Democrats storm out of vote on controversial Trump nominee: ‘Why are you doing this?’
Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee stormed out of an executive committee meeting Thursday moments before the panel voted to advance President Donald Trump‘s judicial nominee, Emil Bove, to the full Senate floor for a vote.
Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., urged Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, before the vote to allow them to consider the allegations against Bove made by a former Justice Department attorney, Erez Reuveni, in a whistleblower report.
Booker invoked Rule 4 of the committee rules in trying to push for additional debate time, which Grassley declined to acknowledge before ordering the vote — prompting the Democrat members of the panel to abruptly exit the hearing room.
Shortly before walking out, Booker took aim at Grassley. “What are you afraid of?” he erupted, after Grassley tried to speak over him and hold the vote. “Debating this [nomination], putting things on the record — Dear God,” he said, “that’s what we are here for.”
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“This lacks decency, this lacks decorum, it shows that you will not hear from your colleagues,” Booker said to Grassley in another attempt. “You are a decent man,” he said, imploring him to allow a small window of additional time for the panel to debate before pushing through with the committee vote.
“Why are you doing this?” Booker pressed again.
“What are they saying to you,” he said, referring to the Trump administration, “that is making you do something to violate the decorum, the decency and the respect of this committee to at least hear each other out?”
The nearly hour-long debate held prior to Bove’s confirmation vote was unsuccessful, and Trump’s nominee cleared the committee in a party-line vote.
Still, there were sharp objections made by other Democrats on the panel, including Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-RI, who joined Booker in upbraiding their Republican colleagues on the panel for what they described as a lack of candor and their refusal to consider the allegations made by Reuveni.
They also noted the dozens of former federal and state judges, and hundreds of former federal prosecutors, who had the panel to reject Bove’s nomination to a lifetime appointment on the federal bench.
Whitehouse, for his part, invoked Shakespeare: “There’s something rotten in Denmark,” he said in voicing his opposition to the decision to push through with the confirmation vote.
Booker ended the sharp exchange with Grassley by saying simply, “This is wrong, sir, and I join with my colleagues in leaving,” before streaming out of the committe room.
Trump announced earlier this year the nomination of senior Justice Department official and his former defense attorney, Emil Bove, to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Bove’s nomination immediately sparked intense pushback and opposition from some lawmakers, and from the former prosecutors and judges.
It comes as Trump administration officials have taken aim at the so-called “activist” judges they argue are blocking the president’s agenda and preventing him from enacting his sweeping policy goals, including the administration’s crackdown on border security and immigration.
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Bove’s path to confirmation in the full Senate chamber remains rocky, and comes amid mounting concerns over the allegations made in the whistleblower report.
Speaking to reporters after leaving the committee room on Thursday, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-CT, described the decision by Republicans to push through with the vote without considering the whistleblower allegations in a separate hearing, and despite the state objections of Democrats on the panel as a “blatant violation of the rules of committee.”
“I haven’t seen anything like it in 15 years in the U.S. Senate,” he told reporters. “Just overriding, roughshod, the rules of the committee to silence members [on concerns involving] the nominees for lifetime appointments” on the federal bench, he said.
“We can disagree about whether they should be on the court, but not about the rules that put them there.”
Shortly before the committed Sen. Grassley noted shortly before the committee adjourned for the day that, in fact, the move was not unprecedented. In fact, he said, that panel under a Democratic majority, had done the same to Republicans on the panel during a November 2023 markup hearing.
He noted that Democrats pushed through two of then-President Joe Biden’s judicial nominees, Mustafa Kasubhai, to serve as a federal judge in Oregon, and Eumi K. Lee, nominated to serve on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, despite objections and requests for debate.
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“Chairman Durbin ordered the vote then,” Grassley said, “just like I ordered the vote this time.”
“What we did is not unprecedented — either the actions of the minority walking away, or what we did here as a majority, he added, saying “we have to move things along.”
Joy Reid fires back at Piers Morgan, saying he tricked her with ‘gotcha’ interview
Former MSNBC host Joy Reid accused Piers Morgan on Wednesday of ambushing her in a new interview and said the British media host was “obsessed” with race baiting for his “very White audience.”
