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Monday, December 30, 2024
Guardian Angels resume New York City patrols after subway burning death: 'Never seen it this bad'
The Guardian Angels, a volunteer crime-prevention group, will be resuming its patrols of the New York subways after the death of a woman burned alive one week ago.
"We’re now back to where we were when I started the group in 1979 on the subways. It’s gone full circle. I’ve never seen it this bad. Never," founder Curtis Sliwa told The New York Post Sunday.
Sliwa founded the Guardian Angels because "the need was there" after a rise in violent crime. Forty-five years later, he argued that "the need is here now once again" and his group is "going to step up."
"We’re covering the actual trains from front to back, walking through the trains and making sure that everything is okay," he said. "We’re doing this constantly now. Starting today, that’s going to be our complete focus because the subways are out of control."
The group was incentivized after an illegal immigrant was arrested for allegedly setting a woman on fire in a subway car where she ultimately burned to death. Since then, Sliwa claimed they have received requests from "hundreds" of people to offer services.
"We’re going to have to increase our numbers, increase the training and increase our presence as we did back in 1979," Sliwa said.
According to Sliwa, 150 members will begin patrolling the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue station where the woman was killed. They plan to provide wellness checks and water to homeless people and other emotionally disturbed passengers while reporting issues to the NYPD.
In the meantime, he emphasized his hopes that his group would inspire New Yorkers to be more than bystanders.
"There’s so many trains that come in and out of here," Sliwa said. "It’s the perfect place because it reminds people that nobody did anything a week ago. Nobody intervened. Nobody pointed to the cops and said, ‘This is the guy.’ Even the cops didn’t do anything."
"It was an example of people just not getting involved," he said. "And we’re here to say, ‘You see something, you say something.’ You got to do something."
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The announcement came less than two weeks after New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that 750 National Guard members and 250 members of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Police were deployed to patrol the New York City subway system ahead of the holidays.
"It's clear to me, as I've heard from many people, that the presence of the National Guard has made not just a physical difference, but a psychological difference in how they feel about safety," Hochul said. "When people see a person in uniform… even our National Guard, they feel more secure."
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Family accused of ‘Sopranos’-style brawl with bats, guns against rival paving company: police
Six Georgia men who work for the same family paving company are accused of instigating a brawl with a competitor paving company on Dec. 19, according to police records.
Mark Buckland Sr., Mark Buckland Jr., Willy Buckland Sr., Willy Buckland Jr. Luke Buckland and James Small have all been charged in connection with the alleged assault against several family members working for a competing paving company called EH Paving, Monroe County records show.
Monroe County Sheriff Brad Freeman told 13 WMAZ that the incident was "like something out of ‘the Sopranos’ TV series."
The victims, working for EH Paving, were paving a customer's driveway in Bolingbroke around 1 p.m. on Dec. 19 when several trucks pulled up to the location, at which point six members of the Buckhead family — who work for a rival paving company in Bolingbroke — exited the trucks with baseball bats, sticks and other weapons, according to an incident report obtained by Fox News Digital.
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Deputies arrived after a 911 caller reported a "large fight" involving "bats and guns."
The owner of EH Paving said that Mark William Buckland Sr., 50, had tried to hit his son over the head with a bat. He further alleged that Willy Buckland Jr., 22, and Buckland Sr.'s 21-year-old son-in-law, Small, had attacked the owner's other son, and Luke Buckland, 28, had attacked his nephew, the incident report states.
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The EH Paving owner believes the Buckland family attacked his family because they were doing a paving job near one of their properties, which the Bucklands thought was "disrespectful." The owner alleged that Mark Buckland Sr. was carrying a "cowboy-style" gun and pointed it in his face.
The property owner, who contacted police, said that one member of EH Paving had shot a gun into a wooded area in an attempt to break up the fight, according to the incident report.
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Meanwhile, Mark Buckland Jr. told an officer that he had been punched in the mouth and chalked the alleged attack up to "just a misunderstanding" when asked why his family was at the property.
"These are adult men, too," Freeman told 13 WMAZ. "Adult men with pretty good reputations."
Mark William Buckhead Sr. is charged with tampering with evidence, pointing a gun or pistol at another person and criminal trespass. Luke James Buckland is charged with simple battery. Mark Judy Buckland is charged with simple battery, inciting to rioting and criminal trespass. Small is charged with criminal trespass and simple battery. Willy Jack Buckland Jr. is charged with criminal trespass and simple battery. Willy Jack Buckland Sr. is charged with criminal trespass and aggravated assault, Monroe County records show.
The six men had been released as of Monday morning.
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These six states banned or limited DEI at colleges and universities in 2024
Six states, including one with a Democratic governor, have either banned or prohibited the use of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in public colleges and universities this year.
The practice of DEI in higher educational institutions has been controversial for several years, most frequently opposed by Republicans and described by critics, such as civil rights attorney Devon Westhill, as an "industry that pushes a left-wing, far-left ideological orthodoxy in essentially every area of American life."
In 2024 alone, Alabama, Idaho, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas and Utah either banned or limited the use of such teaching or use in the application process in their state's education system.
In January, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, a Republican, signed legislation to prohibit institutions from engaging in "discriminatory practices" such as "that an individual, by virtue of the individual’s personal identity characteristics, bears responsibility for actions committed in the past by other individuals with the same personal identity characteristics."
The anti-DEI law also banned schools from having any policy, procedure, practice, program, office, initiative, or required training that is referred to or called "diversity, equity and inclusion."
In March, Republican Gov. Kay Ivey of Alabama signed SB 129 into law. It prohibits certain DEI offices, as well as the "promotion, endorsement, and affirmation of certain divisive concepts in certain public settings."
The bill bans "divisive concepts," such as "that any individual should accept, acknowledge, affirm, or assent to a sense of guilt, complicity, or a need to apologize on the basis of his or her race, color, religion, sex, ethnicity, or national origin" and "that meritocracy or traits such as a hard work ethic are racist or sexist."
The legislation also required that restrooms be used on the basis of biological sex rather than gender identity, and that public institutions of higher education "authorize certain penalties for violation."
Also in March, Indiana adopted legislation to amend the duties of state educational institutions' diversity committees and increase "intellectual diversity." Additionally, the Indiana House introduced legislation to further prohibit DEI teachings in schools by mandating that educators "shall not promote in any course certain concepts related to race or sex."
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Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly, a Democrat, allowed legislation prohibiting postsecondary educational institutions from engaging in certain DEI-related actions to become law without her signature. The bill, passed in April, imposes a $10,000 fine on any public institution that employs DEI practices in faculty hiring or student enrollment processes.
"While I have concerns about this legislation, I don’t believe that the conduct targeted in this legislation occurs in our universities," Kelly wrote in her passage of the bill.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, another Republican, signed an education-funding bill in May that contained provisions to limit DEI in schools, just months after the state's board of education began to scale back on such practices in higher education.
