A 70-year-old Massachusetts man was charged with attempted murder after a heated dispute over water access at a local beach turned violent, according to authorities. 
Steven Dana was arrested after police responded to a call about a fight. Authorities say Dana assaulted 21-year-old Matt Duffy during a confrontation at Sandy Beach in Hopkinton, Massachusetts. Prosecutors say Dana forced Duffy underwater and held him there during the altercation, leading to the attempted murder charge.
Police said the dispute stemmed from Duffy and his friends using Lake Maspenock. Duffy <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/hopkinton-ma-sandy-beach-fight-attempted-murder/">told CBS News Boston</a> that Dana, who appeared to live near the water, became increasingly irritated by the group riding a jet ski.
Dramatic video obtained by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJmF2NvezBM">Boston 25 News</a> shows the confrontation escalating near the edge of the water.
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GRAPHIC VIDEO WARNING: A violent confrontation at a Hopkinton beach was caught on camera and is now drawing serious concern after police say a dispute over &#8220;resident-only&#8221; access escalated into an attempted murder case. <a href="https://t.co/3KrCIbmVtb">pic.twitter.com/3KrCIbmVtb</a>
— Boston 25 News (@boston25) <a href="https://x.com/boston25/status/2062884844900688184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 5, 2026</a></blockquote>
“Time to go. You live there and listen to you doing it all day long and see how you like it,” Dana told Duffy. 
“Woopdy doo,” Duffy replied. “You bought a house on the lake. Deal with it. I’m following the rules of the lake.” 
Dana repeatedly told Duffy to take this boat elsewhere. The young men refused and appeared to taunt the 70-year-old. 
As Dana threatened to call the police, one of the young men mocked the idea.
“You want me to shoot you?” Dana asked him.
“Alright, shoot me then,” Duffy said back. 
Dana then walked down to the beach and stood face-to-face with Duffy. 
“Use that big mouth of yours,” Dana said before slapping Duffy in his face. 
The two tussled to the ground. Video appears to show Dana forcing Duffy into the water during the altercation. 
“He tackled me into the water, then we were fighting, and then he shoved my head under and was not letting me breathe until my friend came up and pulled him off me,&#8221; Duffy told <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/hopkinton-ma-sandy-beach-fight-attempted-murder/">CBS News Boston.</a> &#8220;I just knew I couldn&#8217;t use either of my arms or my leg as they were both broken, and it was just praying that he let go or my friends pull him off of me.”
The 21-year-old said he had been using crutches because he was involved in a severe motorcycle accident months before, according to CBS News. 
Authorities charged Dana with attempted murder, strangulation/suffocation, and assault and battery on a disabled person. 
Dana was freed on Friday on $7,500 bail. He is due back in court on July 13.

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A federal judge on Friday struck down a Trump administration policy that froze immigration proceedings for applicants from 39 countries after an Afghan refugee was accused of killing a National Guardsman and wounding another in Washington, D.C., <a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-immigration-asylum-citizenship-10591d120e5cb13da736d9eeb06757c8">according to the Associated Press.</a> 
U.S. District Chief Judge John McConnell Jr. ruled that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services exceeded its legal authority when it halted final decisions on asylum, work permit, green card, and citizenship applications from nationals of dozens of countries across Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East.
The policy was enacted after prosecutors accused Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a 29-year-old Afghan national, of carrying out a deadly shooting in the nation&#8217;s capital the day before Thanksgiving. 
Prosecutors say Lakanwal drove from Bellingham, Washington, to Washington, D.C., and opened fire on National Guard troops, killing U.S. Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, 20, and wounding U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24. 
Wolfe, who <a href="https://wjla.com/news/local/andrew-wolfe-skull-reconstruction-deadly-washington-dc-national-guard-shooting-recovery-aphasia-rehabilitation-sarah-beckstrom-rahmanullah-lakanwal-farragut-square-white-house-november-26-2026">underwent skull reconstruction surgery</a>, is making a slow—but remarkable—recovery.
Lakanwal pleaded not guilty to nine charges, including first-degree murder.
