A group of undecided voters told the New York Times after the debate that they still weren’t sold on Vice President Kamala Harris following her performance against Donald Trump. 

“It was all disappointing,” Sharon Reed, a 77-year-old retired teacher from Pennsylvania, told the outlet.

Harris was widely deemed the winner of the debate, which was hosted by ABC News on Tuesday, according to media pundits, polls and voters. 

“She still has to impress me,” Samira Ali, 19, a college student in Wisconsin, told the Times. “I’m still deciding.”

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“Nothing is clear to me, and I am really trying to follow it,” Gerald Meyers, 40, who was hoping to hear more about how both candidates’ policies would impact his budget, said. “I want to know how all of this impacts my family financially.”

A Milwaukee voter who has historically voted Democrat told the Times that she felt more inclined to support Trump after the debate.

“Trump’s pitch was a little more convincing than hers,” Keilah Miller, 34, told the outlet. “I guess I’m leaning more on his facts than her vision.”

“When Trump was in office — not going to lie — I was living way better,” Miller added. “I’ve never been so down as in the past four years. It’s been so hard for me.”

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“Trump had the more commanding presentation,” Jason Henderson, a defense contractor and retired soldier from Arizona, said. “There was nothing done by Harris that made me think she’s better. In any way.”

While some of the voters questioned whether Trump could be taken seriously after the debate, they were still hoping to hear more from Harris on how she would be different from President Biden, according to the outlet. 

A 60-year-old from North Carolina said Harris met her expectations and that she would be voting for the vice president.

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Voters taking part in a Fox News Digital panel reacting to the debate said on Tuesday that Harris had come away from the event with a victory.

Asked who they thought won the debate, 12 voters on the panel raised their hand for Harris while just five indicated they believed Trump won.

A CNN poll published after the debate also found that a majority of debate watchers believed the vice president won.

The poll found that 63% said Harris came out on top, compared to 37% for Trump.

Six months after Yulia Bar-Dan and her family fled their home on a kibbutz in northern Israel fearing a possible Hezbollah assault following the horrendous Hamas attack of Oct. 7, she returned to gather what she could from a lifetime of memories she’d left behind.

One hour was all she had. “We were given a chance, under the cover of darkness, to return home for the first time,” she told Fox News Digital. “I cried the whole time.”

When she arrived, Kibbutz Manara, once home to close to 300 people, looked like a war zone. “We heard explosions above us and hurried to our house – the one closest to the Lebanese border. There was no electricity, and we couldn’t open the windows,” she said.

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With a flashlight in hand, she went room to room, gathering as much as she could in a large trash bag. The family of five is now living in a single room and there’s not much space for extras. “My daughter wanted her dollhouse, but I couldn’t bring it. The happiest moment was finding our cat alive. Seeing him brought real joy to the kids,” she says. 

Not long after she collected her belongings and left the kibbutz, a Hezbollah missile hit her house. The strike added her home to the staggering 75% of kibbutz structures in the north that have been damaged by Hezbollah’s relentless bombardments. 

Since Hezbollah joined the war as a “support front” for Hamas on Oct. 8, over 7,500 rockets have been fired from Lebanon into Israel, and more than 200 drones have crossed the border. The toll: 44 people have been killed, 271 wounded and 62,000 evacuated from dozens of communities in northern Israel. Those who have left have no idea when – or even if – they will ever return. The damage to agriculture and tourism has reached billions of dollars, and there is widespread fear that this conflict will escalate further.

The decision to evacuate most northern communities immediately after Oct. 7 didn’t come from the government, which was slow to respond. It came from the residents themselves. “It’s sheer luck that Hezbollah’s Radwan forces didn’t join Hamas in the massacre; if they had, nothing would have stopped them,” says Yochai Wolfin, the community director of Kibbutz Manara. “We are right on the border and at high risk. We’ve known for at least 10 years that Hezbollah’s Radwan forces have a plan they’ve been training to invade the Galilee, seize multiple communities and do here exactly what we saw happen in the south.”

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Naor Shamia, who has lived with his wife and three children on Kibbutz Manara since 2011, doesn’t sugarcoat the response of people living near the northern border following Oct. 7. “We ran away. We were terrified they would slaughter us, just like they did in the Gaza envelope,” he recalled. 

Since Oct. 7, Shamia, who typically would spend his days teaching math and physics, has been focused on leading the kibbutz’s rapid response unit – a band of community members with combat experience – which has been tasked with defending against terrorist infiltrations, rocket fire and even wildfires ignited by hot shrapnel or missile impacts. “Much of Kibbutz Manara is visible from Lebanon, which makes our situation even more challenging,” Shamia says. “You can walk through parts of the kibbutz and be fully exposed to Hezbollah.”

