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<content:encoded><![CDATA[President Donald Trump held a roundtable with law enforcement and administration officials Thursday to discuss the successes of the Homeland Security Task Forces, which the president established on his first day in office to snuff out threats from criminal cartels in the U.S.
“We’re here today to discuss a sweeping, unprecedented, and historically successful operation that my administration has carried out in recent weeks to arrest, prosecute and permanently remove members of foreign drug cartels from American soil,” Trump said as he addressed the group Thursday. “And the people gathered around this table are the ones that are doing it,”
Trump established the creation of Homeland Security Task Forces Jan. 20 — his first day back in office — via executive order, “Protecting the American People from Invasion.” The executive order directed Attorney General Pam Bondi and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem to establish such task forces in each state as part of the administration’s efforts to thwart cartels and human trafficking networks operating on U.S. soil.
WAR DEPARTMENT LAUNCHES NEW COUNTER-NARCOTICS TASK FORCE UNDER TRUMP DIRECTIVE TO CRUSH CARTELS
President Donald Trump is slated to hold a roundtable with administration officials to discuss updates on the Homeland Security Task Forces. ( Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
The executive order specifically directed the task forces to “end the presence of criminal cartels, foreign gangs, and transnational criminal organizations throughout the United States, dismantle cross-border human smuggling and trafficking networks, end the scourge of human smuggling and trafficking, with a particular focus on such offenses involving children, and ensure the use of all available law enforcement tools to faithfully execute the immigration laws of the United States.”
“It should now be clear to the entire world that the cartels are the ISIS of the Western Hemisphere,” Trump said Thursday. “In addition to their monstrous violence, such as cutting off heads, burning their enemies alive, and burning innocent people alive, too, by the way. They maintain vast arsenals of weapons and soldiers, and they use extortion, murder, kidnaping to exercise political and economic control. Thank you very much, Joe Biden, for allowing that to happen. Biden surrendered the … I mean, he just surrendered our country to the cartels. Don’t worry. We’ll take it gets better. We’re taking it back.”
“What we inherited was just a disgrace,” he added.
Administration officials and law enforcement joined Trump to provide updates on the task forces’ efforts.
The roundtable was joined by Deputy Chief of Staff and Homeland Security Advisor Stephen Miller, Noem, Bondi, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, FBI Director Kash Patel and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard.
The task forces are led by the FBI and ICE, and include members from the Department of Justice, the Department of War, the Department of Homeland Security, the intelligence community, Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. Marshals, and state and local law enforcement agencies.
TRUMP SENDS MILITARY AFTER THE CARTELS AND IT’S LONG OVERDUE
A January executive order directed Attorney General Pam Bondi, here, and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem to establish such task forces in each state as part of the administration’s efforts to thwart cartels and human trafficking networks operating on U.S. soil. (Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Fox News Digital, which first reported details of the roundtable, learned that the task forces nationwide became fully operational at the end of August and have yielded thousands of arrests, and the removal of dangerous drugs and illegal firearms from U.S. streets.
BONDI SAYS HUMAN SMUGGLING IS ‘GETTING PEOPLE KILLED’ ACROSS US AS SHE ANNOUNCES CRACKDOWN
More than 3,000 foreign terrorists and cartel members were arrested as part of the task forces’ operations, including members of notoriously dangerous gangs such as the Sinaloa cartel, MS-13 and Cartel Jalisco Nuevo Genaracion, Fox News Digital learned.
“The President’s Homeland Security Task Forces are a landmark achievement that highlight what the federal government can achieve with a leader like President Trump who is willing to slash red tape, increase coordination and put the safety of the American people first,” White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson told Fox News Digital of the event.
“In a short period of time, the Trump Administration has removed lethal drugs, illegal weapons, dangerous foreign terrorists and cartel members from American communities,” she added. “The American people are safer today because of the HSTFs — and they’re just getting started.”
President Donald Trump hosted a roundtable at the White House Oct. 23, 2025, with law enforcement and administration officials, like Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. (Mark Schiefelbein/The Associated Press)
The task forces also have recovered 2 million fentanyl pills and nearly 70 tons of other deadly narcotics, seized $3 million in currency and removed more than 1,000 illegal guns from U.S. communities.
“In a matter of weeks, the task force has made the largest number of arrests of cartel leaders, operatives and gang members in American history. More than 3000 and counting. … These are in addition to the massive numbers of dangerous criminals my administration arrested nationwide since January 20th, numbering over 120,000 to record and 120,000 criminal arrests. Thank you very much,” Trump said during the roundtable.
Trump thanked task force members throughout his remarks, adding that “we’re going to not stop until the threat has been fully and completely eradicated.”
Trump campaigned, in part, on removing violent illegal immigrants and crime from U.S. communities, spotlighting the efforts in his address before Congress back in March 2025.
“The territory to the immediate south of our border is now dominated entirely by criminal cartels that murder, rape, torture and exercise total control. They have total control over a whole nation. posing a grave threat to our national security,” Trump said at the time. “The cartels are waging war in America, and it’s time for America to wage war on the cartels.”
