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• 3 dead, others hurt as driver crashes into holiday crowd in New York City park

  05-07-2024 16:26 via nbcnews.com
  
  Three people were killed when a driver suspected of being under the influence crashed into a crowd celebrating the holiday at a New York City park Thursday, officials said.
  
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• Biden surrogate Newsom says calls by Democrats for president to step aside ‘not helpful’

  09-07-2024 02:43 via foxnews.com
  
  HOOKSETT, N.H. - Gov. Gavin Newsom of California, who's a top surrogate for President Biden's re-election campaign, is taking aim at the small but growing number of Democrats urging the president to end his re-election bid. "It doesn’t help. Let’s be candid here," Newsom said as he spoke with reporters during a stop Monday in New Hampshire, the third swing state that the governor has campaigned in on behalf of Biden since Thursday.Following his extremely rough debate performanc
  
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• Long Island man indicted for allegedly chopping woman up with ax, spreading remains across 3 locations

  09-07-2024 02:40 via foxnews.com
  
  A Long Island man was indicted for dismembering the body of a woman and allegedly discarding the remains across three locations in Patchogue.The Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced on Monday that Gary Cowell, 72, of Patchogue, was indicted for unlawful concealment of a human corpse and tampering with physical evidence for allegedly dismembering the corpse of a 56-year-old woman from Patchogue."This defendant has been indicted on charges related to the alleged dismemberm
  
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• Police officer dies while driving to work as Hurricane Beryl slammed into Texas coast

  09-07-2024 02:38 via foxnews.com
  
  A Texas police officer recently lost his life on his way to work during Hurricane Beryl, according to officials.The Houston Police Department (HPD) announced the tragic incident on Monday evening. The storm, which was recently downgraded to a tropical storm, passed through Texas on Monday on its way north.The deceased officer was identified as Russell Richardson, who worked in HPD's technology services department.In a post on X, HPD acting police chief Larry Satterwhite announced that it had bee
  
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• Texas' Arch Manning tries to put concerns about potential transfer to rest

  09-07-2024 02:32 via foxnews.com
  
  Arch Manning will likely be the backup to Quinn Ewers for the second straight season at Texas, sparking concerns he could transfer from the school if he doesn’t get to play.Manning made clear that he’s sticking with the Longhorns.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"It’s tough because you want to be out there playing with your boys," he said in an interview with The Athletic. "But [it came down to] just realizing there’s nowhere else I want to be, and it was
  
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• Olivia Dunne announces decision on LSU return

  09-07-2024 02:25 via foxnews.com
  
  Gymnast Olivia Dunne announced Monday she will return to LSU for her fifth collegiate season after months of speculation after the Tigers won the national championship.Dunne posted a video on her Instagram and captioned the post, "not ‘Dunne’ yet."CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"Dear LSU, these past four years have changed my life. There’s something about putting on a purple and gold leotard. There’s something about competing in front of 13,000 screamin
  
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• Middle schoolers impersonated dozens of teachers on TikTok; concocted sexual rumors, offensive narratives

  09-07-2024 02:25 via foxnews.com
  
  A group of Pennsylvania middle school students created fictitious TikTok accounts to impersonate teachers while making inappropriate comments, officials said Monday. The New York Times reported that a group of eighth graders in the Great Valley School District (GVSD) in Chester County made around 20 fake TikTok accounts impersonating teachers. The accounts were filled with pedophilic and homophobic remarks, racist memes and rumors about sexual hookups between staff members. "I reiterat
  
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• Jennifer Lopez posts breakup song amid Ben Affleck divorce rumors

  09-07-2024 02:09 via foxnews.com
  
  Jennifer Lopez chose to honor her 2021 song about making changes in her life as she and Ben Affleck continue to face divorce rumors.On Sunday, Lopez shared the official music video for her song, "Cambia El Paso," on Instagram. The song, which was released in July 2021, includes a Spanish lyric that reads, "He doesn't deserve to have her in his arms," when translated to English.Cambia El Paso, which translates to Change the Step, includes the lyrics "one, two, three, move forward" and "all she wa
  
