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Cybercrime losses near $21B: 5 ways to protect your money
Nearly $21 billion. That number jumped out at me when I looked at the FBI's latest cybercrime data. Behind that enormous loss are families who watched savings disappear and people who trusted the wrong investment pitch. Some victims had no clue someone was moving their money until they checked an account.
Americans reported nearly $21 billion in losses to cyber-enabled crime during 2025, up 26% from the year before. Investment fraud caused the biggest financial hit at about $8.65 billion. I recently joined "Fox & Friends Weekend" to talk about those numbers and a bigger problem I see coming. Scammers now have AI tools that can make a fake message, voice or identity far more believable than the clumsy scams many of us learned to recognize years ago. That changes how we need to protect our money.
Here are five practical steps you can take now to put stronger barriers between scammers and your savings.
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For years, one of the standard pieces of scam advice was to look for obvious mistakes. Maybe an email had terrible grammar. Perhaps the caller sounded suspicious. AI can now erase many of those clues.
The FBI says its Internet Crime Complaint Center received 22,364 complaints in 2025 that included AI-related information. Reported losses tied to those complaints reached about $893 million. The FBI also warns that criminals can use AI to create fake social profiles, cloned voices and convincing videos.
That gives scammers another way to build trust before asking for money or personal information. So telling you to "be careful" no longer feels like enough advice to me. I want barriers between a scammer and your money.
You cannot predict every scam that may come your way. However, you can put safeguards in place that make it harder for a criminal to reach your money.
Start with your bank and credit cards. Open the official app or website for each financial institution and look for notification settings. Turn on alerts for transactions and transfers. You may also be able to receive warnings about suspicious account activity.
The exact choices vary by bank. However, the goal stays simple. If money moves and you did not authorize it, you want to know quickly. I have talked with victims who discovered fraud long after criminals gained access. A real-time alert gives you a chance to call the financial institution and react much sooner.
Next, check the security settings on your bank, credit card and investment accounts. Use a strong password that you do not reuse elsewhere, which a password manager can help you create and store. Then turn on two-factor or multifactor authentication (2FA) wherever your financial institution offers it.
If the company supports an authenticator app, passkey or another stronger verification method, consider using that option. Texted security codes still add protection, although your phone number can become a target in a SIM swap attack.
Also protect the email account connected to your finances. A criminal who controls your email may be able to reset passwords or intercept account notifications. For a closer look at the different login options, see Are bank text codes enough to protect you?
Your phone number has quietly become part of your financial security. In a SIM swap or port-out scam, a criminal tricks a carrier into moving your number to another SIM or device. Once that happens, calls and texted security codes can start going to the scammer.
Contact your carrier or check its account-security settings. Look for a number transfer lock, port-out protection or another feature designed to block unauthorized transfers. If your phone suddenly loses service for no clear reason, pay attention. Contact your carrier from another device, especially if you also notice unusual activity involving your financial accounts.
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A credit freeze remains one of the strongest free tools available for preventing new-account fraud. You need to place a freeze separately with Equifax, Experian and TransUnion. Once active, the freeze restricts access to your credit file and makes it much harder for someone to open a new credit account using your identity.
A freeze does not hurt your credit score. You can also lift it when you legitimately need to apply for credit. One warning: go directly to the official credit bureau websites rather than clicking an ad or unfamiliar search result. Criminals know people search for credit-freeze help too. CyberGuy has step-by-step guidance on how to freeze your credit and clean up your online data at Cyberguy.com
This one worries me because retirement accounts can represent decades of someone's work. We recently covered a case involving a Colgate-Palmolive employee whose entire $751,430 401(k) was allegedly drained after an impostor changed the account's contact information. The case later settled on undisclosed terms.
Log in to your retirement and investment accounts and review their security settings. Make sure your contact information remains correct. Turn on account alerts and multifactor authentication. Then ask your brokerage or retirement-plan provider what protections it offers for withdrawals and transfers. Some providers offer additional verification or other controls that can make unauthorized transfers harder. This deserves the same attention you give your checking account. Maybe more.
If you want to go deeper than the steps above, I will walk through each one in more detail in my CyberGuy LIVE class, Protect Your Money From Today's Biggest Threats . The live event has ended, but the full replay and CyberGuy Money Protection checklist are available now.
In the class, I show you how to put these protections in place step by step, including where to look for bank alerts, how to strengthen account logins, ways to lock down your phone number, how to freeze your credit and what to ask your retirement or investment provider about added safeguards. You can pause the replay and work through each step at your own pace.
