JONATHAN TURLEY: Alan Dershowitz fights back after Martha’s Vineyard chef refuses to serve him

Harvard Professor Alan Dershowitz appears to be living through a remake of the Seinfeld Soup Nazi episode. However, Dershowitz is facing a new culinary menace in Martha’s Vineyard. Chef Krem Miskevich has barred the famed lawyer from buying pierogis because of his political views, and liberals are applauding him for it. Welcome to Pierogi Politics. It is the same distasteful politics that is tearing apart this country, only with an added carbo load.

Dershowitz has previously described how his liberal neighbors, who were friendly when he was advancing left-wing causes, have blacklisted him in the elite community due to his defense of President Donald Trump. He is treated as a persona non grata and shunned by the wealthy community.

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Now the blacklisting has extended to food. Dershowitz would regularly go to the West Tisbury Farmers Market and buy food from the Good Pierogi.  Then Miskevich decided to join the mob and bar him from eating.

Miskevich (who goes by pronouns “they” and “them”) also accused Dershowitz of misgendering by referring to “him” in passing (Dershowitz said that he would happily use his preferred pronouns). However, Miskevich admits it is his political and legal views that led him to blacklist the professor.

Dershowitz is now pursuing legal action against the West Tisbury Farmers Market and posted this statement on his YouTube channel last week: “He didn’t approve of my politics so he wouldn’t serve me.”

Dershowitz suggested that the initial rejection may have been due to his wearing a pro-Jewish T-shirt.  In his initial encounter, he had reminded the vendor that Massachusetts law prohibits refusing service based on race, religion or sexual orientation: “You couldn’t say ‘I don’t serve black people,’ you couldn’t say, ‘I don’t serve gay people,’ you couldn’t say ‘I don’t serve Jews.'”

The police were called in the incident and led Dershowitz away.

Miskevich has thrilled the left by venting his hate for Dershowitz and anyone who holds his political or legal views:

“When he came to our booth, I experienced a surge of emotion. As a chef, I love to share what I cook with the public, regardless of who they are. In this case, what was in the forefront of my mind was the fact that this was the high-profile attorney who represented several sexual predators and abusers including Jeffrey Epstein.”

Dershowitz is entirely in the right here, and the treatment that he received was outrageous. What is chilling is how hate is now celebrated on the left as a perverse type of virtue signaling.

We have seen how the left has embraced blacklisting, an abuse that was once associated with the McCarthy period. In 1950, columnist and civil libertarian Max Lerner penned a chilling prediction in the New York Post about the Red Scare: “There is a hate layer of opinion and emotion in America. There will be other McCarthys to come who will be hailed as its heroes.”

It turns out it would come from the left. Calls for blacklisting have come from city councils to public interest groups. Others called for banning those “complicit” from college campuses, while still others demanded a “Truth and Reconciliation Commission” to “hold Trump and his enablers accountable for the crimes they have committed.” Daily Beast editor-at-large Rick Wilson added his own call for “humiliation,” “incarceration,” and even ritualistic suicides for Trump supporters in an unhinged, vulgar column.

Writers and editors have joined blacklisting efforts targeting Trump supporters, conservative justices, and authors like JK Rowling for their political views. It is all part of the Orwellian logic of the Left: intolerance in the name of tolerance, blacklisting in the name of free speech.

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We have also seen lawyers increasingly targeted by the Left for their clients, a tactic once used against liberal lawyers representing unpopular criminal or civil clients. That includes the successful targeting of a Harvard professor for representing Weinstein. Many leading lawyers helped fund the Lincoln Project in its national effort to harass and abuse any lawyers representing the Republican party or President Trump.

This week, President Trump even had to sign an executive order to deter “debanking” where financial institutions discriminate on the basis of political or religious views.

Now, back to Dershowitz. Liberals are applauding the denial of food to people who do not share their political views. Indeed, Miskevich is parading and posturing like the MLK of Martha’s Vineyard for joining the mob against a single, unpopular neighbor. Instead of treating food as a basis for shared dialogue and exchange, Miskevich wants to weaponize it to use against those who dare to hold opposing views.

What is particularly striking is how these are many of the same people who insisted that a Colorado baker should be required to make cakes that violate the owner’s religious and free speech rights. In and later cases like , the Left hounded business owners for refusing to sell products that celebrated same-sex marriages. They were outraged that such denials are hateful and intolerant.

