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Reba McEntire has a bone to pick with Taylor Swift now that the pop star and NFL tight end Travis Kelce are reportedly dating.

McEntire admitted she has had a crush on the Kansas City Chiefs star despite her long term relationship with Rex Linn.

“Oh, my gosh, I am so mad at [Taylor] because I had a crush on him,” the musician told “Today.”

“Now I can’t have a crush anymore because he’s dating her.”

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“I was so devastated,” McEntire added, joking that her “boyfriend” had “cheated” on her.

Swift and Kelce ignited romance rumors when the “Midnights” singer appeared alongside Kelce’s mother in the game suite as the Kansas City Chiefs faced off against the Chicago Bears on Sept. 24.

McEntire has long thought Kelce was “so cute” and has commented on the tight end’s appearance while watching football with Linn, whom she has been dating since 2020.

“We were watching him play because I love the Chiefs and I love Patrick [Mahomes], and I’d say, ‘Oh, he’s so cute. Oh, he’s so cute,’” she told “Today.”

“When he and Taylor started dating, Rex said, ‘Your boyfriend’s got another girlfriend.’ I said, ‘Rub it in.’”

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Swift and Kelce have not publicly confirmed a relationship, but Swift appeared Thursday night at the NFL star’s game against the Denver Broncos. The “Look What You Made Me Do” singer wore an all-black outfit paired with a Kansas City Chiefs jacket for the appearance.

She spent time in a suite with Donna Kelce and Patrick Mahomes’ wife Brittany.

Swift has steadily made headlines as she traveled around the country all summer for “The Eras Tour.” More recently, Swift appeared at the premiere of the concert movie.

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Despite the multiple public appearances by Swift at Kelce’s games, the two are “still just getting to know each other.”

“He is a charming guy,” a source told People magazine. “It’s more of a hanging out situation than dating.”

“He’s focusing on football like he always has,” the insider added. “During the NFL season, his priority is the Chiefs, and it’s all about the team. There’s no pressure.”

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Colorado Buffaloes two-way superstar Travis Hunter is on track to play Friday night against Stanford for the first time since Week 3 after suffering a lacerated liver. 

Hunter, who was cleared to play earlier in the week and has been practicing, “remains on track to play” Friday night, though the Colorado staff will watch him pregame to make sure he’s ready, according to an ESPN report. 

Hunter plays both cornerback and wide receiver for Colorado but will have his snap count monitored, per ESPN. 

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In Colorado’s opening game of the season against TCU, Hunter was all over the field, ending the game with 129 snaps. Hunter had 11 catches for 119 yards against the Horned Frogs, adding an interception on defense. 

Head coach Deion Sanders said Tuesday he wanted to make sure Hunter wouldn’t be “a liability” when he returns to the field. 

“I don’t want him to be a liability, I want him to always be a tremendous asset,” Sanders said, according to ESPN. “Travis came to me [Monday] morning, saying, ‘What more can I do to help us get to the point that we need to get to?’ I love the team aspect of Travis 100 percent. I hope he can play.”

Hunter suffered the liver injury on September 16th when Colorado State safety Henry Blackburn delivered a late hit. 

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The illegal hit resulted in an unnecessary roughness penalty for Blackburn and a trip to the hospital for Hunter. 

Blackburn allegedly received death threats due to the hit, which was in primetime. 

Sanders condemned those who reportedly sent death threats to the senior safety. 

“Henry Blackburn is a good player who played a phenomenal game,” Sanders said. “He made a tremendous hit on Travis on the sideline. You can call it dirty, you can call it ‘He was just playing the game of football.’ 

“But whatever it was, it does not constitute that he should be receiving death threats. This is still a young man trying to make it in life. A guy that is trying to live his dream and hopefully graduate with honors or a degree, committed to excellence and go to the NFL. He does not deserve a death threat over a game.”

Hunter and Blackburn appeared to bury any animosity between them in late September when Colorado State defensive lineman James Mitchell posted a photo of Hunter and Blackburn shaking hands and meeting.

Colorado and Stanford kick off Friday at 10:00 p.m. ET.

Fox News’ Ryan Gaydos contributed to this report.

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The United Nations refugee agency for Palestinians said the situation in Gaza is dire, as Israeli forces issued a call to evacuate more than 1 million civilians living in the territory’s north.