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What worries me about the FBI's nearly $21 billion figure goes beyond the size of the number. Scammers have become better at taking advantage of moments when people naturally trust what they see or hear. AI raises the stakes because a familiar voice or polished message can create a false sense of confidence. The FBI's numbers show how much money is already disappearing through cyber-enabled crime. I would rather see you build protections now than depend on spotting one tiny clue in the middle of a convincing scam. Turn on the alerts and secure the accounts holding your money. Then look at the protections surrounding your phone number, credit and retirement savings. Cybercriminals only need one good opportunity. Your job is to make that opportunity much harder to find.
Have you ever received a scam call, email or investment pitch that was so convincing you almost believed it? What finally tipped you off? Let us know by writing to us at Cyberguy.com
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SMU cancels CAIR-Texas youth conference over state’s ‘terrorist’ designation of organizer
Southern Methodist University has canceled an "Unapologetically Muslim" youth conference organized by CAIR-Texas that was scheduled to bring high school and college students to its Dallas campus, citing Texas’ designation of the Council on American-Islamic Relations as a "foreign terrorist" organization.
The Sept. 19 conference was advertised as a day of leadership and civic engagement training featuring "interactive sessions," "mock testimony" and "power mapping," a community-organizing technique aimed at identifying and influencing people with decision-making power.
The event page on the website for CAIR-Texas says that the event is "designed for high school students and rising college freshmen and sophomores" and that "students will hear from community leaders and professionals, take part in interactive workshops, and learn how they can get more involved in the issues affecting their communities."
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On Friday, The Dallas Morning News reported that SMU had canceled the event citing Gov. Greg Abbott’s designation of the Muslim Brotherhood and the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) as foreign terrorist organizations and transnational criminal organizations.
"The Muslim Brotherhood and CAIR have long made their goals clear: to forcibly impose Sharia law and establish Islam’s ‘mastership of the world,’" Abbott said in a November statement.
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"The actions taken by the Muslim Brotherhood and CAIR to support terrorism across the globe and subvert our laws through violence, intimidation, and harassment are unacceptable," he said.
Abbott added, "These radical extremists are not welcome in our state and are now prohibited from acquiring any real property interest in Texas." The designation by the governor is a state designation and not a federal one.
In November 2025, CAIR sued Abbott and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to block the proclamation.
"This attempt to punish the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization simply because Governor Abbott disagrees with its views is not only contrary to the United States Constitution, but finds no support in any Texas law," the group said in its lawsuit.
"CAIR-Texas and the Texas Muslim community are standing up for our constitutional rights by directly confronting Greg Abbott’s lawless attack on our civil rights," CAIR-Texas said in a statement. "We are not and will not be intimidated by smear campaigns launched by Israel First politicians like Mr. Abbott. Mr. Abbott is defaming us and other American Muslims because we are effective advocates for justice here and abroad. We plan to continue exercising our constitutional rights, defending civil rights, and speaking truth to power, whether in defense of free speech, religious freedom and racial equality here in Texas or in defense of human rights abroad."
The federal lawsuit remains ongoing.
The Houston Chapter of CAIR-Texas was started in 1994, according to its website.
The group's website lists its core principles as supporting Islam, fostering equality, stimulating interfaith dialogue and condemning violence.
The group says it works to "promote a positive image of Islam and Muslims in America," with efforts that include media relations, government relations, education, and advocacy "to ensure the Muslim voice is represented."
In a statement to Fox News Digital on Tuesday, a spokesperson at SMU confirmed the event had been canceled.
"SMU welcomes a wide range of organizations and perspectives to campus as part of our commitment to open inquiry and the free exchange of ideas," the spokesperson said. "After reviewing plans for an upcoming unaffiliated youth leadership symposium advertised to take place at SMU, the University has determined that permitting the event to take place on campus, given the State of Texas’ current designation of the symposium’s organizer, is inconsistent with our mission and related University policies. As a result, the event will not take place on campus."
Fox News Digital reached out to CAIR-Texas for comment.
– Fox News' Landon Mion contributed to this report.
College hockey player has 'zero chance of recovery' after collapsing during offseason workout, lawyer says
Matthew Mayich, an Arizona State hockey player and St. Louis Blues draft pick, has "zero chance of recovery," his family’s lawyer said Monday after the athlete collapsed and fell into a coma following an offseason workout last month.