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However, in , the owner insisted that he would sell cakes to same-sex couples and anyone else coming into his store. He only drew the line at preparing cakes expressly celebrating same-sex marriages as an expressive act that violated his core beliefs.

In this case, Miskevich is refusing to sell pre-made pierogis based on a political litmus test. It is not clear that this violates the law, but it is wrong. If Dershowitz asked Miskevich to cater a pierogi-based party in celebration of Trump, I would support his right to decline as a matter of free speech given his dislike for conservatives. However, this is the denial of service for pre-made pierogis based on viewpoint discrimination.

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There is little doubt that Miskevich will haul in customers by pandering to the mob. The only thing that is more enticing today than the love for good food is the hate for opposing views. The problem is that feeding on hate will never satiate people; they simply want more servings. That insatiable appetite is destroying this country and now Miskevich is contributing to it one pierogi at a time.

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Dentist turns deadly: Wife slain on safari so he could start fresh with mistress

A wealthy dentist convicted of murdering his wife on an African safari was described by those who knew him as an “evil” Jekyll and Hyde who was too greedy to let go of his money or mistress.      

“There was so much more on the cutting room floor that we were not able to include just because of runtime,” director Dani Sloane told Fox News Digital. “I think the biggest thing for me was that the fear was real. It was not put on for the cameras.

“All of these people who were [there] while this was happening were afraid of him. Whether it was physically afraid of him, emotionally scarred by working for him, there was no shortage of people who had this very intense hatred for him.”

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Sloane is the executive producer of a new ABC News Studios true crime docuseries, “Trophy Wife: Murder on Safari.” It explores the rise and fall of Larry Rudolph, who was accused of killing his wife of 34 years to collect millions of dollars in life insurance to live a lavish lifestyle with his dental hygienist-turned-lover Lori Milliron.

The special features new sit-downs with loved ones, former business partners, FBI agents close to the case and the former U.S. ambassador to Zambia. It also includes interviews with Rudolph and Milliron from federal prison.

“You see all these people from all these walks of life, from the insurance agent to former business partners to people who worked for him … [and] members of the Safari Club,” Sloane explained, noting they all “lined up” to share their accounts.

“The biggest thing for me, as we were making this [film] was, there were all these different sectors of his life, and the thing that unites all of these people is these feelings towards Larry and Lori. … These feelings were all prevalent and visceral all these years later.”

In 2016, Rudolph, who owned a Pittsburgh-based dental franchise, shot his wife, Bianca Rudolph, in the heart with a shotgun on their last morning in Zambia, prosecutors said. The pair had been hunting game during their trip. The prosecutors claimed Rudolph made it appear like the 56-year-old accidentally shot herself while packing.

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The docuseries revealed it was Bianca’s pals who reached out to the FBI, urging it to conduct an investigation.

“You hear the FBI agents say it themselves that, often, when someone dies suspiciously, it’s not abnormal to get calls asking for an investigation,” said Sloane. “[But] the level of specificity that they were getting from these calls really put the case on the FBI’s radar. I think that was the first step, even the catalyst, of getting a file opened by the FBI.

“The case had been ruled an accident in Zambia,” Sloane pointed out. “It was a case closed. So, the friends were crucial in getting it on the FBI’s radar. … They were the engine.”

After Bianca’s death, Rudolph, now 70, and Milliron began building a home together, paying $3.5 million in cash for a property in Arizona, People magazine reported. The lovers embarked on glitzy getaways.

But in December 2021, after a five-year investigation into Bianca’s death, federal authorities arrested Rudolph while he was traveling to Mexico with Milliron for the holidays. Investigators learned that Rudolph had collected $4.9 million in life insurance policies he had taken out on his wife.

Rudolph’s dark past also quickly came to light.

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In the mid-2000s, Rudolph’s partners at The Dentistry accused him of embezzling money from their practice, Rolling Stone reported. According to the outlet, one of Rudolph’s partners gave him an ultimatum — walk away or they would press charges. While Rudolph denied the allegations, he made his exit and launched another successful dental practice located directly across the street.

During one of his hunts in Zambia, Rudolph claimed he was attacked by a crocodile, resulting in disability insurance payments of $30,000. Those who spoke out in the docuseries admitted they had their theories about the incident in question.

