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Josh Shapiro accuses Harris' vetting team of making disrespectful commentary toward his wife
Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pa., said during an interview with CBS' Norah O'Donnell on Sunday that former Vice President Kamala Harris' vetting team wasn't respectful with regard to his wife, in addition to the other questions he felt were offensive.
"You say in the book that you were advised, well, your wife’s going to have to get new clothes. She’s going to have to pay for hair and makeup. You’re going to have to move into the vice presidential, all this stuff. And it seemed like it kind of turned you off," O'Donnell said.
O'Donnell spoke to Shapiro about his new book, "Where We Keep the Light," which is set to be released Tuesday. In the book, Shapiro details the vetting process he went through with Harris.
"Look, there were a number of moments in that process where I was asked things or, in the case of what you just said, I thought folks weren’t particularly respectful to my wife, that left me really questioning whether this was something I wanted to do," Shapiro responded.
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O'Donnell pressed Shapiro about the process and said that he had written in the book that he felt the vetting process was unnecessarily contentious.
"I write both in the book about the vetting process and about the best way I could serve. As it relates to the vetting process, I thought some of the commentary about my wife was not okay. And I thought asking me if I was a double agent for the Israeli government, was offensive," he said.
He wrote in the book that he was asked by former Biden aide Dana Remus if had ever been an "agent of the Israeli government" and
"I understand they had a job to do to ask me those questions. I think it went beyond just checking a box on a questionnaire," he told O'Donnell.
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O'Donnell also asked him why he thought he was being asked that question, to which he said he didn't know.
"I don’t want to sit here and ascribe beliefs to others. I can tell you that it landed on me in an offensive way. I have dedicated my entire adult life to serving this country, serving this country in different elected capacities, different volunteer capacities. I love this country. And for someone to question that, for someone to question my loyalty, particularly as someone who is as open about his faith as he is, was offensive to me," he said.
Shapiro said he understood that the people questioning him were just doing their job.
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He also explained that when he attempted to talk to Harris about wanting to withdraw himself from consideration, her staff didn't allow it.
He also said he didn't know if Harris knew if he was asked these questions, particularly about being an agent for Israel.
Harris' office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Warriors' Steve Kerr claims 'misinformation' in media dividing Americans after CBP-involved shooting
Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr on Sunday talked about the Border Patrol-involved shooting in Minneapolis that led to the postponement of their game against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
The incident occurred Saturday and left one man dead – who was later identified as Alex J. Pretti. He was shot and killed after he allegedly confronted officers during a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) operation in the southern part of the city. It was the second shooting involving federal officers in the month of January.
Kerr took issue with the media for how it covered the deadly shooting.
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"My concern as an American, we’re not perfect," he said when asked about a "path forward" in the U.S. "We’ve never been perfect. But I think our ideals have been in the right place for a long time, our values. And I think no matter what side of the aisle you stand on, I think remembering the values that come with the constitution, that come with citizenship, the values of looking after each other are so important right now, just because of the extremism that we can feel from all over the place. People are so angry.
"There should be an appeal to our better angels to look after one another and to recognize what’s happening. We’re being divided by media for profit, by misinformation. There’s so much out there that is really difficult for all of us to reconcile. In times like these, you have to lean on values and who you are and who you want to be — either as an individual or as a country. And I think that’s the biggest thing.
"And that’s what’s so sad about all of this. It’s like we’re at each other’s throats right now. And you can’t just say, ‘I’m right, the other person’s wrong.’ Not within this current climate of nonstop news flooding at us. ‘News.’ It’s hard to decipher what’s real and what’s not. What’s true and what’s not true. People arguing over the exact same video, saying, ‘This happened. No that happened.’ It is a confusing time to be alive and to be an American. So, what I would appeal to everyone is to remember what our constitution stands for, what our values are, and what that means to how we treat each other and our fellow citizens."
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Kerr also praised the residents of Minneapolis as he talked to the media before the Warriors took on the T’Wolves in the rescheduled game.
"I’ve been following everything. It’s very sad," Kerr said. "This has always been a great stop on the NBA tour. I love the city of Minneapolis. The people here are wonderful and it’s very sad what’s happening. I feel for the city. There’s a pall that’s been cast over the city. You can feel it. A lot of people are suffering.