On her podcast, “The Joy Reid Show,” Reid laid into Morgan after she was soured by her experience as a guest commentator on “Piers Morgan Uncensored” the day before.
Before the contentious was set to air on Thursday afternoon, Reid went on the offensive, accusing Morgan of “luring” her onto his show under the false premise that they would discuss her new YouTube show and the politics of the day. Instead, she said, his team had compiled pre-edited clips, dredged up past controversies, and confronted her with accusations that she was a race baiter.
“The interview, which drops [Thursday], was a cheap, sleazy, very Piers Morgan pivot to take the heat off of the right and Trump and put it right where the right needs to be, on the Black lady,” Reid claimed.
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Reid said she believed it was important to talk to people on the other side. But she claimed that Morgan’s team “lured” her onto the show with the idea they were going to have a fair discussion about President Donald Trump’s policies and other news, as well as her new media show. Reid shared a screenshot of an e-mail as evidence of this.
While she said she didn’t expect Morgan to strictly stay on those topics, she also didn’t expect the host to bring up her controversial blog posts from over 15 years ago or to ask her to respond in real-time to a conservative commentator who allegedly accused her of stoking racial hatred while she was at MSNBC.
Reid viewed the interview as a racial attack.
“This was pre-planned because they had edited pieces ready for it,” she said. “He never misses an opportunity to play gotcha with Black guests on his podcast, whom he, like other right-wing podcasters, use as fodder to keep their very White audiences angry and paranoid and clicking.”
In 2017, Reid’s resurfaced blog posts from 2007-2009 containing offensive homophobic remarks and anti-gay jokes made headlines. Reid apologized at the time, although she also claimed hackers had placed the offending remarks on her old blog but later admitted she had no evidence that happened.
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“Dredging up an eight-year-old story about a 16-year-old blog post is a hell of a way to justify insanely offensive Nazi quoting things that your boy Donald Trump said and fascist actions his regime took like yesterday,” Reid reacted. “Is that what your show has come to, Piers? Dredging up old news in an effort to make yourself relevant?”
Reid claimed Morgan was “obsessed” with race and that he was forced out of his “Good Morning Britain” television gig over his “relentless, endless obsessive hatred of Megan Markle.”
“So, Piers, I did not get fired from MSNBC over ratings, but I would sure rather it be that than being separated from my show after a massive petition and viewers looked at me as a racist creep,” she said.
Her guest, Nina Turner, a former Ohio state lawmaker who co-chaired the 2020 presidential run of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., was also a guest on the same episode of “Piers Morgan Uncensored.” Turner ripped the interview as a “set up.”
“It was a jump. It was a jump on a Black woman. And I agree with you. They’re the ones that are preoccupied with race,” she said of conservative media personalities.
Morgan responded to Reid’s claims on X.
“BREAKING: I interviewed Joy Reid last night. It did not go well… for Joy Reid. In fact, it went so badly for her that she’s already gone public about how terrible it was, and I am. Apparently, I’m obsessed with race & identity politics,” he said with a laughing emoji.
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Morgan’s representatives referred Fox News Digital to his social media comments and said he would address the controversy on his upcoming show.
Coldplay concert Kiss Cam sparks affair speculation after couple’s awkward reaction
What was supposed to be a romantic moment caught on the Kiss Cam during a Coldplay concert, has launched allegations of an affair.
During the band’s performance at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA on Wednesday, Martin serenaded the crowd with an improv of “The Jumbotron Song” where he sang about couples featured live on the big screen.
One pair’s reaction raised eyebrows – and the 48-year-old couldn’t help but comment.
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“Whoa, look at these two,” Martin said, as a man and woman were seen cozying up with one another.
Once the attention was on the pair, the woman immediately turned away and dodged the camera. The man also exited the frame.
“Either they’re having an affair or they’re just very shy,” Martin joked as the audience laughed.
Online sleuths claim the gray-haired man and blonde woman are Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and his Chief People Officer, Kristin Cabot. Astronomer is a New York-based tech firm.
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Reps for Byron and Cabot did not immediately return Fox News Digital’s request for comment and neither has publicly commented.
