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Nigeria’s fashion and traditional dances were on full display on Sunday as Prince Harry and Meghan arrived in its largest city, Lagos, as part of their three-day visit to the country to promote mental health for soldiers and empower young people.The couple, invited to the West African nation by its military, were treated to different bouts of dancing, starting from the Lagos airport where a troupe’s acrobatic moves left both applauding and grinning. One of the dancers, who looked younger than 5 years old, exchanged salutes with Harry from high up in the air, standing on firm shoulders.Going with Meghan’s white top was the traditional Nigerian aso oke, a patterned handwoven fabric wrapped around the waist and often reserved for special occasions. It was a gift from a group of women a day earlier.MEGHAN MARKLE STIRS CONTROVERSY DURING NIGERIA TRIP BY WEARING DRESS CALLED ‘WINDSOR’The couple visited a local charity – Giants of Africa — which uses basketball to empower young people. There, they were treated to another round of dancing before unveiling a partnership between the organization and their Archewell Foundation.”What you guys are doing here at Giants of Africa is truly amazing,” Harry said of the group. “The power of sport can change lives. It brings people together and creates community and there are no barriers, which is the most important thing.”Masai Ujiri, the charity’s president and an ex-NBA star, wished Meghan a happy Mother’s Day and acknowledged how hard it can be “for us to be away from our kids and family to make things like this happen.””To do so shows dedication (and) we truly appreciate it,” he told the couple.Meghan and Harry later attended a fundraiser for Nigeria’s soldiers wounded in the country’s fight against Islamic extremists and other armed groups in the country’s conflict-battered north. The event was related to Harry’s Invictus Games, which Nigeria is seeking to host in the future.The couple were also hosted at the Lagos State Government House, where Meghan received another handwoven Nigerian fabric.”We’ve extended an additional invitation to them that they can always come back when they want to,” Lagos Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu told reporters.



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Creamy white New England clam chowder is the most famous. Blood-splatter red Manhattan clam chowder is the most reviled.Yet salty clear-broth Rhode Island clam chowder “is the original chowder,” says Jamie Coelho, editor-in-chief of Rhode Island Monthly magazine.MEET THE AMERICAN WHO CREATED BUBBLE GUM, WALTER DIEMER, HOME-KITCHEN CHEMIST OUTWITTED SCIENTISTS”The indigenous tribes of Rhode Island gathered quahogs to eat, long before the colonists arrived, and used them to make chowder.”There’s a pretty good reason that Native Americans didn’t make creamy chowder. They didn’t have cows.The animals are not native to North America. They arrived in the Americas only with European settlers after the Columbus explorations. Indigenous people had no domesticated livestock. Dairy was not common in their diet.COMMON COOKING INGREDIENT COULD REDUCE DEMENTIA MORTALITY RISK, STUDY SUGGESTSClear-broth Rhode Island clam chowder is no less delicious than its more common creamy counterpart. It’s certainly healthier. Instead of cream, Rhode Island-style chowder is made with clam broth — which is nothing more than salty ocean water — but often stretched with seafood of chicken stock or beer.Meaty Rhode Island quahogs are the star of the stew. Quahogs are large hard-shell clams with dense, flavorful meat. The shellfish grow abundantly in the Ocean State.The species is found across coastal North America. The word quahog comes from the Ocean State’s native Narragansett people — also the name of a beautiful seaside town with world-class seafood. RISE OF RHUBARB, THE VEGETABLE THAT ACTS LIKE A FRUIT, ‘A SURE SIGN’ SPRING IN SWINGRhode Island clam chowder typically includes fresh herbs such as dill, while potatoes are common.Coelho cites Sherry Pocknett, the chef-owner of Sly Fox Den Too, in Charlestown, as the state’s best repository of its indigenous cuisine.A member of the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe, she won the prestigious 2023 James Beard Award as Best Chef in the Northeast.”Quahog chowder,” Pocknett told Coelho in an interview last year, “is a Mashpee Wampanoag recipe made with quahog clams, potatoes, onions and ground black peppercorn in a broth.”CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTERQuahog remains an iconic Rhode Island culinary and cultural idiom. Quahog, Rhode Island is the name of the fictional town featured in the animated sitcom “Family Guy.”Rhode Island’s clear-broth chowder reflects the state’s deep and close connection with the ocean and its prized quahogs. Little Rhody is the smallest state in the union, a mere 1,214 square miles in area. Motorists zip down Interstate 95 across the entire state in just 45 minutes, from Massachusetts to Connecticut.The tiny state enjoys a sprawling 400 miles of coastline, however, cleaved into an East Bay and a West Bay by Narragansett Bay.The smell and taste of the sea is never far away. Sometimes it’s right there on the table. For more Lifestyle articles, visit www.foxnews.com/lifestyle.



