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California bill recognizing 2 Islamic holidays nears Newsom’s desk
California could soon formally recognize two of Islam’s most important holy days under legislation that would give state workers greater flexibility to take them off and allow public schools to close in observance of the holidays.
The measure, which overwhelmingly passed the state Assembly and is awaiting Senate action, would recognize Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha in state law and could soon head to Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk.
Assembly Bill 2017, introduced by Democratic San Francisco Assemblymember Matt Haney, passed the Assembly 64-1 in late May. It must clear the Senate before the legislative session ends Monday to reach Newsom.
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The bill would let state employees use existing paid holiday credits to take time off for Eid. Public schools and community colleges could also close for the holidays.
"California is home to one of the largest and most vibrant Muslim communities in the country, and their traditions deserve recognition and respect," Haney said in a news release about the bill in March. "No student should have to choose between celebrating one of the holiest days of their faith and showing up to school, and no worker should feel they have to sacrifice their religious observance."
Haney also said the bill is also about treating Muslim Californians equally.
"AB 2017 is about making sure Muslim Californians are seen, valued, and treated with the same dignity as every other community in our state," he said.
Eid al-Fitr, or the "Festival of Breaking the Fast," marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month when Muslims fast from dawn to sunset. Eid al-Adha, or the "Festival of Sacrifice," commemorates the willingness of the Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son in obedience to God.
Supporters say the bill would make it easier for Muslim workers and students to take part in Eid prayers and spend the holidays with their families.
"For decades, Muslim families across the state have had to navigate an unfair balancing act between their faith and their academic or professional obligations," Oussama Mokeddem, legislative and government affairs director for the Council on American-Islamic Relations’ (CAIR) California chapter, said in a statement in July. "AB 2017 is a meaningful step toward ensuring Muslim students can celebrate Eid with the same dignity, respect, and accommodation afforded to other faith communities."
Hala Hijazi, founder of the Muslim Impact Council, recalled missing Eid with her family earlier in her career while working for the city of San Francisco.
"It was really painful to not be with my family," Hijazi told the Sacramento Bee. She said her family would go to lunch after Eid al-Fitr services and give gifts to the children.
The California Family Council, a conservative Christian advocacy group, opposes the bill’s school provisions, while saying it supports allowing students to take time off for religious holidays.
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The group objects to language allowing schools to hold exercises "acknowledging and celebrating the meaning and importance" of Eid. It also criticized a provision allowing the State Board of Education to develop a model curriculum guide for those exercises.
"No California statute authorizes public schools to hold exercises celebrating the meaning of Christmas, Easter, or Good Friday," the group said in a May statement, arguing Christian and Jewish holidays have not received comparable treatment. "The asymmetry is written into the law."
If signed into law, Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha would join other holidays California has recognized, including Lunar New Year and Diwali.
California would not be the first state to recognize the Eid holidays. Washington was the first, according to the Sacramento Bee. Hijazi told the newspaper that California’s proposal would go further by allowing state workers to use paid holiday credits, while Washington allows unpaid time off.
What Meta's new teen restrictions mean for young people
If you have ever asked a teenager to put down a phone and heard, "Just one more minute," you already know how hard screen limits can be to enforce.
Now Meta has agreed to a sweeping child-safety settlement that could reshape how teens use Facebook and Instagram across much of the United States.
A judge approved the agreement on Aug. 27. Under the deal, Meta will put a default two-hour daily cap on teen use of Facebook and Instagram combined. It will also restrict most app access overnight. Meanwhile, parents will get stronger control over settings teens may want to change.
The agreement goes well beyond a screen time reminder. Here's what will change, how the limits work, what Meta told CyberGuy and what parents can do now.
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With the judge's approval, the agreement is now in effect, but the new protections will roll out over the coming months. Most of the major requirements have a six-month compliance deadline, while some features are due sooner. Here's how the biggest changes break down for teens and parents.
Meta will apply a default two-hour daily limit across Facebook and Instagram combined. Time spent scrolling on either app counts toward the total. In addition, Meta says it will count usage across multiple accounts when it detects that one teen operates more than one account.
Direct messaging, time spent in settings and qualifying long-form audio or video are excluded from the two-hour limit. Under the agreement, qualifying long-form content generally means audio or video that lasts at least 22 minutes and has not been artificially extended.