Robert Carey, the lawyer for Mayich’s family, is searching for answers as the player remained incapacitated from an Aug. 20 on-campus workout. The session began in the morning of Aug. 20 as classes for the first semester of school were just about to get underway.
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Carey told the Arizona Republic that he gleaned on his own that Mayich was struggling through the workout and was unable to complete the things that were being asked of him.
"He was disoriented and struggled well before he collapsed," he told the paper.
Carey added in an interview with The Associated Press that the temperatures for that day were unsuited for an outdoor practice – especially for those who hadn’t been in the region for a full week. He called the workout "onerous" and "grueling."
He said the workout lasted for over an hour without any rest of a water break for some athletes.
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"ASU’s only statement so far was to note that coaches and trainers were present to support their claim that this workout was nothing unusual," he said. "It doesn’t. It just means ASU’s own people stood there and watched exactly what they dialed up, and had no problem with it, at least the head coach didn’t. We will find out down the road if other university employees realized the student-athletes were in jeopardy. I suspect some did."
Arizona State has said it would conduct a thorough review of the incident.
"This is not an investigation where someone is suggesting something went wrong," Arizona State athletic director Graham Rossini said last week. "We’re just reviewing the facts and understanding the scenario."
OutKick reached out to Arizona State for further comment.
Carey called for the school to conduct an independent investigation.
Mayich, who is from Canada, played four seasons with the Ottawa 67’s in the Ontario Hockey League before joining Clarkson University last season. He transferred to Arizona State for the Sun Devils’ 2026-27 campaign.
The Blues selected Mayich in the sixth round of the 2023 NHL Draft but he never signed an entry-level contract.
"He is twenty-one years old," Carey told The Associated Press. "His family is at his side, and they are grateful for the support they’ve received from the hockey community and from Matthew’s teammates."
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Vanessa Trump joins Tiger Woods at Florida courthouse as he strikes plea agreement in rollover crash case
Vanessa Trump was seen walking into a Florida courthouse on Wednesday as her boyfriend Tiger Woods struck a plea agreement in his rollover crash case from earlier this year.
Trump wore sunglasses and a white jacket as she entered the building with Woods. The two didn’t speak to reporters as they passed them by.
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She sat behind Woods as he and his lawyer finalized the plea agreement that led to Woods pleading no contest to charges of willful, wanton reckless driving – second offense and careless driving citation. Woods also had his driver’s license suspended for five years.
The move came five months after the legendary golfer was involved in a rollover crash that led to charges of driving under the influence and refusal to submit to testing. He pleaded not guilty to the charges at first.
In March, Woods was traveling at a high rate of speed on Jupiter Island when his Land Rover clipped a truck and rolled onto its side. He managed to crawl out of the vehicle without any injuries. He told a deputy officer that he was looking down at his phone and changing a radio station when he hit the truck.
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Woods agreed to a Breathalyzer, which showed no signs of alcohol. However, authorities said he refused a urine test. A sheriff’s office report said deputies discovered two pain pills in his pocket and showed signs of impairment.
He was initially set for a court hearing next week.
President Donald Trump’s former daughter-in-law has been supportive of Woods since the crash. She posted a loving message to her social media back in April.
"Love you," Vanessa Trump wrote over a picture of herself hugging Woods as the two appeared to relax on a hammock. The photo, posted to her Instagram Stories, was the same photo Woods shared on X when he first announced his relationship with her in March 2025.
She also credited Woods with helping her through her own health battles.
Trump announced on social media back in May she was diagnosed with breast cancer.
"My strength through it all! Family and the closest people to me," she wrote in May.
OutKick's Paulina Dedaj and the Associated Press contributed to this report.
Tyler Robinson defense attorney should be ‘embarrassed’ for attacking Charlie Kirk as full of hate: lawyer
PROVO, Utah — A lawyer for the accused Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson drew rebukes inside and outside the courtroom Tuesday over remarks that painted the victim as the one behaving "hatefully" before he was shot and killed in front of thousands of people during a public speaking event at Utah Valley University.
"I think what the defense attorney said regarding Charlie Kirk and that he was full of hate, that was so unprofessional," said David Gelman, a New Jersey-based criminal defense attorney who has been following the case. "That was so out of left field that he honestly — he should be embarrassed of what he said."
Robinson, 23, is accused of assassinating the 31-year-old father of two at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10, 2025, as Kirk was speaking in front of thousands of onlookers during a Turning Point USA event on campus.
