NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s repeated claims in recent weeks promoting his state as more tax-friendly than Florida and Texas don’t add up, according to an expert who ran the numbers.”Texas and Florida are the REAL high-tax states,” Newsom recently posted on X, explaining onstage at SXSW in Austin, Texas that California has the most “progressive tax rates in America” while taking shots at the tax burden in Florida and Texas.”Your middle class pays more taxes in Texas than our middle class in California,” Newsom said in Texas. “It’s a great mythology, it’s just ‘the richest of the rich come here because they can avoid paying a damn penny.”The comments drew pushback from conservatives on social media, including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, and from Just Facts President James Agresti, who says he looked into a “number of different angles” to determine the “validity” of Newsom’s claims.FROM ‘JUMP ON A BUS’ TO TAX CRACKDOWNS: BLUE STATES CHASE WEALTHY RESIDENTS FLEEING TO RED HAVENS “I looked at how much is each state taxing each of its citizens on average? So if you look at California, they collect about $10,000 a year in taxes for every person in…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Far-left activist groups and personalities flocked to Havana, Cuba, this week in an effort to protest the economic sanctions imposed on the country by President Donald Trump’s administration.The far-left group CodePink sponsored flights to the communist-led island, and the group was joined by Isra Hirsi, the daughter of Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and left-wing Twitch streamer Hasan Piker, an ally of democratic socialist New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. The group has faced heavy backlash for staying in expensive hotels to meet with government officials even as Cuban residents go without electricity.Trump imposed an oil blockade on Cuba earlier this year after the U.S. captured former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.Some delegates in the “Nuestra America Convoy,” including Piker, were staying at the 5-star Gran Hotel Bristol Meliá Collection and similar resorts. Piker defended the move on social media, saying U.S. law required that they stay at the ritzy hotels.CUBAN EXILES IN MIAMI SAY ‘THIS IS THE END’ FOR COMMUNISM AS ISLAND TEETERS ON COLLAPSE “The American government makes it illegal for Americans to stay wherever they want when they’re in Cuba,” Piker told his followers. “They have to stay in what they’ve…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! William Shatner shared his wisdom on his 95th birthday.The actor revealed two things he learned in his 95 years, via a tweet he posted on Sunday.”At 95, I’m still smokin’! I’ve learned two things: Never waste a good cigar. Never trust anyone who says you should ‘act your age.'”The “Star Trek” star also shared two pictures of himself in honor of his birthday, including one of himself smiling at the beach and another as he enjoyed his cigar. His advice comes just over a week after he revealed he needed surgery following a horse riding accident that took place last year.Shatner shared the surgery news while at the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films’ 53rd annual Saturn Awards in Burbank, California. LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSThe actor said: “I ride the horses that can compete in equine skills, which is fast down and ends on a sliding stop. And the horse that I owned, I came off.””And she had a habit of going too far, like six inches to the side,” he added. “And I’m riding it. And I’m ready. And she goes [too fast…

When you are faced with a deadly threat, you may only have fractions of a second to respond. Are you prepared? Do you have the right gear and training to respond when you must? Let’s say that you do. What if that response does not work? The most basic of self-defense training is the center-mass shot. Making sure that you can effectively hit in the upper, central portion of a silhouette target is one of the most basic skills you should master. But what if those hits prove ineffective? Shooting an attacker in the high center area of their torso is often the best way to stop the attack. You should be prepared to follow up in case it does not. Grant, our Chief Instructor here at GunSpot, served as a Marine and as a SWAT officer. During his time in law enforcement, a drill he would run for practice is one commonly known as the “Failure To Stop Drill.” In the drill, which you can see at the top of this page, Grant runs us through the steps and details of this very important skillset. He is running a Springfield Armory XD-M Elite Tactical OSP 9mm and using a Rubber…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Texas parents flooded a school choice program, far exceeding the initial 90,000 spots available.Applications for the Texas Education Freedom Accounts (TEFA) exceeded 200,000 students before Tuesday’s deadline, according to the Texas Comptroller’s Office. The program is set to serve between 90,000 and 100,000 students. There have been over 240,000 applications submitted thus far, an official from Gov. Greg Abbott’s office confirmed.”The demand for a school choice is overwhelming in Texas. More than 241,000 students have applied for the first year of the school choice program and the legislature has initially funded the program at $1 billion – meaning roughly 90,000 kids will be able to participate in the first year,” American Federation for Children CEO Tommy Schultz told Fox News Digital on Thursday.The American Federation for Children Growth Fund — a school