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Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday delivered one of the Biden administration’s strongest public rebukes of Israel, amid its war with Hamas in Gaza.During a pair of TV interviews, Blinken said the United States wants Israeli forces to “get out of Gaza” amid what he described as “a horrible loss of life of innocent civilians.” He also said Israel’s tactics in the war have failed to neutralize Hamas and could create a power “vacuum” in the Palestinian territory.When asked about the U.S. withholding high payload bombs to Israel, America’s ally, Blinken said: “We believe two things. One, you have to have a clear, credible plan to protect civilians, which we haven’t seen. Second, we also need to see a plan for what happens after this conflict in Gaza is over. And we still haven’t seen that because what are we seeing right now? We’re seeing parts of Gaza that Israel has cleared of Hamas, where Hamas is coming back, including in the north, including in Khan Younis.”He added: “As we look at Rafah, they may go in and have some initial success, but potentially at an incredibly high cost to civilians, but one that is not durable, one that’s not sustainable. And they will be left holding the bag on an enduring insurgency because a lot of armed Hamas will be left, no matter what they do in Rafah, or if they leave and get out of Gaza, as we believe they need to do. Then you’re going to have a vacuum and a vacuum that’s likely to be filled by chaos, by anarchy, and ultimately by Hamas again.”US OFFERS ISRAEL INTEL ON HAMAS LEADERS FOR PLEDGE TO HOLD BACK ON RAFAHThe comments came during an appearance on CBS’ “Face the Nation.”Blinken also had an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” where he echoed, for the first time publicly by a U.S. official, the findings of a new Biden administration report to Congress on Friday that said Israel’s use of U.S.-provided weapons in Gaza likely violated international humanitarian law.”When it comes to the use of weapons, concerns about incidents where given the totality of the damage that’s been done to children, women, men, it was reasonable to assess that, in certain instances, Israel acted in ways that are not consistent with international humanitarian law,” Blinken said, condemning “the horrible loss of life of innocent civilians.”BIDEN UNDER INVESTIGATION AFTER THREAT TO ISRAEL’S OFFENSIVE AID: ‘PLAYING POLITICAL GAMES’”We treat Israel, one of our closest allies and partners, just as we would treat any other country, including in assessing something like international humanitarian law and its compliance with that,” he continued.During the same interview, Blinken praised President Biden’s support for Israel — saying “no one has done more than Biden” — despite the apparent shift in tone.”No one has done more to defend Israel when it mattered than President Biden,” the Secretary of State said. “He was there in the days after October 7th, the first president to go to Israel in the midst of a conflict when Iran mounted an unprecedented attack on Israel. Some weeks ago, 300 projectiles, including ballistic missiles, launched in Israel. The United States, for the first time ever, participated in its act of defense, and President Biden brought together a coalition of countries that helped defend Israel.”Blinken spoke to Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Sunday, reiterating the U.S. opposition to the Israeli offensive in Rafah, given the toll on civilians there, according to the State Department’s recounting of the call.He said the U.S. continues to work with Arab countries and others for weeks on developing “credible plans for security, for governance, for rebuilding” in Gaza, but “we haven’t seen that come from Israel. … We need to see that, too.”More than a million Palestinians have been forced to live in Rafah amid Israel’s offensive push across Gaza. Israel has described the city as one of the last strongholds of Hamas terrorists.The war began on Oct. 7 after an attack against Israel by Hamas that killed 1,200 people.The Associated Press contributed to this report.



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A manhunt is underway in Ohio for the suspect who killed a military veteran, who was part of the Euclid Police Department for less than a year, during an ambush on Saturday night.According to WJW, just before 10 p.m. on Saturday, Euclid police officer Jacob Derbin, 23, was killed when a gunman ambushed him during a disturbance call to a residence. Derbin was taken to a local hospital, but succumbed to his injuries, WJW reported. The suspect, who Euclid Police have identified as Deshawn Anthony Vaughn, 24.UTAH POLICE OFFICER KILLED BY SEMI-TRUCK, SUSPECT ARRESTED AFTER HOURS-LONG MANHUNTMultiple law enforcement agencies were assisting the Euclid Police Department in locating Vaughn, who was described as being around 6’3, 215 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes.Police believe Vaughn, who is a convicted felon and was wanted for violating conditions of his community supervision, fled the scene following the fatal shooting. On Sunday evening, WJW reported that the manhunt for Vaughn was over as he had been found deceased inside a residence.Police told WJW he was heavily armed and it is not yet clear how he died, but an investigation is ongoing. Euclid Police Chief Scott Meyer told WJW that Derbin was an “incredible” person and that entire department was “devastated.””He was an amazing human being. Just a great heart. Had an incredible smile. The world’s a better place with him in it,” Meyer said. CHARLOTTE POLICE CHIEF BREAKS DOWN REMEMBERING 4 SLAIN OFFICERS, SAYS SUSPECT HAD ‘EXTENSIVE’ CRIMINAL HISTORYDerbin had been an officer with the department for the last 10 months, according to the Officer Down Memorial Page.Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost released a statement and vowed to make sure that justice is served.”The promise to protect is signed with the blood of our officers. The killer who ambushed Officer Derbin will be found and will receive the full measure of justice,” Yost wrote in a statement on X. Yost continued his post, sharing his condolences with the family of Derbin.Ohio Governor Mike DeWine also offered his condolences to the community of Euclid.”Fran and I offer our deepest condolences to Euclid Police Officer Jacob Derbin’s family and his brothers and sisters at @Euclid_PD. His bravery and dedication to the Euclid community will not be forgotten,” DeWine wrote in post on X.TUNNEL TO TOWERS PAYS MORTGAGES FOR 4 SLAIN CHARLOTTE OFFICERS: ‘DON’T HAVE A COUNTRY WITHOUT POLICE’DeWine proclaimed that in honor of the life and service of Officer Derbin, all flags would be flown at half-staff on all public buildings amid grounds throughout Cuyahoga County, the Ohio Statehouse, the Vern Riffle Center, and the Rhodes State Office Tower on Sunday and will remain at half-staff until sunset on the day of his funeral. He added that all public buildings across the state of Ohio could also participate. Derbin was engaged to Liv Wuebker. The couple were set to be married on July 27 in Minister, Ohio, according to their wedding page on The Knot. “An awful tragedy. We are going to miss you Jacob. Thank for serving your country in Kuwait, and continuing to serve and protect your community when you came back. Most of all, thank you for coming into our family and loving all of us. Especially Liv. You’ll always be part of our family, and forever my first brother. We will always miss you,” Skylar Wuebker, the soon-to-be sister-in-law of Officer Derbin, wrote in a post on Facebook. Fox News Digital reached out to the Euclid Police Department for comment. 