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• First lady scolds reporter asking about Biden dropping out for 'screaming' at her

  09-07-2024 02:00 via foxnews.com
  
  First lady Jill Biden scolded reporters for "screaming" at her Monday, as one tried to ask a question about her husband as she walked from a coffee shop to the car.In a video shared by Washington Post senior video journalist JM Rieger, the first lady was confronted by a reporter who asked her about the growing number of Democrats calling for Biden to leave the race."Dr. Biden, do you have any message to House Democrats who are calling for your husband to drop out of the race? How are you feeling
  
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• American tennis star Taylor Fritz's girlfriend appears to mock opponent, references assault allegations

  09-07-2024 01:53 via foxnews.com
  
  American tennis star Taylor Fritz stunned Germany’s Alexander Zverev on Monday with a five-set win at Wimbledon after being down two sets early in the match.Zverev had the advantage after winning the second set 7-6 (4). Fritz, however, stormed back and won the final three sets, 6-3, 7-6 (3), 6-3. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMCelebrating the win, it was Fritz’s girlfriend, Morgan Riddle, who had the last word. Riddle appeared to mock Zverev when she posted on
  
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• Major New York City bridge gets unexpectedly stuck open as summer temps soar, authorities investigate

  09-07-2024 01:48 via foxnews.com
  
  A New York City bridge became stuck open on Monday afternoon after hot summer weather caused it to overheat, pictures show.The Third Avenue Bridge, which connects Manhattan and the Bronx over the Harlem River, became stuck at around 2:46 p.m. The metal in the 126-year-old bridge had overheated, according to FOX 5 New York, which reportedly caused it to swell.The New York City Fire Department confirmed the incident to Fox News Digital on Monday afternoon."[There was a] report of bridge stuck half
  
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• 'Jeopardy' contestants called out by famous comedian after failing to identify him during clue

  09-07-2024 01:39 via foxnews.com
  
  Sometimes the toughest questions on "Jeopardy" aren’t academic ones.Last week, contestants Zoe Strassfield, Matt Brooks and Cat Pisacano all had no answer for the $2000 clue in the "Guests on Hot Ones" category during Double Jeopardy."On his Adult Swim show, this host destroys his set every episode, but says he is sedated in real life: ‘I meditate, jog. I eat salad,’" host Ken Jennings read, with a photo a comedian they apparently didn’t recognize.The answer was Eric Andr
  
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• France's far-left just won a parliamentary plurality in a stunning upset; here's what comes next

  09-07-2024 01:38 via foxnews.com
  
  French voters have given a broad leftist coalition the most parliamentary seats in a pivotal legislative election that has kept the far right from power but has put France in the unprecedented position of having no dominant political bloc in parliament.While a fractured parliament is not uncommon in Europe, France has not experienced that in its modern history. That sends the country into uncharted territory that will involve tense negotiations to form a new government and name a prime minister,
  
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• 'Sex and the City' star regrets being an actor, admits he picked the 'wrong thing to do with my life'

  09-07-2024 01:25 via foxnews.com
  
  John Corbett has been an actor for over three decades, but the actor’s life is not for him.The "Sex and the City" star spoke about his frustrations on David Spade and Dana Carvey’s "Fly on the Wall" podcast last week, saying he regrets his decision to become an actor."Look, I’m in the fourth quarter of the football game now, in life and in showbiz. It’s just a fact," Corbett said. "So I can reveal now I picked the f---ing wrong thing to do with my life.""Since I was a kid
  
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• Florida man allegedly dangles, drops child headfirst from 2-story hotel balcony: 'Tragic event'

  09-07-2024 01:09 via foxnews.com
  
  A Florida man was arrested over the weekend after authorities said he dangled and dropped a child headfirst off a second-story hotel balcony in Daytona Beach.Authorities with the Daytona Beach Police Department said Brandon Gilmore, 31, is facing an aggravated child abuse charge after the incident that happened on Saturday afternoon at the Sandlewood Resort.According to the arrest affidavit obtained by Fox News Digital, police were alerted to a trauma situation at the Sandlewood Resort on Saturd
  