The bill prohibits "any effort to promote, as the official position of the public institution of higher education, a particular, widely contested opinion referencing unconscious or implicit bias, cultural appropriation, allyship, transgender ideology, microaggressions, group marginalization, antiracism, systemic oppression, social justice, intersectionality, nee-pronouns, heteronormativity, disparate impact, gender theory, racial privilege, sexual privilege, or any related formulation of these concepts."
Idaho became the latest state to determine that institutions may not "require specific structures or activities related to DEI."
In December, the Idaho Board of Education unanimously agreed on a resolution requiring that institutions "ensure that no central offices, policies, procedures, or initiatives are dedicated to DEI ideology" and "ensure that no employee or student is required to declare gender identity or preferred pronouns."
Other states, such as Florida, Texas and Tennessee, have all previously banned the practice of DEI in higher education.
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Sunday, December 29, 2024
'Bachelorette' star hospitalized after giving birth
Andi Dorfman is speaking up for new mothers.
The "Bachelorette" star, 37, welcomed her first child, a daughter she named Harper, nine days ago. On Saturday, she took to social media to share that after leaving the hospital with her new baby, she had to return for surgery.
Dorfman posted a photo of herself lying in a hospital bed and holding her baby to her Instagram story. Along with the picture, she wrote, "Welp, we’re back! This time for Mama (a minor setback and need a quick/safe procedure) but got to get a quick snuggle with this little nugget first. also never been less excited for anesthesia (motherhood changes you quick."
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She added, "Lesson Learned: No matter how clueless you are about motherhood, you still know your body best! Listen to it! Yes, recovery is tough and everyone is different but your instincts are valid (and probably right)."
A few hours later, she shared an update, saying that several of her followers had messaged her privately – something she said made her realize, "I'm not alone in feeling confused and alone with the general lack of post-partum care."
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She went on to explain what happened, writing, "Anyways, after getting home I was in a ton of pain and it was getting worse by the day. Despite the internet saying recovery takes time, I still felt something was wrong and finally after trying every home remedy, called my doctors and they told me to come right in."
Dorfman said that she had had two hematomas, a larger one and a smaller one, that were the source of the pain.
"Within a few hours we were at the hospital and prepped for surgery. A very straight forward procedure but still pretty terrifying having a 6 day old baby (plus loads of hormones still lurking)."
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"All of this (over)sharing to say … Trust your body, trust your instinct and trust that your doctors do truly care about your health and well being and don't be afraid to reach out to them," she finished. "I felt some guilt worrying about myself instead of my daughter but I realized she's no good if I'm no good. Hope this helps anyone out there doubting their own post partum recovery."
Dorfman and her husband, Blaine Hart, a senior vice president at a real estate firm, married in May 2023 after first meeting years ago in college.
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She gained public attention when she appeared on the 18th season of "The Bachelor" in 2014, where she competed with other women to win the heart of Juan Pablo Galavis. She made it far in the show, but after an overnight date with him, she made the decision to leave the show.
She led the subsequent season of "The Bachelorette," which also aired in 2014. There, she got engaged to contestant Josh Murray, but the two announced their split in 2015.
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NFL insider floats Aaron Rodgers, Kirk Cousins as potential competitors for Browns' QB job in 2025
NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport floated two veterans who could compete for the Cleveland Browns’ starting quarterback job in 2025.
The Browns and Deshaun Watson restructured the quarterback’s contract on Friday to create cap flexibility for the 2025 and 2026 seasons, according to multiple reports. It also made it so that Watson, who signed a five-year, $230 million fully guaranteed contract in 2022, will be back in Cleveland next season.
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But whether he enters Week 1 as QB1 is still up in the air. Rapoport said Sunday there might be a competition held.
"I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s veteran competition. Aaron Rodgers, if he’s not on the Jets, would be one potential option, Kirk Cousins another," Rapoport said.
Rapoport added that Rodgers’ future with the New York Jets could hinge on whether they trade Garrett Wilson. He said that Wilson might want off the Jets if Rodgers is brought back for the 2025 season.
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Rodgers’ short stint with the Jets has been nothing but tumultuous. He has 3,511 passing yards and 24 touchdown passes this year.
Cousins’ time with the Atlanta Falcons appeared to be over as well. The team replaced Cousins with Michael Penix Jr. following a narrow victory over the Las Vegas Raiders. Cousins went on a streak of zero touchdown passes and eight interceptions over the course of four games.
Cleveland will have some options at quarterback. They could choose to go the rookie quarterback route, since they will likely have a high draft pick in 2025.
Going into Week 17, the Browns are currently fourth in the draft order.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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ESPN broadcasters face pro-Colorado bias accusations as Buffaloes blown out in bowl game
The BYU Cougars picked up a huge season-ending win over the Colorado Buffaloes on Saturday night, thwarting the perfect sendoff for Shedeur Sanders and Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter.
The Cougars blew out the Buffaloes in the Alamo Bowl, 36-14. BYU running back L.J. Martin had two touchdowns to go with 93 rushing yards, and Sione I Moa added another score on the ground to help BYU to the win.
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College football fans who tuned into the ESPN broadcast of the game got pretty upset with the spotlight being heavily on Colorado, and they made their voices heard on social media.
BYU offensive lineman Connor Pay even told the broadcasters to talk more about the team, according to broadcaster Dave Pasch.
"He walked up out there (the production meeting) yesterday and said to us, ‘Talk about BYU just a little bit, would you?’ Well, we’re talking about Connor Pay, and we’re talking about BYU now," Pasch said in the fourth quarter with the Cougars up 33-7, via Awful Announcing. "I'm sure the fans in Provo would love us to talk about BYU the whole night."
Pasch’s broadcast partner Dusty Dvoracek added that BYU "gave us plenty to talk about."
Pay was among those who weighed in on the call.
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For what it’s worth, Colorado’s Sanders and Hunter are set to become first-round picks in the upcoming draft. Not to mention, Deion Sanders is the head coach of Colorado and has rebuilt the program into one of the most captivating in the nation.
Sanders said it was "tough" knowing that some of the players he’s been coaching for the last two or three years are going to be leaving his side for the next part of their journeys.
BYU finished the season 11-2, producing their third 10-win season in the last five years. They haven’t had a run like that since the mid-2000s when they won at least 10 games from 2006 to 2009 and then again in 2011.
Kalani Sitake had the team go from a meager five wins in their first season in the Big 12 Conference last year to 11 wins and a bowl appearance.
Sitake is 5-2 in bowl games since taking over the program in 2016.
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Patriots fans chant 'Fire Mayo' as team suffers blowout loss to Chargers
New England Patriots fans seem to have had enough of Jerod Mayo as the head coach’s first season at the helm winds down.
Reporters in Foxborough, Massachusetts, who took in the Patriots’ 40-7 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers on Saturday night heard "Fire Mayo" chants coming from the stands at Gillette Stadium.
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New England fell to 3-13 with the loss. If the Patriots lose next week, three wins would be their lowest total since they finished 2-14 in 1992. The team was 4-13 last season – the last year Bill Belichick was at the helm. Mayo took over for Belichick in January.
Mayo was asked about the chants after the game.
