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LeBron James' deal with Fanatics gives him a unique way to handle his new East Coast commute
For the first time in his life, let alone his career, LeBron James is calling the East Coast his home.
The NBA’s all-time leading scorer is set to begin his unprecedented 24th season later this month as a member of the Philadelphia 76ers after spending his previous eight seasons in Los Angeles with the Lakers.
But it does not appear that he has made the Philly area or even nearby New Jersey his home. Instead, James seems to be making the commute over the New Jersey Turnpike and into New York City.
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James has arrived at and left practices via helicopter, which has been shown to be traveling to and from the Big Apple. But better yet, the helicopter is on someone else’s dime.
James’ brand deal with Fanatics includes use of the company’s corporate aviation, a source with the company told Fox News.
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A spokesperson for James confirmed as such to Fox News via email.
"The deal we signed with Fanatics almost three years ago includes access to their corporate aviation. It’s a feature in many of their deals with their largest athletes, and we appreciate their partnership as LeBron splits his time between New York and Philadelphia," a spokesperson for James said.
A typical drive from Philly to New York, even without traffic, could be near two hours, but the flight is roughly half an hour.
James signed a two-year, $8 million deal with the Sixers, a move he said would be his "last decision." Through his career earnings and sponsorship deals, James has an estimated net worth of $1.4 billion, according to Forbes.
The new-look Sixers also added Jaylen Brown via trade, making them a serious threat to the reigning NBA champion New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference. He joins Sixers veterans Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey as they look to finally complete their long-awaited process.
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Cornell picks former deputy US attorney general to review sex assault response
Cornell University has enlisted former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates to conduct a review of the institution's responses to sexual assault.
Cornell announced the review on Tuesday, saying the review will generally cover Cornell's policies aimed at preventing and responding to sexual assault.
Yates will also conduct a "detailed review of the University’s response to the allegations involving Jane Doe and members of the Chi Phi fraternity in October 2024, including whether Cornell followed its policies and procedures in responding to the matter."
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"The review will examine Cornell’s policies, practices and resources across the full range of prevention and response, including how reports are received and investigated; how students are supported; how hearings, disciplinary decisions and appeals are handled; the role, processes and response of campus police; coordination with other law enforcement agencies and prosecutors; campus safety reporting; and policies and oversight involving fraternities, sororities and other student organizations. It will also examine the Board’s oversight of these issues," Cornell said in a statement.
Anne Meinig Smalling, who chairs the Cornell University Special Committee of Board of Trustees, said Yates will conduct a "rigorous examination" of Cornell's handling of the issue as student protests have taken over the campus this week.
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"Sally Yates brings extraordinary experience, independence and judgment to this work... The questions raised by the Jane Doe matter warrant a rigorous examination of Cornell’s response to that case, but our responsibility is broader," Smalling said in a statement. "We have asked Ms. Yates and her team to examine Cornell’s overall approach to preventing and responding to sexual misconduct, identify where we are doing things well and where we can do better, and recommend changes that will help make our community safer."
Seven former Chi Phi fraternity brothers are accused in a lawsuit of drugging and raping a female Cornell student during a night of drinking, drugs and group sex at their fraternity house in October 2024.
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The accuser, identified in court papers by the pseudonym Jane Doe, alleges the men sexually assaulted her after she arrived intoxicated and was pressured into taking ketamine and other substances. The men have denied wrongdoing, with some maintaining the sexual activity was consensual and others denying they participated in it. No criminal charges have been filed against the seven men.
The case has now erupted into a political and legal firestorm, with New York Attorney General Letitia James announcing Friday that her office is conducting an "active criminal investigation" after Gov. Kathy Hochul appointed the Office of the Attorney General as special prosecutor. Cornell has separately agreed to retain outside counsel to conduct an independent review of the university's handling of the allegations.
At the center of the controversy are sharply conflicting accounts of what happened that night, including differences between what Doe said in the weeks afterward, what prosecutors say they received from Cornell police and the explosive allegations contained in a lawsuit filed nearly two years later.