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The incoming president of Panama has vowed to make big changes to help alleviate the U.S. border crisis.President-elect Jose Raul Mulino vowed to shut down a crucial migration gap through Panama that has been used by more than 500,000 migrants over the last year, signaling a shift in the country’s policy as the U.S. continues to battle a crisis at its southern border, according to a report from Voice of America.”Panama and our Darien [Gap] are not a transit route. It is our border,” Mulino said, according to the report.CNN’S ZAKARIA SAYS BIDEN SHOULD ‘LEARN SOMETHING FROM TRUMP’ AND ADOPT HIS BORDER POLICIES, REFORM ASYLUM LAWSPanama had previously helped bus migrants through the critical gap and allowed them to continue their journey north, a policy that has allowed thousands to reach the U.S. border with Mexico.The shift comes as the U.S. has put continued pressure on Mexico to help alleviate the crisis, calling on the country to help enforce movement restrictions through its territory to prevent migrants from eventually reaching the U.S. border.The Darien Gap, although a dangerous route north toward the U.S., has become a popular route among migrants in recent years, with cartels and other organized crime organizations stepping in to make it an affordable option for those seeking to reach the United States.BIDEN’S BORDER POLICY ISN’T INCOMPETENCE, IT’S BY DESIGN: EX-ICE CHIEFMulino, who won with 34% of the vote last week, said the new policy would make Panama a less attractive option for migrants and criminal organizations.”Because when we start to deport people here in an immediate deportation plan, the interest for sneaking through Panama will decrease,” Mulino said of the plan, according to Voice of America. “I assure you they are going to say that going through Panama is not attractive because they are deporting you.”Nevertheless, some experts expressed skepticism that such a plan would meaningfully reduce migration. Analyst Adam Isacson of the nongovernmental organization Washington Office on Latin America said Panama does not have the capacity to “massively deport” thousands of migrants.”A daily plane, which would be extremely expensive, would only repatriate around 10% of the flow (about 1,000 to 1,200 per day). The United States only manages to do about 130 flights monthly in the entire world,” Isacson said.



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Tom Brady honored all the moms in his life, including Bridget Moynahan and Gisele Bündchen, in a sweet Mother’s Day post on social media Sunday morning.Brady posted a slideshow of photos honoring his mother, his sisters and the mothers of his children, Jack, Ben and Vivian.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM”Happy Mothers Day to these kind, caring, compassionate and POWERFUL moms that I’m lucky to have in my life. None of this would be possible without your love,” Brady wrote in his Instagram post.The mentions of Moynahan and Bündchen came a week after Brady was the subject of a Netflix roast in which comedians took turns raking him over the coals for his relationships with Moynahan and Bündchen. The two women were also the subjects of some jokes as well.Moynahan responded with a cryptic post of her own after the roast.JULIAN EDELMAN RECALLS TENSE BACKSTAGE MOMENT BETWEEN ROBERT KRAFT, BILL BELICHICK AT TOM BRADY’S ROAST”Loyal people take s— more personal because they never would’ve did that s— to you,” her post read last week.People reported Bündchen was left “deeply disappointed” with the jokes hurled at her during the roast and that their two children were “affected.” Brady reportedly apologized to Bündchen over the jokes.Comedian Nikki Glaser, who left the audience in stitches with her jokes about Brady’s relationships, told TMZ that she “had to go there” because it was a roast but acknowledged she would apologize if she ever saw her in person.Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.



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Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., said Friday that military aid to Israel should continue in a departure from the White House position.In a statement, Cardin said he disagreed with President Biden, who has threatened to withhold offensive aid from Israel if it proceeds with a ground invasion of the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where millions of Palestinians have sought refuge from the war. “While the most recent report regarding Israel under the NSM-20 has raised concerns, I agree with its assessment that Israel has not violated International Humanitarian Law and that military assistance to support Israel’s security remains in the U.S. interest and should continue,” Cardin said. “In this regard, I differ with President Biden’s recent decision,” he said. BIDEN’S DECISION TO PULL ISRAEL WEAPONS SHIPMENT KEPT QUIET UNTIL AFTER HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE ADDRESS: REPORTCardin’s statement came in response to a State Department report released Friday, which raised “serious concerns” based on credible U.N. and non-governmental sources about alleged human rights violations by Israeli forces. The report documented credible allegations of human rights abuses by Israeli security forces, “including arbitrary or unlawful killings, enforced disappearance, torture, and serious abuses in conflict.” The State Department report also said an estimated 34,700 Palestinians have been killed in the conflict with Israel since the Oct. 7 Hamas terror attack, citing figures from the Gaza Ministry of Health. The report deemed the estimate “credible” but noted that the Hamas-controlled ministry does not distinguish between Hamas fighters and civilians in casualty counts.The State Department said it is “reasonable to assess” that U.S. defense articles “have been used by Israeli security forces since October 7 in instances inconsistent with its [international humanitarian law] obligations or with established best practices for mitigating civilian harm.” However, the report came short of accusing Israel of specific humanitarian law violations and noted that Hamas hides military targets behind civilian populations and infrastructure. Israel’s continued military operation in Gaza has created a political problem for Biden as left-wing anti-Israel agitators in the U.S. have grown increasingly upset at his support for Israel. DEMOCRATS BLOW UP AT BIDEN FOR HALTING WEAPONS SHIPMENTS TO ISRAELBiden signed off on a pause of a shipment of bombs to Israel that could be used in a potential assault on Rafah last week — but the White House National Security Council kept the decision quiet until after the president delivered a long-planned speech on Tuesday to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Associated Press reported.The shipment was supposed to consist of 1,800 2,000-pound bombs and 1,700 500-pound bombs, a senior U.S. administration official told the AP on the condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive matter. In an interview with CNN on Wednesday, Biden said he would halt some shipments of U.S. weapons to Israel if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a major invasion of the city of Rafah, the last major Hamas stronghold in the Gaza Strip. It was the first time Biden said he was prepared to condition American weaponry on Israel’s action in the seven-month-long war launched in response to the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks. “Civilians have been killed in Gaza as a consequence of those bombs and other ways in which they go after population centers,” Biden told CNN’s Erin Burnett. “I made it clear that if they go into Rafah – they haven’t gone in Rafah yet — if they go into Rafah, I’m not supplying the weapons that have been used historically to deal with Rafah, to deal with the cities — that deal with that problem.” BIDEN VOWS TO WITHHOLD WEAPONS FROM ISRAEL IF NETANYAHU GOES FORWARD WITH RAFAH INVASIONHis decision has prompted backlash from a growing chorus of pro-Israel Democratic lawmakers — now including Cardin — some of whom have suggested Biden’s decision was motivated by politics and the upcoming election in November. “I suspect it’s pandering to the far left,” Rep. Ritchie Tores, D-N.Y., told Axios. “It looks like election year politics was driving it. That’s my impression.” The Democratic Party is divided on Israel amid a massive wave of student protests at U.S. college and university campuses. Anti-Israel agitators have set up illegal encampments on at least 50 campuses and more than 2,800 have been arrested by police called to disperse the unlawful gatherings, according to the Associated Press.Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., an outspoken advocate for Israel’s right to defend itself from Hamas, told Axios that he opposed Biden’s pause on weapons shipments. BIDEN ADMINISTRATION CONFIRMS PAUSED SHIPMENT OF BOMBS TO ISRAEL OVER OPPOSITION TO OPERATION IN RAFAH”I strenuously disagree,” Fetterman said. “We have to stand with our key ally throughout all of this.”Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., said security assistance to Israel should be “unconditional” while Israel faces threats from Iran and its proxy groups, like Hamas. “The administration should not do anything that undermines Israel’s ability to defeat Hamas and address mounting threats across the region,” she told Jewish Insider.Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., agreed that U.S. support for Israel should continue. “I don’t know what the president meant. I haven’t seen what the actual operation in Rafah is, but I certainly hope that we’ll continue to provide support militarily and diplomatically that Israel needs to defend itself,” he said. The White House pushed back on the suggestion that Biden’s decision on Israel was motivated by politics. “The American people expect their presidents to have the guts to make hard national security decisions, and to put our safety, interests, principles, and alliances above politics,” White House spokesman Andrew Bates said in a statement. “That’s exactly what Joe Biden is doing. He is standing with Israel as they fight the Hamas terrorists who committed the hideous October 7th attacks, and is making clear that how Israel defends itself matters because we do not want to see any more civilians killed.””Joe Biden is the only president in our history to have ordered the American military to actively defend Israel from a foreign attack, and the only president to have literally stood with Israel — on Israeli soil — during wartime,” Bates added. Fox News Digital’s Jeffrey Clark and Danielle Wallace contributed to this report.



