Dem lawmaker ‘hurt’ only two ‘Caucasians’ joined her in opposing Charlie Kirk tribute

Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, reflected on her decision to vote against a measure honoring slain Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk and condemning political violence, saying it hurt her heart that only two “Caucasians” joined her opposition to it.

“One of the things I do want to point out that’s not been laid out that honestly hurts my heart is when I saw the no votes, there were only two Caucasians. For the most part, the only people that voted no were people of color because the rhetoric that Charlie Kirk’s continuously put out there was rhetoric that specifically targeted people of color,” Crockett said on CNN’s “State of the Union” Sunday. 

The House passed a resolution honoring Kirk, 31, and denouncing political violence Friday. All 215 Republicans and 95 Democrats voted for the measure, and 58 Democrats – mostly members of the Congressional Black caucus — voted against the resolution. Thirty-eight Democrats voted present, and 22 Democrats skipped the vote altogether. The two White Democrats to vote against were Reps. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) and Mike Quigley (D-Ill.).

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The measure passed nine days after the father of two was gunned down at a campus speaking event at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10. He was fielding a question about transgender mass shooters when Tyler Robinson, 22, allegedly shot him fatally in the neck. Robinson was romantically linked to a transgender partner, Lance Twiggs, 22, and allegedly confessed to the murder in text messages sent to Twiggs that were released by the FBI.

Crockett claimed she voted against honoring Kirk due to rhetoric from him that she claimed targeted people of color. She also appeared to have a personal motivation for attempting to block the measure, saying her no vote was in part because Kirk criticized her in the past. 

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“It is unfortunate that even our colleagues could not see how harmful his rhetoric was specifically to us. And I can tell you that a month prior to him passing away, he had actually gotten out on his podcast. I wasn’t aware of this at the time, but he got out there, and he was talking negatively about me directly. So if there was any way that I was gonna honor somebody who decided that they were just gonna negatively talk about me,” Crockett said.

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The Texas Democrat is known for her explosive, oftentimes extremely vitriolic rhetoric directed at Republicans and White people. Crockett has slammed Trump voters as the “most unpatriotic people,” and defended comparing President Trump to Hitler.

“And to be clear, you can wave all the flags you want to, but I am telling you right now that the most unpatriotic people that we have in this country are MAGA and this president. We are the real patriots. And it is time for us to take our flag back and show people what America is about,” she said.

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US military strikes boat carrying massive drug shipment, Dominican Republic says

The Dominican Republic has indicated that a boat targeted by a U.S. airstrike had been ferrying “approximately 1,000 kilograms of suspected cocaine.” 

That figure converts to more than 2,200 pounds, which is more than one ton of the drug.

The Dominican Republic indicated that its National Drug Control Directorate and its navy seized hundreds of packages of the drug following the American attack against the vessel. “The packages were sent, under chain of custody, to the National Institute of Forensic Sciences (INACIF) to determine their exact type and weight,” the country noted.

TRUMP ORDERS ‘LETHAL KINETIC STRIKE’ ON ALLEGED DRUG TRAFFICKING BOAT IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS, THREE KILLED

“Dominican authorities, in close coordination with the United States Southern Command (Southcom) and the Joint Interagency Task Force South (JIATF-South), detected a speedboat (Go Fast type), which according to intelligence reports was loaded with narcotics and was heading to Dominican territory, with the intention of using the country as a bridge to take it to the United States,” the National Drug Control Directorate news release states.

This marked the first “joint operation against narcoterrorism in the Caribbean region” executed between the Dominican Republic and the U.S., according to the release about the effort.

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President Donald Trump has ordered strikes on several boats this month as he seeks to crackdown on drug trafficking to the U.S.

“IF YOU ARE TRANSPORTING DRUGS THAT CAN KILL AMERICANS, WE ARE HUNTING YOU!” the commander in chief warned last week in a Truth Social post about one of the strikes.

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A U.S. government fact sheet about cocaine describes the substance as “an intense, euphoria-producing stimulant drug with strong addictive potential” and notes that “Tolerance to cocaine’s effects develops rapidly, causing users to take higher and higher doses.” 

