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Lindsey Graham, South Carolina senator who rose from small-town roots to GOP power broker, dies at 71
Sen. Lindsey Graham, who died Saturday at 71 following what his office described as a "brief and sudden illness," spent more than three decades as one of the Republican Party's most influential voices.
The South Carolina Republican forged a congressional career spanning more than 30 years, emerging as one of Capitol Hill's most recognizable Republicans and a trusted adviser to President Donald Trump on national security, judicial nominations and foreign policy.
Born on July 9, 1955, in Central, South Carolina, Graham grew up helping his parents run the family business before becoming the first in his household to attend college.
His life changed dramatically while he was a student at the University of South Carolina, when both of his parents died within 15 months of each other, leaving him to raise his younger sister.
SEN. LINDSEY GRAHAM DEAD AT 71 AFTER 'BRIEF AND SUDDEN' ILLNESS, OFFICE SAYS
After earning a law degree, Graham joined the U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate General's Corps, serving as a military lawyer before entering politics. He remained in the Air Force Reserve throughout much of his congressional career, retiring as a colonel after more than three decades of service.
His political career began in 1992, when he was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives. Two years later, he won a seat in the U.S. House as part of the Republican wave that gave the GOP control of Congress.
He emerged as a national figure during President Bill Clinton's impeachment, serving as one of the House managers who presented the case against Clinton during the 1999 Senate trial.
The high-profile role elevated his standing within the Republican Party and helped establish him as a rising conservative voice on Capitol Hill.
In 2002, he was elected to the Senate, succeeding longtime Republican Sen. Strom Thurmond.
Over the next two decades, Graham became one of the Senate's most influential Republicans on national security, serving on the Armed Services and Judiciary committees while emerging as a leading voice on military affairs, judicial confirmations and U.S. foreign policy.
One of Graham's closest political relationships was with Arizona Sen. John McCain.
Along with Democratic Sen. Joe Lieberman, the three became known as the bipartisan "Three Amigos," frequently traveling to war zones and emerging as some of Congress' strongest advocates for American military power and support for U.S. allies.
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Graham championed higher defense spending and was among Congress' most vocal supporters of Israel and, more recently, Ukraine.
He also played a central role in reshaping the federal courts. As chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Graham helped steer the confirmation of dozens of federal judges, including Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett. He also emerged as one of Brett Kavanaugh's fiercest defenders during the justice's contentious 2018 confirmation battle, calling the process "the most unethical sham" he had seen in politics.
His relationship with Trump underwent one of Washington's most notable political transformations.
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After sharply criticizing Trump during the 2016 Republican primary, Graham became one of the president's closest congressional allies, advising him on judicial nominations, national security and foreign policy while serving as a key defender of his agenda. Graham was once again critical of Trump in the wake of the January 6 Capitol Hill riots, but Trump appeared to shrug that off when he returned to the White House.
Graham remained a leading voice in the Republican conference until his death. At the time of his death, he was serving as chairman of the Senate Budget Committee and campaigning for a fifth Senate term.
He never married and had no children.
South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster called Graham "irreplaceable" and the "fiercest of fighters for South Carolina and America." Per South Carolina law, McMaster will appoint a temporary replacement for Graham, who was seeking a fifth term in November.
President Trump wrote on Truth Social that Graham "was always working," and called the Palmetto State senator "a true American Patriot."
Funeral and memorial arrangements were not immediately announced. Trump said on Truth Social that "details and arrangements" would follow.
Man turns tragic loss of best friend to suicide into urgent outreach to lonely strangers
This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
A 30-year-old man has been asking people he doesn’t know to sit with him in pubs across the country ever since December of last year, as part of what he calls his "Empty Chairs" campaign.
Dean Perryman came up with the idea after his best friend, Rob Clancy, tragically died by suicide at age 29 just a month earlier.
Wanting to make sure nobody else ever felt alone — even perfect strangers — Perryman started heading out to restaurants and pubs wearing a bright orange hoodie to make his presence obvious to anyone choosing to chat with him.
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Just a few weeks ago, he held his program's 1000th meet-up in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, featuring about 12 attendees — and said he's proud of how far it has come.
"It has been such an incredible experience. I am loving every second of it still," the resident of Stratford in East London told news agency SWNS.
"When I started, it came from such a place of sadness — and to see how this simple idea has been able to help so many people has been really nice," he said. "I have been able to meet and connect with so many new people and learn about them. It gives people an opportunity to speak openly if they need it."