Liberal justices look for 'escape hatch' as high-stakes climate case lands at Supreme Court, experts say
Justices Ketanji Brown Jackson and Sonia Sotomayor's repeated questions concerning whether the Supreme Court has jurisdiction to hear a high-profile climate case that could expose oil companies to lawsuits across the country steered conservative lawyers to believe that the liberal justices are seeking an "off-ramp."
"The fact that they kept going back to trying to create a jurisdictional problem tells me they don't feel confident that they have the votes in this space," Carrie Severino, president of JCN, a conservative judicial group, told Fox News Digital. "Jackson and Sotomayor were looking for an escape hatch."
The Supreme Court began its new term Monday, hearing its first oral arguments for Suncor v. Boulder, in which they will rule on whether state tort laws can be used to seek damages from oil companies for climate change, even when the alleged harms are occurring outside the state or continent. The justices will also rule on whether the Supreme Court has jurisdiction to hear this case now, as the case is still before the Colorado Supreme Court.
The case before the high court is in an unusual procedural posture, meaning the justices could resolve it without ever reaching the blockbuster state-versus-federal power fight at its center. That dispute centers on whether Colorado can use its own laws to seek damages for alleged harms caused by emissions from other states or whether it's an issue for the federal government and Congress to regulate.
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"The questions by Jackson and Sotomayor trying to say it would be premature for the court to issue an opinion are simply the liberal justices trying to find an off-ramp for the case because they are afraid they will be outvoted on the main issue: does federal law such as the Clean Air Act preempt all state claims like those asserted here," Hans von Spakovsky, senior legal fellow with Advancing American Freedom, told Fox News Digital.
While questioning Suncor attorney Kannon Shanmugam, Jackson suggested the dispute may have reached the Supreme Court too soon, calling it "premature from the standpoint of this court exercising its jurisdiction."
She also repeatedly questioned why the court couldn't wait to hear the case, saying the court doesn't "have the whole set of facts" and that the court doesn't "really know enough to be confident" that the theories posed are applicable.
"It feels to me like the defendants ... are bringing it back to federal court before the state courts have really had a chance to sort out who is the source, what is their allegation with respect to how this causation is happening," Jackson told Principal Deputy Solicitor General Sarah Harris, who argued in support of Suncor.
Meanwhile, Sotomayor refused to drop her line of questioning on jurisdiction with Shanmugam, proposing that the Supreme Court send the case back to the Colorado Supreme Court.
"If we're unsure of your characterization, because there's certainly a number of amici brief who disagree with that characterization, shouldn't we be certifying this question to the Colorado court instead of us deciding it? We have to be sure of our jurisdiction before we take it," Sotomayor said.
Republican Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall told Fox News Digital it was clear that the liberal justices were trying to cast doubt on whether they have jurisdiction.
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"Well, I think you saw both Justice Jackson and Justice Sotomayor try to find an out for this court, basically saying the court doesn't have jurisdiction at this stage of the case to be able to make a final ruling. I think that you saw the advocates on behalf of Suncor be able to distinguish that."
If the Supreme Court declines to reach the federalism issue, the Colorado Supreme Court's ruling allowing Boulder's state-law claims to proceed would remain in place, leaving the broader question of how far states can use tort law to pursue climate claims against energy companies unresolved.
Chief Justice John Roberts pressed Boulder attorney Kevin Russell on whether a Boulder win could trigger similar lawsuits nationwide. Russell said there are legal limits, but acknowledged to Justice Clarence Thomas that Boulder's theory could allow other fossil-fuel businesses to be sued.
"The chief justice and the court do not like issuing rulings with no limiting principles, rulings that could open up unlimited litigation and claims. Kannon Shanmugam, the lawyer for Suncor, emphasized this again at the very end of the oral argument when he pointed out that there are not only 90,000 political jurisdictions that could sue, but individuals could also sue claiming damages from global warming," von Spakovsky said.