Lakanwal entered the United States during former President Joe Biden’s administration after serving alongside U.S. troops in Afghanistan in a CIA-backed unit, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/afghan-refugee-charged-in-national-guard-shooting-appears-in-court-as-death-penalty-looms">The Daily Wire previously reported. </a>
After the shooting, President Donald Trump called for the death penalty and signed off on the immigration restrictions, citing national security concerns.
“This order aims to safeguard U.S. citizens from aliens who may seek to commit terrorist acts, pose threats to national security, promote hateful ideologies, or exploit immigration laws for malicious purposes,” <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-halts-immigration-from-19-high-risk-countries-following-national-guard-shooting">the administration said at the time.</a>
In the <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.rid.61671/gov.uscourts.rid.61671.28.0.pdf">135-page opinion</a> issued Friday, McConnell sharply criticized the policy and the government&#8217;s implementation of it.  
McConnell said the restrictions “threw the lives of countless immigrants living in the United States into indeterminate legal limbo” and said USCIS exceeded its legal authority, failed to explain its policy changes, and accused USCIS of leaning on “anti-immigrant sentiments.” 
“Over six months later, many of those individuals remain without work, without legal status, and without any meaningful ability to plan for their futures,” Judge McConnell wrote.  “In legal terms, that means USCIS’s actions are contrary to law and arbitrary and capricious.”
Democracy Forward, a legal nonprofit that helped represent the immigration groups behind the lawsuit, <a href="https://democracyforward.org/news/press-releases/federal-court-vacates-trump-vance-administration-policies-targeting-immigrants-based-on-country-of-origin/">celebrated the ruling.</a>
“This ruling reaffirms a basic principle: the federal government cannot shut down lawful immigration pathways or discriminate against people based on where they come from,” Skye Perryman, President and CEO of Democracy Forward, said. 
The decision marks a significant defeat for the White House, which is expected to appeal.

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The man accused of killing &#8220;Top Gun: Maverick&#8221; actor James Handy made a chilling 911 call after allegedly stabbing the 81-year-old actor outside of a Los Angeles home.
Michael Gledhill, who is the son of Handy’s girlfriend, Wendy, allegedly stabbed Handy in the chest in the front yard of the home of Handy’s girlfriend, where her son also lived. After the stabbing, Gledhill told 911 dispatchers, &#8220;I am the son of man, I just killed the man of sin,&#8221; according to <a href="https://ktla.com/news/local-news/i-just-killed-the-man-of-sin-tarzana-man-arrested-in-fatal-stabbing/">KTLA</a>.
The stabbing that has shocked avid movie fans who knew Handy’s work most recently in &#8220;Top Gun: Maverick,&#8221; happened around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday in the 19200 block of Erwin Street in the Tarzana neighborhood of Los Angeles.
“I’m just trying to make it through one day at a time, a minute at a time,” 76-year-old Wendy Gledhill <a href="https://nypost.com/2026/06/05/us-news/james-handys-girlfriend-breaks-silence-after-her-son-allegedly-killed-top-gun-maverick-actor/">told</a> The California Post.
“I loved James and my son. I still can’t believe it. &#8230; I can’t believe my son did it. I’m just trying to,&#8221; she added.
When officers arrived after the phone call from Gledhill, they found the veteran actor unconscious, per KTLA. Handy was taken to a local hospital by Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics and was later pronounced dead.
In video obtained by <a href="https://www.foxla.com/video/fmc-qaaks9n29mquwcyp">Fox 11 Los Angeles</a>, Gledhill is seen on a neighbor’s doorbell camera walking away from the gruesome scene before returning and turning himself in to police. The video also shows a blue shirt on the ground covered in blood.
The motive for the killing is still under investigation, but according to KTLA detectives believe the stabbing was an isolated incident and there isn’t a threat to the public. Gledhill’s bond is set at $2 million, <a href="https://nypost.com/2026/06/05/us-news/james-handy-girlfriends-son-seen-calmly-walking-away-from-where-top-gun-maverick-actor-was-stabbed-to-death/">the New York Post</a> reported.