"You hear those things. But at the same time, they paid to sit in the seats, and we've got to play better," Mayo told reporters, via ESPN. "If we play better, we don't have to hear that stuff."
The offense has been among the heavily scrutinized issues for the Patriots.
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Patriots president Jonathan Kraft appeared to get caught on camera complaining about the play-calling during the team’s loss against the Arizona Cardinals two weeks ago. The offense hasn’t gotten much better since then.
Behind rookie quarterback Drake Maye, the Patriots are 30th in the league in points scored and 31st in yards gained. Mayo’s defense is 25th in points allowed and 23rd in yards allowed.
Deatrich Wise Jr., who has been with the Patriots since 2017, and Davon Godchaux each backed Mayo after the loss to the Chargers.
Wise said he thought he and his teammates should keep believing in Mayo.
"The guy's in his first season. It's not going to be golden. We didn't expect to win a Super Bowl this year. I get it, nobody wants to get beaten 40-7, but the chant is ridiculous," Godchaux added.
"Everybody plays a part in this. It isn't just Jerod Mayo. Players, coaches, front office. We just have to get better as a whole organization," he said. "I believe in this organization.
"We just had probably the best team in the NFL right now on the ropes last week [in Buffalo]. I don't believe in all that other ridiculous stuff. The guy is in his first year. It's just ridiculous."
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Saturday, December 28, 2024
New Year life lessons from country star: 'Never forget where you came from'
Country music star T. Graham Brown, based in Nashville, is sharing his top 15 lessons for a healthy life with Fox News Digital ahead of the New Year.
Brown, 70, recently celebrated the 25th anniversary of his deeply personal song, "Wine into Water," which has impacted many people who have faced struggles in life.
His newest album is "From Memphis to Muscle Shoals." He will perform at the Carolina Opry with Lorrie Morgan in January, with a host of other performance dates on his schedule.
The recently inducted member of the Grand Ole Opry has a strong faith in God, an unwavering belief in the USA and an abounding love for his wife and partner, Sheila Brown, whom he credits with helping him beat drug and alcohol addiction issues years ago, as he shared during an interview with Fox News Digital.
1. Never forget where you came from if you want to get where you want to go in life.
This is a lesson that Elvis pulled me aside at Graceland one night and shared with me. After hearing it, I applied it to my career. Learn to be humble.
2. There’s no room for ego in this business.
The fans of what you do give everything to you — and if you don’t stay accessible, down to earth, true to your music and true to your beliefs, they have the right to take it away from you.
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3. Never say "no" to a fan who comes up to compliment you and asks for an autograph.
Always consider it an honor when someone takes the time to acknowledge you.
It’s the ultimate compliment.
4. Take the time to stop and smell the roses on your journey toward success.
After all, success is not a place. It’s the incredible trip you take that’s the most important.
So be careful not to overlook your journey by taking time to reflect along the way.
5. Money should not be your barometer for success in your career.
The best barometer will be the friends that you make.
Long after the smoke clears and the fans stop screaming your name, your relationships will be the most important thing and comfort you more. Be sure to cherish them.
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6. Never get caught up in believing your own press.
After all, it’s just press.
7. Never stop dreaming.
No matter how old you get, it’s never too late in life to be who you might have been.
Dream big, be big. Dream small, be small.
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8. To be successful, surround yourself with people who know more than you do.
They will help you get where you want to go. A great team can help get you much further than going it alone.
9. Use your money and influence to improve the quality of life of those around you.
That's one of my greatest lessons and joys in life. Paying it forward is an incredible feeling, even if it's to help a total stranger.
10. Never continue to worry about a problem you have no control over.
Worry about it once, then let it go — because each time you think about the problem, you’re paying for it over and over again.
Let go and let God.
11. Take time to think through every decision you make in your career, no matter how small.
Remember that small decisions are sometimes just as important as the big ones.
12. Take time to thank and acknowledge the people who helped pave the way to your success.
A public "thank you" is usually worth more to someone than money.
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13. If you can’t say something good about someone, don’t say anything at all.
It’s a small business and everyone in it usually knows or finds out what is said about them.
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14. Never envy someone for the success they receive.
Be happy for them, as it will help pave the way for your own happiness and success.
15. Don’t forget to be thankful for all that comes your way.
It will take you higher than you ever imagined.
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Oldest living survivor of attack on Pearl Harbor dies at 105
Warren Upton, the oldest living survivor of the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the last remaining survivor of the USS Utah, has died. He was 105.
Upton died Wednesday at a hospital in Los Gatos, California, after suffering a bout of pneumonia, said Kathleen Farley, the California state chair of the Sons and Daughters of Pearl Harbor Survivors.
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The Utah, a battleship, was moored at Pearl Harbor when Japanese planes began bombing the Hawaii naval base in the early hours of Dec. 7, 1941, in an attack that propelled the U.S. into World War II.
Upton told The Associated Press in 2020 that he had been getting ready to shave when he felt the first torpedo hit the Utah. He recalled that no one on board knew what made the ship shake. Then, the second torpedo hit and the ship began to list and capsize.
The then-22-year-old swam ashore to Ford Island, where he jumped in a trench to avoid Japanese planes strafing the area. He stayed for about 30 minutes until a truck came and took him to safety.
Upton said he didn't mind talking about what happened during the attack. Instead, what upset him was that he kept losing shipmates over the years. By 2020, there were only three crew members of the Utah still alive, including himself.
There were an estimated 87,000 military personnel on Oahu on the day of the attack, according to military historian J. Michael Wenger. After Upton's death, only 15 are still alive.
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Friday, December 27, 2024
Flight passenger calls out fellow flyers for bad habit, shares fix for problem
A traveler took to social media to discuss why fellow passengers aboard flights are not properly discarding their trash — and shared a way to fix the problem.
Posted in the "r/SouthwestAirlines" forum, the note was titled, "Favorite trick for people that put trash in seatback pockets."
The user said he or she witnessed an "alarming amount of people" not handing their trash to the flight attendants for collection prior to the plane's landing.
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"While we are waiting to disembark, I will mention, ‘Hey, I think you left your AirPods in the setback pocket,’ which forces them to acknowledge the trash," the person wrote.
The user added, "The 4 times I’ve done this, 2 times they took the trash, one time the guy said, ‘I don’t own AirPods,’ and the last guy said it wasn’t his job."
"Just a suggestion that has a 50% success rate thus far," the post said.
Fox News Digital reached out to Southwest Airlines for thoughts.
Users took to the comments section of the post to discuss the issue.
"They need to pass a trash collection around like they do the money collection at church - for the same reason. Guilt people into filling it up as it passes by. Problem solved," suggested one person.
"There will always be idiots/morons/low-lifes that just do not care," said another.
That same person added, "Often [it's] the same folks that will complain when they board and find trash that was missed."
One Redditor commented, "Not me, but someone I worked with ... Coming through to collect trash, guy has a bunch of newspapers in the seatback pocket. ‘Hey, is that trash, or are you going to keep it?' Him: ‘I'll keep it.'