“In terms of the case, I think it’s all spelled out,” said Sloane. “This hinges on whether you think it was a murder or an accident and that it was all a misunderstanding, as the defense alleges. … But if you look at the prosecution and the FBI’s case, the motive that they built, [it] resonated with a lot of people and made sense to a lot of people, especially when looking at Larry’s past. [To them], it’s money.

“[Larry] was somebody that everybody who had been interviewed by the FBI and us, who knew him … [claimed] money was always the thing that mattered to him most,” she shared. “This idea of losing any amount of his net worth to a divorce was unacceptable to him. … I think what’s central to the case is that money is the overwhelming motivator. “

In a statement, the Department of Justice said when Rudolph returned to the United States after Bianca’s death, he filed fraudulent claims on nine separate life insurance policies issued by seven different companies to obtain nearly $5 million.

“A big thing after Bianca’s death was … that no one was allowed to mention it,” said Sloane. “Larry had people working for him in Pittsburgh while he was living with Lori in Arizona. Dental hygienists who started after Bianca died … were starting to raise questions around it. Was it really an accident? Larry and Lori were starting to act suspicious and paranoid, according to them.

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“There are a lot of stories about surveillance that Larry and Lori set up in the office,” she added. “It came to their attention over time that Larry and Lori were listening to everything they were saying, even though they were thousands of miles away. All of these dental assistants we spoke to started to feel strange and unsafe.

“I think there was a mounting paranoia that was starting to present itself after Bianca’s death. Whether it’s because they did something wrong and were covering it up because they knew they were under investigation and that was making them paranoid, it’s hard to say. But there was this very intense shift in Larry and Lori leading up to their arrest.”

In 2023, Rudolph was sentenced to life in prison. He was also ordered to pay significant penalties for defrauding insurance companies. 

That same year, Milliron, 67, was sentenced to 17 years in prison for her role as an accessory in Bianca’s murder. Both maintain their innocence and are appealing their convictions.

“Their sides to the story very much aligned with each other, which I think was important to understand if there were any discrepancies,” said Sloane. “And there were none that were uncovered. … They had an answer to every question. They were very open, and they stuck to their side of the story. And it remained consistent throughout the process.

“I think there is still love there,” said Sloane. “But I think they’re both [more focused on] moving through the appeals process. In terms of a future, in terms of what they mean to each other today, I think they were tight-lipped on that.”

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Sloane said the docuseries continues to spark new questions about the circumstances surrounding everyone who was involved.

“You might feel they were wrongfully accused and don’t belong in prison,” said Sloane. “[Some might argue that] they wanted to build a successful practice together, and you can’t help who you fall in love with.

“I think the most prevalent way that people look at it is that they were both united in a desire to make money at any cost possible and were going to stop at nothing to attain the power and lifestyle they both ultimately wanted. Ultimately, they got carried away with it.”

Video shows Russian resort chairlift snap mid-air, sending tourists plummeting

Harrowing footage has captured the terrifying moment a chairlift suddenly collapsed at a remote mountain resort in Russia, sending several people plunging into the deep waters of a lake while others tumbled violently to the rocky ground below. 

The catastrophic incident left eight injured and another 13 clinging for their lives amid the rugged terrain of the Kabardino-Balkaria region in Nalchik, according to local reports. 

Emergency responders said decades of wear and tear of the cables, which were originally installed in 1968, are believed to be “the preliminary cause of the accident,” Russian news agency TASS said.

Surveillance video shows riders screaming as the chairs snapped without warning. Some of the 21 victims who were on the chairlift crashed into trees, while another video captured a tourist falling to the ground. 

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Reports say four people plunged into the 22-foot-deep waters of Lake Trek. Those who were left dangling from the collapsed chairlifts were eventually evacuated by emergency crews, according to TASS. 

Authorities reportedly launched a large-scale rescue operation to rush the wounded to nearby hospitals.  

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Russia’s health ministry said they detected a spinal cord injury in one of the victims, TASS reported.

“One patient is in serious condition in an intensive care unit,” a regional health ministry spokesperson said.

No fatalities were recorded from the incident.

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Authorities reportedly opened a criminal investigation into the incident to determine whether any laws or regulations were violated that contributed to the horrific crash. 

“During the investigation, all other versions will be considered,” emergency services said.

Vegas visitors draw the line at $25 drinks, say tips can stay in their wallets

Las Vegas servers say they’re feeling the heat as high prices and declining tourism hammer their tip earnings across the Strip.

