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Gutfeld: Jaguar rebrand has everyone talking when they aren’t actually puking

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So, as Anheuser-Busch has learned, one bad ad can really mess up your whole year. That company put a transgender person’s face on a can of Bud Light – and their stock crashed. Turns out, most guys don’t want to mix cheap beer and chicks with —-, and they also don’t want to be told that they’re bigots for feeling that way. But what about a more upscale brand like, say, luxury cars?

Jaguar just unveiled a new ad campaign. It’s got everyone talking when they aren’t actually puking. And yes, the obvious point will be made if they’re talking about it. And it worked, right? I mean, Alec Baldwin had everyone talking about Rust – not sure if that sold movie tickets. 

What the hell was that? Was that a lineup of all the previous Biden-Harris Cabinet picks? It’s weird. It looks like Toucan Sam followed his nose into a huge pile of cocaine. It looked more like a Kudlow hot tub party than a car ad. And look, if I want to see unattractive men in heavy makeup, I’ll watch ‘Jesse Watters Primetime’. 

JAGUAR MARKETING DIRECTOR’S COMMENTS CELEBRATING COMMITMENT TO DEI RESURFACE AFTER ‘WOKE’ REBRAND

And what’s with the slogans? Create exuberance. Was that translated from Fabio’s dating profile? Live vivid, sounds like something the handsy drama teacher wrote in everyone’s yearbook. Copy nothing – sounds like the Asian kid I sat next to in algebra right before every test. But I haven’t seen that many empty slogans since Kamala Harris lost. Of course, all that was missing in the ad was a car. Now, on one level, the ad agency did its job. It made a splash on social media. But then again, if I took a giant dump on a plate of mashed potatoes and put it online, I’m pretty sure that would cause a splash too. Which is the point.

The people Jaguar is appeasing are on social media, which I guess are gay Martian carnival freaks who don’t buy Jaguars. But as one Jaguar exec said, the goal is to make you feel uncomfortable. You did it. But if I want to be uncomfortable, I’ll go to Brit Hume’s annual massage weekend in Sag Harbor.

PRO-FAMILY VOLVO AD CELEBRATED ON SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWING JAGUAR REBRAND BACKLASH

If you want to cause distress, you could’ve saved a whole bunch of money. Just show Joe Biden eating a baby. Now, a lot of people assume Jaguar has gone woke. Well, thanks for connecting the dots, Matlock. Last summer, Jaguar took part in the ‘Attitude Awards’, which honored gay icons like Elton John and people who aren’t Elton John. Jaguar’s head of brand strategy, a BLM supporting designer, spoke at the event. 

Ugh, shut the —- up! It’s a car company, for Christ’s sake – not drag queen story hour. How about telling me how many cup holders it has? He used more woke buzz words than Joy Reid saying grace on Thanksgiving – diverse, inclusive, unified, culture. I can’t believe Biden didn’t put him in charge of nuclear waste.

JAGUAR DUBBED ‘BUD LIGHT 2.0’ AFTER RELEASING MODERNIST REBRANDING AD WITH ANDROGYNOUS MODELS, NO CARS

And he boasted that Jaguar has 15 DEI groups. Now, the last time I checked Pornhub… there aren’t that many racists. But it’s not just one DEI group – it’s 15, which is evidence of the parasitic consequences of a competing but non-profit-making goal. And none of them participate in the company’s mission, which is to make a great car that turns a profit instead of its own competing goal, which is self-preservation. 

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It only grows like a cancer within every company it inhabits. I’m willing to bet that at Jaguar, there are more DEI administrators than car designers. I can’t wait to see what the car looks like. Want to bet it’s an automatic – but identifies as a stick?

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How 80-year-old crosswording juror caused a mistrial in Florida Home depot murder case

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A Florida judge has granted the defense team’s motion for a mistrial in the Home Depot murder case because of an “unhinged juror.” 

After more than five hours of deliberations earlier this week, an Escambia County judge called a mistrial for Shelia Agee, who is accused of helping her son kill the mother of his child at a Pensacola Home Depot store last year. 

“A particular juror has not treated this case during the evidence with the seriousness that they should have, that has apparently continued during deliberations,” Judge Coleman Robinson told WKRG.

