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President Biden hushed a reporter in Japan on Sunday during an press conference in which he was asked about the debt ceiling crisis. The president was attending the G7 economic summit in Hiroshima, Japan when he took questions from reporters. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was present during the bilateral meeting. A reporter called out and asked Biden if Republicans were negotiating the debt ceiling in good faith, which he motioned to respond to. "This goes in stages, I've been in these negotiations before," Biden began, before a reporter interjected " They started off…shush up, okay?" Biden said to the reporter. BIDEN ADMIN DELIVERS BLOW TO FOSSIL FUEL PROJECT IN VICTORY FOR ECO GROUPS "It goes in stages….and what happens is the first meetings weren't all that progressive. The second ones were, third one was," Biden explained. "And then what happens is the...The carriers go back to the principals and say, this is what we...

MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC : How crypto hunters help those going through divorce find their spouse's hidden crypto stashes, following the trail of tokens as they “hop” across blockchains   —  - Financial infidelity has become increasingly sophisticated, as investors “hop” coins across blockchains and sink their cash into metaverse properties.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is asking that a federal judge be disqualified from the First Amendment lawsuit filed by Disney against the Florida governor and his appointees, claiming the jurist's prior statements in other cases have raised questions about his impartiality on the state's efforts to take over Disney World's governing body. DeSantis 'attorney filed a motion in federal court in Tallahassee on Friday seeking to disqualify Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker from overseeing the lawsuit filed by Disney last month. The lawsuit alleges that DeSantis and his appointees violated the company's right to free speech, as well as the contracts clause, by taking over the special governing district that previously had been controlled by Disney supporters after Disney opposed Florida legislation that critics have dubbed "Don't Say Gay." DESANTIS SLAMS DISNEY AS LEGAL FEUD ESCALATES: 'POUND SAND' The Republican governor's motion was filed a day af...

Kellen Browning / New York Times : Unable to turn a profit amid a fall in views, some US esports organizations are laying off staff, ending player contracts, or even selling their teams at a loss   —  At least two organizations in America's most prominent league for professional video game players are selling their teams, underscoring the industry's uncertain future.

Neeva : Neeva, founded by ex-Google executive Sridhar Ramaswamy, plans to shut down its ad-free search engine, citing a “vastly changed search environment” and more   —  We started Neeva with the mission to take search back to its users.  Having worked on search and search ads for over a decade …

The Princess of Wales is embracing her inner Queen Bee as she hits the hive. During an appearance for World Bee Day, Princess Kate made a buzz about the special occasion on the royal’s social media pages.  "We are buzzing about #WorldBeeDay," the post read on Kensington Royal’s official Twitter handle. "Bees are a vital part of our ecosystem and today is a great opportunity to raise awareness of the essential role bees and other pollinators play in keeping people and the planet healthy." KATE MIDDLETON SAYS SHE'S 'STILL LEARNING EVERY DAY’ ABOUT BEING A ROYAL APP USERS CLICK HERE TO SEE TWITTER PHOTO The mother-of-three channeled her inner Queen Bee as she dressed in a beekeeper’s suit from head to toe and graciously tended to the busy hive. The sweet photograph was taken by one of the Prince and Princess of Wales’ favorite photographers, Matt Porteous.  The photo location noted it was taken in Norfolk, England, the location where Princess Kate is k...

Chasten Buttigieg accused Republicans and conservatives opposed to trans ideology as being motivated by "clout, clicks and cash" in a Friday interview conducted as he tours the country promoting his new book. Buttigieg, husband of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, spoke on Fox 11’s "The Issue Is" and cited statistics that he says show that 40% of homeless children are LGBTQ and that half of all trans-identifying children will attempt to commit suicide. "If all of that data doesn ' t scare you as an elected official into doing the right thing, into being on the right side of history, and instead you are emboldened to go to work and continue attacking vulnerable people, that's shameful," he said. BUTTIGIEG BRUTALLY MOCKED OVER PUFF PIECE PRAISING HIS ‘CATHEDRAL MIND’: ‘CAN’T BELIEVE THIS IS REAL In recent years, trans ideology has become a heated political issue, as Democrats have increasingly accepted the claim that those who identify as...

Henry Winkler is reflecting on the 17 seconds it took for him to crash his character's iconic motorcycle on the set of "Happy Days." Known for his breakout role as Arthur "The Fonz" Fonzarelli in 1974, Winkler candidly detailed the crash, revealing that someone had to leap out of his way. "I rode it really for 17 seconds, in the beginning, going up the hill. That was it," the actor said during an appearance on "The Jennifer Hudson Show." 'HAPPY DAYS' STAR HENRY WINKLER SAYS PAIN WAS 'DEBILITATING' AFTER SHOW ENDED "And there was a moment . . . I was on the bike, and all I had to do was rev it and move it five feet. I revved it and [I'm] so dyslexic I had no idea where the brake was, where the gear was, and I shot forward." The 77-year-old actor recalled almost running over the director of photography on set before crashing the motorcycle. "He leaped out of the way," he continued.  "I put th...

