Trump admin forces Kentucky to end ‘nonsensical’ benefit for illegal immigrants
A lawsuit brought by Attorney General Pam Bondi against Kentucky’s public education apparatus over in-state tuition for illegal immigrants resulted in an agreement to end the practice, Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman told Fox News Digital in a Thursday interview.
Coleman said the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education (KCPE) agreed to change state policy two months after the Justice Department first took the commonwealth to court over a provision in state law 13 KAR 2:045.
The suit alleged Kentucky’s policy violated 18 USC 1623, which states that “notwithstanding any other provision of law, an alien who is not lawfully present in the United States shall not be eligible on the basis of residence within a state for any postsecondary education benefit unless a citizen or national of the United States is eligible for such a benefit … without regard to whether the citizen or national is such a resident.”
The DOJ originally had named Kentucky Gov. Andrew Beshear as the defendant, but Beshear’s office previously told Fox New Digital that the KCPE is independent of the governor’s office.
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Coleman noted that governors do, however, have a role in appointing members to the council.
“Under current federal law, any illegal immigrant is barred from eligibility for postsecondary education benefits, like in-state tuition, unless the same benefits are offered to every U.S. citizen,” Coleman said.
Bondi noted in a statement obtained by Coleman’s office that “no state can be allowed to treat Americans like second-class citizens in their own country by offering financial benefits to illegal aliens.”
In his interview, Coleman said that the decision is not quite official until the federal district judge signs the agreement between the parties — which he stressed is just a formality.
“Nonsensical is not a term that I didn’t expect to use as often as I have the last year,” he said of the case.
“It’s a term from a Harry Potter book or a Roald Dahl book, but nonsensical is spot on and what we’re dealing with here,” Coleman said of what he called putting illegal immigrants and noncitizens before Americans.
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Coleman said the original policy incentivized noncitizens to come to Kentucky over other states that may not offer them the same leg up.
“There is a joint motion for what is known as a consent judgment,” he said, adding that he has not formally put out any statement on the case as of yet in due respect to the judge who has to sign the consent agreement.
In Fox News Digital’s prior reporting, a spokesperson for Beshear noted the governor has no authority over KCPE, but Coleman appeared not entirely convinced of the dynamic.
Beshear “won’t hesitate to take credit for any positive policy that comes out of KCPE,” he said. “He appointed most members of the KCPE and in real world you’re responsible for those that you appoint to these roles, that you have influence on those you appoint to these role, but yet of course who wants to walk away from that because of the nonsensical nature of this.”
Coleman, who was a former U.S. attorney before becoming the commonwealth’s top lawman, said it should not have taken Bondi and the Trump administration to put an end to in-state tuition for illegal immigrants in the Bluegrass State.
“I do applaud the fact that (KCPE) did the right thing and followed the law, but it took the Justice Department and all of its legal leverage and the chief law enforcement officer of the state opining on the legality before they did right thing,” he said. “That’s disappointing.”
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“They should be stewards of these institutions,” he said. “What they do is important and we have great universities in this commonwealth. They need to be focusing on incentivizing. The best and the brightest to come to this commonwealth, not incentivizing those that are out of status, that are violating our laws.”
He also said he hopes Bondi will continue pursuing others of the more than a dozen states with similar policies.
“I’m fully on board with common sense returning and whether it is protecting girls from men playing in their sports to enforcing federal law in the immigration context,” he said. “I’m for our universities supporting our best and brightest and not perpetuating this incentive for those that are out of status to fill seats in the classrooms.”
“That is not only unlawful, it comes back to the notion of just head-scratching and nonsensical.”
Fox News Digital reached out to Beshear’s office, the Justice Department and a representative for KCPE for comment.
President Trump delivers a win for Americans not seen in years — right on time for the holiday
This Labor Day, motorists will see the lowest gas prices in half a decade.
GasBuddy projects the national average at $3.15 a gallon — the cheapest holiday weekend at the pump since 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic brought global travel to a halt.
