| Fox News crushes MSNBC, CNN in third quarter viewership as 'The Five' makes history | | Sep 28, 2022 | | Fox News Channel finished the third quarter of 2022 as cable’s most-watched network among both total and primetime viewers as Americans tuned in for information and analysis during a busy news cycle that featured everything from ongoing economic woes to the FBI raid of former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home. The busy quarter also included continued coverage of the war in Ukraine, the death of Queen Elizabeth and around-the-clock political news. Fox News averaged 1.4 million total day viewers during the quarter, crushing No. 2 MSNBC’s average viewership of 783,000 as CNN, ESPN and HGTV also landed in the top five. It was the sixth straight quarter that Fox News finished No. 1 in the category, airing 94 of the top 100 telecasts in cable news along the way. During the primetime hours of 8-11 p.m., Fox News dominated with 2.2 million average viewers to outdraw MSNBC and CNN combined. MSNBC averaged 1.3 million, followed by ESPN, HGTV and Hallmark. CNN settled for a primetime average of only 717,000 and failed to crack the top five as Fox News was the highest-rated cable news network during primetime for the 83rd straight quarter. ‘COME ON, MAN!’: JOE CONCHA’S NEW BOOK TAKES AIM AT BIDEN’S ‘NO GOOD, VERY BAD PRESIDENCY,' 'BROKEN' MEDIA "The Five" averaged 3.3 million viewers to finish as the most-watched cable news program as Fox News offerings swept the top seven. It was the first time in history that a non-primetime cable news program has topped the category for four consecutive quarters. "Tucker Carlson Tonight" averaged 3.2 million viewers to finish second, followed by "Jesse Watters Primetime," "Hannity," "Special Report with Bret Baier," "The Ingraham Angle" and "Gutfeld!" MSNBC’s 9 p.m. hour was the most-watched, non-Fox News program with an average audience of 1.9 million viewers despite Rachel Maddow and Alex Wagner sharing the role, as "The Rachel Maddow Show" only airs on Mondays because the namesake host wanted to scale back her workload. CNN’s most-popular program was "Anderson Cooper 360," which failed to crack the one-million viewer benchmark and finished No. 24 among cable news options. Despite being CNN’s most-watched show, "AC 360" was outdrawn by 15 Fox News and eight MSNBC offerings. SHARON OSBOURNE SAYS SHE UNDERSTANDS PRESS DISTRUST: ‘I WOULDN’T TRUST CBS AS FAR AS I COULD THROW THEM’ "FOX & Friends" averaged 1.3 million viewers to outdraw MSNBC’s "Morning Joe" and CNN’s soon-to-be-replaced "New Day" combined. "Unfiltered with Dan Bongino" averaged 1.3 million viewers to finish as the most-watched cable news program on Saturday, while "Life, Liberty & Levin" averaged 1.8 million viewers for the Sunday title. Fox News was even more dominant among the advertiser-coveted demo of adults age 25-54, sweeping the top 15 cable news programs. Fox News averaged 201,000 total day viewers among the demo compared to 110,000 for CNN and a dismal 85,000 for MSNBC. During primetime, Fox News averaged 294,000 while CNN managed only 150,000 and MSNBC settled for 127,000. BENJAMIN HALL SURPRISES FOX NEWS COLLEAGUES WITH MOVING WORDS SIX MONTHS AFTER DEADLY UKRAINE ATTACK "Tucker" averaged 468,000 viewers to win the critical category while "The Five," "Hannity," "Watters," Gutfeld!," "The Ingraham Angle," "Special Report with Bret Baier," "Outnumbered," "America’s Newsroom with Bill hemmer and Dana Perino," ""The Faulkner Focus," Martha MacCallum’s "The Story," "America Reports with John Roberts and Sandra Smith," "FOX & Friends," "Your World with Neil Cavuto" and "FOX News @ Night" all outdrew everything CNN and MSNBC had to offer. All ratings data courtesy of Nielsen Media Research. | | | | | Hailey Bieber says she 'didn't steal' Justin Bieber from Selena Gomez, reveals she's spoken with singer | | Sep 28, 2022 | | In a new interview on the "Call Her Daddy" podcast, Hailey Bieber spoke candidly about the narrative that she "stole" husband Justin Bieber from Selena Gomez. "A lot of the hate and the perpetuation comes from, ‘Oh you stole him,'" she told the podcast's host, Alexandra Cooper. "I guess maybe that just comes from like the fact that they wish he had ended up with someone else, and that's fine, you can wish that all you want, but that's just not the case," speaking of Bieber's fans dislike of their union. Hailey explicitly stated, "I can say, period point-blank, I was never with him when he was in a relationship with anyone." The whirlwind relationship, which saw Hailey and Bieber married at the young ages of 21 and 24, respectively, was expedited. JUSTIN BIEBER HAS SELENA GOMEZ'S FACE TATTOOED ON HIS WRIST DESPITE BEING ENGAGED TO HAILEY BALDWIN The relationship drew significant