The roundtable came as the U.S. military carries out strikes on suspected drug cartel vessels in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific. The strikes began in September and are part of Trump’s broader effort to dismantle transnational cartels by force.
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Trump held a similar roundtable at the White House earlier in October, inviting independent journalists who have experienced Antifa’s violence firsthand to speak about their experiences as the administration targets the left-wing group’s protests outside immigration facilities and recently designating it a “domestic terrorist organization.”
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[Controversy grew over the Indonesian government’s denial of visas to the Israeli national gymnastics team Saturday, when the president of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) spoke out about it.
FIG President Morinari Watanabe addressed the situation at a press conference early Saturday morning, saying he agrees with recent concern over the situation expressed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in a statement Friday ahead of the 53rd FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Jakarta, which begin Sunday.
“I agree [with] the statement of the IOC,” Watanabe said. “Sports is separate from politics. All athletes have an equal right to participate in the sports event. The IOC and FIG must protect that right. This is for the Olympic charter we are writing.”
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International Gymnastics Federation President Morinari Watanabe speaks during a press conference in Lausanne, Switzerland, Jan. 30. (Fabrice Coffrini/Pool/Getty Images)
Watanabe added that FIG “deeply regrets” the lack of protection for the Israeli gymnasts but indicated respect for the Indonesian government’s decision.
“At FIG we deeply regret that we are unable to protect the rights of one country’s athletes this time. But, on the other hand, with the global situation changing, how to protect participating athletes is a challenge,” he said.
“We have heard from the Indonesian government that this was a measure of ensuring safety of participating athletes, including one country’s athletes, and also people of the city, Jakarta city, so the reason is not political, this is what we are hear[ing].”
FIG Secretary General Nicolas Buompane added that the organization was also made aware of groups that could pose a threat with the Israeli team present.
“It’s true that there have been some groups here in Indonesia that were not happy to see the delegation of Israel coming and then made threats. So, this is something that has been taken into account seriously,” Buompane said.
“What about the security of all participants? This is also something we commit to in our statutes, to ensure the security of all participants. So, it’s a difficult one. And when we look at the last weeks, there were several events that happen.”
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Team Israel competes during the rhythmic gymnastics group all-around final during the Paris Games at Porte de La Chapelle Arena in Paris Aug. 10, 2024. (Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
Buompane cited several other instances of violence occurring at international sporting events that included the Israeli national team in recent months. These instances included pro-Palestinian protests at the Tour de Spain, which caused the event to be temporarily halted amid protests over Israeli cyclists, and soccer games featuring Israeli teams.
“The last days have been difficult, but we did everything we could, especially the president, non-stop, trying to find solution whatsoever, and then, at a certain point, you end in a situation where there is nothing more you can do,” Buompane said.
Watanabe and Buompane were asked whether they considered the Indonesian government’s decision a breach of FIG statutes that protect the equal treatment and inclusion of every nation’s athletes and whether that would prompt consequences for the Indonesian gymnastics federation.
Buompane indicated they did not consider it a breach, claiming other statutes that prioritize safety must also be considered.
“So, it’s a violation in a way, but we have a defense on that, too. Because you cannot just extract one article, which is the one everybody’s pointing out at this moment in time, because there are others that will help us defend ourselves,” he said.
The IOC’s statement Friday directly condemned the Indonesia government’s decision.
“The IOC’s principled position is very clear: All eligible athletes, teams and sports officials must be able to participate in international sports competitions and events without any form of discrimination from the host country, in accordance with the Olympic Charter and the fundamental principles of nondiscrimination, autonomy and political neutrality that govern the Olympic Movement,” the IOC’s statement said.
Israel’s gymnasts celebrate after the rhythmic gymnastics group all-around final during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Porte de la Chapelle Arena in Paris, on Aug. 10, 2024. (Lionel Bonaventure/AFP)
“It is therefore the direct responsibility of the host country, the organizer and the sports organizations directly concerned to make sure that this principle is fully respected and that all necessary assurances are provided by the relevant authorities of the host country in advance.”
The IOC also claimed its officials will discuss the situation with Indonesia at its next meeting.
“Sport must remain a safe space for athletes to fulfill their dreams; and athletes must not be held responsible for political decisions,” the statement added.
On Tuesday, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) rejected Israel’s request for intervention.
The Israel Gymnastics Federation (IGF) released a statement addressing the sanction.
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“The rules are clear, and Indonesia’s actions constitute a blatant violation of them. It is inconceivable that a country can bar another nation from competing in a World Championship while the governing bodies stand by,” the statement read, via the BBC.
“This decision undermines the very foundations of sport and fair competition, and it delivers a severe blow to the morale of the gymnasts and staff who have worked tirelessly for this moment.”
Indonesia was previously stripped of its right to host football’s Under-20 World Cup when the governor of Bali refused to host Team Israel in a game.
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Jackson Thompson is a sports writer for Fox News Digital. He previously worked for ESPN and Business Insider. Jackson has covered the Super Bowl and NBA Finals, and has interviewed iconic figures Usain Bolt, Rob Gronkowski, Jerry Rice, Troy Aikman, Mike Trout, David Ortiz and Roger Clemens.