A teen can only turn off the two-hour limit with a parent's permission. That creates a much firmer stopping point than another reminder that can be dismissed.
Night Mode will block most Facebook and Instagram activity from midnight to 6 a.m. During that window, teens will no longer be able to view or post to areas such as Feed, Stories, Explore or Reels.
Direct messaging will remain available. That exception lets teens continue communicating with friends and family. For families dealing with late-night scrolling, this could create a clearer boundary without requiring someone to change the setting every evening.
Meta will also disable push notifications by default from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m., except for urgent account security or platform integrity alerts. Parents using supervision can change that setting.
School Mode focuses on daytime distractions. From 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday between Aug. 15 and June 15, Meta will mute most push notifications by default.
However, teens will still be able to receive direct messages. Meta will also allow account security and safety alerts during those hours. The idea is simple. A school day should come with fewer reasons to keep checking Instagram or Facebook.
Meta will also add more frequent reminders. Teens will receive a prompt after every 15 minutes of continuous screen time on Facebook or Instagram. In addition, Meta will send prompts when total daily use reaches 60 minutes and again at 90 minutes.
The settlement requires these prompts and pauses to be implemented within four months of the agreement's effective date.
Those alerts arrive before a teen reaches the two-hour limit. As a result, the hard cap becomes the final boundary rather than the first warning.
The agreement also changes parts of the viewing experience. Teens will be able to choose a non-personalized feed as their default. That feed will avoid Meta's recommendation systems when deciding what to show next.
Parents using supervision will be able to require that setting. Meta will also periodically remind teens that the option exists. Meanwhile, teens will be able to turn off autoplay. Parents will be able to require that setting too. With autoplay disabled, another piece of content will no longer begin automatically. The teen will need to tap or swipe to continue.
Meta will hide like and reaction totals by default for teen accounts. That applies to a teen's own posts as well as content posted by other people.
The company is also expanding its restrictions on appearance filters. Meta already blocks teens from using cosmetic surgery filters. Under the agreement, teens will also lose access to what Meta calls extreme makeup filters. These changes target parts of the social media experience that can keep attention focused on appearance and social feedback.
Age verification sits at the center of these protections. A teen limit only works if the platform correctly identifies the person behind the account.
Meta says it will invest in stronger technology to find accounts that may belong to children under 13. The company also plans to improve systems that identify users ages 13 to 17 who enter an adult birthday. Once Meta identifies those accounts, it can place them into experiences designed for teens.
Still, age detection remains one of the biggest tests ahead. A system that regularly mistakes teens for adults could weaken many of the protections in the agreement.
Meta also plans to expand its parental supervision tools. For example, parents will receive a notification when a teen links a secondary account. The company also plans alerts involving interactions with accounts it considers potentially suspicious.
In addition, parents will get periodic updates about their teen's usage and attempts to change protective settings. Those alerts could make it easier to catch changes without constantly checking a teen's account.
Meta began rolling out Teen Accounts in 2024. Those accounts brought automatic protections to younger Instagram users and added more control for parents. Meta later expanded its teen safety approach across more of its services.
CyberGuy previously covered Meta's expansion of Teen Accounts to Facebook and Messenger. Earlier tools leaned more heavily on reminders and configurable controls.
By comparison, the settlement creates stronger defaults. A teen who reaches the two-hour combined limit will need a parent's permission to turn it off. For a household where "five more minutes" somehow turns into another hour, that could feel very different.
Meta describes the financial package as approximately $18 billion. Participating states would receive about 70% of the allocated payment, or roughly $12.7 billion, over 10 years.
The remaining 30%, about $5.3 billion, depends on TikTok and YouTube meeting two conditions. First, both companies would need to implement a one-hour Daily Limit, Night Mode and age-assurance measures. Second, each would need to make a matching financial payment.
Half of Meta's remaining funds would be tied to YouTube's payment. The other half would depend on TikTok. Meta argues that restricting teens on one platform has limited impact if they can immediately move to another app. That helps explain why two of its biggest rivals play such a prominent role in the agreement.
The executed agreement also includes Snap in the broader industry-adoption framework. However, Meta's public explanation ties the matching financial-payment requirement specifically to TikTok and YouTube.
