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• Florida woman charged with buying and selling human bones online: 'Wicked Wonderland'

  12-04-2025 23:14 via foxnews.com
  
  A 52-year-old Florida woman was recently arrested after she knowingly bought and sold human bones online, police say.Kymberlee Anne Schopper of Deltona was charged with trading in human tissue, according to the Orange City Police Department.Schopper was released Friday from the Volusia County Jail on $7,500 bond.MAN WANTED FOR WASHINGTON STATE TESLA SUPERCHARGER ARSON MAY HAVE ‘SHRAPNEL INJURIES’ FROM EXPLOSION: FBIPolice received a report Dec. 21, 2023, about a local business sellin
  
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• Michael Rapaport claims he's having trouble finding acting jobs over his Israel advocacy

  12-04-2025 23:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Pro-Israel comedian and actor Michael Rapaport claimed on Monday that he's had a difficult time finding acting jobs due to his outspoken support for Israel.Despite reportedly missing out on Hollywood opportunities due to his pro-Israel advocacy, Rapaport said that he has "not the slightest bit of regret" in an interview with i24 News.When asked if he's ever received threats for his unabashed support for Israel, Rapaport said he's "always gotten threats," but a new concern has arisen for him.ACTO
  
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• Trump administration ends temporary protected status for thousands of Afghans amid deportation push

  12-04-2025 22:50 via foxnews.com
  
  The Trump administration is ending the protected status for thousands of Afghans who entered the U.S. after its chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 under the Biden administration. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security doesn’t plan to renew Afghans' Temporary Protected Status (TPS), which lasts six to 18 months and applies to people from countries that are war-torn or have a natural disaster or some other event that makes returning dangerous. The U.S. military evacuated
  
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• Diabetes and weight-loss drug ‘changed my life,’ says senator: ‘I feel a decade younger’

  12-04-2025 22:26 via foxnews.com
  
  A U.S. senator said a GLP-1 drug changed his life — and now he's calling for widespread access to anti-obesity medications.In a New York Times op-ed on April 8, Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., wrote about his experience with Mounjaro (tirzepatide).The injectable prescription medicine is primarily used to treat type 2 diabetes. OZEMPIC’S HEALTH BENEFITS KEEP GROWING, BUT ARE THE RISKS WORTH IT?Fetterman was prescribed the medication in July 2024."As a stroke survivor, I was intereste
  
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• Rory McIlroy chips in eagle, Bryson DeChambeau sinks deep birdie to start Masters third round with fireworks

  12-04-2025 22:14 via foxnews.com
  
  We're in for quite the week at Augusta National Golf Club, as the third round of The Masters had fireworks on Saturday afternoon, courtesy of two stars battling for the green jacket. Rory McIlroy and Bryson DeChambeau began the day at 6-under and 7-under, respectively, but those numbers quickly changed, thanks to some fantastic shots to begin their rounds. McIlroy had gotten off to a birdie start with a perfect first hole. But a louder roar came when DeChambeau, in a group with Saturda
  
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• ‘The Price is Right’ player nearly experiences wardrobe malfunction on game show

  12-04-2025 22:13 via foxnews.com
  
  An overly excited contestant on "The Price is Right" had a fashion slip-up during the beloved game show earlier this week. Arkansas native Christianne jumped up and down with excitement when she was called down to meet "The Price is Right" host Drew Carey, 66. After she ran down the stage to meet Carey, she held up the top of her red and white checkered dress multiple times. BOB BARKER, LONGTIME ‘THE PRICE IS RIGHT’ HOST, DEAD AT 99"Hi, right over here. How are you doi
  
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• Erdoğan lambasts Israel for undermining stability in Syria

  12-04-2025 22:11 via theguardian.com
  Turkey’s president lashes out shortly after talks with Netanyahu’s government aimed at defusing tensionsThe Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has lambasted Israel for undermining stability in neighbouring Syria during a diplomatic forum, days after the two countries held talks aimed at defusing an escalating conflict between them on Syrian soil.“Turkey will not allow Syria to be dragged into a new vortex of instability,” Erdoğan told attendees at the Antaly
  