"Obviously, loss of life is the No. 1 concern. Those families will never get their family members back. When all the unrest settles down, whenever that is, those family members won’t be returning home and that’s devastating."
Kerr said he had conversations with T’Wolves head coach Chris Finch about postponing the game and he agreed that it should have been done.
"General feeling is just one of sadness for Minneapolis, for the city. It had been through a lot," Kerr continued. "We empathize with the citizens here, with the Wolves franchise and their fans. It’s a wonderful place. As I’ve said, I’ve always felt a great vibe here. The expression ‘Minnesota nice’ is a real thing. People here really, really care about each other. Take care of their neighbors and go out of their way to help one another.
"It’s a beautiful city and it’s just tough to see everybody really going through a lot of angst and anger and sadness and grief."
The shooting death came a few weeks after a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer shot and killed Renee Nicole Good. DHS said Good was shot in self-defense after she used her SUV in a way that posed a threat. DHS said video showed Good interfering with ICE officers by parking her vehicle in the roadway in an apparent attempt to block federal vehicles.
Kerr called Good’s death a "murder."
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Barack and Michelle Obama slam ICE after Minneapolis shooting, urge accountability
Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama said the killing of Alex Pretti was a national wake-up call, arguing that federal immigration agents in Minnesota are using tactics that intimidate and endanger residents while operating without sufficient accountability.
In their joint Sunday statement, the Obamas tied Pretti’s death to weeks of escalating federal immigration enforcement in Minnesota that has sparked protests, controversy and clashes between local residents and agents, saying the broader response to his shooting illustrates how the tactics being used have widened divisions and heightened tensions nationwide.
Federal officials said Pretti, a 37-year-old Minneapolis resident and Veterans Affairs ICU nurse, was fatally shot by a Border Patrol agent during an early-morning immigration enforcement operation targeting Jose Huerta-Chuma, an illegal immigrant with a criminal history.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials said Pretti approached agents while armed with a 9mm pistol and "violently resisted" when officers attempted to disarm him. He was pronounced dead at the scene, and state officials said he had a valid permit to carry a firearm.
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Framing the shooting as a broader warning, the Obamas urged Americans to consider what they described as the wider implications of the incident and its aftermath.
"The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault," the Obamas said. "Federal law enforcement and immigration agents have a tough job. But Americans expect them to carry out their duties in a lawful, accountable way, and to work with, rather than against, state and local officials to ensure public safety."
The Obamas said that is not what they are witnessing in Minnesota, arguing they are seeing the opposite.
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"For weeks now, people across the country have been rightly outraged by the spectacle of masked ICE recruits and other federal agents acting with impunity and engaging in tactics that seem designed to intimidate, harass, provoke and endanger the residents of a major American city," they said. "These unprecedented tactics – which even the former top lawyer of the Department of Homeland Security in the first Trump administration has characterized as embarrassing, lawless and cruel – have now resulted in the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens."
The statement continued, accusing the Trump administration and DHS officials of failing to impose "some semblance of discipline and accountability" over agents deployed to Minnesota, and instead appearing "eager to escalate the situation."
The Obamas also took aim at the Trump administration’s public explanations for both Pretti’s and Renee Good’s deaths – the latter a Minneapolis mother of three shot and killed on Jan. 7 by an ICE agent during a federal enforcement action – suggesting officials were drawing conclusions without thorough investigations and before all the evidence had been fully reviewed.
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"This has to stop," the Obamas said. "I would hope that after this most recent tragedy, administration officials will reconsider their approach, and start finding ways to work constructively with Governor [Tim] Walz and Mayor [Jacob] Frey as well as state and local police to avert more chaos and achieve legitimate law enforcement goals."
They also encouraged Americans to support protests in Minneapolis and across the country.
"In the meantime, every American should support and draw inspiration from the wave of peaceful protests in Minneapolis and other parts of the country," the statement added. "They are a timely reminder that ultimately it’s up to each of us as citizens to speak out against injustice, protect our basic freedoms, and hold our government accountable."