American scientists discover game-changing weapon against China’s economic warfare

In April, China imposed export restrictions on seven rare earth elements, crippling American manufacturing across dozens of critical sectors. Ford temporarily shuttered production lines while European suppliers closed entire factories. In one calculated move, Beijing demonstrated its power to hobble the West. 

This economic warfare represents decades of strategic planning. While America slept, China cornered the market on materials essential to modern civilization. By controlling 90% of rare-earth processing capacity, it dictates prices and decides who receives supplies. The periodic table became their ultimate economic weapon. 

But weapons can be rendered obsolete through superior innovation. American scientists discovered that combining iron, the planet’s fourth-most abundant element, with atmospheric nitrogen makes a compound more magnetic than anything produced by China. This breakthrough doesn’t just match Chinese materials; it surpasses them. 

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China’s rare-earth monopoly began forming in the 1980s. Beijing flooded global markets with below-cost magnets. When Western companies surrendered market share, China tightened control, consolidating processing facilities and mining operations. By 2024, virtually every electric vehicle motor, wind turbine generator and advanced electronic device depended on materials Beijing could shut off at will. 

The April export restrictions exposed this vulnerability with surgical precision. Ford’s Chicago assembly plant felt the impact first. Explorer production was halted for seven days in May while executives scrambled to obtain export licenses from Chinese officials. European manufacturers suffered even worse disruptions.  

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Soon, the crisis had spread beyond cars. Aerospace manufacturers, semiconductor companies and defense contractors all discovered their dependence on materials that Beijing could weaponize without warning. This represented the culmination of China’s three-decade strategy to corner critical mineral markets while American companies chased quarterly profits and policymakers prioritized cheap consumer goods over strategic independence. 

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Yet, while China was tightening its grip, American researchers at the University of Minnesota had been solving a puzzle that had frustrated scientists since the 1950s. Professor Jian-Ping Wang spent nearly a decade perfecting techniques to synthesize iron nitride magnets from the most abundant elements on Earth. His breakthrough, published in 2010, finally explained how combining iron with nitrogen can create a material with magnetization exceeding anything China produces from rare earths. 

The physics is remarkable. Iron nitride retains full magnetization at 200 degrees Celsius, exceeding the temperature capability of all magnet compounds except those made from the scarcest and most expensive critical elements. Most importantly, the raw materials come from sources no nation can monopolize: Minnesota’s iron ore deposits and atmospheric nitrogen. Iron nitride represents something China cannot replicate — American innovation driven by scientific curiosity rather than state industrial policy — and reduces our national security and economic vulnerabilities while strengthening domestic manufacturing capacity. 

Yet commercializing this breakthrough requires the same strategic commitment China demonstrated while building rare-earth dominance. Beijing spent hundreds of billions of dollars over three decades, accepting losses to achieve market control. America needs comparable federal action to deploy iron nitride technology before China recognizes the threat and floods markets with below-cost rare earths to kill American innovation in its cradle. 

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The question is whether policymakers will act with the same strategic patience China demonstrated while building rare-earth dominance, or whether they will allow another generation of American industrial capacity to migrate overseas in pursuit of cheap imports that mask dangerous dependencies. 

The periodic table need not remain China’s weapon. American science has found the antidote. The only remaining question is whether America possesses the strategic will to deploy it. 

‘The View’ finally addresses Jimmy Kimmel drama after conspicuous quiet

ABC’s “The View” broke its silence on the Jimmy Kimmel drama plaguing the network on Monday, with host Whoopi Goldberg proclaiming, “No one silences us.”

The show had been conspicuously quiet on the decision by ABC to pull Kimmel off the air following his controversial remarks about the alleged killer of Charlie Kirk, leading critics to suggest they were being pressured to remain silent by their own network.

Goldberg claimed the show “took a breath” to see if Kimmel would publicly address his show’s suspension.

“Now, look, did y’all really think we weren’t going to talk about Jimmy Kimmel?” Goldberg said. “I mean, have you watched the show over the last 29 seasons? So you know no one silences us, and to all my friends who reached out, you have to know, it’s OK, we’re still here. We’re still broadcasting. And when the news broke last week about Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension, we took a breath to see if Jimmy was going to say anything about it first. We did the same thing with Stephen Colbert. Then our show was on tape on Friday, but we are live here today, and we’re getting into it now.”