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"Mr. Kirk spoke hatefully of certain groups of people," California-based defense attorney Richard Novak claimed during his argument against binding over the case for trial. He went on to say that there was a "significant gap" between what Kirk stood for and what Robinson felt about him.
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As Novak repeated the phrase, Kirk's parents, widow and other relatives were in court. They exchanged looks and some teared up. Erika Kirk leaned forward and said something to an aide with the county attorney's office.
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"You don't ever and I mean ever say that, No. 1, as a defense attorney or a prosecutor, especially not even at a trial," Gelman said. "If you want to paint Charlie as a bad person in front of the jury, knock your socks off. Do whatever you think you have to do. But to do that at a preliminary hearing...when you have the victim's family all there, that was totally uncalled for."
Chief Deputy Utah County Attorney Chad Grunander and Kirk family attorney Jeffrey Neiman both pushed back on Novak's comments in front of the judge.
"The state takes great exception with Mr. Novak attributing all of this 'hate' to Mr. Kirk during his argument today," Grunander said in his rebuttal. "None of what was presented during the preliminary hearing [shows] that he is hateful towards this group or hateful towards that group. He had an opinion that he would express on politics and religion. That doesn't make it hate, but the fact that Mr. Novak even considered as hate makes the case for the state in his client's own words, he hated what Mr. Kirk stood for."
Neiman told the court that Kirk had made a career out of having "hard conversations" on difficult topics.
"Charlie was the opposite of hate," he said. "Firing a bullet into a crowd and assassinating him. That is hate."
In text messages prosecutors allege Robinson sent to Twiggs, the sender also accused Kirk of "hate."
Lance Twiggs, Robinson's roommate and romantic partner at the time, has been a key witness for prosecutors, who allege that Robinson confessed the crime and apparent motive to him.
"Why did I do it?" Robinson allegedly wrote to Twiggs after the slaying. "I had enough of his hatred. Some hate can’t be negotiated out. If I am able to grab my rifle unseen, I will have left no evidence."
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Fox News Digital has reached out to Robinson's defense team for comment.
"Charlie Kirk was not full of hatred," Gelman said. "If anything, he was full of love...He brought people together. He was there doing a free speech event, all right? He's trying to bring people on the left on the right together."
Judge Tony Graf Jr. bound over all charges to district court for trial Tuesday, including the death penalty-eligible charge of aggravated murder.
Robinson is due back in court on Oct. 23 for a pretrial conference, where Graf may set a trial date.
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His attorney, Kathy Nester, entered not guilty pleas on his behalf to all charges at an arraignment Tuesday.
Fox News' Amalia Roy and Jesse Watson contributed to this report.
Rick Springfield, 77, shocks fans with ripped physique during shirtless performance
Rick Springfield is proving age really may be just a number.
The 77-year-old rocker stunned fans with his remarkably fit physique while on tour, prompting social media users to marvel over his youthful appearance.
Fans flocked to social media to gush over the "Jessie's Girl" singer as a video of him performing in Las Vegas went viral over the weekend. In the video, Springfield plays the guitar and sings while shirtless on stage.
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"That beautiful man ages backwards...," one user commented on Instagram.
"He must be doing something right," another added on X. "Still looks and sounds great and a full head of hair to boot. Good for him."
"If i look like that when I'm 77, i'm doing that too," one user said.
"77...Who's his chef, trainer and doctors? I'll buy whatever serum he's taking," one joked.
"77?! Holy Fountain of Youth!!!" another wrote.
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Springfield has been working with his personal trainer for about two-and-a-half years, and the results speak for themselves.
His trainer explained to Men's Health that because Springfield’s career requires him to stay active and energetic onstage, their workouts focus heavily on athletic movement and conditioning to help build the stamina he needs to perform.
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"We do a lot of plyometrics, we do a lot of stairclimber – which he hates," his trainer, Larry Willis, told the outlet.
Springfield first found success in Australia as a member of the band Zoot before pursuing a solo career and eventually relocating to the United States. His breakthrough came in the early 1980s when his album "Working Class Dog" produced "Jessie’s Girl," which reached No. 1 in the U.S. and earned him a Grammy for best male rock vocal performance.
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At roughly the same time, Springfield became a familiar face on television as Dr. Noah Drake on "General Hospital," a role he would return to several times over the decades.
His career has also included film roles, notably the 1984 musical drama "Hard to Hold" and the 2015 Meryl Streep movie "Ricki and the Flash."
