Netanyahu singles out world leader as ‘disgrace’ for supporting arms embargo
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed French President Emmanuel Macron and other Western leaders on Saturday who he said had called for an arms embargo on Israel over its airstrikes against Hamas in Gaza.
“As Israel fights the forces of barbarism led by Iran, all civilized countries should be standing firmly by Israel’s side, yet President Macron and other western leaders are now calling for arms embargoes against Israel. Shame on them, “Netanyahu said in a statement.
He continued, “Is Iran imposing an arms embargo on Hezbollah, on the Houthis, on Hamas and on its other proxies? Of course not. This axis of terror stands together, but countries who supposedly oppose this terror axis call for an arms embargo on Israel.”
Netanyahu called their stance a “disgrace,” adding that Israel would win “with or without their support, but their shame will continue long after the war is won.”
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He said, “in defending ourselves against this barbarism, Israel is defending civilization against those who seek to impose a dark age of fanaticism on all of us. Rest assured, Israel will fight until the battle is won – for our sake and for the sake of peace and security in the world.”
Netanyahu noted that Israel is defending itself on seven different fronts, including Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Houthis in Lebanon, Shiite militias in Iraq and Syria, terrorists in Judea and Samaria and Iran.
On Saturday, Macron said France would no longer supply arms to Israel, although the country will continue to send missile defense equipment.
“I think that today, the priority is that we return to a political solution, that we stop delivering weapons to fight in Gaza,” Macron said in an interview, according to Euro News.
Also on Saturday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it had raided and dismantled a Hezbollah underground command complex in Lebanon.
“The troops entered a terror tunnel about 250 meters long, located about 300 meters from the border and not crossing into Israeli territory,” IDF spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said in a press conference.
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He said a kitchenette and rooms that allowed for extended stays underground along with weapons and command rooms were found inside the complex.
“These compounds were intended to be used by Hezbollah terrorists in an attack on the communities of the Galilee,” he said. “This tunnel did not cross into our territory, and yesterday we destroyed it.”
The U.S. continues to supply Israel with arms, although President Biden has spoken out against the country’s approach to its war with Gaza where tens of thousands of civilians have died.
“I think what he’s doing is a mistake,” Biden said in August, while continuing to call for a cease-fire. “I don’t agree with his approach.”
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This week in a surprise appearance at a White House press briefing, Biden, in answering a reporter, said he wasn’t sure if Netanyahu was holding off on a cease-fire to influence the November election.
“Whether he’s trying to influence the election, I don’t know – but I’m not counting on that,” Biden said. “No administration has helped Israel more than I have. None, none, none, and I think he should remember that.”
Ex-Obama adviser suggests Helene will help Harris win storm-ravaged North Carolina
Former Obama senior adviser David Axelrod argued that Vice President Kamala Harris voters will be clever enough to navigate voting in the wake of the devastation from Hurricane Helene, while saying that rural Trump voters will have a harder time getting to the polls.
Axelrod made the claim during an episode of his podcast “Hacks on Tap” that aired Wednesday, predicting that liberal voters in Asheville, North Carolina – a predominantly blue area in the state – will “figure out a way to vote” more so than conservatives in the storm’s aftermath.
Describing Asheville as a “blue dot” in the state, he continued, “Those voters in Asheville are – they’re, you know, the kind of voters that will figure out a way to vote. You know, they’re upscale, kind of liberal voters, and they’re probably going to figure out a way to vote,” Axelrod said.
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He continued, stating that rural conservatives may not be as resourceful in finding ways to vote following the destruction of their homes and communities.
“I’m not sure a bunch of these folks who’ve had their homes and lives destroyed elsewhere in western North Carolina – in the mountains there – are going to be as easy to wrangle for the Trump campaign,” the political commentator hypothesized.
“I don’t know how that’s all going to play out, but it’s an unpredictable element in North Carolina that has made it, maybe a little more interesting,” he mused.
Communities in North Carolina – which Axelrod noted is the second-most rural state in the country – were hit especially hard by the effects of Hurricane Helene. Catastrophic flooding has destroyed roads and bridges, cutting off communities from getting much-needed aid.