The problems reportedly began when juror Sallie Sue Smith was caught with a crossword puzzle during testimony, according to WEAR News 3.

MOTHER CHARGED AFTER ‘INCOMPREHENSIBLE’ TEXTS REVEAL SHE HELPED SON PLAN DEADLY FLORIDA SHOOTING: POLICE

Keith Agee, 20, and his mother, Sheila, were allegedly texting about his plans to kill Brooklyn Sims at The Home Depot in Pensacola. (Escambia County Sheriff’s Office)

On Tuesday, Smith was found working on a crossword puzzle during witness testimony. The next day, she was found using another crossword puzzle during deliberation.

Smith told WEAR News that the puzzle “helped her focus,” and denied any threatening behavior in the jury room.

“It was me,” Smith told WEAR News. “Well, I didn’t know it was a bad thing. I do that when I concentrate and I’m listening. You couldn’t see the bench or witness stand very well cause it was dark. But I could hear it… That’s just the way I do. I just do that and I had no idea and then when they told me I wasn’t supposed to do it, I stopped. And then, today, when I went into the jury room, I had another crossword puzzle.”

Other jurors also later shared concerns about their safety during deliberations with Judge Robinson. 

GEORGIA SENATOR SEEKS DEATH PENALTY FOR LAKEN RILEY’S KILLER, CALLS ON ATTORNEY GENERAL TO STEP IN

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Sheila Agee, 50, is facing charges in the shooting death of 18-year-old Brooklyn Sims after allegedly helping her son plan the attack. (Washington County Jail)

“It is just a single piece of paper with a crossword puzzle printed on one side and not sure what’s on the other side,” said Robinson. “…I cannot ever recall a juror doing a crossword puzzle during a trial.”

Judge Robinson later questioned each juror, calling them in, one by one, and asked if they felt safe to continue after concerns were relayed to him by security. 

Nearly 20 witnesses took the stand, while it took prosecutors less than two days to rest their case against Agee. However, due to the jury’s issues, the trial was “hindered beyond repair.” 

Smith didn’t say what her decision was on a verdict, but denied any threatening behavior to WEAR News.

“We retired to the jury room and started to deliberate,” Smith said. “It became obvious to me right away that I was in the minority of one versus 11 other people… At first, it started out reasonable. A lot of shouting, and I can shout, too.”

“I do have a loud voice, but I was being shouted down by a lot of people,” Smith added.

KILLER MOM SUSAN SMITH DENIED PAROLE 30 YEARS AFTER DROWNING SONS

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Keith Agee, 20, is charged with homicide and aggravated battery in the shooting death of 18-year-old Brooklyn Sims. (Escambia County Jail)

Agee, 51, was charged with principal to first-degree premeditated murder after police discovered text messages allegedly showing her help plan the shooting death of the mother of her son’s child, 18-year-old Brooklyn Sims, who was also Sheila’s co-worker.

Her son, Keith Agee, 20, was arrested by the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office in connection with the deadly Aug. 11, 2023 shooting of Sims.

“According to text messages, it’s clear that Keith Agee’s mother, Sheila Agee, knew and participated in the plan to kill Brooklyn Sims. Additionally, text messages between mother and son highlight the mother’s involvement in helping locate the victim,” the ECSO previously wrote on Facebook.

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The department released the alleged text messages between the mother and son on its Facebook page, claiming they took place right before Sims was shot and killed.

“The murder itself is unbelievable, but to know the mother knew about it and helped coordinate it is incomprehensible,” Sheriff Chip Simmons said previously via Facebook.

The case is expected to be back in court on Feb. 5.

“Another jury will have to come back and listen to the evidence in front of another jury where hopefully, those certain members will follow common sense, will follow the law, will treat their fellow jurors with decency and appropriateness. And will reach a verdict, whatever that may be, that is a fair and just verdict for both sides,” Robinson said.

Fox News Digital’s Elizabeth Pritchett contributed to this report. 

The DNC is looking for a new leader after the party’s stinging loss in 2024 : NPR

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The election for the chair of the Democratic National Committee is coming up. The winner will play a big role in helping to determine what the what presidential election looks and sounds like.