In December, when members of the rapid response unit rushed to a blaze that had been sparked by an anti-tank missile, Hezbollah fired three more missiles, injuring two members of the unit. “Manara sits on a high ridge, making us an easy target for anti-tank missiles,” Shamia says. “We’re exposed.” 

Established in 1943, the kibbutz economy has been primarily based on agriculture, including a famous vineyard, cherry and apple orchards, and poultry farming. Today, much of that has been destroyed by Hezbollah’s rockets. The vineyard was burned and the orchards, located in frequently targeted areas, were abandoned.

An aluminum business, which Yulia’s husband, Nadav, ran, was also destroyed by a missile strike. Since then, he has been serving with the rapid response unit, while Bar-Dan and their three children live in a single room on a kibbutz in the north but away from the border. 

“There’s no official declaration of war here, but we’re living as if there is a war, constantly bombarded by drones and missiles,” she says. “The children go to school, but they spent two hours in a shelter today because of missile fire. People might ask, ‘Why don’t you move somewhere else?’ But this is our home. I can’t imagine living anywhere else.”

She continued, “What would happen if she and others pulled up roots and abandoned the northernmost regions of Israel? Manara is on the border. If we’re not there, who will be? We have to come back.”

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She says she hopes for the day when the government comes to understand what’s at stake “and does what’s necessary to change the situation in the north. While the world’s attention is focused elsewhere,” adding, “the war between Israel and Hezbollah has left northern Israel in a state of devastation.”

The U.S. Navy commissioned a new submarine on Saturday, the first vessel in its fleet designed to fully integrate male and female sailors.

The USS New Jersey, a fast-attack Virginia-class submarine, was commissioned during a ceremony at Naval Weapons Station Earle in Middletown, New Jersey.

“You operate the most complex platform on the planet and you continuously strive for excellence,” New Jersey’s commanding officer Cmdr. Steve Halle addressed the submarine’s crew during the ceremony. “I’m amazed and humbled at what we have accomplished.”

“Our superior professionalism is enhanced by our crew integration and our diversity,” Halle continued. “We have exceeded expectations at every turn and overcome every obstacle set before us.”

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The USS New Jersey has a crew of nearly 135 Navy personnel. It’s the first in its class designed to be fully gender integrated. 

When the Navy lifted its ban on women in submarines in 2010, concern about the living quarters being too tight and a lack of privacy prompted the Navy to retrofit subs and designate washrooms. 

The USS New Jersey was designed for two genders from the outset with accommodations like increased privacy in washrooms and sleeping areas, Vice Admiral Robert Gaucher, commander of Submarine Forces Atlantic, told NorthJersey.com. Access to top bunks and overhead valves were also designed with the height, reach and strength of women in mind.

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The nuclear-powered submarine was unofficially nicknamed “Jersey Girl,” and its interior spaces decorated with posters and memorabilia representing the state, including a guitar signed by Jon Bon Jovi, the news outlet reported.

The sub is 377 feet long with a 34-foot beam and is able to dive to depths greater than 800 feet and operate at speeds in excess of 25 knots. 

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It is the third U.S. Navy ship named after the state of New Jersey, following the legendary battleship BB-62 that saw action during WWII, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.

“Real Time” host Bill Maher made a bold prediction about who will win the 2024 election following the first presidential debate between former President Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. 

“I’m gonna make this a very momentous night with a prediction,” Maher began his panel discussion Friday night. “Because I have the credibility for this prediction, because I had been called a ‘Trump alarmist’ for a very long time. They were wrong, I was right- he wasn’t gonna leave power. But ever since then and since the [Access Hollywood] tape… and he survived that. Every time he’s done crazy s— and gotten himself in trouble, I said ‘No, no. It’s not over.'”

“Tonight I’m saying- I think it’s over,” Maher said, sparking cheers from his liberal audience. 

He continued, “Even before we were around, there was a guy named Joe McCarthy in the early 50s, and he had a hold on America… Two or three years, he was the biggest thing, and then it was just- and I feel like ‘eating the dogs,’ we’re at this point.” 

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GOP pollster Kristen Soltis Anderson responded by telling Maher, “I do not share your confidence.”

“I know people don’t think that the polls are very accurate. So setting all of that aside, the reality is that people have known Donald Trump and known who he is for a very long time,” Soltis Anderson said. “And when you ask people, ‘Do you need to know more about these candidates?’ With Kamala Harris, they say yes, like three in ten people say ‘I feel like I need to know more in order to make a decision.’ But when you ask that about Donald Trump, only a fraction of voters say that they do. And so people know who he is, and yet he’s still competitive. You look at these battleground states, they’re still 50-50. He’s hanging in there.”