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• Bill Belichick reveals massive Patriots regret he made twice, in new book

  12-04-2025 22:06 via foxnews.com
  
  Bill Belichick is solely focused on revitalizing the North Carolina Tar Heels' football program in the first college coaching stint of his illustrious career. But his new book, "The Art of Winning: Lessons from My Life in Football," Belichick reflects on his time with the New England Patriots. And while there’s a bunch of lessons to learn about success and what it takes to win the Vince Lombardi Trophy, Belichick did reveal a big regret he had for a decision he made while leading
  
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• Women’s sports activist aims to 'platform' knee-taking fencer as the latest winner of courage award

  12-04-2025 22:00 via foxnews.com
  
  XX-XY Athletics founder and CEO Jennifer Sey spoke out about why she was awarding a female fencer with a courage award after the athlete's stance against a transgender opponent in a match.Sey announced during an interview with "America Reports" that she is honoring fencer Stephanie Turner, who was disqualified in March from competing in a tournament at the University of Maryland after she took a knee rather than compete against a transgender athlete."We call them our Courage Wins Champions," Sey
  
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• Katy Perry and Jessica Alba turn up the heat with skin-baring looks: PHOTOS

  12-04-2025 22:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Katy Perry walked the red carpet at the 11th Breakthrough Prize Ceremony in a futuristic sequined Gaurav Gupta gown, held together with sheer mesh fabric, which is not only backless, but also features a large cutout on the chest which goes all the way down to her hip.The former "American Idol" judge wore her hair in a short bob with the front pieces styled in a wet look. She wore a sequined headpiece, matching the material of the dress, which covered her hair and neck.She kept the rest of her ac
  
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• Cowboys' Dak Prescott says he could 'definitely' play 'today' as he recovers from hamstring injury

  12-04-2025 21:37 via foxnews.com
  
  Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott is ready to roll. Prescott, 31, said he would suit up for a game right now as he recovers from a season-ending hamstring injury. "If I had to play a game today, I definitely could do that," Prescott said via ESPN on Friday. "It's about moving forward healthy to make sure I can play 17 times, 20 (games)-- whatever we get to when the time's right."CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMPrescott sustained a partial avulsion, meaning the h
  
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• Democrats are blowing their opportunity to hammer Trump on tariffs, Washington Post columnist warns

  12-04-2025 21:26 via foxnews.com
  
  Washington Post columnist Catherine Rampell slammed the Democratic Party on Friday over not being more aggressive in its criticisms of President Donald Trump’s tariffs.In a new piece, the economics columnist argued that liberal lawmakers are not meeting the threat of the tariffs with their "mealymouthed" concerns."This has been the mealymouthed critique of President Donald Trump’s trade wars from many Democrats this past week. They awkwardly triangulate between bashing Trump’s
  
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• Aaron Rodgers could have a new NFL team on his radar: report

  12-04-2025 20:48 via foxnews.com
  
  As four-time MVP quarterback Aaron Rodgers remains in the free agency pool, another potential option may have opened up for him in the NFL. The New Orleans Saints could be desperate for a veteran option at the position after news that Derek Carr’s 2025 season could be in jeopardy due to a shoulder injury. NFL Network reports that surgery could be an option for Carr, which "threatens his availability for this season."CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMInjury was a t
  
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• Iran and US agree to continue nuclear talks after first indirect round

  12-04-2025 20:30 via theguardian.com
  Iranian foreign minister hails ‘calm and respectful environment’ to mediated talks in OmanIran and the US completed a successful opening round of indirect talks in Oman designed to prevent the weaponisation of Iran’s nuclear programme. In a sign the talks over a joint agenda had gone well, they agreed to meet again on 19 April.A breakdown would have come if Donald Trump had demanded the complete dismantling of Iran’s civil nuclear programme, something that Iran is not pre
  
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• Jamaican reggae artist Max Romeo dies aged 80

  12-04-2025 19:32 via theguardian.com
  Musician best known for tracks such as Chase the Devil and War Ina Babylon rose to fame in the 1960sMax Romeo, the influential Jamaican reggae artist best known for tracks such as Chase the Devil and War Ina Babylon, has died at the age of 80.The singer, known to his family and friends as Maxie Smith, died after heart complications in Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica, on Friday. Continue reading...
  
