Hikers Catch Mountain Lion Staring Them Down In Tense Video

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Mountain lions — also known as cougars, pumas or panthers — are confirmed to have established wild populations in 16 U.S. states, with all but one (Florida) lying to the Mississippi River’s west.

States with large mountain lion include Colorado, with Colorado Parks and Wildlife estimates reaching as high as 7,000, though the agency noted the total was more likely from around 3,500 to 4,500, according to the Mountain Lion Foundation. Texas is among the other 15 states on the list and its mountain lion population is also uncertain.

Mountain lions’ territory spans mainly in the southwestern region of Texas, home to Big Bend National Park, per BroBible. Hikers exploring that vast roughly 1,250-square-mile area are warned to stay alert for mountain lions, and a few were doing just that when they suddenly found themselves being stared down by one while on the trail.

Three hikers who set out before dawn Saturday on the Boot Canyon Trail got more than they bargained for when a mountain lion suddenly bolted across the path in front of them, according to the Houston Chronicle. It climbed a nearby hill and paused to stare back at the group — a moment the hikers managed to capture on video. (Read more from “Hikers Catch Mountain Lion Staring Them Down In Tense Video” HERE)

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‘Maryland Man’ Democrats Rushed To Defend Called Human Smugglers At Least 500 Times, Docs Allege

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Kilmar Abrego Garcia allegedly called a convicted migrant smuggler and another co-conspirator hundreds of times in a single year while running a human smuggling operation.

Federal prosecutors allege Abrego Garcia, an illegal migrant who has become one of the biggest names in the Trump administration’s national deportation agenda, used multiple phones to communicate with co-conspirators while smuggling foreign nationals across the U.S., according to court documents. The Salvadoran national purportedly called Jose Hernandez-Reyes, an illegal migrant previously convicted of alien smuggling, and another co-conspirator more than 500 times in 2022 alone.

Abrego Garcia became the face of the Trump administration’s hardline immigration enforcement agenda when he was deported to his home country of El Salvador earlier this year, despite a prior withholding of removal order that prohibited his repatriation. He was eventually flown back to the U.S. to face human smuggling charges in Tennessee, with Attorney General Pam Bondi accusing him of making over 100 trips smuggling illegal migrants.

A spokesperson for his attorneys did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation.

The details were submitted in court as the Trump administration says it’s accumulated mounting evidence that Abrego Garcia participated in a years-long conspiracy to smuggle illegal migrants across the southern border while he lived unlawfully in the U.S. (Read more from “‘Maryland Man’ Democrats Rushed To Defend Called Human Smugglers At Least 500 Times, Docs Allege” HERE)

Study Warns: America’s Favorite Ready-to-Eat Foods May Be Fueling Early Colon Cancer

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A sharp rise in colorectal cancer among adults under 50 may be tied to the foods millions of Americans eat every day, according to a major new study from Mass General Brigham. Researchers say diets high in ultraprocessed foods—a category that includes many ready-to-eat and ready-to-heat items loaded with sugar, salt, saturated fats, and additives—are strongly associated with precursors to early-onset colon cancer.

The study, published in JAMA Oncology, analyzed more than 20 years of dietary and medical data from nearly 30,000 women in the long-running Nurses’ Health Study II. All participants, born between 1947 and 1964, underwent at least two lower endoscopies before age 50 and completed detailed dietary questionnaires every four years.

Researchers found a striking trend:

Women who consumed the highest levels of ultraprocessed foods—about 10 servings per day—had a 45% higher risk of developing adenomas compared to those who consumed the least (around three servings). Adenomas are benign but precancerous polyps that often serve as early warning signs for colorectal cancer.

“The increased risk seems to be fairly linear,” said senior author Dr. Andrew Chan, chief of the Clinical and Translational Epidemiology Unit and gastroenterologist at Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute. “The more ultraprocessed foods you eat, the more potential that it could lead to colon polyps.”

While previous research has connected ultraprocessed diets to colorectal cancer overall, this is the first study to specifically link them to early-onset colorectal cancer, a form of the disease that has been rising rapidly in younger adults.

Researchers also emphasized that the link held true even after accounting for other risk factors such as low fiber intake, Type 2 diabetes, and higher BMI.

The study is observational, meaning it shows a connection but can’t prove direct causation. Still, experts say the findings align with other research pointing to potential inflammation, metabolic dysfunction, and chemical additives in ultraprocessed foods as contributors to disease.