Reported shooting at Virginia elementary school 'contained,' sheriff's office says
A reported shooting at Westwood Hills Elementary School in Waynesboro, Virginia, has been "contained," according to the Augusta County Sheriff’s Office.
"All Westwood students, teachers, and staff are accounted for and are safe," Waynesboro Public Schools posted on social media, adding that the school was reuniting students and families at a designated location.
"As a precautionary measure, all other Waynesboro Public Schools have been placed on lockdown," the post continued. "More information will be released when it becomes available. All schools are secure and safe at this time. Parents and guardians, please do not call 911 for additional information. We will relay it as soon as possible."
Authorities urged the public to avoid the immediate area while the investigation continued. No additional details about possible injuries or a suspect were immediately released.
This is a developing story. Check back here for updates.
Blue Jays vs Guardians baseball betting preview favors Toronto behind Dylan Cease on the road
It was a strong day on the diamond as both main plays I put out for the day cashed. We went 0-1 in the player props I recommended, as Christopher Morel didn't get into the game yesterday. Not a big deal, as the main plays cashed and that's what we are looking for anyway.
Today we go back to the diamond, hoping for another strong day as we have the Toronto Blue Jays taking on the Cleveland Guardians.
The Blue Jays have had a rather interesting season.
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They are currently just three games under .500 and actually look like they have a chance to make the postseason. At the trade deadline, the team decided to trade away players and just look forward to next year, but it seems like that may have been a bit preemptive. The team was just six games under .500 at the All-Star Break, so it isn't like they've moved up a ton since the break. However, they are just 2.5 games back of the final Wild Card spot, which happens to be owned by the Guardians.
Looking to get them closer to that final playoff spot is Dylan Cease.
This is one offseason addition who seems to be worth every penny spent. Regardless of how the team looks overall, Cease has put together a very strong campaign. He is 9-5 for the season with a 2.33 ERA and a 1.05 WHIP. He is also tied for second in the Majors with 217 strikeouts. That puts him in the lead for two of the three categories for the American League Triple Crown. He has been ridiculously good on the road this season as well, throwing to a 1.67 ERA as a visitor. He has only allowed 11 earned runs in his past 67 innings as well. Cease has been decent against Guardians hitters, holding them to 26 hits in 105 at-bats, but only nine of them have been for extra bases.
The Guardians are the owners of the final Wild Card spot. Cleveland is also still in contention for their division with just three games separating them and the White Sox. If they finish this year as they did last year, they will once again grab the division crown. The Guardians are not a team with a ton of star talent, but they continue to build winners based on a mixture of power hitting, contact, smart players, defense, and a solid enough pitching staff.
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Speaking of the pitching staff, today the Guardians send out Joey Cantillo to start the game.
For the year, Cantillo is 9-7 with a 3.70 ERA and a 1.45 WHIP. That is quite a bit of traffic on the basepaths, but given his 145 strikeouts for the season, he seems to get hitters swinging when needed. Cantillo doesn't really have any drastic splits for the season. He has been rather consistent overall, but slightly better at home than on the road. He is coming off of his best or second-best month of the season. Blue Jays hitters haven't seen much of him, but they are hitting 5-for-15 against him.
Today is one of those games where you have to just take the better pitcher and move on. Cease is the better pitcher, and the Blue Jays are playing decent enough baseball to back them, even on the road where they have struggled.
Cease has been elite on the road, and if you're more comfortable, take the first five innings; it is definitely the smarter play, but it is at -160. That's not the best sports gambling advice to give out numbers like that. You can play them on the run line there if you'd like, but I'll take them for the game at -131.
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Should Trump build a White House ballroom? Americans weigh in
Americans remain starkly divided on whether President Donald Trump should be allowed to build a ballroom on the site of the White House's East Wing, according to people who spoke with Fox News Digital last week.
Trump has called the ballroom an improvement and a necessity for the White House, arguing it would help avoid another near-death experience for himself, the press and dignitaries after a gunman charged into the Washington Hilton during the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner in May.
"No, definitely not," Frank of Kansas City, Missouri, said of the ballroom project’s necessity.
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"Tearing down the East Wing without all proper authorizations was improper. The way the money is being raised is improper, so I'm ‘no’ to all of it."
Frank appeared to allude to the litigation the administration is fighting to keep its project afloat.
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Danisha from Washington, however, said she approved of the new project in her hometown.
She professed to be an ardent supporter of Trump’s and said he deserves to have a ballroom.
"I think the White House definitely should use the ballroom to be beautiful and nice. Because, I think that the president should be able to have fun and invite people to the ballroom," she said.
