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Days after the FIFA World Cup Tournament left some of its American NFL venues with the pristine grass fields it installed, the change back to synthetic turf normalcy has already begun. And that's unwelcome news for NFL players.That is why the NFL Players Association will consider whether to make a requirement for grass fields across the NFL a top-tier demand in future collective bargaining negotiations with the league, according to a union source.A final decision on that approach is not imminent, the source said.FORMER NFL TIGHT END GREG OLSEN WEIGHS IN ON LEAGUE'S TWO BIGGEST CONTROVERSIES HEADING INTO 2026The reason this is an issue now is that NFL players watched World Cup matches on grass fields played in six NFL stadiums that normally house artificial turf. The last of those happened Sunday at MetLife Stadium, where the Final between Argentina and Spain was decided on a field sodded with North Carolina Bermuda grass.And that made the NFL players long for the grass fields they believe are easier on their bodies and perhaps mitigate some injuries.But MetLife will be converted back to turf in the coming weeks in preparation for the New York Giants and New York Jets to play preseason and regular-season games and the five other venues that hosted World Cup games have already torn out the million-dollar grass fields and replaced them with man-made turf.The NFL players who longingly watched the same stadiums they play in go from artificial turf to grass started a social media campaign to keep the grass. Aligned with the NFLPA, players such as San Francisco Giants tight end George Kittle and Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams advocated for playing on grass fields across the entire league.But that campaign hasn't and probably won't change anything. It's a losing battle because it relies on NFL owners making a conscious decision to lose money – either by having to more often replace grass fields after events such as concerts, or hosting fewer events.The social media campaign was an appeal that will have no effect in the coming season.That leaves the NFLPA considering whether to advocate for the overwhelming desire of its membership in both casual and then formal talks with the NFL in hopes of including the issue in the next Collective Bargaining Agreement after the current one expires in March 2031.ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON’T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW!There is no certainty this will happen because, as one NFLPA source told Fox News Digital, asking for something always means having to give up something and that often means money in negotiations with owners – as in players would get less.To get grass mandated in a CBA, the players would have to give up something else. At a bare minimum, the league would want to split the total cost of installing and maintaining grass in stadiums where more durable turf is the norm.Owners might also try to make the installation of grass fields part of an exchange for the addition of an 18th regular-season game and more international games.Without a collectively bargained agreement on the topic, players will be left at the whim of owners who may or may not decide to replace their turf with grass to please their players."That's a hope and hope is not often a good strategy for getting what you need," a player union source said.The Buffalo Bills will meet that hope because they have installed grass in their new Highmark Stadium that will debut in the coming season. But that means that 14 other NFL stadiums, housing 16 home teams, will continue use synthetic turf.That includes the stadiums that hosted World Cup matches played on grass.Follow Armando Salguero on X: @ArmandoSalguero
President Donald Trump is throwing his weight behind House GOP leaders’ latest gambit to pass the SAVE America Act as some fiscal hawks are skeptical of the bill’s increase to federal spending while the national debt balloons to $39.5 trillion.Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is spearheading an effort to pass elements of the election integrity bill through the budget reconciliation process, which would sidestep the need for Democratic support in the Senate in order to get the bill to Trump’s desk.The legislation would also add some $73 billion in national security spending as the war between the U.S. and Iran continues after multiple stalled attempts at peace talks.GOP'S $95B DEFENSE PACKAGE SURVIVES CRITICAL HURDLE AMID FISCAL HAWK REVOLT"The fact that there is no payfor and no language defunding Planned Parenthood is enough for me to vote no," Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Mo., told Fox News Digital on Monday. "I am open to a dialogue with the administration on how we can ensure that the SAVE language is solid and what we might be able to do with stopping abortions by mail."Trump took to Truth Social to personally thank Johnson and House Budget Committee members for their work cobbling together the new reconciliation bill, which would include $95 billion in new government spending through 2036."I am asking all House Republicans to VOTE YES this week on the Budget Resolution, which is an important first step towards getting a Budget Bill. House Republicans must UNIFY, and fight for THE SAVE AMERICA ACT!" Trump posted.GOP CIVIL WAR ERUPTS OVER TRUMP'S LATEST AGENDA PUSH AS KEY REPUBLICANS THREATEN TO SINK MEGABILLHe argued the legislation would "get AS MUCH of THE SAVE AMERICA ACT as possible in a Budget Bill, along with aid to our incredible Farmers, and funding for our Military."The bill, which was rolled out last week, is known as a budget "framework" setting rules for how much money the relevant congressional committees must spend. The details of exactly where the money will go will be determined in the coming weeks by lawmakers on those committees, before those details are patched back together into a massive piece of legislation.But the framework does not currently have any spending cuts written into it, which immediately raised alarms for conservatives who are wary of additional government spending without cuts to offset it, also called payfors.JOHNSON RACES TO BREAK HOUSE GOP BLOCKADE IN HIGH-STAKES MEETING WITH TRUMPReps. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., and Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., told Fox News Digital they were both concerned about the lack of payfors before Trump’s post but left the door open on whether they would ultimately support the bill.Burchett predicted the legislation would be sent to the Senate, where SAVE America Act elements would be stripped from the bill before it is returned to the House."Then I’ll probably vote no," he added afterward. He did not immediately answer a follow-up question about whether he supports the original iteration of the bill.A source familiar with thinking by the conservative House Freedom Caucus left the door open to the group backing the budget framework, but with the caveat that the full SAVE America Act is included in the final legislation."The SAVE America Act is our top priority — the president wants it done. Mandatory voter ID and proof of citizenship through reconciliation would be a game-changer for this country. But any watered-down version that makes SAVE policies optional? There will be issues," the source told Fox News Digital.A senior House GOP aide said, "We can't spend years warning about our fiscal crisis and then abandon payfors the moment they're politically inconvenient. Americans are tired of the all-hat, no-cattle approach to fiscal responsibility."But some House Freedom Caucus members are supportive of the chosen path, like Budget Committee member Rep. Marlin Stutzman, R-Ind., who told Fox News Digital, "As a fiscal hawk I understand the apprehension of not having a clear payfor in sight, but as an American, I know it is even more irresponsible to have business as usual elections without the security the SAVE America Act will create."The SAVE America Act — which would create a federal voter ID standard and mandate proof of citizenship in the voter registration process, among other elements — passed the House but has stalled in the Senate, where at least some Democrats would be needed to advance the bill to final passage.Democrats have argued the bill is tantamount to voter suppression.House GOP leaders are now pushing to pass elements of the SAVE America Act in the wider reconciliation bill to sidestep that opposition. Budget reconciliation only requires a simple majority to pass in the Senate, lining it up with the House’s own threshold.But that comes with strict rules on what is permissible to include in a budget reconciliation bill, which has traditionally been left up to the discretion of the Senate parliamentarian — a nonpartisan congressional staffer tasked with making those decisions based on the chamber’s existing rules.
UNITED NATIONS — Europe risks destroying its industrial base unless its leaders retreat from aggressive climate policies and respond to voters demanding economic results, Czech Environment Minister Igor Červený warned in an interview with Fox News Digital."If we don’t change the course, we will probably crush the industry," Červený said during his first visit to the United Nations (U.N.), where he addressed the U.N. High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development.Červený pointed to the pressure facing European manufacturers, particularly the automotive sector, and warned that companies were increasingly moving production abroad.The debate comes as Europe faces mounting pressure to revive its economy while maintaining ambitious climate targets. The discussion is increasingly relevant for the United States, Europe's largest trading partner, as Washington and Brussels navigate disagreements over energy policy, industrial competitiveness and the pace of the global transition away from fossil fuels.TRUMP’S REINDUSTRIALIZATION AGENDA FACES ITS BIGGEST HURDLE — AMERICANS"If you look at the market at this moment, mostly in European countries, there is a very bad situation," he said. "We see many companies leave our territory and leave for China or another place in the world."Without those companies, he said, European governments would lose both tax revenue and jobs.Červený argued that European governments must find a "win-win" approach that protects the environment without undermining industry and employment.TRUMP'S EPA CHIEF PUSHES BACK ON CLIMATE SKEPTICS BEING LABELED 'SCIENCE DENIERS'"We have to be very careful about this and be very reasonable and try to find some solution for both sides," he said. "If you look from a higher perspective at European countries, most of them provided only the green ideology. And I think this is a bad way."Červený said resistance to the current approach was spreading beyond the Czech Republic, citing Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Germany and some Scandinavian countries.The Czech Republic has been among several European governments pressing Brussels to ease parts of the Green Deal, including by delaying the bloc’s new carbon market for buildings and road transport and seeking changes to emissions-trading rules that Prague argues are raising energy costs and weakening industrial competitiveness.TRUMP CELEBRATES AFTER UN CLIMATE COMMITTEE MOVES AWAY FROM ITS MOST EXTREME GLOBAL WARMING SCENARIOČervený’s warning stood in contrast to the position presented by European Commissioner for Environment Jessika Roswall during the ministerial segment of the U.N. High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development in New York on July 13. The annual forum, convened under the U.N. Economic and Social Council, brings governments together to review progress toward the organization’s global development goals.Roswall, speaking on behalf of the European Union and its member states, said the bloc remained committed to the 2030 Agenda, a U.N. framework adopted in 2015 that sets 17 goals covering issues including poverty, health, clean energy, infrastructure and environmental protection to be pursued by 2030. She warned that progress was being undermined by conflict, inequality and the "triple planetary crisis of climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss."She called for accelerated climate action, greater investment in renewable energy and low-carbon technologies, and support for a broader green transition."The challenge is not the lack of ideas, but the lack of speed," she said. "So let’s speed up together."In his exclusive interview with Fox News Digital, Červený also praised President Donald Trump for strengthening European politicians who favor a less regulatory approach."I’m glad that Mr. Donald Trump is president again, because this changed many things also in European countries," he said, adding that the United States gives smaller countries such as the Czech Republic a stronger partner in debates in Brussels.Červený said Europe does not need to abandon sustainability, but should pursue it gradually and in cooperation with industry."We have to change the course," he said, "because we don’t want to lose our industry, our economy, our benefits for society and the environment as well."