Handy had a long career in Hollywood starting back in the 1970s. He had a role in &#8220;Arachnophobia,&#8221; as well as playing the exterminator in the blockbuster hit, &#8220;Jumanji,&#8221; alongside Robin Williams. He had several TV roles as well, including &#8220;Melrose Place,&#8221; &#8220;Alias,&#8221; &#8220;The West Wing,&#8221; and &#8220;NYPD Blue.&#8221;
Handy lived a reclusive life in his later years and made his last public appearance nearly 10 years ago in September 2017, per the Post.

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Democrats reportedly turned to embattled Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner after finding their first choice had a big &#8220;skeleton&#8221; in his closet. 
Last July, two Boston-based Democratic operatives who met on Bernie Sanders’ 2020 presidential campaign began searching for someone who could take down Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/12/05/graham-platner-maine-senate-collins-00677731">according to Politico.</a> National Democrats view the seat as their best path to flip control of the upper chamber. 
Daniel Moraff and Leanne Fan, who are engaged, have built an impressive political resume for finding unconventional candidates. During the 2024 cycle, the pair recruited independent candidate Dan Osborne to challenge vulnerable Republican Sen. Deb Fischer in Nebraska. Osborne, who was expected to caucus with Democrats if elected, forced Republicans to spend heavily to defend the seat. His pro-union, working-class campaign resonated with voters, allowing him to <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/11/05/us/elections/results-nebraska.html">outperform Harris by nearly eight points.</a>
Fresh off that effort, the couple turned their attention to Maine, scrambling to find a left-wing populist after their initial choice – union boss Chris Williams — was sidelined by an undisclosed scandal.
“It was a go,” Moraff told Politico. “But there was a skeleton closet that wasn’t true that we would’ve had to explain.” 
“They decided to go in a different direction,” he added. 
That different direction led Moraff and Fan to the home of Platner’s mother, Leslie Harlow, on Maine&#8217;s Ironbound Island. 
“They came to Ironbound knowing I was Graham’s mother,” Harlow told Politico. 
The operatives explained the type of candidate they were looking for and then asked for Platner’s cell number.
“And he came back in and said,” Harlow recalled to Politico, “‘Well, I guess we’re going to meet Graham tomorrow at 6 a.m.’”
About a month later, Platner launched his campaign on August 19 in a viral video that quickly attracted national attention from leftist activists and Democratic donors. 
But the oyster farmer’s sugar high has come crashing down in recent weeks amid a barrage of negative press about Platner&#8217;s personal misconduct. 
The Daily Wire previously uncovered that the Senate hopeful maintained an active account on a social media platform known to attract child predators. Over the weekend, several media outlets reported that Platner, a married man, had exchanged sexually explicit messages with several women. 
On Thursday, the latest shoe dropped. 
Platner engaged in a pattern of “intimidating and disturbing” behavior toward multiple women and lied about not knowing the meaning of his Nazi tattoo, according to a New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/04/us/politics/platner-maine-senate-girlfriends-relationships.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share">report</a>. 
Three of Platner’s ex-girlfriends described volatile and “toxic” relationships with the Senate hopeful, claiming he demeaned women, became physically threatening, and was repeatedly unfaithful. On one occasion, an ex-girlfriend accused Platner of twisting her arm, shoving her into a bedroom, and holding the door shut until she became “calm.” 
Platner appeared on MS NOW to do damage control.
“There are some allegations in this piece that I just want to be kind of unequivocal about, are simply not true,” Platner said on the leftist television network. “Anything alleging physicality, anything alleging that I knew what my tattoo was, these are the statements of someone who’s politically motivated.”
Platner has shown no signs of suspending his campaign. He&#8217;s set to hold a <a href="https://www.mobilize.us/grahamformaine/event/959224/">campaign event Friday night</a> with Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA).

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Graham Platner Was Really Left’s 2nd Choice For Maine Senate — Option 1 Had A Big ‘Skeleton’

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The most partisan Democrats celebrated Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) for reaching a major milestone as her likely 2026 Democratic opponent Graham Platner’s campaign faltered from the fallout of a fresh controversy.
On Thursday, the Maine senator cast her 10,000th consecutive vote during a marathon vote-a-rama on President Donald Trump&#8217;s budget reconciliation package, which provides $69.5 billion in funding for ICE through 2029. The measure passed 52-47. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) was the lone Republican who voted against it.
The Senate chamber erupted in applause as Collins hit the milestone, drawing rare bipartisan praise. 