"Well, we land, guy walks off leaving the newspaper," the person added.
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Continuing the story, the user wrote, "FA [flight attendant], now tidying the plane, sees this, grabs it all, runs up the jetway and through the terminal, screaming, ‘YOU FORGOT YOUR NEWSPAPER!! YOU SAID YOU WANTED TO KEEP IT, IT MUST BE IMPORTANT TO YOU!!’ until she caught up to the guy and gave him back his paper.'"
"Passive-aggressive communication at its finest," one user said.
Gary Leff, a Texas-based travel industry expert and author of the blog "View From the Wing," told Fox News Digital that often trash is scattered in the seat pockets and left on the floor.
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"Increasingly, carriers spend little time cleaning up between flights. They don’t schedule planes with enough time on the ground to do it — and when a flight runs late it’s one of the first things that gets cut," said Leff.
It's important, he noted, that passengers at least pass their trash to flight attendants as they come down the aisle to collect it.
"Cleaning up after yourself is a basic starting point for civil society," said Leff.
"You need to do it at your seat on a plane, as long as the airline makes it reasonably easy, coming down the aisle with a bag to collect trash and giving you enough time to gather it — and you need to do it in the movie theater, too," said Leff.
"Don’t just abandon those popcorn bags on the floor," Leff added. "Carry them to the bins by the exit. It’s only a few feet."
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Russian government says it is willing to improve ties—but onus is on Trump to make first move
Russia is willing to work with President-elect Donald Trump to help improve relations with Ukraine so long as the U.S. makes the first move, Kremlin officials said this week, adding fresh momentum for the possibility of peace talks as its war in Ukraine threatens to stretch into a third year.
Speaking to reporters Thursday in Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov reiterated that Russia could be ready to come to the negotiating table regarding its "special military operation" in Ukraine— echoing the phrasing used by the Kremlin to describe its war in Ukraine — so long as the U.S. acted first.
"If the signals that are coming from the new team in Washington to restore the dialogue that Washington interrupted after the start of a special military operation [the war in Ukraine] are serious, of course, we will respond to them," Lavrov said in Moscow.
But he stressed that the U.S. should move first, telling reporters that "the Americans broke the dialogue, so they should make the first move."
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His remarks come after Trump's pick for Ukraine envoy, retired Lieutenant-General Keith Kellogg, told Fox News in an interview this month that both Russia and Ukraine appear to be willing to negotiate an end to the war — citing heavy casualties, damage to critical infrastructure, and a general sense of exhaustion that has permeated both countries as the war drags well past the thousand-day mark.
"I think both sides are ready," Kellogg said in the interview. "After a thousand days of war, with 350,000, 400,000 Russian [soldiers] down, and 150,000 Ukrainian dead, or numbers like that — both sides are saying, ‘okay, maybe this is the time, and we need to step back.’"
To date, Russia has lost tens of thousands of soldiers in the war. As of this fall, an average of 1,200 soldiers were killed or injured per day, according to U.S. estimates.
In Ukraine, the country's energy infrastructure has seen extreme damage as the result of a protracted Russian bombing campaign, designed to collapse portions of the power grid, plunge the country into darkness, and ultimately, wear down the resolve of the Ukrainian people.
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Most recently, Russia launched a Christmas Day bombardment against Ukraine's power grid, directing some 70 cruise and ballistic missiles and 100 strike drones to hit critical energy infrastructure in the country.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the Christmas Day timing was a "deliberate" choice by Putin. "What could be more inhuman?" he said in a statement.
Meanwhile, Ukraine's military has lost around 40% of the land it seized in Russia's Kursk region — a loss that could further erode morale.
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Lavrov's remarks also come as Kellogg prepares to travel to Ukraine in January for what he described to Fox News as an information-gathering trip.
He declined to elaborate further on what he will aim to accomplish during the visit, saying only that he believes both countries are ready to end the protracted war — and that incoming President Trump could serve as the "referee."
"Think of a cage fight. You've got two fighters, and both want to tap out. You need a referee to kind of separate them."
Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that he is open to having the peace talks in the third country of Slovakia, citing an offer made by the country's prime minister during a visit to the Kremlin earlier this week.
It is unclear whether Ukraine would be willing to have the talks held in Slovakia, a country whose leaders have been vehemently opposed to sending more EU military aid to Ukraine.
Ukraine did not immediately respond to Fox News's request for comment on the peace talks, or whether it would be open to Slovakia's offer to host.
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Mark Wahlberg, Natalie Portman heat up winter in swimsuits
Winter is heating up in Hollywood.
Whether they're on tropical vacations like Natalie Portman, or getting ready for a shirtless cold plunge like Mark Wahlberg, many of Hollywood's biggest stars are baring it all this holiday season.
Here are some celebrities bringing the heat this winter.
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"Nothing like a cold plunge in the rain. @thecoldlife @municipal. 4 am club," Mark Wahlberg captioned an Instagram video featuring himself walking out of what appeared to be a locker room.
The "Father Stu" actor showed off his six-pack abs and his muscular arms, as he appeared shirtless in the video, wearing only a pair of short navy blue workout shorts.
"4 a.m., rain or shine. It's raining outside — we're still going plunge," he can be heard telling the camera in the video. He posted a similar video of him lifting weights on Christmas morning, before celebrating the holiday with his wife and four children.
Fans in the comments section could not help but marvel at the actor's discipline, writing, "That's the way we do it warrior status, get it mark," and "This man has been in shape his whole life."
Natalie Portman had no problem showing off her figure while on vacation in St. Barts.
The "Black Swan" star's abs were on full display as she was photographed wearing a black bikini while on the beach. The actress kept it natural with a no makeup look, choosing to wear sunglasses while in the water and keeping her hair up in a ponytail.
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Shortly after getting out of the water, Portman covered up with a white T-shirt and denim jean shorts.
Portman is a mother to two children, Aleph, 13, and Amalia, 7, whom she shares with her ex-husband, Benjamin Millepied.
"I can’t decide if I want to be naughty or nice this Christmas, but I am having a hell of a good time. Merry Christmas everyone!" Halle Berry captioned a mirror selfie of herself in a black one-piece swimsuit.
In addition to the mirror selfie, the carousel of photos featured pictures of her wearing an oversized Grinch sweater, as well as one of her with her boyfriend, Van Hunt, standing in front of a large wreath.
Subsequent photos show her relaxing on a lounge chair at the beach.
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"Start it off nice and end it naughty," one fan advised in the comments section, while another added, "Ok body is bodying mother (the definition of aging like fine wine)."
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Eva Longoria shared a series of photos of her and her family enjoying the holiday season while on vacation, captioning the Instagram post, "Out of office."
The carousel of photos included a few of the actress enjoying her breakfast while dressed in a dark blue string bikini, which showed off her toned physique. In the other photos, she can be seen bonding with her son while on a boat and posing poolside with her husband.
Fans quickly flooded the comments section with messages of love for the star.
"My favorite housewife!!!!! You look amazing!!!!" one fan wrote, referencing Longoria's role in "Desperate Housewives." Another fan added, "Mexico looks good on you," while a third asked her to "Pls share your workout routine."