Fox News Digital has reached out to the Obamas for further comment.
Tim Walz compares Minnesota ICE actions to Holocaust and Anne Frank: 'Hiding in their houses'
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Sunday likened federal immigration enforcement in Minnesota to the Holocaust and "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank following the second fatal shooting involving federal officers in Minneapolis.
The incident on Saturday left 37-year-old Alex Pretti, a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) ICU nurse, dead during an encounter with immigration agents. Federal officials initially stated that Pretti was armed and resisted agents, while local accounts indicate Pretti was disarmed before he was fatally shot.
During a press briefing, Walz claimed that some children in Minnesota now feel fear or uncertainty about going outside due to aggressive federal immigration operations.
"We have got children in Minnesota hiding in their houses, afraid to go outside. Many of us grew up reading that story of Anne Frank," Walz said, referring to the German-Jewish teenager who documented her life in hiding during the Nazi persecution in World War II.
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"Somebody is going to write that children's story about Minnesota, and there's one person who can end this now," he said, referring to President Donald Trump.
Walz further criticized Trump, saying the president smeared the victim, gaslit the entire country and sought to conceal evidence related to the killing.
"This family has gone through enough," Walz said of Pretti’s relatives. "And to have the most powerful man in the world drag their dead son with absolutely no evidence and gaslight the entire country."
"Sitting behind a keyboard at 2 a.m. and besmirching a VA nurse and a son and a coworker and a friend is despicable beyond all description," he added.
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Trump and senior White House officials defended the federal response after Saturday's fatal shooting. Trump previously noted that Pretti was armed and carrying two extra magazines during the confrontation, while White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller called Pretti a "would-be assassin" and "domestic terrorist" who "tried to murder federal law enforcement." Homeland Security Sec. Kristi Noem also noted that the victim "violently resisted" arrest, saying that the federal agent fired his weapon "fearing for his life."
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Walz, however, described Pretti as a modest American, emphasizing that he held a legally licensed concealed-carry permit, and blasted federal officials, including Vice President JD Vance and Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino, for unfairly portraying Pretti as a "crazed domestic terrorist."
"Beloved by his family, accomplished ICU nurse, skillful in ability to work with veterans, someone who is beloved by the community, no criminal record, lawful firearms owner," Walz said. "And then you heard the most powerful people in the world, certainly in this country — president, vice president, Gregory Bovino, Kristi Noem — narrate to you what you were looking at, that this was a domestic terrorist, crazed, running at law enforcement with the intent to kill massive numbers of that, sullying his name within minutes of this event happening."
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Walz also alleged that federal officials blocked state investigators from accessing the scene and sought to destroy or alter evidence related to the shooting.
"Then closing the crime scene, sweeping away the evidence, defying a court order and not allowing anyone to look at it," he said. "I don't care if you are conservative and you are flying a Donald Trump flag… If we cannot all agree that the smearing of an American citizen and besmirching everything they stood for and asking us not to believe what we saw, I don't know what else to tell you."
The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension filed a lawsuit Saturday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota seeking to prevent the destruction or alteration of evidence related to the shooting. The lawsuit names the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Customs and Border Patrol, as well as Attorney General Pam Bondi as defendants.
Fox News' Anders Hagstrom contributed to this report.
Patriots head back to Super Bowl after narrow AFC title win over Broncos
The New England Patriots had one task going into the AFC Championship Game against the Denver Broncos – close the book on any Cinderella story that their opponent could create.
Broncos quarterback Jarrett Stidham did his best with a great touchdown drive on the team’s second series of the game. But the Patriots’ defense locked in and received some help with the snow at Empower Field at Mile High and picked up the victory.
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Patriots cornerback Christian Gonzalez, who was burned by a Stidham pass to Marvin Mims earlier in the game, intercepted Stidham’s final pass of the game. Then, Drake Maye’s hard-nosed run on third down clinched the game for the Patriots.
New England won, 10-7.
Maye was 10-of-21 with 86 passing yards. He was sacked five times. He was called upon to tie the game in the first half after a Stidham turnover. He had a 6-yard touchdown run that put New England on the board.