heat due to the extenuating circumstances of Bieber's tumultuous relationship with Gomez. Bieber and Gomez were photographed hanging out in November 2017. Six months later, Bieber was photographed with Hailey, who he also had a romantic past with. By July 2018, the two were engaged, and in September 2018, they had a courthouse wedding. Throughout the interview, Gomez was always referred to as "Justin’s ex" and oddly never identified by her name, but Hailey made it clear who she was talking about by giving specifics. It is the timeline and overlap, or lack thereof, that frustrates her most – and the confusion and false narrative that has been highlighted as a result of Hailey's relationship with Bieber. "The timeline also that I think is sometimes in question is us getting together and us getting engaged, and him having been spending time with his ex before…I understand again how it looks from the outside, and there's a lot of perception there, but that was a situation where I know for a fact that it was the right thing for them to close that door. They were not in a relationship at that time, but of course there's a very long history there, and it's not my relationship," she said. Speaking on her relationship with Bieber, Hailey said, "I know what had to happen for that to come back together in a healthy way…I think it was the most healthy, mature decision that he could have made, and I respect that. As a woman, I would never want to get into a relationship with someone and be engaged to them and be getting married to them and think in the back of my mind, ‘I wonder if that was really closed for you?’ and like - I know for a fact that the reason we were able to get back together is because it was very much, completely closed." The scrutinization and misconceptions surrounding her relationship have also been difficult for the 25-year-old model. At the 2021 Met Gala, Hailey and Bieber attended the red carpet together. In photos captured from the event, and a video that consequently went viral, one might assume that Bieber is consoling Hailey. In that viral video, an onslaught of fans can be heard shouting Gomez’s name as Bieber and his wife pose for photos. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER Of the moment, Hailey recalls, "I could hear everyone screaming, and again, I think there's a certain part of you that has a numbness of just like - I was like really surprised. I could kind of hear it, but I didn't know if that's what was really going on until I saw the video after. The whole thing of everyone being like ‘Oh he’s trying to tell her not to cry.' That was not true. It wasn't making me cry….I felt like I had something in my eye…See that's just what goes to show you how out of context things can be seen, when he's like trying to help me, I'm like, ‘I feel like something is in my eye, do you see something in my eye?'…and he's like ‘No, no, no you’re good.'" Although Gomez, Bieber and Hailey have all stayed incredibly mum on the timeline of their relationships, things have since changed. In addition to the interview Hailey gave, Gomez’s documentary, "My Mind & Me," is slated to be released in November, where she is likely to address her highly publicized relationship with Bieber. Gomez also went on to pen the number one hit "Lose You To Love Me," which is perceived to be written about her relationship with Bieber. Despite years of being entangled in headlines together, Hailey shares that she truly respects Gomez, and even spoke to the Rare Beauty creator after she married Bieber. "It's all respect, it's all love…That's also why I feel like, if everyone on our side knows what happened and we're good, and we could walk away with it with clarity and respect, then like, that's fine." Despite things seemingly being swept out from under the rug and onto the door step for Hailey and Gomez, the public is still at odds. Hailey, who has been subjected to extreme harassment, told Cooper that her husband never asked Gomez to help stop the backlash. When Cooper asked if something as insignificant as Gomez commenting a heart on one of Hailey's TikTok videos would help the hate dissipate, Hailey said, "I would never expect someone to do that for me. She doesn't owe me anything. I don't owe - neither of us owe anybody, anything, expect respect. I respect her, a lot. And I think that, like, there's just no expectations. If that was something that she felt was necessary, then that would be amazing…I respect her, there is no drama personally." | | | | | On battling crime, Georgia's Kemp vows 'we're going to stay in the fight' | | Sep 28, 2022 | | Republican Gov. Brian Kemp has a message for Georgians when it comes to battling crime. "We’re in the fight and we’re going to stay in the fight," the governor told a