United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini called the evacuation order “horrendous” in a statement predicting the escalating Israeli response to Hamas terror attacks will “lead to unprecedented levels of misery and push people in Gaza into the abyss.” 

Lazzarini said more than 423,000 Gaza citizens have been displaced since the outbreak of war on Saturday, more than 270,000 of which have taken refuge in UNRWA shelters. 

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Israel Defense Forces told Fox News’ Trey Yingst that Israeli forces entered the Gaza Strip Friday, both infantry forces and tanks, to conduct localized raids. 

The Israeli military said the raids were an effort to eliminate militants along the border and gather information about those held hostage inside the Gaza Strip.

“The scale and speed of the unfolding humanitarian crisis is bone-chilling. Gaza is fast becoming a hellhole and is on the brink of collapse,” he said. 

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“There is no exception, all parties must uphold the laws of war; humanitarian assistance must be provided at all times to civilians.” 

Lazzarini echoed other U.N. officials who have called for an end to the war. 

“I urge all parties and those with influence over them to put an end to this tragedy and provide immediate and unconditional humanitarian access and protection to the civilians, among them far too many women and children,” Lazzarini said. 

He added, “The time for humanity to prevail is now.”

Israel has called up some 360,000 military reservists to respond to the Hamas-led terror campaign. Those forces have gathered on Israel’s border with Gaza ahead of a possible full-scale invasion to reclaim the hostages and eliminate Hamas terrorists. 

Israel has warned the 1.1 million people living in the north of Gaza to evacuate the area within 24 hours as a “humanitarian step in order to minimize civilian casualties” ahead of the military’s response to Hamas’ terrorist attacks.

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New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley revealed the comment a fan made during last week’s loss against the Miami Dolphins that triggered him to shout back in defense of quarterback Daniel Jones. 

Speaking with the media on Thursday, Barkley addressed what had been behind the now-viral video that showed him interacting with someone in the crowd during last weekend’s 31-16 loss at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.

“We live in New York and New Jersey, and we play for the New York Giants – that’s expected. They want a team that’s going to go out there and win. So when it’s the booing, when it’s the cheering, when they say all this, I’m okay with that,” Barkley explained.

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“That doesn’t bother me. I don’t let that get under my skin. But that moment, especially when [Jones], someone who would give his freaking all for this franchise and for this city and go out there and risk it every single day and do whatever he can to bring a Super Bowl to this city, to this organization, and he just hurt his neck, and he’s sitting in a blue tent getting checked on for his neck, and you got a fan just motherf—ing him. That just doesn’t sit well with me. He’s helpless. He can’t do anything.

Jones took a beating on the field for the second week in a row. He was sacked six times and took several hard hits throughout the game. In the previous week’s loss against the Seattle Seahawks, Jones was sacked 11 times.

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“I get it. I was a fan of football before. That’s not in my makeup, that’s not in my character to boo and do stuff like that. But, fans, if you don’t like the product that we’re doing out there — we got to give them a product to be happy about,” Barkley continued.

“Go ahead and boo. Go ahead and cheer. That’s part of the game, but have sympathy at the same time. He’s a human being. Out of all people, it shouldn’t be [Jones].”

Barkley has been sidelined with an ankle sprain since the Giants’ Week 2 win over the Arizona Cardinals. He told reporters Thursday that while he feels more improved since last week, the rehab process is still taking time. 

“It sucks, because as a competitor you want to be out there. And it’s not like more of the mindset of ‘I want to be out there, it’s going to change something.’ It’s more the mindset of seeing your guys fighting, and you can’t do anything about it. It’s hard to lead, it’s hard to have a presence when you’re on the sideline in a hat and a hoodie and street clothes.”

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A new fighter has entered the ring for the speaker’s gavel.

Georgia Republican Rep. Austin Scott, a member of the House Intelligence Committee, announced his candidacy for the lower chamber’s speaker’s gavel.

Scott threw his hat into the ring for House speaker on Friday after Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., the original nominee for the gavel, pulled out of the race Thursday night.

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The Georgia Republican’s communications director Alex Enlow confirmed Scott’s speaker candidacy to Fox News Digital.

Scott’s candidacy puts him up against House Judiciary Committee chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, who narrowly lost to Scalise for the initial nomination.

“I have filed to be Speaker of the House,” Austin tweeted Friday. “We are in Washington to legislate, and I want to lead a House that functions in the best interest of the American people.”

Scott called Jordan his “good friend” while talking to reporters and that he doesn’t “necessarily want to be the speaker of the House.”