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John Stamos nearly played the Grinch in Jim Carrey's Christmas classic but was 'allergic' to the prosthetics
It's hard to envision the 2000 holiday classic, "How the Grinch Stole Christmas," without Jim Carrey.
But another Hollywood star is claiming he could possibly have landed the iconic role, if not for an allergy to the prosthetics used on set to transform him into a gruff, green menace.
John Stamos appeared on the "‘Tis The Grinch Holiday Podcast," hosted by the Grinch himself (voiced by "Saturday Night Live" cast member James Austin Johnson), and spilled about the audition process.
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"Here's an interesting fact you don't know about me," he started. "I was originally going to play you in the movie that Jim Carrey got. Did you know that?."
"I went to the makeup test," he explained. "And I was allergic to the, you know, all the prosthetics."
The popular Christmas flick was released nearly 25 years ago, when Stamos was predominantly booking TV movies and other minor roles after experiencing an abundance of success on the sitcom "Full House."
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Reports have suggested that both Jack Nicholson and Eddie Murphy were also considered for Carrey's role.
In the past, Carrey, now 62, spoke candidly about how arduous of a process it was to become the Grinch. "Literally the makeup was like being buried alive every day," he said on "The Graham Norton Show" in 2014.
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"The first day was 8.5 hours. And I went back to my trailer and put my leg through the wall, and I told [director] Ron Howard I couldn't do the movie." Carrey explained that Brian Grazer, Howard's partner and co-founder of their production company, Imagine Entertainment, smoothed things over.
Grazer "came up with a brilliant idea, which was to hire a gentleman who is trained to teach CIA operatives how to endure torture. And so, that's how I got through ‘The Grinch,'" Carrey admitted. The actor says he did the makeup 100 times over the course of filming.
Despite the taxing transformation process, Carrey can acknowledge the significance of his beloved Christmas movie. "When ‘The Grinch’ comes on every year, I sit back and I go, ‘Wow. Families are going to be hanging out and when the kids are old enough, they’ll see that,' and they'll go, ‘Wow, that guy's cool,’" he recently told E! News.
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Thursday, December 26, 2024
Britney Spears' emotional Christmas reunion, Mariah Carey's Santa moment top Hollywood's holiday celebrations
Hollywood's biggest names decked the halls with boughs of holly and enjoyed the Christmas holiday on Wednesday.
For Britney Spears, it was an extra-special day, as she celebrated a long-awaited reunion with her youngest son, Jayden, 18, whom she says she hasn't seen in two years.
The pop star shared a video compilation of moments with Jayden on Instagram, writing in the caption, "Best Christmas of my life !!! I haven’t seen my boys in 2 years !!! Tears of joy and literally in shock everyday koo koo crazy so in love and blessed !!! I’m speechless thank you Jesus !!!"
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Mark Wahlberg gave fans a glimpse into his personal life, sharing his family's holiday card on social media. Wahlberg rocked a backwards hat as he beamed alongside wife Rhea and their four children (L-R), Grace, Brendan, Ella and Michael.
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Reese Witherspoon had the luxury of spending quality time with all three of her children, Ava and Deacon, whom she shares with ex-husband Ryan Phillipe, and Tennessee with ex-husband Jim Toth, at a festive Christmas lunch.
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The queen of Christmas herself, Mariah Carey, hung out with Santa Claus and her twins, Monroe and Morocco, at a holiday party. The "All I Want for Christmas Is You" singer stunned in a red velvet gown in front of a glistening tree.
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Across the Atlantic at her home in Switzerland, Shania Twain found herself cooking in the kitchen, bundled in a Mickey and Minnie Mouse sweatshirt that read "Jolly."
"Merry Christmas from snowy Switzerland!" she captioned the post, adding a video which showed off her snow-filled property.
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David and Victoria Beckham got in the Christmas spirit by wearing matching green- and white-striped pajamas. "Hope everyone had a wonderful day!! Kisses from all of us," Victoria wrote on her Instagram, tagging her children, Brooklyn, Romeo, Cruz and Instagram-less Harper.
David also shared a video on his Instagram of the "traditional cutting of the turkey that mums been cooking all day!!"
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Demi Moore had an extra-special Christmas this year, as her youngest daughter Tallulah, 30, got engaged to musician Justin Acee. Moore shared intimate footage of her daughter walking into a romantic proposal, rose petals sprawled across the stone walkway.
A separate video showed the moment Acee got down on one knee.
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Rob Lowe and his family had a well-spent Christmas and Hanukkah together in a tropical location. Although the actor was born into a Christian family, his wife, Sheryl Berkoff, is Jewish.
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Wednesday, December 25, 2024
Eagles Hall of Famer Bill Bergey dies at 79 after lengthy health battle
Former NFL linebacker Bill Bergey has died, his son announced on Christmas Day. He was 79.
Bergey, who played for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1974-1980, had been battling cancer for the past few years. His son, Jake Bergey, said his father was an "out right great person."
The South Dayton, New York, native's professional football career began in the late 1960s when he played for the Cincinnati Bengals.
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"After a long hard 3 year battle, Dad lost his fight with Cancer. The best father, friend, grand father, football player and out right great person in this world. I will truly miss him. Love you dad," Jake wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Bergey recorded nearly 1,200 tackles during his standout tenure with the Eagles. He earned Pro Bowl honors four times during his time in Philly. Bergey received the first Pro Bowl nod of his career in 1969 when he was with the Bengals.
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The former linebacker was inducted into the Eagles Hall of Fame in 1988. He received another honor in 2011 when he became a member of the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame.
In 2023, Bergey shared some details about his relationship with Buffalo Bills legend Jim Kelly. The former Bills quarterback battled jaw cancer and became one of Bergey's trusted confidants.
"He has kind of been my inspiration," Bergey told the Eagles official team website last year. "He keeps me on the up and up. ‘Just remember,’ he would say, 'You're a football player, you're tough, and you can beat this. You can handle this.'"
Bergey played college football at Arkansas State. After he retired from the NFL, Bergey spent several years contributing to the Eagles' pregame and postgame coverage.
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NYT journo says his podcast won't be 'resistance show' in 2nd Trump term, rejects 'normalizing MAGA' concerns
New York Times journalist Ezra Klein is insisting his podcast won't be a "resistance show" during the incoming Trump administration and questioned liberal orthodoxy believing that President-elect Donald Trump and his movement are "abnormal."
On Tuesday's installment of "The Ezra Klein Show," Klein answered submitted questions from listeners. One focused on Klein's past invitation of Trump allies to appear on his show, something the listener thought is "extremely enlightening" but that it "casts the current political scene as ‘normal’ in a way that it isn't."
"Normalizing MAGA, normalizing Trump by having certain people on the show: Do you have any thoughts on, on that and that charge?" Klein's podcast editor Claire Gordon summarized the question.
"I don’t know what counts or doesn’t count as normal," Klein responded. "On the one hand, do I think Donald Trump is a normal or even a very stable genius? I don’t. On the other hand, he has been elected or almost elected president three times now."