crowd of supporters at a rally at this fast-growing city in the suburbs north of Atlanta. With just under six weeks to go until Election Day, Republican candidates, committees and allied groups have been increasingly spotlighting crime on the campaign trail as they target Democrats. It’s an issue that national polls indicate voters trust Republicans more than Democrats. According to national ad tracking firm AdImpact, Republican campaigns and allied groups aired 53,000 commercials on crime during the first three weeks of this month. In Georgia, where polls suggest the conservative governor has a slight edge over Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams in a rematch of their 2018 showdown, Kemp says he’s been emphasizing the issue of crime for years. KEMP SAYS BASEBALL'S ATLANTA BRAVES NEED TO 'KEEP CHOPPING’ "I was talking about that issue four years ago. If you look back, what I ran on – I ran on going after street gangs and drug cartels when I was running for governor in 2018," he said in an interview with Fox News Digital on Tuesday, just ahead of his rally in Alpharetta. And the incumbent touted his record on crime in office. "I fulfilled a lot of promises over the last three and a half years. We created the gang task force at the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. We’ve given our attorney general, Chris Carr, more resources to prosecute gangs," Kemp showcased. "We’ve been making sure our capital city’s safe." GEORGIA SENATE SHOWDOWN: WARNOCK AND WALKER BATTLE OVER ABORTION And pointing to the multi-agency crime suppression unit, Georgia's governor noted that "we’ve arrested over 600 people that had outstanding warrants – 29 of them for murder – because we were simply doing old-fashioned police work. Mind you, this is not the state’s job to be doing this. But we are in the fight. We are now in the fight with the locals, which I appreciate, and we’re going to stay in the fight as long as we need to. We gotta keep our families safe." Abrams, in campaign commercials over the summer, attacked the governor as weak on crime. Pointing to a bill the governor signed into law in April allowing people to carry firearms without a permit, the ad claims, "Brian Kemp may talk tough, but he makes us less safe." She charged during a June interview on "Fox News Sunday" that "violent crime went up 55% in 2019 to 2020 under Brian Kemp." And Abrams has said that if elected, she’d boost the base salaries of some law enforcement officers and expand training for officers who specialize in mental health and social services. Kemp, in his ads and on the campaign trail, has repeatedly accused Abrams, a former state Democratic legislative leader, voting rights champion and rising Democratic Party star, of supporting the defund the police movement and has blasted her for her support for cashless bail. | | | | | Biden snubs Florida's GOP lawmakers as Hurricane Ian approaches | | Sep 28, 2022 | | EXCLUSIVE: Hurricane Ian is set to batter the coast of Florida this week, but President Biden has yet to reach out directly to the Sunshine state's two senators or other GOP members of the state's congressional delegation about federal help. Sources close to the Florida delegation told Fox News Digital that neither Biden nor White House staffers have reached out to GOP Sens. Rick Scott or Marco Rubio about what assistance might be needed as the Category 4 hurricane heads toward Florida. Biden similarly has not reached out to some House Republicans whose districts are directly in the path of the storm. Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., told Fox News Digital he has not yet been contacted by the president, but has talked with other lower-level administration officials at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). "We haven’t received a call from the president, but FEMA has been working closely with our office," said a spokesman for Donalds, a first-term lawmaker who is running for chairman of the House Republican Conference. HURRICANE IAN NEARS CATEGORY 5 STRENGTH AHEAD OF LANDFALL IN FLORIDA The White House did not immediately return requests for comment on this story. Apart from FEMA, lawmakers have been in contact with officials at the National Weather Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as the storm has inched closer to Florida. WHITE HOUSE DODGES ON BIDEN SNUBBING RON DESANTIS AHEAD OF HURRICANE IAN LANDFALL Fox News Digital was also told that Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas had spoken directly with Scott and Rubio earlier this week about the storm. Despite not talking with Biden directly, Rubio told Fox & Friends on Wednesday that the federal government has been active in backing up Florida's efforts to mitigate the storm's potential damage. "The