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Perryman works for team-building game company Chicken Rush. He used social media, he said, to create interest in the "Empty Chair" idea, he said.
The events started in London and Essex before the founder began recruiting volunteers to host them across the U.K. — and the rest of the world as well.
Events have since been planned in Manchester, Bedford, Cambridge, Skegness, Gloucester, Leeds, York, Wrexham, and more.
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It has also branched out to other countries, including Colombia, Spain, the United Arab Emirates and Australia.
He said lots of people actually return to the events, especially in smaller rural towns, as people create and build friendships that last long afterward.
Perryman, who has attended 61 himself, said his favorite part of the events is seeing men open up about their troubles, as he feels they need a safe space to do so.
"Some people come because they really want someone to listen to what they have to say," he said. "Others come because they have the capacity to be there for someone else. Everyone shares their own story, but it stays at the table."
He said the groups have "talked about the difficulty of living in a big city and feeling isolated, but nothing is off the table — we’ve spoken about everything and anything. To give people a place that they can go when they need to talk is incredible."
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Perryman said he has about 200 more events already lined up — and said he has no plans to stop scheduling them, SWNS reported.
He said there is no pattern in terms of who shows up. Usually, it's a diverse group of people.
"Every Empty Chairs event you go to, you are going to meet people of different walks of life," he said. "It is so powerful to show that, no matter who you are, there is a place for you. We have everyone — men, women, young, old. There really isn’t a barrier to entry for this. Whoever needs the space is welcome to come."
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He also said, "A lot of people come because they’re feeling lonely in a new area, or they want to make new friends."
He said he hopes that his Empty Chairs campaign can be a lasting legacy for his best friend, Rob — someone he believes needed a similar space.
"He was the kindest, sweetest guy you could ever hope to meet," said Perryman. "Like a lot of men, he wasn’t the biggest sharer. He was very much the life and soul of anywhere you went, but he wasn’t someone who would be the first to open up about it if he was feeling some type of way."
"To now be in a position where Empty Chairs looks like it could be a legacy for Rob is amazing," Perryman added.
Media ghouls, commentators across political aisle mock Lindsey Graham’s death with ‘good riddance’ posts
Media pundits and commentators across the political aisle posted blunt reactions online Sunday to the sudden death of Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., hours after his office announced that the 71-year-old lawmaker died Saturday evening following a "brief and sudden illness."
"The Young Turks" co-host and executive producer Ana Kasparian responded to the announcement on X with two words.
"Good riddance," Kasparian said.
SEN. LINDSEY GRAHAM DEAD AT 71 AFTER 'BRIEF AND SUDDEN' ILLNESS, OFFICE SAYS
Far-right political commentator Nick Fuentes also posted the same response online.
"Good riddance," Fuentes said.
Co-creator of "The Young Turks," Cenk Uygur, took to social media to mock Graham’s record by imagining the senator carrying his arguments into the afterlife.
"Lindsey Graham has moved on to the next step in his journey, trying to convince Hades to attack Zeus and Poseidon," Uygur said. "He says it’ll only take a couple of weeks and won’t require any ground troops. And there’s no way Poseidon can close the Strait."
Former MSNBC analyst and Lincoln Project co-founder Steve Schmidt called Graham a "lonely and unprincipled man who betrayed his country for power and his decency for attention" in a Substack post on Sunday, following the senator's death.
Left-wing streamer, Hasan Piker mocked a tribute honoring Graham's relationship with Israel, by commenting, "lmao."
Graham also received praise for his efforts as a senator, from President Donald Trump and others, including colleagues in South Carolina.
Trump wrote on Truth Social that Graham "was always working," and called the Palmetto State senator "a true American Patriot."
"Lindsey will be greatly missed!!!" Trump wrote. "So sad!"
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir mourned Graham as one of Israel’s strongest allies and praised the senator’s commitment to the country’s security.
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Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., remembered Graham as a friend who placed his state first.
"South Carolina lost a statesman and I’ve lost a friend," Scott said. "From his humble beginnings to the Senate floor, Lindsey always led with faith, family, and South Carolina first. Lindsey remained committed to public service and doing what he loved."
Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., honored Graham’s decades of military and congressional service while acknowledging that the two South Carolina Republicans did not always agree.