Tipping in Sin City is reportedly down by as much as 50% among servers, as some of them blame the economy and policy while others point to high prices, a tipping backlash and poor service.

On Reddit’s r/VegasLocals forum, one cocktail waitress wrote, “I used to average about 80 cents a drink. Now I’m averaging about 10 cents.”

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“We are working triple what we used to and making a quarter of what we did,” another person added on the forum. 

Jacob Soto, 22, a supervisor at Pinkbox Doughnuts in downtown Las Vegas, told The Wall Street Journal that he used to make up to $200 a week in credit card tips, but now only earns between $100 and $150. 

While the city saw an 11.3% drop in overall visitation in June compared to the same time last year, according to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA), international travel to Vegas is down approximately 10% year over year. 

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Ted Pappageorge, secretary-treasurer of the Culinary Workers Union, which represents 60,000 Vegas workers, said federal immigration and economic policies are keeping international travelers away.

“The unions and the industry and the government need to get together and repair the damage and welcome tourism back,” he told Fox News Digital.

Pappageorge called the tipped income tax exemption proposed in President Donald Trump‘s “big, beautiful bill” a “welcome relief.” 

He pointed out, however, that if workers aren’t “making the tips, the credit doesn’t help.”

“Guests are pushing back on $18 bottles of water in the minibar and $37 martinis.”

He said companies have already frozen hiring and made targeted staffing cuts, with part-time workers – who make up 25% of the union’s membership – being the first to lose hours. 

“If it continues, it could bleed into the full-timers,” he added.

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Some industry observers assert the problem is more local.

“Many attribute this not only to a general dip in international travel demand to the U.S., but also to aggressive price-gouging by hospitality venues,” Rob DelliBovi, a consultant and founder of the Miami-based RDB Hospitality Group, told Fox News Digital. 

“Guests are pushing back on $18 bottles of water in the minibar and $37 martinis.”

Many people in the r/VegasLocals thread agree.

Said one Redditor, “Twenty-five-dollar drinks … $30 pancakes, $35 burgers … and on top of it you have to tip?” 

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Added another person, “Nobody wants to give you 20% on top of the already exorbitantly overpriced s—.”

A beer recently cost nearly $15 at a casino, yet another person said.

“I’m tired of tipping for everything.”

“What that translates to is me drinking less beer and tipping less,” the person said. 

“I understand that casinos have costs, but this is absurd.”

“I’m tired of tipping for everything, as quality of service has consistently gone down,” another person wrote.

One Vegas waitress, who requested anonymity out of fear of losing her job, also said she thinks the quality of service has declined. 

“For the price, it should be impeccable,” she told Fox News Digital.

She said aggressive upselling tactics, repetitive restaurant concepts and a lack of genuine hospitality are turning off tourists and locals alike. As a result, she said she’s also seen tip revenue decrease by half compared to last summer.

The waitress said businesses on the Strip need to return to the basics of hospitality and focus on local clientele rather than only international customers.

“The locals don’t want to pay double for food that’s not any better and for servers to be rude,” she said.

Despite the downturn, Vegas has not lost its hustle yet, DelliBovi said.

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“Sales teams in Las Vegas are already strategizing on how to reinvigorate the market and drive business back up for the fall,” he said.

Even as reports indicate Las Vegas tourism is down overall, Circa Resort & Casino CEO Derek Stevens recently told Fox News Digital the assessment may be “premature.” 

“In specific pockets, like where we at Circa Las Vegas are located in downtown — I think people feel there’s maybe a little better value. Things were really booming,” Stevens said. 

He added, “If you really start unpeeling some layers of the onion in Las Vegas, I think you’re going to find companies that have very specific areas that are a little less subject to the economy and that are doing OK.”

Mom who lost son to heatstroke shares key steps that could save athletes

In recent weeks, two high-school football players — Joshua Henderson, 16, from Tennessee, and Mikah King, 15, from Georgia — collapsed and died after practicing in the heat.

In 2017, the same tragedy occurred when Zach Martin, 16, died of heatstroke during summer football practice in Florida. 

After collapsing, he was taken to the hospital with a body temperature of 107 degrees Fahrenheit. 

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His mother, Laurie Martin-Giordano, president of the Zach Martin Foundation, spoke to Fox & Friends on Thursday to discuss ways to prevent this tragic outcome for other athletes.

Martin-Giordano emphasized “advocating for yourself” first and foremost. 

