A Georgia high school wrestler is facing a long recovery after he suffered a broken neck in a “freak accident” during a state championship tournament earlier this week.
Dominic Haines, a Jefferson High School senior, suffered a broken neck in the final seconds of his quarterfinal match of the GHSA Traditional Wrestling State Championships in Macon, Georgia, on Thursday.
Dominic’s coach told FOX 5 that it was a “freak accident.”(Mary Williford)
Assistant wrestling coach Matthew Seaman called it a “freak accident,” telling FOX 5 Atlanta that it happened after his opponent performed a legal takedown.
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“It’s a heartbreaking situation all in all for both sides, obviously for us, but definitely for this opponent who did absolutely nothing wrong,” he told the station.
“This has been years in the works for him,” Seaman added. “Dom’s come up through the youth program at Jefferson, the middle school program, and the high school program; this is a true family. This was his year, everything was coming together.”
Dominic’s father, Zach Haines, said his son is slowly regaining feeling in his lower half.(Mary Williford)
Dominic’s father, Zach Haines, provided updates about his son’s condition in a series of Facebook posts.
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He said after the accident, Dominic had “no feeling from the shoulders down.”
Dominic underwent surgery on Thursday, which his father said went “according to plan.”
In his latest update on social media, Haines said his son has shown positive signs of recovery with some feeling in his lower half. Dominic will undergo another surgery later this week “to fuse the vertebrae from the back since the muscles and ligaments were all completely torn,” his father said in a recent update.
Dominic was competing in a quarterfinal match of the GHSA Traditional Wrestling State Championships last week.(Mary Williford)
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Haines said if his son continues to progress, he could be transferred to a rehabilitation center in a week.
A GoFundMe campaign for Dominic has raised over $62,000 as of Tuesday.
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The U.S. Department of Education is launching an investigation into several school districts in northern Virginia over allegations of refusing to follow President Donald Trump’s executive order banning gender identity policies.
The department’s Office for Civil Rights opened an enforcement investigation into the school districts, according to Fox 5 DC.
The districts include Arlington County Public Schools, Alexandria City Public Schools, Fairfax County Public Schools, Loudoun County Public Schools and Prince William County Public Schools.
This comes after the conservative nonprofit America First Legal filed a complaint accusing several schools in Virginia of keeping policies promoting gender identity in place in violation of the president’s mandate.
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The U.S. Department of Education building is seen on August 21, 2024, in Washington, D.C.(Getty Images)
The complaint argues that the districts are violating Title IX of the higher education act of 1972 that prohibits sex-based discrimination in schools and Trump’s executive order titled “Ending Racial Indoctrination in K-12 Schools,” which called on some federal agencies to develop a plan to eliminate the “instruction, advancement or promotion of gender ideology or discriminatory equity ideology” in K-12 schools receiving federal funding.
America First Legal stresses that the federal government prohibits “instruction, advancement or promotion of gender ideology” — as mentioned in Trump’s order — and argues that allowing biological boys to use girls’ restrooms and locker rooms is covered in this language.
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The U.S. Department of Education building in Washington, D.C. (STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
The group described the districts named in the complaint as radical and lawless and that the districts would rather “deny biology than teach it and one family agrees.”
Arlington Public Schools said it stands firmly behind its non-discrimination policies and remains committed to providing safe and welcoming schools for all students, according to Fox 5 DC. The district said it follows all federal laws with respect to Title IX.
Prince William County Public Schools said it will “cooperate with the investigation and remains committed to providing a welcoming, nurturing learning environment where all of our students feel safe and supported mentally, physically, and emotionally.”
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval Office of the White House on February 3, 2025, in Washington, D.C.(Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
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Alexandria City Public Schools said it “will respond to this investigation in accordance with applicable law.” Loudoun County Public Schools made a similar statement.
Fairfax County Public Schools said its policies “align with state and federal anti-discrimination laws and binding court precedent.”
A member of North Carolina’s largest school district’s board slammed critics of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and said the term is being bandied about by people who are racist in place of the “n-word.”