federal response is to provide the state [with] whatever the state needs or might need," said Rubio. "So far, from what I have heard and deduced … no Florida request has gone unfulfilled." Biden initially came under fire earlier this week for not contacting Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis as the storm intensified off the state's coast. DeSantis told reporters on Tuesday that he had not heard from the president directly, but offered praise for Biden's decision to issue approve an emergency deceleration for the state. "My view on all this is like, you’ve got people’s lives at stake, you’ve got their property at stake, and we don’t have time for pettiness," DeSantis said at a press briefing. "We got to work together to make sure we’re doing the best job for them, so my phone line is open." DeSantis' remarks sparked widespread criticism of Biden from conservative critics. The president responded by calling the governor late-Tuesday evening, according to White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre. "President Biden spoke this evening with Governor DeSantis of Florida to discuss the steps the Federal government is taking to help Florida prepare for Hurricane Ian," said Jean-Pierre. "The president and the governor committed to continued close coordination." White House officials have stressed since the controversy that Biden has spoken to both Democratic and Republican mayors of Florida cities within Hurricane Ian's path. | | | | | Preserving democracy top issue to Dem voters in key midterm state, GOP leads AZ Gov race in new poll | | Sep 28, 2022 | | Preserving the democracy is the top issue for Democratic voters in yet another battleground state, according to two new polls that also reveal which Arizona candidates are leading in the last six weeks before the midterm elections. Despite the nation's inflation rate climbing to 8.3% in August, a Marist Poll in Arizona found that preserving democracy was the most concerning issue to 44% of likely Democratic voters in the state, and abortion ranked as the issue of top importance to 26%. Among the Republican respondents, 50% said that inflation was the most pressing issue, while immigration was most concerning to 24% of likely GOP registered voters. In the Copper State, Trump-backed GOP nominee Kari Lake secured a lead in the governor's race with 49% support over Democrat opponent Katie Hobbs, who was the choice candidate to 46% of those who said they are definitely voting in November's election. IN KEY MIDTERM STATES, DEM VOTERS MOVE ON FROM ABORTION, NOW SAY PROTECTING DEMOCRACY TOP ELECTION ISSUE According to the poll, Democrats are leading in the state's Senate race, with incumbent Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., claiming 50% of the vote among those who said they are definitely voting in the fall, while Trump-endorsed Blake Masters received 45% support. MARK KELLY LIKES WHAT ARIZONA HAS BECOME AS A RESULT OF THE SOUTHERN BORDER CRISIS: BLAKE MASTERS The GOP is leading on the generic congressional ballot over Democrats, 48% to 44%, while President Biden received a low approval rating of 39% among Arizonans. The Marist Poll results, conducted from Sept. 19 - 22 with a margin on error of 3.4 percentage points, mirrored another Arizona survey from Suffolk University that found "threats to the democracy" and abortion were both the top issue to 29% of registered Democratic voters, while 52% of Republicans believe the focus should be on inflation and the economy. The newfound concern among Democrats followed Biden's recent rhetoric that "extreme MAGA Republicans" are "threats to the democracy" who have a philosophy akin to "semi-fascism." In the Suffolk University's poll, Kelly was also ahead of Masters in the Senate race 49% to 42%, while Hobbs held a slim lead of only one percentage point over Lake, 46% to 45%. The Suffolk University poll was conducted, Sept. 21-25 with a margin of error of plus or minus 4.4 percentage points. | | | | | Moms for Liberty responds after being accused of getting 'Girls Who Code' books banned: 'Completely false' | | Sep 28, 2022 | | Moms for Liberty accused an author of making a "false allegation" that they had helped an effort to get books from the "Girls Who Code" series banned from Pennsylvania public school libraries. Girls Who Code founder Reshma Saujani sounded off this week after four titles from her non-profit's series were added to PEN America's Index of School Book Bans, a list of restricted literature around the country. She is quoted in a Business Insider article suggesting that Moms for Liberty, a parental rights advocacy group, was partly responsible, yet was more direct on Twitter. "I woke up this morning to a news alert that our @GirlsWhoCode middle-grade book series