-kov.
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Somewhere, John Tortorella's eye is twitching with rage after that.
Michkov is known to take any chance he can get to put the puck on his blade like that, and that was one of the smoother attempts he has made.
I mean, sure, it was in a charity game, but still, it takes a serious set of hands to pull off that kind of move.
This past season, Michkov had 51 points in 81 games, which isn't bad, but was a bit of a drop-off from his rookie campaign.
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When the Flyers made a surprise playoff run, Michkov found himself sitting out a pair of games, and only registered one point.
Of course, he's still developing and is a key piece of a really exciting young Flyers team that has moved past the rebuild point and is now going to be expected to contend for the playoffs.
While GM Daniel Briere's big bet on Leo Carlsson by way of a monster offer sheet didn't pan out, the Orange and Black did re-sign key players like Trevor Zegras and Jamie Drysdale to keep them in the fold.
Miami Marlins’ collapse back to mediocrity is so predictable you could set your watch to it
I want to take you on a journey back to July 9 in Major League Baseball.
The Miami Marlins are ten games above .500 and are unequivocally the hottest team in baseball.
Their pitching looks dominant, they are getting timely hits with great baserunning, and their version of home cooking at loanDepot Park is setting all sorts of team records.
It seems like nothing can slow down this freight train from South Florida.
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Since then, though, the Marlins have lost 10 straight games and are falling further and further out of the playoff race as the calendar shifts to August.
Who on Earth could have seen this coming?
Well, me, for one.
I tried to warn folks, both at the beginning of the season when the Fightin' Fish were one of the best teams to start the year, and right after their historic June where they seemingly put the rest of the league on notice.
What was once a strength of the team, its bullpen, is now blowing games in stupendous fashion, and that timely hitting and high-powered offense seems to have run dry at a time when most true contenders start playing their best baseball.
And I, along with many other hardened Marlins fans, saw this coming a mile away.
It's nothing new in Little Havanna, as anyone who has been a fan from the beginning can attest to.
We've had to endure fire sales, epic collapses, freak injuries to MVP-candidates, and even the death of a bright, young franchise cornerstone.
Nothing can truly faze a Marlins fan at this point, so when folks outside of the confines of Dade County started singing the praises of the hometown team, true supporters could only roll their eyes and wait for the other shoe to drop.
And drop it did!
If you want to know the precise moment the universal karma flipped out of favor for Miami, it's probably when the aforementioned McCullough pulled star picther Eury Perez in the middle of a perfect game bid.
Perez had the ball taken from him after seven innings and only 92 pitches, which incensed fans both in Miami and beyond.
Sure, the Marlins would end up winning the game and their losing streak didn't start for another four days, but this is when the baseball gods decided the Marlins would have to pay for their transgressions.
The good news? The Marlins are still only three games back of a Wild Card spot, and with the trade deadline looming, there's still plenty of time to right the ship and make some moves to morph back into a contender.
But, as any cynical Marlins fan will tell you, it would be a pointless endeavor; a prolonging of the inevitable.
Rooting for this team is a Sisyphean effort.
You can get excited about hot starts and record-setting Junes all you want, but the end result is always the same.
Just rip the Band-Aid off and start getting excited about football season, because I'm personally predicting another October with the lights off at loanDepot Park.
Atlanta Braves fan taunts The Freeze with a blown kiss and gets passed in spectacular fashion
If you're going to go at The Freeze, you better be able to run — and run fast.
Unfortunately for an Atlanta Braves fan Thursday, he taunted The Freeze, and it blew up in spectacular fashion.
During Braves games, The Freeze races a fan along the warning track in the outfield. The fan always gets a massive head start, but The Freeze almost always catches up and wins the race.
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This fan, as he began to run the left field foul line while getting his head start, decided to turn and blow The Freeze a kiss. Big mistake.
The fan then began running but didn’t hit top speed. He then turned around, saw The Freeze gaining ground quickly and kicked into a higher gear.
Unfortunately for him, it was too little, too late.
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The Freeze blew by the fan and returned the favor, blowing him a kiss as he flew on by.
After leaving the fan in the dust, The Freeze turned on cruise control and slowed it down a little bit before racing through the finish line along the right field foul line.
The Braves are trying to avoid being like the fan and blowing a big lead. They are 61-42 and lead the National League East by 5½ games over the Philadelphia Phillies.
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While 5½ games is a solid lead, the Braves led the division by 10½ games May 22. The Braves have since stabilized after going through a slump in June.
They defeated the Baltimore Orioles (50-54) 7-6 Friday and will look to win the second game of the three-game set Saturday at 7:05 p.m. ET.
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Bargain buffet refuses to die while luxury dining takes over Vegas
The days of bargain buffets aimed at drawing in Las Vegas gamblers are dying, but there are a few notable exceptions.