Wake County Schools board member Sam Hershey began his remarks at last week’s meeting in Raleigh by saying that if people are “searching for truth, we’re going to have to wait about four more years for that because, man, I’ve never seen someone lie so much as that person,” in an apparent reference to President Donald Trump.
Hershey, who is White, said that in recognition of Black History Month, he wanted to make some remarks about DEI in a meeting video posted to YouTube.
“I really want to highlight, as Dr. Ng mentioned, we’re celebrating 250 [years of America] next year that … it’s really important to talk about people being hired based on their skin color. And for 250 years, it has been mediocre White men who have been hired based on their skin color.”
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“And those are facts. – I’ve heard people say DEI is racist. If that’s what you believe, you know nothing about diversity, equity, inclusion, and you know nothing about racism. And that speaks to you as a human being.”
Speaking about Wake County as a whole, which includes Raleigh as well as Fuquay-Varina and Zebulon, Hershey said DEI ensures kids who need more educational help receive it without lowering standards.
“That’s the thing that drives me nuts the most,” Hershey said. “That’s being real. And I’ve said this before: People who throw around ‘DEI hire,’ they’re just replacing the n-word with ‘DEI hire.’ That’s what they want to say. We get it. You guys are all losers.”
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He referenced the recent helicopter-plane collision above Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Virginia, where some pundits were hypothesizing about the personal identifiers of the pilots involved.
“Should I see a Black pilot or do I think they’re a DEI hire? No, that’s racism to think that way.”
In Wake County Schools, he said, candidates are hired based on their qualifications and that it would be insulting not to do so.
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“We’ve got vacancies, so we’re not turning away people because they’re White,” he said.
A communications official for Wake County Schools told Fox News Digital, “I don’t have any information to share with you,” when reached on Thursday.
Superintendent Robert Taylor did not respond to multiple requests for comment, and several assistant superintendents, as well as Hershey, did not respond to emailed inquiries whether any reprimand or other action was being considered because of his remarks.
On X, formerly Twitter, Hershey’s comments led to criticism, including one user who asked if he had ever listened to speeches from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
“What happened to a world where one is not judged by the color of his skin (or other immutable outward characteristics for that matter?). Why should anyone consider skin color in hiring?”
“Sam Hershey has decades of experience in ‘white man mediocrity,” another user wrote. “Not exactly the best and brightest Wake County has to offer.”
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Ben Christman, a college football offensive lineman who transferred to UNLV, was found dead in his off-campus apartment, the school said in a statement on Wednesday. He was 21.
Christman recently transferred to the university after previously playing for Kentucky and Ohio State. The school said it didn’t have any more details on his death, and the Clark County Coroner’s Office in Nevada was working to determine the cause.
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Ohio State Buckeyes offensive lineman Ben Christman looks on during training camp at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center in Columbus, Ohio, on Aug. 10, 2021.(Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch via Imagn Content Services, LLC)
“Our team’s heart is broken to hear of Ben’s passing,” UNLV head coach Dan Mullen said in a statement. “Since the day Ben set foot on our campus a month ago, he made the Rebels a better program. Ben was an easy choice for our Leadership Committee as he had earned the immediate respect, admiration and friendship of all his teammates.
“Our prayers go out to his family and all who knew him. Ben made the world a better place and he will be missed.”
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School president Keith E. Whitfield said he was “incredibly saddened” to hear about Christman’s death.
“There is little that can be said to lessen the pain of suddenly losing a member of our university family at such a young age, and my heart breaks for all who knew and loved him,” he said. “On behalf of UNLV, our sincere condolences are with Ben’s family, friends, loved ones, and teammates during this very difficult time.”
Ohio State Buckeyes offensive lineman Ben Christman celebrates as he leaves the field after defeating the Utah Utes at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, on Jan 1, 2022.(Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports)
Christman was at Ohio State for two seasons before he transferred to Kentucky. He sat out the 2023 season with a knee injury and played special teams in 2024, according to CBS Sports.
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Christman was from Akron, Ohio, and played high school football at Revere High School. He was a four-star recruit coming out of high school.
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The families of two transgender high school athletes in New Hampshire have added President Donald Trump’s administration to a lawsuit challenging laws that prevent the athletes from competing in girls’ sports.