Meta responded to CyberGuy with additional information about the agreement, including an open letter calling on TikTok and YouTube to adopt the same framework. According to Meta, teens regularly move among many apps, so similar protections need to extend across the industry.
Meta Chief Legal Officer C.J. Mahoney made the same case in an on-camera statement provided to CyberGuy. He said, " Because teens move fluidly across dozens of apps, we need an industry-wide solution."
Mahoney also called on TikTok and YouTube to implement the framework right away. From a parent's point of view, Meta's argument is easy to understand. If Instagram closes after two hours while another social platform stays available, some teens may simply move their scrolling somewhere else.
That position also helps explain why TikTok and YouTube play such a prominent role in the settlement's financial structure.
Participation from Snap, TikTok and YouTube could trigger stricter Meta limits under the agreement's broader industry-adoption framework. The agreement requires most of its provisions to remain in place for 10 years. However, Meta's Time Limit and Night Mode commitments initially run for five years.
If industry peers join the agreement, those commitments extend to 10 years. The defaults would get tougher too.
Meta says the Daily Limit would drop to one hour per app. Night Mode would expand from midnight through 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. through 7 a.m.
As a result, participation from Meta's rivals could change both the length and strength of the restrictions.
Meta says social media platforms should not shoulder the entire age-verification process on their own. The company argues that app stores should provide developers with verified age information. According to Meta, that could help apps apply age-appropriate protections more consistently.
Meta also supports legislation that would require app stores to verify a user's age and obtain parental approval before a teen downloads an app. That debate could become increasingly important as more platforms introduce age-based restrictions.
The agreement also creates outside oversight. An independent auditor will test Meta's compliance and report to participating states. Those reviews will happen annually for five years.
Meta says the agreement will also establish an independent social media research foundation. The company says it will provide consented user data to the foundation for research into teen well-being. That outside review could help show whether the protections work once they reach millions of accounts.
A judge approved the settlement on Aug. 27. While the new requirements will roll out over the coming months, families can review their teen's social media settings today. Here are several places to start.
Meta's supervision tools give parents access to additional controls and account information. Once supervision is connected, parents can review available safety settings and manage certain protections. CyberGuy has steps showing you how to activate Instagram's parental supervision tools and link your teen's account. Before changing everything, talk with your teen about the settings you plan to use. Explain what you want to protect and why.
Open the phone's screen-time dashboard and look at the numbers together. You may discover that Instagram or Facebook takes up less time than expected. Another app could be responsible for a much larger share of the day. Then, use those numbers to set limits that reflect how the phone is actually being used. CyberGuy has a deeper guide to phone safety tools for parents, including screen-time controls.
Look at who can follow, message or tag your teen. Meta says it will continue using private defaults for teen Instagram accounts. Facebook will also keep restrictive default settings for teens. Meanwhile, the company plans to make it harder for potentially suspicious adults to find or interact with younger users. Also review followers your teen no longer recognizes.
Meta says teens will remain in age-appropriate content settings by default. The company also plans to continue restricting interactions with accounts it considers inappropriate for younger users. Parents using supervision should check those controls periodically.
Facebook and Instagram make up only part of a teen's digital day. Apple Screen Time and Google Family Link can add device-level limits. Those controls become especially useful when a teen moves from one social app to another. As a result, parents can create boundaries that extend beyond Meta's platforms.
Meta's Night Mode will add an overnight barrier inside Facebook and Instagram. Families can add another layer by charging phones outside bedrooms or keeping them in a shared space overnight. A simple routine can also reduce the nightly debate over when the phone goes away.
The two-hour cap will probably grab the most attention because it creates a clear stopping point. However, the bigger change may be how many of these protections will start turned on by default.
For teens, that could mean more interruptions during long scrolling sessions, fewer overnight opportunities to browse feeds and less pressure from notifications during school hours.
Parents will also gain more visibility when a teen tries to change certain settings. Meanwhile, Meta will face independent compliance reviews during part of the agreement period.
Age detection remains a key challenge. If a 15-year-old can easily convince the system that an account belongs to an adult, many of these protections become much easier to avoid. For that reason, the rollout will tell us far more than the announcement alone.
