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Joy Behar roasted for remarks on Republicans and football: ‘Is this her worst take ever?’

January 5, 2023 Published by

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District Media Group President Beverly Hallberg joined “Fox & Friends First” Thursday to react to “The View” politicizing football and Joy Behar’s statements that conservative men primarily push kids into the sport. Host Todd Piro asked whether this was Behar’s “worst take to date.”

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BEVERLY HALLBERG: Right now we are united and supportive of Damar Hamlin, and it only took roughly two days for Joy Behar to turn this into something absolutely political. And I take issue with her polling data as well and some of her data as a whole, because what we do know, and I’m going to say this as a female who loves the NFL, there was a recent SSR sports poll that showed that 46% of the avid NFL’s sports base is women. And I know there are a lot of women watching this program today who love the NFL as well. So I think what this really comes down to is Joy Behar has to make everything about politics, including what I think she really dislikes, which is what she views, is the NFL has toxic masculinity.

CVS, Walgreens seek to dispense abortion pills in pharmacies

January 5, 2023 Published by Nathaniel Weixel

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Two of the biggest pharmacy chains in the country are planning to seek the certification needed to dispense abortion pills in the states where it is legal, according to spokespeople for the companies.

The decisions by Walgreens and CVS are likely to provide a boost to a new Food and Drug Administration (FDA) policy announced Tuesday that will allow retail pharmacies to dispense mifepristone from a certified prescriber if they meet certain criteria.

Pharmacies in states with near-total abortion bans would not be eligible. Some states also mandate that the pills must be dispensed in-person by the physician who prescribed them.

But people who want the pills can still travel to other states where abortion is legal or where there aren’t restrictions.

“We intend to become a certified pharmacy under the program,” Fraser Engerman, a spokesman for Walgreens, said in an email. “We are working through the registration, necessary training of our pharmacists, as well as evaluating our pharmacy network in terms of where we normally dispense products that have extra FDA requirements and will dispense these consistent with federal and state laws.”

A spokeswoman for CVS said the company also plans to seek certification “where legally permissible.”

Until 2021, mifepristone could only be dispensed in person by a physician. The FDA temporarily lifted that requirement because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Biden administration made the change permanent in December 2021, paving the way for doctors to prescribe the drug digitally and then mail the pills to patients.

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Dallas police arrest suspect who allegedly shot at golfers on course, hid inside drainage ditch

January 5, 2023 Published by

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A suspect accused of shooting at golfers on a Dallas golf course and hiding from authorities for hours inside a drainage ditch was subdued and taken into custody Wednesday with the help of a police robot.

Kevin Knowles, 31, was taken into custody in connection with the shooting at Grover C. Keeton Golf Course, FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth reported, citing police.

Knowles allegedly crashed a stolen car near the golf course before approaching a group of players on the fourth hole, the report said.

“At some point in the transaction they ended up getting shot at by the gentleman, the gentleman stole the golf cart, and he tried to flee to the front entrance,” Ty Martinez, a golf pro at the course, told the station.

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While police said no one was injured in the shooting, the suspect fled to a culvert where he tried to hide from law enforcement.

A SWAT team arrived and spent hours trying to negotiate with the suspect to turn himself in.

With negotiations appearing unsuccessful, police used a robot to throw a smoke bomb inside the culvert, forcing the suspect to flee into the open.

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Officers quickly apprehended the suspect and took him to a hospital as a precaution, the report said.

No further details about the circumstances of the shooting or the alleged stolen car were immediately released.

Republican who drew Trump’s ire tapped to oversee Pennsylvania elections

January 5, 2023 Published by Stephen Neukam

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A Pennsylvania Republican who helped deny former President Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election is set to be nominated as the state’s chief elections official, Democratic Gov.-elect Josh Shapiro announced Thursday.

Al Schmidt, a Philadelphia Republican who served as a co-chair of a panel that was in charge of the city’s elections in 2020, rose to national prominence when he publicly pushed back against attempts by Trump and his allies to overturn election results in Pennsylvania.