was banned by some school districts as part of the Mom for Liberty effort to ban books," Saujani wrote. "To be honest, I am so angry I cannot breathe." "This is about controlling women and it starts with controlling our girls and what info they have access to," Saujani told the Insider about the reported book banning. ‘MOMS FOR LIBERTY’ ON CALIFORNIA GENDER TRANSITION BILL: ‘BIGGEST PARENTAL RIGHTS INTRUSION WE’VE SEEN' Moms for Liberty co-Founders Tina Descovich and Tiffany Justice denied the allegations in a press release. "The allegations that Moms for Liberty has worked to ban ‘Girls Who Code’ are completely false," they said. "Furthermore, the Central York school district has confirmed the book is currently sitting on library shelves." Pennsylvania's Central York School District, which was accused of banning the "Girls Who Code" likewise called the coverage "categorically false." The district provided Fox News Digital with the following timeline. "On Sunday, September 25, a national news outlet published a story stating Central York School District banned the Girls Who Code series. Initially, the report did not provide timelines of this alleged ban (sic), confusing readers. This story has been updated twice with clarifying details from the Central York School District. "The Girls Who Code series was included in a Diversity Resource List, along with approximately 200 other resources, that was removed from the Central York School District in November 2020. However, with this removal, the disclaimer was the District would continue to use materials and resources previously in place. The Girls Who Code series remained in circulation from November 2020 to September 2021, when the Diversity Resource List was reinstated by the Central York School District Board of Directors. This book series has not been banned within our district, and they remain available in our libraries." Both the Business Insider and Newsweek pieces on the matter now include editor's notes to indicate similar additional comments from the school district. BOOK BANNING IN AMERICA: CENSORING LITERATURE IN US DATES BACK CENTURIES, BUT THIS TIME IS DIFFERENT: EXPERTS Moms for Liberty also took a swing at the media in its news release on the dustup. "Where are we in this country when the media can publish an article without even fact-checking with the district and quote an author who lies and villainizes concerned parents to sell more copies of her books?" Descovich and Justice asked. "Moms for Liberty will continue to fight for fundamental parental rights because curating age-appropriate content for a school library is not banning books, it is empowering parents to be involved in their children's education. " "Looking at you @Newsweek," the group added on Twitter. UTAH STATE SCHOOL BOARD APPROVED CHANGES THAT GIVE PARENTS MORE OF A VOICE IN THE CLASSROOM Saujani pushed back both on the school district and Moms for Liberty in a statement to Fox News Digital, accusing the former of trying to "rewrite history" and the latter of "leading efforts to ban books representing diverse perspectives." "The Girls Who Code book series was banned by the Central York School District – and it’s ironic and alarming that the district is attempting to rewrite the history of what happened there in 2020-2021," Saujani said in a statement to Fox News Digital. "Hundreds of books, including ours, were assembled by educators on a list of diversity resources intended to help the community grapple with the racial and social turmoil following the murder of George Floyd. The school district then voted to ban the resources on that list from classrooms. In August 2021, the same list was distributed via email (under the subject line ‘Banned Resources’) to teachers with explicit instructions not to use the materials listed. Thanks to the efforts of students, teachers, and parents in the community who organized and fought back, the ban has been defeated, for now." "All across the country, groups like Moms for Liberty are leading efforts to ban books representing diverse perspectives (sic), driving an extremist far-right agenda to control and oppress girls, women, people of color, the LGBTQ+ community, and anyone that does not maintain the white supremacist patriarchal status quo," Saujani continued. "Their bigotry and bullying is a danger to our children and our communities -- and plenty of moms agree with us. Marshall Plan for Moms is building a movement to stop relentless attacks from these "parents rights" groups on our children, families, and communities." Controversies over student reading materials appeared to be on the rise in recent years as parents became more involved in their children's education during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many parents have