“You will need to make sure that you’re getting the hydration and the nutrition and plenty of sleep, because those are things that your coach or your teachers are not going to have any awareness of,” she said.

What is heatstroke?

Mayo Clinic defines heatstroke as “a condition caused by the body overheating.”

It can happen after exposure to high temperatures or prolonged physical activity during periods of excessive heat.

It’s important to recognize the warning signs and take precautions, experts say.

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“There are a few stages of heat injury, and heatstroke is the most serious,” says Mayo Clinic. 

Symptoms of heatstroke include high body temperature (104 degrees Fahrenheit or higher), change in mental state or behavior, change in sweating pattern and flushed skin, according to the above source.

Other signs may include nausea and vomiting, rapid breathing, racing heart rate and headache.

Hydration and rest are the first line of defense, experts advise.

“If you feel faint or weak, STOP all activity and get to a cool place,” the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states on its website.

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The first step when someone experiences heatstroke symptoms is not to call an ambulance, but to do anything possible to lower their core body temperature, Martin-Giordano emphasized.

“It needs to be below [104 degrees Fahrenheit],” she said. “104 is significant because that is where the body loses its ability to regulate temperature.”

“Immediately start cooling before you start taking them to the hospital … During that time, their core temperature is just going to continue to climb, which does a significant amount of damage to the body.”

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“In cases like we’ve seen lately and with my son, they can’t recover from that. It’s just too much damage internally,” she added.

Once the body has begun cooling down, it is important to seek aid, which may include calling 911 for an ambulance.

Tips for safely exercising in the heat

If you plan to exercise while it’s hot outside, Mayo Clinic suggests the following strategies to stay cool and safe.

• Limit outdoor activity, especially during the middle of the day when the sun is hottest.
• Wear and reapply sunscreen as indicated on the package.
• Schedule workouts and practices earlier or later in the day when the temperature is cooler.
• Start activities slowly and pick up the pace gradually.
• Drink more water than usual, and don’t wait until you’re thirsty to drink more. Muscle cramping may be an early sign of heat-related illness.
• Monitor your condition and have someone do the same for you.
• Wear loose, lightweight, light-colored clothing.

Suspect identified in CDC headquarters shooting that left officer dead

The man suspected of gunning down police officer near the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday has been named as 30-year-old Patrick Joseph White.

White, 30, of Kennesaw, Georgia, is suspected of killing DeKalb County Police Department Officer David Rose, 33, shortly before 5 p.m., the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) said in an update on Saturday. 

The deadly incident unfolded when White opened fire in front of the CDC campus, unleashing a barrage of bullets that pierced multiple windows. 

A GBI image released Saturday showed dozens of shell casings scattered across the pavement.

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At least four CDC buildings were hit, Director Susan Monarez said in a post on X. Images shared by employees showed multiple agency buildings with bullet-pocked windows, underscoring the breadth of the damage to a site where thousands of scientists and staff work on critical disease research.

When officers responded to the location, they found Rose critically wounded and heard additional gunfire coming from a nearby CVS pharmacy. Rose was rushed to Emory University Hospital on Clifton Road where he died from his injuries. 

Officers entered a nearby pharmacy and located the shooter on the second floor with at least one gunshot wound. Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum said it was not clear if the wound came from police gunfire or if it was self-inflicted.

The motive for the shooting is not known.

Without naming White Friday night, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens described him as a “known person that may have, some interest in certain things.” 

The shooting took place on Clifton Rd. near the Emory University campus, which also houses a daycare with more than 90 children in its care. None of them were harmed.

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The GBI is now leading the investigation and the FBI’s Atlanta office said it is also assisting. The GBI said it is collecting evidence and conducting interviews as part of its investigation, which it said will take “an extended period of time.”

Officer Rose joined the DeKalb County Police Department in September 2024, graduated from the police academy in March and had quickly earned a reputation for dedication and professionalism, the department said in a statement. He previously served as a Marine in Afghanistan.

He is survived by his pregnant wife and two children, police said.

Interim Police Chief Greg Padrick said Rose was committed to serving the community. 

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“At this time we’re asking for the community’s prayers for his family, his friends, his loved ones and the entire DeKalb County Police Department family,” he said in a statement Friday. 

Republican Gov. Brian Kemp said his family is “mourning today’s tragic loss of Officer David Rose.”