He did just enough to guide the Patriots to a victory. As the snow came down, the Broncos couldn’t get the offense going and special teams sputtered just enough to cost them some points.
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The defense was able to get to Stidham three times. He was 17-of-31 with 133 passing yards and a touchdown pass to Courtland Sutton in the first quarter. That was all the offense Denver could muster.
The Patriots are back in the Super Bowl for the first time since the 2019 season. It will be the team’s first Super Bowl appearance in the post-Bill Belichick and Tom Brady era. The duo led the Patriots to six Super Bowl titles during the pinnacle of their careers.
The "Patriot Way" lives on even in the wake of the Belichick-Brady era.
Now, the Patriots will wait to see who will be on the other side of the field in Super Bowl LX. It will either be the Seattle Seahawks or Los Angeles Rams.
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Republican governor believes Trump is getting 'bad advice' on immigration amid outrage over ICE shooting
Oklahoma Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt said Sunday that he disagreed with aspects of the Trump administration’s immigration policies, insisting that Americans do not want to deport "every single non-U.S. citizen."
Stitt, who chairs the bipartisan National Governors Association (NGA), was asked by CNN anchor Dana Bash about his thoughts on the recent deadly shooting of 37-year-old Alex Pretti by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Minneapolis on Saturday.
He called Pretti's death a "real tragedy," adding that there needs to be further immigration reform from President Donald Trump to address ongoing unrest in Minnesota.
"President Trump closed the border, promised to get violent criminals out of our country," Stitt said on "State of the Union." "And I think everybody agrees with that. But now Americans are asking themselves, what is the endgame? What is the solution? And, you know, we believe in federalism and state rights, and nobody likes feds coming into their state. And so, what’s the goal right now? Is it to deport every single non-U.S. citizen? I don’t think that’s what Americans want. We have to stop politicizing this. We need real solutions on immigration reform."
Bash asked Stitt whether he believed Trump should pull ICE agents out of Minnesota in response to the shooting.
"Well, I think that the president has to answer that question," Stitt said. "He is a dealmaker, and he’s getting bad advice right now. The president needs to tell the American people. What is the solution? How do we bring this to conclusion? And I think only the president can answer that question because it’s complicated."
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He added, "We have to enforce federal laws, but we need to know what is the endgame? And I don’t think it’s to deport every single non-U.S. citizen."
Stitt suggested that the administration instead incentivize private companies to focus on hiring Americans by penalizing employers who hire non-American workers.
"Don’t give them U.S. citizenship, but if you’re going to have an employer-employee relationship, we should be fixing that instead of politicizing this. And right now, tempers are just going crazy. And we need to calm this down," Stitt said.
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In a comment to Fox News Digital, White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson said, "President Trump promised to carry out the largest mass deportation operation of criminal illegal aliens, and he’s keeping his promise — including in Minnesota where heroic ICE officers have already removed illegals with additional convictions for murder, rape, assault, and more -- despite violent resistance and dangerous, untrue smears against them. Just yesterday, an officer had his finger bitten off by a radical left-wing rioter."
The White House also directed Fox News Digital to two posts made by Trump on Truth Social, calling on Democratic politicians to work with federal authorities to arrest and deport criminal illegal aliens.
"All of these requests are rooted in COMMON SENSE, and will provide the best possible circumstances to, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! The Trump Administration is standing by, and waiting for ANY Democrat to do the right thing, and work with us on these important matters of MAKING AMERICA SAFE like it is in all sections of our Country where we are, together with Local Leadership, participating and involved," Trump wrote.
Pretti's death came less than one month after an ICE agent shot and killed Renee Good in Minneapolis after Good allegedly drove her vehicle towards ICE officers.
Stitt had previously partnered with ICE and the Oklahoma Highway Patrol in a comprehensive deportation effort last year dubbed Operation Guardian. The operation resulted in the arrest of 120 illegal immigrants at a port of entry near the Texas border.
Israel announces limited reopening of Rafah Crossing under Trump’s 20-point plan
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said Sunday that Israel has agreed to a "limited reopening" of Gaza's Rafah crossing with Egypt under President Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan.