Dr. Marc Siegel, a Fox News senior medical analyst not involved in the research, called the study “very exciting,” noting it adds to a growing body of evidence about the metabolic and inflammatory dangers of ultraprocessed diets.

Researchers caution that not all ultraprocessed foods carry the same level of risk, and more work is needed to identify which specific ingredients or manufacturing processes are most harmful.

But one conclusion, they say, is clear:

Reducing ultraprocessed food intake may be an important strategy for lowering early-onset colorectal cancer risk—a disease that is increasingly striking people decades before routine screening begins.

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Archeologists Discover an Atlantis-Like Metropolis at the Bottom of a Lake

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Plato’s legend of Atlantis has come to life once again, with archaeologists from the Russian Academy of Sciences having just discovered “traces of a submerged city” destroyed by a devastating 15th-century earthquake underneath Kyrgyzstan’s Lake Issyk Kul, the eighth deepest lake in the world.

The city at the flooded Toru-Aygyr complex, which lies near the lake’s northwest point, has now been excavated by the explorers, who surveyed four underwater zones at shallow depths ranging from 3 to 13 feet around the lake’s shoreline.

There, they found a wealth of everyday items that painted the picture of a once-thriving metropolis or “large commercial agglomeration.” Discoveries included multiple fired brick structures (one contained a millstone, which was used to crush and grind grain), caved-in stone structures and wooden beams.

In one of the zones, archaeologists also believe they’ve found what was once a public building that could have served as a mosque, bathhouse or school, also called a “madressa.”

In the three others, remnants of some kind of burial ground, a 13th-century Muslim necropolis — a large cemetery typically belonging to an ancient city — and mudbrick structures in round and rectangular shapes were also discovered.

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Larry Summers Flew on Epstein’s Private Jet to ‘Pedophile Island’ in 2005 — With Ghislaine Maxwell

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Bill Clinton’s Treasury secretary, Larry Summers, took a trip to Jeffrey Epstein’s notorious private island, flight records show.

Economist Summers, 70, was this week revealed to have kept a friendly relationship with sex offender Epstein up until his death through emails newly-released by the government.

Flight logs reveal he flew on the billionaire’s private jet four times, including a flight on December 21, 2005, to Charlotte Amalie, the capital of St. Thomas in the US Virgin Islands.

Epstein’s private jet had to land there as Little St. James does not have a runway. The island is a short helicopter ride away.

Three of Summers’ trips on Epstein’s jet — dubbed the “Lolita Express” because it was allegedly used to transport victims and perpetrators in his sex trafficking ring — took place while he was President of Harvard university, between 2001 and 2006. (Read more from “Larry Summers Flew on Epstein’s Private Jet to ‘Pedophile Island’ in 2005 — With Ghislaine Maxwell” HERE)

Trump Signs Bill to Reopen Government After 43 Days of Democrat Shutdown

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President Donald Trump signed legislation to reopen the government on Wednesday, ending the 43-day Democrat shutdown.

The clean continuing resolution (CR) funds the government through the end of January and includes three of twelve appropriations for Fiscal Year 2026–agriculture, military construction-Veterans Affairs, and legislative branch–with funding for those through the end of September.

Trump, flanked by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN), and cabinet officials, blasted Democrats for refusing to open government ahead of the signing.

“For the past 43 days, Democrats in Congress shut down the government of the United States in an attempt to extort American taxpayers for hundreds of billions of dollars for illegal aliens and people that came into our country illegally,” Trump said.

“Today, we’re sending a clear message that we will never give in to extortion, because that’s what it was. They tried to extort–the Democrats tried to extort our country,” he added. (Read more from “Trump Signs Bill to Reopen Government After 43 Days of Democrat Shutdown” HERE)

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Job Prospects for 2026 College Grads Collapse to Five-Year Low as Competition Intensifies

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The class of 2026 is heading toward the weakest job market in half a decade, as employer hiring plans stall, corporate layoffs ripple across major industries, and new graduates face mounting competition from automation, mid-career layoffs, and an influx of foreign visa-based workers.

New data from the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), reported by the Wall Street Journal, shows a dramatic cooling in employer sentiment. Among 183 surveyed companies, 51% rated the job market for 2026 graduates as “poor” or “fair,” the worst outlook since the pandemic-era downturn of 2020–21. Only 2% consider the 2026 landscape “excellent.”