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[President Donald Trump on Sunday doubled down on his criticism of Colombia, calling its far-left president, Gustavo Petro, a “lunatic” and the “worst president they’ve ever had” as he reiterated his vow to cut off all funding to the Latin American country over its cocaine production.
Trump’s incendiary comments came while speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One. The president said he was stopping all payments to Colombia because the country was producing drugs rather than fighting them.
“They make drugs, they refine drugs, they make cocaine, they have cocaine factories,” Trump said. “They have no fight against drugs, and I’m stopping all payments to Colombia because they don’t have anything to do with their fight against drugs.”
The president’s rhetoric marked a sharper, more personal attack on Petro, whom he had earlier accused of being an “illegal drug leader” and “encouraging the massive production of narcotics” across the country.
TRUMP ENDS VENEZUELA TALKS, MILITARY OPTIONS LOOM, NEW REPORT
President Donald Trump speaks to members of the press on Oct. 19, 2025, aboard Air Force One. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Trump said that he would announce new tariffs on Monday, confirming an X post from Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., who wrote: “President Trump … informed me that he is going to be hitting Colombia, not only their drug dealers and traders, but also where it hurts, in the wallet. He will be announcing major Tariffs against the Country of Colombia, today or tomorrow.”
In a Truth Social post earlier Sunday, Trump warned that Petro “better close up” drug operations “or the United States will close them up for him, and it won’t be done nicely.”
TRUMP ADMIN REVOKES COLOMBIAN PRESIDENT’S VISA OVER ALLEGED ‘RECKLESS AND INCENDIARY ACTIONS’
Trump said that Petro had “a fresh mouth toward America.” He complained that drug smuggling continues “despite large scale payments and subsidies from the USA that are nothing more than a long term rip off of America.”
“AS OF TODAY, THESE PAYMENTS, OR ANY OTHER FORM OF PAYMENT, OR SUBSIDIES, WILL NO LONGER BE MADE TO COLOMBIA,” he added.
The heated words come amid escalating tensions between Washington and one of its closest Latin American allies.
This image shows President Donald Trump, left, and Colombian President Gustavo Petro, right. (Getty Images)
Petro fired back on X, saying Trump’s claims distort Colombia’s record.
“Trying to promote peace in Colombia is not being a drug trafficker,” Petro wrote. He suggested that Trump was being deceived by his advisers, described himself as “the main enemy” of drugs in his country and said Trump was being “rude and ignorant toward Colombia.”
TRUMP UNLEASHES US MILITARY POWER ON CARTELS. IS A WIDER WAR LOOMING?
Colombia’s Foreign Ministry accused Trump of threatening the country’s sovereignty, calling his remarks an “illegal intervention.” Defense Minister Pedro Sánchez added that the armed forces have “also lost men and women fighting drug trafficking.”
Trump’s latest broadside against Petro raises the possibility of an expanding clash in Latin America, where the U.S. has already increased pressure on neighboring Venezuela and its leader, Nicolás Maduro.
President of Colombia Gustavo Petro addresses the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, at U.N. headquarters (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)
U.S. forces have stepped up counternarcotics operations across the Caribbean, deploying ships and surveillance aircraft as part of a broader crackdown on trafficking networks. Trump also authorized covert operations inside Venezuela.
Unlike Venezuela, Colombia remains Washington’s top regional aid recipient, though funding has fallen to roughly $230 million this year – well below earlier peaks topping $700 million, per U.S. budget data. More cuts could affect military cooperation and undermine efforts to fight rebel groups.
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But coca cultivation reached an all-time high last year, according to the United Nations, and there has been fresh violence in rural areas where the government spent years battling insurgents before reaching a peace deal a decade ago.
In September, the Trump administration accused Colombia of failing to cooperate in the drug war, although at the time Washington issued a waiver of sanctions that would have triggered aid cuts.
The split shows President Donald Trump alongside Colombian President Gustavo Petro. (Getty Images)
Petro, Colombia’s first leftist president, has repeatedly feuded with Trump this year. Petro initially rejected U.S. military flights of deported migrants, leading Trump to threaten tariffs. The State Department said it would revoke Petro’s visa when he attended the U.N. General Assembly in New York because he told American soldiers to disobey Trump’s orders.
Petro and Trump have also been at odds over American strikes on boats in the Caribbean. The Colombian president has accused the U.S. of civilian casualties in maritime drug raids – alleging one recent strike killed a Colombian fisherman who supposedly had no ties to drug trafficking.
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There have been seven U.S. strikes in the region since early September that the administration says are targeting alleged drug traffickers. At least 32 people have been killed.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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<description><![CDATA[SADDLE BROOK, N.J. – With Election Day fast approaching, the Republican nominee in one of only two races for governor in the nation this year is fired up. “Championship teams finish strong,” Jack Ciattarelli told a crowd of supporters jam-packed into a diner in this northern New Jersey town earlier this week. “Let’s win this …
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[SADDLE BROOK, N.J. – With Election Day fast approaching, the Republican nominee in one of only two races for governor in the nation this year is fired up.