“His service and memory will not be forgotten by a grateful state, and his loved ones and fellow @DeKalbCountyPD officers will remain in our hearts and prayers as they grieve his passing and this painful day,” Kemp wrote on X.

Sydney Sweeney reveals emotional fallout from losing her privacy to fame

Sydney Sweeney is no stranger to the spotlight — but that doesn’t mean she’s comfortable living in it.

The “Euphoria” star spoke candidly about the emotional toll fame has taken on her in an interview conducted just before the release of her controversial American Eagle “Good Jeans” ad

“Privacy [is] huge,” she said during an interview with The Times UK. “You don’t realize how much that means until you lose it. I see all the time, ‘Oh, they sold themselves, they knew what they were signing up for’. But 18-year-old me had no idea what she was signing up for.”

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Now 27, Sweeney admitted the constant intrusion — from headlines to photographers camped outside her house — has become unbearable. “[It’s] crazy,” she said, referring to paparazzi snapping photos at her home. “None of it’s real,” she added about the media narratives surrounding her.

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And while Sweeney continues to skyrocket to fame, she confessed that her ability to trust others is shrinking fast. “I’ve always been guarded,” she said. “Definitely more so now. You let few people in who you trust.”

The reporter who spoke with Sweeney additionally pointed out that the Hollywood actress appeared visibly tense during what was supposed to be a 50-minute promo stop for a new film and a string of brand deals. Her discomfort “verged on annoyance,” according to The Times UK.

The reporter also speculated that while her conversation with Sweeney took place before the American Eagle ad was released, her “wariness” could be due to backlash from earlier controversies – in 2022, she faced another round of backlash after posting photos from her mother’s birthday party. In the photos, some party-goers could be seen wearing red hats that read “Make Sixty Great Again,” which many assumed to be a reference to President Donald Trump.

At the time, she wrote on social media, “An innocent celebration for my moms milestone 60th birthday has turned into an absurd political statement, which was not the intention. Please stop making assumptions.”

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The “Anyone But You” actress’ comments come on the heels of her July American Eagle campaign.

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Sweeney broke the internet last month with a viral ad, as she laid down and fastened her jeans while saying, “Genes are passed down from parents to offspring, often determining traits like hair color, personality and even eye color.” The camera then panned up to her blue eyes. “My jeans are blue.”

The ad faced backlash after it was released, with some suggesting it had shades of “eugenics” and “White supremacy.”

According to Salon, the term “great genes” was historically used to “celebrate whiteness, thinness and attractiveness.”

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American Eagle released a statement on its social media Aug. 1, saying, “’Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans’ is and always was about the jeans. Her jeans. Her story. We’ll continue to celebrate how everyone wears their AE jeans with confidence, their way. Great jeans look good on everyone.”

The Viking diet is trending again — here’s what to know before giving it a shot

The Vikings may be best known for raiding and sailing, but now their eating habits are also drawing attention. 

The “Viking diet” — sometimes called the “Nordic diet” — is rooted in what Norse people ate from the 8th to 11th centuries, and it’s currently having a modern revival. 

Does this ancient way of eating deserve a place in your meal plan?

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Registered dietitian and food blogger Lauren Harris-Pincus, based in New Jersey, spoke with Fox News Digital about the details of the diet, its benefits and caveats, and smart ways to implement it.

What did the Vikings eat?

“[The Vikings] were limited to the foods available to them at the time,” Harris-Pincus said. “Their diet focused on clean, sustainable foods, which is why we are discussing its health benefits today.”

The Viking (or Nordic) diet mirrors today’s popular wellness plans, according to the dietitian. “Similar to the Mediterranean diet … it’s based on whole foods,” she said.

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Ultraprocessed foods have been making headlines, with some reports stating that Americans get over half their calories from lower-quality, unhealthy food groups.

Fiber-rich carbs like fruit, veggies, legumes, nuts and whole grains “support gut health and help to prevent lifestyle diseases, including diabetes, cardiovascular disease and some cancers.”

“It’s not important, wise or practical to follow the Viking diet exactly in our current food environment.”

Harris-Pincus shared some of the staples of the Viking diet, listed below.

• Vegetables: onions, garlic, leeks, cabbage, carrots, turnips, parsnips
• Nuts: walnuts, hazelnuts
• Fruit: raspberries, bilberries, plums, wild apples
• Meat: from cattle, pigs, sheep, ducks, hens and even horses or geese
• Seafood: herring, salmon, mackerel, plus whale and seal meat
• Grains: rye, barley, oats, millet, buckwheat
• Dairy: milk, butter, cheese
• Eggs, plus salt and spices for preserving food

Beer and mead (a honey-based fermented drink) were also common, sometimes even consumed by children due to lack of clean water.