"So who’s more normal, your glasses-wearing Brooklyn podcast host that you’re listening to right now… or Donald Trump? I think the effort to treat him as continuously abnormal is a way of trying to not see other people, including him," he continued. "That doesn’t mean you don’t oppose things he does or that his world of people do… There are lines that feel very clear to me. Particularly weaponizing the government. And I want to be very alert to that."
"But I want to be pretty clear: Don’t expect this show to be a resistance show. I don’t do this or have these interviews because I’m open-minded. I am a reporter. I am curious. I’m trying to understand things so I can make up my own mind," he added.
The Times journalist stressed the importance of trying to "understand" Trump and his administration's actions even when he vehemently opposes them, striking a "balance" he may see as a challenge over the next four years.
"I think there are going to be things inside the Trump administration that are directly on the authoritarian pathway. That are him actually trying to do what gets called academically an authoritarian breakthrough. And they’re going to be other things — maybe the Department of Governmental Efficiency or things that happened on Marco Rubio’s secretary of state tenure or tariffs — that are not like that and that need to be simply reported on as normal politics," Klein said. "And so this is another dimension that I think the effort to make normal a binary — things are or are not normal — makes hard. It’s an administration. It’s going to govern the country for the next four years. And parts of it are just going to be politics and policy. And parts of it might be something else entirely. An effort to change or corrupt the system itself."
"And I intend to try to take everything at its level and the fact that one thing is happening doesn’t mean you have to cover the other thing — in either direction. I think this is going to be really hard to balance. I did less of this in the first Trump administration, to be honest," he conceded.
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Klein went on to summarize how liberals treated the first Trump presidency as "illegitimate" between Trump losing the popular vote in 2016, the Russia investigation as well as the constant "leaking" from his own administration about "what a maniac he was."
"It was much easier, even for the people reporting on it, to treat him as aberrant. Because in some ways his own administration treated him as aberrant. And it seemed possible this was just a one-time fluke in American politics: The butterfly flapped its wings, and we got this. And that’s not what it is anymore. It wasn’t in a way what it was then," Klein said. "And my first job on this show is to be a good reporter. I understand the show is an act of continuous reporting, and I’m not being a good reporter and not doing a good job if I’m not actively reporting on this administration."
"So we’ll see what shape that takes. Many of them don’t want to talk to me, but it is not going to be a closed-door policy because Trump goes over some line in one area — and then there’s no more talking about the tariffs or something. It’s not the way I’m going to do my job," Klein added.
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Zelenskyy lambastes Putin over Christmas strikes: 'What could be more inhumane?'
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy excoriated Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday for launching attacks against energy infrastructure on Christmas Day.
Zelenskyy suggested the attacks were "inhumane," but said they would not ruin Christmas.
"Today, Putin deliberately chose Christmas for an attack. What could be more inhumane? Over 70 missiles, including ballistic ones, and more than a hundred attack drones. The targets are our energy infrastructure. They continue to fight for a blackout in Ukraine," he declared in a post on X.
The Russian Defence Ministry acknowledged a "massive strike" on its part, saying it hit energy facilities that supported Ukraine's "military-industrial complex," Reuters reported.
"The aim of the strike was achieved. All facilities have been hit," the ministry said.
Strikes against Ukrainian fuel and energy sources involved 78 air, ground and sea-launched missiles, in addition to 106 Shaheds and other kinds of drones, Ukraine's air force claimed, according to The Associated Press.
"Unfortunately, there have been hits. As of now, there are power outages in several regions. Power engineers are working to restore power supply as soon as possible," Zelenskyy noted.
Still, the Ukrainian leader declared that "Russian evil will not break Ukraine and will not spoil Christmas."
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The U.S. has provided billions of dollars' worth of aid to help Ukraine fight the Russian onslaught that erupted in 2022, but Americans and their congressional representatives have been divided regarding whether the U.S. should continue supplying aid to Ukraine.
President-elect Trump, who will take office on Jan. 20, has called for a cease-fire and negotiations.
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In a post on Truth Social this month, Trump declared that "Zelenskyy and Ukraine would like to make a deal and stop the madness. They have ridiculously lost 400,000 soldiers, and many more civilians. There should be an immediate ceasefire and negotiations should begin."
The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.
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‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ child star suffered a series of tragedies after bringing classic holiday film to life
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Life wasn’t always wonderful for Karolyn Grimes.
The actress was 6 years old when she was offered a role in the 1946 film "It’s a Wonderful Life." The Frank Capra-directed classic stars James Stewart and Donna Reed.
The film centers on the character of George Bailey, played by Stewart, who considers suicide. His guardian angel intervenes and shows him all the people whose lives he has touched. One memorable character is Zuzu, played by Grimes, who famously says, "Every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings."
While the movie has become a beloved holiday staple over the years, Grimes endured personal tragedies outside the spotlight.
The now 84-year-old told The Hollywood Reporter that things began taking a terrible turn when she was 11.
"My mother started getting sick," the former child star recalled. "Unfortunately, it was something that couldn’t be cured. It was what we would call early-onset Alzheimer’s today. Back then, they didn’t call it that. They just called it cerebral atrophy."
Grimes noted that her acting career became a financial impossibility for her father, who didn’t approve of it in the first place.
"He would have had to pay somebody to take me for an audition because you have to have a guardian, and he’d have to pay for somebody, if I got a part, to be on set with me," said Grimes. "It was a bit much for him."
At age 14, Grimes lost her mother, who was only 44 years old. Grimes became an orphan a year later at age 15, when her heartbroken father was killed in a car accident. According to the outlet, Grimes’ future was left to the court.
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"I had parents of friends who were willing to take me," she said. "I asked the judge, ‘Do I have any say at all in who I go to or where I live?’ And he said, ‘Your desires are like a drop in the bucket.’ I’ll never forget that."
Grimes was placed into the custody of her uncle and his wife. She left Hollywood, her birthplace, and moved with them to Osceola, a small town in Missouri. Grimes claimed that for the next three years, she endured "extremely cruel" treatment from her aunt, who was suffering from mental illness.
Eager to escape her home life, Grimes married a local boy at age 18.
"I had to get away, and that was the only way I could see of getting out of there," she admitted.
Grimes and her husband had two daughters before they divorced. He was later killed in a hunting accident.
She said "I do" once more to a man who already had three children from a previous marriage. Together, they welcomed two more kids.
While raising a family, Grimes enrolled at the University of Central Missouri. For 25 years, she quietly worked as a medical technologist. Grimes said her children knew little about her Hollywood past.
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"They knew I was in the movies, but that wasn’t important to them because it wasn’t important to me," she said. "I think in fourth grade they might’ve taken a picture to school and said, ‘This is my mom, and she did this,’ but that was about it."
The outlet reported that "It’s a Wonderful Life" entered the public domain in the ‘70s. As a result, it was broadcast every Christmas, garnering a new legion of fans. It wouldn’t be until 1980 when Grimes, who had never seen the film, learned of its resurgence. She was living in Kansas at the time.