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“Thanks to President Trump fully unleashing American energy dominance, gas prices this summer are at five-year lows and families are saving significant money at the pump,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told Fox News Digital.
“President Trump ended Joe Biden’s green new scam policies and is making America affordable again,” Leavitt added.
In 2024, gas prices stood at $3.29 per gallon, and the year prior reached $3.77.
The revelation comes as the Trump administration pushes ahead on energy dominance — a key pillar of the president’s economic and national security agenda.
With fuel prices heading into the holiday weekend at the lowest point in years, Energy Secretary Chris Wright argued that the administration’s energy agenda is directly benefiting consumers.
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“President Trump campaigned on lowering costs and this Labor Day weekend, the American people will see the results firsthand at the gas pump — with the lowest gas prices in years,” Wright told Fox News Digital.
“His approach is simple and commonsense: more American energy means lower costs, more jobs, and more prosperity,” Wright added.
What’s more, analysts see additional relief coming in September as gasoline demand falls as motorists take fewer road trips.
Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, estimates that the national gas price average could fall below $3 a gallon.
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“Labor Day marks the unofficial end of summer, and when it comes to gas prices, it’s been the cheapest summer to hit the road since the pandemic, a trend that will likely continue,” De Haan said in a statement.
“We’ve seen a remarkably affordable summer to hit the road with incomes up and gas prices down,” De Haan said in a statement, adding with the caveat that hurricane season, uncertainty over trade, and Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine could put upward pressure on prices.
Media world mourns loss of hardworking correspondent who tracked 8 presidents
Longtime CBS News correspondent Mark Knoller has died at age 73.
Knoller, known for his meticulous documentation of White House history and statistics, had reportedly been in poor health and suffering from diabetes. His death was announced on Saturday.
He was revered by his colleagues as a hard worker and devoted journalist.
“Mark Knoller was the hardest-working and most prolific White House correspondent of a generation,” CBS News president and executive editor Tom Cibrowski said, according to the network. “Everyone in America knew his distinctive voice and his up-to-the-minute reporting across eight Presidential administrations.”
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“I keep a daily log of everything the president does,” Knoller said once, per CBS News. “I keep a list of speeches. I keep a list of travel — foreign travel, domestic travel. A list of outings. A list of golf. A list of pardons, vetoes, states that he’s visited, states that he hasn’t visited. Every time he goes on vacation, every visit to Camp David.”
Knoller was also praised for his generosity of spirit. His extensive White House database, which he spent long hours compiling, was available to anyone who needed it.
“This remarkably generous man shared it with anyone who asked – reporters on deadline, historians, even White House aides filling gaps in their own records. He believed the public had a right to know,” CBS News correspondent Chip Reid wrote.
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Knoller’s career began in New York, and he worked his way up to the Associated Press Radio Network. From there, he joined CBS News in 1988 and eventually became the White House correspondent for CBS Radio. He left CBS in 2020, having covered every administration from President George H.W. Bush through the first term of President Donald Trump.
Tributes poured in from across the media after news of his death.
“Mark Knoller was simply the best, a legendary White House journalist who was a delight to be around,” CBS News senior correspondent Norah O’Donnell said. “His work was his life. He was kind, funny and always gracious in sharing his encyclopedic knowledge of the presidency. His CBS family adored him, and we will miss our friend.”
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ABC’s Jonathan Karl called him a “longtime pillar of the White House press corps and a true legend,” adding in a post on X, “Knoller was a reporter’s reporter. He reported the facts. I never had any clue what his political views were or even if he had any.”
“He was a legend of our community,” NBC’s Kelly O’Donnell wrote on X. “Mark of CBS News created the most impressive archive of presidential facts that truly serves history. He shared his knowledge with kindness. Rest well my friend.”