"And he also pointed out something the conservative majority frowns upon: that Boulder is trying to resolve a major policy issue in the courts instead of in the legislative branches," von Spakovsky continued.
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Supporters of Suncor say the lawsuits could "bankrupt" oil companies and cause the price for consumers to go up.
"It's to basically create a carbon tax on both producers and emitters across the country, which would include, by the way, my cattlemen in Alabama producing beef for our country, those that are creating concrete to be able to build structures and be able to grow our economy," Marshall told Fox News. "They ultimately want to bankrupt that industry to have their preferred climate change policies be in play."
"They're literally addressing behavior that takes place all over the world," Utah Attorney General Derek Brown told Fox News Digital. "They want to regulate not just what happens in Colorado, but what happens in my state of Utah or in Saudi Arabia. That's not the way the system works. So, really, this case comes down to one main issue and that is who gets to decide things like energy policy. And ultimately, under our system, it should be Congress."
Meanwhile, Boulder alleged ExxonMobil and Suncor knew for decades about the climate risks associated with fossil fuels but misled the public about those risks. The communities estimate that taxpayers could face more than $100 million in costs to adapt to climate-related impacts, including wildfires, drought and damage to roads and other infrastructure.
Former Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, a Democrat and longtime advocate for aggressive action on climate change, argued those costs are already being felt by communities across the country.
"As governor, I've worked with so many families who've lost their homes," Inslee told Fox News Digital. "So many communities have essentially burned down, and they ought to be able to have a day in court to hear the evidence, to determine whether the lies of the oil and gas industry legitimately, they make it so that they're held accountable."
The complaint pointed to a 1977 internal memo from ExxonMobil that circulated among the company's highest-level managers. The memo reported that "current scientific opinion overwhelmingly favors" that fossil fuels contribute to the rise in CO2 emissions.
"Their own scientists knew that their product was dangerous, that it was going to cause more fires. And they knew this for decades, 1967, their own scientists told them it could be catastrophic, so they knew about it, they lied about it," Inslee said. "Now it's an American right to be in court. Nobody should bar an American from their day in court."
Former Miss Germany is stepping into the ring for her first professional boxing match
Model Tatjana Genrich is more than a pretty face who was once crowned Miss Germany. She can fight and announced on Tuesday that she's stepping into the ring next month for her first fight as a professional boxer.
The 33-year-old model isn't new to lacing up the gloves.
Before being crowned Miss Germany 2022 and taking home the "Best in Swimsuit" award and the "Miss Intercontinental Europe" crown at the Miss Intercontinental 2022 pageant, she was an amateur boxer.
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Not any amateur boxer either. The German outlet Bild reports that Genrich was an amateur state champion in the flyweight division for three consecutive years from 2007 to 2009.
"I became enthusiastic about the sport very early on. I was often bullied at school, and I wanted to fight back somehow," she said. "That's how it all started."
Obviously, Genrich had modeling to do and pageants to compete in before finally making her dream of going pro in boxing a reality. But here we are, the former Miss Germany is preparing to step into the ring for a pro fight.
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She was approached about getting back in the ring because she sponsors ring girls for SES Boxing events, and they were apparently aware of her past. She's set to appear on the promotion's November 14 fight card.
The former amateur champ, who looks great in a bikini, is working with coach Dirk Dzemski. He previously helped train Robert Stieglitz, a former German boxer who had two reigns as WBO super-middleweight champ.
"I want to be a role model for young women and show them that you can be successful in both your career and sports," Genrich added.
She's in the gym working on her boxing five days a week preparing for an unknown opponent. She said of the training, "I work up a good sweat. But no pain, no gain. I'm really enjoying it, though."
Tatjana Genrich isn't just going through the motions with another best in swimsuit award on her mind. Bild reported "her ultimate goal is to become world champion one day."
Emily Blunt, Benicio del Toro and Josh Brolin all returning for 'Sicario 3' as details emerge
"Sicario" updates continue to roll in.