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OK, get ready. There is another election coming up – that’s right – for the chair of the Democratic National Committee. Now, while it may not seem consequential to some people, the winner will play a big role in helping to determine what the next presidential election looks and sounds like. NPR’s senior national political correspondent Mara Liasson is here to explain. Hey, Mara.

MARA LIASSON, BYLINE: Hi, there.

CHANG: OK, so tell us why this election matters so much.

LIASSON: Well, it matters who the party chair is, of either party, when the party is out of power. It doesn’t really matter who the party chair is when the party is in power because the president is the main spokesman for the party.

CHANG: Right.

LIASSON: You need a good technocrat – someone who can fundraise and organize. You don’t have to hear from them very much. We didn’t hear very much from Jaime Harrison, who’s been the DNC chair up until now. But when the party is out of power, as Democrats are now, with control of zero branches of government, they want someone at the DNC more or less of the same stature as the congressional leaders – the minority leader in the House, Hakeem Jeffries, and, in the Senate, Chuck Schumer – because they’re going to be the three most visible, high-profile Democrats.

CHANG: OK. And how does this election work, exactly?

LIASSON: It’s supposed to be held in early 2025. There are only 447 voters – those are the members of the Democratic National Committee. It’s held by secret ballot. It’s kind of like a presidential election for senior class president, only with much, much higher stakes.

CHANG: (Laughter) Right. And what is in this job description?

LIASSON: Very basic – win elections again. Get the party organized to win the two off-year elections in November of 2025 – and those are the governors’ races in Virginia and New Jersey. But more broadly, this person has to help the party figure out what went wrong this year and how to adjust its approach and its message so it doesn’t lose again. Now, in 2024, Democrats know that this was a very decisive, broad rejection. It was a sweep, not a wave. In other words, Trump pushed almost every county to the right, but he didn’t have a lot of coattails. Democrats are not starting in the same position as they were, for instance, in the 1980s, when they were wiped out all over the place. But there does seem to be a consensus forming that the cultural left needs to be pushed to the side and an economic message aimed at the working class needs to be much more front and center.

You know, the Democrats have a big social class problem. People earning over $100,000 a year voted for Harris, but they’re only 37% of the country. There’s a big divide between college-educated and not college-educated, and Democrats are on the wrong side of that right now. And they look at states like Missouri – very red state that passed referendums for the minimum wage, paid leave and abortion rights. So Democratic policies are popular, but they have to figure out how to talk to working-class people, Black, brown and white, especially men, and they – that is going to be the main job of this new chair, whoever it ends up being.

CHANG: OK. Well, who is in the running to be the new chair?

LIASSON: Well, there are only two people who have said for sure they want to run. That’s Martin O’Malley, the former Democratic governor of Maryland and the former Social Security commissioner. Ken Martin is the chair of what is Minnesota’s state Democratic Party, and he’s also the chairman of the National Association of State Democratic Committees – it’s kind of the trade association of state chairs. So he has a constituency among the 447 members of the DNC, even if he doesn’t have a national profile.

Then there’s a bunch of people who are considering it. Ben Wikler, the state party chair in Wisconsin, will make a decision in the next couple of weeks. There’s talk about Mallory McMorrow, a state senator in Michigan, Rahm Emanuel, former mayor of Chicago. Democrats are expecting, by the time we get to January, there will be many more candidates. And if you put a help-wanted sign outside of the Democratic Party headquarters on Capitol Hill, it would say, help wanted – good communicator, especially for working-class men of all races.

CHANG: (Laughter).

LIASSON: Must be able to raise money, organize and communicate on television, podcasts and social media.

CHANG: Got that?

LIASSON: (Laughter).

CHANG: That is NPR’s Mara Liasson. Thank you so much, Mara.

LIASSON: Thank you.

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Denver Mayor Mike Johnston says Trump’s mass migrant deportations will create ‘Tiananmen Square moment’

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Democratic Denver Mayor Mike Johnston pledged to resist President-elect Trump’s proposed immigration policies, invoking China’s infamous Tiananmen Square incident by saying residents would rise up against federal agents.

Johnston emphasized Denver’s commitment to protecting illegal migrants and maintaining its sanctuary city status, saying it would not be “bullied” by the incoming Trump administration.

“We’re not going to sell out those values to anyone,” Johnston told the Denverite in an interview. “We’re not going to be bullied into changing them.”