blasted lessons relating to race and gender and other progressive curricula. Several states have found themselves caught up in debates over book banning. Efforts to ban books in the U.S. are increasing in 2022, according to a new report from the American Library Association. In 2021, there were 729 total attempts to censor library resources, which set a record number in ALA’s more than 20-year history of compiling this data. | | | | | Austria to begin checks at border crossings with Slovakia to stop migrants | | Sep 28, 2022 | | Austria announced Wednesday that it will start checks at its border crossings with Slovakia, following a similar decision by the Czech Republic, in a move that’s aimed at keeping migrants from entering. The measure becomes effective at midnight Wednesday, the Austrian government said. The Austrian interior ministry said the border controls are a response to the Czech Republic's announcement, a day earlier, of controls on its border with Slovakia starting Thursday, and aim to ensure that human traffickers do not use Austria as an alternative. "We have to react before the smugglers react," Austrian Interior Minister Gerhard Karner told public broadcaster ORF. Austria, the Czech Republic and Slovakia all belong to the European Union’s visa-free Schengen zone where people can normally cross borders without getting checked. However, temporary border controls have repeatedly been reinstated in the past, whether to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in the early days of the pandemic or to stop migrants from entering illegally. UEFA WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP: ENGLAND BEATS AUSTRIA TO OPEN TOURNAMENT Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer told reporters later on Wednesday that he would meet Hungarian President Viktor Orban and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic next week to discuss the issue of migration. "The states are not doing this for their own sake, but to fight organized crime and smuggling and to reduce the pressure from the borders," Nehammer said in Vienna. Austria introduced controls along its borders with Hungary and Slovenia in 2015, when more than 1 million migrants from war-torn countries like Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan entered the European Union. The Alpine country has repeatedly extended those controls, which remain in place. AUSTRIA SCRAPS COMPULSORY COVID-19 VACCINATION, MEASURE WAS SUSPENDED IN MARCH Back then, only about 8,500 migrants were detained in the Czech Republic, while this year so far 12,000 migrants have been detained, the Czech interior ministry said, adding that most of them were Syrians. A total of 125 human smugglers have been arrested in the Czech Republic this year, a significant increase compared with the previous years. Most migrants don’t want to stay in the Czech Republic or Slovakia, but travel through them to reach wealthier places like Germany, Sweden or Austria. AUSTRIA ANNOUNCES OPPOSITION TO EU MEMBERSHIP FOR UKRAINE WEEKS AFTER PUTIN MEETING The Austrian border controls will initially be enforced at 11 crossing to Slovakia for 10 days. | | | | | Patriots won't 'completely turn the offense on its head' amid Mac Jones injury, Joe Judge says | | Sep 28, 2022 | | The New England Patriots could be without starting quarterback Mac Jones when they travel to Green Bay on Sunday to take on Aaron Rodgers and the Packers, but much of their game plan will remain relatively the same regardless of who steps in, quarterbacks coach Joe Judge said Tuesday. Jones is believed to have suffered a severe high ankle sprain that could require surgery after absorbing a hard hit from Baltimore Ravens defensive lineman Calais Campbell, who fell on Jones' ankle in the process, during the fourth quarter of Sunday’s 37-26 loss, according to multiple reports. On Monday, both Jones and head coach Bill Belichick declined to talk about the specifics of his injury and a possible timetable for return. According to ESPN, the Patriots are still discussing their options. PATRIOTS’ MAC JONES, BILL BELICHICK DECLINE TO TALK SPECIFICS ABOUT REPORTED ‘SEVERE’ ANKLE INJURY In his absence, the Patriots will likely rely on veteran backup quarterback Brian Hoyer to take over – a decision that Judge seemingly feels confident with. "Brian’s done a really good job for us," Judge told reporters on Tuesday. "One thing Brian always does – whether it's in practice or in games – he’s always engaged, he’s always ready with a lot of good conversations on the sideline. He’s very engaged, looking at the tablets, communicating on the sideline things he may see or things that may come up." CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Judge continued: "He’s always very, very involved and he’s