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• Palestinians pray for fish as Israel opens deeper waters

  02-04-2019 22:45 via news.yahoo.com
  This week, as part of Egyptian-mediated efforts to ease the plight of 2 million residents of the blockaded Gaza Strip, Israel has extended the area where it permits Palestinians to fish.Israel keeps a naval cordon on Gaza, part of a blockade it and neighboring Egypt say is necessary to prevent arms smuggling by the Hamas Islamists that rule the coastal territory.Israel has long limited Palestinian fishing waters, and has varied the size of the zone.
  
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• Future of college sports shouldn’t be dictated by Congress: Sen Rand Paul

  12-06-2026 13:18 via foxnews.com
  
  College sports are woven into the fabric of American culture.We build our fall calendars around Saturday kickoff times, and in March we all fill out our brackets. We tailgate in parking lots — rain or shine, hot or cold.We invite our neighbors over to watch the game at our house, then fire up the grill while all the kids run around in the yard — and, yes, we start our kids early, dressing them in baby clothes emblazoned with the logo of our alma mater or our hometown team.College spo
  
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• Cornyn predicts Trump midterm 'disaster,' then 'the most miserable two years of his life'

  12-06-2026 13:11 via foxnews.com
  
  Republican Sen. John Cornyn of Texas predicted "disaster" in the upcoming midterms and thinks that President Donald Trump will then face "the most miserable two years of his life" during the final stretch of his White House tenure," the New York Times reported.Cornyn lost the Texas Republican U.S. Senate primary runoff to President Donald Trump-endorsed Lone Star State Attorney General Ken Paxton last month.The contest was not even close — Paxton shellacked the long-serving incumbent senat
  
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• Victor Wembanyama anthem controversy grows as Spurs, NBA and ESPN stay silent during Finals

  12-06-2026 13:02 via foxnews.com
  
  Victor Wembanyama’s national anthem controversy didn’t go away after Game 1 of the NBA Finals.It just appears that almost everyone around the NBA decided to stop talking about it.Before Game 1 between the San Antonio Spurs and New York Knicks, cameras showed Wembanyama standing with his arms crossed during the playing of "The Star-Spangled Banner." The image spread quickly on social media and sparked immediate reaction from fans who believed the Spurs star was being disrespectful dur
  
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• The border is closed thanks to President Trump. In Virginia, that doesn’t matter

  12-06-2026 13:00 via foxnews.com
  
  The crisis at the border may be over, but the crisis in Virginia is far from it. Democrats from former President Joe Biden to Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger have proven time and time again that they care more about protecting criminal illegal aliens than American citizens.Under Biden, over 11 million illegal immigrants walked freely across the open border with no consequences. That ended the day President Donald Trump took office. As we reach the 12th straight month of zero releases at the bor
  
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• Nightly glass of wine may not be as harmless as many people think, study suggests

  12-06-2026 13:00 via foxnews.com
  
  A new study is challenging the conventional wisdom that a small, daily dose of alcohol might be good for your health.The research, published in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, suggests that the safest amount of alcohol to consume is actually none at all. If adults do choose to drink, the team of scientists recommends setting a limit of one per day.This challenges older guidelines, which often suggested that up to two daily drinks for men was a safe limit.ALCOHOL DEATHS HAVE MORE THA
  
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• Ex-Biden aide dubbed 'Baghdad Bob' reemerges with Jill Biden spat, new gig

  12-06-2026 13:00 via foxnews.com
  
  A former Biden White House aide, who has been slammed by conservatives online for years for his aggressive defense of then-President Joe Biden's mental and physical fitness, has reemerged into the news cycle over the last couple of weeks for speaking out against former First Lady Jill Biden's comments during her book tour and joining the communications staff for Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz.Andrew Bates, who currently serves as the managing director of Orchestra's public relations advisory service
  
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• Austin Metcalf's family faces death threats after Karmelo Anthony's murder conviction and more top headlines

  12-06-2026 12:59 via foxnews.com
  
  1. Austin Metcalf's family hit with death threats 2. SpaceX hits the stock market3. Trump says when he'll abandon Kharg Island proposal NOWHERE TO GO — Trump admin set to fly Iranian asylum-seekers to Central African Republic under new deal. Continue reading …POWDER KEG — Two arrested as skirmishes erupt outside courthouse after Karmelo Anthony verdict. Continue reading …LIVES SHATTERED — Elderly couple killed at home before deputies 'pinned' down by gun
  
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• 80% of claims in America's largest sexual abuse settlement in history could be fraudulent, LA DA says

  12-06-2026 12:53 via foxnews.com
  
  Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman asked a judge to freeze payments to the victims of a $4 billion sexual abuse lawsuit settlement, claiming four out of five of the claims could be fraudulent, the Los Angeles Times reported Thursday.In April 2025, Los Angeles County agreed to pay $4 billion to settle more than 11,000 claims of sexual abuse in county-run juvenile halls and foster homes, making it the largest sexual abuse settlement in U.S. history.But an LA Times investigation di
  