Potential downsides

Despite its natural, unprocessed appeal, the Viking diet could have some nutritional downsides.

“This diet contains a significant amount of meat and animal fat compared to the Mediterranean diet,” Harris-Pincus warned.

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“While the high fat content helped Vikings survive cold winters, the excessive amount of saturated fat is a cardiovascular risk.”

The preserved nature of Viking-era food also meant high sodium, which is another heart health concern. Plus, the beer-heavy lifestyle doesn’t align with healthy lifestyles.

Tips to eat like a Viking

To make the most of a modern-day Viking diet, Harris-Pincus suggests skipping the mead while stealing some of the smarter habits.

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“Anyone can include more whole foods, especially fiber-rich carbs, while limiting highly processed foods high in sugar, fat and sodium,” she said.

Something as simple as cooking more at home and focusing on quality ingredients could have positive effects, according to the expert.

“It’s not important, wise or practical to follow the Viking diet exactly in our current food environment,” Harris-Pincus said. 

“However, cooking at home with whole-food ingredients high in protein and fiber is always a good idea.”

Trump admin’s energy production push quietly exploding after 4 years of Biden

The Trump administration is seeking to boost coal production in the United States with a series of moves it says stand in stark contrast with the record of the Biden administration. 

Earlier this week, the Trump administration approved a permit to increase coal mining by green-lighting Montana’s Rosebud Mine, which the Department of the Interior says “enables the recovery of approximately 33.75 million tons of federal coal and extends the mine’s operation through 2039.”

The move represents the fourth time in Trump’s second term that a coal mining permit has been granted or extended, including three new permits and one permit expansion. 

Other sites opened up include Hurricane Creek Mining, in Tennessee, a project the administration says could produce up to 1.8 million tons of coal over the next 10 years and create 24 local jobs, and Navajo Transitional Energy Company in Montana, which enables the production of 39.9 million tons of federal coal and creation of 280 full-time jobs.

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The two other sites are in Montana in the form of the Spring Creek Mine, which supplies coal to states across the country in addition to Japan and South Korea, and Signal Peak Energy, which had its mining plan modification at the Bull Mountains coal mine approved by DOI in June.

Additionally, the DOI has ended the moratorium on coal leasing and reopened federal lands in states including Montana and Wyoming. In April, President Trump signed a proclamation granting relief from Biden-era coal regulations and signed an executive order backing the coal industry. 

In one of the executive orders, the president instructed the National Energy Dominance Council’s head to “designate coal as a ‘mineral’ under Executive Order 14241,” a measure Trump signed in March that the White House said at the time would “boost American mineral production” and “streamline permitting.”  

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Reclassifying coal as a mineral “opened up the door to speed up the permitting process” and “make more federal lands eligible for producing coal,” according to Price Futures Group senior market analyst and FOX Business contributor Phil Flynn.

“It also opens coal production and usage to a whole wide range of financial incentives, loans and subsidies that can support the production and exporting [of] U.S. coal,” he told FOX Business. “This is going to make coal more competitive with other fuel sources and will be a positive, because U.S. production of coal is cleaner than other countries and our use of coal is also cleaner and better for the environment as well.” 

The administration is also touting 13 other projects that are currently at various stages in the permitting process including 8 Lease by Applications and 5 Lease Modification Applications. 

The administration also says that under former President Biden, no new coal permits were granted and touted the president’s efforts in a statement to Fox News Digital. 

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“In just six months, President Trump has delivered an aggressive pro-coal agenda, reversing years of damage from Biden’s war on energy,” White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary Harrison Fields said.  

“By slashing burdensome regulations and streamlining permits, he’s unleashing America’s beautiful, clean coal industry to meet our nation’s growing energy demands and deliver energy dominance here at home.” 

U.S. production of coal amounted to 512.1 million short tons in 2024, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). That marked an over 11% decline from the prior year. 

In its “Annual Coal Report” released in April, the EIA said the U.S. produced “less than half of the amount” of coal in 2023, compared to 2008.

“Rising mining costs, increasingly stringent environmental regulations, and competition from other sources of electric power generation have contributed to domestic coal production declines,” it said.