The teenage plaintiffs, Parker Tirrell and Iris Turmelle, originally filed the lawsuit last year to challenge a current New Hampshire state law prohibiting trans athletes from participating in girls’ sports. On Wednesday, a federal judge granted a request to add the Trump administration to the list of defendants over the president’s recent executive order.
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Trump signed the “No Men in Women’s Sports” executive order on Feb. 5, which prohibited any federal funding for educational institutions that allow biological males to compete on women’s or girls’ sports teams.
New Hampshire was already one of 25 states with a law in place to enforce similar bans on trans inclusion, but Tirrell and Turmelle have been allowed to compete on girls’ teams anyway, thanks to the ruling of a federal judge in their state.
“The systematic targeting of transgender people across American institutions is chilling, but targeting young people in schools, denying them support and essential opportunities during their most vulnerable years, is especially cruel,” Chris Erchull, a GLAD attorney, said.
The lawyers claimed Trump’s executive order, along with parts of a Jan. 20 executive order that forbids federal money from being used to “promote gender ideology,” subjects the teens and all transgender girls to discrimination in violation of federal equal protection guarantees and their rights under Title IX.
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The lawyers also claimed the executive orders unlawfully subject the teens’ schools to the threat of losing federal funding for allowing them to play sports.
The situation involving the two trans athletes has also prompted a second lawsuit after parents wore wristbands that read “XX” in reference to the biological female chromosomes, and were allegedly banned from school grounds for wearing them.
Plaintiffs Kyle Fellers and Anthony Foote sued the Bow School District after being banned from school grounds for wearing the wristbands at their daughters’ soccer game in September.
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In the lawsuit filed by Fellers and Foote, they alleged they were told by school officials to remove the armbands or they would have to leave the game.
Both of the fathers say the intention of the armband was not to protest Tirrell, but to support their own daughters in a game that featured a biological male.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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The Virginia High School League (VHSL) announced on Monday that its executive committee voted to bring its league in compliance with President Donald Trump’s executive order “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports.”
Trump signed the executive order this past Wednesday, fulfilling one of his main campaign promises of keeping biological men out of girls and women’s sports.
The order was signed on Nationals Girls and Women in Sports Day, which celebrates females athletes in women’s sports and those committed to providing equal access to sports for all females.
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President Donald Trump signed the “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports” executive order on Feb. 5, 2025.(AP/IMAGN)
The VHSL, which governs high school sports in the state, will comply with the executive order effective immediately.
“The VHSL is an association comprising 318 member schools with more than 177,000 students participating yearly in sports and academic activities. The VHSL is the governing body, and our member schools look to and rely on the VHSL for policy and guidance. To that end, the VHSL will comply with the Executive Order,” VHSL Executive Director John W. Haun said in a statement.
“The compliance will provide membership clear and consistent direction.”
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The statement also noted that the VHSL executive committee directed staff to immediately propose policy changes in the form of emergency legislation to comply with the executive order. Language will be adjusted in its policy manual soon.
“This doesn’t have to be long. It’s all about common sense,” Trump said before signing the order last week, adding that “Women’s sports will be only for women.”
“The war on women’s sports is over,” he said.
Since Trump signed the order, the NCAA has also officially banned trans athletes from participating in women’s sports. Their announcement came one day after the signing, a quick response for the collegiate governing body.
“A student-athlete assigned male at birth may not compete on a women’s team,” the new policy reads. The policy does allow biological females to compete in men’s sports.
“The NCAA is an organization made up of 1,100 colleges and universities in all 50 states that collectively enroll more than 530,000 student-athletes,” NCAA President Charlie Baker said in a statement. “We strongly believe that clear, consistent and uniform eligibility standards would best serve today’s student-athletes instead of a patchwork of conflicting state laws and court decisions. To that end, President Trump’s order provides a clear, national standard.”