"We did not always agree, but no one ever questioned his love for South Carolina or the fight he brought to every room he walked into," Mace said. "Please join me in praying for his family and for all who called him a friend. Rest easy, Senator."
Graham had represented South Carolina in the Senate since 2003 after serving four terms in the House. The former Air Force lawyer retired as a colonel after 33 years of military service and became a prominent advocate for a muscular U.S. foreign policy. He had returned from Ukraine before his death and was running for a fifth Senate term.
Lindsey Graham's office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
'Spectacular' shipwreck found with underwater time capsule of untouched cargo: 'Amazing find'
Archaeologists recently uncovered an 18th-century shipwreck in Norwegian waters containing the best-preserved cargo of its kind ever found in Northern Europe.
The shipwreck's cargo is "unlike anything ever previously found in shipwrecks in Northern Europe," said Hanna Geiran, director of the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage.
The organization announced the discovery earlier in June. The shipwreck was found by Espen Saastad, a watch designer who also operates a small remotely operated vehicle (ROV) and survey company.
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The wreck lies about 1,970 feet beneath the surface in the Skagerrak Strait off Norway's southeastern coast, with pictures showing stacks of porcelain dishes and other artifacts resting on the ocean floor among the ship's remains.
Geiran told Fox News Digital it's generally rare to find such well-preserved cargo from 18th-century ships.
So far, large quantities of undamaged Chinese porcelain have been identified, together with parts of chandeliers, goblets, bottles and barrels of grain.
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"Rows of crates have also been discovered but have not yet been examined," she said.
"One of these appears to contain textiles, while another has a range of organic material, which may include tea, herbs and medicines."
The cargo is "very well-preserved, considering how old it is," Geiran added, though modern trawlers have damaged some parts of the wreck.
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Researchers are still unsure where the ship sailed from or where it was heading, but Geiran said small clues recovered from the wreck may lead them to the answer.
"Besides the Chinese porcelain, we think that the other luxury goods may have originated in England or Germany," Geiran said.
"One very interesting clue is a brick from the ship’s galley that bears the stamp of Lübecker Ratsziegelei, a brickworks in Lübeck that was in operation from the 15th century until 1772."
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While researchers cannot estimate the cargo's original value, Geiran said the porcelain was considered a luxury commodity in the mid-18th century, though it had become increasingly accessible to Europe's bourgeoisie.
Today, she said, the wreck's greatest value lies in its status as a protected cultural monument rather than its monetary worth.
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Geiran added that researchers are "very excited" about future investigations and whether the wreck still holds additional artifacts.
"In the pictures from the seabed, for example, we can glimpse a spectacular lotus plant in porcelain," she said.
"We are also very pleased that this amazing find will be available for everyone to see when it is eventually exhibited at the Norwegian Maritime Museum in Oslo. This is a spectacular find that belongs to the public."
New Germany sex-crime figures reignite migration fight as exploitation probe expands
New German crime figures and an expanding investigation into an alleged sexual exploitation of teenage girls near the Nuremberg, Germany, central railway station are intensifying a broader European battle over migration, integration and whether officials have been too reluctant to confront patterns of organized sexual abuse.
Germany recorded 751 cases categorized as group rapes in 2025, according to the federal government’s response to a parliamentary inquiry submitted by the opposition Alternative für Deutschland party. All parties represented in the Bundestag German federal parliament may submit formal questions requiring government responses, a key tool through which opposition lawmakers scrutinize federal policy.
Police identified 1,087 suspects in the cases, including 509 German citizens and 578 non-German nationals. Syrians were the largest foreign-national group, with 110 suspects, followed by Afghans with 64, Iraqis with 46 and Turks with 44.
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The government cautioned that "group rape" is not a separate criminal offense or standardized police category. Officials generated the figures by filtering recorded rape cases in which suspects were listed as not acting alone. The numbers represent suspects identified during police investigations, not people convicted in court.
The figures emerged as investigators in Nuremberg, Germany, pursued allegations that vulnerable girls were deliberately drawn into a network involving affection, gifts, narcotics and sexual exploitation.
Bavarian police said in May that men operating around the city’s main railway station allegedly approached girls from unstable or vulnerable backgrounds, initially offering them attention, clothing or cosmetics. Investigators said some were later given hard drugs, including crystal meth, and that their resulting dependency was allegedly exploited to obtain sexual acts or other "services."