‘SANCTUARY’ CITY MAYOR VOWS SHE WILL DEFY TRUMP’S MASS DEPORTATION PUSH: ‘CAUSING WIDESPREAD FEAR’ 

Mayor Mike Johnston recently announced major Denver city government budget cuts so that it may better deal with its migrant crisis.  (RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

Johnston predicted a “Tiananmen Square moment” if federal immigration officials attempted to do their job.

“More than us having DPD stationed at the county line to keep them out, you would have 50,000 Denverites there,” Johnston told the local outlet. “It’s like the Tiananmen Square moment with the rose and the gun, right? You’d have every one of those Highland moms who came out for the migrants.

“And you do not want to mess with them.”

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The Democratic mayor’s remarks came after Trump campaigned, in part, on enforcing stringent immigration laws and deporting migrants and reflect a trend by state and local officials saying they’ll reject the president-elect’s policies.

In Illinois, Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker promised to uphold sanctuary status, boldly declaring, “If you come for my people, you come through me.”

TRUMP CONFIRMS SUPPORT FOR MAJOR STEP IN MASS DEPORTATION PUSH TO ‘REVERSE THE BIDEN INVASION’

In Los Angeles, Democratic Mayor Karen Bass was instrumental in passing a local ordinance limiting cooperation with federal immigration authorities. 

“Especially in the face of growing threats to the immigrant communities here in Los Angeles, I stand with the people of this city,” Bass said. “This moment demands urgency. Immigrant protections make our communities stronger and our city better.”

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Thomas Homan, former acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, speaks during the third day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee July 17, 2024. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)

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Trump has vowed to initiate deportation efforts on his first day back in office, recently saying he would be open to declaring a national emergency and using the military to make it happen.

Trump’s commitment to closing the border was cemented by his pick of “border czar,” Tom Homan. 

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“If you don’t want to work with us, then get the hell out all the way. We’re going to do it,’ Homan recently said.

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Focusing on the economy helped a Republican win in a rural, Democrat-majority district : NPR

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In California’s Central Valley, Republican Rep. David Valadao won reelection in a district that has more registered Democrats than voters in his own party. Many want him to focus on the economy.



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David Valadao will be returning to Congress for a sixth term, after winning a competitive race in the Central Valley of California. He’s a Republican in a rural Latino majority district, where registered Democrats outnumber those from his own party. KVPR’s Joshua Yeager went to find out what voters in Valadao’s hometown want from a Republican-led government in Washington.

JOSHUA YEAGER, BYLINE: It’s a crisp morning in downtown Hanford, California. City crews are putting up a Christmas tree and ice skating rink in the town plaza.

CALVIN ROSS: Well, I shine shoes.

YEAGER: And Calvin Ross is working away at his shoe-shining booth.

ROSS: It’s been here ever since I was a kid, 8 years old.

YEAGER: Now in his 70s, Ross says business isn’t what it used to be.

ROSS: It’s really, really slow these days. It’s very, very slow.

YEAGER: Turned off by President-elect Donald Trump’s wealth and immigration policies, Ross says this year he voted for Vice President Kamala Harris. But he’s still hopeful Trump 2.0 can turn the economy around, and that would bring in more customers.

ROSS: With Trump being back in office, maybe things will get better because people are going to start spending money on things, I believe. I really do believe that.

YEAGER: Like many here in California’s Central Valley, Ross’ votes don’t track neatly along party lines. On this year’s ballot he also supported the Republican incumbent, David Valadao, for Congress. Valadao was one of just 10 Republicans to vote to impeach Trump in 2021 for inciting an insurrection. And that impressed Ross.

ROSS: Valadao was just downright and real about the whole situation, and I agreed with him all, 110%.

YEAGER: But some Hanford conservatives like Liz Wagner, who was heading to a nearby post office, disapproved of that vote.

LIZ WAGNER: Very, very disappointed.

YEAGER: But she still voted for the incumbent.

WAGNER: Valadao is at least pro-life, and he has conservative values.

YEAGER: But with Trump heading back to the White House, it’s not clear if his impeachment vote could come back to haunt him. Valadao is one of just two from the original 10 still hanging on.

MICHAEL AULT: I have a cynical answer for you (laughter).