Save Women’s Sports advisor Beth Stelzer holds a press conference outside the NCAA Women’s Swimming & Diving Championship at Georgia Tech in Atlanta on March 17, 2022.(Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports)
Independent Women ambassadors Riley Gaines, Payton McNabb, Paula Scanlan, Sia Liilii, Lauren Miller, Kim Russell, Kaitlynn Wheeler, Linnea Saltz and Lily Mullens were present when Trump signed the executive order in the East Room of the White House.
Gaines, who hosts OutKick’s “Gaines for Girls” podcast, was among those fighting for fairness in women’s sports after being outspoken about her experience swimming against Lia Thomas, a transgender swimmer who won the women’s NCAA Championships in 2022.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a briefing before Trump signed the executive order that it “upholds the promise of Title IX.”
“President Trump pledged to restore common sense to our country, and he’s continuing to deliver on that with an executive order that he will sign later today,” she added. “The president will be signing an executive order, keeping men out of women’s sports to defend the safety of athletes, protect competitive integrity and uphold the promise of Title IX.”
Leavitt also called upon the Senate to pass the Protection of Women and Girls Sports Act, which the House sent through last month. The bill would ban biological males from participating on girls’ school sports teams while also amending federal law to specify that student athletes must participate in school sports that coincide with their birth gender.
President Donald Trump signs the “No Men in Women’s Sports” executive order into law in the East Room of the White House on Feb. 5, 2025.(ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP)
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Virginia voted blue in the 2024 presidential election, with 52.1% of votes going to former Vice President Kamala Harris. Trump received 46.3% of the vote.
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An 11-year-old girl in France was found dead in a wooded area near her school hours after she went missing, officials said Saturday.
The girl, identified as Louise, disappeared around 2 p.m. Friday while on her way home from André Maurois middle school in northern France, officials in the commune of Épinay-sur-Orge said. Épinay-sur-Orge is located south of Paris.
Investigators searched the woods using tracking dogs, helicopters and drones before eventually finding the girl’s body, Le Parisien reported.
“It was with great emotion that we learned that Louise’s body had been found lifeless that night, in the Bois des Templiers,” police wrote in French in a press release posted on Facebook. “As soon as her disappearance was reported, all means were deployed to try to find her.”
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Louise, 11, vanished while on her way home from middle school on Friday afternoon in the commune of Épinay-sur-Orge, officials said. Searchers discovered her body in a wooded area hours later.(Épinay-sur-Orge / Facebook)
An autopsy determined she suffered “numerous wounds committed with a sharp object,” said Grégoire Dulin, the Evry public prosecutor, per Le Parisien. A murder weapon was not immediately recovered.
This photograph shows a white rose and a picture of Louise, an 11-year-old girl found murdered in a wooded area, at a memorial in front of the Andre Maurois secondary school in Epinay-sur-Orge, on Saturday.(JULIEN DE ROSA/AFP via Getty Images)
Dulin said authorities had opened an investigation for the “murder of a minor under 15.”
Police detained a 23-year-old man, who was seen on security footage walking behind Louise, and his 20-year-old girlfriend, according to French news outlets. Police released the pair from custody later Saturday.
Police officers stand guard next to police caution tape in the area of the “parc des Templiers” in Longjumeau near Epinay-sur-Orge on Saturday after the body of an 11-year-old girl was discovered.(JULIEN DE ROSA/AFP via Getty Images)
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On Monday, police made two new arrests: a 23-year-old man and his 55-year-old mother, FranceInfo reported. The 23-year-old is suspected of murdering Louise, while his mother is accused of failing to report a crime.
French Minister of Education Élisabeth Borne issued a statement on X regarding the child’s death.
“Following the discovery of the body of young Louise last night in Essonne, I offer my condolences to her family, her loved ones, her classmates and her teachers,” she wrote in French. “I am counting on investigators and the justice system to shed light on this tragedy.”
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After the release of British-Israeli hostage Emily Damari, she and her mother, Mandy, revealed Emily was held captive in a United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) center in Gaza, a location tied to Hamas operations.
During a phone call with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Emily, 28, and Mandy described how Emily was denied proper medical care while being detained in one of UNRWA’s schools, where Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) later discovered tunnels and ammunition linked to Hamas.