I have watched social media companies add parental controls for years. One recurring problem keeps coming up: Parents have to find the controls before those tools can help. This agreement puts more protections on by default. A two-hour limit that requires parental permission to disable feels very different from another screen-time reminder. The overnight block could also give families some backup when late-night scrolling becomes a constant battle. I understand Meta's argument about TikTok and YouTube too. If one app closes the door while other major platforms remain available, a teen may simply move on to the next feed. Still, the real test comes as these protections roll out over the coming months. I want to see how accurately Meta identifies teen accounts and how difficult these limits are to bypass. Parents should view these tools as backup, not autopilot. Settings can create useful boundaries, but conversations at home still have to carry much of the load.
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Dolly Parton's most iconic 'Dolly-isms' on beauty, wigs, Botox and living life on her own terms
Dolly Parton died peacefully in Nashville after a brief battle with cancer on Tuesday. The country music icon was 80 and spent decades in the limelight.
Along with her beloved music and philanthropic works, Parton will be remembered by fans for the many "Dolly-isms" she's shared over the years. In 2022, the "9 to 5" singer herself took to Instagram to share some of her favorite quotes she's given. In the video, she also gave a "translation" of what some of her famous one-liners meant.
For example, she once said, "It’s hard to be a diamond in a rhinestone world," which she explained meant, "Why blend in when standing out is so much more fun!" Another famous line she included was, "It costs a lot of money to look this cheap," which she translated to, "All that matters is being yourself and feeling great about it."
Below is a look at the most famous "Dolly-isms" over the years.
Parton has said this line several times, describing her over-the-top and glamorous appearance. In 2017, she repeated the line to Vogue, describing her approach to make-up.
This is another popular line Parton used throughout her career. During the same Vogue interview, the "Jolene" singer repeated the line when discussing her wig collection.
During the same Vogue interview in 2017, Parton gave this quote, explaining that she turned to using wigs to create her signature hairstyle.
The exact time and place Parton gave this famous line about her cosmetics procedures is not recorded, but the line has been famously quoted for years.
During Parton's 2009 University of Tennessee commencement speech, the legend gave this quote to the graduating class.
This is one of Parton's most famous mantras that she repeated over the years. She also posted the quote on her X account in 2013.
Parton famously shared this quote over the years, spreading her positivity and encouraging others to do the same. In 2019, she shared the line on social media, alongside a throwback photo of herself, and included the hashtag "Monday Motivation."
Parton gave this quote during an interview with Elle in 2019. This line came after she recalled the moment her friend and mentor, country star Chet Atkins, advised her to "tone it down" early on in her career. She remembered Atkins telling her she wouldn't be taken seriously in the industry if she continued wearing rhinestone outfits and getting cosmetic procedures done.
In November 2010, Parton took to X to share her own philosophy about how she lived her life. The quote summed up her refusal to stay only a country singer as she built a career in film, business and philanthropy.
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In 2018, Parton and Jennifer Aniston sat down for an interview with "Good Morning America" to promote their movie "Dumplin'."
During Parton's Vogue feature in 2017, the country star joked about the cosmetic procedures that she'd had done, including Botox.
During an interview with Billboard in 2014, Parton shared that she was "just a working girl" and used her comedic personality to put a spin on how she didn't view herself as a huge star.
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During a 2019 interview with "CBS Sunday Morning," Parton explained her philosophy on retiring. She told the outlet that she didn't work for money and would get bored if she wasn't doing what she loved.
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Parton has been widely credited for giving this piece of advice over the years.
In 2013, Parton took to X and shared a funny "Dolly-ism" with her followers. "My weaknesses have always been food and men — in that order," she wrote, adding a smiley face.
Chicago mayor demands companies reveal whether leaders ‘reflect diversity’ for city contracts
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order on Wednesday requiring city contractors to disclose information about leadership diversity demographics, as well as report whether they have any ties to certain law enforcement agencies such as ICE, as he moves to use the city's purchasing power to impose new contracting standards.
Johnson said workplace data was necessary to identify discrimination and criticized the Trump administration's efforts to end federal reporting requirements.
"If you want to do business with this city, we want to know whether the people leading your company reflect the diversity of the communities whose tax dollars are paying your contracts," Johnson said.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) accused Johnson of punishing American companies for assisting federal immigration enforcement.