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The investigation, known as EKO Kajal, has continued to expand. Police said Tuesday that 10 suspects were being held in pretrial detention in cases involving alleged sexual offenses against girls and young women and the distribution of drugs or medication to minors.
In the latest arrests, police alleged that a 21-year-old Syrian man raped two girls, ages 15 and 18, in a Nuremberg, Germany, apartment after they were given narcotics by a 40-year-old Syrian man. Both men were detained, but the accusations remain allegations and have not been adjudicated.
Emma Schubart, a research fellow at the London-based Henry Jackson Society, told Fox News Digital that the Nuremberg allegations bear similarities to grooming-gang cases uncovered in Britain, where girls were plied with drugs and alcohol before being repeatedly abused by groups of men.
"It’s a severe failure in both countries," Schubart said, arguing that the problem begins with insufficient screening and continues with inadequate integration after migrants arrive.
"The first step that both authorities in the U.K. and in Germany really are not doing is screening migrants effectively," she said. "But then, once the migrants are already here, the integration policy is completely lacking."
Schubart said the isolation of some immigrant communities can contribute to "ghettoization" and create environments in which criminal networks operate with limited scrutiny or cooperation with authorities.
She also challenged the argument that disparities in some sexual-offense statistics can be explained primarily by poverty.
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"Socioeconomic factors matter, but they absolutely do not fully explain the disparities," Schubart said. "Native Germans from similar socioeconomic backgrounds absolutely do not show equivalent rates in group sexual offending."
Schubart said she viewed the apparent intersection between drugs and sexual exploitation as an especially important parallel with Britain.
"In the U.K. and in Germany, it’s a very similar pattern where it’s basically drug trafficking that also involves sex trafficking," she said. "These drug-trafficking networks and cells operate across the country, not just in those cities where we see the crimes playing out."
Britain has spent years reckoning with grooming scandals in places such as Rotherham, Rochdale, Telford and Oxford, England, where official reviews found that police, social workers and local authorities repeatedly missed or ignored evidence that vulnerable children were being systematically abused.
Baroness Louise Casey’s national audit, published by the British government in June 2025, concluded that inconsistent definitions, incomplete records and failures to collect ethnicity data made it impossible to establish the full national scale of group-based child sexual exploitation. It nevertheless found evidence of the disproportionate representation of Pakistani-heritage suspects in some local datasets and cases, while warning against extrapolating those findings to the entire country.
The British government later backed an independent inquiry intended to examine failures or obstruction by police, councils and other public bodies in relevant local areas.
Schubart argued that officials in both countries have sometimes avoided discussing offenders’ backgrounds out of concern that doing so could damage relations with minority communities.
"In the U.K., it’s usually the phrase ‘community relations,’" she said. "There’s a huge effort to not threaten community relations."
Germany’s ifo Institute reported in February 2025 that its analysis of district-level police data from 2018 through 2023 found no correlation between a rising foreign population and local crime rates, including in areas receiving more refugees.
"We find no correlation between an increasing share of foreigners in a district and the local crime rate," ifo researcher Jean-Victor Alipour said when the findings were released. "The same applies in particular to refugees." Researchers said differences in suspect rates can be influenced by age, sex, urban concentration and other demographic factors.
Germany’s Syrian population also plays a significant role in sectors facing severe labor shortages.
The German Medical Association reported that 7,959 Syrian citizens were working as physicians in Germany at the end of 2025, making Syrians the country’s largest group of foreign doctors.
The competing evidence presents European governments with a difficult test: investigating organized exploitation and demographic patterns without political hesitation, while avoiding the suggestion that hundreds of suspects define millions of immigrants.
Brewers' ace Jacob Misiorowski is statistically untouchable as he faces Paul Skenes and the Pirates
There are some games that are so exciting, it doesn't matter if they mean anything or not. In baseball, you get 162 regular-season games, and some teams will only have three games to decide if they keep going or not when they get into the playoffs. Those games are all meaningful and exciting.
During the course of the season, though, there are few games that are must-watch. This game may ultimately not mean anything, but it does have a pitching matchup we have to watch.
The Milwaukee Brewers continue to do what they do. Each year, it seems like this "little engine that could" club will fall off the tracks, and each year, they continue to get better and dominate their division.
This year, they are already 25 games over .500 and have the second-best record in all of baseball. Whether it turns out to be enough and still works for them to make it with any success in the postseason is a different story, but they've positioned themselves to do it again, which is all you can ask for.