always ready to take that next snap when he’s called on." Hoyer, 36, is in his third stint with the Patriots. He’s totaled 10,631 passing yards and 53 touchdowns across a 14-year career in the NFL. Judge said while they will adjust their game plan to whoever steps in on Sunday, they don’t plan to "completely turn the offense on its head." "We’ll have a plan based on who's going to be quarterback and we’ll see how that develops through the week. Obviously, Brian's done a lot of things in his career that maybe we implement, maybe we don't. We don't want to go ahead and completely turn the offense on its head as we feel like we’re making some progress. But at the same time, we're going to make sure we put guys in a position to succeed," he explained. "Are there things we could do differently with Brian versus Mac versus Bailey (Zappe)? Absolutely, for all three of them. But does that mean we're going to change our identity, what we're trying to build toward? Not necessarily." | | | | | NFL legend Jackie Slater welcomes Pro Bowl change: 'I think it's absolutely overdue' | | Sep 28, 2022 | | Jackie Slater was a seven-time Pro Bowler for the Los Angeles Rams during his Hall of Fame career and when he heard the NFL made changes to the game earlier this week, he welcomed it. Slater, who was a third-round pick out of Jackson State in 1976, played in 259 games for the Rams, including one appearance as a member of the St. Louis Rams in his final season in 1995. In his day, Slater would have to match up against some of the league’s most prolific pass rushers like Mark Gastineau, Howie Long, Jack Lambert and others in the NFL’s All-Star event. Over the last few years, the Pro Bowl had turned into an event for fun rather than conference supremacy. At one point, the NFL even ditched the conference matchups altogether, opting for a fantasy draft to determine the teams. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM The NFL announced a flag-football game will take place instead of the actual full-contact matchup and a weeklong competition series will occur as well – all happening in Las Vegas. Slater told Fox News Digital in a recent interview, it’s about time. "I think it’s absolutely overdue," Slater said. "It was a disgraceful display of our sport for a number of years and fortunately it wasn’t a disgrace when I was playing. When I was playing this game, you showed up as an offensive lineman you didn’t have no fun all week long because you had to deal with Howie Long, Mark Gastineau, you had to deal with Reggie White, you had to deal with Warren Sapp. You had to deal with these guys. You had to deal with John Randle. "You had to deal with these guys, man. And these guys if they beat you twice, they got the MVP award – which (at the time) was a new car. I don’t think you have to work as hard for a new car nowadays." AARON RODGERS RIPS COLLEGE FOOTBALL'S 'RIDICULOUS' TARGETING RULES: 'ARE YOU S----IN ME?' Slater said he understood why the extra game wouldn’t be played as hard as the others. The NFL schedule is now 17 games, some guys avoid the event altogether because of injuries or the postseason and nobody wants to get hurt, which could negatively impact their next season or future contract. "And I understand what’s going on. Guys are making a lot of money and they don’t want to go in and jeopardize your health and your salaries for the next season, have a worse offseason doing rehab. I could understand that. I left the Pro Bowl with my wrist broken one time and I had to wear this brace on my wrist for the remainder of my career. So, I understand all of that," Slater told Fox News Digital. "But if you’re gonna have a Pro Bowl game, no holds can be barred. You’ve got to play the game and there’s too many incentives out there for everybody right now not to have the game. So, it’s probably long overdue. It probably was a bad taste in fans’ mouths for quite a while by watching that terrible display." Slater said he attended last year’s event at Allegiant Stadium and was happy to see Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby ball out and win the MVP award. The 68-year-old former tackle is now a board member of the Pro Football Retired Players Association. He said the goal for his group is to help retired football players get certain health benefits after they’re finished on the field. "We have done a couple of things that I’m quite proud of. We established a dental insurance that guys have access to, them and their wives. We have optometrists they can go and see to deal with their eyes and issues like that." Slater said. "We’ve been doing this for a few years now and just delighted to be able to serve our brothers that way." | | | | | Rhode Island pro-equity teacher sent 'threatening' email to student vocal against 