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"If Mayor Johnson wants to lecture anyone about taxpayer dollars, remember what he is: a sanctuary politician who bullies American companies with money that isn’t his. Chicago takes the federal check, but it won’t enforce the federal law," a DHS spokesperson said in a statement to Fox News Digital on Sunday.
"In case Chicago’s mayor forgot, an oath of office is a commitment to upholding the law, not encouraging criminal illegal aliens to break it," they added.
"Make no mistake, we will not be deterred. Under President Trump, ICE will keep enforcing the law in Chicago, whether City Hall likes it or not," the spokesperson said.
The Chicago mayor unveiled the order during a press conference at Arise Chicago, a nonprofit that works to protect immigrants' rights. Johnson framed the order as a response to corporate influence in Washington and said Chicago would use city spending to put its values into practice.
The order also directs Chicago's chief procurement officer to develop rules within 90 days barring vendors found to have committed public integrity, workplace discrimination or wage theft violations during the previous five years.
Contractors must disclose whether they received more than $500,000 from government or law enforcement agencies or face proceedings alleging excessive force, unlawful detention, unconstitutional policing, discrimination or other civil rights violations.
Large private companies with corporate families reporting at least $1 billion in net income must provide information about leadership diversity, board composition and diversity policies when not already covered by Illinois reporting law.
Under the order, contractors must also report efforts to hire and promote formerly incarcerated people, and future awardees must update the disclosures at least annually.
Doing business with ICE alone is not listed as a disqualifying offense. The order also disqualifies firms for specified integrity, discrimination or wage theft violations while making the disclosures public.
Not With Our Money, the campaign that joined Johnson at the announcement, identified $3.19 billion in Chicago contractors held by 42 firms that also do business with ICE, according to the group's research.
Johnson was referring to an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission proposal to rescind requirements for employers and other covered entities to file annual EEO reports containing aggregate employee race, sex and job-category data. EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas said the reports risked hindering enforcement of equal employment laws and raised constitutional concerns.
The order marks Johnson’s latest clash with federal immigration authorities.
In October, Johnson barred ICE from using city parking lots and garages for operations, a policy a federal agent said forced agents to stage in public and created operational risks. DHS said Operation Midway Blitz had resulted in more than 4,500 arrests by December.
Fox News Digital reached out to Johnson's office for comment, but did not immediately receive a response.
Kofi and Austin Creed debut in AEW, join Swerve Strickland as trios champions at All In
All Elite Wrestling (AEW) reached a new level on Sunday at All In.
To start the company’s biggest show of the year, the seven-team AEW World Trios Championship match started in the Buy In and bled into the first minutes of the main show. The teams kept pouring into the ring after a few minutes when finally it was time for the wildcard entrants.
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Swerve Strickland came out of the back first to get the crowd at Wembley Stadium in London on their feet. Then, music from two new men played.
Kofi and Austin Creed came out as a tag team now known as The New Level. It was their first appearance in AEW since they hit the pro wrestling industry’s free-agent market. It also marked the latest marquee signing for AEW, bolstering the company’s tag team division even more.
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In the match, champions Adam Page, Bandido and Brody King lasted as long as they could before getting thrown out of the ring and eliminated from title contention. Kyle O’Reilly, Orange Cassidy and Roderick Strong and Gabe Kidd, Clark Connors and David Finlay were eliminated slowly as were Colten and Austin Gunn and Jay White.
It came down to Strickland, Kofi and Creed and Claudio Castagnoli, Pac and Kidd. Kofi was on the verge of being eliminated but his feet never touched the ground. Prince Nana came over to help Kofi out and kept him in the match.
Strickland, Kofi and Creed took advantage of the help and took care of the rest of their opponents and won the AEW Trios Championship. Kofi and Creed were known as Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods in WWE before they departed. They were tag team champions multiple times with the company.
AEW owner Tony Khan later announced that Kofi and Creed officially joined the promotion.
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It was the second title change in the first two hours of All In as Persephone defeated Maya World to win the TBS Championship earlier in the show.
Four foods you should never store in the freezer and where to keep them instead
The freezer can help food last longer, but some kitchen staples may be better off stored elsewhere.