The pessimism marks a sharp reversal from the hiring booms of 2021 and 2022. Although employers technically expect a 1.6% increase in hiring for 2026 graduates, the figure represents a dramatic slowdown compared to previous classes — and historical trends show spring hiring often undershoots optimistic fall projections.

A series of high-profile layoffs has shaken confidence across the labor market. Amazon, UPS, and Verizon — which is reportedly preparing its largest job cut ever, around 15,000 positions — have added to an environment of corporate retrenchment.

Former recruiter Giavanna Vega, laid off in 2023, said the uncertainty is being driven largely by artificial intelligence and tariffs that have scrambled traditional employment pipelines.

“Companies don’t know where to invest,” Vega said. “They don’t have the training. Recent graduates are being passed over for roles that are now going to mid-career professionals who just got laid off.”

Data from Handshake backs up that trend: full-time job postings fell more than 16% year-over-year, while applications per job jumped 26%. More than 60% of surveyed 2026 graduates say they feel pessimistic about their career prospects.

The unemployment rate for recent graduates hit 4.8% in June, the highest in four years and above the national average.

New grads aren’t just competing with each other — they’re competing with entire segments of the global workforce.

Long-standing visa programs like H-1B and OPT (Optional Practical Training) have expanded to historic levels. In 2024 alone, the Biden administration approved 400,000 foreign college graduates for OPT work permits, a 45% jump from 2020 under President Trump.

Critics argue that these programs displace American graduates in some of the most coveted fields.

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WATCH: New Epstein Emails Ignite a Political Firestorm as President Trump Pressures GOP to Shut Down Congressional Probe; Chaos: Vince Foster, ‘Bubba,’ Russians, Dementia Claims

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Newly released emails from Jeffrey Epstein have reopened long-simmering questions about his ties to President Donald Trump, setting off a fierce political showdown on Capitol Hill and injecting new urgency into Democrats’ push to fully release the government’s sealed Epstein records.

The tranche of documents, disclosed Wednesday by House Democrats on the Oversight Committee, includes several previously unseen emails in which Epstein name-drops Trump in casual, matter-of-fact exchanges — at times suggesting familiarity, at others claiming insight into Trump’s behavior or mental state. The messages span from 2011 to 2018, weaving a complicated picture of a disgraced financier who remained plugged into elite political, diplomatic, and social circles even after his first sex-offense conviction.

Democrats: Emails raise questions about what Trump knew

Among the messages drawing the most attention is a brief but explosive 2017 email in which Epstein tells an associate that Trump had “spent hours at my house” with one of the girls connected to Epstein. Another message is even more direct, alleging Trump “knew about the girls.”

House Democrats say the emails reinforce the need for a full public accounting of the government’s Epstein files.

“The American people deserve clarity,” committee Democrats said as they released the documents, arguing that Trump’s name appears too frequently in Epstein’s correspondence to dismiss as coincidence.

The White House: A ‘smear campaign’

The Trump White House immediately denounced the release as political gamesmanship.

Calling the emails a “smear,” officials accused Democrats of selectively leaking documents while ignoring Epstein communications involving Democrats and other prominent figures.

Trump himself took a sharper tone online, claiming the disclosures were designed to “deflect” from the end of the government shutdown — and issuing a blunt warning to his own party:

“Only a very bad, or stupid, Republican would fall into that trap.”

Inside the emails: Vince Foster, Thanksgiving guests, Russian diplomats, and private insults

While many Epstein emails are cryptic or typo-filled, several stand out for their direct references to Trump.

A 2017 Thanksgiving headcount

In one casual exchange with model-scouting executive Faith Kates, Epstein listed his apparent holiday guests:

“David fizel. hanson. trump.”

It is unclear whether Trump actually attended, or whether Epstein was exaggerating his proximity to powerful individuals — something he was known to do.

Epstein claimed he helped Russians ‘understand Trump’

In a 2018 exchange with European diplomat Thorbjorn Jagland, Epstein offered himself as an informal interpreter of Trump’s psychology for Russian officials, boasting that the late U.N. ambassador Vitaly Churkin “understood trump after our conversations.”

“I have met some very bad people,” Epstein wrote, “none as bad as trump.”

Epstein questioned Trump’s mental fitness

In several conversations, Epstein expressed scathing views of Trump’s personality and mental health — calling him “dangerous,” “f—- crazy,” and speculating about “early dementia.”

