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The Biden administration's announcement on cooperation with Mexico to tackle migration from Venezuela have sparked criticism from both Democrats and Republicans.

Sam Reynolds / CoinDesk : Binance's mining service Binance Pool launches a $500M fund to provide 18-to-24-month loans for private and publicly listed Bitcoin miners   —  The entity is the latest to join the growing ranks of alternative lenders looking to provide capital to the distressed mining industry.

Former President Barack Obama suggested in a podcast appearance that Democrats can sometimes be a "buzkill" and warned against "walking on eggshells."

Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia refused to give a yes or no answer on whether he believes President Biden should run for reelection in 2024.

"Insecure" star Issa Rae is criticizing Hollywood for defending Ezra Miller after their "atrocious" behavior.  "I’m gonna be real, the stuff that’s happening with Ezra Miller is, to me, a microcosm of Hollywood," Rae said, according to Elle Magazine. "There’s this person who’s a repeat offender, who’s been behaving atrociously, and as opposed to shutting them down and shutting the production down, there’s an effort to save the movie and them." The actress’ comments come on the heels of Miller’s series of arrests and abuse allegations over the past year.  ‘THE FLASH’ STAR EZRA MILLER SEEKS TREATMENT FOR ‘COMPLEX, MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES,’ APOLOGIZES FOR BEHAVIOR The "Rap Sh!t" creator continued to speak out about the #MeToo movement and how Hollywood treats women.  "That is a clear example of the lengths that Hollywood will go to save itself and to protect offenders. So, don’t do that, and women may be able to thrive. They won’t...

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas waved off criticisms of his management of border security, saying he simply intends to continue doing his job.

Ashley Capoot / CNBC : Elon Musk claims SpaceX will “just keep funding Ukraine govt for free” even though the Starlink service is still losing money   —  Elon Musk said in a tweet Saturday that his company SpaceX would continue to fund Starlink satellite internet terminals for the Ukrainian government as it battles invading Russian forces.

Cameron Faulkner / The Verge : Razer unveils Edge gaming handheld with Android 12, a 6.8" 144Hz screen, and Qualcomm's G3x Gen 1 chipset, available for $400 in January 2023 with Wi-Fi   —  Razer is finally showing off the Edge, its portable Android gaming handheld.  Good news: it looks a lot better than the last time we saw it in December 2021.

Oct. 15 officially marks "I Love Lucy Day" in honor of America's favorite redhead. The iconic sitcom premiered Oct. 15, 1951, and aired Monday nights until its 179th episode, which aired on May 6, 1957. According to the Lucy Desi Museum, there are 181 episodes including the pilot and a Christmas special. It was nominated for 21 Emmy Awards and won five times. The original cast went on to reprise their roles in "The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour." A total of 13 episodes aired from 1957 until 1960. The series told the tale of a housewife who constantly tried to become a star in her bandleader husband's show. It starred Lucille Ball as Lucy Ricardo, Desi Arnaz as Ricky Ricardo, Vivian Vance as Ethel Mertz and William Frawley as Fred Mertz. 'I LOVE LUCY' STARS LUCILLE BALL, DESI ARNAZ REVEALED THESE FINAL WORDS TO EACH OTHER, DAUGHTER SAYS In honor of "I Love Lucy Day," Fox News Digital is taking a look back at our chat with castmate Keith Thibod...

El Paso, Texas has launched a new migrant data dashboard to offer information about the massive number of migrants being encountered by the besieged border city.

Toby Sterling / Reuters : Dutch e-commerce company Prosus to sell its Russian classifieds business Avito to Kismet Capital for ~$2.46B; Avito was valued at ~$6B before Russia's invasion   —  Prosus (PRX.AS), the Dutch-based technology investor, said on Friday it has agreed to sell its Russian online marketplace Avito …

An heiress of the Getty Oil estate is a founding donor of the Climate Emergency Fund, an organization that funds disruptive climate protest groups like U.K.-based Just Stop Oil.

Democrats remain silent after swapping endorsements with State Delegate Elizabeth Guzman, after she introduced a bill that would penalize parents for not affirming their LGBT children.

Erin Woo / The Information : Sources: Instacart slashed its internal valuation to ~$13B, its third cut this year, as it seeks to reset investor expectations ahead of an IPO   —  Instacart, the instant delivery company gearing up to go public, has slashed its internal valuation to about $13 billion, according to two people familiar with the matter.

