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One of the most beloved figures in Pittsburgh Pirates history, Dave Parker, has died, the MLB franchise confirmed on Saturday. He was 74.Parker, who was also affectionately known as "The Cobra," was named to seven MLB All-Star teams. He racked up more than 2,700 hits and hit 339 homers during his storied big league career. He received National League MVP honors for his standout 1978 season. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMWhile he is best known for his tenure with the Pirates, Parker also had stints with the Cincinnati Reds, the Athletics, Milwaukee Brewers, and two other MLB clubs.COWBOYS

A vulnerable Senate Republican put his foot down against President Donald Trump’s "big, beautiful bill" over concerns of deep Medicaid cuts inside the megabill.Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., told Fox News Digital that he would not support the measure through a procedural hurdle necessary to kick off a marathon of debate and amendment voting that would eventually culminate in the measure’s final passage.TRUMP'S 'BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL' FACES REPUBLICAN FAMILY FEUD AS SENATE REVEALS ITS FINAL TEXTTillis, who is up for reelection in 2026, said after exiting the Senate GOP’s closed-door lunch that he has a "great relationship" with his colleagues, but

Prolific filmmaker James Cameron called the movie "Oppenheimer" a "moral cop-out" because it did not show the aftermath of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki."Yeah, it’s interesting what he stayed away from. Look, I love the filmmaking, but I did feel that it was a bit of a moral cop-out," Cameron said in an interview with Deadline.Cameron, best known for "Titanic," "The Terminator," and "Avatar," is currently developing a film called "Ghosts of Hiroshima," to depict the devastation of J. Robert Oppenheimer’s nuclear weapon that struck Hiroshima, Japan, in 1945.TRUMP, HEGSETH SEETHE AT 'FAKE NEWS' MEDIA FOR DOUBTING US

A new poll from Pew Research Center highlighted President Donald Trump’s growing coalition of racially and ethnically diverse voters, Thursday. The Pew Research Center poll, which the organization calls "a study of the 2024 election, based on validated voters," said that Trump made up extensive ground with Hispanic voters, Black voters and Asian voters. It found that Trump significantly closed the gap on Hispanic voters, with 51% of them going to former Vice President Kamala Harris, and 48% going to Trump, a significant shift from the 2020 presidential election, when Trump fell behind with Hispanic voters to former President Joe Biden, 61%-36%. IMMIGRANTS ABANDON DEMS TO SUPPORT GOP

Liberals at the network news divisions don’t have an objective or nonpartisan vision when it comes to who in politics can be defined as extreme. When you're a liberal, Vermont Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders isn't extreme. He's not very far from you. He gets a wave and a smile. But from their place on the political spectrum, conservative Republicans are uniformly "ultraconservative." On the morning after Zohran Mamdani won the Democrat primary for mayor of New York, defeating the merely liberal Andrew Cuomo, the networks could not bear to define a socialist as being a political problem for Democrats. But they

The University of Virginia president stepped down on Friday after facing intense pressure from the Trump administration over the institution's diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.James E. Ryan, who had led the school since 2018, said he had already decided that next year would be his last and decided not to "fight the federal government in order to save my own job" until then.To make a long story short, I am inclined to fight for what I believe in, and I believe deeply in this University," Ryan wrote to the UVA community on Friday. "But I cannot make a unilateral decision to

Harvard University and the University of Toronto have revealed a contingency plan that would allow select international Harvard graduate students to continue their education in Canada if the Trump administration's plan to impose U.S. visa restrictions and prevent them from re-entering the U.S. is upheld by the courts.The U.S. Department of Homeland Security moved last month to terminate Harvard's ability to enroll international students after the university allegedly failed to provide extensive behavioral records of student visa holders the agency had requested, including footage of protest activity involving student visa holders, even if it's not criminal, and the disciplinary records

Ian Happ had a forgettable moment Thursday. The MLB outfielder made a glaring mistake in the first inning of a Cubs-Cardinals game in St. Louis. The Cubs celebrated a 3-0 victory over their NL Central division rivals.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMHapp stepped into the batter's box to lead off the game and proceeded to hit a single to left field.2025 MLB TRADE DEADLINE RUMOR TRACKER: SKENES, MCCUTCHEN REPORTEDLY ONLY PIRATES' UNTOUCHABLESA couple of batters later, Cubs right fielder Seiya Suzuki hit a fly ball to right field. Happ appeared to sprint from first base almost immediately after Suzuki's bat

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned President Donald Trump Friday to drop what he called a "disrespectful" tone toward Tehran’s supreme leader or face serious consequences. In a blunt post on X, Araghchi said if Trump truly wants a deal with Iran, he must show respect instead of insulting Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.Araghchi wrote that Trump should "put aside the disrespectful and unacceptable tone" toward Khamenei and "stop hurting millions of heartfelt followers."IRAN'S SUPREME LEADER SLAMS TRUMP JUST DAYS AFTER US STRIKES ON NUCLEAR SITESAraghchi wrote, "The complexity and tenacity of Iranians is famously known in our magnificent carpets, woven through countless