choice group — spent nearly $2 million overall on enrollment marketing efforts in Texas to make families aware of the TEFA.SCHOOL CHOICE ISSUE IN TEXAS REVEALS NEW LITMUS TEST FOR REPUBLICANS Schultz went on to say, “This gives Gov. Greg Abbott and the legislature a massive victory on a signature policy achievement, while also giving them the hard data that this program should…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Chicago residents in rent-controlled housing near a site being constructed to honor former President Barack Obama have reportedly unionized in response to the controversial project.Residents of a longtime Woodlawn apartment building organized to resist possible displacement and rent increases they say are being driven by development pressure surrounding the Obama Presidential Center. Tenants at the Chaney Braggs Apartments rallied earlier this month outside their building near 65th Street and Stony Island Avenue, saying a potential sale of the property could upend the lives of families who have lived there for decades, FOX 32 Chicago reported.A California-based investor is seeking to buy the building and might either renovate or demolish it, according to residents. Tenants say they have been offered $2,000 per household to move out, a proposal they say falls far short of what families would need to relocate in a rapidly changing neighborhood.OBAMA PRESIDENTIAL CENTER JOB LISTINGS PUSH ‘ANTI-RACISM’ PLEDGE AHEAD OF OPENING Many residents currently pay between $700 and $800 a month in rent. Some say they have lived in the building for 30 or 40 years and fear they will not be able to find comparable housing in Woodlawn if…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Miranda Lambert is saying goodbye to her childhood home.The 42-year-old country singer’s home in Lindale, Texas has been placed on the market for $1.59 million by her parents, Rick and Beverly, in partnership with listing agent Lee Trowbridge of Compass.”Until their transition out of the home about a year ago, the property served as the Lambert family home,” Trowbridge told Mansion Global. “During their time living there, the property was a home to many, including those who needed a helping hand, or a place to land.”According to the outlet, Lambert lived in the home from the age of 14 to 21, and later purchased the pink house on the property, “after she signed her record deal when she was 21.” The country star still owns the pink house. COUNTRY MUSIC STARS TURN FAME INTO FLAVOR WITH BOOMING RESTAURANT VENTURES: SEE THE LISTOriginally built in 1923, the 4,643-square-foot home includes four bedrooms and five bathrooms across two floors, with the perfect mix of modern and vintage details.In addition, the home also boasts 2,500-square-feet of outdoor living space with a brick courtyard, an outdoor kitchen, a covered patio and access to a private dock…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Protein is practically everywhere. From protein coffee to protein-labeled desserts, grocery shelves now market the nutrient as a shorthand for “healthy.” On social media, influencers promote high-protein meal plans while warning followers to cut back on carbohydrates to lose weight, preserve muscle or adjust to the appetite-suppressing effects of GLP-1 medications.The shift comes as GLP-1 drugs reshape eating habits and high-protein branding expands across the food industry.MARTHA STEWART’S CARDIOLOGIST SAYS A SIMPLE SMOOTHIE ADD-IN IS LIKE ‘TAKING OZEMPIC’At the same time, the newly released Dietary Guidelines for Americans place renewed emphasis on limiting added sugars and refined grains — guidance that some consumers and influencers interpret as support for lower-carbohydrate eating patterns.But some nutrition experts say that interpretation risks oversimplifying what carbohydrates are — and how they function as part of a healthy diet. “I think first and foremost, it’s important for us to talk about what a carbohydrate is,” Florida registered dietitian nutritionist Lee Cotton told Fox News Digital.MEDITERRANEAN CHEF TOUTS ‘LIQUID GOLD’ IN PANTRY FOR HEART HEALTH AND WEIGHT LOSS BENEFITS”I think the illusion is [that it’s] just pasta and croissants and doughnuts.”That perception, she argued, ignores the fact that carbohydrates…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! PHOENIX, Ariz. – Law enforcement agencies across the United States are on high alert over an elevated terror threat, prompting Jewish communities in particular to ramp up security after a series of recent attacks, including an incident at Temple Israel synagogue in Michigan.Experts warn that the most pressing danger comes from so-called lone wolf attackers — individuals who act independently and are often difficult to detect before they strike. The concern intensified after two separate attacks took place nearly two weeks ago on the same day: one targeting an ROTC classroom at Old Dominion University in Virginia and another at Temple Israel in Michigan.NYC BOOSTS PATROLS AMID ‘HEIGHTENED THREAT ENVIRONMENT’ AFTER GUNMAN RAMS TRUCK INTO MICHIGAN SYNAGOGUE At synagogues nationwide, security has become a constant presence. In Phoenix and other cities, Jewish organizations are taking proactive steps to prepare for potential threats. One such group, Magen Am, a nonprofit focused on community security, is training volunteers to respond in the event of an attack.During a recent training session, volunteers practiced defensive tactics, preparing for a scenario they hope never becomes reality — placing themselves between an attacker and their community.”Magen Am—the shield of…

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