These messages contrast sharply with Trump’s public insistence that he barely knew Epstein and cut off contact long before Epstein’s 2019 imprisonment.

A viral email adds fuel: ‘Trump blowing Bubba’

One email from Epstein’s brother, Mark Epstein, went viral for an incendiary aside: a suggestion — framed as speculation — that Russian President Vladimir Putin might possess a compromising photo of “Trump blowing Bubba.”

“Bubba” is the long-standing nickname for Bill Clinton, who has also faced scrutiny for his association with Epstein.

Republicans on the Oversight Committee countered by releasing the entire 20,000-page document haul, accusing Democrats of “cherry-picking” emails to attack Trump while ignoring mentions of Democratic officials.

The very weird Vince Foster reference:

Both sides agree on one thing: the new emails are only the beginning.

If the discharge petition succeeds, Congress may soon be forced to decide whether the full web of Epstein’s associations — political, social, foreign, and otherwise — will finally see daylight.

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FBI’s Dan Bongino Rages at GOP’s Thomas Massie Over Whistleblower Accusations

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FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino harangued Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) for speculating that President Donald Trump’s administration was trying to publicly out a whistleblower.

The Kentucky Republican posted a letter he had received from the FBI whistleblower’s attorney that said a Thursday morning meeting at the bureau’s Washington field office was intended to identify the individual who made a protected disclosure about the ongoing investigation into pipe bombs placed at the Democratic and Republican national headquarters on January 5, 2021.

“I received this troubling letter today from the attorney representing the most recent FBI whistleblower regarding the J6 pipe bomb investigation,” Massie posted. “Just a reminder to @FBIDirectorKash, in case this letter is warranted, federal law prevents retaliation against whistleblowers.”

Bongino fired back in a lengthy post on X, saying he had offered to brief the congressman over the phone but he did not answer.

“When I spoke with you [Wednesday] a little after 8am ET (screenshots attached), I offered you an in-person brief on our work,” Bongino posted on X. “We spoke for ten minutes. I called you back a bit after 7:30pm ET to again make that offer. You didn’t answer and have yet to call me back.”

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America: The Last Bulwark of Christianity as Western Faith Collapses

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America’s relationship with Christianity is entering a defining crossroads. A new Gallup poll released Thursday reveals that U.S. religiosity has fallen below 50% for the first time ever recorded, marking a dramatic shift in the nation’s spiritual identity even as the United States remains far more religious than nearly every other developed nation.

According to Gallup, only 49% of American adults now say religion is an important part of their daily lives. Less than a decade ago, the number stood at 66%. The 17-point plunge marks one of the steepest drops Gallup has ever recorded in a ten-year span—surpassed only by sharp declines in Turkey, Chile, Poland, Italy, and Greece, which saw drops in the 20-point range between 2013 and 2023.

Despite the rapid decline, Americans remain significantly more religious than most developed nations.

Gallup put the U.S. median religiosity at 51%, compared to just 36% across other OECD countries. Globally, religiosity stands at a striking 83%, emphasizing how far the West—especially Europe—has drifted from faith.

The U.S. does not neatly fit into any global category. It ranks “medium-high” in Christian identity but sits in the middle on religiosity, an unusual position among Western nations.

In 2024, 64% of Americans identified as Christian—similar to countries like the U.K., Germany, Finland, and Denmark. But unlike those nations, where Christianity is culturally symbolic at best, religion still plays a significantly larger role in the daily lives of Americans.

Several countries—including Italy, Argentina, Ireland, Poland, Chile, Slovakia, and Greece—report higher Christian identification than the U.S., yet maintain religiosity levels similar to America’s.

Meanwhile, nations such as Belgium, Sweden, Australia, the Netherlands, and Uruguay sit at least 10 points lower on both Christian identity and religiosity, cementing their secular shift.

In a surprising twist, even as the U.S. and Europe trend secular, Gallup reports that global religiosity has actually increased over the past five years, climbing to 83% in 2024—one point higher than when worldwide tracking began in 2008.

This rise is fueled by non-developed, majority-Christian nations including Zambia, Rwanda, Eswatini, Zimbabwe, and the Philippines, as well as deeply religious non-Christian countries like Pakistan, Palestine, Jordan, Gambia, Tunisia, and Nepal.

The world is getting more religious — while the West is losing its faith.

This contrast, Gallup notes, makes the United States “an outlier: less religious than much of the world, but still more devout than most of its economic peers.”