Alaska lawmakers have passed a state spending package, which includes a dividend of about $1,300 each to residents this year, and ended their special session after one day. The special session began and ended Thursday, one day after the 121-day regular session ended without a budget deal. The Senate , controlled by a bipartisan coalition, on Wednesday passed a budget for government operations and infrastructure projects and sent it to the House as a take-or-leave proposition. The House adjourned without voting on it. ALASKA TO RECONSIDER 135-YEAR SENTENCE GIVEN TO 14-YEAR-OLD GIRL On Thursday, the measure was returned to the Senate, where $34 million in infrastructure projects was added before it was again passed in that chamber. Ten members of the Republican-led House majority then joined the 16-member House minority to approve the budget. The minority is largely composed of Democrats . The budget allows for an additional check to residents of up to $500 next year if revenues ex...

Financial Times : Sources: Revolut is locked in a fight with top shareholder SoftBank after UK regulators told the company it must simplify its ownership to win a banking license   —  Minister to meet payment group's bosses amid fears UK's biggest tech group will leave the country

Nearly five dozen conservative Republican lawmakers are demanding that border security be part of any deal struck to raise the debt ceiling, calling the House GOP’s recently passed bill on the issue a "starting point" for such talks. The note, led by Republican Study Committee Chair Kevin Hern, R-Okla., also accused President Biden and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., of a "dereliction of duty" when it comes to the border. The 57 GOP lawmakers argued "the security of our border is inextricably linked to the fiscal security of our nation." "As we speak, the United States is experiencing a rapidly worsening border crisis and barreling toward a debt limit crisis," read the Republican Study Committee letter sent to President Biden and congressional leaders on Thursday. "Let’s be very clear, these crises are a direct product of the failed policies and neglect of President Biden and Congressional Democrats. We believe each of thes...

Kim Zolciak filed a petition on Tuesday to have her estranged husband Kroy Biermann drug tested due to concerns over the safety of her children. The court documents, obtained by Fox News Digital, claim Zolciak has seen Biermann "smoking marijuana" and now the reality TV star has "serious concerns" for the wellbeing of the kids. The "Real Housewives of Atlanta" star insists that Biermann, who filed for divorce on May 5 , be subjected to a "five-panel hair follicle drug screening." KIM ZOLCIAK IS ‘TELLING EVERYONE’ FORECLOSURE ON GEORGIA MANSION IS A ‘MISUNDERSTANDING’: REPORT Biermann is seeking "temporary and permanent sole legal and sole physical custody" of their four minor children: Kroy, 11; Kash, 10; and twins Kaia and Kane, 9. The former Atlanta Falcons defensive end also adopted Zolciak's adult daughters from a previous relationship, Ariana and Brielle Zolciak-Biermann. Meanwhile, Zolciak seeks to be awarded "tempo...

Rachel Bilson was outspoken about her sex life, and she got fired for her racy comments.  "This is the first time it’s ever happened to me in my professional life that I lost a job this week because of things that were said," Bilson, 41, claimed during her "Broad Ideas" podcast.  "A job got taken away from me because I was speaking candidly and openly about sex in a humorous way on our friend’s podcast." RACHEL BILSON SHARES HER ‘FAVORITE’ POSITION IN BEDROOM " The O.C. " alum continued to explain that she was confused by the firing. "I basically got a job that I already had pulled from me because I was speaking openly about sex," Bilson noted. "In this day and age, I’m baffled. A single mom, a woman, lost a job because they were being candid and honest … the subject was sex." She argued that she didn’t "get a chance to defend herself," claiming her conversation about sex was taken out of context.  "I c...

A group of moderate House Democrats is calling on the GOP majority to increase funding for the FBI at a time when many Republican lawmakers are criticizing the bureau over conduct described in Special Counsel John Durham’s report on the Trump-Russia investigation.  "The first duty of government is to protect the safety of its citizens," a letter sent by the New Democrat Coalition to House Appropriations Chair Kay Granger, R-Texas, read. "Therefore, Congress has a responsibility to sufficiently fund essential programs that empower law enforcement agencies to address the diverse set of criminal threats facing the communities we represent." They’re asking for $569.6 million for the FBI in fiscal year 2024, to go toward "investigating extremist violence and domestic terrorism."  That’s in addition to a requested $215.9 million for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms "for preventing and responding to the gun violence plaguing American communitie...