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More than 70 people are now confirmed dead in North Carolina, and hundreds of people remain unaccounted for, due to the lack of power and communication access.
As of Thursday, the death toll among the six states most affected by Helene – Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee – sits at 170. Disaster-response teams fear that number will climb as they regain access to communities isolated by the storm.
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Multiple prominent X users commented on Axelrod’s political assessment.
OutKick.com founder Clay Travis posted, “On his podcast @davidaxelrod says Democrat voters in Asheville, North Carolina are smarter, wealthier and will still show up to vote for Kamala while he thinks Trump voters won’t. This is why Kamala and Biden aren’t helping, they benefit from the disaster.”
The Federalist editor-in-chief Mollie Hemingway commented, “I fear that Axelrod’s point is why Harris and Biden are letting these people drown.”
Fox News contributor Tammy Bruce slammed Axelrod over his take, asking, “Did ya know that famous Democrat operative David Axelrod figures city Democrats are smarter and more resourceful and will figure out how to vote whereas the dumb Trump deplorables up in the mountains of NC who just lost everything, won’t. Was he on the verge of a Kamala cackle?”
Reporter and commentator Drew Hernnadez stated, “David Axelrod says Hurricane Helene victims in North Carolina that are Trump voters will have a hard time voting in the 2024 election. They hate you.”
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Vanderbilt stuns the nation with program’s first-ever victory against No. 1 team
The Vanderbilt Commodores recorded arguably the biggest win in program history Saturday by upsetting top-ranked Alabama, 40-35.
The Crimson Tide won the opening toss and deferred. And Vanderbilt immediately drove down the field for a 7-yard touchdown run by Sedrick Alexander to take the lead.
It was the first time since 2007 Vandy had opened a game against Alabama with a touchdown, and that was Nick Saban’s second game as coach. Alabama rallied and won that day 24-10.
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The Commodores carried a 23-14 lead into the locker room at halftime.
Vanderbilt added 17 points in the second half and held off a furious comeback attempt from No. 1 Alabama to secure the upset victory in Nashville.
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Jalen Milroe, among the top Heisman Trophy candidates after he delivered a dazzling performance last week in Tuscaloosa to hold off Georgia, finished Saturday’s loss with 312 passing yards, one touchdown and one interception.
Prior to Saturday, Vanderbilt last defeated Alabama on Sept. 29, 1984.
Vanderbilt fans danced onto the field, jumping up and down as they celebrated the school’s historic win on Saturday. Fans eventually tore down a goal post, carried it out of the stadium and rang out sweet sounds of victory. Then they toted the goal post just over a couple miles, before tossing it into the Cumberland River.
Vanderbilt coach Clark Lea said the moment felt like a dream.
“This is the dream, right here,” Lea said. “And for the next 12 hours, I’m going to enjoy the dream. We’ve got more ahead of us, but this is what Vanderbilt football needs to be about: Big wins on big stages. We’re going to go get some more.”
First-year Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer said it’s back to work for a team that wasn’t at its best against Vanderbilt.
“We’re going to find out really how much we care about each other and what it looks like moving forward,” DeBoer said. “We’ve been tested in different ways really a lot of the games here this season, and this is a different type of test now in our response.”
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Alabama linebacker Deontae Lawson said it’s early and everything remains in front of the Tide. “We never want to feel this again,” he said.
Saturday’s improbable win improved Vanderbilt’s record to 3-2, while Alabama lost for the first time. The Crimson Tide return home next week and will try to bounce back against South Carolina.
Off-duty police officer shot and killed after allegedly breaking into neighbor’s home
An off-duty officer with the Atlanta Police Department was shot and killed by one of his neighbors after he allegedly broke into a house near St. Andrews Golf Club in Douglas County, Georgia, early Friday morning, officials said.
The officer, identified as Aubree Horton, had been with the Atlanta Police Department since 2015 and was most recently with the Fugitive Unit, the department told Fox News Digital.
Horton was also just honored with an Investigator of the Year award late last month, according to FOX 5 Atlanta.