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“It will be tight on Election Day, as always it will. The polls will be tight, and then he’ll lose. That’s my prediction. We’ll see,” Maher doubled down. 

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Soltis Anderson went on to call Harris a “blank slate” to most voters and suggested progressives are allowing her to get away with sounding like an “RNC 2004 keynote speaker,” pointing to her debate comments about owning a gun and touting the endorsement of former Vice President Dick Cheney. 

“I want to push back on your assessment,” Maher told her. “I don’t think anything she’s saying now makes her conservative, actually… I just think this shows how far we’ve moved. Where she was in 2019, in 2020 was super far left, super what we call ‘woke.’ I know people don’t like that term, but okay, that’s where she was. Now I feel like she’s just, like, center left. I mean, I don’t know that fracking, even fracking has to be something that we demean this way. I mean, what we’re trying to do is get the environment to its best place, right?” 

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Despite Maher’s own assessment of Harris’ political pivot, Soltis Anderson insisted she wasn’t out of the woods just yet.

“The problem I think she has is that she has so many positions from the past that she has changed a lot on,” the pollster said. “And I don’t think in that debate, she got pressed nearly hard enough on why have you had this conversion, besides this new position is really popular in Pennsylvania?” 

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on Saturday he is being investigated over a decades-old story that he decapitated a dead whale and transported its skull across state lines.

Kennedy made the admission during a campaign event for former President Trump, saying he had received a letter last week. The report comes weeks after a left-wing environmental group resurfaced the whale story and called for an investigation.

I received a letter from the National Marine Fisheries Institute saying that they were investigating me for collecting a whale specimen 20 years ago,” Kennedy said Saturday.

“This is all about the weaponization of our government against political opponents,” he added.

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Kennedy did not offer details about the incident, but it first became public thanks to a 2012 interview with Kennedy’s daughter, Kick Kennedy, with Town and Country Magazine.

In the interview, Kick describes her father cutting the head off of a dead whale and strapping it to the roof of their vehicle, before driving from a beach in Massachusetts to Mount Kisco, New York.

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The left-wing group, the Center for Biological Diversity Action Fund, had argued the dead animal was protected by the Marine Mammal Protection and Endangered Species, making it illegal to possess any part of it.

They further claimed that it was likely a felony violation of the 1900 Lacey Act, “which prohibits the transportation of any wildlife, dead or alive, that was reduced to possession in violation of any state, federal or international regulation or law.”

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“Every time we accelerated on the highway, whale juice would pour into the windows of the car, and it was the rankest thing on the planet,” Kick told the magazine, saying the incident happened sometime around 1994.

“We all had plastic bags over our heads with mouth holes cut out, and people on the highway were giving us the finger, but that was just normal day-to-day stuff for us,” she added.

The Center for Biological Diversity resurfaced the story just days after Kennedy withdrew from the 2024 presidential race and endorsed Trump.

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The whale incident is not the only recent controversy involving Kennedy and dead animals. He also admitted to dumping the body of a dead bear in New York City’s Central Park over a decade ago.

You likely want to be cozy while flying for hours at a time, but some airlines have restrictions on how far travelers can go to increase their comfort.

Social media users on TikTok have shared experiences of flying with fellow passengers who have taken off their socks on commercial flights.

The videos have led many to call for education on airplane etiquette.

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Many popular airlines could even remove a passenger from a flight if the person goes against a no-barefoot policy.

American Airlines carefully details what’s required of passengers in its “conditions of carriage” contract.

In an effort to create a safe environment for all aboard, the airlines require everyone to “dress appropriately,” which means “bare feet or offensive clothing aren’t allowed,” according to American Airlines.

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Rule No. 21 on United Airlines’ “Contract of Carriage” is “Refusal of Transport,” which mentions a variety of reasons that someone may be denied entry to the plane or possibly removed.

One of the variables listed includes “passengers who are barefoot, not properly clothed, or whose clothing is lewd, obscene or offensive.”

Some airlines only allow those of a certain age to go barefoot while flying.

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For the “comfort and safety” of those on the carrier, Southwest Airlines notes that its staff may remove people if they are barefoot and above the age of 5, or without a disability that requires them to be barefoot.

JetBlue Airways is another airline that abides by the same age rule, according to its carriage contract.

While this rule seems to be popular among U.S.-based airlines, not all foreign airlines have this ban listed in conduct contracts.

