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The Esports World Cup (EWC) will feature the best competitive gamers from across the globe, and the pressure got more intense on Thursday as a record-breaking prize pool was announced.The Esports World Cup Foundation (EWCF) announced a prize pool of more than $70 million, which will make the event among the most prestigious in sports.The event will take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and run from July 7 to Aug. 24.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"The record-breaking $70+ million prize pool, along with our commitment to the Club Partner Program and our multi-year publisher agreements, is a privilege

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) account on X shared eyebrow-raising findings from a survey of unemployment insurance claims.The "initial survey of Unemployment Insurance claims since 2020" found that thousands of people with future birthdates claimed benefits.The survey also indicated that thousands of supposedly very young and very old people had claimed benefits.ELON MUSK SCRAPS WITH CHUCK SCHUMER, SUGGESTING THE SENATOR PROFITS FROM GOVERNMENT FRAUDThe DOGE post states that the survey found, "24.5k people over 115 years old claimed $59M in benefits," "28k people between 1 and 5 years old claimed $254M in benefits," and "9.7k people with birth dates

Jury selection for Karen Read's retrial on murder and other charges in the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend, John O'Keefe, resumes Thursday with just one more seat to fill.The court requires 12 deliberating jurors and four alternates.At the end of the day on Wednesday, there were 15 people chosen, clearing the way for an expected start to opening statements next week.DEFENSE LAWYERS URGED TO REEXAMINE CONVICTIONS LED BY FIRED KAREN READ DETECTIVERead faces charges of second-degree murder, leaving the scene of a fatal accident and manslaughter in connection with O'Keefe's death on Jan. 29, 2022.WATCH ‘KAREN READ, KILLER

A Texas man charged with making online threats against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was ordered by a judge on Wednesday to remain in jail.Robert King, 35, who was charged with transmitting interstate threats in federal court on Monday, was ordered to stay in detention by U.S. Magistrate Judge Renee Toliver after a hearing in Dallas on Wednesday afternoon, Fox News confirmed.Toliver said King is a flight risk and a risk to the community, which solidified her ruling, despite his attorney arguing that he had no prior charges, no weapons and had been

If you or someone you know is suffering from abuse, please contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673.The U.S. Embassy in the Bahamas on Wednesday issued a sexual assault warning to women renting jet skis in Nassau. Nassau jet ski operators have allegedly raped and sexually assaulted multiple American women, according to the alert posted on the embassy's website.The attacks include two U.S. women who reported rapes over the last month. There were also a total of three rapes reported related to jet ski rentals last year.The embassy said sexual assaults against women have also occurred in jet ski-related incidents.BAHAMAS

Another star edge rusher in the NFC North may be disgruntled.Pittsburgh Steelers four-time All-pro defensive end T.J. Watt had a cryptic post on his Instagram account that had the NFL world in a social media frenzy. Watt posted a picture of him flashing a peace sign as he ran off the field. While it may just be Watt posting a nice picture in the offseason, Steelers fans are reading into it. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMWatt has just one year left on his deal with the Steelers, and given his status as one of the best players in the

A criminal complaint unsealed Wednesday in the District of Utah charged four U.S. citizens with conspiring to unlawfully carry out a coup d’état in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).Marcel Malanga, 22, Tyler Thompson, 22, Benjamin Zalman-Polun, 37, and Joseph Peter Moesser, 67, are charged with conspiracy to provide material support and resources, conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction, conspiracy to bomb places of government facilities, and conspiracy to kill or kidnap persons in a foreign country, among other offenses, according to a news release from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).CONGO COMMUTES 3 AMERICANS' DEATH SENTENCES FOLLOWING

Americans' concerns over the economy, and specifically inflation and tariffs, appear to be partially fueling the downward trend of President Donald Trump's approval ratings in a new national poll.Trump stands at 41% approval and 53% disapproval in a Quinnipiac University survey conducted April 3-7 and released on Wednesday.The president stood at 46%-43% approval/disapproval in a Quinnipiac poll conducted during his first week back in the White House, in late January. And Trump was slightly underwater at 45%-49% in mid-February. But the president's approval ratings are basically unchanged from Quinnipiac's previous survey, which was in the field early last month.POLL POSITION:

This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255).Indianapolis Colts right tackle Braden Smith battled against more than just opposing edge-rushers last season. Smith, 29, was fighting a war within his head and missed the last five games of the Colts season. He was placed on the reserve/non-football illness list. Smith was eventually diagnosed with religious scrupulosity by a psychiatrist. Religious scrupolosity is a form of OCD that is characterized as obsessive thoughts and compulsions focused on religious themes, such as sin, God and