“We are working closely with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office to learn more about what occurred as they investigate the incident,” the department said in a statement shared with Fox News Digital.
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Surveillance video showed Horton appeared to be experiencing a “mental health episode or (was) under the influence of narcotics,” FOX 5 reported.
“When he gained entrance, the homeowner produced a firearm in self-defense and shot the individual,” Capt. Jon Mauney of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office told reporters, according to FOX 5.
Horton lived just a few streets away from the house he allegedly broke into, the station reported.
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Neighbors were shocked.
“It’s right here in your neighborhood and a golfing community and a place where you really think this would never happen,” one neighbor told FOX 5.
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Investigators don’t yet know why Horton broke into the home.
Al Pacino says doctors who looked like they were from space saved his life
Al Pacino is opening up about a near-death experience.
In a new interview with The New York Timespublished on Saturday, the “Scarface” actor, 84, detailed a scary moment in which he fell unconscious while battling COVID-19 in 2020.
“I didn’t have a pulse,” he said. “In a matter of minutes [the paramedics] were there — the ambulance in front of my house. I had about six paramedics in that living room, and there were two doctors, and they had these outfits on that looked like they were from outer space or something.”
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The Oscar Award-winning actor noted that he started to feel “not good,” before falling unconscious.
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“I didn’t see the white light or anything,” said Pacino, who was experiencing a high fever and dehydration at the time. “There’s nothing there. I’d never thought about it in my life. But you know actors: It sounds good to say I died once. What is it when there’s no more?”
Despite the nerve-wracking moment, Pacino said he isn’t afraid of death.
“[You get] a different view of death as you get older,” he said. “It’s just the way it is.”
“I didn’t ask for it. Just comes, like a lot of things just come,” he added.
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Pacino also reflected on his role as a father over the years, and said his children are why he’d like to “stick around a little longer if it’s possible.”
The actor has four children: a 1-year-old son, Roman Pacino, whom he welcomed with Noor Alfallah in June 2023, daughter Julie Marie, 34, with ex-girlfriend Jan Tarrant and twins Anton and Olivia, 23, with ex Beverly D’Angelo.
Though Pacino and girlfriend Alfallah are still romantically together, the couple recently hammered out a custody agreement in Los Angeles court shortly after their son was born.
“Al and Noor have successfully worked together and have mutually reached agreements regarding their child Roman,” a representative for the actor told Fox News Digital at the time. “A lot of people are saying ‘did they break up?’ or ‘did they split up?’ They are still together.”
Details of Pacino and Alfallah’s agreement were not disclosed in the documents filed in a Los Angeles Court in 2023 and obtained by Fox News Digital. The couple legally acknowledged they are both parents to Roman by waiving their rights to contest their parental relationships at trial.
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Pacino is required to pay Alfallah $30,000 a month in child support and was awarded visitation rights for the child. Alfallah was granted primary physical custody. The child support number was based on Pacino’s income of $2.5 million per year. The monthly payment could change, but the actor would never pay more than $90,000 a month, according to court documents.
Milton expected to become a major hurricane before slamming into Florida
MIAMI — An alarming change in the forecast now shows the potential for a dangerous hurricane to strike the west coast of Florida during the workweek with damaging winds, life-threatening storm surge and torrential rain.
The budding cyclone was designated Tropical Storm Milton on Saturday afternoon by the National Hurricane Center, but it’s now expected to rapidly intensify into a hurricane by Monday and reach Florida on Wednesday.
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The forecast with Milton has evolved quite a bit in the last 24 hours, showing greater potential to be a more significant storm.
“I don’t like the way this is developing at all, and it’s going to happen pretty quickly,” says FOX Weather Hurricane Specialist Bryan Norcross. “It just means the odds are significantly higher (Saturday) than they were (Friday) that a memorable, impactful storm is going to impact Florida in the days ahead.”
What’s the latest with Tropical Storm Milton?
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What’s the forecast for Tropical Storm Milton?
Milton is forecast to pick up speed early next week and turn to the east/northeast across the central and eastern Gulf of Mexico, reaching hurricane strength on Monday with rapid strengthening likely during the early part of the week, according to the NHC.