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Co-host Ana Navarro thanked the “loyal viewers for demanding truth and courage from us.” The segment mostly focused on free speech and criticism of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

The outspoken hosts of “The View” had been silent last week on Kimmel’s suspension, raising eyebrows and even consternation with media observers.

During Thursday’s episode of “The View,” which operates under ABC’s news division, the hosts did not discuss the Disney-owned network pulling “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” a story that broke the night before, dominating news coverage and sparking outrage from liberals.

The co-hosts typically open the show with their “Hot Topics” segments, which include commentary on major headlines. They didn’t discuss it on Friday’s pre-taped show either.

“I’m friendly with the ladies on ‘The View,’ but they didn’t say anything about this, this week. Nothing,” comedian Bill Maher noted during “Real Time” on Friday. 

“You know, because it’s never been their thing to weigh in on the issues. It’s just an upbeat party show. That’s why they hired people named Joy [Behar] and Sunny [Hostin] and Whoopi [Goldberg],” he quipped.

MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace, who was previously a co-host on “The View,” also noted the silence from the show. 

“And it was visible. I was on ‘The View.’ Those women are fearless, and the story didn’t come up. I mean, it’s obviously being felt and acted upon at ABC more broadly,” Wallace said last week.

Fox News Digital had learned that the show could address the Kimmel situation this week if there were new developments. The co-hosts are set to interview former Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday about her new book, “107 Days.”

On social media, “The View” fans expressed anger at their conspicuous silence on Kimmel.

“I had a bad feeling they were not going to speak about Kimmel. I am so disappointed,” one user commented on a YouTube video of one of their segments last week, according to The Daily Beast.

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Kimmel’s show was pulled after the liberal late-night host suggested Charlie Kirk’s alleged shooter was part of the “MAGA gang,” sparking criticism from the FCC and leading two major ABC affiliate owners to yank the program. 

Kimmel reportedly did not want to apologize for his comments, which he felt were misinterpreted. He planned to defend his remarks and attack his critics on Wednesday night’s episode before Disney elected to pull the show.

Maher expressed empathy for Kimmel on Friday.

“It was 24 years to the day that I made comments on ABC that got me canceled from that network, and Jimmy Kimmel took my slot,” Maher said during his opening monologue. 

“Oh, yes, I got canceled before cancel even had a culture,” he quipped. 

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“ABC, they are steady. ABC stands for ‘Always Be Caving,'” Maher later called out his ex-employer. “So Jimmy, pal, I am with you. I support you. And on the bright side, you don’t have to pretend anymore that you like Disneyland.”

Before his decades-long stint at HBO, Maher previously hosted “Politically Incorrect” on ABC, which the network canceled in 2002 following backlash to his controversial remarks about the 9/11 hijackers.

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Chiefs executive Tavia Hunt criticizes reactions to Charlie Kirk’s recent killing

Tavia Hunt, the wife of Kansas City Chiefs CEO Clark Hunt and the director of the Chiefs Women’s Organization, slammed those who celebrated Charlie Kirk’s assassination.

Hunt shared a post from Libs of TikTok, which pointed out that a University of Kansas employee avoided discipline for comments about Kirk. The conservative influencer was shot and killed at a Utah Valley University event nearly two weeks ago.

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“When a man’s life ended in public for having different beliefs, leaving a wife without a husband and 2 children without a father and you dismiss it or celebrate it, that has nothing to do with who he was, that is a reflection of who you are,” she wrote on her Instagram Stories.

Hunt’s post came as a memorial service for Kirk took place at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.

Erika Kirk stepped up to the podium and told the crowd that she would forgive her husband’s alleged killer, Tyler Robinson, and said that the conservative influencer’s mission was reaching young men in search of direction.

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“Charlie passionately wanted to reach and save the lost boys of the West. The young men who feel like they have no direction, no purpose, no faith, and no reason to live. The men wasting their lives on distractions and the men consume with resentment, anger and hate,” she said. “Charlie wanted to help them. He wanted them to have a home with Turning Point USA. And when he went on to campus, he was looking to show them a better path and a better life. That was right there for the taking. He wanted to show them that.