“Championship teams finish strong,” Jack Ciattarelli told a crowd of supporters jam-packed into a diner in this northern New Jersey town earlier this week. “Let’s win this race.”
Ciattarelli, who’s making his third straight run for Garden State governor and who nearly upset Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy four years ago, has good reason to be confident.
In a state where registered Democrats still outnumber Republicans despite a GOP surge in registration this decade, two new public opinion polls released this week indicated Ciattarelli narrowing the gap with Democratic gubernatorial nominee Rep. Mikie Sherrill in the race to succeed the term-limited Murphy.
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Jack Ciattarelli, the Republican nominee for governor in New Jersey, speaks to supporters at a diner in Saddle Brook, N.J. on Oct. 15, 2025. (Paul Steinhauser/Fox News)
The slightly fresher of the two surveys, a Fox News poll conducted Oct. 10–14, put Sherrill at 50% support among likely voters, with Ciattarelli at 45%. Sherrill’s 5-point advantage was down from an 8-point lead in Fox News’ September survey in New Jersey.
New Jersey and Virginia are the only two states to hold gubernatorial showdowns in the year after a presidential election, and the contests traditionally grab outsized attention and are viewed as political barometers ahead of the following year’s midterm elections.
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And this year, they’re being viewed to a large degree as ballot-box referendums on President Donald Trump’s unprecedented and combustible second-term agenda.
While Democrats have long dominated federal and state legislative elections in blue-leaning New Jersey, Republicans are very competitive in gubernatorial contests, winning five out of the past 10 elections.
President Donald Trump, seen speaking during a campaign event at Wildwood Beach in Wildwood, New Jersey, May 11, 2024, will headline a tele-rally for Jack Ciattarelli, the 2025 Republican gubernatorial nominee in the Garden State. (Hannah Beier/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
And Trump made major gains in New Jersey in last year’s presidential election, losing the state by only six percentage points, a major improvement over his 16-point deficit four years earlier.
Ciattarelli, interviewed by Fox News Digital Wednesday in Bayonne, New Jersey, noted that he “made big gains” in his 2021 showing “in Hudson County and Passaic County,” two long-time Democratic Party strongholds.
“And the President did very, very well in ’24 in those very same counties. And if you take a look at who’s been endorsing me, including some very prominent Democrats here in Hudson County, people want change,” Ciattarelli emphasized.
But Ciattarelli is also aiming to energize Republican base voters in what’s likely to be a low-turnout election.
Multiple sources confirmed to Fox News that Trump will hold tele-rallies with Ciattarelli ahead of Election Day.Trump’s teaming up with Ciattarelli may help energize MAGA supporters, many of whom are low propensity voters who often skip casting ballots in non-presidential election years.
Republican gubernatorial candidate in Ohio Vivek Ramaswamy headlines a campaign event for New Jersey GOP nominee for governor Jack Ciattarelli, on Oct. 15, 2025, in Saddle Brook, N.J. (Paul Steinhauser/Fox News)
And on Wednesday, Ciattarelli was joined at his diner stop, where there was an overflow crowd of a couple of hundred people outside, by Vivek Ramaswamy, the MAGA rockstar who is running for governor next year in his home state of Ohio.
Ramaswamy, the multimillionaire biotech entrepreneur and conservative commentator who pushed an “America First 2.0” platform as he ran for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination before ending his bid and becoming one of Trump’s top supporters and surrogates, told Ciattarelli, “We’re going in Ohio next year, but you’ve got to pave the path this year. We’re counting on you.”
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Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin, commenting on why Republicans feel bullish about the New Jersey showdown, raised concerns.
“New Jersey is the best place,probably, for Donald Trump to actually stop the Democratic momentum — or at least minimize the Democratic momentum that we’ve seen throughout this year,” Martin said in a Politico interview.
But the Democratic Governors Association (DGA) is confident of a Sherrill victory next month.
“As numerous polls show her holding a strong lead and earning more than 50% of the vote, Mikie Sherrill is rising to meet the moment in this incredibly competitive race,” DGA Spokesperson Izzi Levy told Fox News. “It’s clear that Mikie has the momentum, and that New Jersey voters are all-in to reject Ciattarelli for a third time this November.”
New Jersey Democratic gubernatorial nominee Rep. Mikie Sherrill, right, and Republican nominee Jack Ciattarelli, on the stage moments at the start of their second and final debate, on Oct. 8, 2025, in New Brunswick, N.J. (Paul Steinhauser/Fox News Digital)
While Trump isn’t on the ballot, he’s loomed large over the New Jersey gubernatorial election.
At last week’s second and final debate, Sherrill charged that her GOP rival had “shown zero signs of standing up to this president. In fact, the president himself called Jack 100% MAGA, and he’s shown every sign of being that.”
Asked whether he considered himself part of the MAGA movement, Ciattarelli said he was “part of a New Jersey movement.”
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When asked to grade the president’s performance so far during his second term, Ciattarelli said, “I’d certainly give the president an A. I think he’s right about everything that he’s doing.”