Some foods can lose their texture, flavor or overall quality after being frozen and thawed, according to a recent list from food and cooking publication Food & Wine.
New Jersey-based Chef Dennis Littley, a culinary educator and founder of Ask Chef Dennis, told Fox News Digital that freezing can change a food's texture because the water inside turns into ice crystals.
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"The biggest thing I tell home cooks is that being able to freeze something doesn't necessarily mean you should," Littley said.
Here are four foods that may be better stored somewhere other than the freezer.
While most cheeses can technically be frozen, Littley said doing so can leave them crumbly or grainy once thawed.
The change can be particularly noticeable with softer and creamier cheeses.
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Instead, Littley recommends keeping cheese well wrapped in the refrigerator and buying only as much as you expect to use while it is still fresh.
Whether cooked pasta belongs in the freezer can depend on the dish.
"Pasta can soften as it freezes and thaws, and creamy sauces can separate," Littley said.
For pasta dishes with creamy sauces, he recommends refrigerating leftovers and eating them within a few days rather than freezing them.
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Heartier baked pasta dishes, however, can hold up better in the freezer, according to Littley.
Prosciutto, salami and other cured meats can generally be frozen, but Littley said the bigger concern is what happens to their texture and flavor afterward.
That can be especially noticeable when the meat is served on a sandwich, charcuterie board or as an appetizer, where texture can be an important part of the experience.
Littley recommends keeping cured meats wrapped in the refrigerator and using them within the recommended time after opening.
Wine is one item Littley advises keeping out of the freezer.
"No go," he said. "The liquid expands as it freezes, which can cause problems with the bottle or cork, and you're not doing the wine's flavor and aroma any favors."
Instead, opened wine should be resealed and stored in the refrigerator, including red wine.
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Red wine can then be brought back to the appropriate serving temperature before drinking, he said.
While the freezer may seem like an easy way to extend the life of many foods and drinks, Littley said proper storage can help preserve their texture, flavor and overall quality.
"Some dishes freeze beautifully, while others aren't going to come back the way you want them to," he said.
Trump surprises NASA officials with call after Roman Space Telescope launch
President Donald Trump unexpectedly dialed into a NASA press conference Sunday, congratulating the agency after the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope successfully launched on a nearly 1 million-mile journey into space.
Trump’s call came shortly after the telescope launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
NASA officials said the telescope successfully separated from the rocket and began sending telemetry as it headed toward its destination in space.
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman unexpectedly walked out of the press conference holding his cell phone, saying, "The president is excited about Roman."
He returned moments later with Trump on speakerphone. The president thanked and congratulated the team.
"I just called Jared to find out, is there anything negative that I should know about, like, it will never be able to return? Little things like that," the president joked.
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"He said, 'No, it's looking great. It couldn't be better. And it was another great successful launch.' Jared is doing a fantastic job. You are doing a fantastic job, and I'm supplying you [with] all that money!"
Trump then reflected on the state of NASA facilities when he first took office, praising the progress the agency has made in the intervening years.
"And now again, like we are with the country itself, we're the hottest there is. We're the hottest in space, we have the hottest country anywhere in the world. So let's keep it all going. You're a big part of it. Let's keep it all going."
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The press conference followed the successful launch of the Roman Space Telescope, which Isaacman predicted would become a household name like the Hubble Space Telescope and the James Webb Space Telescope.
"Over the course of the next several months, Roman will travel nearly 1 million miles away from Earth to Lagrange point L2 and begin transmitting imagery and data back home that will contribute to world-changing science," Isaacman said.
Tuskegee University president defends dress code amid criticism: ‘Raise the bar, students will reach it’
Tuskegee University President Dr. Mark Brown, a retired Air Force major general, is defending the historically Black university’s renewed emphasis on student dress and conduct standards, saying the policy is aimed at preparing students for the workplace rather than policing personal style.
"If you raise the bar, students will reach it," Brown told Fox News Digital in an interview.
"Why don't we raise the bar? That's what I think we ought to do. We're unapologetic about that part."
After issuing a pre-campus arrival memo requiring a business suit and shoes for business-like meetings and professional dress in the classrooms, as well as barring non-religious head coverings, Brown said he saw that evidence of success during the first days of the school year.