Robbie Coltrane , known for his role in "Harry Potter," has died. His agency WME confirmed to Fox News Digital that he died at the age of 72. Coltrane’s agent Belinda Wright said Coltrane died Friday at a hospital in Scotland. She did not give a cause. JAMES BOND ACTORS OVER THE YEARS: WHERE ARE THE 007S NOW? Coltrane was born in Glasgow, Scotland , and made his acting debut at the age of 12. He attended Glasgow Art School and eventually appeared in the television series "Flash Gordon" along with "Keep it in the Family" and "Blackadder." He continued to make a name for himself with roles in "Alfresco" and "The Comic Strip."  Coltrane landed a role in the British TV series "Cracker" in the 1990s. His performance earned him three BAFTA awards. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER The actor also had a successful film career. He appeared as Hagrid, a half-giant, in all eight "Harry Potter...

Singer Adam Levine has released his first new song following his cheating scandal, a duet with Colombian singer Maluma entitled "Ojalá." The song, released on Friday, features Levine singing in Spanish. "Ojalá que cuando él te lo haga, pienses en mi, Ojalá que sea mi nombre que quieras repetir," he sings, which translates in English to, "Hopefully, when he does it to you, you think of me; hopefully, it's my name that you want to repeat." Maluma teased the collaboration back in June when he shared an Instagram photo of him and the Maroon 5 frontman in the studio. The new surprise collaboration follows last month's cheating scandal involving Levine and Instagram model Sumner Stroh, who claimed the two had an affair. The allegations came to light days after Levine and wife Behati Prinsloo confirmed they are expecting their third child together. ADAM LEVINE ACCUSED OF SENDING FLIRTATIOUS TEXTS TO 20-YEAR-OLD: ‘I KNEW IT WAS WEIRD’ Late last mont...

Brad Pitt opened up about how he dealt with life following his messy split from ex-wife Angelina Jolie. Pitt, 58, spoke about how his friendship with singer Nick Cave and sculptor Thomas Houseago bloomed in the wake of the divorce announcement.  The "Bullet Train" actor first met Cave on set of "Johnny Suede" in 1991. Houseago was added to the trio in 2016 after Pitt met him at a New Year's Eve party. "Our mutual misery became comic," Pitt said of his friendship with Houseago in an interview with the Financial Times. "And out of this misery came a flame of joy in my life. I always wanted to be a sculptor; I’d always wanted to try it." BRAD PITT WILL KEEP RESPONSES TO ABUSE ALLEGATIONS MADE BY EX-WIFE ANGELINA JOLIE IN COURT: LAWYER At this time, Jolie had just filed for divorce from Pitt following a heated altercation during a private plane ride. The fight led the "Girl, Interrupted" star to accuse Pitt of abuse. Pitt spent ...

Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis expanded early voting and access to mail-in ballots for the counties most affected by Hurricane Ian. Early voting will now begin Oct. 24.

Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch : NYC-based NorthOne, which offers digital banking services for small business owners, raised a $67M Series B, bringing its total funding to $90.3M   —  It's common knowledge, especially to those who work in financial services, that the COVID-19 pandemic dramatically increased demand for digital banking globally.

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is taking on his first superhero role, and he is taking his job as a superhero seriously! The actor told Fox News Digital about his training regimen for "Black Adam," while also emphasizing the positive influence he believes the diverse cast will have on children.  "All kids will look at ‘Black Adam’ and the JSA [Justice Society of America] and the cast and the color and the diversity that we have in our cast and crew and go, ‘I can be that,’" Johnson said at the "Black Adam" New York City world premiere. Johnson, the star of the newest DC superhero film, was joined on the red carpet by his "Black Adam" co-stars including Pierce Brosnan, Noah Centineo, and Aldis Hodge.  Johnson told Fox News Digital he has been inspired by Black Adam since he was a child and could especially relate to the fictional comic character due to his "brown skin." DWAYNE 'THE ROCK' JOHNSON CONFIRMS PRESIDENTIAL ...

King Charles III and Prince William are said to be closer than ever. Father and son are putting on a united front following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Britain’s longest-reigning monarch passed away on Sept. 8 at Scotland’s Balmoral Castle. She was 96. Charles was named king and his eldest son became the Prince of Wales. "Talking about the future of the country and their future roles have strengthened their bond," a source who knows both Charles, 73, and William, 40, told People magazine in this week’s cover story. The palace insider also noted that the pair have grown closer after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stepped back as senior members of the royal family in 2020. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex now reside in California with their two children. 'FAB FOUR' ROYAL REUNION IN US? WILLIAM, KATE TO BE IN BOSTON DAYS BEFORE HARRY, MEGHAN TO BE HONORED IN NY One royal source told People that William has "fully immersed himself" in the role as first...