“I think that tells us all we need to know about who Jack Ciattarelli’s supporting. I give him an F right now,” Sherrill responded, as she pointed to New Jersey’s high cost of living.
Rep. Mikie Sherrill, the Democratic gubernatorial nominee in New Jersey, takes questions from reporters following a debate on Oct. 8, 2025, in New Brunswick, N.J. (Paul Steinhauser/Fox News)
The race in New Jersey was rocked a couple of weeks ago by a report that the National Personnel Records Center, which is a branch of the National Archives and Records Administration, mistakenly released Sherrill’s improperly redacted military personnel files, which included private information like her Social Security number, to a Ciattarelli ally.
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But Sherrill’s military records indicated that the United States Naval Academy blocked her from taking part in her 1994 graduation amid a cheating scandal.
The showdown was jolted again last week after Sherrill’s allegations that Ciattarelli was “complicit” with pharmaceutical companies in the opioid deaths of tens of thousands of New Jerseyans, as she pointed to the medical publishing company he owned that pushed content promoting the use of opioids as a low-risk treatment for chronic pain.
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This week, Trump set off a political hand grenade in the race, as he “terminated” billions of federal dollars for the Gateway Project, which is funding a new train tunnel under the Hudson River connecting New Jersey and New York.
Sherrill, holding a news conference Thursday at a major commuter rail station just a few miles from the site of the tunnels in one of the busiest train corridors in the nation, called the project “critical” as she took aim at Trump and Ciattarelli.
“I’m fighting for the people of New Jersey. He’s fighting to excuse Trump. It’s unacceptable,” Sherrill charged.
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New Jersey traditionally elects a governor from the party out of power in the White House, which this year favors the Democrats.
But Garden State voters haven’t elected a governor from the same party in three straight elections in over a half century, which would favor the Republicans.
One of those political trends will be busted in next month’s election.
Paul Steinhauser is a politics reporter based in the swing state of New Hampshire. He covers the campaign trail from coast to coast.”
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<title>Michael J. Fox admits he felt ‘like a whore’ while filming 'Teen Wolf'</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Michael J. Fox is looking back on the year that made him a star. In his new memoir, “Future Boy,” the 64-year-old actor reflected on what it was like filming two of his most well-known projects at the same time in 1985, while also looking back on another iconic film he starred in that year, …
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[Michael J. Fox is looking back on the year that made him a star.
In his new memoir, “Future Boy,” the 64-year-old actor reflected on what it was like filming two of his most well-known projects at the same time in 1985, while also looking back on another iconic film he starred in that year, “Teen Wolf.”
While the film ended up being a success, Fox wrote that he felt “like a whore” during a specific day on set.
“It was already obvious to me that ‘Teen Wolf,’ filmed a few months prior, was not my magnum opus,” Fox wrote in the memoir. “One day on the set of that film, the prop guy made me take a few photos holding a chocolate bar so they could show the confectioner who supplied the candy that we had actually used their product in the movie. Covered in yak hair, I told him that I felt like a whore doing this. The prop guy said, ‘Well, you are a whore.'”
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Michael J. Fox said he felt “like a whore” during a specific shoot on the set of “Teen Wolf” in 1985. (MGM/courtesy Everett Collection; Sven Hoppe/picture alliance via Getty Images)
While Fox had already made his mark in Hollywood playing Alex Keaton on “Family Ties,” he reached new levels of fame when he starred in “Back to the Future.” A month later, “Teen Wolf” hit theaters. While it wasn’t the juggernaut, “Back to the Future” was, making $80 million with only a $4 million budget.
When comparing his experience on the two films, Fox explained the “whore” comment shows the “especially stark [comparison] to the crew surrounding me on ‘Back to the Future.'” As to why he chose to take the role to begin with, Fox wrote his agents “seized the moment and sent me the script,” adding that “the five-week shoot could easily slide into the production hiatus at ‘Family Ties.'”
Michael J. Fox filming “Teen Wolf” in 1985. (MGM/courtesy Everett Collection)
Fox continued to find success, starring in the hit sitcom “Spin City” for five seasons from 1996 to 2001. During that time, he went public with his Parkinson’s disease diagnosis in 1991, when he was 29.
Parkinson’s disease is a degenerative brain disorder that affects the nervous system and mobility, according to the Mayo Clinic. Throughout much of his prolific acting career, Fox has had to find ways to work around his symptoms. However, in his first acting role in five years, he doesn’t have to worry about his disease.
Fox was diagnosed with Parkinson’s when he was 29 years old. (Terry Wyatt)
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“It was the first time ever I get to show up on set, and I didn’t have to worry about am I too tired or coughing or anything,” he told People. “I just do it. It was really good because, for the moments when I say, ‘I’m not going to be able to do this,’ then I say, ‘Well, I’ll just deal with how I can’t do it in the scene.’ And you get through it.”
Fox returns to acting in Season 3 of the hit Apple TV+ comedy “Shrinking,” alongside Jason Segel and Harrison Ford. Ford’s character is a therapist with Parkinson’s.