Social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate are due in federal court in Miami as British authorities seek to extradite the controversial pair to face dozens of charges, including rape and human trafficking.Attorney Joseph McBride told reporters that the brothers are innocent and said he does not expect them to be released after being scheduled to appear at 2 p.m. ET on Monday."There will be a series of hearings," McBride said of the extradition process.The brothers were arrested in Miami over the weekend after British authorities announced 38 additional charges involving four additional alleged victims.FBI BRINGS ALLEGED CHINA-LINKED HACKER TO US IN RARE EXTRADITION AS PATEL DEFENDS ITALY TRIPAndrew Tate, 39, faces seven additional rape counts, as well as charges related to sex trafficking and indecent images of a child. Tristan Tate, 38, faces charges including two rape counts and three counts of arranging or facilitating trafficking for sexual exploitation.British police said the new allegations bring the total number of charges against the brothers to 59. The alleged offenses are said to have occurred between July 2010 and August 2017."We have decided to prosecute Andrew and Tristan Tate for further offenses including rape, arranging or facilitating trafficking for sexual exploitation and offences relating to indecent images of a child," Malcolm McHaffie, head of the Crown Prosecution Service’s Special Crime Division, said.DOCTOR INDICTED ON 81 NEW SEXUAL ASSAULT CHARGES IN CASE INVOLVING DOZENS OF VICTIMSThe Tate brothers, who hold dual U.S. and British citizenship, have denied wrongdoing.They also face separate criminal proceedings in Romania, where authorities have been investigating them since December 2022."I want to make it clear there is no place for male violence against women and girls in our society and we will continue to work tirelessly to support victims and investigate all reports made to us," said assistant chief constable Karena Thomas, lead for Britain's Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire major crime unit.FORMER PRINCE ANDREW UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR ALLEGED INAPPROPRIATE CONDUCT WITH WOMAN AT ROYAL ASCOTThe brothers have built a large online following promoting their views on masculinity and wealth, while Andrew Tate has previously described himself as a misogynist.Andrew Tate is additionally due to face a civil trial in Britain brought by four women who accuse him of physical and sexual abuse.The four claimants, who have been granted anonymity, allege Tate subjected them to physical or sexual violence between 2013 and 2015. Two say they were in an intimate relationship with Tate , while two worked for his online webcam business.Andrew Tate denies those allegations. In his written defense, his lawyers said the claims are false and that all sexual activity was consensual.Reuters contributed to this report.