“No matter what has been going on in the world or in her life, Senator Collins has never, never missed a vote in her entire Senate career. This is truly a remarkable milestone,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said. “Many of us try hard to make every vote. Senator Collins has actually done it.”
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Senator Susan Collins (R-ME, <a href="https://x.com/SenatorCollins?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SenatorCollins</a>) 10,000 consecutive roll call votes. <a href="https://t.co/GVMKpiQDf6">pic.twitter.com/GVMKpiQDf6</a>
— CSPAN (@cspan) <a href="https://x.com/cspan/status/2062701833249059218?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 5, 2026</a></blockquote>
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) backed up Schumer, calling the accomplishment an “impressive demonstration of endurance and determination.&#8221;
“I salute you for it,” he said. 
Collins, a moderate Republican who represents an increasingly blue state, is the first senator in history to reach the threshold. 
“Mainers are known for their work ethic, and they deserve a senator who works just as hard for them. Growing up in Aroostook County, I learned the value of hard work, perseverance, and honoring your commitments. I am proud to bring those values with me to the Senate every day,” Collins said of her 10,000 votes.  
“Representing the state of Maine is the honor of a lifetime, and I will continue to serve with the diligence and responsibility that Mainers deserve,” she added. 
Maine is considered a must-win state for Democrats seeking to flip the Senate and block President Trump&#8217;s second-term agenda. Collins has consistently defied conventional wisdom and political headwinds, winning four reelection campaigns with cross-over support in an increasingly polarized era.
Schumer’s praise of Collins is especially notable as Democrats bend over backwards to defend Platner as he remains entrenched in controversy. 
The Democratic Senate candidate engaged in a pattern of “intimidating and disturbing” behavior toward multiple women and lied about not knowing the meaning of his Nazi tattoo, according to a new <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/04/us/politics/platner-maine-senate-girlfriends-relationships.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share">report</a> from The New York Times citing former girlfriends.
Three of Platner’s ex-girlfriends described volatile and “toxic” relationships with the Senate hopeful, claiming he demeaned women, became physically threatening, and was repeatedly unfaithful. On one occasion, an ex-girlfriend accused Platner of twisting her arm, shoving her into a bedroom, and holding the door shut until she became “calm.” 
“It didn’t cause an injury, it didn’t break my arm,” she told the Times. 
In damage control, Platner strongly disputed claims of physical intimidation or violence. 
“There are some allegations in this piece that I just want to be kind of unequivocal about, are simply not true,” Platner said on MS NOW. “Anything alleging physicality, anything alleging that I knew what my tattoo was, these are the statements of someone who’s politically motivated.”
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WATCH: Hayes asks Platner where there are any other damning texts or pictures out there that could potentially get dropped late in the race. Platner&#8217;s response: &#8220;I&#8217;m not worried about it.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/lL70UrAaAA">pic.twitter.com/lL70UrAaAA</a>
— Jorge Bonilla (@BonillaJL) <a href="https://x.com/BonillaJL/status/2062696625668075943?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 5, 2026</a></blockquote>
Earlier this week, Platner <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/i-am-still-on-the-ballot-janet-mills-reappears-as-platner-stumbles?author=Drew+Berkemeyer&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=9&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=%E2%80%98I+Am+Still+On+The+Ballot%E2%80%99%3A+Janet+Mills+Reappears+As+Platner+Stumbles">met privately</a> with Senate Democrats in Washington as party leaders grew increasingly concerned about whether additional scandals could surface before the general election. 
Yet even as Democratic leaders coalesce around Platner, fissures within the party continue to surface.
“Graham Platner is a chronic liar who is mentally disturbed, sympathetic to Nazis, and dangerous to women,” Ally Sammarco, a Democratic political consultant, said. “I’m disgusted to see members of my party make excuses for his behavior because it’s politically beneficial. He should be nowhere near our party and the U.S. Senate.
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Graham Platner is a chronic liar who is mentally disturbed, sympathetic to Nazis, and dangerous to women. I’m disgusted to see members of my party make excuses for his behavior because it’s politically beneficial. He should be nowhere near our party and the U.S. Senate.