Byron is the CEO of Astronomer, the cybersecurity startup, and Cabot, according to her LinkedIn, is the company’s chief human resources officer. It seems they have worked closely together for years.
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The two have appeared in company photos and at industry events together, but nothing about their relationship has suggested more than a professional connection.
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The internet can’t stop buzzing over what was supposed to be a sweet concert moment seemingly gone wrong.
Comments flooded the CEO’s LinkedIn page with one user referencing Coldplay songs.
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“Coldplay setlist update: A Sky Full of Stars, Fix You, The CEO of Astronomer getting caught cheating with an employee in section 102.”
Another comment read, “caught on the Jumbotron,” as another questioned, “Where is the head of Hr.”
“Your wife, her husband,” a LinkedIn user wrote with a surprised face emoji.
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Epstein drama is clouding Trump’s achievements, and that hurts everyone
Many Americans think President Donald Trump is being dismissive of the Jeffrey Epstein controversy. That he’s simply being cavalier. I don’t read it that way. I think he’s pissed. He has racked up amazing, unprecedented policy accomplishments and Epstein is taking all the wind out of it — not to just to his detriment, but ultimately to ours.
I think we’re being presented with a false choice: you either favor full disclosure, no matter the law and consequences about which we have no knowledge, or you’re a pedo-protector.
Do you all really believe FBI Director Kash Patel and Secret Service chief Dan Bongino, let alone Attorney General Pam Bondi despite her PR missteps, have something to hide here? Is it conceivable that Patel and Bongino have railed about this issue for some time and now have some nefarious motive in changing their position? Did they find out — unbeknownst to themselves — that they are on the list?
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Could there be some plausible explanation as to why they are playing their cards close to the vest for the time being, or is the fact that they’re doing so proof that they are suddenly embroiled in corruption?
That is not plausible to me. I don’t think these people changed their stripes that quickly. And I don’t think my willingness to trust them — makes me an enabler of corruption or perversion.
Back to Trump. If he were implicated the Dems would have crucified him when they had sole possession of the materials — files, list or no list. You know it. I know it.
But now people who have doggedly supported him even through tougher times are turning on him and piling on with the opportunistic Democrats who heretofore haven’t given two shakes about any of this.
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None of us knows the full story yet. None of us knows yet why the administration hasn’t done a better job explaining or at least that they’ll be able to tell us more later.
But it seems many have so much invested in believing the worst about this — that Epstein was the leader or at the center of a Robert Ludlum-level international conspiracy — that they can’t let it go. It’s as if their worldview will crumble if their worst suspicions aren’t vindicated. And if Trump and his administration happen to be in office when this whole thing fizzles, then they too must have been mysteriously drawn into this conspiracy that is too powerful even for the fiercest of otherwise moral mortals.
The idea that previously non-corrupt people have immediately become corrupt just doesn’t pass the smell test for me and it surprises me that many supporters have been so quick to jump ship.
In the meantime, Trump’s heyday is being rained on and he feels betrayed by a bunch of supporters who in turn feel that he’s betrayed them.
Well, I’m just asking for a little grace on both sides, especially the supporters who should at least give Trump, Bongino, Patel, and even Bondi some trust here before throwing them to the dogs. There has to be more to the story — or possibly way less to the story.
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But
And I repeat — no way in hell am I defending the protection or insulation of pedophiles or corruption. Trump’s policies on the border alone have burnished his credentials as an enemy of trafficking and pedophilia. (I’m not intending to conflate the different issues, but he deserves major credit for that).
And as dramatic and juicy as it sounds, I do not believe Occam’s razor leads to the conclusion that the administration is concealing these “files” or lists because to disclose them would implicate all kinds of world leaders and lead to the downfall of civilization. Sorry folks. Just not buying it.
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I could very well be wrong about all of this, which goes without saying. But can some of Trump’s latter-day critics make the same disclaimer? Will they? Or are they sure they know this is the worst thing that’s ever happened and they now know that the deep state is so deep that it drills all the way down to China and encompasses Trump and his administration?