There has been serious buzz recently about the film series focused on the United States conducting covert actions against drug cartels.
The first film – "Sicario" – was created by Taylor Sheridan and released in 2015. Denis Villeneuve directed.
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A second film came out in 2018, and it's now been confirmed a third movie is happening. However, information is starting to get a bit murky.
Variety recently reported that Sheridan had already written the script for the untitled third "Sicario" film. Fans were extremely excited by the news.
However, a new report indicates that might not actually be the case. Deadline reported that Steven Knight is writing the script and Padraic McKinley will direct. Shooting is expected to start in 2027.
Emily Blunt, Benicio del Toro and Josh Brolin are all returning, according to the same report. Brolin and del Toro were in both of the first two films.
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Blunt only appeared in the first one.
It’s hard to believe Sheridan won’t be involved in some capacity, especially considering that "Sicario" laid the foundation for him to become the most influential person in entertainment.
Would he really let someone else make all the decisions? Possibly, but Sheridan is famously focused on perfection and crafting a compelling story.
The fact that there are competing reports is at a minimum an odd situation.
What I will say is both movies are 100% worth watching, and the first one is a masterpiece. Hopefully, "Sicario 3" lives up to what will be incredibly high expectations. Let me know your thoughts at David.Hookstead@outkick.com.
Sophie Cunningham must leave Fever 'circus' so team can focus on basketball, The Athletic columnist says
"If the Fever ever want to go back to being a basketball team again and follow the lead of rivals openly clashing with the forces trying to hijack their league, then (Sophie) Cunningham has to go."
- The Athletic's Candace Buckner
There's a great deal of media that truly despises Cunningham and her supporters. The soon-to-be WNBA free agent is likely the second-most popular player in the league, and perhaps the least popular in certain circles of the press.
She's pretty. She speaks out against some of the media's most sacred issues and cows. And she truly does not care what critics think. That's a combo that will quickly put your mug on a journalist's dartboard.
Tuesday morning, Buckner was the latest to attack Cunningham in a column that was as hostile as it was hyperbolic. Her thesis was that the "combustible" guard had become too much of a distraction for the Fever to prioritize basketball.
"This was the season when the Fever and even the whole Caitlin Clark experience took a backseat to a bench player with big opinions," Buckner wrote.
Big opinions, huh? Like what?
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Like Cunningham thinking biological males should be separated from females in sports? This is something the vast majority of the country — including the majority of Democrats — agree with. And it's not like Cunningham grabbed a megaphone to announce her stance to the world. She simply answered a question about the subject in an ESPN interview and stood by it after some boos and backlash.
Or that she thinks WNBA players should grow thicker skin? Players have griped about online harassment all season long. And last week, Aces forward A'ja Wilson furiously charged toward a Fever fan after he pointed at her and said "that (foul) is on you."
But on her podcast Sunday, Cunningham called Wilson out and said that if WNBA players want to be held in the same regard as their male counterparts, they have to learn to accept the heat that comes with being a professional athlete.
"I hands down have probably got s— on the entire season, maybe sometimes two seasons of people coming after who I am, my character, x-y-z and I can go on and on," Cunningham said. "I've heard the worst of the worst — it's part of it."
These aren't the words of a woman devoid of empathy. They're the words of a woman speaking candidly about the price of the spotlight.
And fans can't get enough of her.
Cunningham's signature sneakers sold out on Adidas' website on its first day. She is regularly sought out for autographs, which she signs with an incessant smile. She has 4.4 million TikTok followers and another 4.3 on Instagram.
She isn't "combustible" — she's beloved. At least by those who don't write about sports for a living.
Buckner said that Cunningham's positions have spawned a "circus" due to figures such as women's-sports activist Riley Gaines— who the writer refers to as a "one-hit wonder" — attending her games. She added that the Trump administration's X account sharing Cunningham's pointing meme was a sign that "things took a wrong turn." She also seemed to justify Wilson's behavior toward the aforementioned fan, arguing that Wilson was shouting at all Fever fans because of "the trans fear that overshadowed the games for a long stretch of the season."