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Headless Oregon mascot flees field after embarrassing tumble at football game
The Oregon Ducks’ mascot took a tumble during the team’s game against Montana State on Saturday night and lost its head.
The Oregon Duck ran out onto the field with the cheerleading and dance squads revving up fans for the game. The mascot tripped in the end zone and its head popped off. The headless mascot then ran back toward the tunnel, covering his face.
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The mascot returned to the field moments later with its head back on. The moment went viral across social media as the Ducks played the Bobcats.
It wasn’t the first time the Oregon Duck suffered a wardrobe malfunction during a game. The mascot lost its head when he tripped on the road last season at Purdue.
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The fall appeared to be the only blemish for the No. 7-ranked Ducks. They defeated Montana State, 59-13. Oregon scored 17 points in the first quarter and laid 21 more points on their opponents in the second quarter.
Dante Moore was 18-of-23 with 213 yards and three touchdown passes. Jordon Davison had three rushing touchdowns while Noah Whittington and Jayden Limar each had a rushing touchdown each. Ten Ducks receivers had at least one catch.
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Oregon was 13-1 last season. The Ducks went on a streak last season onto the College Football Playoff. They topped Ohio State, Illinois and Penn State. But the Buckeyes got their revenge in the Rose Bowl.
Arch Manning shoulders blame for Texas defeat: ‘I’ve got to play better for us to win’
Arch Manning had a rough start to the 2025 season as the Texas Longhorns fell to the defending national champion Ohio State Buckeyes on Saturday afternoon.
Manning had incredibly high expectations going into the bout and had a tough time figuring out the Buckeyes’ defense. He was 17-of-30 with 170 passing yards, a touchdown pass and an interception. He threw the touchdown pass to Parker Livingstone late in the game to cut the deficit. However, Ohio State held on for the 14-7 win.
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The young quarterback put the loss on his shoulders.
“It took us too long to get the ball down the field,” he said, via ESPN. “That starts with me. … They’re a good team, but I thought we beat ourselves a lot. That starts with me, and I’ve got to play better for us to win.”
Texas had more than 27 minutes of possession and outgained Ohio State 336-215. But the offense struggled to execute in the red zone when it got inside the Buckeyes’ 20-yard line. The team turned the ball over on downs in the red zone twice in the second half.
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Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian defended Manning in his postgame chat with reporters. He credited Ohio State’s defense.
“They’ve got a good scheme,” he said. “They’ve got a very smart secondary, and they made Arch work. I thought at halftime, Arch having a chance to really sit and look at the tape and understand some of the coverages they were playing, I think that helped him into the second half.”
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Texas will look to bounce back against San Jose State next week. Ohio State will play Grambling.
‘Selective hearing’ isn’t a choice, scientists reveal — it’s a real neurological process
You may think your spouse’s “selective hearing” is a choice — but science argues otherwise.
The phenomenon of selective hearing is more than choosing when or when not to listen, according to a recent article by Dr. Stella Fulman at Audiology Island in New York.
“Selective hearing is the brain’s ability to prioritize and process certain auditory stimuli over others,” she wrote. “It enables individuals to concentrate on particular sounds while ignoring or minimizing the impact of competing noises.”
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“This process occurs seamlessly and is often automatic, allowing individuals to maintain focus on relevant information even in challenging environments.”
In an interview with Fox News Digital, Jorge Rey, a Miami Beach-based audiologist at HearUSA, confirmed that selective hearing “isn’t just a matter of people tuning others out or ignoring them.”
“It’s a real neurological process rooted in how the brain processes sound.”
Scientifically, selective hearing is known as “auditory selective attention,” in which the brain’s built-in filter focuses on “important sounds” and separates meaningful speech from background noise.
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“It’s important to note that selective hearing isn’t just distraction or disinterest — it’s the result of an increased cognitive load and fatigue,” Rey said.
“In essence, selective hearing happens because the brain prioritizes certain sounds over others, with the goal of helping us function in noisy environments.”