"Someone knocked on my door when I was 40 and said, ‘Were you in the movie 'It’s a Wonderful Life?’" said Grimes. "I said, ‘Well, yeah.’ And they said, ‘Can I have an interview?’… So I dug up all my memorabilia from the basement, and we had an interview."
"The next week, the same thing happened, and then it happened again," she recalled. "I thought, ‘Maybe I’d better sit down and watch this movie.'"
Tragedy struck Grimes again in 1989. Her youngest son, who was described by the outlet as "a shy and sensitive boy," took his life at age 18.
"The part that’s really sad is the fact that I never had my children see [‘It’s a Wonderful Life,’ with its message that every life has great meaning and value]," she said.
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Grimes was "deep in mourning" in 1990 when she decided to accept an invitation to attend the Chaplin Award Gala. Stewart was being honored. It was there that, for the first time, as adults, the co-stars spoke.
One of the things Stewart and Grimes bonded over was the heartbreak of losing a child. Stewart lost a son during the Vietnam War.
"I don’t think you ever get over that," said Grimes.
The pair stayed in touch until Stewart died in 1997. He was 89.
The outlet reported that just a few years later, Grimes’ second husband died of cancer. They were married for 25 years.
"I think it brought it on, really," said Grimes about their son’s suicide.
"Something about that did something to him," she said, referring to her late spouse.
It was around that time, the "lowest emotional point of Grimes’ life," that "It’s a Wonderful Life" saved her, the outlet revealed. In 1993, Target contacted her in hopes she would participate in a Christmas promotional campaign. As she traveled the country, Grimes befriended several former child performers.
"We became real brothers and sisters after that," she said.
Since then, the retired grandmother has kept busy every year. During the holidays, she attends numerous events to celebrate the film and her contributions to Hollywood.
During her tours, Grimes witnessed how much "It’s a Wonderful Life" impacted fans both young and old.
"People came through the line for autographs, and they talked about considering taking their own lives, and how they watched the movie, and it saved them," she said.
Those encounters, she said, inspired her to spread the film’s message of hope and "keep it alive."
"I just thought, ‘This is my path, and this is what I’m supposed to do,’" she said. "And I’ve been doing it ever since."
In 2021, Grimes told Fox News Digital that her parents gave her the wisdom to help her overcome any obstacles.
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"My parents instilled in me that in the end, everything is going to be OK," she said at the time. "It may not feel that way at the moment, but it will be. Life is what you make of it. And I wanted it to be good."
"My parents also gave me a religious background that was very solid," she noted. "I have a certain amount of respect for anyone who believes in a higher being and tries to follow a good path in life.
"I think that’s something we should all strive to do. It’s difficult these days, but geez, if we could just try. It’s a scary world out there. And we need a film like ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ now more than ever. I think that’s how I coped."
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Tuesday, December 24, 2024
College football's Hawaii Bowl highlights slowest sports day of 2024
Sports fans can breathe easy on Christmas Eve as there will only be one game played on Tuesday before a full buffet of games on Christmas Day.
College football aficionados will be happy to know there is one bowl game on the slate. The Hawaii Bowl between South Florida and San Jose State. The game will start at 8 p.m. ET.
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The Bulls finished 6-6 on the season and earned a second straight bowl game under head coach Alex Golesh. They had the same record last season before entering and winning the Boca Raton Bowl over Syracuse, 45-0.
The Spartans finished the season 7-5 overall in Ken Niumatalolo’s first season at the helm. The team is on a three-bowl-game losing streak. They lost the Hawaii Bowl last season and the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl in 2022. The Spartans also lost the Arizona Bowl in 2020.
San Jose State hasn’t won a bowl game since the 2015 Cure Bowl under Ron Caragher.
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Sports fans looking for some action should take it all in and be able to get some sleep before opening presents and starting Christmas Day at noon ET with NBA games.
The NFL also has games on Christmas Day for the second straight year – a two-game menu featuring the Kansas City Chiefs against the Pittsburgh Steelers at 1 p.m. ET and the Houston Texans hosting the Baltimore Ravens at 4:30 p.m. ET.
College football will return on Dec. 26 and the NHL will be back on Dec. 27.
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NY Republican compares sanctuary states to Confederacy: ‘We had a Civil War’ over federal law
New York’s last Republican governor said this week that sanctuary jurisdictions are reminiscent of the Confederate states that balked at federal law and waged war against the Union.
Former Gov. George Pataki was speaking with businessman and 2013 New York City GOP mayoral candidate John Catsimatidis on 77WABC radio when he was asked about the state of the Big Apple in that regard.
"Right now, I'm concerned and people are concerned and rightfully so. But it comes down to leadership. We've had worse times in the past. I remember back in the '60s and then in the early '80s. And things got infinitely better," Pataki said.
"And it comes down to having the right people with the right policies running the city, running the state and running the country. I think we're going to have the right policies in Washington. Now we just need to have the right leadership doing the right thing in Albany and in New York City."
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Catismatidis said Trump has "put his foot down" against sanctuary policies, and quipped that he now has a "very large-sized shoe" given his overwhelming electoral victory.
Pataki agreed, adding that if the U.S. is to be based on the rule of law, it should apply equally everywhere.
"Cities or states that can pretend that the federal rules don't apply to them are just violating the Constitution and violating our freedom… We had a Civil War over this," he said. "And, it became plain that under the Constitution, every city, every state has to follow the law of this country."
Prior to the war-triggering attack on Fort Sumter, South Carolina, President James Buchanan, a Pennsylvania Democrat, was critical of Republican abolitionists and lamented his home state's opposition to the Fugitive Slave Law.
Following Illinois Republican Abraham Lincoln's 1860 victory, southern states began to secede, which Buchanan opposed, while believing a military response was the wrong option. The election of Lincoln, who opposed the expansion of slavery into federal territories, alarmed Deep South states, with South Carolina leading the way in declaring secession from the Union on Dec. 20, 1860.
Pataki went on to say the nation’s largest city is bucking the feds in that regard, along with Los Angeles and other cities.
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"Trump must make them follow the law or cut off all federal funding. And I think that would be a very positive step to bring America together and to bring us forward," he said.
The two discussed how New York City Council enacted a sanctuary city policy, and whether the state or federal government may step in against it.
"I think [Mayor Eric] Adams may go along with [Trump intervention]," Pataki predicted, as other observers have viewed the mayor as being critical of sanctuary city policy but hamstrung by the 45-6 Democratic-majority city council.
The former governor said he is optimistic about the New Year and that Trump must "dramatically reform" Washington instead of "tinker[ing] around the edges."
He noted Trump does have limits, in that he cannot statutorily rein in New York County District Attorney Alvin Bragg or other far-left officials.
Current Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat who has clashed with the MAGA wing of the Republican Party at times, once vociferously opposed another predecessor’s successful bid to make illegal immigrants eligible to receive driver’s licenses.
In 2007, Hochul balked at Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s policy while she was serving as clerk of Erie County – which includes Buffalo.