Emily was abducted Oct. 7, 2023, by Hamas terrorists who shot her in the hand and leg. She was denied treatment, with only an outdated bottle of iodine provided as medical aid. The IDF’s discovery of Hamas infrastructure beneath UNRWA buildings, including tunnels linked to terror activities, has raised serious concerns about the agency’s role in Gaza.
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Emily Damari, right, and her mother Mandy are seen near kibbutz Reim, southern Israel after Emily was released from captivity by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, on Sunday, Jan. 19.(AP/Israeli Army)
Emily and Mandy emphasized the need for international pressure on Hamas and UNRWA to allow the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) access to the remaining 82 hostages.
“We are asking for maximum pressure to be placed on Hamas and UNRWA to allow the ICRC access to the remaining hostages,” Mandy Damari told Starmer. “The suffering is far from over for those still in captivity, many of whom are elderly or severely injured.”
This followed revelations the U.K. government is still an active supporter of the controversial U.N. agency.
Released hostages Doron Steinbrecher and Emily Damari, wearing green, are greeted by Israeli soldiers after their arrival in Israel after being held in Gaza since the deadly Oct. 7, 2023, attack.( Israel Defense Forces/Handout via Reuters)
Last week, President Donald Trump reinforced his administration’s stance on UNRWA by continuing a freeze on U.S. funding to the agency. Trump’s decision, initially enacted during his first term, remains in effect amid ongoing investigations into the agency’s ties to Hamas. This move reflects growing concerns over UNRWA’s failure to meet international standards of neutrality and accountability.
The troubling allegations of UNRWA facilities being used by Hamas to hold hostages emerged early in the crisis, but the U.N. and UNRWA initially dismissed the claims. Despite growing evidence, both have been criticized for their slow response.
When the accusations surfaced, the U.N. dismissed them as “big accusations,” failing to conduct a thorough investigation. It wasn’t until significant public pressure mounted that UNRWA, in a tweet Jan. 21, acknowledged the claims and said it was taking them “extremely seriously.”
Philippe Lazzarini, UNRWA’s commissioner-general, expressed relief at Emily’s release in his Jan. 21 tweet but continued to downplay the gravity of the allegations.
“Claims that hostages have been held in UNRWA premises are deeply disturbing & shocking. We take any such allegations extremely seriously,” Lazzarini wrote.
However, Lazzarini also said UNRWA was forced to vacate its northern Gaza facilities, including those in Gaza City, Oct. 13, 2023, and had no control over them after military evacuation orders were issued.
He added, “UNRWA has not been involved in any negotiation related to hostage release as it is not within its mandate.”
Photos released by the Israeli Defense Force show three individuals the Israeli military claims are Hamas terrorists inside an UNRWA compound in Rafah.(IDF)
Peter Gallo, a former U.N. investigator, questioned his statement.
“So who has control? UNRWA has 12,000 staff in Gaza, and the agency has been begging for money and aid to support people sheltering in its premises. Does UNRWA want it both ways? Yes, they want funding to support those in the facilities, but they also claim no responsibility for what goes on inside them,” Gallo said.
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“Somebody must have been distributing — even if it was just two sacks of potatoes among 1,000 people. Somebody must have been reporting the conditions, the numbers of people in these facilities while UNRWA tried to function. And you’re trying to tell me that nobody knew about a young Israeli woman with gunshot injuries? We didn’t know where she came from?” Gallo added, emphasizing the inconsistency in UNRWA’s position.
The continued lack of transparency and accountability from both the U.N. and UNRWA in response to the allegations has drawn widespread criticism. Gallo has heavily criticized the internal investigation carried out by UNRWA, describing it as a “farce.”
“The U.N. investigation FAILED to actually prove that ANY of them were involved in acts of terrorism,” Gallo said.
He claimed the staff members who were “fired” by the U.N. after being seen on cameras participating in the Oct. 7 massacre were not actually terminated for misconduct. Instead, they were made redundant and received severance payments.
“You’ve had U.N. staff members engaged in crimes, crimes recognized by the ICC as crimes against humanity, and the U.N. is now going to give them a severance package because they were dismissed from their positions,” Gallo said.