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What do the kids say these days? "Sure, Jan."
This goes back to a point I made last week: The primary reason sports journalists hold Cunningham's fans in contempt is that they're perceived as conservative. But Buckner doesn't seem to like the person those fans are rooting for much better.
Regarding where Sophie should play next, Buckner wrote: "Go to Chicago, or Portland. Or maybe Toronto could use a 30-year-old unrestricted free agent who averages fewer than 8 points a game, while her latest TikTok videos are good for about 2 million views. Or perhaps expansion Cleveland can take her in 2028, unless of course, she hasn't already dropped basketball entirely by then to become a professional UFC ring girl, or full-time finger pointer."
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Sorry, but that's pure resentment. For starters, Cunningham is actually an effective bench player, with her three-point percentage (.419) being fifth in the WNBA this season and her true-shooting percentage (.654) being third. And second — big deal that she has a massive TikTok following or did a one-round ring girl spot at a UFC event. This is called having fun. And if you think Cunningham is the only WNBA player using sex appeal to grab attention, take a look at the outfits some of her peers wear to the arena.
The truth is this: The Fever are no longer in the playoffs because they lost to a superior team in the Aces. Wilson — bar none the WNBA's best player — tallied 36 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks to oust Indiana in the final game of a best-of-three.
This wasn't because of fans wearing XX-XY shirts. This was just X's and O's.
I can't help but go back to the quote at the top of this column about how Fever fans are trying to "hijack" the WNBA. No. Fever fans are watching the WNBA, something that wasn't happening before.
The problem for certain players and writers is that these fans threaten the political homogeneity of a league long dedicated to left-wing ideals. Cunningham's critics will say that she's leading a cult. The reality is that she's breaking the cult.
Saints star quarterback Tyler Shough reacts to fans' boos after dismal prime-time performance vs Falcons
Getting blown out at home by your archrival in prime time on the 20th anniversary of the New Orleans Saints’ return to the city after Hurricane Katrina? Yeah, it makes sense that fans would boo.
Saints quarterback Tyler Shough said if he were in the crowd for the team's 45-24 loss to the Atlanta Falcons on Monday night, he’d have let the team hear it as well.
"Fans understandably are upset," Shough said during his postgame press conference. "We had some opportunities that we didn’t take advantage of and you’re playing the Falcons and you lose like that? I mean, I’d boo, too. That sucks."
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"We want to get everybody going. It’s part of it. You have to have the energy of the crowd and we’re gonna need them next week too against a really good team. That’s the best part about New Orleans. You feel it and we feel it too, and we’re gonna keep going."
The convivial scene celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Saints’ return to New Orleans quickly turned to boos after Atlanta Falcons star running back Bijan Robinson scored twice in the first quarter, giving his squad a 14-0 first quarter lead.
The Falcons’ offense continued to suck the life out of the boisterous crowd as they dominated and held a multiscore lead for the majority of the game. Understanding how much this game meant to Saints fans, Shough called his squad’s performance embarrassing.
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"It's extremely disappointing. It's embarrassing," Shough said. "I mean, I can't say enough good things about the fans showing up, the entire process, what this game meant, and we fell short as a team to not get that win. So that was our mission. That was my message, and we didn't win, and it was a team loss."
"We got to do better on all fronts and us as an offense starting faster when it comes to another really good offense as well and being able to do our part and we got to do a lot better there and it starts with myself."
Last season, the Saints seemed to build momentum down the stretch by going 4-1, but they are off to a 1-3 start this season. The defense has especially struggled, as it has allowed the most points in the NFL this season.
The offense has been good, as the Saints are tied with the Seattle Seahawks for 10th in the NFL with 26.3 points per game, but it hasn’t been enough to overcome the struggling defense. If that unit doesn’t turn things around quickly, the boos from the crowd will only grow louder.
The Saints will have an opportunity to bounce back in front of their home crowd Sunday at 1 p.m. ET when they play the 4-0 Minnesota Vikings.