'de-leveling': parents | | Sep 28, 2022 | | A Rhode Island teacher sent an email which contained "threatening" language to a student amid his activism against "de-leveling," according to parents who spoke out in a local paper. "De-leveling" is an equity agenda the Barrington, R.I., district implemented which removed some honors and conceptual classes for students with special educational needs. The move enraged parents enough to generate community activism against the change. "When you first read… the email it appears that he is trying to say that [name redacted] did something criminal," the parents said. Barrington High School teacher Kevin Blanchard told the student in an April email to "watch your back" and accused the student active against de-leveling of "invading my classroom space" with "methods that verge on the criminal," according to the article. CALIFORNIA TEACHER SPEAKS OUT AFTER 'QUEER LIBRARY' WITH BDSM/KINK EXPOSED: ‘I BELIEVE... IN WHAT I’M DOING' "I do take offense to you invading my classroom space. Your passion is noted but your methods verge on the criminal," the email said, according to the local paper. "Hope you have a good weekend and watch your back." Fox News Digital reached out to Blanchard for comment but did not receive a response. "A teacher in a position of power was using this type of language with a student and he was foolish enough to put it in an email… This type of threatening and intimidating language is never a good idea," the parents' article said. The subject of Blanchard's email was "Survey and announcement." Days earlier, the Barrington student spoke out against de-leveling at a school board meeting and organized a feedback survey for his classmates on their views on the "de-leveling" equity agenda, the article said. The Van Ness family said they requested the removal of their son from Blanchard's high school English class after the email was sent. "We want to know what Mr. Blanchard's punishment would be, if any. [Principal] Hurley told us that he could not tell us because it was a personal matter," the article said. Fox News Digital asked the district whether any action was taken regarding the incident but did not receive a response. Blanchard, who was also head of the English department, supported implementing de-leveling in the district, according to emails from a public record request reviewed by Fox News Digital. NONPROFIT PARTNERED WITH AFT PROVIDES BOOKS WITH SEX IMAGERY, DRAG QUEENS AND GENDER IDEOLOGY TO K-12 TEACHERS De-leveling, or a system of universal learning, was first implemented in Barrington for the most vulnerable students—the students with learning disabilities and Individualized Education Programs (IEPs). "If you have an opportunity tonight, could you please share with me your thoughts on how these tools may best serve our students' UDL (universal design for learning) needs… your ‘seal of approval’ would be certainly welcome for my goals," the English teacher said in an email to Katie Novak, a consultant the school district hired to help implement an equity agenda, in September 2020. In February 2020, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the school removed some conceptual classes. On the whole, parents of children in those classes were reluctant to speak out because they ran the risk of "outing" their child as having a disability or needing special accommodation. A mom whose daughter attended the removed conceptual classes previously told Fox News Digital that de-leveling has caused her daughter's grades to decline. The mother requested anonymity in order to protect her daughter's identity. AFT UNION PROMOTES METHOD FOR TEACHERS TO HELP KIDS CHANGE THEIR PRONOUNS WITHOUT PARENTS KNOWING "I don't think I would ever be a fan of de-leveling, but the timing [to implement it during COVID] is what makes it very suspicious to me. So it just felt like it was an easy way for them to get their agenda through without pushback because people were so busy dealing with other stuff," she told Fox News Digital. Blanchard also suggested in an email that the school should bring "de-leveling" beyond the English department and to other classes, such as "social studies and science." Bill Jacobson, a long-time Barrington resident and founder of Legal Insurrection, said, "De-leveling is part of an agenda of equalizing outcomes." "This equal-results approach stems from critical race theory and diversity, equity and inclusion, which posit that unequal outcomes are the result of systemic bias and discrimination. ‘Equity’ in particular is the codeword for bringing high achievers down to equalize outcomes," Jacobson said. "'Equity' has become an unhealthy obsession, and parents are seeing the impact." | | | | |
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