— Ally Sammarco (@Ally_Sammarco) <a href="https://x.com/Ally_Sammarco/status/2062711389131551018?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 5, 2026</a></blockquote>

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An Auburn University student has vanished in Japan on a family vacation without a trace.
James &#8220;Weston&#8221; Higginbotham, a 20-year-old from Birmingham, has been missing since May 29. Higginbotham never returned from a train station in the Kyoto area. His mother, Nancy, said in a Facebook post her son may be in &#8220;emotional distress,&#8221; calling the search &#8220;urgent.&#8221;
Weston decided to go explore on his own after an argument with his mother, saying he needed some space. Nancy told <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2026/06/04/us/weston-missing-american-student-japan-hnk">CNN</a> she grew concerned when his phone location was turned off. She told the outlet that a disagreement arose between them over the use of ChatGPT to help navigate their trip.
&#8220;It’s not unusual for Weston to blow off steam going to the woods and just exploring. That’s his happy place,&#8221; Higginbotham told CNN. &#8220;I’m thinking … he’s just off in the woods, and he got lost.&#8221;
Reality quickly set in by 2 a.m. local time. Weston’s parents reported him missing, and Nancy and Keith are not leaving Japan until their son is found. Their determination to find their son is helping the search for him grow.
Local police said Weston left Kyoto Station alone at 6 p.m. Friday and was last seen on surveillance footage around 8 p.m. in Yamashina. Weston was on a path that led to a hiking trail in the nearby woods, per CNN.
Now dozens of Japanese authorities are assisting in the search in the Yamashina area as it approaches the one-week mark.
&#8220;As the missing young man is unfamiliar with the area, we consider it vital to locate him as soon as possible and are doing everything possible to ensure his safe recovery at the earliest opportunity,&#8221; a Kyoto prefectural police officer in charge of the case told CNN.
Crews on Thursday were forced to search through waist-high mud for Weston after a typhoon hit the area earlier in the week.
Weston’s mom said in a statement that search dogs and helicopters have also been deployed, adding that the area where she believes Weston is missing has plenty of water and some berries for food.
&#8220;There is still hope,&#8221; Nancy said.
The heartbroken mother is encouraging Americans to share Weston&#8217;s photo on social media. She said that is the best way to get his face out to people in Japan. The search will resume on Friday, with Japanese police planning to use additional surveillance footage to follow up on another lead. Nancy added that authorities are also deploying a smaller team to the forest.
&#8220;Our emotions are all over the place and every time we lose hope for a second, we receive an encouraging message from you,” Nancy said. “It keeps us going. We will find Weston.&#8221;

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Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner engaged in a pattern of “intimidating and disturbing” behavior toward multiple women and lied about not knowing the meaning of his Nazi tattoo, according to a new <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/04/us/politics/platner-maine-senate-girlfriends-relationships.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share">report</a> from The New York Times citing former girlfriends.
The Times report centers on three of Platner’s former girlfriends, who described volatile and “toxic” relationships with the Senate hopeful, claiming he demeaned women, became physically threatening, and was repeatedly unfaithful.  
Lyndsey Fifield, a Virginia conservative who dated Platner from 2013 to 2015, recalled him as “cavalierly contemptuous of women’s emotions,” according to the Times.  
Fifield also alleged that Platner knew full well the meaning behind his infamous Nazi tattoo, saying he referred to the symbol as “my Totenkopf.”
The accusation cuts against Platner&#8217;s previous claim that he did not understand the significance of the symbol, which was used by Nazi Germany&#8217;s SS.
Fifield, who has worked for Republican campaigns, also claimed that Platner regularly grabbed her by the shoulders hard enough to leave marks. She recounted an incident in which he allegedly twisted her arm behind her back, shoved her into a bedroom, and held the door shut, telling her to stay there until she was “calm.” Fifield said she eventually fell asleep and left the next morning, according to the Times. 
“It didn’t cause an injury, it didn’t break my arm,” she told the Times. 
The Platner campaign strongly disputed claims of physical intimidation, according to the Times. 
“I take responsibility for all of that, and wish I had been better,” Platner said, according to the Times. “Any characterization beyond that is false, and I believe, politically motivated. I’m not proud of who I was then, but I am proud of the work I’ve done since, and the movement we are building in Maine.”