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"I had a wonderful time riding around and walking around the campus on the first and the second day of class," he said. "The bar was raised and it was being reached. "But the same is true as if you lower the bar, or if you go past the mistake and fail to address it: That becomes the standard. And so, you know, we are a university of standards. I believe all of higher education should be a university standards."
The university’s policy has drawn criticism from freedom of expression advocates over restrictions that include bans on items such as durags and bonnets, with some critics framing the rules as "respectability politics."
Brown, however, said the dress code should be viewed as one part of a much broader push toward student success that includes punctuality, attendance, internships, professional certifications, interview preparation and workplace readiness.
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"The focus is how do I make you a professional in whatever space you want to go in?" he said.
"Any higher education institution in the country that's not focused on student success, no matter what type of university that is, is not focused where they should be. That's why we exist. That's exactly why we exist."
The policy itself is not new, Brown said, but Tuskegee is placing "greater emphasis" on it as part of an effort to ensure graduates leave campus prepared not only with a degree, but with the habits employers expect.
"It’s not the world we wish you were going into, it’s the world you’re going to go into," Brown said. "It’s not the way that we wish an employer would perceive you. It’s the way the employer will perceive you."
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Brown said the debate over whether college is worth the cost has put greater pressure on universities to demonstrate that students are being prepared for what comes after graduation.
"What do you want when you send your son or daughter to college?" Brown said. "What do you expect us to do and what do you expect to happen four or five years from now when they graduate?"
Brown said Tuskegee wants students to leave with more than a grade-point average and a diploma.
"We want them job-ready," he said.
He pointed to punctuality as one example of a habit that may appear minor in the classroom but can carry significant consequences in the workplace.
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"Would it be sad for us to allow a student to come to class late, practice that for four to five years, and then find out that no matter how great they were with their 4.0 or 3.8 GPA, it won’t keep them that job?" he said.
Critics have also questioned whether professional dress requirements could place an added financial burden on students. Brown said Tuskegee is prepared to address that concern directly.
About 70% of students on campus are Pell Grant eligible, he said, and the university’s Golden Tigers Community Closet is available to students who need help obtaining professional clothing.
"If a student needs help with that, we’re going to help them," Brown said. "That’s not going to be the barrier between compliance and getting ready. We’re going to remove that barrier."
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The university also plans to bring in a professional several times during the school year to teach students the details of business attire, including how to button a coat and properly wear a tie.
"I really want us to bear down and double click, to use a common term these days, on the fact that we have to care as much about what happens in school as what happens after school," he said.
Brown pointed to the school’s recent employment numbers as evidence that its approach is producing results. He said roughly 70% of students who graduated in May already had jobs lined up.
"Seven out of every 10," Brown said. "That is the challenge. That’s what we should be debating."
Brown is facing criticism from those objecting to Tuskegee's renewed emphasis on its dress code, including the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), a student rights advocacy group, due to restrictions on durags and other clothing associated with Black culture.
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"Tuskegee can’t promise students broad freedom of expression while enforcing a sweeping dress code that regulates ordinary, non-disruptive expression," FIRE Senior Program Counsel Haley Gluhanich told Fox News Digital in a statement. "Preparing students for professional life is a legitimate goal, but it does not hinge on requirements about what adults wear to class or lunch."
"As a private university, Tuskegee may choose to place other values ahead of expressive freedom, but if it does, it should be honest with current and prospective students about the limits of its commitment to free expression," Gluhanich added.
In response to criticism, Brown pointed to Tuskegee’s history, including the Tuskegee Airmen, as an example of preparing students to demonstrate competence even in a society where prejudice exists.
"My race and my ethnicity would have absolutely nothing to do about it," Brown said. "That’s not the subject. The subject is social and economic mobility and student success."
"It’s not that there wasn’t prejudice in the world," Brown said. "There’s prejudice in the world today. There’s going to be prejudice tomorrow."
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He is not dismissing broader debates over culture, expression or discrimination, but he argued that Tuskegee’s immediate responsibility is preparing its students to succeed amid those realities.
"I’m not discarding the debates," he said. "The debates are great. I think America is great because we have debate. But that’s not the purpose of the university in this sense. The purpose of a university is, while the debates go on, to be prepared."