I’m not being sarcastic and I’ll allow as how the administration hasn’t handled this adroitly. But I seriously doubt that if they are concealing anything it is because they are in any way involved in corruption. If they are holding back serious information, I have to assume they have a darned good reason for doing so, even if in the end, they are wrong. I also suspect we’ll learn more sooner rather than later (I hate that Clinton-born phrase).
We have a country to save and we need to remember that — which, again, is not to say, “Let’s close our eyes to massive corruption because the end justifies the means.” Rather, it is to say, we have a country to save and the government officials we’re entrusting to do that as our representatives are probably not doing anything wrong here — and you should strongly consider that.
So many people I respect, I’m sure radically disagree with me here, but that doesn’t make me disrespect them or judge them — as I suspect many of them might judge me for my stance here. But I can live with that, and in good conscience. And at least, in humility, I will say I don’t know and can’t yet know all that’s involved and until I have more information in the fullness of time I’m going to trust the people I trust — and they’ve repeatedly earned that trust — beyond my wildest expectations in fact.
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They’ve accomplished things I would never have thought possible, much less in such a short period of time, from the dismantling of the administrative state and the Department of Education, to the emasculation of Iran’s nukes in a courageous, bold, and spectacular military operation, to the sealing of a seemingly irreversibly porous border, to the unleashing of our deliberately suppressed energy sector, to the taming of inflation while growing the economy again, to the resurrection of the military with explosive recruitment numbers, to launching ambitious but achievable defense systems to protect our homeland, to the DOGE focus on waste, fraud and corruption, to the defunding of Ivy League institutions, to the successful championing of women in women’s sports, to tariff revenues, to earning once again the respect of foreign leaders and persuading NATO to contribute their fair share, to major steps toward peace around the world, to restoring respect for America as once again the true leader of the free world. And so much more.
God bless you all. We presumably want the same things — except those who would exploit this issue, or any others for their self-aggrandizement.
‘Cold-blooded’ Idaho killer’s dark past exposed in ‘creepy’ passage from new book
Idaho student killer Bryan Kohberger got his first hands-on experience as a burglar while pilfering homes to fund a teenage heroin addiction, according to a new book.
“He was a heroin addict as a young guy [in Pennsylvania], and he was breaking and entering into houses,” crime novelist James Patterson told Lawrence Jones on “FOX & Friends” Wednesday morning. “He’d been doing it for years, and that’s exactly what happened in Moscow. He broke into this house and killed these four beautiful students.”
Patterson teamed up with investigative journalist Vicky Ward on “The Idaho Four: An American Tragedy,” which dropped earlier this week.
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While Kohberger has no publicly visible criminal record in his home state, he was forced out of a security job for reasons that have not been made public and reportedly has an expunged 2014 conviction for the theft and sale of his sister’s iPhone after a stint in rehab to pay for his heroin addiction when he was 19. In 2023, police confirmed to Fox News Digital the case had been expunged and said they had no record of it to share.
Kohberger’s dad, Michael Kohberger, told police that his son had just gotten out of rehab, swiped the phone and paid a pal $20 to drive him to the mall, where he allegedly sold it for $200, ABC News reported previously.
The killer, now 30, was going to face a capital murder trial next month until he unexpectedly changed his plea on July 1, when he admitted to four counts of first-degree murder and one of felony burglary. He acknowledged that he pre-planned the slayings and that when he entered the off-campus rental home at 1122 King Road, he intended to kill.
The authors found victims from Kohberger’s past in Pennsylvania, where he spent most of his life, who shed new light on his capacity for manipulation and plotting.
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“I felt chills when Connie Saba told me the story of how a teenage Kohberger had manipulated her into inadvertently telling him when she’d be out of the house to visit her son, Jeremy in jail, because he planned to break into her house and steal an iPad and other things from her,” Ward told Fox News Digital.
It was a striking betrayal, she said, because Kohberger had next to no friends and Jeremy Saba might have been the only one.
“Connie Saba had been nothing but welcoming and kind to him, so it was a devastating breach of trust – and when Connie Saba imitated Kohberger coming back a year or so later to apologize to her for the break-in (as part of his rehab process), she showed me the creepy way he just ‘appeared’ in her kitchen like a ghost, frightening her,” she said. “One could imagine him just ‘appearing’ at 1122 King Road on the night of the murders.”
