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Melinda Gates, the former wife of Microsoft founder Bill Gates and a Democratic megadonor, lamented the rollback of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in major companies during an interview published Tuesday.Speaking to Katie Drummond of WIRED for "The Big Interview," the 61-year-old philanthropist was asked about the impact of major corporations scaling back DEI programs following President Donald Trump’s re-election — and what she believes will come from that trend."What I do know to be true is they are affecting families," Gates said. "They are affecting people's opportunity to get the education they want. They are affecting people's ability

A British sports presenter is doing "OK" after suddenly collapsing in a terrifying scene during a live broadcast on Tuesday. ITV and TNT Sports presenter Laura Woods, 38, was covering an international friendly between England and Ghana women’s soccer teams when she suddenly collapsed. Fellow presenter and former Arsenal player Ian Wright and Anita Asante reacted quickly, catching Woods as she fell forward. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMThe broadcast quickly faded to black, and when it returned, former England women’s field hockey player Katie Shanahan had reportedly taken over.Woods took to social media to update viewers on her condition, noting

Eating a daily serving of peanuts may help older adults improve blood flow to their brains and boost memory, according to new research.In a study published in Clinical Nutrition, scientists at the NUTRIM Institute at Maastricht University Medical Center in the Netherlands set out to test whether this simple, inexpensive food could make a measurable difference in people's brains as they age.The team recruited 31 healthy older adults between the ages of 60 and 75. In one period of the study, participants ate 60 grams of unsalted, skin-roasted peanuts every day for 16 weeks. In another stage, they avoided peanuts

Lane Kiffin said in his farewell to Ole Miss post that players on the team asked athletic director Keith Carter to let him stay, but that claim is being refuted by a starting Rebel.Kiffin said in his post that he requested to "complete a historic six season run with this year's team by leading Ole Miss through the playoffs," but Carter denied it "despite the team also asking him to allow me to keep coaching."Starting center Brycen Sanders called out Kiffin bluntly, quoting his X post.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM "'Despite the team asking me to keep coaching;'.

Observations on Republican Matt Van Epps defeating Democratic rival Aftyn Behn in Tuesday's special election to represent Tennessee's 7th Congressional District:Flipping seats in special elections for House seats is hard. The party challenging the seat sometimes makes a race of it. That often signals a weakness in the party in power or even the president as you approach the next election.Democrats came close in multiple special elections in 2017, but didn’t win any. There have truly only been four major "flips" in House special elections in the past 18 years.TRUMP-BACKED REPUBLICAN KEEPS CRUCIAL CONGRESSIONAL SEAT IN GOP HANDS WITH SPECIAL ELECTION

The search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 will resume on Dec. 30, the country’s transport ministry announced Wednesday, more than a decade after the airplane’s mysterious disappearance over the Indian Ocean.The Malaysian government said that Texas-based marine robotics company Ocean Infinity is set to begin a 55-day targeted deep-sea search for the missing aircraft in the southern Indian Ocean by the end of the month, according to the Associated Press.On March 8, 2014, the Boeing 777 took off from Kuala Lumpur heading toward Beijing, when it disappeared around 90 seconds after leaving Malaysian airspace, vanishing along with all 239 passengers

Secretary of State Marco Rubio sharply criticized the regime of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in an interview with "Hannity"  Tuesday as President Donald Trump intensifies pressure on the leader to abdicate power."The Maduro regime is not a legitimate government," Rubio told Fox News host Sean Hannity. "What it is is a transshipment organization. It allows cocaine and other drugs that are produced in Colombia to be trafficked through Venezuelan territory and – with the cooperation of elements of the regime – are allowed to… leave Venezuela on airplanes and ships headed towards the United States."The Trump administration has continued strikes on

Brooklyn’s alleged dine-and-dash influencer queen Pei Chung was evicted Tuesday from her luxury Williamsburg apartment by her landlord, former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer.Chung — a self-styled, Prada-clad influencer who is currently in jail for allegedly skipping out on hefty restaurant bills — was chronically late with her rent and even remained in the unit even after her lease expired at 416 Kent Ave., according to court records.Documents say Chung owed roughly $8,000 by the time her lease ended in August 2024. She stayed in the $3,350-a-month apartment after her lease lapsed, potentially racking up more than $50,000 in unpaid