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Mother’s Day is a good moment for icebox cake — it’s sweet, creamy and hits all the right notes on nostalgia, and this recipe offers a tasty twist.For her own dish, Mariana Leung, creative director at Wicked Finch Farm (wickedfinchfarm.com), makes bourbon blueberry jam from the blueberries she grows on her Hudson Valley property in New York state.”In the summer, I love to entertain, but can’t bear the thought of turning on the oven,” she said.MOTHER’S DAY BREAKFAST RECIPE HAS A ‘SWEET’ TWIST THAT CELEBRITY CHEF SAYS WILL LEAVE MOM ‘NEEDING A NAP'”An icebox cake is easy and quick for an instant party,” she continued. She said her company’s boozy jams are her go-to ingredient for cocktails, desserts, salad dressings or enjoyed straight out of the jar.Get the recipe below.EGGS BENEDICT WITH TENDER PRIME RIB: RECIPE FOR A DELECTABLE MOTHER’S DAY BRUNCH Whether you make it for Mother’s Day on Sunday, May 12, 2024, or for any occasion with loved ones this spring or summer, you’re likely going to be going back for seconds. Serves 8
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Chill/Set time: 2 hours1. Whip the heavy cream into stiff peaks on high speed with a mixer with a whisk attachment.2. Gradually add the cream cheese to the mixture on medium speed.3. Add the sugar, vanilla extract and lemon juice if using. Add the lemon zest if using.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER4. Line a 9″ x 5″ loaf pan with parchment, layer graham crackers along the bottom. Break crackers to fit. Layer cream cheese mixture thinly on top of graham crackers. Then add a layer of jam. Repeat for 2-4 more layers, depending on the desired cake height.5. Refrigerate the cake for 2 hours. When you are ready to serve, unmold it from the loaf pan and place onto a plate. Top with additional cream cheese mixture. Drizzle jam on top if desired for a decorative and/or swirl for a marbled effect. Top with berries, lemon zest or edible flowers if available. Enjoy.This original recipe is owned by wickedfinchfarm.com and was shared with Fox News Digital.For more Lifestyle articles, visit www.foxnews.com/lifestyle.