One classic example is hearing a friend’s voice in a crowded restaurant, a phenomenon known as the “cocktail party effect.”
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The process involves two key parts of the brain — the auditory cortex, which processes sounds, and the prefrontal cortex, which controls attention and decision-making.
Working memory also latches onto the selected stream of information at the same time, allowing a person to follow a conversation.
“Selective hearing isn’t just distraction or disinterest — it’s the result of an increased cognitive load and fatigue.”
Selective hearing could become a concern if it begins to interfere with daily life or relationships, but occasional moments of “zoning out in noisy environments are expected,” Rey suggested.
As hearing loss worsens, especially with age, it can cause this process to break down, causing all sounds to “compete for attention.”
This can result in “listening fatigue,” which makes it harder for the brain to process sound properly, Rey said.
“Over time, untreated hearing loss can impact memory and cognitive health, negatively impacting quality of life.”
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Even mild hearing loss can make the brain work harder to fill in missing sounds, according to the expert.
Signs of hearing loss include struggling to follow conversations in loud environments or large group settings, frequently asking others to repeat themselves, leaning in toward the speaker, providing answers that are irrelevant to the conversation or seeming disengaged when listening.
There may also be a recognizable increase in frustration, fatigue, irritability or a tendency to withdraw from social situations due to the act of listening feeling “overwhelming.”
“If these issues happen often and others around you notice the pattern, it may be time to check in with an audiologist or hearing care professional to determine whether selective hearing is masking a deeper issue,” Rey advised.
Hearing aids and other modern hearing devices use technology that enhances speech and filters noise, he noted. They can also stream audio from smartphones, which can be helpful for some.
For friends and family of those with hearing complications, Ray recommends facing the person while speaking in noisy or busy places, using clear facial expressions and speech, and reducing background noise where possible.
‘Old people can love, too’: Harrison Ford opens up about romance at 83
Harrison Ford is reflecting on the lessons he’s learned about love and relationships.
During an appearance on NPR’s “Wild Card with Rachel Martin,” on Thursday, Aug. 21, the 83-year-old actor spoke about love, aging and marriage.
“Old people can love, too,” he said. “You know, you think about falling in love and all of that business, you think it’s the business of youth or something, you know, and staying in love is the issue. Maintaining, nurturing, basically, not f—— up.”
Ford agreed with Martin when she stated that marriage is something that needs to be worked on every day in order for it to be successful. He joked that he also needs “some days off for bad behavior.”
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The actor met his wife, actress Calista Flockhart, at the Golden Globe Awards in 2002, when he was 59 years old. The pair tied the knot in June 2010 in New Mexico, when Ford was 67 years old and Flockhart was 45 years old.
When asked how long he has been married, Ford replied, “If you ask me, I would say all my life.” Ford added that he got married “the first time at 23 years of age,” something he said “should be illegal.”
“Old people can love, too. You know, you think about falling in love and all of that business, you think it’s the business of youth or something, you know, and staying in love is the issue.”
He was married to his first wife, Mary Marquardt, from 1964 to 1979, and later was married to his second wife, screenwriter Melissa Mathison, from 1983 until their divorce was finalized in 2004.
Martin pointed out that remarrying proved Ford was an optimist who never gave up on love. “I’m just like everybody else,” Ford responded. “I love being in love.”
“Romantic love is one of the most exciting and fulfilling kinds of love, and I think there is a potential for it at any stage of your life,” he told Hello! magazine in June 2003. “I was not surprised that I was able to fall in love, and I wasn’t surprised that I did.”
After marrying Flockhart, Ford adopted her son Liam, who she adopted in 2001. Ford told Reader’s Digest in 2008 he respected her decision to adopt, saying becoming a single parent “is an awesome responsibility to take” and one that he was “happy to now have a part” to play in.
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Ford also has four other children: Benjamin, 58, and Willard, 56, with Marquardt, and Malcolm, 37, and Georgia, 35, with Mathison.