YEAGER: Michael Ault is a political science professor at CSU Bakersfield.

AULT: I do think that Trump sort of relishes making people bend the knee for him.

YEAGER: He says Trump, though, should be grateful. For more than a decade, Valadao has held down this region, which on paper seems like it should be a lock for the other side. Democrats spent millions trying to flip this seat, with seemingly little to show for it. Many voters say that’s because Valadao hasn’t swung to ideological extremes.

AULT: The economy matters, and I think that was a message that Valadao hit hard.

YEAGER: Maria Perez owns a nearby salon and agreed. She wants to see financial assistance for first-time homebuyers, from Trump and the Republican majority.

MARIA PEREZ: That would significantly help because I’m looking to buy a house, but it’s tough. My parents just moved to Colorado.

YEAGER: But some of Trump’s other proposals, like increasing tariffs, could have a negative impact on the economy, according to some analysts.

Back at the shoeshine booth, a customer from a nearby naval air base drops off a pair of boots.

(SOUNDBITE OF HEAT GUN WHIRRING)

YEAGER: Ross begins working polish into them. Then he picks up a heat gun from his tray of tools.

ROSS: The heat’s going to melt this polish that I’m putting on the shoe down into the leather. Be very careful with the heat, though.

YEAGER: In many ways for this district, politics is a lot like shoe shining. Some heat is good, but if it’s too extreme, you’ll burn the leather.

For NPR News, I’m Joshua Yeager in Hanford.

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Pentagon ‘fundamentally rejects’ ICC decision to issue arrest warrant for Netanyahu

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The Pentagon said it rejects the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) decision to issue arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Thursday.

Deputy Pentagon press secretary Sabrina Singh told reporters during a press briefing on Thursday that the U.S. “fundamentally rejects” the ICC’s decision to issue the arrest warrants.

“We remain concerned by the prosecutor’s rush to seek arrest warrants, and, you know, some of the processes that have played out,” Singh said. “And again, we’ve been very clear that the ICC does not have jurisdiction over this matter.”

The ICC charged Netanyahu and Gallant with “crimes against humanity and war crimes,” including the use of starvation as a method of warfare and targeting civilians.

ISRAELI OFFICIAL PRAISES STEFANIK AS UN PICK, SAYS HER ‘MORAL CLARITY’ WILL COMBAT BODY’S ‘HATE AND LIES’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, speaks to now former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, left, at the opening of the 25th Knesset session marking the anniversary of the “Iron Swords” war, in Jerusalem, Oct. 28. (Debbie Hill/Pool Photo via AP)

President Biden blasted the court’s decision to issue arrest warrants against the two senior Israeli officials.

“The ICC issuance of arrest warrants against Israeli leaders is outrageous,” Biden said. “Let me be clear once again: whatever the ICC might imply, there is no equivalence – none – between Israel and Hamas. We will always stand with Israel against threats to its security.”

Israeli President Isaac Herzog condemned the court’s actions in a statement on Thursday.

ICC REJECTS ISRAELI APPEALS, ISSUES ARREST WARRANTS FOR BENJAMIN NETANYAHU, YOAV GALLANT

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People survey a building destroyed by an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Nov. 14. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

“Taken in bad faith, the outrageous decision at the ICC has turned universal justice into a universal laughingstock,” Herzog wrote. “It makes a mockery of the sacrifice of all those who fight for justice – from the Allied victory over the Nazis till today.”

Herzog argued that the ICC’s decision ignores Hamas’ use of human shields and its Oct. 7, 2023, terror attacks that started the war, as well as the Israeli hostages remaining in Gaza.

Israel made several efforts to block the ICC from approving the arrest warrants. They first argued that the ICC has no jurisdiction over Israel, but the court said it could issue the arrest warrants as part of the “territorial jurisdiction of Palestine.”

‘CHEERLEADING FOR TERRORISM’: TWITCH STAR CALLED FOR NEW 9/11, DISMISSED HORROR OF OCT 7

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, in New York City, Sept. 27.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, in New York City, Sept. 27. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

Israel also made other procedural challenges, but they were rejected.

The ICC’s move comes just days after Senate Majority Leader-elect John Thune threatened to hit the court with sanctions if it moved forward with the arrest warrants.