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• Fox News Digital's News Quiz: June 12, 2026

  12-06-2026 12:35 via foxnews.com
  
  Test your news knowledge with this week's Fox News Digital News Quiz, featuring dirty sodas' health concerns, and a Texas mom's Facebook arrest claim.Looking for another challenge?A Trump-backed challenger who defeated Rep. Thomas Massie in Kentucky, ending the representative's tenure after a bruising GOP primary battle is featured in last week's News Quiz.Test your knowledge of music milestones, patriotic pursuits and more in this week's American Culture Quiz.If you're looking to play even more
  
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• Top US ally's defense chief quits, warns military lacks resources for rising threats

  12-06-2026 12:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Britain's defense secretary resigned Thursday after accusing Prime Minister Keir Starmer's government of failing to adequately fund the military despite rising threats from Russia and growing NATO demands, delivering a major political blow to the prime minister ahead of July's alliance summit.In a sharply worded resignation letter, John Healey said the government had failed to commit the resources needed to execute Britain's long-term defense strategy, arguing the country's armed forces risk bei
  
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• Talarico's move to swap out 'woman' resurfaces amid backlash over similar bill in NY: 'Insane individual'

  12-06-2026 12:00 via foxnews.com
  
  James Talarico, a candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas, once swapped out the term "woman" with "pregnant individual" in a bill that would have created protections for abortion in the Lone Star State.The bill would have prevented "the prosecution of a pregnant individual on whom an abortion is performed or induced" and eliminated any Texas law that would have regulated or prohibited an abortion.It never made it past consideration in committee.Despite its stalled progress, the 2023 bill runs counter
  
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• Kate Middleton hailed as the monarchy's 'saving grace' after cancer battle transformed her royal role: experts

  12-06-2026 12:00 via foxnews.com
  
  After cancer, Kate Middleton has emerged stronger than ever and has become the one person saving the monarchy.The claim was made by multiple royal experts who spoke to Fox News Digital, praising the Princess of Wales for thriving in her "Kate Era." All eyes will be on the princess, 44, at Trooping the Colour on June 13, when the senior royals will gather for a ceremonial military parade held annually to mark the official birthday of the British monarch."I think the 'Kate Era' began the moment sh
  
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• Eating 5 fruits and vegetables a day may not be enough for heart health, study finds

  12-06-2026 12:00 via foxnews.com
  
  When it comes to eating fruits and vegetables for heart health, the choice of fruits and vegetables may be just as important as how many they eat, new research suggests.Health experts have long recommended the "five a day" guideline, meaning people should eat five servings total of fruits and vegetables.A group of scientists, however, contends in a new study that adhering to dietary guidelines may not provide enough flavanols — plant compounds linked to cardiovascular benefits.FORGET YOGUR
  
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• Austin Metcalf's family hit with death threats as Karmelo Anthony supporters face violence allegations

  12-06-2026 12:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Supporters of Karmelo Anthony are now allegedly turning to violence following his murder conviction, while family members of Austin Metcalf, the teen who Anthony stabbed and killed, have been receiving death threats following the verdict.They were both 17 when Anthony fatally stabbed Metcalf at a high school track meet in April of last year.Anthony was convicted of murder and sentenced to 35 years behind bars on Tuesday. He has since filed a notice of appeal to challenge the conviction.Reports h
  
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• America’s baby bust may be linked to the iPhone, study says

  12-06-2026 12:00 via foxnews.com
  
  America's baby bust may have an unlikely culprit: the iPhone. A new study suggests Apple's smartphone may account for as much as half of the decline in U.S. birth rates following its 2007 launch, with researchers arguing the device fundamentally changed how young people socialize, date and form relationships.The working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research, entitled, "Is the iPhone Birth Control? Causal Evidence from AT&T’s 2007–2011 Carrier Monopoly," says th
  
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• Archaeological dig at Battle of Bunker Hill site uncovers Revolutionary War artifacts

  12-06-2026 11:48 via foxnews.com
  
  Artifacts that haven't seen the light of day in 251 years are being discovered at the Bunker Hill Monument in Charlestown, Massachusetts – just in time for the nation's 250th birthday.The project is one of the first archaeological digs at the site of the battle fought on June 17, 1775.Crews are wanting to learn more about the earthen fortification, known as the redoubt, which is essentially a dirt fort colonial soldiers built by hand overnight before fighting began."We know that the fortif
  
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• The forgotten 14th colony: St Augustine showcases its revolutionary history ahead of America's 250th

  12-06-2026 11:28 via foxnews.com
  
  As the nation prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, St. Augustine, Florida, is honoring its legacy as the oldest continuously inhabited European-founded city in the continental United States. Located on Florida's northeastern coast, St. Augustine was founded in 1565 by Spanish explorer Pedro Menendez. Affectionately known as the "Ancient City," it turns 461 years old this September.While many people know the stories of Menendez, the Spanish conquistadors and the legend of the Fo
  