Part of the reason for their success is the phenomenon that takes the hill today. That man is Jacob Misiorowski, who is statistically the best pitcher in baseball this season. For the year, he is 10-4 (4th in the Majors), and he is the leader in ERA at 1.62, strikeouts at 167, and WHIP at 0.76. In two July starts, he has allowed four earned runs, including four homers. In 10 starts over May and June, he allowed four earned runs. He has not allowed more than three earned runs in a game this season. He did face the Pittsburgh Pirates earlier this season and allowed three earned runs on six hits over six innings.
The Pirates are in the middle of a rebuild, and would benefit from learning how the Brewers get it done. To Pittsburgh's credit, they are 47-47 for the season and trying to find ways to win games. They invested in the club in the offseason, and it has paid off. Their offense is significantly better, but pitching does remain an issue. The team has a 4.32 ERA and a 1.31 WHIP as a whole.
Even today's starter, the reigning Cy Young, Paul Skenes, has struggled in comparison to what we normally see from him. For the season. Skenes is 7-8 with a 3.58 ERA and a 1.04 WHIP. You know, a lot of pitchers would love to have those numbers, but it will easily be the highest of his young career. Skenes' season started on a sour note, and then he was great in April.
Since about the middle of May, though, he hasn't had a very clean start. He has allowed 30 earned runs in his past 10 games. Again, not terrible, but that is frustrating for him. He faced the Brewers earlier this year and beat them, going seven innings, allowing no runs and just one hit.
I'm sure this will be a hard game to live up to the hype, but I'm going to check it out simply because of the starting pitchers. Misiorowski is in an elite form, even if he struggled in his last outing. Skenes was unhittable the last time he faced the Brewers, and seems to pitch better in Pittsburgh than he does on the road.
This is a game that I will not touch the total. If anything, I'd advise to take the over because eventually the bullpens could take over, but this also is a game that could be 0-0 going into the eighth inning. Look at player props for under on hits and anyone that is plus money, in my opinion, is a good play. Officially, I'm taking the Brewers. They are the better team, and Misiorowski really shouldn't be a reasonable price against any team right now, but he is. Give me Milwaukee.
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Wimbledon final betting tips favor Jannik Sinner to sweep Alexander Zverev as top players meet on grass
I am yet again doing something I've never done before in an attempt to make us money. I was on a hot streak this past week, so maybe I shouldn't try to switch things up, but I'm going to do it anyway. We don't have World Cup soccer, so I'm going to try to place a bet on a different sport. That sport will be tennis, and we are jumping in on the last match of the premier event, Wimbledon.
If you don't watch tennis, that's not a problem; you don't have to. You can cash bets without watching matches. However, I do encourage you to take some time to watch this match between two of the best tennis players in the world.
On one side, we have Jannik Sinner, and on the other, Alexander Zverev. Sinner is the number one player in the world, and Zverev is second. Any time you get the top two options in any game or sport it is worth the investment in watching it.
Sinner comes into the match on an absolute roll. He dominated Wimbledon last year, and this year has been no different. He hasn't lost a set in, I believe, 17 straight sets. To provide a bit of context for those who don't know how matches and sets work, each set is made up of games. Each game is played to 15-30-40-win via points. If both players get 40-40, then one has to win two (potentially three) straight points to win. Once a player gets to six games, if they have a two-game or more advantage over their opponent, they win. If it is 6-6 for games, they play until someone gets the final game, and that person takes a set. To win a match, you need to win three sets.
To go back to my original point, Sinner obviously hasn't lost a match (or he wouldn't be here). He hasn't even lost a set in multiple matches. In the entire tournament, he has lost one set, and that was in the opening round of Wimbledon. He has won his past four sets and has only had one match this Wimbledon that had more than three sets. It went five, and I'm not quite sure why it went that far, considering he won four of the five.
Zverev had a harder time getting to this match, but he's done an admirable job of navigating his bracket as well. He also lost one set in his opening round match. That one did have a lot of games, going to 49 in the match. He settled down in the next match and dominated Valentin Royer, winning in three straight sets. He also made light work of Marcos Giron, only going to 31 games in that match. I was expecting a tougher match against Taylor Fritz, but Zverev won 6-4, 6-4, and 6-2. He only needed three sets to beat Arthur Fery in the Semi-Finals as well.