“I want a House that functions correct, but the House is not functioning correctly right now,” Scott said.

The Georgia Republican said if the GOP is “going to be the majority party” they “need to act like it.”

Scott said Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Ok., the chairman of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee, would be nominating him for speaker.

The Georgia Republican said he also cares more about the GOP conference and he and his colleagues doing their jobs than who is the speaker.

“When I woke up this morning, I had no intention of doing this,” Scott said. “It took me a long time to even get to my wife to tell her, ‘Call our friends, be in prayer, because we haven’t done any preparation or any whipping or anything for this.”

“But I believe if we as Republicans are going to be the majority, we have to do the right things the right way,” Scott said. “And we’re not doing that right now.”

Scott also blasted the eight Republicans who voted with the House Democrats to oust former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., saying it was “the wrong thing to do.”

Jordan received 99 votes to Scalise’s 113 during the conference’s secret ballot earlier this week.

Jordan has been shoring up support since Scalise’s withdrawal from the race, but Scott is a liked figure among the conference and could draw supporters away from Jordan.

House Republicans are set to hold their candidate forum Friday at 1 p.m. ET and are likely holding a conference vote later in the day to determine the candidate.

However, it is unclear if there will be a full floor vote to determine the House’s next speaker.

Fox News Digital also learned that Democrats have been told to stick around D.C. for a potential floor vote, meaning the vote could happen Friday at some point.

Lawmakers met at 10 a.m. and checked their phones at the door for the private conference meeting.

Four amendments to the House Republican Conference Rules that would raise the threshold needed to select a candidate for speaker before that person is nominated on the House floor were tabled during the meeting.

Fox News Digital’s Elizabeth Elkind contributed reporting.

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Law enforcement tracked down two suspects connected to the Oct. 3 shooting at Morgan State University that injured five people, including four students, Baltimore police said.

One of the suspects is now in custody. A 17-year-old, whose name was withheld because of his age, was arrested Thursday in Washington, D.C., and transported to Central Booking & Intake Facility, where he has been charged with multiple counts of attempted murder. 

A manhunt is underway for the other suspect – 18-year-old Jovan Williams – after an attempted murder warrant was issued, according to Baltimore police, who said he is considered armed and dangerous. 

“The Baltimore Police Department has been working tirelessly on the investigation into this incident and are grateful for the many partners that assisted us in identifying and capturing one of our suspects,” Commissioner Richard Worley said in a statement. “We will not rest until Williams is in custody.” 

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Gunshots rang out around 9:25 p.m. on Oct. 3 near Morgan State University, which activated an emergency shutdown for an active shooter situation.

Students were walking from an auditorium to the campus student center, where a coronation ball was scheduled to start, when the gunfire erupted.

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The victims were likely not the intended targets and caught in the crossfire between two shooters, according to police. They have since been released from the hospital.

“While this arrest cannot undo the damage and trauma caused that day, it is my hope that it can bring some peace and justice to the victims, the Morgan community and our city,” Commissioner Worley said. 

The two suspects were identified by surveillance cameras that were released to the media last week, Baltimore police said. 

Within days of the shooting, the university announced a $22 million plan to build a wall around most of the northeast Baltimore campus and station security personnel at entrances and exits.

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The wall would extend existing barriers by about 8,000 feet to encircle 90% of campus and effectively “eliminate unfettered access,” university President David Wilson said during a campus town hall.

In addition to the wall, other potential upgrades include installing more metal detectors in campus buildings, exploring weapons detection technology, increasing police patrols and building additional security guard booths. 

Mayor Brandon Scott thanked law enforcement in statement Friday. 

“We will continue to provide every level of support we have to the Morgan campus,” Scott said. “As we do every day, the city will continue doing our part to reduce and end gun violence by removing illegal guns and the people who use them off of our streets, while pursuing a comprehensive public-health-informed violence reduction strategy. 

“However, it continues to be clear that tackling the epidemic of gun violence in our country is going to require significant national action to address the proliferation of guns in our community, particularly those in the hands of people who should not have access to them.”

Anyone with any additional information about the shooting is asked to call Northeast District Detectives at 410-396-2444.

Metro Crime Stoppers and ATF are offering a $9,000 reward for tips leading to an arrest and charges filed. Anyone with information is urged to contact Metro Crime Stoppers of Maryland at 1-866-7LOCKUP.

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