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• Schmitt goes in-depth on diving catch & changes to college athletics on ‘Ruthless’

  12-06-2026 11:00 via foxnews.com
  
  In an exclusive interview with the "Ruthless Podcast," Senator Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) discussed his spectacular diving catch in Wednesday’s Congressional Baseball Game and the changing landscape of college athletics."You’re just like locked in and focused," Schmitt told the Fellas in an interview released Friday morning. "After I caught it, I just happened to hear somebody say, ‘No way he caught that.’ So that's why I stood up and held the glove up. Like, ‘no, I caugh
  
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• LA politicians want to mandate prosperity. The $30 minimum wage proves they can’t

  12-06-2026 11:00 via foxnews.com
  
  If you want to understand why businesses are leaving California, investors are looking elsewhere and common-sense economics seems to have disappeared from public policy, look no further than Los Angeles.In a move that should surprise absolutely no one familiar with California politics, Los Angeles leaders approved a plan to push hotel and airport worker wages to $30 per hour. Supporters call it the "Olympic Wage," arguing that workers should benefit from the economic activity generated by the 20
  
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• Don’t look now, but President Trump may have saved Ukraine. Just ask the Russians

  12-06-2026 11:00 via foxnews.com
  
  During the 2024 presidential campaign, many Democrats — and quite a few Republicans — darkly predicted President Donald Trump would hand Ukraine to Russian strongman Vladimir Putin on a silver platter if elected.In his desperation to get a quick deal, the argument went, Trump would give President Putin everything he wanted, and Ukraine would revert to being a Russian vassal state. Democracy would die, and an emboldened Putin would start eyeing NATO members as he put the Soviet Union
  
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• Cuba’s dictatorship has long been a threat to America. Now, it’s finally teetering

  12-06-2026 11:00 via foxnews.com
  
  For 67 years, the Castro regime has survived by convincing the world that communism in Cuba is a permanent condition. It rules through fear, propaganda, prisons and repression while generations of Cubans have been forced to live without freedom, prosperity or hope. But, today, that illusion is crumbling.As the only Cuban-born member of the United States Congress, I never thought I would witness a moment where the dictatorship in Havana appeared this weak, this isolated and this vulnerable. The r
  
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• Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol sentenced to 30 years over North Korea drone flights

  12-06-2026 09:30 via foxnews.com
  
  A South Korean court sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to 30 years in prison Friday in a case that accused him of ordering drone flights over North Korea in an effort to justify his declaration of martial law.Yoon, 65, was sentenced alongside former Defense Minister Kim Yong Hyun by the Seoul Central District Court.The ousted president was previously sentenced to life in prison for leading an insurrection following his declaration of martial law in December 2024.North Korea accused South
  
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• Why Trump keeps flipping on Iran: A president who sees the world as he wants it to be

  12-06-2026 09:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Why does Donald Trump love inflation?Why does Donald Trump keep saying the Iran war is about to end – and then tell a Fox reporter he’s going to "bomb the s--- out of them"? Why does Donald Trump try to revive the controversial slush fund after saying it’s dead?Why does he insist on putting an unqualified housing hack in charge of national intelligence despite an outcry from his own party?REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK: REBELS THREATEN TO UPEND GOP AGENDA AMID GROWING FRUSTRATIONS WI
  
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• Grooming survivors prosecuted as children still being failed, Baroness Casey tells BBC

  12-06-2026 07:03 via bbc.com
  
  Victims who were abused and prosecuted as children are still being failed, says grooming report author.
  
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• 'They destroyed the future': Palestinian anger at rise in Israeli demolitions in East Jerusalem

  12-06-2026 07:01 via bbc.com
  
  Palestinian homes are being pulled down in occupied East Jerusalem to make way for a park.
  
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• The Papers: 'Healey torpedoes Starmer' and 'Game on!'

  12-06-2026 06:22 via bbc.com
  
  Defence Secretary John Healey's resignation and the start of the World Cup dominate Friday's papers.
  
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• The World Cup of adverts: How brands are competing to entertain, not simply sell

  12-06-2026 06:18 via bbc.com
  
  Kim Kardashian, Timothée Chalamet and Susan Boyle feature in ambitious ads ahead of the World Cup.
  
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• 'There's a World Cup happening?' Are Americans excited about the tournament?

  12-06-2026 06:11 via bbc.com
  
  With the World Cup under way, how excited are people across the United States - and do they even know it's on?
  
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• Portland man sentenced to 30 months in prison for throwing rock at ICE officer during protest

  12-06-2026 05:57 via foxnews.com
  
  A man who admitted to assaulting a federal officer during protests outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland, Oregon, last year was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison on Thursday.Robert Jacob Hoopes previously pleaded guilty to aggravated assault of a federal employee with a dangerous weapon.According to court documents, Hoopes threw a rock during a June 2025 protest that struck an ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations officer in the face, "causing significan
  
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