Brown has heard the criticism but has not encountered significant pushback from Tuskegee students. He also said he has received significant positive feedback from leaders at other universities.
"This is not unique," Brown said. "If you go to many universities, they have dress codes, they have these kinds of things. Perhaps we are, at this moment, [placing] a greater emphasis."
For Brown, the larger question is whether universities view their responsibility to students as ending at graduation.
"If we think the degree ends the relationship, I do not," Brown said. "I think the relationship and the value of the time here ends down the road, when that student is getting a return on investment.
"That matters the most for those students who are economically at a disadvantage, who are using education as a springboard to do better," he concluded. "Again, every college president, chancellor – I’ve got to believe – wants that for their students.
"But do we expect them to practice that when they start work? Or isn’t the classroom an extension of that? Isn’t it a laboratory by which you practice these very important skills? I think it is."
Britt Baker returns to AEW after nearly 2 years away to help Persephone win the TBS Championship at All In
It has been nearly two years since All Elite Wrestling (AEW) fans were graced with Britt Baker’s presence on the company’s programming. On Sunday, Baker made her triumphant return.
Maya World was in the midst of her match against Persephone with the TBS Championship on the line during the All In Buy In portion of the company’s biggest pay-per-view of the year. World looked like she was going to take care of Persephone once and for all, until a masked figure entered the ring and pushed World off the top rope.
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Persephone took advantage and nailed the crucifix powerbomb on World. She pinned World to win the TBS Championship.
The masked figure got back into the ring and revealed herself to be Baker.
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"It’s so good to be back," Baker said in a post-match interview. "And just because I haven’t been here doesn’t mean I haven’t been watching. I know what goes around here. I know who’s up, I know who’s down and I know who is a little too comfortable that I’ve been out of the picture.
"But, funny thing about being away is you get perspective on who’s worth your time. And Perse here, she’s smart, she’s strong, she’s ambitious, and she’s the double champ."
Persephone then called out Thunder Rosa, who has been at her heels trying to get her hands on the Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) World Women’s Championship. Now, Persephone has a superstar in her corner as she continues to rise in the AEW women’s division.
World’s reign as TBS champion comes to an end at 30 days. Persephone now has her first singles championship in AEW.
At least 3 dead, 18 wounded in separate mass shootings less than 15 minutes apart
Gunfire tore through two communities in Trenton, New Jersey, and Chicago less than 15 minutes apart overnight, leaving three people dead and 18 others wounded in two mass shootings as police in both cities search for answers.
Trenton police responded to a neighborhood near 194 Locust Street at about 12:25 a.m. local time Sunday after multiple shots were reported, Trenton Mayor W. Reed Gusciora said in a statement.
First responders found 11 people who had been shot.
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Two were pronounced dead, while nine others were taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center. Police have not released their conditions.
The names of those killed have not been confirmed.
Gusciora said officials were still learning about the victims but shared details about one of the people killed, a man who had been trying to turn his life around after leaving prison.
"We understand that one of the individuals who lost his life had been working to turn his life around after returning home from incarceration and had recently been recognized for his commitment to reentry and positive change," Gusciora said.
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill said she had been briefed on the shooting.
"As local law enforcement continues to investigate, my Attorney General remains in close contact with officials on the ground," Sherrill wrote in a post on X Sunday. "I’m thinking of the families who lost loved ones, those who were injured, and the Trenton community."
No arrests have been announced, and police have not said what may have led to the Trenton shooting.
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Officials said 12 minutes earlier and hundreds of miles away, police in Chicago were called to another mass shooting.
Chicago police said officers were breaking up a large gathering on Chicago’s South Side at about 11:37 p.m. local time Saturday night when gunmen opened fire into a crowd, hitting 10 people.
A 35-year-old man was shot multiple times and taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he died.
Nine other people — six men and three women ranging in age from 23 to 45 — were wounded.
Several were listed in good condition, including a 26-year-old woman who was shot multiple times in the chest. The conditions of some of the other victims were not immediately known.
Police have not said what the gathering was for or what may have led to the shooting. Investigators also have not released a description of the gunmen.
Cook County Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to an arrest.
"This senseless act of violence has devastated another Chicago community and left families dealing with unimaginable pain," Executive Director Paul Rutherford said.