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Hugh Jackman’s ex-wife Deborra-lee Furness reflected on learning more about herself since the couple split after almost three decades of marriage.In September, the 68-year-old actress and the 55-year-old actor announced they were separating after 27 years together. During a recent interview with People magazine, Furness opened up about what the challenges of the past year have taught her.”[I learned] that I’m strong and resilient,” Furness told the outlet at a screening of her new movie “Force of Nature: The Dry 2.” “And that I — we are all a constant evolution.”HUGH JACKMAN AND WIFE DEBORRA-LEE FURNESS SPLIT AFTER 27 YEARS OF MARRIAGEWhile speaking with Page Six at the screening, Furness shared that she has been “learning a lot about myself and I’m embracing evolution and growth.”The Australia native admitted her “year of evolution” has been “scary” and “every other adjective.”However, Furness told the outlet she was “grateful” it presented her an opportunity for personal growth.Furness shared that leaning on friends has helped her through difficult times, including her separation from Jackman.”I say this to all women — your girlfriends are a necessity in life,” Furness said.While speaking with People, Furness also expressed her gratitude for having the support of her two children, son Oscar, 23, and daughter Ava, 18, whom she shares with Jackman.LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSFurness said Oscar and Ava are “thrilled” about “Force of Nature: The Dry 2” and have watched the movie “several times already.””They’re very supportive of any pursuits,” she added. “We’re all supportive of each other in any artistic pursuit that we do.””Force of Nature: The Dry 2” is a sequel to 2020’s “The Dry,” both of which were directed by Robert Connolly and based on books by author Jane Harper.In the film, Eric Bana reprises his role from the first film as federal police Det. Aaron Falk, who leads an investigation after five women set out on a remote hiking retreat but only four return.The movie also stars Anna Torv, Robin McLeavy, Sisi Stringer, Lucy Ansell and Jacqueline McKenzie.Furness told People she was “drawn” to the project because of its “female-driven ensemble of actors.””I love playing women that are great role models for younger girls,” Furness said. “Women are great leaders. … So, I like to play women who’ve got something to say.”Furness and Jackman announced their split in a joint statement shared with People magazine.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER”We have been blessed to share almost 3 decades together as husband and wife in a wonderful, loving marriage,” they said. “Our journey now is shifting, and we have decided to separate to pursue our individual growth.”Our family has been and always will be our highest priority. We undertake this next chapter with gratitude, love, and kindness. We greatly appreciate your understanding in respecting our privacy as our family navigates this transition in all of our lives.””This is the sole statement either of us will make,” the statement, signed “Deb and Hugh Jackman,” concluded.Furness and Jackman, who is also from Australia, first met in 1995 on the set of the 10-part Australian TV series “Corelli.” At the time, Furness was an established actress in her home country, had previously won awards for her lead performance in the 1988 movie “Shame” and starred in several TV series and movies.”Correlli” was up-and-coming actor Jackman’s first professional gig after graduating from an Australian acting academy.Since announcing their separation, the two have stayed on good terms. In October, the Marvel star was joined by Furness as he celebrated his 55th birthday during a dinner at New York City’s Polo Club with close friends and family.



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The use of generative AI may not be helpful in reducing burnout in health care, new research suggests.Previous research indicated that increased time spent using electronic health record (EHR) systems and handling administrative responsibilities has been a burden on doctors.So some people had heralded artificial intelligence as a potential solution — yet recent investigations by U.S. health systems found that large language models (LLMs) did not simplify clinicians’ day-to-day responsibilities.WHAT IS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)?For instance, a 2023 observational study at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, examined the impact of using AI for electronic patient messaging.Researchers prompted a large language model to respond to simulated questions from cancer patients — then compared its output to responses from six board-certified radiation oncologists.Medical professionals then edited the AI-generated responses into “clinically acceptable” answers to send to patients.The study, published in The Lancet Digital Health, found that the LLM drafts posed “a risk of severe harm in 11 of 156 survey responses, and death in one survey response.””The majority of harmful responses were due to incorrectly determining or conveying the acuity of the scenario and recommended action,” the researchers wrote.FIRST-EVER AUGMENTED REALITY ABDOMINAL SURGERY PERFORMED IN CHILE: ‘A REVOLUTION’The researchers concluded that LLM-assisted results (those edited by physicians) displayed a “best-of-both-worlds scenario” — reducing physician workload while ensuring that patients get accurate information.”These early findings … indicate the need to thoroughly evaluate LLMs in their intended clinical contexts, reflecting the precise task and level of human oversight,” the study concluded.Another study from New York’s Mount Sinai Health System evaluated four different types of large language models for performance and error patterns when querying medical billing codes.GOOGLE BARD TRANSITIONS TO GEMINI: WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT THE AI UPGRADEThe research, published in the journal NEJM AI, found that all tested LLMs performed poorly on medical code querying, “often generating codes conveying imprecise or fabricated information.” The study concluded, “LLMs are not appropriate for use on medical coding tasks without additional research.” The study was funded by the AGA Research Foundation and National Institutes of Health (NIH).Researchers noted that although these models can “approximate the meaning of many codes,” they also “display an unacceptable lack of precision and a high propensity for falsifying codes.” “This has significant implications for billing, clinical decision-making, quality improvement, research and health policy,” the researchers wrote.A third JAMA Network-published study, from the University of California San Diego School of Medicine, evaluated AI-drafted replies to patient messages and physicians’ time spent editing them.CHATGPT FOUND BY STUDY TO SPREAD INACCURACIES WHEN ANSWERING MEDICATION QUESTIONSThe assumption was that generative AI drafts would lessen a physician’s time spent doing these tasks — yet the results showed otherwise.”Generative AI-drafted replies were associated with significantly increased read time, no change in reply time, significantly increased reply length and [only] some perceived benefits,” the study found.Researchers suggested that “rigorous empirical tests” are needed to further assess AI’s performance and patients’ experiences.David Atashroo, M.D., chief medical officer of Qventus, an AI-powered surgical management solution in Mountain View, California, reacted to the research findings in an interview with Fox News Digital. (He was not involved in the research.)”We see an immense potential for AI to take on lower-risk, yet highly automatable tasks that traditionally fall on the essential yet often overlooked ‘glue roles’ in health care — such as schedulers, medical assistants, case managers and care navigators,” he said.”These professionals are crucial in holding together processes that are directly tied to clinical outcomes, yet spend a substantial portion of their time on administrative tasks like parsing faxes, summarizing notes and securing necessary documentation.”CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR HEALTH NEWSLETTERIn automating these tasks, Atashroo suggested that generative AI could help improve the efficiency and effectiveness of clinical care.”When considering the deployment of generative AI, it’s crucial to set realistic expectations about its performance,” he said. “The standard cannot always be perfection, as even the humans currently performing these tasks are not infallible.”In some scenarios, he suggested, AI could help serve as a “safety net” to catch any oversights of team members.Tasks may sometimes go unaddressed “simply because there isn’t enough time to tackle them,” Atashroo noted.”Generative AI can help manage cases more consistently than our current capacity allows.”Safety and efficacy are “paramount” in AI applications, the doctor also noted.”This means not only developing models with rigorous quality checks, but also incorporating regular assessments by human experts to validate their performance,” he said. “This dual-layer verification ensures that our AI solutions are both responsible and reliable before they are scaled.”Atashroo also noted that “transparency in the development and implementation of AI technologies is essential in building trust among hospital partners and patients.”For more Health articles, visit www.foxnews.com/health.



