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Iran’s internet blackout has hardened into a permanent system of digital repression, with the regime treating citizens’ access to the outside world as an "existential threat," according to digital rights monitors.Internet monitoring group NetBlocks reported Monday that Iran’s connectivity landscape had shifted dramatically as the country entered its 22nd day of unrest, following several days of almost total nationwide internet shutdown."On the twenty-second day, after several days of an almost complete internet shutdown, reports emerged of limited and unstable internet connectivity in some parts of the country," NetBlocks reported."Indications are that we’re seeing a move toward a kind of ‘filternet

President Donald Trump offered congratulations to Indiana and Miami ahead of their College Football Playoff championship showdown in Florida on Monday night, which he is expected to attend alongside Secretary of State Marco Rubio.In a statement released by the White House, the president said college football reflects "our timeless American values of family, freedom, unity, and hard work," calling it a symbol of the nation’s "spirit." "For more than 150 years, college football has been a cherished fixture in American culture.  Every fall and winter, massive crowds flock to stadiums in college towns all across our Nation to witness the epic

Wilbur Wood, a three-time All-Star pitcher who made opposing batters swing and miss with a nasty knuckleball, has died, the Chicago White Sox announced. He was 84.Wood spent 17 seasons in the majors from 1961 to 1978, spending 12 seasons with the White Sox. He also played for the Boston Red Sox and Pittsburgh Pirates.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"The White Sox send our condolences to the family, friends and fans of 3x All-Star Wilbur Wood, who has passed away at the age of 84," the team said on social media.Wilbur made his debut with the Red Sox

NFL rules analyst Walt Anderson weighed in on the controversial interception ruling in overtime of the Denver Broncos’ victory over the Buffalo Bills on Saturday night.Broncos defensive back Ja’Quan McMillian took the ball away from Bills wide receiver Brandin Cooks on a deep pass from Josh Allen. It appeared that Cooks had come down with the ball and that McMillian had taken it away after Cooks completed the catch. But NFL officials ruled that McMillian had intercepted the pass and created the turnover.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMDenver came down the field and scored the game-winning field goal

A New York Times opinion piece omitted several details while describing the fatal shooting of Minnesota woman Renee Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer after claiming Good was "summarily executed.""We have become a country where a person can be summarily executed in public for protesting that paramilitary force," New York Times columnist M. Gessen wrote on Sunday. Gessen continued, "After an ICE agent killed Renee Good by shooting her three times at point-blank range in Minneapolis on Jan. 7, President Trump, Vice President JD Vance and other federal officials said the shooting was justified as an act of self-defense (the video shows otherwise)

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., said on Sunday that the U.S. is engaged in an "ongoing war" with Venezuela following what he described as recent U.S. actions involving the country.During an appearance on NBC's "Meet the Press," Paul said the U.S. continues to be in conflict with Venezuela over its oil."That is an act of war, it’s an ongoing war, to continue to take their oil, ongoing war, to distribute it," Paul said."I still hope it works out for the best, but we are still involved in an active war with Venezuela," he continued.TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FILES SEIZURE WARRANTS TARGETING SHIPS TIED

Meghan Markle shared a romantic new video of herself with her husband Prince Harry along with a throwback photo of the two in 2016 as she celebrated their almost decade-long romance. On Saturday, the 44-year-old Duchess of Sussex took part in the viral "2026 is the new 2016" trend, in which social media users are marking the new year with nostalgic photos from ten years ago. Markle posted a black and white video from this year in which she was seen dancing with Harry, 41, on a lawn — along with an image of the couple that appeared to be taken during

A viral video circulating on social media Sunday appeared to show agitators interfering with an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operation targeting an alleged child sex offender in Minnesota.The video, posted to X and viewed more than 750,000 times within hours, shows an ICE agent confronting people in St. Paul who he said were honking their car horns and disrupting federal officers as they attempted to take a suspect into custody."We're here to arrest a child sex offender and you guys are out here honking," the agent says in the video."No, we're press," someone off-camera responds. "We're not honking."BORDER PATROL

Members of Iran’s ruling elite are said to have moved "tens of millions of dollars" out of the country as the U.S. imposed fresh sanctions over the regime’s violent protest crackdown, according to reports.The regime's "capital flight" came as the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control announced on Jan. 15 in a release that it was taking "action against the shadow banking networks that allow Iran’s elite to steal and launder revenue generated by the country’s natural resources.""There are several reports, some of which are yet to be confirmed, about capital flight in various forms from the Islamic Republic,"