“She’s brought a child back into my home,” Ford told the outlet at the time. “My youngest, other than Liam, is 17. It’s a wonderful opportunity to be part of a child’s growing up, which is always an endless springtime. You see the blossoming and the growing and the nurturing and the payoff.”
The couple have supported one another on numerous occasions, often appearing together on red carpets for movie premieres or award shows. Ford acknowledged Flockhart’s support over the years when he accepted the Career Achievement Award at the Critics Choice Awards in January 2024, thanking his wife in his acceptance speech for supporting “me when I need a lot of support,” adding, “And I need a lot of support.”
The two hope to work together in the future, with Ford telling Us Weekly in February 2025 they just “haven’t been offered something where we’d work together.”
Ford received his first Emmy nomination this year, for his supporting role in the comedy series “Shrinking,” in which he plays a therapist alongside Jason Segel.
“This is the best job I’ve ever had,” he told Us Weekly about the series. “I live half an hour away. I go home and I sleep in my own bed. I’m in the same town as my wife and children and I’m doing really smart, intelligent storytelling with incredibly talented people.”
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Proximity to his home is something Ford is attracted to when picking a job, telling Martin during the interview, “it was great to be traveling the world making big a– movies,” but that he didn’t find it “fulfilling” and even though he would be filming in “all these interesting places,” he would go straight home once the job was over.
“What I really love is being able to work where I live, not have to go away from home and my family, friends,” he explained. “I like my family. I like my house. I like to be home and I can be home and have this great job.”
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Country stars walk off stage as concert disruptions become reckless trend
Country stars are hitting back — literally and figuratively.
In what’s quickly becoming a dangerous trend, musicians including Braxton Keith, Luke Bryan and more have faced off with increasingly unruly fans.
These artists have dodged flying beer cans and, in some cases, stopped their shows altogether. What used to be a few rowdy moments has turned into concert chaos.
Now, performers are fighting back — sometimes confronting fans on stage, or even walking off entirely.
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Braxton Keith doubled down after he stormed offstage in Oklahoma on Aug. 22, when beer cans were hurled mid-performance.
In a fan TikTok video, Keith addressed his fans with frustration: “Listen, I don’t come to any of y’all’s jobs and do anything like that to y’all. So until y’all can learn some concert etiquette, my name is Braxton Keith. Thank y’all for coming out to Ardmore, Oklahoma, tonight.”
After his stern announcement, the “Chase You Down” crooner walked abruptly offstage, removed his guitar strap, adjusted his cowboy hat and exited the stage — ending the show earlier than fans anticipated.
Earlier this year in Texas, he made a similar announcement after beer cans rained down during his performance of “Honky Tonk City,” calling out the unacceptable behavior.
“I didn’t come here to get beer cans thrown at me, all right?”
“Hey listen up. Pause this s—,” Keith was seen shouting in a video he shared to TikTok. “I didn’t come here to get beer cans thrown at me, all right? This isn’t a godd— Gavin Adcock concert, OK?”
Keith referred to his fellow country artist, who’s known for throwing drinks at his concerts.
“Don’t be throwing f—ing beers out here,” he continued to yell at his fans as he stopped his performance.
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Country singer Gavin Adcock faced a stage invasion when a fan stormed the platform during his show in Wichita, Kansas, on Aug. 2.
In a TikTok video, captured by a concertgoer, the man charged the stage and knocked over Adcock’s microphone stand before he rolled across the platform and attempted to stand.
A security guard tackled him to the ground, drawing cheers from the crowd.
“Get his drunk a– out of here!” Adcock shouted, as the man continued to resist while six security guards worked to drag him off the stage.
The moment was met with loud applause from fans as the situation was brought under control.
Adcock appeared unphased, as he held up a bottle of whiskey and told the crowd the moment definitely “calls for a shot of Jack Daniel’s” before diving right back into his set.