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The visit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Hungarian President Viktor Orban ended with glowing praise from both parties as Xi labeled his counterpart a “model” for diplomatic relations with Europe, while Orban endorsed Beijing’s Ukraine peace plan.”Today, Europe is on the side of war,” Orbán said Thursday during a joint press conference. “The only exception is Hungary, which calls for an immediate ceasefire and peace negotiations and supports all international efforts that point towards peace. . . . We also support the Chinese peace initiative presented by Xi Jinping,” he added.Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto added that Hungary will “look at our co-operation with China as a huge chance and a huge opportunity.” US COMMITTEE PROBES GEORGIA UNIVERSITY’S ALLEGED TIES TO CHINESE MILITARY-LINKED RESEARCHChina has sought to reset its standing with Europe as it faces greater opposition and a worsening reputation throughout the bloc. Winning a kind word from Hungary, which is not only an EU member but a NATO member as well, would seem the kind of PR boost Beijing has wanted. Xi’s five-day stint in Hungary — just one of three visits Xi is making in Europe — ended with a proclamation of China and Hungary’s “all-weather comprehensive strategic partnership for the new era,” which officials claim will serve “more than mere semantic importance,” according to the Financial Times. The “all-weather” designation indicates that Xi considers Budapest now a member of “those countries that do most to support China’s efforts to counter U.S. power and which are increasingly rewarded with investment, trade and diplomatic support,” the FT reported. US OFFICIAL RAISES ALARM OVER FORCIBLE REPATRIATION OF NORTH KOREANS FROM CHINAThe two nations agreed to 17 deals that loop Hungary into China’s ongoing Belt and Road Initiative and involve investment in nuclear energy, supply chain improvements, green development and boosts to the finance and trade of Hungary, which will in return export agricultural products, technology and media services. Xi also lauded the deals as helping to bring cooperation between Beijing and Central and Eastern Europe to “a wider scope, a broader field and a higher level.” “China attaches importance to the China-EU comprehensive strategic partnership and considers Europe an important pole in the multipolar world,” Xi said of the agreements. “China supports Hungary in playing a greater role in the EU and promoting the new and greater development of China-EU relations.”The South China Morning Post noted that the “all-weather” partnership places Hungary in the company of such Chinese allies as Belarus, Pakistan and Venezuela. CHINA CONDEMNS US MILITARY SHIP’S PASSAGE THROUGH TAIWAN STRAIGHT WEEKS BEFORE NEW LEADER TAKES OFFICEThe Chinese Foreign Ministry last year posted a 12-point peace plan, which included a number of points that many agreed with, such as urging against the use of nuclear weapons, protecting civilians and POWs, facilitating grain exports and promoting reconstruction.However, the plan also called for the end of unilateral sanctions and “maximum pressure,” insisting that only sanctions authorized by the U.N. Security Council should go into effect. CHINA COULD ‘OVERWHELM’ US MILITARY BASES AS BIDEN SHOWS ‘ALARMING LACK OF URGENCY’: HOUSE COMMITTEE CHAIR”Relevant countries should stop abusing unilateral sanctions and ‘long-arm jurisdiction’ against other countries, so as to do their share in de-escalating the Ukraine crisis and create conditions for developing countries to grow their economies and better the lives of their people,” the plan said. Foreign Policy last year published an op-ed by Jo Inge Bekkevold, a senior China fellow at the Norwegian Institute for Defense Studies, criticizing China’s peace plan as having “ulterior motives.”For example, China would seek to “position itself in the reconstruction of postwar Ukraine…. [it] explicitly states that it stands ready to provide assistance and play a role in post-conflict reconstruction,” though Bekkevold admits that “no other country is possibly better equipped than China to assist in rebuilding Ukraine.” “Welcoming Chinese assistance, expertise and investments must be a tempting proposition for Ukraine,” Bekkevold wrote. “Seen from Beijing, contributing to the reconstruction of Ukraine would strengthen China’s overall engagement with Europe.”