The 2022 American Music Award nominees have been announced and the artist to look out for this year is Bad Bunny, who is leading with the most nominations.  Bad Bunny has a total of eight AMA nominations this year, which includes his first nomination for artist of the year. If he takes home the title for all eight of his nominations, he could tie with Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston for the most wins in a single year. Last year, BTS won the coveted artist of the year award.   Beyoncé and Taylor Swift are the most nominated female artists this year and each have six nominations. Of these six, the two will go head-to-head in three categories, artist of the year, favorite female pop artist and favorite pop album.  Swift holds the record for most AMA wins of all time with 34 wins and has the record for most wins in the artist of the year category with six. Also with six nominations is Drake, who is also up for artist of the year.  HARRY STYLES SAYS TAYLOR SWIFT ...

Pierce Brosnan has revealed the comment that may have cost him a major movie role. The actor appeared on "The Tonight Show" on Tuesday, and shared that he auditioned for Tim Burton's 1989 hit film "Batman." "I went up for Batman way back in the day when Tim Burton was doing it. Obviously, I didn’t get the job," the Irish actor told the show's host, Jimmy Fallon. "I remember saying something stupid to Tim Burton. I said, ‘You know I can’t understand any man who would wear his underpants outside his trousers.’ But there you go… the best man got the job." PIERCE BROSNAN SAYS HE'LL NEVER PLAY JAMES BOND AGAIN: 'THAT'S ANOTHER MAN'S JOB' In the end, the iconic role went to actor Michael Keaton, who reprised the role in "Batman Returns" in 1992. Brosnan ended up taking on another iconic role: James Bond. He played 007 in four Bond films, from 1995 to 2002. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSL...

Republican U.S. Rep. Chris Jacobs has doubled down on his stance on gun control by introducing the Federal Assault Licensing Act, further alienating himself from the GOP.

Digiday : Sources: Apple held separate exploratory discussions with media agencies about monetizing its original video content through ads, possibly as early as 2023   —  Apple's growing designs on the ad industry are already well-documented with the iPhone maker's media unit already generating $4 billion per year on search.

A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a Justice Department lawsuit that said longtime casino developer Steve Wynn lobbied President Trump on behalf of China.

A Quinnipiac University poll found that Democrats in Georgia are more concerned about abortion over inflation, while the majority of voters think that abortion should be illegal.

Adam Sandler admitted during a new interview that there is a part of him that feels out of place in his career. Sandler, 56, cemented his successful acting career with roles in films such as "The Wedding Singer," "Punch-Drunk Love" and more recently "Hustle." The character in each of his movies is familiar to Sandler, one he has played many times. "I just have a natural part of my brain that feels like I don't belong here," Sandler said on this week's ‘Little Gold Men’ podcast. "This feeling uncomfortable and loser stuff I've been doing for years, it's in me." Despite Sandler feeling like he does not belong, he maintains a busy project schedule. ADAM SANDLER BRINGS HIS MOM JUDY TO SPECIAL SCREENING OF ‘HUSTLE’ Next up for the actor is a Netflix movie, a stand-up comedy tour and another project with the Safdie brothers – who Sandler previously worked with for "Uncut Gems." Sandler also opened up about ho...

Dustin Volz / Wall Street Journal : In a rare speech, the UK's GCHQ head Jeremy Fleming warns China's tech ambitions, including a CBDC currency, are a security issue “that will define our future”   —  Confronting Beijing's technological ambitions is ‘the national security issue that will define our future,’ Jeremy Fleming says

An apartment complex in Atlanta largely owned by Sen. Raphael Warnock's Ebenezer Baptist Church has been evicting tenants while the church pays him a large housing stipend.

Jay Peters / The Verge : Meta announces Horizon World avatars are getting legs, using an AI model to predict the body's position, an avatar store, avatars are coming to Reels, and more   —  Meta's Horizon avatars will be getting legs.  So far, the company's avatars have weirdly just hovered off the ground …

Anne Heche's son , Homer Laffoon, won another legal hurdle Tuesday in his ongoing court battle over the late actress' estate as her ex, James Tupper, was denied his petition to be named guardian ad litem over their son, Atlas, 13. "We are pleased—but not surprised—with the court’s ruling this morning denying James’ petition to appoint himself guardian ad litem for Atlas," Laffoon's lawyer, Bryan Phipps, said in a statement released to Fox News Digital.  "We look forward to the court resolving Homer’s petition at the next hearing and, in the meantime, Homer will continue to diligently administer the Estate pursuant to his authority as Special Administrator." ANNE HECHE ESTATE BATTLE: HOMER LAFFOON OPPOSES NEW JAMES TUPPER GUARDIANSHIP PETITION IN COURT DOCUMENTS Heche died on Aug. 11 just one week after a car collision in Los Angeles. She was 53.  Tupper, who dated Heche for 11 years and has Atlas with the late actress, initially filed paperwork la...

Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch : Brex, valued at $12.3B in January 2022, lays off 136, or 11% of its staff, as part of a restructuring, and its CFO departs to join HR software startup Rippling   —  The startup's CFO is departing to join Rippling, which recently entered the spend management space

Eileen Ryan , known for her role in "Little House on the Prairie," has died at 94. Ryan, who was the mother of actors Sean Penn and Christopher Penn and musician Michael Penn, died at her home in Malibu, California, on Sunday, according to family spokesperson Mara Buxbaum. Ryan would have turned 95 on Oct. 16. "We lost mom yesterday," Michael tweeted with a broken heart emoji. Chris passed away in January 2006. The actor was 40 years old at the time. SEAN PENN WAS TOLD TO GET THE ‘F---’ OUT OF UKRAINE WHILE FILMING DOCUMENTARY Ryan was married to actor Leo Penn for 41 years after they tied the knot in 1957. In 1957, Ryan was at rehearsals for "Iceman Cometh" when she met Leo, who had taken over for Jason Robards at the Circle in the Square production. They moved in together within a week of meeting and married a few months later. Leo Penn died in 1998. "We adored each other," Ryan once said about her relationship with Leo, according to t...

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch : San Francisco-based Trendsi, which helps sellers and manufacturers predict demand, raised a $25M Series A led by Lightspeed Venture Partners   —  In the traditional business-to-business world, sellers often don't know how much of a product they should order.

Sharon Osbourne is standing by her views on Meghan Markle . In 2021, the former co-host of "The Talk" faced backlash for defending Piers Morgan’s criticism of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex following their interview with Oprah Winfrey. The wife of rocker Ozzy Osbourne insisted her longtime pal was not a racist for doubting the former American actress’ accusations of racism aimed at the British royal family. Osbourne detailed the fallout and aftermath in a new documentary on Fox Nation titled "Sharon Osbourne: To Hell and Back." "I’ve never met her in my life," the 70-year-old told Newsweek on Monday. "But she mixes with the royalty of showbiz, put it that way." WATCH ‘SHARON OSBOURNE TO HELL & BACK’ ON FOX NATION "I think that you have to be over a certain bank balance for her to talk to you," Osbourne alleged. "It’s all the wealthiest of the [wealthy] in the industry that she hangs out with. And there’s nothing wrong with...

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch : Endor Labs, which helps businesses select, secure, monitor, and maintain open-source dependencies at scale, emerges from stealth with $25M in seed financing   —  An increasing percentage of the code that companies use to develop software is open source.  In a 2018 survey by Tidelift …

Nancy Pelosi and Democratic House leadership wouldn't say if they believed it was appropriate for Politico to out GOP candidate Jennifer-Ruth Green as a survivor of sexual assault.

Nilesh Christopher / Rest of World : WhatsApp users in India say the service, which has ~550M users in the country, has become overrun by spam from brands, some using WhatsApp's business tools   —  Revenue pressures forced WhatsApp to turn to e-commerce, and now the company is contending with a plague of spammers.  —  • BENGALURU, INDIA

Reps. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and Sean Patrick Maloney, D-N.Y., attended an event seeking donations for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) in Paris last week.

Joanna Stern / Wall Street Journal : Some iPhone 14 users say the crash detection feature has triggered false alarms and called 911 during rollercoaster rides or after a phone drop while driving   —  Apple's crash detection for the iPhone 14 and new Apple Watch models can alert 911 and emergency contacts in the event of a collision.

Nike co-founder Phil Knight is throwing his weight behind the Republican candidate for governor in Oregon. Christine Drazan currently holds a narrow lead in the polls.

Nikki Haley, former U.S. Ambassador to the UN, suggested that OPEC may have decided to cut oil production in response to President Biden's words and actions.

T.J. Miller shared an honest review of his "Deadpool" co-star Ryan Reynolds, stating he has no interest in working with the actor again. In an interview on "The Adam Carolla Show," the 41-year-old actor explained, "I love him as a comedian, but I think after he got super, super famous from the first Deadpool, then he — yeah, things kinda changed." Miller went on to say the two had a contentious moment on set, where Reynolds took riffing a little too far, and was seemingly disparaging of Miller. "We had a really weird moment — really weird moment on Deadpool, where he said ‘Let's do one more take,'" Miller recounted.  Reynolds portrays the titular role, while Miller plays his side-kick Weasel. "And then as the character, he was, like, horrifically mean to me. But to me. As if … I'm Weasel," Miller said. "He was like, 'You know what's great about you, Weasel? You're not the star … but you do just enough e...

Ernesto Van der Sar / TorrentFreak : An analysis of Pornhub's transparency reports shows the site removed 8,547 pieces of content in 2021, down 98% YoY, after adding an uploader verification tool   —  Pornhub has discovered the ‘holy grail’ to combat piracy on user-generated content sites.  This remarkable achievement is exemplified …