Alleged Jalisco cartel leader accused of drug trafficking and fuel smuggling arrested in Mexico
Authorities in Mexico say they arrested a notorious member of the Jalisco drug cartel known as "The Tank" on Tuesday.
Mexican Security Secretary Omar Garcia Harfuch announced the arrest in a post on X, identifying the alleged cartel member as Iván Cazarín Molina.
Molina was the subject of sanctions by the U.S. in 2024 for his alleged role in fuel theft for the Jalisco New Generation cartel. Mexican authorities arrested him in Zapopan and were in contact with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency.
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"Investigations link him to homicides, extortion, illegal deprivation of liberty, hydrocarbon theft, money laundering, and drug trafficking. He is also accused of his alleged involvement in the attack on a Mexican Army helicopter in Jalisco in 2015, in which members of the Army and the Federal Police lost their lives," Harfuch said in a statement.
Authorities seized a vehicle, a firearm and various drugs during the arrest.
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"In September 2024, the United States Department of the Treasury sanctioned him for his ties to the CJNG and identified him as part of the inner circle of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias 'El Mencho,' which led to an exchange of information with [the DEA]. He will be placed at the disposal of the Specialized Prosecutor's Office for Organized Crime Matters (FEMDO), where his legal situation will be determined in accordance with the law," Harfuch added.
The arrest comes roughly a week after the U.S. imposed a sweeping set of sanctions aimed at disrupting a Sinaloa cartel network accused of corrupting Mexican officials just across the U.S. border.
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Los Mayos, a powerful faction of the Sinaloa cartel, and its U.S.-born leader are accused of funneling fentanyl and drug money through California and hiring hitmen to kill rivals on American soil.
The Treasury Department, according to material exclusively obtained by Fox News Digital ahead of their public release on Tuesday, will sanction 21 individuals and 25 entities in a crackdown against Los Mayos and their alleged illegal activity within U.S. borders.
The targets of the sanctions include Ismael Zambada Sicairos, known as "Mayito Flaco," a dual U.S.-Mexican citizen born in Anaheim, California, whom Treasury described as the "undisputed head" of Los Mayos.
Fox News' Morgan Phillips contributed to this report.
Dr Drew Pinsky likens smartphones to a 'crack pipe' in warning over behavioral addictions
Dr. Drew Pinsky compared the smartphone in your pocket to a "crack pipe" while warning that these devices place gambling and sexual behavior in the palm of your hand on Tuesday's episode of "Hang Out with Sean Hannity."
"I want you to think gambling and sex in the same thought," he said. "It's really on right now, those two behavioral addictions."
But these addictive behaviors aren't one-size-fits-all. Gamblers, he said, come in "several different flavors."
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"One is the guys that like to win. That's what we think of with gambling addiction. That's not most of them. Most of them like to lose," said Pinsky.
"They don't feel alive unless their back is against the wall. And then there's sociopathic gambling, which is they just like to manipulate the system and find a way to win."
As for sex addiction, Pinsky called it a "big problem now, growing fast," pointing to pornography as a major part of the issue. He also defended group-based recovery programs, saying communities of recovering addicts tend to police themselves and treat sexual relationships between participants as a serious threat to recovery.
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Pinsky added that alcoholism is "mixed in" with the behavioral addictions he described. The doctor's warning comes as recent research points to shifts in drinking habits among Americans.
New data shows that drinking in the U.S. has declined for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic. But overall alcohol use still remains above pre-pandemic levels, with one particular group showing a sharp increase in heavy intake.
A study led by the University of Southern California/Keck Medicine found that among adults ages 50 to 64, alcohol use increased by nearly 4% from 2018 to 2024, while heavy drinking increased by more than 36%.
Across all age groups, alcohol use declined by nearly 2%, and heavy drinking declined by more than 8% from 2022 to 2024. Among Gen Z adults, alcohol use declined by more than 5%. Millennials drank approximately 17% less from 2022 to 2024.