“My husband, Charlie. He wanted to save. Young men, just like the one who took his life. That young man. That young man on the cross. Our Savior said that. Father. Forgive them, for they not know what they do,” she continued. “You, that man. That young man. I forgive him. I forgive him because it was what Christ did. And is what Charlie would do. The answer to hate is not hate. The answer we know from the gospel is love and always love. Love for our enemies and love for those who persecute us.”

Hunt was among those who spoke out about Charlie Kirk in the immediate aftermath of his killing.

“We are heartbroken and grieving the shocking and tragic passing of Charlie Kirk — a courageous champion of faith, freedom, and the future of America,” she wrote in an Instagram post.

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“Our hearts ache for his beautiful wife, Erika, and their precious children, and we ask you to join us in covering them with prayer as they face this unimaginable loss.”

Former Biden aide exposes White House ‘cult’: ‘Nastiest’ people I’ve ever encountered

“He has to run because she can’t.” 

“She” was Vice President Kamala Harris. “He” was President Joe Biden. The message was clear: Biden had to run because his team didn’t believe she could. 

“Then why did you pick her in the first place?” I asked as I sank back into my seat on Brightstar, the first lady’s plane.   

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Silence. Deflection. Business as usual. 

We were instructed to parrot one line — “No one runs for president for four years.” That was the strategy. 

Harris’s forthcoming book, according to recently released excerpts, says what insiders whispered for years: the Biden bubble was full of bullies. The former vice president is finally saying the quiet part out loud. 

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Biden won the most votes of anyone for president in our country’s history. But he never won the hearts and minds of the American people, and especially not of his own party. That fragile foundation collapsed fast.  

The Biden White House was filled with its share of cartoonist characters out of a badly cast high school version of “West Side Story.” They thought they were a “BFD” because they had worked in a previous administration or because our campaign defied the odds and beat expectations. But they had no instincts for the shifting media and political landscape — and no instinct for politics as it is now lived and practiced in the age of Donald Trump.  

Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi was more direct, “I’ve never been that impressed with his political operation,” referring to Biden’s team.  

There was no pragmatic truth-teller, because no one admitted that we weren’t a movement. We swaggered like we’d won President Barack Obama’s mandate or his congressional majorities. We hadn’t. We lost 13 Democratic House seats on our way in. From the moment Biden won the nomination, no one ever wanted to admit the obvious: Democrats felt stuck with us, not inspired by us. 

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Inside the White House, the Regina Georges of Biden’s circle ruled like mean girls and policed loyalty. Staff weren’t serving a president and first lady — they were serving a cult. You never knew when Regina was in charge or when the Bidens were. It was all blurred. 

Joe and Jill Biden were warm, decent, empathetic. But they enabled some of the nastiest and most mean-spirted people I’ve ever encountered in politics. That contradiction defines the Biden era.  

I believed in Joe Biden once. After hearing him and Jill deliver barnburner speeches at the 2018 Human Rights Campaign gala, I was convinced he was the champion to take on Trump. As someone who endured relentless bullying growing up, Biden’s words about standing up for LGBT youth resonated. I left determined to join his effort. 

One year later, Biden was in the race, and I was chief spokesperson to his very influential and active spouse.

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In the summer of 2020, Jill reintroduced herself to the country while launching “Joey,” her children’s book about young Joe Biden — a natural leader who stood up to bullies. 

“School was where the bullies were.” He stood up for himself and “also defended others from bullies,” Jill wrote. 

Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi was more direct, “I’ve never been that impressed with his political operation,” referring to Biden’s team. 

“We were expected to stand up to bullies,” Valerie Biden Owens wrote in her memoir, “Growing Up Biden.” 

Biden’s final mission, he said, was to save the country from Trump — who Democrats consider to be the ultimate bully. 

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But bullies are everywhere, even among Democrats, and despite his brand — even around Biden. 

When I entered the fraught world of part-time punditry, there were times I questioned the strategic direction of the Biden reelection effort. When the economic message was “Bidenomics is working,” I explained why it was an error and pushed alternatives. When the polls were bad, I said so. How could I say the sky is red when we all know it’s blue?  

“It will always feel like friendly fire to them,” MSNBC television host Nicolle Wallace warned me. “But all you have is your credibility,” she emphasized.  

I wanted to be taken seriously, not just another robot regurgitating thoughtless talking points. I balanced my love for and personal loyalty to the Biden family with candid and thoughtful analysis. 