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• Netanyahu slams Carney's reply to anti-Israel agitator who said there's a 'genocide' in Gaza

  12-04-2025 17:49 via foxnews.com
  
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney after he seemed to validate an anti-Israel protester’s assertion that there is a "genocide" in Gaza."Canada has always sided with civilization. So should Mr. Carney. But instead of supporting Israel, a democracy that is fighting a just war with just means against the barbarians of Hamas, he attacks the one and only Jewish state. Mr. Carney, backtrack your irresponsible statement," Netanyahu wrote in a
  
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• With Trump's backing Israel pushes deeper into Gaza as pressure builds for hostage deal

  12-04-2025 17:30 via foxnews.com
  
  Nearly a month into Israel’s renewed ground operation, U.S. backing appears to be shaping the conflict on multiple levels—militarily, diplomatically and politically. Israeli officials have suggested the chances of a hostage deal have significantly increased, with some anticipating developments within the next two weeks.On Monday, sitting beside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office, President Donald Trump told reporters, "We are trying very hard to get the host
  
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• WATCH: Drone films foggy sunrise over San Francisco Bay

  12-04-2025 17:20 via abcnews.go.com
  An ethereal foggy sunrise over San Francisco Bay was captured on video, showcasing wavy clouds of the fog and the sunrise's golden glow.
  
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• WATCH: First birthday celebration for dwarf goats

  12-04-2025 17:18 via abcnews.go.com
  Four Nigerian dwarf goats were treated to a celebration at the Philly Zoo for their first birthday.
  
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• WATCH: Dad cheers on daughter training for 1st marathon

  12-04-2025 17:03 via abcnews.go.com
  Christina Lee started training to run her first marathon last fall and began seeing a familiar face pop up along her route.
  
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• WATCH: Knicks player surprises local teen with $60,000

  12-04-2025 16:24 via abcnews.go.com
  Calvin Mar, 18,got the chance to meet one of his idols, Karl-Anthony Towns, before the game. The two connected over the shared experience of losing a parent.
  
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• Bond market moves raise fears of growing bets against America

  12-04-2025 14:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Treasury yields have been behaving unusually, sparking concerns that the typical “safe haven” investment might be losing some of its shine.
  
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• Ted Kotcheff, director of First Blood, Weekend at Bernie’s and Wake in Fright, dies aged 94

  12-04-2025 13:46 via theguardian.com
  Prolific Canadian director also made one of the country’s first internationally successful films, The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, starring Richard DreyfussTed Kotcheff, the prolific Canadian director of films including First Blood, Weekend at Bernie’s, Wake in Fright and The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, has died aged 94. His daughter Kate Kotcheff told the Canadian Press that he had died of heart failure on Thursday in Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico, where he lived. His son Thomas s
  
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• Delegates from Iran, US holding talks in Oman amid ongoing tensions: What to know

  12-04-2025 11:58 via foxnews.com
  
  Delegates from the United States and Iran are holding talks in Oman on Saturday in a delicate effort to restart negotiations over Tehran’s controversial nuclear program. The talks, between a mediator to Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and U.S. Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff, come nearly seven years after President Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew the U.S. from Tehran's nuclear deal with world powers in 2018. Since then, indirect talks between the two adversaries have made zero p
  
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• White House moves Obama portrait to display painting of Trump after assassination attempt

  12-04-2025 04:54 via nbcnews.com
  
  The new Trump painting takes a spot traditionally reserved for the most recent official presidential portrait.
  