Mark Hachman / PCWorld : A look at Sightful's Spacetop, a $2,000 laptop that replaces the screen with an AR headset, giving users a 100" display, available to 1,000 early adopters   —  Sightful's Spacetop AR laptop is brought to you by the chief executive behind the Microsoft Kinect.  —  Laptops have a problem: their screen.

A former bodyguard for the late Princess Diana threw cold water on the narrative that the paparazzi were attempting to put Meghan Markle and Prince Harry in danger during an alleged car chase Tuesday evening. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex claimed they were chased by photographers for "over two hours" in a "relentless" pursuit after leaving the Women of Vision Awards – where Markle was honored for her advocacy work. Diana's previous head of security, Ken Wharfe, spoke about the alleged chase during Thursday's episode of "Good Morning Britain." "The paparazzi, at best, can be talked to, but at worst they’re a nuisance," he said during the appearance, according to Page Six. "But they’re not out to cause the death of any one person. So, I think we have to be a little bit careful there." PRINCE HARRY, MEGHAN MARKLE IN NYC: TIMELINE OF ALLEGED ‘NEAR CATASTROPHIC’ INCIDENT Princess Diana tragically died in 1997 after being purs...

One of President Biden’s judicial nominees is expected to withdraw his nomination because he was unable to earn the votes to advance out of the Democrat-led Senate Judiciary Committee. A committee source confirmed to Fox News Digital that Biden’s nomination of Michael Delaney to the First Circuit Court of Appeals is likely to be pulled because not enough Democrats supported him. Bloomberg Law and other media outlets were also reporting that Delaney appeared to be scrapped. Delaney was originally scheduled to be considered for a vote at a committee business meeting Thursday but was removed from the agenda. Sen. Marsha Blackburn , R-Tenn., remarked in the meeting that "making sure that people are fit for the bench and fit for public office is something that we should do. PREP SCHOOL RAPE CASE FROM 2014 COMES BACK TO HAUNT BIDEN'S LATEST TROUBLED NOMINEE "And there is hypocrisy in some of these nominations and these votes. And I appreciate that he was removed from cons...

Emmy Lucas / Forbes : Instawork, a marketplace that connects hourly workers with employers, raised a $60M Series D at a valuation of $760M, bringing its total funding to $160M   —  While some are predicting people will lose jobs due to artificial intelligence, Instawork cofounder and CEO Sumir Meghani wants to use AI …

FIRST ON FOX: Every administration since President Reagan has mishandled classified materials, officials from the National Archives and Records Administration testified to the House Intelligence Committee last month. The committee voted Wednesday to release an unclassified transcript, first obtained by Fox News Digital, of testimony from NARA officials after they appeared before the panel for a transcribed interview in April. The committee is investigating former President Trump, President Biden and former Vice President Mike Pence for their alleged mishandling of classified records. According to the transcript, NARA’s Chief Operating Officer William Bosanko, who has served at the archives for more than 30 years, testified to the committee that "from Reagan forward we have found classified information in unclassified boxes." BIDEN, TRUMP, PENCE UNDER SCRUTINY FOR CLASSIFIED RECORDS, POTENTIALLY COMPLICATING 2024 WHITE HOUSE BIDS Bosanko said that under the Presidentia...

Dietrich Knauth / Reuters : Voyager expects users to recover ~35% of their crypto deposits as a US judge approves its liquidation plan, letting the company return ~$1.33B in crypto assets   —  Crypto lender Voyager Digital said Wednesday that customers will recover about 35% of their cryptocurrency deposits as the company winds …

Simon Cowell proved that he’s not afraid to get back on his bike after he suffered a severe accident. The "America’s Got Talent" judge detailed the tragic moment after he broke his back during a bike crash in 2020. "It was painful, it wasn’t great," Cowell, 63, said during an appearance on "Today." "However, I was so unfit before the accident. I didn’t know how unfit I was until I had to do all this stuff afterwards," he noted. "And I’m like, ‘My God.’ Things like that, I believe, happened for a reason." SIMON COWELL ALL SMILES ONE DAY AFTER LATEST E-BIKE ACCIDENT The former "American Idol" judge continued to say his devastating accident didn’t stop him from continuing to ride his bike. "I’m still going to stay on my bike," he asserted. "I’m obsessed with these things." SIMON COWELL UNDERGOES SURGERY FOR BROKEN BACK AFTER BIKE ACCIDENT Cowell’s comments come after he was involved in a series of bi...