"The buffets get people in," Michael Gaughan, owner of the South Point hotel and casino, told The Wall Street Journal. "They get value for their money, and they stay around and play."
The South Point loses between $1.5 million and $2 million a month, according to the publication, but brings in about 3,000 people a day for its buffet.
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The casino's breakfast, with two bloody marys included, is $16.95 for members. The prime rib and champagne brunch, including two mimosas, starts at $32.95. The prime rib dinner buffet includes peel-and-eat shrimp and costs $37.95, or $32.95 for members.
People start lining up for Friday’s Seafood Night, which begins at 3 p.m., before noon, the Journal reported. It features prime rib and includes two glasses of wine, red sangria or draft beer for $57.95, or $52.95 with a club discount. The lunch buffet is $22.95 for members and $26.95 for nonmembers.
Budget hotel Circus Circus also offers a budget-friendly buffet. It bills its offerings as "classic Las Vegas dining, with something for everyone." The buffet starts at $19.95 and generally operates Friday through Sunday.
The Excalibur Hotel weekday brunch costs $32.99 for adults and $18.99 for children. On Fridays, the price of brunch increases slightly. The mimosa brunch, offered on Saturdays and Sundays, costs $43.99 per adult.
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Circus Circus manages to turn a monthly profit of between $50,000 to $80,000 in the summer season through shrewd tactics, including using unordered prime rib from the hotel’s steakhouse in a buffet stew, the Journal revealed.
According to the publication, the famous buffets of Las Vegas fell victim to the COVID-19 pandemic, its social-distancing requirements and the trend of wealthier visitors seeking higher-end restaurants.
There were more than a dozen traditional Vegas buffets on the Strip in 2020, the Journal reported. Now, only four remain.
Unlike many Strip resorts, budget casinos rely heavily on repeat local customers and value-conscious gamblers, making inexpensive buffets an effective way to drive casino traffic.
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Luxury buffets, meanwhile, are thriving in Las Vegas. Caesars’ Bacchanal buffet ($87 and up) and the Wynn buffet (starting at $80 per person for dinner) often have long wait lines, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Luxury travel expert Whytney Rawls told Fox News Digital the city's economics have fundamentally shifted.
"Gaming was once the dominant revenue driver," Rawls said. "Today, a much larger share comes from premium room rates, luxury dining, nightlife, entertainment, retail and large-scale events."
While the city was once a playground for everyday travelers, many visitors these days are finding the price of admission harder to justify, Fox News Digital previously reported.
The city is leaning harder into luxury hotels, celebrity chef restaurants, stadium weekends and costly events, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
In 2025, Las Vegas visitation fell to 38.5 million, down 7.5% from 2024, according to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA). In 2024, visitors generated a record $55.1 billion in direct spending.
There is a new demographic. In 2024, 64% of visitors earned $100,000 or more, according to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.
By 2025, the market was even higher. Data showed 44% of visitors earned $150,000 or more, News 3 Las Vegas reported.
Jessica Mekles of Fox News Digital contributed reporting.
At least 1 dead, several injured after van rams into crowd at Pride festival
German authorities on Saturday canceled a popular Pride festival after numerous people were injured and one killed when a white van rammed the festivities in Berlin.
"We are currently deployed with numerous police forces as well as rescue units from the Berlin Fire Department in the Großer Tiergarten," Berlin Police said in a translated X post after telling festivalgoers to leave the area.
Police said there are at least 16 people injured were being treated by rescue personnel.
The incident occurred during the European city's annual Christopher Street Day festival, an LGBTQ+ Pride event.
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"We are conducting an intensive manhunt for suspects," police added, later clarifying that it could be one or more suspects.
"At this point, we don’t know anything about possible motives, the identity of the perpetrator or the perpetrators, or anything of that nature," Police spokesperson Alexander Klute told The Associated Press.
By three in the morning local time, police had detained someone whom they said is involved with the "Islamist scene in Berlin," Berlin broadcaster Deutsche Welle reported, adding that it's unclear if the man drove the van.
After the van plowed into the crowd it hit a tree, police said.
More than 2,000 officers have been protecting the event since it started Saturday morning.
In an update, the police said several of the injuries are life-threatening.
Hundreds of thousands of people turned out for the event, which included a parade and ended Saturday evening with a show at Tiergarten park near Brandenberg Gate.
"It is an attack on our free and open society - after a peaceful and colorful CSD, the assembly for a tolerant and peaceful Berlin was attacked in the most brutal way," BErlin Mayor Kai Wegner said in a translated X post. "Berlin is the city of freedom - and our freedom has been attacked in the most horrific way today. My thoughts are with the victims, their families and friends. I thank the emergency services who were immediately on site and did everything in their power. And I trust the police and security authorities, who will investigate at full speed."