Far-left political influencer Hasan Piker sparked heated backlash over the weekend after addressing a group of college students wearing an outfit resembling the wardrobe of former communist dictator Mao Zedong."No more to Trumpism, but no more to the Democrats who compromise, who conciliate, and who betray us," Piker said to applause at the 2026 College Democrats of America summer convention in a clip that was widely shared on social media, including by the account DSA Watch, which called the appearance a "Hitler style speech" and was viewed over a million times.Piker continued, "No more to the fascist reactionaries, but no more to the Democrats who will collaborate and cooperate with the fascists, who will fund ICE, who will fund Israel, who will help poison the planet, who will stiff workers and help bosses."The appearance, and specifically the Mao-style suit, generated instant outrage on social media.MAMDANI-BACKED SOCIALIST PRIMARY WINNER FOUNDED GROUP WHOSE GOAL IS TO ‘ERADICATE' WESTERN CIVILIZATION"Hasan Piker dressed as Mao, brainwashing your kids at college," former Los Angeles mayoral candidate and reality TV star Spencer Pratt posted on X. "They’re communists. This was always communism. "Pratt added, "Mao killed more people than Hitler. If Hasan Piker had dressed like a Nazi, we'd have an appropriate outrage. But because commies have infiltrated all our institutions & lied about how evil they are, we don't get the National Socialists were no worse than all other socialists. ""We can all agree that dressing up as Mao while preaching this faculty lounge cosplay communism is a little on the nose, right? " GOP strategist Matt Whitlock posted on X.HOW THE 'LONG MARCH' THROUGH THE INSTITUTIONS LED TO SOCIALIST TAKEOVER OF DEM PARTY: 'NEED TO WAKE UP'Atlantic Council senior fellow Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib responded on X saying, "The transformation of Hasan Piker is nearing completion: dressed up as Chairman Mao whom he called ‘one of the great leaders of this world who changed the entire universe,’ he & his followers are attempting a cultural takeover of the Democratic Party, which is letting them in.""Serious issues aside, it remains funny to me the amount of costumery required to be a Leftist in good standing," CNN political commentator Scott Jennings posted on X.Piker, who has previously expressed admiration for Mao Zedong, the Chinese Communist revolutionary whose policies historians estimate contributed to the deaths of tens of millions of people, responded to the DSA Watch post on X saying, "no more to fascist trumpism and no more to the democrats who collaborate w fascists by funding ice and israel is a hitler style speech to you? "Fox News Digital reached out to Piker’s team for comment.Piker, backed by roughly 10 million followers across various internet platforms, has endorsed several far-left candidates across the country, including campaigning with Democrat Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan, as the Democratic Party grapples with a socialist wave of candidates that have won elections across the country.Various campaigns and candidates have faced criticism for associating with Piker, a streamer who has made a variety of inflammatory comments including that the United States "deserved" 9/11."I never would and never will criticize Mao Zedong," Piker said earlier this year in a clip that is currently recirculating on social media. "One of the great leaders of this world."A College Democrats of America Executive Board member at a college in New York told Fox News Digital that the group "platforming someone like Hasan Piker is antithetical to the party that common sense democrats are trying to present to the American people before November’s midterms."The board member added, "We have a golden opportunity to stand up to Trump’s corrupt and authoritarian brand of politics, fight against the MAGA affordability crisis, and restore congressional checks on an executive branch that has far overreached its role in our government. Platforming malignant outside actors, such as Piker, who actively work to cloud our policy platform will only harm our broad electability amongst average voters."Fox News Digital reached out to College Democrats of America for comment.
FIRST ON FOX: More than 100 illegal immigrants from Haiti with convictions for violent offenses and child sex crimes in the United States were deported to their native country last week, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Monday.A July 16 deportation flight that landed in Haiti included passengers with a range of criminal histories, including convictions for child molestation, domestic violence, and armed carjacking, DHS said."Last week, ICE deported pedophiles, carjackers, drug traffickers, and perpetrators of fraud to Haiti," said DHS Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis. "Criminal illegal aliens have NO place in American communities. Our message to illegal aliens is clear: LEAVE NOW. If you don’t, we will find you and deport you."ICE ARRESTS 15 ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS WITH CONVICTIONS INCLUDING HOMICIDE, RAPE AND CHILD SEX CRIMES OVER WEEKENDAmong those deported was Styv Charles, who had a conviction for the molestation of a minor. Timothe Matel was previously convicted of committing lewd or lascivious acts with a minor.Marc James Guerrier Pinard had an armed carjacking conviction, and Markendy Henry has convictions for selling narcotics, carrying a concealed weapon, selling marijuana, selling heroin, and drug trafficking.Another passenger on the flight, Fito Almanor, has convictions for domestic violence and false imprisonment.SUPREME COURT'S LATEST IMMIGRATION RULING WILL CAUSE AMERICANS TO 'DIE AND SUFFER' ATTORNEY WARNSLast month, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Haitians with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) cannot turn to federal courts to postpone the revocation of their legal status while challenging the Trump administration's policies.In June 2025, the Trump administration ended TPS for roughly 520,000 Haitians residing in the U.S.At the time, the administration said the move restores "integrity in our immigration system and ensures that Temporary Protected Status is actually temporary."Congress created TPS in 1990 with the intention of allowing residents of countries that faced natural disasters, war, or other unsafe, extraordinary conditions to find refuge in the U.S.The program can be extended in increments of 18 months.Fox News Digital's Preston Mizell contributed to this report.