When conservative conspiracies swirled that there was widespread fraud in the state’s 2020 elections, including the idea that thousands of dead people had voted, Schmidt rebuked them as “fantastical.”

“I have seen the most fantastical things on social media, making completely ridiculous allegations that have no basis in fact at all and seen them spread,” Schmidt said in an interview with CNN in November 2020.

Schmidt drew the ire of Trump, who tweeted about him after the 2020 election, saying Schmidt “refuses to look at a mountain of corruption & dishonesty.”

Now Shapiro, a Democrat who defeated Trump-backed state Sen. Doug Mastriano (R) in the general election, is tapping Schmidt to be the head elections officer in the state.

“Al Schmidt has a proven track record of defending our democracy, protecting voting rights and standing up to extremism — even in the face of grave threats,” Shapiro said in a statement released by his office. “I know he is ready to continue the hard work of preserving and strengthening our democracy.”

Pennsylvania was a key battleground state that President Biden narrowly carried over Trump in 2020. But that didn’t stop Trump and his campaign from prematurely and inaccurately declaring victory in the state.

After the 2020 elections, Schmidt left his Philadelphia post to run the Committee of Seventy, a nonpartisan, pro-democracy nonprofit organization.

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Biden considers sending Bradley Fighting Vehicles as Ukraine pleads for tanks

January 5, 2023 Published by

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President Biden on Wednesday said the U.S. is considering sending Kyiv Bradley Fighting Vehicles as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy continues to plead for western tanks to help his forces fighting on the eastern front.

When asked by reporters in Kentucky if he would consider sending the tracked vehicles to Ukraine Biden responded with a simple “Yes.”

The president did not provide further detail on when or how many vehicles could be sent to Ukraine.

The Bradley Fighting Vehicle – though not technically a tank – is an armored vehicle that is propelled on tracks, equipped with a free turning turret and has mounted firepower.

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It is also capable of transporting more infantrymen, arms and communications than tanks and can quickly and effectively maneuver on the battlefield.

Though the cannon on the Bradley is significantly smaller than on the U.S.’s M1 Abrams tank which has a 120 mm cannon as opposed to a 25 mm cannon – roughly a difference in firing range of 82,000 feet versus 22,000 feet.

Though the U.S. has employed Bradley Fighting Vehicles in war zones in the Middle East, it is unclear if Zelenskyy would classify the vehicle as sufficient given its lighter armor and smaller cannon.

In an overnight address, the Ukrainian president once again renewed his calls for Western tanks to help his troops in areas like Donetsk where brutal ground warfare continues.

Fighting continues in other areas as well including Luhansk, where according to its regional governor, Ukrainian troops are making slow, incremental “step-by-step” gains, though he warned these advances were “not happening fast,” first reported by Reuters.

The most intense fighting is still happening around the city of Bakhmut which sits on a Russian supply chain route.

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Though Russia would gain relatively little in capturing the devastated city that has been pummeled for months, it could help Russia gain a stronger foothold in the area and allow it to secure neighboring cities.

Battlefields in the Donetsk region resemble something out of a World War One depiction with trench warfare and blackened landscapes decimated by constant shelling.

The fighting in Bakhmut has been described as a “meat grinder” and on Thursday Ukrainian defense officials claimed that some 800 Russian soldiers were killed in a 24-hour period, largely in the highly contested region.

Fox News Digital could not independently verify Ukraine’s Wednesday death toll figures.

“There is no rational reason why Ukraine has not yet been supplied with Western-type tanks,” Zelenskyy said in his overnight address. “We must put an end to the Russian aggression this year exactly and not postpone any of the defensive capabilities that can speed up the defeat of the terrorist state.

“Modern Western armored vehicles, Western-type tanks are just one of these key capabilities,” he added.

France became the first Western nation to commit to sending Ukraine tanks, though it is unclear when Kyiv can expect to receive the French-made AMX-10 RC light tanks.