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Meanwhile, Luke Bryan is done playing nice.
The country hit maker spoke out after getting smacked in the face by a flying object during a live show — and he’s not holding back.
“My official statement is people throw things at artists and they’re idiots.”
“My official statement is people throw things at artists and they’re idiots,” Bryan previously said on the Bobby Bones Show. “It’s the deterioration of the moral fabric of how your a– ought to act.”
Bryan was hit with a ball while performing at the North Dakota State Fair on July 26.
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He slammed the growing trend of concertgoers tossing phones and other objects to get attention.
“This is not a new thing,” he told Bones. “That was a great thing to get thrown at me. It was a little beach ball. I’ve had $1,100 cellphones get thrown at me.”
Despite the hit, Bryan proved that while he won’t tolerate disrespect, he won’t let it derail the show either.
“I got pissed for three seconds and finished it.”
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Country star Zach Bryan slammed the brakes on his Tacoma Dome show last November after a fan’s reckless toss interrupted his performance.
Mid-set, an unidentified object flew from the crowd and struck a member of his band — which prompted Bryan to halt the show and hunt down the culprit.
Marching across the stage, he fired off the questions: “Who threw this? Who was it? Does anybody know?”
He warned: “Don’t throw s— at concerts, huh?”
Bryan then doubled down: “And if you guys do know who threw it, we can get ’em out of here. If we ever find out who did.”
Meanwhile, Miranda Lambert had the crowd in stitches at her New Mexico show in August, when a fan tossed a bra onto the stage during her set.
Without missing a beat, she quipped in a fan video: “Who threw this bra up here? Okay. It’s been a while, but thank you… It ain’t my size, I’m gonna hang it right here.”
She then clipped it to the mic stand and launched into her 2011 hit, “Baggage Claim” with style.
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“It’s perfect timing because this one’s for the ladies tonight,” she joked, as the crowd cheered.
‘Fecal contamination’ threatens holiday weekend as popular vacation spots issue alerts
Labor Day vacationers across the East Coast are facing “fecal contamination” warnings at their beaches this holiday weekend.
Water quality warnings have struck coastal areas from Maine to Florida this week, with advisories saying high levels of bacteria could cause nausea or rashes.
There have been closures this week at some of the country’s most popular beach destinations, including Keyes Memorial Beach in the Cape Cod village of Hyannis in Barnstable, Massachusetts, and Benjamin’s Beach on Long Island in Bay Shore, New York.
A report from Environment America assessed beach safety by examining whether fecal bacteria levels exceeded standards set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that trigger an alert to avoid the water. Fecal bacteria at those levels can cause illness in 32 out of every 1,000 swimmers.
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John Rumpler, clean water director and senior attorney with Environment America, said aging sewer systems are to blame for much of the contamination.
“These beaches are a treasure for families across New England and across the country. They are a shared resource,” said Rumpler. “We need to make the investment to make sure that literally our own human waste doesn’t wind up in the places where we are swimming.”
Nevertheless, many people plan to enjoy the ocean anyway this weekend. Despite a two-day warning of elevated fecal indicator bacteria last month at Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, beachgoer Yaromyr Oryshkevych was not concerned.
“I really don’t expect to be in any kind of danger of fecal contamination,” Oryshkevych, a retired dentist, told the Associated Press.
He said he didn’t think Rehoboth was close enough to notable pollution to be concerned, and he expected the ocean’s natural currents to take care of any problems with contamination in the area.
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In North Carolina, five beaches were under advisories in late August because of elevated levels of fecal bacteria. The beaches are open, but swimmers are advised that going in the water could be risky, said Erin Bryan-Millush, environmental program supervisor with the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality.
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Bryan-Millush said heavy rain from storms like the recent Hurricane Erin exacerbated the issue in parts of the East Coast, noting that “storm drains carry everything” out onto coastal beaches.
“It could be really bad for someone who is immune compromised,” Bryan-Millush said.