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Incorporate prime rib at the brunch table with this amazing recipe that’s sure to wow a crowd — whether for Mother’s Day or any gathering with loved ones.”Eggs Benedict has always been a special brunch recipe in my family, and this prime rib version makes it so much more amazing,” said Angela Latimer, a Minnesota-based cookbook author and the recipe developer/blogger behind BakeitWithLove.com. Latimer recommends using medium-rare prime rib leftovers and making them perfect by only lightly heating the beef when making this recipe. (Suggestion: Make the prime rib the night before Mother’s Day.)DELICIOUSLY CHEESY OMELET ROLL WITH HAM IS PERFECT FOR MOTHER’S DAY BRUNCHGet the Eggs Benedict recipe below and top with a sprig of parsley to complete this restaurant-worthy meal.Grab your favorite garnish, slice up some leftover prime rib and get cooking for the special woman in your life. Servings: 8
Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 25 minutesMOTHER’S DAY BREAKFAST PANCAKE RECIPE FROM CELEBRITY CHEF HAS FRUIT FINISH TO MAKE MOM SMILEFor hollandaise sauceFor Eggs BenedictMOTHER’S DAY RECIPE FROM CHEF ROBERT IRVINE FEATURES BRUSSELS SPROUTS TO ‘FILL YOU UP,’ NOT ‘WEIGH YOU DOWN’Make the hollandaise sauce Start a water bath by adding about 1-inch of water to a saucepan and placing a stainless steel or glass bowl that fits inside without touching the water. Bring the water to a simmer.Pour the heavy cream, egg yolks, lemon juice, optional mustard, and optional cayenne pepper into the bowl. Let the mixture cook over the simmering water, whisking constantly, until it is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. It should be at least 160°F (71°C).Reduce the heat to low. Slowly drizzle the melted butter into the bowl, whisking constantly.Remove from heat and season with salt and pepper to taste. Transfer the hollandaise to a new dish and cover it to keep it warm. Set aside.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTERPoach the eggsBring 3-4 inches of water and vinegar to a boil in a large frying pan. Crack the eggs one at a time into the boiling water, but no more than 4 eggs at once (you will do 2 batches).Let the eggs cook until the egg whites are set, but the yolk is still runny (usually 3-4 minutes). Remove the eggs from the water with a slotted spoon and transfer them to a paper towel-lined plate. Repeat with the remaining eggs.Heat prime rib and assembleToast English muffins in a toaster or on a baking sheet under the broiler, just until the top is golden-brown.Slice leftover prime rib into thin strips that will fold easily on top of your English muffins. Heat a skillet or grill pan over medium-high heat with a small drizzle of olive oil until the oil begins to shimmer.Heat the prime rib portions briefly on each side, about one-minute each, just enough to fully warm the leftover meat.Lay a slice of prime rib on top of the English muffin half. Then, top the prime rib with a poached egg and season with salt and pepper to taste. Spoon hollandaise sauce over the top of each egg. Garnish with fresh parsley or chives and a sprinkle of paprika.This original recipe is owned by BakeitWithLove.com and was shared with Fox News Digital.For more Lifestyle articles, visit www.foxnews.com/lifestyle.



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For decades, Owen Elliot-Kugell had to put up with hearing a cruel rumor about how her mother died.”Mama” Cass Elliot, a singer in the ‘60s group The Mamas & The Papas, died after performing a series of sold-out shows in London in 1974. She was 32. For nearly 50 years, it’s been alleged that she died after choking on a ham sandwich.Elliot-Kugell was only 7 years old when she lost her mother. Now 57, she’s determined to set the record straight with her memoir, “My Mama, Cass,” now available in bookstores.THE MAMAS & THE PAPAS STAR’S ‘CRUEL’ CAUSE OF DEATH RUMOR ‘ANOTHER FAT JOKE,’ AUTHOR SAYS: ‘SIMPLY NOT TRUE'”I remember when I was younger, and I was in school,” Elliot-Kugell recalled to Fox News Digital. “I would go home with a kid and sometimes those parents would say to me, ‘Hey, how did your mom really die? Did she die choking on a ham sandwich?'””They would believe that she had died choking on a ham sandwich, which is what was released to the press immediately following her death, because she died in her sleep,” Elliot-Kugell reflected. “We didn’t know what was happening for a while and in the very beginning… paparazzi was just starting. I think that it was easier to make up that stupid story that was not true.”Elliott-Kugell admitted that the salacious tale haunted her.”It’s just such a gross rumor,” she reflected. “Even from the point of being overweight, and it’s somebody who dies of eating. All of those connotations that came along with that rumor were pretty hard for us. But I also knew how ridiculous they were. So I almost felt bad for people who really believed that. I’m like, ‘Wow, really? We really believe that?’ Mama says you can’t fix stupid.”Sue Cameron, a longtime columnist for The Hollywood Reporter who was friends with the late songstress, tried to clear up the rumor in her book, “Hollywood Secrets and Scandals.””Regarding the ham sandwich — I was the reporter who broke that story,” Cameron previously claimed to Fox News Digital. “I walked in after lunch and people in the newsroom told me she died. I was in a state of shock but stopped them from writing the obit. I called Cass’ apartment in London, and her manager, Allan Carr, was sobbing as he answered the phone. I was crying, too.”CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER”I asked what happened,” Cameron shared. “He said, ‘I need a favor and, since you’re Cass’ friend, you’ll do it. I’m looking at a half-eaten ham sandwich on her nightstand. Write the story that she choked on it and died. Do you hear me? Write that story now.’… I immediately wrote that story and kept my mouth shut for years about it.”Cameron claimed that Carr wanted “to save her reputation.””The death report said she died of a heart attack,” Cameron stressed. “That’s better for history.”For her book, Elliot-Kugell tracked down her mother’s last living confidantes. She also connected with Cameron. While no drugs were found in Cass’ system at the time of her death, many of her peers had died from drug overdoses. Both Elliot-Kugell and Cameron believed that Carr was worried the press would make the same assumption.New York Times bestseller Scott G. Shea also attempted to clear up the misconception in his 2023 book, “All the Leaves Are Brown: How the Mamas & the Papas Came Together and Broke Apart.””After performing for two weeks and receiving rave reviews, she was at [singer-songwriter] Harry Nilsson’s apartment and died in her sleep,” Shea told Fox News Digital at the time. “It appeared she had fixed herself a late-night snack, which was a ham sandwich. It was placed on a nightstand. A doctor told a journalist that she might have choked on the ham sandwich. That reporter ran with that story.””There was a full autopsy investigation,” Shea continued. “They found it was heart failure due to a variety of things… She took a lot of LSD, and then she started on heroin. Now, she wasn’t on heroin at that point in her life, but that likely weakened her heart with time. And she was on a lot of yo-yo diets where she would lose 100 pounds, gain it back and lose it again for show business. All of those things together contributed to her heart failure.”Another rumor that Elliot-Kugell was eager to debunk in her book was the identity of her biological father. She learned that he was touring bassist Charles “Chuck” Day with the help of Cass’ former bandmate, Michelle Phillips.”I was 19… and I asked her if she would help me find my real biological father,” Elliot-Kugell explained to Fox News Digital. “She said she had her assistant or a friend of hers put an ad in a newspaper… One of his friends saw the ad in the newspaper and called the number that was part of the ad. The first thing that the guy said was, ‘Is this about the kid?’””Michelle had a plane ticket for me and said, ‘Go meet your biological father,'” she shared. “She helped end that mystery for me, which had been a mystery for a long time.”Day, who died in 2008, was eager to tell his daughter the truth.”I didn’t have to ask a lot of questions,” Elliot-Kugell explained. “He was more than happy to just be very forthcoming with most of the information… I was curious about how they [knew] each other. It turns out that he was the bass player in the band in the summer of 1966. They became friends that way, and I was the product of a one-night stand. They had actually been together one time.”LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS”In case anybody’s keeping score of what they tell you in health class… [it] just takes one time,” she chuckled.In 1967, Cass welcomed her only child. The identity of her child’s father was kept secret for the rest of the star’s life.”When she decided to have a child, when she realized that was something she wanted to do, one of the things that she said to her friends [who later told me] was… ‘I don’t need a man. I’m a rock star. I have plenty of money. I have everything I need. I can do this all myself,’” said Elliot-Kugell.”That’s the decision… she made, to have a child. I was born out of her wanting to have somebody in her life that wasn’t going to leave. She had had a string of relationships with men, and they weren’t always there because they loved her. They were there because she was a rock star… She really wanted somebody that was going to be there all the time. That’s why she named me Owen. She said, ‘She’s my very own.’”Elliot-Kugell said she still has vivid dreams of her mother. During the final months of Cass’ life, she kept busy performing and traveling. It was a triumphant, hopeful time for the singer, said Elliot-Kugell.”I remember her warmth,” she beamed. “I remember just how giving she was, how loving she was.”CHYNNA PHILLIPS LET HER FATHER WALK HER DOWN THE AISLE AFTER ‘EARTH-SHATTERING’ REVELATION BEFORE HER WEDDINGToday, Elliot-Kugell hopes to shed new light on her mother for both new and longtime fans.”There’s a whole story there about a family who, like many other families, immigrated to the United States,” she said. “A few generations later, [my mother] is getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame… It’s the American dream. You can come to this country and make an honest living. You can do your thing, and you can end up making your dreams come true.”