When he learned about Ford’s character’s diagnosis, Fox said he called the show’s co-creator, Bill Lawrence, and joked, “You did a show about Parkinson’s, and you didn’t call me?” That led to his spot on the show.
In an October interview with The Times, Fox said “there’s no timeline, there’s no series of stages that you go through” with Parkinson’s, unlike diseases that follow more defined progressions.
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Fox said he doesn’t want a dramatic death. (Mike Coppola/Getty Images)
“There are not many people who have had Parkinson’s for 35 years,” Fox said. “I’d like to just not wake up one day. That’d be really cool. I don’t want it to be dramatic. I don’t want to trip over furniture, smash my head.”
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<title>AI girlfriend apps leak millions of private chats</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Millions of private messages meant to stay secret are now public. Two AI companion apps, Chattee Chat and GiMe Chat, have exposed more than 43 million intimate messages and over 600,000 images and videos after a major data leak discovered by Cybernews, a leading cybersecurity research group known for uncovering major data breaches and privacy …
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[Millions of private messages meant to stay secret are now public. Two AI companion apps, Chattee Chat and GiMe Chat, have exposed more than 43 million intimate messages and over 600,000 images and videos after a major data leak discovered by Cybernews, a leading cybersecurity research group known for uncovering major data breaches and privacy risks worldwide. The exposure revealed just how vulnerable you can be when you trust AI companions with deeply personal interactions.
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Users have experienced a massive leak, exposing millions of private AI chat messages. (Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson)
<h2>Massive data breach exposes AI chat users</h2>
On August 28, 2025, Cybernews researchers discovered that the Hong Kong-based developer Imagime Interactive Limited had left an entire Kafka Broker server open to the public without any security protection. This unsecured system streamed real-time chats between users and their AI companions. It contained links to personal photos, videos, and AI-generated images. In total, the exposed data involved 400,000 users across iOS and Android devices. Researchers described the content as“virtually not safe for work” and said the leak exposes a deep gap between user trust and developer responsibility.
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iPhone and Android users’ private data was found to be streamed on an open server. (Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson)
<h2>Who was exposed in the AI leak</h2>
Most affected users came from the United States. About two-thirds of the data belonged to iOS users, while the remaining third came from Android devices. Although the leak did not include full names or email addresses, it did expose IP addresses and unique device identifiers. This information can still be used to track and identify individuals through other databases. Cybernews found that users sent an average of 107 messages to their AI partners, creating a digital footprint that could be exploited for identity theft, harassment, or blackmail.
<h2>AI secrets and spending habits revealed</h2>
Purchase logs revealed that some users spent as much as $18,000 to chat with their AI girlfriends. The developer likely earned over $1 million before the breach was uncovered. Although the company’s privacy policy claimed that user security was“of paramount importance,” Cybernews found no authentication or access controls on the server. Anyone with a simple link could view private exchanges, photos, and videos. This lack of protection shows just how fragile digital intimacy can be when developers ignore basic safeguards.
Experts warn scams, blackmail, and identity theft can be a result of the leak. (Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson)
<h2>How Cybernews discovered and closed the leak</h2>
Cybernews quickly reported the problem toImagime Interactive Limited. The exposed server was finally taken offline in mid-September after appearing on public IoT search engines, where hackers could easily find it. Experts are still unsure whether cybercriminals accessed the data before it was removed. However, the threat remains. Leaked conversations and photos can fuel sextortion scams, phishing attacks, and serious reputation damage.
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<h2>Tips to stay safe from AI data leaks</h2>
Even if you never used an AI girlfriend app, this case is a clear reminder to protect your privacy online.
<h3>1) Think before you share</h3>
Avoid sending personal or sensitive content to AI chat apps. Once shared, you lose control of it.
<h3>2) Use reputable AI tools</h3>
Choose apps with transparent privacy policies and proven security records.
<h3>3) Remove your data online</h3>
Use a data removal service to wipe personal information from public databases. While no service can guarantee the complete removal of your data from the internet, a data removal service is really a smart choice. They aren’t cheap, and neither is your privacy. These services do all the work for you by actively monitoring and systematically erasing your personal information from hundreds of websites. It’s what gives me peace of mind and has proven to be the most effective way to erase your personal data from the internet. By limiting the information available, you reduce the risk of scammers cross-referencing data from breaches with information they might find on the dark web, making it harder for them to target you.
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<h3>4) Strengthen your cybersecurity with strong antivirus software </h3>
Install strong antivirus software to block scams and detect potential intrusions. The best way to safeguard yourself from malicious links that install malware and potentially access your private information is to have strong antivirus software installed on all your devices. This protection can also alert you to phishing emails and ransomware scams, keeping your personal information and digital assets safe.
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<h3>5) Protect your accounts with a password manager and MFA</h3>
Use a password manager and enablemulti-factor authenticationto keep hackers out.
Next, see if your email has been exposed in past breaches. Our #1 password manager (seeCyberGuy.com) pick includes a built-in breach scanner that checks whether your email address or passwords have appeared in known leaks. If you discover a match, immediately change any reused passwords and secure those accounts with new, unique credentials.