But the president’s bullies didn’t see it that way. To them, I had taken off the team jersey by pointing out missed opportunities and mistakes, so they came for me.    

The example they tried to make of me was meant to serve as a warning to any Democrat who raised concerns ahead of 2024. The same bullies who claimed to serve a president who despised bullies were sending me a message: shut up or we’ll humiliate you. 

In time, however, the roots of their insecurity would be revealed to the entire world on a debate stage, one tragic June night in Atlanta. Biden’s bullies and their intimidation tactics would crumble over the course of four long, hot, summer weeks — along with their credibility.  

Bullies don’t win. They implode.  

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Biden’s bullies dragged him down — and tried to drag Harris with him. Now, they’re out for her — again.   

Recently, we saw a glimpse of that vindictiveness when a few of my former teammates reacted with ugly, and of course, blind quotes to the release of Harris’s book excerpts. 

Inside the White House, the Regina Georges of Biden’s circle ruled like mean girls and policed loyalty.

But so far, Harris isn’t bending. Not this time. She sees what I saw. What we all eventually saw. And she is standing up to them. 

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As she launches her book tour on MSNBC’s “Rachel Maddow,” I hope she continues to speak with unfiltered candor about her experience.  

Take it from this Democrat. She’ll sleep better at night. 

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What Hamas wrote in personal letter to Trump offering new hostage deal

Hamas has drafted a letter to President Donald Trump, asking the American commander in chief to guarantee a 60-day ceasefire in exchange for the immediate release of half of the hostages being detained within Gaza, Fox News has learned from a senior Trump administration official and a second source directly involved in negotiations.

The letter is expected to be delivered to Trump this week.

Trump, who has been trying to help serve as a peacemaker on the global stage, has repeatedly called for Hamas to release all the hostages it took captive during the heinous Oct. 7, 2023 attack against Israel.

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Last week while visiting England, Trump noted that he wants the hostages to be freed “now — right now.”

In a Truth Social post earlier this month, Trump issued what he described as his “last warning” to Hamas.

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“Everyone wants the Hostages HOME. Everyone wants this War to end! The Israelis have accepted my Terms. It is time for Hamas to accept as well. I have warned Hamas about the consequences of not accepting. This is my last warning, there will not be another one!” the president asserted in the Sept. 7 post.

Earlier this year in a March 5 Truth Social post, the president also issued what he called a “last warning.”

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“Release all of the Hostages now, not later, and immediately return all of the dead bodies of the people you murdered, or it is OVER for you,” he warned. “I am sending Israel everything it needs to finish the job, not a single Hamas member will be safe if you don’t do as I say. I have just met with your former Hostages whose lives you have destroyed. This is your last warning!” the president asserted. “RELEASE THE HOSTAGES NOW, OR THERE WILL BE HELL TO PAY LATER!”

Modelo knocked off its throne as America’s top-selling beer brand

Michelob Ultra notched a major milestone, surpassing all its rivals to become the top-selling beer in America, according to recent data.   

Executives credited its rise to the top, which included surpassing Modelo Especial, in large part because of its heavily capitalizing on the sports industry’s biggest events. 

Anheuser-Busch Chief Commercial Officer Kyle Norrington told FOX Business that the beer, one of a slew of brands under the Anheuser-Busch InBev umbrella, became the NBA’s first-ever global beer sponsor, and is the official beer sponsor of the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2026 and LA 2028 games. It also garnered a more than 30-year partnership with the PGA Tour. 

“This approach has turned Michelob ULTRA into an absolute rocket ship, and we’ve got tremendous opportunity ahead of us,” Norrington said. 

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Circana, a company providing data to consumer-packaged goods companies, highlighted in its latest read that Michelob Ultra has claimed the top spot for the latest 52 weeks in retail channels. The beer has also claimed the top spot in bars and restaurants during that same period, according to data from NielsenIQ. 

Scott Scanlon, executive vice president of category insights at Circana, said the Michelob Ultra brand “stands out as the growth leader in the industry, and it’s showing no signs of slowing down.” 

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This effectively ends Constellation Brands’ reign at the top. The brewer of Modelo claimed the No. 1 spot in June 2023, when Modelo Especial surpassed Bud Light on a dollar-sales basis following the backlash over Bud Light’s Dylan Mulvaney marketing campaign. 