In a series of posts on X, Netanyahu's office said the crossing will reopen after the completion of an operation to locate the remains of the final Israeli hostage. The reopening will be limited to pedestrian traffic and remain subject to a full Israeli inspection process.
"As part of President Trump’s 20-point plan, Israel has agreed to a limited reopening of the Rafah Crossing for pedestrian passage only, subject to a full Israeli inspection mechanism," the Office of the Prime Minister of Israel wrote.
The Prime Minister’s Office said the reopening was contingent on the return of all living hostages and what it described as a "100 percent effort" by Hamas to locate and return the remains of all deceased hostages.
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All deceased hostages have been recovered except for police officer Ran Gvili.
"The IDF is currently conducting a focused operation to exhaust all of the intelligence that has been gathered in the effort to locate and return the fallen hostage, Master-Sgt. Ran Gvili, of blessed memory," the Prime Minister’s Office wrote. "Upon completion of this operation, and in accordance with what has been agreed upon with the US, Israel will open the Rafah Crossing."
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"The State of Israel is committed to the return of Israeli hero Master-Sgt. Ran Gvili and will spare no effort to bring him home for a proper Jewish burial," the statement added.
President Trump released his 20-point plan to end the Gaza war in September. The 20 remaining hostages were freed from captivity in Gaza on Oct. 13.
Earlier this month, the Trump administration formally launched the second phase of the plan, shifting from a ceasefire framework toward a post-ceasefire political and security phase for Gaza.
U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff warned that Hamas must fully comply with its obligations under the agreement, including the immediate return of the final deceased hostage.
"The U.S. expects Hamas to comply fully with its obligations, including the immediate return of the final deceased hostage," Witkoff wrote on X on Jan. 14. "Failure to do so will bring serious consequences."
Fox News Digital's Efrat Lachter contributed to this report.
ICE says violent mob helped criminal escape and left ICE agent permanently maimed
Federal officials say violent unrest in Minneapolis directly derailed an immigration arrest, leaving a suspect with a serious criminal history at large while a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent was permanently maimed after a protester bit off part of his finger.
U.S. Border Patrol Commander at Large Greg Bovino said during a press conference on Sunday that Border Patrol and ICE agents were forced to abandon a targeted operation after crowds interfered, assaulted officers and turned the scene chaotic.
As a result, he said, the suspect escaped custody – a failure he blamed solely on the decisions made by politicians, activists and those who confronted law enforcement officials.
"This individual is still roaming the streets today," Bovino said. "This individual walks the streets today because of those choices made by politicians and those, perhaps, weaker-minded constituents that chose to follow directions of those politicians. Sad state of affairs."
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The unrest erupted after a Border Patrol agent fatally shot a man during the same enforcement operation, an incident that officials said set off the violent clashes.
Federal officials identified the man fatally shot by a Border Patrol agent in Minneapolis on Saturday as Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a member of the American Federation of Government Employees. Pretti, 37, lived in Minneapolis and worked as an intensive care unit nurse at a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs hospital.
Authorities said Pretti was shot during an early-morning immigration enforcement operation targeting Jose Huerta-Chuma, an illegal immigrant with a criminal history that includes domestic assault involving intentional bodily harm, disorderly conduct and driving without a valid license. According to Homeland Security officials, Pretti approached Border Patrol agents while armed with a 9 mm pistol and "violently resisted" when agents attempted to disarm him.
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Medical personnel rendered aid at the scene, but Pretti was pronounced dead. State officials said Pretti possessed a valid permit to carry a firearm.
Homeland Security officials said an ICE agent was permanently injured during the unrest when a protester bit off part of his finger as agents attempted to control the crowd.
ICE Executive Assistant Director of Enforcement and Removal Operations Marcos Charles said during Sunday’s press conference that there has been an uptick in violence against federal law enforcement officials in Minneapolis and across the country.
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He said a crowd of violent agitators tackled an ICE special agent on Saturday, with one protester reportedly escalating the confrontation to an extreme level.
"The protester literally bit off part of that agent’s finger," Charles said, adding that the officer received immediate medical attention at the scene and was taken to a hospital. "The officer is recovering but is now permanently maimed and has lost part of his finger."