Head-to-head, Sinner is up 10-4 over Zverev. However, Zverev hasn't beaten him since 2023, when he beat him at the U.S. Open.
So, it is likely to be a very tough battle in this matchup as well. Sinner's record on grass is impressive, going 29-10 in his career with a 20-4 mark at Wimbledon. Sure, anything can happen, but Sinner will win this match.
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I'm going to bet on this championship in a few ways. I'll first take Sinner -2.5 sets, meaning he will win in straight sets, 3:0. I also am going to play under 39.5 in this. If he wins in straight sets, it will be a maximum of 39 games. I also think he probably sneaks a 6-4 win in there somewhere, so I think betting under 36.5 is worth a shot. Most of the rest of the betting market is very heavily favored for Sinner and I don't think there is a reason to take anything with Zverev.
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World Cup superstar Ivana Knoll hops on the wrong bandwagon, Megan Moroney checks in & Conor McGregor is back
Selecting the right bandwagon to hop on isn't an easy process. Sometimes it requires punching numbers, sometimes it requires trusting your gut. With either approach, there aren't any guarantees.
In this Sunday edition of Screencaps, we take a look at a bandwagon selection that didn't work out. The bandwagon selection that World Cup superstar Ivana Knoll made.
She had already put in a valiant effort in support of Croatia. Unfortunately, her home country came up short and was bounced by Portugal in the Round of 32.
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Following Croatia's exit, Ivana had a decision to make. Would she take her balls, go home, and call it a World Cup? Would she show up for the love of the game anyway, or would she hop on a bandwagon?
She decided to hop on Norway's bandwagon.
Ivana got her hands on a bikini with their flag on it then announced that with their quarterfinal against England taking place in her city, that she would be heading out to Hard Rock Stadium to support them.
Another strong effort by Ivana Knoll, wasted by the team that she put her skimpy outfit behind. Norway lost to England 2-1 on Saturday.
Will she search for another bandwagon? Will she call it a World Cup from the standpoint of throwing her support behind a team? Time will tell?
Speaking of the unknown, is UFC 329 the last time we see Conor McGregor in the octagon? His return after five years ended the same way his last fight in 2021 ended, with him suffering a leg injury and being unable to continue.
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Speculation about whether he was injured before the fight started almost immediately after he appeared to blow his right knee out on a wild flying kick to start what would end up being a TKO loss to Max Holloway.
The UFC did all it could to shut that down. They even released footage of McGregor during warm-ups attempting the exact move he ended up injuring himself on at the start of the fight.
It appears that the move was part of his plan of attack. It failed miserably. He found out that at 37, almost 38, that his knees can't handle a miscalculated landing. Age catches up to everyone.
The return of Conor McGregor getting injured in the octagon didn’t mean the entire was a waste. The co-main event delivered.
The lights weren't too bright for Paddy Pimblett.
Sophie Cunningham made her debut as an octagon girl, then he choked Benoit Saint-Denis out within the first minute of action. Both were well executed.
- Mark from N.C. writes:
I’ll have to 100% disagree with you on the "suburban heroes" when it comes to fireworks. Aside from disturbing sleep, the main issue is doing it in neighborhoods with pets…..it's simply animal cruelty. Aside from my annual tirade against fireworks causing at least one death, multiple people losing fingers and or hands, many structural fires, and the harm it does to not only pets but animals in general, I just don’t see momentary "oohs and aahhhs" worth that sacrifice. Something organized in an open area not near any homes or wooded areas is OK if you have to do it. And no, this doesn’t make me a Karen or Ken or anti-American (I’m just the opposite), just a lover of pets (specifically dogs) who suffer as a result. And I didn’t even mention those with PTSD.
SeanJo
Mark, I made the suburban heroes remark partially as a joke and partially because I knew there would be fireworks complainers out there. Best of luck fighting the fight against July 4th fireworks.
- Dennis writes:
Misses asked for ribs to celebrate America, so baby backs coated with yellow mustard, Treager pork & poultry rub, Treager bbq sauce, finished with mango margarita because we had no apple juice to keep them moist. Another successful smoke of 5 hours, tasty, tender, wife loved it.
- Steven writes:
For the 4th
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smoked a TEXAS brisket, 17lbs, and then 2 beer can chickens. We drove the Jeep collection in the local Independence Day Parade as well. Freedom 250 Baby!!