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• Golf influencer Paige Spiranac gets real on why she's posting viral slow-mo videos

  09-07-2024 01:05 via foxnews.com
  
  Golf influencer Paige Spiranac explained on Monday why she’s been posting slow-mo videos of her swing as they’ve gone viral over the past several days.Spiranac, who has millions of followers on across several social media platforms, wrote on X she empathized with female golfers who have "larger chests."CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"I’ve been doing these slow mo videos and in all seriousness it’s wild seeing what my chest has to do through the swing so
  
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• Second Texas hiker in 2 weeks dies on trail at Grand Canyon National Park

  09-07-2024 01:01 via foxnews.com
  
  A hiker died on Sunday while attempting to reach the south rim of the Grand Canyon in Arizona, using a popular trail.Grand Canyon National Park’s office of communications said in a press release that a 50-year-old man from San Angelo, Texas, died after hiking back to the rim after an overnight stay at Havasupai Gardens.At about 2 p.m. on Sunday, the Grand Canyon Regional Communications Center received a report of an unresponsive hiker on the Bright Angel Trail, nearly 100 feet below the tr
  
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• Biden takes heat for 'Trumpian' call into MSNBC pledging to stay in race: 'Angry, defensive, lashing out'

  09-07-2024 01:00 via foxnews.com
  
  President Biden's defiant phone call to MSNBC's "Morning Joe" insisting he'd stay in the race set off a firestorm of criticism on social media on Monday.During the call, Biden knocked the media and Democratic "elites" demanding he drop out of the race and suggested his critics challenge him for the nomination at the upcoming party convention. "I’m getting frustrated by the elites — not you guys — the elites in the party. Oh, they know so much more. Any of these guys that d
  
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• Bengals' Joe Burrow theorizes how 18-game NFL schedule could work

  09-07-2024 00:51 via foxnews.com
  
  An 18-game NFL season is one idea that has swirled over the last few months.Whether the NFL owners and NFL Players Association would vote for it has yet to be seen, but Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow was asked what the "perfect" NFL schedule would look like and he theorized how an 18-game schedule could happen, even floating the idea of scheduling the Super Bowl for Presidents’ Day weekend.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"I think it would be cool to have the no
  
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• White House briefing fueled with emotion as KJP says Biden not being treated for Parkinson's

  09-07-2024 00:50 via foxnews.com
  
  White House officials defended President Biden's health and denied he was ever treated for Parkinson’s disease, despite a meeting between an expert on the disease and the president’s physician earlier this year.White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre fielded a barrage of questions when it came to the president’s health, particularly when it came to recent reports that a top neurologist at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center met with Biden’s physician at th
  
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• Potential Harris White House murky as VP 'never exhibited a core set of beliefs': Dem strategist

  09-07-2024 00:47 via foxnews.com
  
  The Democratic Party is in the midst of coping with echoing calls for President Biden to bow out of the presidential race over concerns that his mental acuity has slipped and that he’s unable to serve as president for another four years if he wins re-election. As the party looks for potential replacements if Biden does in fact decide to conclude his political career, Vice President Harris sits atop the list of likely successors. Harris has a long history as a California liberal stalwa
  
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• Florida teen bitten during lifeguard training camp: 'Shark capital of the world'

  09-07-2024 00:25 via foxnews.com
  
  A 14-year-old boy was bitten in the leg by a shark during a lifeguard training camp in Florida on Monday morning, Volusia County Beach Safety (VCBS) officials confirmed to Fox News Digital.Around 11:15 a.m. on Monday, officials said a 14-year-old boy was entering the water at Ponce Inlet, a beach area north of the jetty, when he was bitten on the right calf.The boy was participating in the Junior Lifeguard Camp, officials with the VCBS said. Witnesses stated as he was diving into the water,
  
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• Most challenging fishing world records and how to beat them