The State Department announced Wednesday that it would allow lawmakers to view the "dissent channel cable" that was signed by 23 staffers and diplomats in 2021 and warned about the possibility of a rapid Taliban advance as the U.S. left the country. The announcement came just days before the House Foreign Affairs Committee was set to vote on whether to hold Secretary of State Antony Blinken in contempt for refusing to allow lawmakers to read it. Republicans have been investigating the circumstances of the chaotic U.S. withdrawal that led to the death of 13 U.S. service members and stranded hundreds of Americans as U.S. forces fled the country almost as quickly as Taliban forces advanced. STATE DEPT BRIEF ON AFGHANISTAN WITHDRAWAL DISSENT CABLE AN ‘INSULT’ TO DEAD SERVICE MEMBERS, CONGRESSMAN SAYS The State Department’s "dissent channel" allows for contrary views to be expressed by officials, and the dissent cable related to Afghanistan reportedly warns about th...

There were over 211,000 migrant encounters by authorities at the southern border in April , ahead of the ending of the Title 42 public health order, according to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) statistics obtained by Fox News Digital – an increase from March’s numbers but below the same period last year.  There were 211,401 migrant encounters by CBP in April, down 11% from the 235,785 seen in April 2022 and up 10% from the 191,956 seen in March 2023. Over two-thirds, 67%, of those encountered were single adults, while 74,027 were expelled under the Title 42 public health order -- which allowed for the rapid expulsion of migrants due to the COVID-19 pandemic and ended last week.  The end of that order on May 11 brought with it concerns that there would have a fresh surge of migrants on top of the already enormous numbers authorities have been seeing. That appeared to be happening when in the days preceding the end of the order say over 10,000 encounters a day -- but enco...

Kyle Bradshaw / 9to5Google : An update for Google's Personal Safety app for Android suggests the company plans to include a dashcam recording feature for Pixel phones and select devices   —  Rather than needing to buy a (sometimes pricey) dedicated gadget, you should soon be able to use your Pixel (and select other Android devices) …

The Biden administration says it is "encouraged" by lower migrant numbers in the wake of the end of the Title 42 public health order, which it says is showing that its border measures are working -- although officials are urging caution about drawing conclusions. Department of Homeland Security official Blas Nunez-Neto told reporters that the daily average of illegal border encounters since the order expired on Thursday is just over 4,400 a day, including fewer than 4,000 in the last two days. That represents a decrease of 56% in the four days preceding the end of the public health order -- which allowed for the rapid expulsion of migrants at the southern border due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Border Patrol had encountered over 10,000 migrants a day in the days leading up to the order’s termination. He linked the drop in apprehensions to the Biden administration’s multi-part plan to deal with the surge, which includes a new asylum rule that makes many migrants ineligible fo...

The FBI "failed to act" on a "clear warning sign" that the bureau was the "target" of a Hillary Clinton-led effort to "manipulate or influence the law enforcement process for political purposes" ahead of the 2016 presidential election, Special Counsel John Durham found. Durham was referring to intelligence on a plan stirred up by Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign in July 2016 to tie then-candidate Donald Trump to Russia in an effort to distract from the investigation into her use of a private email server and mishandling of classified information. DURHAM FINDS DOJ, FBI 'FAILED TO UPHOLD' MISSION OF 'STRICT FIDELITY TO THE LAW' IN TRUMP-RUSSIA PROBE Durham found that then-CIA Director John Brennan "realized the significance" of the intelligence that Clinton was stirring up a plan to tie Trump to Russia—so much so, he "expeditiously" briefed then-President Barack Obama, then-Vice President Joe Biden, an...

Chance Miller / 9to5Mac : Apple touts $2B+ in App Store fraud prevented in 2022, including 3.9M stolen credit cards blocked, 147M+ ratings/reviews removed, 428K dev accounts terminated   —  Apple is out with a new press release today touting the success of the App Store's ability to prevent fraud.

A key part of politics is making the other side sweat . For House Democrats , one way to make House Republicans sweat involves moving to expel Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., who was indicted on a host of charges. Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., offered a privileged resolution on the floor Tuesday afternoon to expel Santos from Congress. Santos pleaded not guilty last week to charges that he lied to Congress about his personal wealth, pocketed unemployment checks he did not qualify for, stole cash from his campaign and hornswoggled donors. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., and other key Democrats have repeatedly punted the question of Santos’ fitness for office to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif. The question prior to Tuesday was why Democrats — if they really think Santos is so ill-suited to serve — had not tried to oust Santos from Congress. GEORGE SANTOS PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO FEDERAL CHARGES DURING FIRST APPEARANCE IN COURT: ‘IT’S A WITCH HUNT' With Garcia'...