I'm not sure how I got on the old lady pole dancing beat, but I'm here. Is it a fascination with the crazy in the world? Is it for the love of the game? The answer is anyone's guess.Enough about me. Let's focus on why we're all here. An 82-year-old Italian woman who isn't plopping herself in a chair and knitting sweaters all day long. She's too busy for that.Idanna Abignente is out climbing on poles performing moves designed for much younger women and earning herself the title of "World's Oldest Pole Dancer," which is in the bio of her Instagram account.ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON’T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW!Why wouldn’t she have an Instagram account? And why wouldn't she have tens of thousands of followers? She's an 82-year-old who still rocks a two piece and hangs upside down on a pole.The soon-to-be 83-year-old got her start about 12 years ago when a friend of her son's opened a studio in Turin, reports the NY Post. A fitness challenge followed and turned into a passion.Abignente has been on a pole ever since. She competes and trains at least two or three times a week when she's not preparing for competitions, although she doesn't have much competition in her age group."I always win because there aren’t any other competitors over 80," she said. "I still haven’t met anyone over 80. I’d really like to."POLE DANCING GRANDMA SAYS SHE'S IN THE BEST SHAPE OF HER LIFE SINCE ADDING THE POLE TO HER EXERCISE ROUTINEThe oldest competitor she's faced was a 74-year-old American and that took place last year. This is more than an activity for strippers. It's a sport, according to Abignente, and not one for the weak."It's a complete sport, but also a very demanding one. You have to learn to trust your body and endure physical exertion. Like many sports, it leaves its marks," she explained.While anyone can do it, you need "tenacity, determination, consistency and a high tolerance for pain" to reach her level.As if you haven't already been inspired enough by an 82-year-old pole dancer, she's not planning to quit doing what she loves. She's going to keep going."I’ll be 83 in September, I’m not pretending to be 40. But I don’t want the number to decide for me."
I had another rough outing the other day with a loss on the Rays. It wasn't quite as heartbreaking or frustrating as the Royals game on Friday night, but it was still a tough loss. The Rays were up big, and then in the seventh inning, they allowed four runs to the Red Sox. Boston won again and moved on to their 12th straight win (they got No. 13 yesterday). After taking the day off yesterday, I'm back on the diamond today and have a play on this one between the Cardinals and Angels.The St. Louis Cardinals are having a solid season, despite them supposedly looking to quasi-tank this season. For the year, they are 51-47, which puts them in the Wild Card hunt. They just had their breakout star, Jordan Walker, win the Home Run Derby, and their team could find a way to the postseason if they can keep up their winning ways in the second half. I am a little intrigued to see what they do around the deadline. They could add pitching, or they could ignore any trades and roll the dice on how the rest goes.If they are looking for some sort of addition, the starting rotation is probably where they need to upgrade. They have some decent arms, but I'm not sure they are ones you want to go into a playoff series or even a playoff chase with. Kyle Leahy is a solid arm for them, for example, but this is his first full year as a starter; will he last? He has been great with a 7-4 record, a 3.73 ERA, and a 1.41 WHIP. He has been substantially worse on the road, with a 4.69 road ERA compared to 2.94 in St. Louis. The good news for Cardinals fans is that the team is 0-for-9 against him.The Los Angeles Angels are likely going to be the worst team in all of baseball when the season is over. There will be talk about trading some players, including their superstar Mike Trout, but I'm guessing very little will happen. They are in one of the worst positions as most analysts will tell you this team needs a complete rebuild and their farm system is empty. Although they hung in there for a few months, they've dropped down to 22 games under .500 and are no longer even sniffing contention. At just 11.5 games back, crazier things have happened, but the team just doesn't seem to have the ability to get where they need to go.One of the arms that might bring them back a bit of a return - and they should be looking at prospects more than anything - is today's starter, Jose Soriano. He has been surprisingly reliable for the Angels with an 8-6 record and a 3.49 ERA for the year. In addition, he has a 1.29 WHIP. While these numbers won't blow anyone away, he seems like an arm you'd at least be tolerant of in the middle of your rotation if you're chasing a playoff spot. A typical Soriano start will be two or three runs allowed in five or six innings of work. He hasn't faced the Cardinals often, and they are just 1-for-5 against him.I am not a guy who likes to back bad teams, and the Angels are a bad team. However, there is often value in taking these teams that are often overlooked. They are still winning about 40% of their games. If you pick the right spot to back them, that can be a profitable endeavor. I think in this situation it does make sense to back the Angels. They are playing at home after the Cardinals have to travel. Leahy is bad on the road, and Soriano has been reliable. Give me the Angels through five innings.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMFor more sports betting information and plays, follow David on X/Twitter: @futureprez2024