Investigators from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) interviewed former Columbia University interim President Katrina Armstrong over campus antisemitism issues, according to a report.The Wall Street Journal reported that investigators from HHS interviewed Armstrong on April 1 during a closed-door deposition following her resignation on March 28. Armstrong also announced Sunday she's taking a leave from her position at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center, where she was the chief executive officer.During the deposition, Armstrong said she didn't know about allegations of Jewish students being spit on and didn't know names of several faculty members who allegedly handed

 On the morning of October 7th, 2023, my family awoke to the blaring sounds of sirens in Rehovot, a city just 15 miles from Tel Aviv. As thousands of rockets rained down on Israel, reports began emerging of a Hamas-led incursion into Israeli communities along the Gaza border, accompanied by livestreamed videos from the terrorists showing the horrific massacre.My son, 19-year-old Nimrod Cohen, was serving in the Israel Defense Forces as a tank gunner near Gaza. As hours passed without any word from him, I turned to social media to gather more information. That’s when I stumbled upon a video on

Zack Peter, host of the popular pop culture podcast "No Filter," has been following the downward spiral of "Snow White" from the beginning. Though some estimates from February predicted the film to make upwards of $85 million domestically in its opening weekend, "Snow White" opened in the U.S. and Canada to only $43 million in ticket sales. It then suffered a 66% drop at the box office in its second weekend. This past weekend, the new "A Minecraft Movie" opened with $163 million, while "Snow White" made just $6 million.In Peter's opinion, star Rachel Zegler is largely to blame for the

What’s most striking about President Trump’s tariff war is that he’s being pressured by some of his closest advisers and supporters to end the crusade that has upended the world economy.It’s not just media conservatives like Ben Shapiro, Rich Lowry, Ben Domenech and the Wall Street Journal editorial page. It’s longtime wealthy donors like Ken Langone, co-founder of Home Depot, who denounced the tariffs and cited the 46 percent levy on Vietnam as an example of "bull****," telling the Financial Times that "right now what everybody’s terrified of is a trade war." Another billionaire, hedge fund investor Bill Ackman said, "The

An American man who briefly disappeared during a vacation to the Bahamas with his parents was found dead on a beach the next morning, according to his family.They believe his death is suspicious after authorities found 23-year-old Dinari McAlmont, of Maryland, dead on Paradise Island in Nassau on April 6, just 12 hours after he landed on the Caribbean island with his parents.Michelle McAlmont, McAlmont's mother, told Eyewitness News Bahamas that she was "traumatized" after identifying her son's remains, alleging he appeared to be beaten, FOX 5 D.C. first reported.TRAVEL WARNING FOR POPULAR VACATION DESTINATION OVER CRIME CONCERNS, SHARKSRoyal Bahamas

The Memphis Grizzlies were kneeling and praying for their teammate Jaylen Wells, who needed to be stretchered off the court on Tuesday after a hard foul during a dunk had him fall face first onto the hardwood. Wells was going for a transition dunk when Charlotte Hornets guard KJ Simpson ran underneath his legs on an attempt to stop the easy bucket. With Wells already in the air, Simpson's actions proved costly as he swept Wells' legs, causing him to flip in mid-air before falling down hard on his head. Simpson’s actions were clearly not intentional, as he quickly went to check

Migrants who entered the U.S. under the Biden-era CBP One app have had their parole protections terminated and ordered to leave the U.S. immediately or face a permanent ban from reentry.The app was used by nearly 1 million migrants to schedule appointments at official ports of entry before they were paroled into the U.S. The migrants were permitted to seek asylum and given temporary work authorization for two years while they waited for the outcomes of their respective proceedings. Trump ended the use of the CBP One app to parole migrants on his first day in office. His administration has also paused applications for parole

FIRST ON FOX: Schools around the country could soon be able to opt into the "Congressional Fitness Challenge," including legendary boxer Mike Tyson’s own academy.House Concurrent Resolution 20, introduced by Rep. Abe Hamadeh, R-Ariz., would create a voluntary program that would allow students who successfully complete the challenge to receive a signed certificate from the speaker of the House, president pro tempore of the Senate, and the student’s senator and congressman."Listen, because we need to be in shape, man," Tyson told Fox News Digital in an interview."We can't physically get into an army because we're out of shape. And that's