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Kohberger cased out the rental home around a dozen times before the murders, according to court documents. Before school officials had it razed last year, it was situated on a slope in front of a parking lot, giving Kohberger a potential vantage point overlooking multiple windows, including those of 21-year-old victim Madison Mogen’s bedroom.
“Mark Baylis, a former Navy SEAL, believes Kohberger successfully stalked him and his property for hours, days possibly, to steal valuables from him,” Ward added. “It showed the cold-blooded, calculated side of Kohberger – a side that I think we all saw in court in early July when he pled guilty – with zero emotion.”
Kohberger stood up in court, with his back straight, admitting to the murders without a glance at his parents or those of the victims, most of whom were in the room. In the gallery near the defense table, his father wiped away tears and asked a bailiff for water. At one point, even Latah County Prosecuting Attorney Bill Thompson choked down a tear as he wrapped up a summary of the prosecution’s case.
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Throughout the proceeding, Kohberger fixed his eyes on lawyers in the room, the judge, and occasionally leaned over into the ear of his lead defense attorney, Anne Taylor.
The 30-year-old was a criminology student at Washington State University, a 10-mile drive from the crime scene.
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He’d barely been there for one semester but was already worried about losing his scholarship, Patterson revealed.
Kohberger had no meaningful connection to the victims, 21-year-olds Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves, and 20-year-olds Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin. But Patterson believes Mogen was the primary target when he snuck into the off-campus home at 1122 King Road on Nov. 13, 2022.
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She and Kernodle both worked at the now-shuttered Mad Greek restaurant, which had vegan menu options that the author believes appealed to Kohberger’s meat-free diet.
“He obviously had a big problem with women,” Patterson said, based on roughly 300 interviews he conducted and public documents. “We believe he was targeting Maddie and things had happened… He was going to lose his scholarship.”
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Kohberger was pursuing a Ph.D. in criminology at Washington State University – where he reportedly butted heads with other students. After his arrest, the school said it had cut ties.
Kohberger’s defense did not respond to a request for comment.
Powell candidly says what it would take for him to leave Fed Chair post
It is becoming increasingly clear that President Donald Trump has no plans to drop his pressure campaign on Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell over interest rate cuts.
An excerpt from “Trillion Dollar Triage” by Wall Street Journal economic correspondent Nick Timiraos chronicles Powell’s measured public responses – and more candid private reactions – to Trump’s ongoing threats to fire him.
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Powell’s commitment to the Fed, amid Trump’s mounting criticism, became apparent in 2019 during a House Committee on Financial Services hearing. California Democrat Rep. Maxine Waters, who chaired the committee, asked Powell what he would do if Trump fired him.
“Mr. Chairman, if you got a call from the president today or tomorrow, and he said, ‘I’m firing you. Pack up, it’s time to go,’ what would you do?”
Powell responded, “Well, of course I would not do that.”
“I can’t hear you,” Waters said with an upward inflection in her tone, prompting laughter from the room – and even from Powell.
“My answer would be ‘no,’” he said.
“And you would not pack up and you would not leave?” Waters reiterated.
“No, ma’am,” he responded.
“Because you think the president does not have the authority? Is that why you would not leave?” she asked.
“What I’ve said is that the law clearly gives me a four-year term, and I fully intend to serve it,” Powell said.
According to Timiraos, in private, Powell was more forthright about his determination to continue leading the world’s most influential central bank.
“I will never, ever, ever leave this job voluntarily until my term ends under any circumstances. None, whatsoever,” Powell said. “You will not see me getting in the lifeboat,” he said, invoking a metaphor to signal his resolve to stay the course.
“It doesn’t occur to me in the slightest that there would be any situation in which I would not complete my term other than dying,” Powell said, according to Timiraos.
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Tensions between Powell and Trump have largely deteriorated over the central bank’s interest rate decisions and broader monetary policies. Trump has instructed the Fed to cut rates, which he says could save the nation “hundreds of billions of dollars.”
Powell has maintained the central bank’s key borrowing rate within a range of 4.25% to 4.5%, adopting a wait-and-see monetary policy aimed at assessing the impact of Trump’s tariff blitz.