"The reality is – and this is what Commander Bovino and I have been talking about all week – we're out here to arrest dangerous criminal illegal aliens so they can't victimize innocent people in our communities anymore," Charles added.
Charles said that since the beginning of ICE operations in Minnesota, the agency has arrested more than 3,400 illegal aliens, removing "criminals, gang members and terrorists" from local communities.
Dana White pulls UFC 324 fight after betting irregularities: 'I'm not doing this s--- again'
A fight set for the UFC 324 early preliminary card was silently canceled on Saturday night, but UFC CEO Dana White confirmed irregular betting activity was the cause.
White told reporters after the fights, where the main bout saw Justin Gaethje upset Paddy Pimblitt, that the lightweight battle between Michael Johnson and Alex Hernandez was taken off the card because of the tip he got from the promotion’s gaming integrity service.
"We got called from the gaming integrity service and I said, ‘I’m not doing this s— again,’ so we pulled the fight," White said, per Yahoo Sports.
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White didn’t add details about what the irregularities were as well as which fighter, if either, was suspected of causing the irregularity.
But it’s clear White was not trying to deal with another controversy after last year’s Isaac Dulgarian fight.
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Dulgarian was cut from UFC’s roster after a serious upset loss to Yadier del Valle in November 2025. There was strange betting activity before the fight, where Dulgarian went from -250 to -154 to win the match.
When he lost, commentators Daniel Cormier and Michael Chiesa were confused what was happening, as they called Del Valle’s finish "white belt stuff," believing it wasn’t the most complicated stuff.
The FBI and the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC) remain in their investigation into Dulgarian as well.
Making Dulgarian’s situation more interesting are his comments about his belief that fighters should get a cut for bets on bouts.
"I said, ‘Don’t bet on me unless you’re paying me some percentage.’ I’m doing all the work, that’s how I feel about it," Dulgarian told MMA Junkie. "… If you’re betting on me, I want some of it."
Other than Dulgarian, Darrick Minner and Jeff Molina were hit with three-year suspensions by the NAC for a 2022 fight that had suspicious betting activity involving Minner.
With sports betting legal in the United States, there have unfortunately been moments like these across multiple leagues, including the NFL, NBA and MLB.
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These four common foods may be wrecking your gut health, expert warns
Some of the most common foods in your kitchen could be quietly damaging your gut health.
As gut health continues to dominate wellness conversations, experts say diet plays a central role in shaping the microbiome.
When the balance of gut bacteria is disrupted, it can contribute to gastrointestinal issues such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), bloating, constipation and diarrhea, Robin DeCicco, a certified holistic nutritionist in New York City, told Fox News Digital.
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Here are four foods experts say may do more harm than good for the gut.
Packaged bread sold in many grocery stores may be harder on gut health than people realize.
DeCicco said many supermarket breads are heavily processed and contain ingredients that can disrupt the balance of bacteria in the gut.
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She added that many commercial breads are made with refined flours and additives designed to extend shelf life, but those ingredients often come at the expense of fiber.
Foods that are fried or cooked in large amounts of oil can be especially tough on the gut.
"The body has a harder time digesting such high-fat meals," DeCicco said.
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She added that many fried foods are cooked in refined vegetable oils, which can further contribute to gut imbalance when consumed regularly.
Foods and drinks high in added sugar are among the biggest contributors to poor gut health.
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Ice cream, in particular, combines large amounts of sugar with ingredients that can be difficult for some people to digest.
"Foods high in sugar are not beneficial in any way — they contribute to overall inflammation, obesity, diabetes and heart disease," DeCicco noted.
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She said frequent blood sugar spikes can directly disrupt the gut microbiome.
"The more foods we eat that impact blood sugar and cause a spike in insulin, the worse for our gut, because sugar is essentially fuel for an overgrowth of harmful bacteria," DeCicco said.
While plant-based cheese alternatives are popular, some highly processed versions may be tough on gut health.
Some highly processed vegan cheeses may trigger gut inflammation due to the additives and fillers used to bind the products together, DeCicco said.
She recommends sticking with real, whole foods.
"When you do have to choose a replacement, make sure the replacement is made of ingredients that are actually real," DeCicco noted.