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However, when she became governor upon the resignation of Andrew Cuomo, she reversed course.
In November, Hochul indicated she would be the "first one" to call Immigration & Customs Enforcement to help the feds capture migrants or illegal immigrants accused of another crime and "get them out of here."
However, she maintained during her remarks in Queens that she supports helping otherwise law-abiding migrants find work in New York.
Trump’s pick for "border czar," Tom Homan, notably hails from the Watertown area and has condemned his home state’s current policies.
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Princeton gender studies program to offer 'sex work,' 'queer spaces' courses
Princeton University's Gender and Sexuality Studies (GSS) program will offer classes on topics like "sex work" and "queer spaces" during its upcoming spring semester, incorporating topics like "erotic dance," "pornography" and more, according to the university's online course listing.
The Ivy League institution will offer five total courses that contain the word "queer" in their course descriptions, according to a Campus Reform report published Tuesday, including "Love: Anthropological Explorations," "Queer Spaces in the World," "Power, Profit and Pleasure: Sex Workers and Sex Work," "Disability and the Politics of Life," and "The Poetics of Memory: Fragility and Liberation."
The university's course dedicated to sex work appears to focus on the stigmatization and controversies surrounding the topic as well as power dynamics and societal expectations.
"Why does sex work raise some of the most fascinating, controversial and often taboo questions of our time? The course explores the intricate lives and intimate narratives of sex workers from the perspective of sex workers themselves, as they engage in myriad varieties of global sex work: pornography, prostitution, erotic dance, escorting, street work, camming, commercial fetishism, and sex tourism," the course description reads in part.
The program's "queer spaces" course similarly analyzes institutional and historical power dynamics through the lenses of gender-related theories.
The course description poses questions like "How do sources determine the histories we can tell about architecture, urban space, and the agents that enliven it?
"How do we reconcile seeming absences and actual acts of erasure that stare back at us from the archive? How can feminist, gender, queer and trans* theory help us chart new avenues for writing critical architectural histories that are attentive to discourses of difference but also narratives of equity?" and "Which methods, beyond conventional modes of architectural inquiry, can we employ to uncover histories of groups and institutions that have actively resisted dominant regimes of power and their corresponding systems of knowledge?"
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Reading lists of materials that will be incorporated into coursework were included on the webpage containing information for each class.
Other universities across the U.S. have similarly offered courses related to queer studies.
The University of Chicago, for example, posed the question "is God queer?" while previewing a "Queering God" course last year.
Texas Christian University also offered a "Queer Art of Drag" course that asked students to create a "drag persona" last year.
Fox News Digital reached out to Princeton University for comment on the courses, but did not immediately hear back.
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Stephen A Smith, Shannon Sharpe unload on ESPN colleagues after comments made about ‘First Take’
Stephen A. Smith and Shannon Sharpe don’t want to hear "First Take" come out of the mouths of two ESPN colleagues.
Smith and Sharpe both addressed comments made by Kirk Herbstreit and Chris Fowler during their College Football Playoff broadcast on Monday’s edition of the popular sports debate show.
And while Smith was more polished with his response, Sharpe let it be known that he doesn’t care how many ESPN bosses he has to go through if he hears shots thrown at "First Take" again.
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"I’m gonna be a good teammate," Sharpe said to Smith. "I’m gonna let it slide. Everybody’s at ESPN. Because had you not taken the route you’ve taken, I would’ve lit their a--es up. If we’re going to be on the same team, if we’re gonna work for the same network, don’t do that.
"Kirk, Chris Fowler, I promise you, if you ever mention any platform that I’m on again talking about ‘I wonder what they’re going to say as negativity,’ I promise you, ESPN ain’t got enough bosses to keep me off y’all for what I’m going to say. Don’t play with me."
The comments from Herbstreit and Fowler were about Ohio State Buckeyes head football coach Ryan Day, where Smith accused them of misquoting him about calling for the coach to be fired.
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"Stop it," Smith said into the camera during his speech on the matter. "’First Take gotta get him fired,’ that is not true. I did! Not ‘First Take.’ That was me, Stephen A. Don’t misquote me. What I said was, ‘This man Ryan Day, if he doesn’t get a national championship, he should go. Even with a 66-10 record.’ I didn’t stutter one bit, I ain’t stuttering now."
Herbstreit and Fowler were on the call for the Buckeyes’ rout of the Tennessee Volunteers to move on to the next round of the playoffs.
While Day was leading the team to a dominant victory, Herbstreit brought up the "lunatic fringe" that he feels exists at Ohio State, which came firing at Day after losing for the fourth straight year to Michigan in their rivalry game.
Then, Herbstreit moved the conversation to "First Take."
"’First Take’ tried to fire him," Herbstreit was heard saying. "They thought he was done. So, I’ll be excited to see what they talk about on Monday after this performance. They had him out. They’re trying to find replacements. But here he is. He’s still got his hat on. He’s still coaching."
At that time, Herbstreit’s comments were interesting, to say the least, considering he was talking about a show within his own network.
But, as they’ve done in the past with others who have called them out, Smith and Sharpe responded quickly, even if it meant putting their own colleagues on notice.
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Suspect accused of burning woman to death on NYC subway is previously deported illegal immigrant
The migrant from Guatemala who was arrested in connection to the heinous death of a woman set on fire and burned to death on a subway train in Brooklyn, New York, on Sunday was previously deported.
Sebastin Zapeta, 33, was arrested by Border Patrol on June 1, 2018, after he crossed illegally into Sonoita, Arizona, and was deported by the Trump administration just days later on June 7, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesperson Marie Ferguson told Fox News.
Ferguson added that Zapeta then re-entered the U.S. illegally "on an unknown date and location."
She added that after Zapeta is charged and details of where he is being held are released, Enforcement and Removal Operations "will lodge an immigration detainer with the NYPD location where he is being held."
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So far, no charges have been filed against Zapeta. The Kings County District Attorney's office said in a statement Monday that they "don't have a timeline for that," and "don't anticipate a court appearance today."
Surveillance video showed the suspect calmly approaching the woman, who was sitting motionless and may have been sleeping, while aboard a stationary F train at the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue subway station and then setting her on fire.
The New York Police Department did not immediately respond to a Fox News Digital inquiry about the victim's identity.
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Her clothing "became fully engulfed in a matter of seconds," said New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch, describing the case as "one of the most depraved crimes one person could possibly commit against another human being."
The suspect then sat on a nearby bench outside the train car and watched as officers and a transit worker extinguished the flames. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
He was arrested hours later while riding on the same subway line. Tisch added that the person of interest was found with a lighter in his pocket.
"The depravity of this horrific crime is beyond comprehension, and my office is committed to bringing the perpetrator to justice," the DA's office said. "This gruesome and senseless act of violence against a vulnerable woman will be met with the most serious consequences. Every New Yorker deserves to feel safe on our subways, and we will do everything in our power to ensure accountability in this case. I commend the NYPD for their swift work in apprehending the suspect."
Fox News' Seth Andrews, Greg Wehner and the Associated Press contributed to this report.
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