The backlash against Bud Light and Anheuser-Busch InBev started in early April 2023, not long after the company created and sent custom beer cans to Mulvaney to mark “365 days of girlhood.” That move and the company’s response to it sparked calls to boycott the brand, causing sales to take a hit.

Since then, Modelo Especial has consistently held the lead. Through 2025, it remained the top-selling beer brand in tracked off-premise channels, according to NIQ data compiled by Bump Williams Consulting.

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But Norrington noted that Michelob Ultra’s rise had been long in the making. Since its launch in 2002, the brand has marketed itself around the active and social lifestyles of its drinkers. Its current partnerships with the NBA, PGA, Olympics and World Cup underscore how it has consistently honed in on this demographic. 

In 2019, Anheuser-Busch identified Michelob Ultra’s expansion as one of its top priorities, recognizing it as a longtime growth driver for the company.

Michelob Ultra had already been the top-selling draft beer at bars and restaurants across the U.S., according to Norrington, positioning the brand for growth across all other retail channels. 

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Draftline Technologies, which monitors more than 1 million tap lines, previously told FOX Business that the beer already grabbed the largest share of U.S. draft lines on Nov. 1 and continued to hold the top spot through the end of 2024.  

Jennifer Hauke, founder of Draftline Technologies, wasn’t surprised, telling FOX Business that the beer brand was on a path to become the No. 1 brand on draft (by total taps) “for a number of years.” 

Ghislaine Maxwell brings umbrella to new prison yard when it’s not raining: photos

Ghislaine Maxwell poked her head out from under a black umbrella on her way to “work” at Texas’s “Club Fed” prison camp Saturday, before she returned at lunchtime carrying folders and headphones in a clear backpack, according to the first photos to show her in the new facility after she transferred from Florida earlier this year. 

Wearing gray sweats and Nike sneakers, with what appears to be a prison tablet hanging from her neck, Maxwell and an unidentified woman were seen strolling through a prison yard, passing a sign post emblazoned with the words, “open-mindedness,” “honesty,” and “willingness.”

Maxwell is the only person found criminally or civilly liable for playing a role in the sex trafficking operation of Jeffrey Epstein, her former lover and employer who died in 2019 while awaiting his own trial.

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Maxwell made headlines earlier this year after she agreed to sit for an interview with top Justice Department lawyers. After the interview, she was transferred from a federal prison in Tallahassee, Florida, to Federal Prison Camp Bryan in Bryan, Texas. It is a minimum-security facility with 622 inmates, including Theranos fraudster Elizabeth Holmes and former “The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” star Jennifer Shah.

Also over the weekend, the New York Post reported her former Big Apple townhouse was once again on the market for $18 million.

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It’s most recent owner, the late Manhattan real estate mogul Frederick Rudd, bought it from Maxwell for $15 million back in 2016, before her legal troubles landed her in prison, according to the paper.  He died last year.

Maxwell reportedly received the home — which is located on an exclusive Manhattan street two blocks east of Central Park — for free from one of Epstein’s attorneys back in 2000.

Maxwell, 62, is serving 20 years for her role in trafficking girls for Epstein. She is appealing her 2022 sentence and maintains her innocence.

In her interview with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blance, she denied having trafficked anyone or having witnessed any nonconsensual sexual activity or any sex involving minors.

She said she never witnessed President Donald Trump doing anything “inappropriate with anybody.” She shot down claims that former President Bill Clinton had traveled to Epstein’s infamous island in the U.S. Virgin Islands and said the Clintons were her friends, not Epstein’s.

“I do believe that Epstein did a lot of, not all, but some of what he’s accused of, and I’m not here to defend him in any respect whatsoever,” Maxwell told Blanche. “I don’t want to, and I don’t think he requires, nor deserves any type of protection or – from me in any way, to sugarcoat what he did or didn’t do.”

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Authorities published hundreds of pages of transcripts as well as audio recordings of the interview on the DOJ website. The terms of the interview granted her limited immunity from further prosecution unless she told lies.

Maxwell denied Epstein had a “client list” and said he did not maintain a stockpile of blackmail material against prominent associates.