The U.S. has already provided Ukraine with 2,000 combat vehicles which include 477 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles and more than 1,200 Humvees.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Jim Cramer’s top 10 things to watch in the market Thursday: Strong job market as Amazon cuts staff

January 5, 2023 Published by Jim Cramer

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My top 10 things to watch Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023 1. U.S. stock futures accelerate to the downside as bond yields reverse higher. Soon-to-be retiring St. Louis Federal Reserve President Esther George advocated Thursday on CNBC for higher interest rates. Fed minutes Wednesday also held fast to tightening as of its last meeting. The job market is still too strong. ADP private payrolls in December: 253,000 versus 153,000 expected. Pay increases for job changers 15.2%. Job-stayers get 7.3%. 2. Amazon (AMZN) lays off 18,000, more than expected. But you must be kidding me. You add 300,000 to payrolls during Covid and you only reduce your workforce of more than 1.5 million by 18,000. These cuts are just beginning and not big enough. 3. Struggling Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) shares sink 17% in premarket trading to under $2 each after the company warned of deeper financial troubles, saying there’s “substantial doubt” about whether Bed Bath & Beyond can continue as a going concern. All strategic alternatives on the table. 4. Silvergate Capital (SI) shares plunge 40% in the premarket after the crypto bank cuts staff by 40%, about 200 employees. The denouement of crypto continues. Sells $700 million of debt. They had $8.1 billion in withdrawals. FTX was $1 billion of their deposits. 5. Micron Technology (MU) ran higher Wednesday on a story that China may scale back semiconductor production. Our chipmakers, including Nvidia (NVDA), also caught a bid. This is not right for Micron, because its problems are all about Samsung and its relentless creation of DRAMs, driving down the price and continuing the inventory glut. 6. Meta Platforms (META) price-target raised to $170 per share from $160 at Mizuho; keeps a buy rating. the Club holding is a low-multiple stock that is working despite the big $400 million fine in Europe. 7. U.S. oil prices are making a stand in the mid $70s, as we have been predicting. While we still expect WTI to dip below $70-per-barrel at some point, energy stocks aren’t saying that. We added to Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD) Wednesday. 8. Credit Suisse downgrades Club holding Danaher (DHR) to neutral from outperform (hold from buy). The life sciences and medical diagnostics company is doing so much to help its share price that I find this downgrade curious. 9. Barclays raises Starbucks (SBUX) price target to $121 per share from $105; keeps an overweight (buy) rating. Analysts cite a “dominant US retail & consumer product platform, significant international growth led by China, and a best-in-class digital platform.” 10. Piper Sandler cuts price target on Cyberark Software (CYBR) to $160 per share from $190, suggesting more room to drop. Just a few Piper likes, including Club Bullpen stock Palo Alto Networks (PANW). (See here for a full list of the stocks in Jim Cramer’s Charitable Trust.) As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust’s portfolio. If Jim has talked about a stock on CNBC TV, he waits 72 hours after issuing the trade alert before executing the trade. THE ABOVE INVESTING CLUB INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY , TOGETHER WITH OUR DISCLAIMER . NO FIDUCIARY OBLIGATION OR DUTY EXISTS, OR IS CREATED, BY VIRTUE OF YOUR RECEIPT OF ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH THE INVESTING CLUB. NO SPECIFIC OUTCOME OR PROFIT IS GUARANTEED.

My top 10 things to watch Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023

1. U.S. stock futures accelerate to the downside as bond yields reverse higher. Soon-to-be retiring St. Louis Federal Reserve President Esther George advocated Thursday on CNBC for higher interest rates. Fed minutes Wednesday also held fast to tightening as of its last meeting. The job market is still too strong. ADP private payrolls in December: 253,000 versus 153,000 expected. Pay increases for job changers 15.2%. Job-stayers get 7.3%.

2. Amazon (AMZN) lays off 18,000, more than expected. But you must be kidding me. You add 300,000 to payrolls during Covid and you only reduce your workforce of more than 1.5 million by 18,000. These cuts are just beginning and not big enough.