Rats and dogs
- Jim T in San Diego sends:
Tuna Steaks
- Guy writes:
I’m terrible at photographing my grills. Here is tuna from the other night.
175 chicken halves on the pit Saturday, and I’ll be sure to send some over.
Full chicken cook today. 126 halves, 15lbs of potatoes, 12lbs of mac&cheese…Enough to feed about 200 people. Great day!!
Filet on the Grill
- Gen X Warren M writes:
Hey SeanJo,
Great work as always on Sunday Screencaps! Finally grilled after the last time saw a rat jump out when I opened the lid a few weeks ago! That was a new one, but we do live next to a swamp (preserve), so critters are around. Off topic: I run frequently on the gravel trail in the swamp. Been seeing a lot of white tail deer and the occasional gator, bobcat, hog, and even a coyote a few weeks ago! Looked like it was trying to get whatever a hog was eating.
Grilled two big filet, but too lazy to make a side dish, so I nuked up a frozen veggie from Birdeye.
Take care!
SeanJo
What a week for meat. Whether you're tossing on a hundred-plus chicken halves or what I assume was supposed to be "brats and dogs," I want to see it. Send your meat.
It can be simple, it can be over-the-top, we're not here to judge. We're here to enjoy each other's meat.
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Ex-WWE and AEW star Jake Hager gets knocked out in Power Slap matchup
Jake Hager, a former WWE champion and All Elite Wrestling (AEW) star, took a second turn in the Power Slap arena on Friday night.
Hager was going slap-for-slap against Amanpreet Singh. The former sport shooter lined up his right hand against Hager. He slapped him with full force and Hager fell backward to the officials and was knocked out.
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The final slap occurred in the third round. Hager ate two meaty slaps prior to Singh’s final shot. Hager was stunned on the ground as Singh ripped off his shirt in celebration. Hager didn’t immediately respond to the knockout defeat.
It was the first Power Slap loss for Hager since he made his debut in April. He defeated Devin Jenkins in a third-round knockout before going up against Singh.
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Hager announced he was going to take a chance at Power Slap in March.
He came into the company with a background in amateur wrestling and mixed martial arts. He set a single-season record for the most pins in the 285-pound weight class with the Oklahoma Sooners. He also had four bouts with Bellator, going 3-0 with the company with one no contest.
Hager was in professional wrestling from 2006 to 2025. He appeared in WWE, Lucha Underground, Major League Wrestling and AEW over the years.
He held WWE’s World Heavyweight Championship, ECW Championship, United States Championship and won the Money in the Bank ladder match during his time there. He was a part of Chris Jericho’s Inner Circle with AEW.
Netanyahu details 'final' conversation with Lindsey Graham, says senator challenged his push to end Israel aid
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recalled one of his final conversations with late South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham on Sunday, saying the longtime senator pushed back when Netanyahu proposed eventually ending U.S. military aid to Israel.
"Because he was so concerned with our security, which he believed was your [America's] security, that he actually fought the prime minister of Israel on keeping America's aid or actually increasing it, and that tells you what kind of a person this extraordinary, extraordinary friend was," Netanyahu recalled on "Fox & Friends Weekend."
The South Carolina Republican dominated headlines Sunday after passing away from a "brief and sudden illness." His unwavering support for allies like Israel and Ukraine remained central to conversations surrounding his impact.
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As Netanyahu recounted his "last" conversation with Graham, he said he assured the longtime Trump ally that Israel had "come of age" with a "robust economy" and the ability to be self-sufficient, but Graham refused to budge.
"[I told him] we can take care of our own — financing our own weapons for the defense of Israel and defense of our common interests with America, so I'm going to phase out… the military support for Israel over a period of years and bring it down to zero. We can do it,'" Netanyahu said.
"He [Graham] went ballistic. He said, 'No way, you can't do that.'"
Netanyahu fondly reflected on Graham's personality, from his keen sense of humor to his "clear and so pointed" manner in more serious times. He described his encounters with Graham as "encouraging," adding that he will "miss him terribly."
"I'm not going to compare him to some others, because there are other people who also share this view, and I think many Americans do, because, look, ultimately, this is a tough world. It's a cruel world. It is changing rapidly. There are many challenges to America's leadership in the world, which I think has to be maintained, because without America — I think there would be no liberty in the world, and we'd have a dark age returning and descending on us," he said.
"Lindsey Graham understood it perfectly."