A U.N. vehicle enters the UNRWA offices in Jerusalem April 2, 2024. (Yoav Dudkevitch/TPS)
While an UNRWA spokesperson did not respond to Fox News Digital’s questions on Gallo’s allegations, Lazzarini released a statement Friday in response to critics.
“UNRWA has the most robust systems in place to ensure adherence to neutrality compared to other similar UN organizations and entities,” Lazzarini said. “This applies to both the Agency’s staff and our programs across the region, as confirmed by an independent review conducted last year under the leadership of France’s former foreign minister.
“Safeguarding the Agency’s neutrality is central to our ability to continue delivering lifesaving aid in Gaza, as well as education and primary health services across the region. As one of the largest U.N. agencies in the world, UNRWA is committed to U.N. values and principles, which strengthens our response during one of the most challenging periods in the history of the Palestinian people. We remain dedicated to staying and delivering.”
Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East during a press conference in Geneva Jan. 24, 2023(Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images)
Yona Schiffmiller, director of research at NGO Monitor, further illuminated Hamas’ involvement in the humanitarian aid process.
“Hamas used the Ministry of Social Development (MOSD) to direct aid distribution. The head of MoSD, Ghazi Hamad, who was recently designated by the U.S. Treasury as a Hamas leader, met with U.N. officials and international NGOs while promoting Hamas interests,” Schiffmiller explained.
“The data from MoSD influenced aid distribution across various organizations, solidifying Hamas’ grip on Gaza’s humanitarian aid. We’ve got pictures of Hamad meeting with U.N. officials, and if you look closely in the background, you can actually see the Hamas logo on the map on the wall where they’re meeting.”
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The Israeli Knesset passed legislation banning UNRWA from operating in Israel, which took effect at the end of January. The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs reiterated its position on UNRWA’s ties to terrorism.
“Humanitarian aid doesn’t equal UNRWA, and UNRWA doesn’t equal humanitarian aid. UNRWA equals an organization infested with Hamas terror activity,” its statement said. “Israel remains committed to facilitating humanitarian aid through alternative organizations that are independent and not complicit in terror.”
Penn State has developed dominant pass rushers like Micah Parsons and, now, Abdul Carter.
Parsons is a perennial Defensive Player of the Year candidate for the Dallas Cowboys, while Carter might just go No. 1 in the NFL Draft.
The two worked out together in the offseason, and Parsons “couldn’t be more proud” of the soon-to-be fellow Nittany Lions alum.
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Abdul Carter (11) of the Penn State Nittany Lions shakes hands with Micah Parsons of the Dallas Cowboys before the Capital One Orange Bowl against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Hard Rock Stadium Jan. 9, 2025, in Miami Gardens, Fla.(Megan Briggs/Getty Images)
“Super excited for him. I couldn’t be more proud of him. We talked all offseason while we were working out together, just about how to become the No. 1 pick, how to get there, what you have to do on and off the field. I couldn’t be more proud of him that he’s in that discussion,” Parsons said in a recent interview with Fox News Digital.
Like Parsons, Carter has worn No. 11 at Penn State, which is a badge of honor.
Similar to the No. 7 at LSU, or to stick with Parsons’ familiarity, No. 88 with the Cowboys, the number is given to a player who the school, and the last representative, feels is worthy.
“They talk about guys they’re thinking about giving it to, but you gotta show why you’re about to get it. It’s not something they’re just gonna give out.” Parsons said.
The number’s tradition at the school starts with LaVar Arrington, and it was carried on by NaVorro Bowman.
Dallas Cowboys outside linebacker Micah Parsons (11) celebrates in front of Washington Football Team running back Antonio Gibson (24) after sacking quarterback Taylor Heinicke (4) in the first half of a game in Arlington, Texas, Dec. 26, 2021.(AP Photo/Roger Steinman)
Not to discredit those guys, but Parsons and Carter are both in another stratosphere, and that’s why Parsons feels that the number might be put on hold for a while, considering whoever is next has huge shoes to fill.
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“I don’t think he’s the last one, but I think they’re gonna put it on a break. They’re gonna go, ‘Hold on, the last two No. 11s was the 12th pick, should’ve been a top five pick. The other person might be the No. 1 pick.’ It’s like, ‘Let’s hold on,’” Parsons said.