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<h2>What this means for you</h2>
AI chat apps often feel safe and personal, but they store enormous amounts of sensitive data. When that data leaks, it can lead to blackmail, impersonation, or public embarrassment. Before trusting any AI service, check whether it uses secure encryption, access controls, and transparent privacy terms. If a company makes big promises about security but fails to protect your data, it is not worth the risk.
<h2>Kurt’s key takeaways</h2>
This leak exposes how unprepared many developers are to protect the private data of people using AI chat apps. The growing AI companion industry needs stronger security standards and more accountability to prevent these privacy disasters. Cybersecurity awareness is the first step. Knowing how your data moves and who controls it can help you stay safe before another leak puts your personal life online.
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[An upstate New York man was arrested in the Big Apple after allegedly claiming he was traveling to attack federal agents on the same day thousands of people took to the streets to participate in the nationwide “No Kings” protests.
David Cox, 54, was taken into custody in Brooklyn on Saturday after he claimed to have firebombs in his vehicle and planned to “fight ICE agents” at the Manhattan protest, The New York Postreported.
Cox allegedly made the threats while speaking to a bystander at an upstate gas station on Friday night, the NYPD said.
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David Cox was arrested on multiple terrorism-related charges after he allegedly threatened federal agents ahead of the “No Kings” protest in New York City on Oct. 18, 2025. (Neil Constantine/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
After Cox left, the bystander called local authorities to report the pair’s conversation.
The next day, as 100,000 demonstrators flooded the city’s streets for a “No Kings” rally, authorities were alerted that Cox’s vehicle had crossed into Brooklyn, and he was taken into custody without incident, according to the NYPD.
Police did not locate any firebombs or weapons inside Cox’s vehicle, The Post reported.
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Over 100,000 people gathered and marched in Manhattan for the “No Kings” protest in New York City on Oct. 18, 2025. (Neil Constantine/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Cox is charged with making a terroristic threat, false report of terrorism and making a threat of mass harm, police said.
The charges come after tens of thousands of protesters spoke out against President Donald Trump’s administration in the nationwide demonstrations, with attendees often clad in satirical costumes and carrying signs.
Despite the large crowds descending on the Big Apple, no protest-related arrests were made, according to the NYPD.
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Police said Cox was taken into custody in Brooklyn without incident after he allegedly traveled from upstate New York to harm federal agents on the same day as the “No Kings” protest in New York City on Oct. 18, 2025. (Neil Constantine/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
However, three people were arrested in Portland after federal authorities were forced to deploy tear gas on protesters when one rally turned violent. Additionally, 15 people were arrested at a protest outside a Broadview, Illinois, ICE facility.
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Fox News Digital was unable to immediately locate an attorney representing Cox.
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[Former “60 Minutes” executive producer Bill Owens said he was pressured to apologize over the program’s interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris, was the subject of President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against CBS, and said he refused.
“I said, ‘I’m not apologizing for anything. We haven’t done anything wrong,’” he explained at Colby College in Maine on Friday after accepting a journalism award, The Guardian reported. “We haven’t done anything wrong. 60 Minutes isn’t perfect. 60 Minutes has made mistakes in the past, and we have always owned those mistakes.
“The only thing I could do was professionally blow myself up to create a blast radius around ‘60 Minutes’ to get people’s attention that this was happening.”
Owens resigned from his position in April 2025, citing a lack of independence.
Former “60 Minutes” producer Bill Owens on stage at an event in Toronto, Canada, in June 2022. (Vaughn Ridley/Sportsfile for Collision via Getty Images)
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Owens also said he faced pressure over “60 Minutes” reporting on Gaza, as well as with coverage of Trump.
“The Trump stuff they were very concerned about,” he said. “I remember at one point I got a phone call from someone that was trying to be an intermediary saying, ‘Do you need to mention Trump’s name that often?”
Owens said Shari Redstone, a former Paramount shareholder, didn’t like “60 Minutes'” coverage of the war in Gaza. The program ran a segment on former Biden officials in the State Department who left their positions over the administration’s handling of the war.
“She didn’t like the story,” Owens said. He said he was discouraged to report on more stories on Gaza but said Redstone never called him directly.
Former “60 Minutes” executive producer Bill Owens. (Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile for Collision via Getty Images)
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“When I said we were going to do another Gaza piece, that was like hitting a hornet’s nest,” he said, according to The Guardian. “This idea that we were doing stories that [lacked] balance, on the face of it, it’s just wrong.”
Trump sued CBS News and its parent company, Paramount Global, in October 2024 over an interview on “60 Minutes” with Harris. Trump accused the outlet of deceptive editing and election interference.
Paramount and CBS agreed to settle with the president in July, with Trump receiving $16 million upfront to cover legal fees, costs of the case and contributions to his future presidential library or charitable causes.
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<description><![CDATA[A Texas couple was arrested after investigators found the body of their adult special needs son buried in their backyard, according to investigators. The remains of Jonathan Kinman, 26, were found when police conducted a welfare check at 433 White Oak Lane in Burleson, according to a social media post from Burleson Police. Kinman’s mother, …
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[A Texas couple was arrested after investigators found the body of their adult special needs son buried in their backyard, according to investigators.