  09-07-2024 00:17 via foxnews.com
  
  A fishing record can always be broken, but some prove particularly challenging to beat. The International Game Fish Association (IGFA) has been clocking fishing accomplishments since its beginnings. The organization is home to fishing records for both freshwater and saltwater fish in all-tackle, line class, all-tackle length for male, female and junior anglers. If you're planning to break a record, you can pretest your line with the IGFA for a fee, and you can pre-certify your scale wi
  
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• Biden admin rebuffs lawmakers' claims new energy standards will exacerbate 'dream-killing' housing costs

  09-07-2024 00:09 via foxnews.com
  
  The Biden administration on Monday rejected claims from Congress and homebuilder groups that new energy efficiency standards for home construction will make a bad economic situation even worse.In late May, the Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) and Department of Agriculture enacted updated energy efficiency standards for new home construction that reflect 2021 International Energy Efficiency Conservation Code (IECC) parameters for federally-financed homes.The pushback comes afte
  
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• Sky's press conference interrupted with hot-mic moment about 'intimate relationship'

  08-07-2024 23:54 via foxnews.com
  
  A Chicago Sky press conference was interrupted by mysterious audio on Sunday night after the team fell to the Seattle Storm, 84-71.Sky coach Teresa Weatherspoon, rookie sensation Angel Reese and starting guard Marina Mabrey were at their desk awaiting questions from reporters when someone appeared to forget to mute their audio. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMVideo from the press conference showed the trio listening in on an apparent conversation about someone’s "int
  
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• Relieve stress instantly with this simple 3-minute stretching routine: 'Feel better in no time'

  08-07-2024 23:45 via foxnews.com
  
  Nearly half of Americans frequently experience stress, according to a recent Gallup poll — and if the condition goes unchecked, it can increase the risk of heart disease, high blood pressure, obesity, diabetes and other medical problems.There are some simple ways to reduce the impact of stress — starting with stretching."Your muscles tend to contract and tighten when you are stressed, which causes all sorts of aches and pains," Walter Gjergja, the Switzerland-based co-founder and chi
  
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• France's Macron declines resignation of PM for 'stability of the country' after chaotic election

  08-07-2024 20:03 via foxnews.com
  
  French President Emmanuel Macron refused the resignation of the country’s prime minister, asking him on Monday to remain temporarily as the head of the government after chaotic election results left the government in limbo.French voters split the legislature on the left, center and far right, leaving no faction even close to the majority needed to form a government. The results from Sunday’s vote raised the risk of paralysis for the European Union’s second-largest economy.Macro
  
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• Indian PM Modi visits Russia visit for first time since start of Ukraine war

  08-07-2024 17:19 via foxnews.com
  
  India’s prime minister begins a two-day visit to Russia on Monday, his first since Moscow launched its invasion of Ukraine, a war that has complicated the relationship between the longtime partners and pushed Russia closer to India’s rival China.Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit will include a meeting with President Vladimir Putin, whom he last saw in Russia in 2019, in the far eastern port of Vladivostok. The two leaders also met in person in September 2022 in Uzbekistan, a
  
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• Japan and Philippines sign defense agreement prompted by concerns over China

  08-07-2024 16:35 via foxnews.com
  
  Japan and the Philippines signed a key defense pact Monday allowing the deployment of Japanese forces for joint drills in the Southeast Asian nation that came under brutal Japanese occupation in World War II but is now building an alliance with Tokyo as both face an increasingly assertive China.The Reciprocal Access Agreement, which similarly allows Filipino forces to enter Japan for joint combat training, was signed by Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro and Japanese Foreign Minister
  
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• China's Xi urges world powers to facilitate direct dialogue between Russia and Ukraine

  08-07-2024 15:49 via foxnews.com
  
  Chinese President Xi Jinping called on world powers to help Russia and Ukraine resume direct dialogue during a meeting Monday with Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, state broadcaster CCTV reported.Orbán made a surprise visit to China after similar trips last week to Russia and Ukraine to discuss prospects for a peaceful settlement of more than the two-year war. Hungary assumed the rotating presidency of the European Union this month and Orbán has since embarked on
  
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