Samsung expected to post lowest quarterly profit in years due to memory chip 'market carnage'

January 5, 2023 Published by CNBC News

Samsung has faced pressure from plunging memory prices which has impacted its key profit driving DRAM and NAND business.

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Samsung’s profit could nosedive when it reports fourth-quarter earnings guidance this week as prices for key memory chips continue to plunge amid weak demand.

Analysts expect Samsung to report 7.18 trillion South Korean won ($5.64 billion) in operating profit in the December quarter, according to Refinitiv consensus estimates. That would be a near 50% fall versus the fourth quarter of 2021.

However, some analysts are more bearish than the consensus.

Analysts at Macquarie Research forecast Samsung to report fourth-quarter operating profit of 5.5 trillion won, which would be the lowest since the third quarter of 2016. Daiwa Capital Markets analysts see operating profit at 4.9 trillion won, a 65% year-on-year plunge and would be the lowest since the fourth quarter of 2015.

The pessimism stems from a rapid fall in memory prices. Samsung is the world’s biggest player in so-called NAND and DRAM chips which are used in devices such as laptops and smartphones, through to data centers.

NAND and DRAM prices fell sharply in the fourth quarter due to a lack of demand for the products they eventually go into, such as PCs. This has led to electronics manufacturers and other companies that use such chips holding onto their inventory, further lowering demand for Samsung’s chips.

Samsung is not exempt from the “memory market carnage,” Macquarie analysts said in a note published Tuesday.

“The magnitude and speed of the memory price decline is parallel to the global financial crisis in 2008,” Macquarie said.

“A toxic combination of an end demand slump and excessive channel inventory led to a high inventory level not seen in a decade,” it added.

The analysts said they expect Samsung’s NAND business to be loss making in the fourth quarter while DRAM is “likely to have a razor thin profit margin” in the first half of 2023.

Samsung’s semiconductor business, which includes NAND and DRAM, accounts for nearly 50% of the company’s operating profit. Therefore, any hit to the memory division will have a big impact on the overall profit the company reports.

Analysts also expect weakness in other parts of Samsung’s business including smartphones, which could weigh on earnings.

Samsung will release fourth-quarter earnings and revenue guidance on Friday before its full financial report, likely later this month.

Recovery ahead?

Analysts at Macquarie and Daiwa think the first half of the year will be tough for Samsung due to continued pressure on memory prices.

But earnings could bottom in the second quarter of 2023, according to Refinitiv consensus estimates.

Daiwa analysts said there will be a rebound in earnings in the second half of 2023 “along with an improving memory cycle and recovery in mobile demand.”

Macquarie analysts said a downturn in memory prices “tends to provide an opportunity for the memory leader came back stronger in a new cycle.”

“History has also shown that investors should not wait until the cyclical turnaround has already begun. For these reasons, we recommend investors hold onto SEC (Samsung Electronics), despite the negative near-term news.”

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Biden administration files its brief with the Supreme Court, defending student loan forgiveness

January 5, 2023 Published by Annie Nova

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The Biden administration has filed a legal brief with the U.S. Supreme Court defending its plan to cancel hundreds of billions of dollars in student debt.

In its arguments to the highest court submitted late Wednesday, lawyers for the U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Justice argued that the challenges to the plan were brought by parties that failed to show harm from the policy, which is typically a requirement to establish so-called legal standing.

The attorneys also refuted the claim that the Biden administration was overstepping its authority, and laid out how it it is acting within the law.

“We remain confident in our legal authority to adopt this program that will ensure the financial harms caused by the pandemic don’t drive borrowers into delinquency and default,” U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona said in a statement.

The Supreme Court agreed to hear the case on President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan last month, and the justices will hear oral arguments on Feb. 28.

In the meantime, the Biden administration is blocked from carrying out its plan. Before it closed its application portal, around 26 million Americans applied for the relief.