The remains of Jonathan Kinman, 26, were found when police conducted a welfare check at 433 White Oak Lane in Burleson, according to a social media post from Burleson Police.
Kinman’s mother, December Mitchell, and stepfather, Jonathan Mitchell, were charged with tampering with and fabricating physical evidence to impair a human corpse, which is a second-degree felony. The pair could face additional charges pending an autopsy report and the outcome of the investigation. The two are each being held on a $250,000 bond.
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December Mitchell and Jonathan Mitchell were charged with tampering with and fabricating physical evidence to impair a human corpse. (Johnson County Jail)
On Oct. 14, police responded to the home for a welfare check for Kinman, who lived with his mother and stepfather.
Deputy Police Chief Doug Sandifer said an investigation was launched after a friend of the family reported seeing a confusing Facebook post from the couple mourning the death of Kinman, according to Fox 4.
Investigators became suspicious after the couple acknowledged Kinman’s death but would only give vague information about how he passed, Sandifer said, the outlet noted.
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Investigators became suspicious after the couple acknowledged Jonathan Kinman’s death but would only give vague information about how he passed. (Burleson Police)
“The first information was she said he was taken to Hugeley Hospital and pronounced there. We followed up with that and that was not correct,” Sandifer said. “The conflicting information definitely led us to believe that something was not as it should be.”
On Oct. 15, police officers returned along with the Texas Rangers and discovered a shallow grave in the backyard.
Kinman’s body was exhumed and transported to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office, where an autopsy was performed. The autopsy results are still pending, and a cause of death has not yet been determined.
The autopsy results are still pending, and a cause of death has not yet been determined. (Burleson Police)
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It also remains unclear when Kinman died.
Police said at no point during the investigation did they believe there was any threat to the community.
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<title>UK police drop case against comedy writer arrested over transgender social media posts</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Irish comedy writer Graham Linehan said Monday he was no longer under police investigation after his September arrest over social media posts drew international attention. The “Father Ted” creator, 57, shared the update on X. “The police have informed my lawyers that I face no further action in respect of the arrest at Heathrow in …
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[Irish comedy writer Graham Linehan said Monday he was no longer under police investigation after his September arrest over social media posts drew international attention.
The “Father Ted” creator, 57, shared the update on X.
“The police have informed my lawyers that I face no further action in respect of the arrest at Heathrow in September. After a successful hearing to get my bail conditions lifted (one which the police officer in charge of the case didn’t even bother to attend) the Crown Prosecution Service has dropped the case,” he announced.
Linehan was arrested Sept. 1 by five armed officers on suspicion of inciting violence with three posts on X that criticized transgender activists.
Graham Linehan leaves Westminster Magistrates Court on Sep. 4, 2025, in London, England. (Alishia Abodunde/Getty Images)
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One of the posts read, “If a trans-identified male is in a female-only space, he is committing a violent, abusive act. Make a scene, call the cops and if all else fails, punch him in the balls.”
Linehan called his arrest “the latest attempt to silence and suppress gender-critical voices on behalf of dangerous and disturbed men.”
The case sparked outrage from “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling, who has also criticized transgender activism, and from other public figures in the United Kingdom.
“What the f— has the U.K. become? This is totalitarianism. Utterly deplorable,” Rowling wrote at the time.
The Metropolitan Police issued a statement Monday confirming Linehan’s case had been dropped, according to Reuters.
“Father Ted” writer Graham Linehan was arrested in relation to social media posts criticizing trans ideology. (Niall Carson/PA Images via Getty Images; Krisztian Elek/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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The Met police also announced it would no longer investigate “non-crime hate incidents” as a result of the high-profile case.
“The Commissioner has been clear he doesn’t believe officers should be policing toxic culture war debates,” the Met said Monday, citing a previous comment by London police Commissioner Mark Rowley in response to criticism of Linehan’s arrest.
“We believe this will provide clearer direction for officers, reduce ambiguity and enable them to focus on matters that meet the threshold for criminal investigations,” the statement to Reuters read.
Non-crime hate incidents are defined as incidents or alleged incidents that involve an act by a person that is perceived by another person as motivated by hostility or prejudice towards persons with a particular characteristic, according to the U.K. government.
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Linehan is an outspoken critic of gender ideology who has said he was canceled by the UK entertainment industry for his activism defending women’s rights.
He previously told Fox News Digital that he moved to the U.S. in part because of stronger legal protections for speech.
Graham Linehan poses with a placard reading “There’s no such thing as a transgender child” outside Westminster Magistrates Court on Sept. 4, 2025, in London, England. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
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He called the United Kingdom “no longer really a free country” and said, “People like me know we’re not going to get a fair hearing in the U.K.”
Fox News Digital has contacted the Metropolitan Police for comment.
Fox News’ Rachel Wolf contributed to this report.
Kristine Parks is a reporter for Fox News Digital. Read more.
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