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Air Canada, Air France or even British Airways, to name a few, do not have any rules listed in the airlines’ contract of carriage that allow for the removal of a passenger for being barefoot.

When an airline does implement a no-barefoot policy, enforcing it is reportedly up to the flight attendant.

Each contract uses the word “may be required” — meaning it is not a hard and fast rule that passengers must follow.

Even though wearing socks is not necessarily required, there could be some fair reasons to keep your toes tucked away while on board.

Jacqueline Whitmore, an etiquette expert based in Florida, said it is best to keep your feet covered in some capacity.

“From an etiquette standpoint, it is rude to walk about barefooted in a public place as many germs can be transmitted from your feet,” Whitmore told Fox News Digital.

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“If you plan to take off your shoes on a longer flight, it’s best not to walk around without slippers for your own health and safety,” she said. “The floor of the plane is extremely dirty, especially in the lavatory. The water on the floor is most likely not water at all.”

Whitmore also said that being barefoot can impact those around you.

“For fellow passengers, seeing someone walk around barefoot can be considered unpleasant or unhygienic, which could negatively impact their flying experience.”

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If you want to get comfortable yet remain hygienic, Whitmore suggested putting on a clean pair of socks, using slippers or wearing more comfortable shoes.

Fox News Digital reached out to American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Spirit Airlines, Southwest Airlines and JetBlue Airways for comment.

One of the newest food items greeting fans of the Arizona Cardinals this season at State Farm Stadium is sure to give dentists a headache: a cotton candy burrito. 

Craft Culinary Creations executive chef Sean Kavanaugh told Fox News Digital the creation was inspired by a similar item he spotted in Las Vegas. 

“I wish I could say I invented it, but I saw it in an ice cream shop in Las Vegas,” he said in a telephone interview. 

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The sugar-drenched item is a mixture of cotton candy, ice cream, candy and cereal, according to a release from the Arizona Cardinals, who said it and the other new items are “catered to the modern fan.” (See the video at the top of this article.)

The Cardinals describe the offering as “cotton candy-flavored ice cream topped with Fruity Pebbles, Froot Loops, marshmallows, Skittles, mini M&M’s, gummy bears and sprinkles all wrapped in a melt-in-your-mouth cotton candy shell.” 

“We just roll it up with the candies and the cereals and then the ice cream,” Kavanaugh said. 

Video shared with Fox News Digital shows an employee essentially hollowing out a piece of cotton candy so it can be filled with additional cotton candy, ice cream, cereals and candies.

The cotton candy and fillings are then rolled into a burrito shape. 

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News that the Arizona Cardinals would be selling a burrito with cotton candy in place of a tortilla and ice cream in place of rice went viral online shortly after the team’s media day — which led to a change of plans in terms of where the item was going to be sold.  

Initially, the cotton candy burrito was going to be exclusive to the club level of State Farm Stadium, Kavanaugh said. 

That changed after the item went viral online.

“We’re doing a portable [food stand] on our main concourse and our upper concourse is now serving it as well,” he said. “So it’s available in all levels.”

The sugary snack retails for $15.

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So far, after the NFL preseason, reaction to the cotton candy burrito has been good, Kavanaugh said. 

“Everyone [who has] ordered one has been excited about it and loved it,” Kavanaugh said.

“My teeth itch just looking at it.”

He said there has been a mix of reactions online, something he thought was “funny and just so weird.” 

On Reddit, an image of the burrito was widely shared across the website, including on both food and sports-related pages – prompting a variety of humorous responses. 

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“My teeth itch just looking at it,” Reddit user “BigDanDizzle” wrote. 

“Seven-year-old me would be in heaven at the sight of this. Current me would be going to heaven if he tried this,” user “ZappaOMatic” said. 

“This looks like a nightmare, but I’m ashamed to say I’d definitely try it,” user “mrb4” admitted. 

It is possible to eat the cotton candy burrito like a standard burrito made with a tortilla, Kavanaugh told Fox News Digital, but that “depends on how messy you want to get.” 

The item is “definitely shareable,” Kavanaugh noted, as “it’s pretty big by the time we get them rolling it.” 

But most of all, Kavanaugh stressed the cotton candy burrito is “fun,” from its concept and creation to the viral reaction to it. 

“It’s just a lot of fun. And it’s a fun item. And that’s why we’re doing it,” he said. “I don’t know how [else] to describe it.” 

The Cardinals play the Los Angeles Rams in their home opener on Sunday, Sept. 15. 

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The team lost to the Buffalo Bills 34-28 in last weekend’s season opener.