This is a breaking news story. Please check back for updates.

Stabenow to retire, creating GOP pickup opportunity in Michigan

January 5, 2023 Published by Alexander Bolton

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Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), the chairwoman of the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee and a close ally of Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), announced Thursday she is not running for reelection in 2024.

The announcement is a blow to Democrats’ hopes of keeping their Senate majority in 2025 as they face a tough Senate map this cycle.

“Inspired by a new generation of leaders, I have decided to pass the torch in the U.S. Senate. I am announcing today that I will not seek re-election and will leave the U.S. Senate at the end of my term on January 3, 2025,” Stabenow announced Thursday.

Stabenow, the chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, says she will focus on passing the farm bill, which provides hundreds of billions of dollars in support to agriculture, in the 118th Congress.

“For the next two years, I am intensely focused on continuing this important work to improve the lives of Michiganders. This includes leading the passage of the next five-year Farm Bill which determines our nation’s food and agriculture policies,” she said.

Democrats have to defend 23 Senate seats in the next election — including those held by Independent Sens. Kyrsten Sinema (Ariz.), Bernie Sanders (Vt.) and Angus King (Maine).

Schumer also faces potential retirements in two red-leaning states, Montana and West Virginia, where centrist Sens. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) are mulling whether to run for reelection.

Keeping Sinema’s seat out of Republican hands in 2024 could also be a tough challenge after she announced her decision to leave the Democratic Party and register as an Independent.

Sinema won’t say whether she plans to run for reelection, and she is expected to face Democratic and Republican opponents in a three-way general election race if she decides on a bid for a second Senate term.

Senate Republicans only need to defend 10 seats in 2024 and don’t have any obviously vulnerable incumbents up for re-election.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, won re-election to a second term in November, easily beating Tudor Dixon, a Republican, 54.5 percent to 43.9 percent.

Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.), however, faced a bruising re-election battle against Republican John James in 2020, narrowly winning 49.9 percent to 48.2 percent.

Former President Trump carried Michigan in the 2016 presidential election but lost to President Joe Biden in the state in 2020 by nearly 3 percentage points.

Stabenow said she intends “to begin a new chapter in my life” after her term ends by “continuing to serve our state outside of elected office” and spending more time with her family, including “my amazing 96-year-old mom.”

Updated at 10:06 a.m.

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Sony and Honda launch Afeela electric car brand. Here's what the name means

January 5, 2023 Published by Fox News

Sony and Honda hope you’re feeling their new car company’s name.

The tech and auto giants created Sony Honda Mobility last year to develop an electric vehicle brand and announced at CES on Wednesday that it will be called Afeela.

“Afeela expresses an interactive relationship where people “feel” mobility as an intelligent entity, and mobility “feels” people and society using sensing and network IT technologies,” the company said.

The name was rolled out on a prototype of the brand’s first vehicle, which will be built in the United States starting in 2026.

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Afeela will begin selling cars in 2026.
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The four-door sedan features simple styling that is equipped with a massive suite of electronics.

The Afeela sedan has 45 sensors on it.
(Afeela)

It includes 45 sensors made by Sony inside and out that include cameras, radar and lidar to enable its safety, semi-autonomous driving and interactive systems.

The Afeela’s interior has a widescreen digital display and video sideview mirrors.
(Afeela)

The interior features digital displays spanning the dashboard, two more for the rear passengers and video camera sideview mirrors, which are legal in some countries, but not yet in the United States.

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The electronics are run by the powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon Digital Chassis and use infotainment software developed by Epic Games.

The Afeela’s drivetrain specifications have not been announced.
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Powertrain specifications, driving range and pricing were not announced, nor was the exact location where it will be produced.

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Honda will be launching the all-electric Prologue SUV next year in partnership with General Motors, but it is also building its own electric vehicle and battery manufacturing facilities in Ohio, which are scheduled to begin operating in 2026.

Gary Gastelu is Fox News Digital’s automotive editor.

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