Sherry and Bill from Knoxville sided with the president on the project:
Bill called the U.S. the "greatest country in the world" and therefore a ballroom for the president is a great idea.
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"It’s brilliant," Sherry added. "We need it."
"Who cares who's in the administration, Democrat or Republican? They're gonna use the ballroom," Bill said. Sherry noted the ballroom is privately funded, suggesting that aspect should assuage tax-sensitive critics.
Meanwhile, Chuck from Washington called the ballroom a "horrible idea" in the present and in the future.
"There's so much more we have to tackle. And building a ballroom should not be a priority one or a priority two," he said.
As of Monday, the Supreme Court allowed construction to proceed as litigation makes its way through the appeals process, with plaintiffs seeking relief from the high court if it chooses to hear the full case, according to reports.
Harvard offers ‘anti-racist’ resources for parents as students head back to school
A Harvard University webpage that provides resources for parents of students at the school features "anti-racism resources," including a list of books written by controversial authors who have espoused anti-White rhetoric and have suggested discrimination is OK as long as it's against White people.
One of the books is Ibram X. Kendi's "How To Be An Anti-Racist", another is the infamous "White Fragility" by Robin DiAngelo.
Kendi, born Ibram Henry Rogers, is known for racially inflammatory comments targeting White people.
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"Europeans are simply a different breed of human," he wrote in a column in his college newspaper in 2003. "They are socialized to be aggressive people. They are taught to live by the credo, 'survival of the fittest.' They are raised to be racist."
In his 2019 book, Kendi explained that discrimination is fine, as long as it promotes equity. On the contrary, he said, discrimination is wrong if it promotes inequity.
"The only remedy to racist discrimination is antiracist discrimination," the book says. "The only remedy to past discrimination is present discrimination. The only remedy to present discrimination is future discrimination."
Kendi also slammed "whiteness" at a film screening in November 2023.
"I don't think White people worldwide have really reckoned with how much their own personal identity is shaped by constructions of whiteness, and how much that construction of whiteness prevents White people from connecting to humanity," he said at the event.
Similarly, the resource page on Harvard's site includes "White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism."
"White people are socialized to feel that they are inherently superior because they are white," DiAngelo wrote in the 2018 book.
"Racism is a White problem. It was created by White people," the book says. "It is wielded by White people, it benefits White people."
She also wrote that White people are always racist.
"The question is not 'Did racism take place?' but rather, 'How did racism manifest in this situation?'" she wrote in the book.
Other books recommended to parents include "Me and White Supremacy," by Layla Saad, "Raising White Kids," by Jennifer Harvey and "The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness," by Michelle Alexander.
A spokesperson for Harvard told Fox News Digital, "The site was created by staff more than five years ago and was not developed as an official Faculty of Arts and Sciences resource."
The online page is title "Anti-Racism Resources" and the list of books is included under the "Information for Parents" tab of the Harvard website.
The webpage also lists resources for teaching children as young as infants "anti-racism," including Kendi's "Anti-Racist Baby," which "introduces the youngest readers and the grown-ups in their lives to the concept and power of antiracism," according to Goodreads.
"Providing the language necessary to begin critical conversations at the earliest age, 'Antiracist Baby' is the perfect gift for readers of all ages dedicated to forming a just society" the description continues.
Harvard has faced issues of anti-White racism among its staff.
Gregory Davis, the former Dunster House Allston Burr resident dean at Harvard, was fired earlier this year after a series of anti-White, anti–police social media posts were unearthed. Other posts from Davis supported rioting and looting as legitimate forms of protest.
The posts in question were made between 2019 and 2024, mostly on X but also on Instagram. Davis became the dean of the dormitory in 2024.
"It’s almost like whiteness is a self-destructive ideology that annihilates everyone around it. By design," he said on X in 2019.
During 2020, when tensions between police and left-wing rioters reached a fever pitch after George Floyd was killed, Davis slammed police.
"You should ask your cop friends to resign since they’re racist and evil," he said on X at the time.
As rioters and looters wreaked havoc in major metropolitan areas nationwide, Davis defended the chaos.
"Something to keep in mind: rioting and looting are parts of democracy just like voting and marching," he said on X. "The people WILL be heard."
In the same year, around the time President Donald Trump tested positive for COVID-19, Davis said on X that he didn't blame people who wished Trump ill. He followed that post with a second, captioned "But also, f--- that guy," attaching a meme that said "If he dies, he dies."