So far this month, Trump has announced plans to impose a 30% tariff on imports from Mexico and all 27 countries that make up the European Union.
Those tariffs come on the heels of a 50% levy on copper imports and products from Brazil, a 35% tariff on Canadian goods and other tariffs imposed on more than 20 countries. The announced tariffs are slated to take effect on Aug. 1.
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Trump has also criticized Powell for renovation cost overruns at the Federal Reserve headquarters in D.C.’s Foggy Bottom neighborhood.
Powell told lawmakers last month that the cost overruns are due to unexpected construction challenges and the nation’s inflation rate.
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“There’s no new marble,” Powell told members of the Senate Banking Committee. “There’s no special elevators. They’re old elevators that have been there. There are no new water features. There’s no beehives and there’s no roof garden terraces.”
The Fed, not taxpayers, are funding the renovation, which is expected to cost approximately $2.5 billion.
Social media sensation ‘consulted only people who would agree’ before show stunt
Olivia Dunne, a former LSU Tigers gymnast and popular social media star, dished on the backstory on how she decided to do a split during a Sports Illustrated Runway Show in Miami earlier this year.
The national champion appeared on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition this year and was able to walk the runway for the first time. She explained on “What’s Your Story? With Stephanie McMahon” that she was able to participate in the show because she was out of LSU and had no need to start training for the upcoming season.
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During the May show, she strutted down the walkway in a black and white polka dot bathing suit that featured red bows in the front and down toward her hips. As she reached the end of the aisle, she dropped into a split.
She told McMahon in a recent episode of the former WWE executive’s podcast that she was nervous to do the show because she had never walked down a runway, let alone been at one of the fashion shows before.
“I went to Miami. I had no clue what to expect,” Dunne explained. “I’ve never walked a runway a day in my life. I’ve only ever walked in my bedroom mirror after watching the Vicotria’s Secret Fashion Show growing up. I’ve literally never walked a runway.
“So, I get to the rehearsal and you just do a quick run through of the show. Literally, two hours before the show. And they’re like, ‘OK, Liv, you’re opening the show.’ Oh shoot, I’ve never even watched someone walk down the runway in person.”
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Dunne said she consulted the people she believed wouldn’t sway her from doing it.
“So, I got to open the show with a Sports Illustrated T-shirt on, which was so cool and it was an iconic moment,” Dunne said. “And then, I decided right after the rehearsal, I remember, I was talking with my sister – I was consulting with only people I knew would agree with me. I was like, ‘Should I do a split?’ And they were like, ‘… Yeah. Just go for it.’ So, I asked the head, lady (SI editor MJ Day) and she was just like, ‘Honestly, just have fun with it because this is not an ordinary runway. This isn’t stoic …’ And I kinda think dropping into a split would be fun and show my athleticism. And I don’t think I’ve ever seen anybody do it.
“When watching a fashion show like Sports Illustrated, they wanna see personality, they wanna see movement, they wanna see you having the time of your life, because it really was in the moment. It was so fun. And yeah, I oiled myself up and dropped into a split.… It was so much fun.”
Dunne was one of four cover models, along with Lauren Chan, Salma Hayek and Jordan Chiles.
She has been one of the most-followed athletes on social media since she joined LSU. She boasts more than 8 million followers on TikTok and another 5.4 million on Instagram. She helped the Tigers to a national championship in 2024, but her final year with LSU was derailed because of an injury.
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Since then, she’s been spotted cheering on her boyfriend Paul Skenes as he makes waves in MLB with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Basketball sensation makes ‘incredibly sad’ announcement just days before big event
Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark said on Thursday she will not participate in the WNBA All-Star Game or the festivities around it after she appeared to re-aggravate a groin injury.
Clark announced the decision in a statement through the team.
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“I’m so excited for Indy to host WNBA All-Star this weekend. I want to thank the Indianapolis Host Committee and all of the people that have put endless work in over the past year to put this event together,” she said. “I know this will be the best All-Star yet.
“I am incredibly sad and disappointed to say I can’t participate in the 3-Point Contest or the All-Star Game. I have to rest my body. I will still be at Gainbridge Fieldhouse for all the action and I’m looking forward to helping Sandy (Brondello) coach our team to a win.