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• In vitro fertilization mix-up leaves mother with wrong baby, clinic blames 'human error'

  12-04-2025 03:50 via foxnews.com
  
  A fertility clinic in Australia has confirmed a critical error in which one woman gave birth to another couple’s child after an embryo transfer went wrong.The incident occurred at Monash IVF’s Brisbane clinic and is being described as the result of "human error," despite what the company says are strict protocols in place.Monash IVF revealed that the mistake was identified in February, after the birth parents requested their remaining embryos be transferred to another clinic. During
  
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• Coachella festivalgoers complain of hourslong wait to enter campgrounds

  12-04-2025 03:42 via nbcnews.com
  
  The first weekend of Coachella got off to a rough start, with festival-goers who were planning to camp for the weekend concert complaining of hourslong waits to enter the car camping area Thursday when doors first opened.
  
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• Cast of 'The Breakfast Club' set to reunite for first time in 40 years

  12-04-2025 02:59 via nbcnews.com
  
  The brain, the athlete, the basket case, the princess and the criminal are reuniting.
  
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• Stocks surge 600+ points after wild week

  12-04-2025 02:43 via nbcnews.com
  China hit the U.S. with a new tariff, raising the tax on American goods to 125%. It comes after the White House raised tariffs on China to 145%. All of it, fueling a wild week on Wall Street. NBC News’ Gabe Gutierrez reports.
  
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• Luigi Mangione's attorneys call attempt at death penalty in CEO's killing a 'political stunt'

  12-04-2025 02:35 via nbcnews.com
  
  Attorneys for the man accused of killing a health insurance CEO are trying to get the death penalty off the table, calling a directive to seek capital punishment “a political stunt.”
  
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• ‘Slowing things down’ is ‘key’ to safe return of Tennessee pastor kidnapped in South Africa: Retired FBI agent

  12-04-2025 02:34 via foxnews.com
  
  There should be "no rush" in negotiations after a Tennessee pastor was kidnapped while preaching at a church in South Africa, a retired FBI agent and hostage negotiator from Knoxville told Fox News Digital. "There’s no rush into this," Jason Pack told Fox News Digital on Friday evening. "Calming things down, slowing things down and just having that dialogue and listening to see what [the hostage takers] want is really the key here."He said he’s sure the U.S. authorities are
  
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• South Carolina man who killed an off-duty police officer is executed by firing squad

  12-04-2025 02:05 via nbcnews.com
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C.— A firing squad on Friday executed a South Carolina man who killed an off-duty police officer, the second time the rare execution method has been used by the state in the past five weeks.
  
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• Judge rules Mahmoud Khalil can be deported

  12-04-2025 00:44 via nbcnews.com
  An immigration judge ruled today that the Trump administration can remove the Columbia grad student Mahmoud Khalil. This decision comes amid escalating tensions between the White House and the courts. In a separate case, a federal judge today pressed the government about the whereabouts of Kilmar Abrego Garcia who was wrongly deported to El Salvador last month.
  
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• Investigation underway into fatal Hudson River helicopter crash

  12-04-2025 00:40 via nbcnews.com
  A family of five Spanish tourists and the pilot were killed when a sightseeing helicopter plunged into the Hudson River on Thursday. The NTSB says most of the helicopter has been recovered, but divers are still searching for the main rotor. NBC’s Sam Brock reports.
  
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• What aviation experts say about the doomed helicopter in the fatal New York crash

  12-04-2025 00:25 via nbcnews.com
  
  The pilot of the tourist helicopter that crashed into the Hudson River on Thursday afternoon could not have done anything to save himself or his five passengers after the aircraft’s rotor blades and its tail boom detached in the air, an aviation expert said Friday.
  
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• A wild week of tariff swings leaves consumers and Wall Street on edge

  12-04-2025 00:20 via nbcnews.com
  
  Tariffs were on, then they were off. At least temporarily, and only some of them — but not for China, which got hit with steeper duties and promptly hit back.
  
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• Mortgage rates surge over 7% as tariffs hit bond market

  12-04-2025 00:05 via nbcnews.com
  
  The average rate on the popular 30-year fixed mortgage surged 13 basis points Friday to 7.1%, according to Mortgage News Daily.
  
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