The U.S. does not officially recognize the ICC’s authority, but it is not the first time Washington has looked to halt the court’s actions.

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In 2020, the Trump administration opposed attempts by the ICC to investigate U.S. soldiers and the CIA involved in alleged war crimes between 2003-2004 “in secret detention facilities in Afghanistan,” and issued sanctions against ICC prosecutors.

Biden’s administration undid those sanctions shortly after entering office.

Fox News Digital’s Anders Hagstrom contributed to this report.

Consider This from NPR : NPR

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President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks to reporters as he leaves the Russell Senate Office Building. Hegseth is one of Trump’s cabinet picks to face accusations of sexual assault. Hegseth denies the charges.

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If you’re tracking Donald Trump’s cabinet picks, you may have noticed common threads among them: top jobs are going to people fiercely loyal to Trump, people with experience appearing on TV, but no experience directly relevant to the jobs they would be doing.

There’s another thing several share: being accused of sexual misconduct. Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth, HHS Secretary nominee Robert F. Kennedy, Jr, Elon Musk, who Trump has picked to co-run the Department of Government Efficiency — all these men have faced some variation of accusations of sexual misconduct. All have denied it, or claimed no memory.

Donald Trump’s first presidential win helped lay the groundwork for the #MeToo movement. What do his cabinet picks say about the movement today?

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‘New’ Russian missile used against Ukraine not hypersonic: defense officials

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Two U.S. officials confirmed to Fox News Thursday that a Russian “experimental intermediate-range ballistic missile” (IRBM) launched at Ukraine was not hypersonic.

Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed the attack Thursday evening in an address to the nation and said it was in direct response to the U.S. and the U.K. jointly approving Ukraine’s use of Western-supplied long-range missiles to target Russia.

Putin and U.S. sources have since confirmed the strike was not an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), but the Kremlin chief also claimed the weapon used poses a significant challenge for Western nations.

Deputy Pentagon press secretary Sabrina Singh confirmed to reporters during a press briefing Thursday that Russia had launched an IRBM based on one of Russia’s ICBM models. She sometimes called the IRBM “experimental,” explaining it was the first time the missile had been used on the battlefield.

1,000 DAYS OF WAR IN UKRAINE AS ZELENSKYY DOUBLES DOWN ON AERIAL OPTIONS WITH ATACMS, DRONES AND MISSILES

A Yars intercontinental ballistic missile is test fired from the Plesetsk launchpad in northwestern Russia. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

“This was a new type of lethal capability that was employed on the battlefield, so that’s certainly a concern to us,” Singh said.

She also said the U.S. was notified briefly before the launch through nuclear or risk reduction channels.

Still, Singh told reporters the Department of Defense has not seen any adjustment in Russia’s nuclear posture, nor has the U.S. made any changes to its own.

Putin said, according to a translation, that the missile attacked targets at a speed of Mach 10.

US EMBASSY IN KYIV CLOSED AS ‘POTENTIAL SIGNIFICANT AIR ATTACK’ LOOMS

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Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to the Moscow-appointed head of the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia region of Ukraine, Yevgeny Balitsky, during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow. (Vyacheslav Prokofyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

“That’s 2.5 miles per second,” Putin said. “The world’s current air defense systems and the missile defense systems developed by the Americans in Europe do not intercept such missiles.”

Despite Putin’s claim, two U.S. defense officials told Fox News the missile was not hypersonic, which, according to NASA, is a speed greater than 3,000 mph and faster than Mach 5.

US BRIEFED UKRAINE AHEAD OF PUTIN’S ‘EXPERIMENTAL INTERMEDIATE-RANGE BALLISTIC’ ATTACK

Singh told reporters the only escalation in the war between Russia and Ukraine is that the former invaded a sovereign border country and turned to North Korea to bring about 11,000 soldiers to fight against Ukraine.

Following President Biden’s position reversal this week to allow Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied long-range Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) against the Russian homeland, Kyiv immediately levied strikes against a military arsenal in the Russian region of Bryansk, more than 70 miles from Ukraine’s border. 

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Ukrainian soldiers train in the Zaporizhzhia region. (Andriy Andriyenko/Ukraine’s 65th Mechanized Brigade via AP)

While Ukrainian troops officially fired the sophisticated missiles, the weapons system still relies on U.S. satellites to hit its target, an issue Putin touched on in his unannounced speech Thursday. 