“Can’t wait to see you all out there.”
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Clark suffered the injury in the waning moments of the Fever’s win over the Connecticut Sun on Tuesday night. She appeared to tweak her upper leg on a bounce pass to Kelsey Mitchell.
Injuries have been the main storyline for Clark this season. She’s missed nearly a dozen games because of injuries but still managed to lead fan voting for the All-Star Game.
It’s unclear how long Clark will be out for.
Indiana is 12-11 following Wednesday night’s loss to the New York Liberty.
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The team will return to action on July 22 – back on the road against New York.
The next human colony won’t be on Mars — it’s hiding right under our noses
As the world faces environmental challenges and seeks new opportunities, the idea of underwater living is gaining serious momentum.
While lunar and Martian colonies make headlines, scientists and engineers are turning their attention to the ocean floor, a mysterious and untapped frontier much closer to home.
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The history of underwater living
Underwater habitats are not a new concept. In the 1960s, Jacques Cousteau built and lived in underwater modules, proving that humans could survive beneath the waves for short periods. Since 2001, NASA has been sending researchers to the Aquarius Reef Base off Florida’s coast. There, they live and work for up to two weeks about 65 feet below the surface.
How technology is advancing underwater living
Recent advances are making long-term underwater living a real possibility. British company DEEP is developing two modular habitats designed for extended stays. These habitats use advanced manufacturing methods such as Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing to build strong, efficient structures. These innovations help the units withstand the intense pressure of the deep sea.
Can humans thrive underwater?
Living underwater is not easy. Humans need oxygen, sunlight and stable pressure. Yet, history shows we can adapt to extreme environments. For instance, astronauts have lived on the International Space Station for over a year at a time, dealing with challenges similar to those found underwater.
Even so, recent experiments are encouraging. German engineer Rudiger Koch spent 120 days in a submerged capsule without health issues. Likewise, Professor Joseph Dituri lived 100 days underwater and emerged healthier, with better sleep, reduced cholesterol and even a younger biological age.
Vanguard underwater habitat: DEEP’s prototype for ocean living
The Vanguard underwater habitat is DEEP’s innovative engineering prototype for advancing underwater living. Vanguard is a compact underwater module designed for short-term missions that can support three people at most. It lets DEEP test new designs and technologies in real-world conditions. It also helps the company gather valuable user feedback.
How the Vanguard underwater habitat is built and tested
The development of the Vanguard underwater habitat starts with dry assembly. All parts, including the wet porch and pressure vessel, are built, tested and put together on land. Then, the team conducts dry testing by pressurizing the vessel with air to check for leaks and confirm it can maintain the necessary ambient pressure.
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After that, dockside testing begins. The habitat is placed in water beside a dock for gradual submersion, which makes it easy to test for water-tightness and electrical safety.
Finally, the team conducts full underwater testing. In this phase, Vanguard operates on the seafloor and receives air, power, water, and communications from the surface. This final step offers key feedback on how people live and work in the habitat, helping DEEP improve Vanguard and design the larger Sentinel system.
Why the Vanguard underwater habitat matters
Success with the Vanguard underwater habitat will demonstrate what’s achievable for underwater missions. It can reduce time, cost and weather risk for deep-sea operations. Moreover, it can unlock new discoveries beneath the waves.
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Sentinel: Extended underwater living
The larger Sentinel subsea habitat system offers comfortable living quarters, research facilities and panoramic views. It supports stays of up to 28 days at depths reaching 656 feet. By keeping researchers in a “saturated” state, DEEP reduces the risk of decompression sickness. This allows for longer and safer underwater residencies. According to the company’s website, Sentinel is scheduled to be in the water by the end of 2027.
These habitats will help scientists study both the ocean and the effects of extended underwater living. Ultimately, they mark an important milestone toward a permanent human presence beneath the sea.
Kurt’s key takeaways
The ocean presents both immense challenges and incredible opportunities. As innovation continues, underwater living could become our next great frontier. We may soon witness the rise of permanent ocean habitats and with them, discoveries that transform our understanding of life on Earth.
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