"Hang Out with Sean Hannity" fans can watch or listen to Hannity's full conversation with Dr. Drew Pinsky on iHeartRadio, YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever they get their podcasts.
Fox News Digital's Melissa Rudy contributed to this report.
Biden conspicuously absent from campaign trail as Obama, Harris step up for midterm push
Former President Joe Biden has been largely absent from the campaign trail as Democrats fight to win back House and Senate majorities in November, even as former President Barack Obama and former Vice President Kamala Harris step up efforts to boost the party’s candidates.
Biden, 83, has kept a limited public schedule while battling advanced, metastatic prostate cancer. He has endorsed candidates and is helping Democrats raise money, according to a source in Biden's political circle. But the former president has made few political appearances this year.
The contrast is increasingly visible with four weeks to go until Election Day.
Obama is cutting ads for Senate and gubernatorial candidates, helping the party fundraise and preparing to hit the trail during the closing stretch of the midterm campaign. Harris, the Democrats' 2024 presidential nominee, is also campaigning across key battleground states, including a recent stop in Michigan with Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed.
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Biden has appeared at just a handful of political events this year. He spoke in February at a reception honoring his 2020 South Carolina primary victory, which propelled him toward the Democratic nomination and eventually the presidency. In June, he addressed a Maryland Democratic Party event.
Longtime Democratic strategist Michael Ceraso told Fox News Digital that some in the party's elite and fundraising class are concerned that "if Biden were to be pushed out there in any sort of way for virtual or in-person opportunities, he could be a liability."
Veteran Democratic strategist Maria Cardona had a different take, telling Fox News Digital, "There are still a ton of Americans who love Joe Biden."
Biden did weigh in on a handful of Democratic primary showdowns this cycle. The former president endorsed former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms for governor. Bottoms, who served as a senior advisor in the Biden administration, won the Georgia Democratic gubernatorial nomination.
The former president also backed Dan Koh, another Biden administration veteran, who captured the Democratic nomination in Massachusetts' 6th Congressional District.
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Biden is also advocating on behalf of efforts to secure democracy.
"American democracy begins and ends at the ballot box. There is no more important civic duty nor fundamental right to be defended," the former president wrote on social media last month, as he cast his ballot in his home state of Delaware's primary. "Voting defines our freedom and makes everything possible."
But mostly, Biden has served as a foil for President Donald Trump, who Biden ousted from the White House in the 2020 election. Four years later, Biden ended his re-election bid after a disastrous debate performance against Trump in their 2024 rematch.
Trump and fellow Republicans are repeatedly blaming Biden for high prices at the gas and diesel pumps, even though public opinion polls indicate most Americans now point fingers at Trump and his administration.
Biden left the presidency with poor approval ratings, as he faced high inflation, foreign policy divides, and lingering questions about his ability to serve in office. He stood at 42% approval and 57% disapproval in January 2025, in the final Fox News poll during his White House tenure.
Post-presidency, Biden held a 71% favorable rating among Democrats in a CNN poll conducted in May. But Biden's favorable rating among Democrats was 25 points lower than Obama's.
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Meanwhile, some Democrats still blame him for Trump's 2024 re-election, arguing that Biden did not get out of the race in time to allow Harris to mount a successful campaign.
Ceraso, a veteran of two presidential campaigns, pointed to the 2024 election and told Fox News Digital that Biden left a "bad taste with some Democrats, especially within the party's elite and fundraising class."
He added, "I do not think Biden has the same level of charisma as Vice President Harris and former President Obama, and if I'm organizing an event to get thousands of people to come out, I would not do that around Biden."
Cardona, a Democratic National Committee member, said Biden's health is stifling requests for campaign trail appearances.
"I guarantee you no one would try to bother him to come campaign for them while, at 83 years old, he is battling cancer and in the toughest fight of his life," Cardona emphasized.
Fox News Digital reached out to a Biden spokesman for comment, but did not receive a response at the time this story was published.