On the current schedule, Milton would arrive at the Florida Peninsula around Wednesday, although winds could increase late on Tuesday. Well in advance of the storm, waves of heavy rain are forecast beginning Sunday, especially in Central and South Florida.
“The GFS (model) and the European (model) have a significant storm offshore (of Florida on Wednesday),” Norcross said. “How significant is this? Yes, it could be a hurricane. Decent chance. And these models, they say hurricane. Could it be a strong hurricane? Category two, Category three. We can’t even rule that out.”
The National Hurricane Center is now forecasting Hurricane Milton to make landfall around the Tampa metro as a Category 3 hurricane.
“There is really no good news in any of these various computer forecasts, but here we are,” said Norcross.
The NHC echoes those concerns.
“Regardless of the exact details of the intensity forecast, an intense hurricane with multiple life-threatening hazards is likely to affect the west coast of the Florida Peninsula next week,” the agency said Saturday morning.
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What are the storm surge possibilities?
Norcross says it’s too early to predict how much storm surge this system could generate on Florida’s West Coast, as it’ll depend on Milton’s track and where it makes landfall in western Florida. But it will be significant and dangerous.
“In some areas, it will likely be higher than in Hurricane Helene,” Norcross said. “It’s critical that everybody in Central and South Florida stay well-informed since things are developing quickly.”
Ahead of the storm, Governor Ron DeSantis issued a state of emergency for dozens of counties from South Florida to northern parts of the state.
How much rain is expected?
Forecast models show the heaviest rainfall is expected to be from the Interstate 4 corridor and southward, where a widespread area could see 4-6 inches of rainfall over the next week, with some areas nearing a foot of rain.
Because much of the rain will be spread out over several days, widespread flooding is not anticipated, but where thunderstorms repeatedly move over the same region, issues could arise.
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The expected impacted region is farther south from where Hurricane Helene made landfall last week, so the hardest-hit areas of the Big Bend will not receive as much rainfall as locations such as Fort Myers, Orlando, Tampa and Miami.
In addition to the rainfall, rough seas will lead to threats of increased rip currents and erosion along beaches – a pattern that will continue well into next week.
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“The bottom line is we do have the potential for a significant, problematic, impactful storm coming toward Florida Tuesday, Wednesday-ish of next week,” Norcross said.
What’s to be expected with the rest of hurricane season?
The waters in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf remain plenty warm for development, and October is typically the month with the most landfalls in South Florida.
According to NOAA historical data, more than 60% of landfalls in the region occur after the climatological peak of the hurricane season, which is Sept. 10.
The latest date a hurricane has ever hit the Sunshine State is Nov. 21, when Hurricane Kate slammed into the Florida Panhandle in 1985.
The National Hurricane Center continues to monitor Hurricane Kirk in the central Atlantic and Hurricane Leslie in the eastern Atlantic, which are expected to have greater impacts on Europe than the U.S.
There is also a new disturbance off the coast of Africa that is being tracked but only slow development is expected.
Friends who shocked each other with pregnancy reveals at same time get another surprise
Two best friends in Florida got to experience one of life’s most meaningful experiences together — becoming mothers — and it was caught on camera.
It started in May 2024, when Carolynn Shada announced her pregnancy to her best friend, Kali Gaynor — only to get a surprise of her own when her friend said she was also expecting.
“Our due dates were eight days apart, so we always joked around with the idea that we all could be at the hospital at the same time,” she wrote on Instagram.
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“NEVER did we ever think our BOYS would be born on the same day.”
Yet that’s exactly what happened — in August, the best friends went into labor and delivered their baby boys on the same day, in the same hospital.
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“Her precious baby boy was born a bit after 12AM on Tuesday,” Shada wrote of her friend.
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“The hospital we were at was at a max capacity, so a few hours after she birthed her baby they moved her to triage. As morning rolls around, I head to the hospital and was placed in the EXACT room she delivered her baby in. My son was born later that afternoon with the same midwife group.”
“You can’t make this stuff up!”
Fox News Digital reached out to Shada and Gaynor for comment.