“We are testing the Oreshnik missile systems in combat conditions in response to NATO countries’ aggressive actions against Russia. We will decide on the further deployment of intermediate-range and shorter-range missiles depending on the actions of the U.S. and its satellites,” he said.

Putin claimed Russia will alert Ukrainian citizens of an impending attack like the strike he carried out on Thursday, though it remains unclear if he issued a warning to the Ukrainians living in Dnipro. 

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The Kremlin chief said the “defense industry” was targeted, though images released by the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense showed what appeared to be civilian infrastructure caught in the fray. 

Fox News Digital’s Caitlin McFall contributed to this report.

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With Gaetz out, Trump picks former Florida AG Pam Bondi for attorney general

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Matt Gaetz has withdrawn from consideration for attorney general. Thursday evening, Trump named his new pick to lead the DOJ: former Florida attorney general Pam Bondi.

Logan Paul trolls reporter with stunt double in contentious interview: ‘Why do you look so different to me?’

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A freelance reporter who works for the BBC sat down with who he believed to be wrestler Logan Paul for an interview, only to discover that his subject was a stunt double wearing an earpiece.

Paul posted a video on Youtube Thursday titled “I trolled the BBC with my lookalike,” in which he revealed his process behind preparing a man, identified only as Rodney, to pose as himself in a sit down with journalist Matt Shea.

Shea first contacted Paul for an interview several months ago about allegations surrounding the YouTube star’s cryptocurrency dealings as part of a BBC documentary he was working on titled, “Logan Paul: Bad Influence?” Deadline reported. 

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Logan Paul hired a stunt double to troll a journalist for an interview. (Photo provided to Fox News Digital by Logan Paul)

After several unanswered requests, Paul finally agreed to meet Shea at his boxing gym in Puerto Rico, according to the outlet, but it was Rodney, not Paul who showed up for the interview.

“He actually thinks it’s me, what a dumba–,” Paul says in the video as he speaks into an earpiece in Rodney’s ear.

The WWE wrestler, who boasts more than 23 million followers on YouTube, said he flew Rodney to Puerto Rico a day before the interview so the two men could “practice” fooling Shea.

“We had responses ready for anything Matt would throw at us and [we were] ready for any possible outcome,” Paul said.

Shea can be seen asking Rodney a number of prepared questions while Paul speaks into a device connected to his earpiece. A few minutes into the interview, Shea seemingly catches on.

“Why do you look so different to me? Is it just me or does he look different?” Shea asked his cameraman.

“I have to say the real Logan Paul looks very different…,” Shea, now visibly frustrated, continued. “Is Logan coming?”

“I’m right here bud,” Rodney replied.

Shea then concluded the interview and headed for the door without interacting with Paul.

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Logan Paul (left) in action against Dillon Danis during the MF and DAZN: X Series event at the AO Arena, Manchester. Picture date: Saturday October 14, 2023. (Will Matthews/PA Images via Getty Images)

“Flustered, frustrated and unaccomplished, the BBC boys were driven out of town. They couldn’t leave fast enough,” Paul says in the video.

The BBC released a report Wednesday claiming that it had seen “new evidence” that Paul promoted crypto investments without revealing he had a financial interest in them.

Paul, in his video, vehemently denied allegations that he misled fans about cryptocurrency for profit, slamming Shea’s BBC documentary as nothing more than a “regurgitated hit piece on a wrestler.”

“As I’ve said before, and I will maintain, I did not scam anyone. I made zero dollars off these CryptoZoo scam allegations. I don’t know how many times I need to say it…shut the f— up,” he said.

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Shea addressed Paul’s stunt on X following the release of the video, writing, “This guy will literally do anything except sit down and respond to the allegations,” attaching a link to the documentary about Paul.

Shea did not respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.

Yael Eckstein is the president and CEO of the International Fellowship of Christian and Jews. In this role, she also holds the rare distinction of being a woman leading one of the world’s largest, religious not-for-profit organizations, having raised $1.8 billion — mostly from Christians — to assist Israel and the Jewish people. She is the author of the book “Generation to Generation: Passing on a Legacy of Faith to our Children.”

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