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Former New York Knicks stars have been sitting courtside, cheering on their old team throughout the playoffs – but Charles Oakley has been absent.Oakley’s highly-publicized beef with the Knicks hit its peak in 2017 when Oakley was ejected from a Knicks game and hit a security official near owner James Dolan’s courtside seat.The incident remains a he-said, he-said – the team said Oakley was yelling continuously at Dolan, but Oakley has denied that, and instead said he was asked to leave the arena shortly after taking his seat at the game for no reason.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMWell, Oakley hasn’t been back to the Garden since, and even with the Knicks having their best season since Oakley’s playing days, he’s holding onto his boycott.Oakley was arrested for, but eventually cleared of, assault, but there is still an ongoing legal battle between the two of them.Despite that, Oakley says Dolan’s lawyers called his and invited him to a recent game. But it’s a hard no.”They’ve got to apologize,” he said to The Associated Press. “We’ll go from there. Can (Dolan) be man enough to say, mistakes happen. And he made one.”Oakley brought assault and battery claims against Dolan and an amended lawsuit was filed just last month. An order Thursday assigned it to Magistrate Judge Stewart D. Aaron to handle going forward.COURT REINSTATES CHARLES OAKLEY’S ASSAULT CASE AGAINST MADISON SQUARE GARDEN; JAMES DOLAN POSSIBLY A DEFENDANTCAITLIN CLARK ATTENDS PACERS-KNICKS PLAYOFF GAME WITH FEVER TEAMMATES IN SUITE”Just be honest,” Oakley said. “Just be transparent over what you put someone through and how you changed their life. This definitely changed my life. My daughter Googled me, they show them pulling me out of the Garden, that’s bad. That’s hell for a kid to see that.”MSG has denied all claims.”There’s no kind of agreement. There’s no kind of, `Let’s make this go away,'” Oakley said. “They’re not being transparent about what happened.”Oakley “would love to go” to MSG to see a Knicks game – as long as Dolan made things right.”I think it’s a bad time to ask me to come to a game,” Oakley said. “The case is still going. You ain’t trying to settle a case. The case is still pending. Take care of your business with the case and let the game worry about the game, you know what I’m saying? You’re not doing anything special. If you were trying to do something special, you wouldn’t have done this.”Oakley did admit he is rooting for the Knicks – just from home.”I don’t want to get in their way, they’re playing great,” Oakley said. “I’m going to cheer at the guys to do well. I’m not mad at nobody on the floor.”The Knicks currently lead their series against the Indiana Pacers, two games to one. They are aiming for their first Eastern Conference Finals appearance since 2000.The Associated Press contributed to this report.Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.



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The campus police chief at Arizona State University has been placed on leave for his alleged actions during anti-Israel protests.Michael Thompson was put on administrative leave as university officials review complaints filed against him stemming from April 26 and 27, the school told Fox News Digital in a statement. “ASU Police Chief Michael Thompson has been placed on paid administrative leave, per university policy, pending a review of complaints filed related to his actions on April 26-27, 2024. Assistant Chief John Thompson has been named Acting Chief,” the statement said. COMER CANCELS DC ANTISEMITISM HEARING AFTER BOWSER, POLICE ‘FINALLY DISMANTLE GWU ENCAMPMENT”The ASU Office of General Counsel is directing a review of actions surrounding the establishment and removal of an encampment on the Alumni Lawn. Upon completion of the review, ASU will provide an update on its findings,” it continued. The nature of the complaints was not disclosed. Nearly 70 people were arrested between the evening of April and the early morning hours of the next day as anti-Israel protests raged on ASU’s Tempe campus.A list of demands from protesters promoting the demonstration on social media included the university ending all research exchanges and partnerships with Israel, abolishing ASU Police and the Tempe Police Department, and a call for the university’s president, Michael Crow, to resign immediately, FOX Phoenix reported. At a May 2 news conference, the protesters said the arrests were an example of police overreach. 



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