Octavio Dotel, who won a World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2011, was reportedly inside a Dominican Republic nightclub when the roof collapsed.The former MLB pitcher was later pulled from the rubble at Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo, according to the New York Post.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMSeven others, including singer Rubby Pérez, were also rescued, local media reported.WORLD SERIES CHAMPION RICH DAUER DEAD AT 72More than two dozen people died and 160 others were injured in the Dominican capital early Tuesday when the iconic nightclub where politicians, athletes and others were attending a

Welcome to the Fox News Entertainment Newsletter.TOP 3: - 'Gilligan's Island' star Tina Louise suffered troubled childhood before Hollywood fame- Bill Murray snaps at man in New York movie theater, accuses him of assault- ‘Duck Dynasty’ star Phil Robertson’s family gives ‘tough’ health update following Alzheimer’s diagnosisSHOW ME THE HONEY - Meghan Markle’s cash grab is royal family’s biggest nightmare: expert.FUN IN THE SUN - ‘Rocky’ star Dolph Lundgren, wife Emma Krokdal soak up Miami sun after actor’s years-long health battle.FOOL ME ONCE - Kevin Bacon is ‘more careful’ after losing money in infamous Ponzi scheme.'LIFE-LONG FRIEND' - Jay North, 'Dennis

EXCLUSIVE: Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard established a new task force charged with restoring transparency and accountability in the intelligence community, Fox News Digital has learned. The group, dubbed the Director’s Initiative Group (DIG), is starting by investigating weaponization within the intelligence community. TULSI GABBARD REVOKES SECURITY CLEARANCES, ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION FOR BIDEN, HARRIS, CLINTON, OTHERSOfficials said the group will also work to root out politicization and expose unauthorized disclosures of classified intelligence. It will also work to declassify information "that serves a public interest." So far, the Director’s Initiative Group has reviewed documents for potential declassification, including information related to

A man driving on a Florida interstate early Sunday morning was subjected to gunfire as he recorded several motorcyclists driving erratically, according to police. "A 34-year-old St. Petersburg man, driving a Honda CR-V westbound on Interstate 4, observed several motorcyclists who were operating erratically with another unidentified vehicle west of Interstate 275," Florida Highway Patrol said in a statement. "The driver began to film the motorcyclists with a cell phone when one of the motorcyclists, now traveling adjacent to the victim, discharged several rounds from a handgun," the statement said. "Multiple rounds impacted the Honda, but no injuries were suffered by the

A string of recent crimes targeting small businesses throughout the country have industry experts on high-alert as owners warn the incidents could result in rising prices. Instances of dining-and-dashing – when an individual orders a meal at a restaurant and leaves without paying – have become more high-profile in recent months, with thieves becoming more brazen as they target small businesses across the United States.Last month, a local California sushi restaurant chain became an unwilling target for a serial dine-and-dasher when a man stole approximately $1,000 worth of meals from multiple locations. COLORADO SMALL BUSINESS OWNER WENT VIRAL AFTER FILMING HERSELF BEING

EXCLUSIVE: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have come to an agreement to permit ICE to access taxpayer information to locate illegal immigrants subject to deportation. The Trump administration filed a memorandum of understanding late Monday with a court to create guardrails and a process for ICE requests to the IRS to further investigations of criminal illegal immigrants who have failed or refuse to leave the United States 90 days after a judge has issued a final order of removal. "The Internal Revenue Service and the Immigration and Customs Enforcement have entered into a memorandum of understanding

A crazed man allegedly stabbed a woman in the neck with a shard of glass while she was walking around SoHo, a ritzy shopping area in Manhattan, on Monday afternoon.The victim was a 25-year-old woman, and police have detained a person of interest, a New York City Police Department (NYPD) spokesperson told Fox News Digital. Police did not share any further information about the person of interest.Around 3 p.m., a 911 caller reported an assault in progress. NEW YORK PROPOSAL WOULD BAN POLICE FROM MAKING TRAFFIC STOPS FOR MINOR VIOLATIONS TO PURSUE ‘RACIAL EQUITY’When police arrived at the scene near 480 Broome

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was attacked by a different kind of opponent while on a family trip to a safari park in Texas, according to reports. Johnson is used to being attacked verbally by journalists and rival politicians, but he received a different kind of barb from a surprising assailant, an ostrich that stretched seven feet tall with four-inch claws. Johnson's wife Carrie posted a video of the incident on Instagram, which showed the former leader in a car with his family. AFTER VAL KILMER’S PNEUMONIA DEATH, WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT THE RESPIRATORY VIRUSThe footage shows Johnson sticking his hand out