Parsons is one of the best defensive players in the game. He’s also trying to become one of the best paddle players out there. He recently partnered with P&G for its “Battle of the Paddles.”
“They knew I’m just a guy with a family background, and with the paddles, just gotta compete show that I’m the best on or off the field,” said Parsons. “Any time I have an opportunity to rep the star, Penn State, who I am off the field, I’m just a big kid who likes to have fun. I get the football aspect, but I like battling with some of the best.”
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He’s looking for revenge from last year’s battle after losing to “some Ohio State guys,” and he’s looking most forward to a matchup with Buckeye alum Chris Olave.
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A year and a half ago, Greg Brooks Jr. was a potential NFL prospect, captaining LSU’s football team. Today, he is wheelchair bound and hardly able to speak.
In September 2023, Brooks said he was feeling dizzy and vomited at practice. He said the team diagnosed him with vertigo, but the symptoms never subsided.
It was not until over a month later that Brooks was diagnosed with a brain tumor and underwent emergency surgery.
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LSU Tigers safety Greg Brooks Jr., #3, during the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl between the LSU Tigers and the Purdue Boilermakers on Jan. 2, 2023 at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida.(David Rosenblum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
However, during the surgery, Brooks said he suffered from several strokes, and he is now relearning to eat, walk and write because of the operation.
“He’s at LSU, one of the best colleges in the United States. Would I have ever thought that his best interests wouldn’t be at heart? No,” Brooks’ father, Greg Sr., said in a recent interview with “Good Morning America.”
“Honestly, I thought it was fake. Like, I was in disbelief. Like a nightmare that I couldn’t wake up from,” “Little Greg” said.
However, Greg Sr. added that he has not heard from anyone at the school, “specifically [head coach] Brian Kelly,” since October 2023, around the time when Little Greg was diagnosed.
“My son almost lost his life, Coach. Where were you? Forget about football. Pick up the phone and say you love the kid, man,” Greg Sr. said.
LSU Tigers safety Greg Brooks Jr., #3, celebrates with teammates Jay Ward, #5, and West Weeks, #33, after intercepting a pass against the Purdue Boilermakers during the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl on Jan. 2, 2023 at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida.(Russell Lansford/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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The Brooks family filed a lawsuit against LSU last August for negligence, saying the school did not handle the situation properly, nor were doctors who operated on Brooks Jr. qualified to do so.
The suit also alleged LSU staff told Brooks to play football despite feeling sick, and they threatened to take his starting spot away if he did not.
“Greg will likely need care for the rest of his life for the injuries he sustained as a result of his providers’ malpractice,” the lawsuit says. “Obviously, Greg will also never be able to play football again, and he will likely never be able to work and/or care for himself without the assistance of others.”
LSU set up a donation fund at the time, but the suit says the funds were never transferred.
Brooks’ lawsuit names Our Lady of the Lake Hospital, where he had his surgery, as a defendant.
“Due to patient privacy laws and pending litigation, we can’t comment on specific individuals or situations,” the hospital said in a statement at the time. “The neurosurgical team at Our Lady of the Lake is among the most experienced in Louisiana and they give our patients the best opportunity for a positive outcome in any circumstance.”
“While LSU cannot comment on ongoing litigation, Greg Brooks remains in our thoughts and prayers as he continues to work through the rehabilitation process,” the university said last October.
Fox News Digital reached out to LSU for comment but has not heard back.
LSU Tigers safety Greg Brooks Jr., #3, intercepts the ball against the Purdue Boilermakers during the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl on Jan. 2, 2023 at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida.(Russell Lansford/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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He played in LSU’s first two games of the 2023 season after suiting up in all of LSU’s 14 games in 2022. The Tigers lost the SEC title to Georgia in 2022 but won the Citrus Bowl over Purdue. Brooks had a career-high 66 tackles in 2022.
Brooks transferred to LSU after the 2021 season after spending three seasons at the University of Arkansas. If all went as originally hoped, he’d likely have just wrapped up his NFL rookie season.
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