Fifield went on to describe Platner as a troubled veteran with “warrior ethos” who would contemplate killing people he considered a threat. 
“He said this a lot: If anybody ever broke in here, I would rape them,” she recalled, saying that he added that it would not be in “a sexual way, not in a gay way.”
“He was like, I would rape them to show them that I’m dominant,” she told the Times. 
A second woman, Jenny Racicot, 41, a Maine Democrat who said she dated Platner on and off from 2019 to 2021, said his uncovered social media posts disparaging women sounded all too familiar.
“When I saw the old comments that he made online,” she said, “I recognized a version of him that I had experiences with.”
Both women agreed that the oyster farmer, who is challenging Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), has a deep disdain for women. 
Platner&#8217;s odds to pick up the seat for Democrats have <a href="https://x.com/Polymarket/status/2062619872366841873?s=20">plunged</a> in recent days, according to prediction markets. 
The new revelations come hours after leftist influencers appeared to be <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/lefty-influencers-go-into-hyperdrive-ahead-of-next-graham-platner-scandal">bracing</a> for another Platner scandal, preemptively warning their followers not to buy into the next shoe to drop.
Out of the blue, left-wing political commentator Kyle Kulinski on Thursday claimed, “The New York Times is about to run an anti-Platner smear” from a “right-wing operative.”
The Bernie Sanders-backed leftist is working overtime to salvage his campaign. Platner recently traveled to Washington to rally establishment support as waves of opposition research raise questions about his suitability to serve in the U.S. Senate.
“I&#8217;m not confident of anything,” Sen. Sanders (I-VT) said when asked about potential new Platner revelations. “I didn&#8217;t get any assurances, alright, we got other things to worry about right now. We&#8217;re worried about massive income and wealth inequality and a corrupt campaign finance system. Why don’t you write about that?”

Maine Democratic Candidate For Senate Graham Platner Campaigns Across The State

Ex-Girlfriends Say Platner Lied About Nazi Tattoo, Detail Disturbing Behavior

Orange juice used to be a common breakfast staple in American households until it was demonized for its high sugar content. But did the health experts get this one wrong?
Like the low-fat craze of the 1990s, certain health trends make zero sense. But when it comes to orange juice, the final verdict isn’t so cut and dried. Freshly squeezed orange juice is full of antioxidants. And it’s perfect for pirates who want to avoid getting scurvy. One eight-ounce glass delivers a <a href="https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminC-HealthProfessional/">full day’s worth</a> of vitamin C for an adult with only around 110 calories per serving.
As The Telegraph <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/diet/nutrition/how-healthy-is-glass-of-orange-juice/">reported</a>, a recent study published in the journal Advances in Nutrition confirmed that consuming 100 percent orange juice “significantly improves markers of inflammation and oxidative stress in adults.” With 90% water content, it’s also hydrating and, as frequent OJ drinkers agree, is quite delicious.
But orange juice is not a perfect, nutritious treat and should be consumed in moderation. All those warnings about high sugar are accurate. Like all fruit juices, OJ is very high in sugar and for that reason will spike blood sugar even though it’s a natural source of the sweet stuff. It’s also low in fiber, which is unfortunate because a higher fiber count would help with those blood sugar spikes and crashes. 
Freshly squeezed orange juice may seem like the best option, the outlet noted, but the health benefits are negligible compared to more readily available — and convenient — not-from-concentrate options found in the supermarket cold section. Also, while it would seem that the full pulp version contains more fiber, in truth, the difference is not enough to suffer through the floating chunks in your juice if that’s not your preference.
Meanwhile, anything that says “orange drink” instead of orange juice should almost always be avoided as it does not have the same benefits or nutritional value. Don’t even think about Sunny D unless you’re attending a 90s-themed party.
Per <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/08/05/orange-juice-sugar-healthy/">The Washington Post</a>, the FDA sets a minimum standard for the sugar content in order to call a drink “pasteurized orange juice,” which is what’s sold in grocery stores without added sugars. Anything below that threshold cannot be called that, so be sure to check the label.
The bottom line is that orange juice isn’t the villain we’ve made it out to be and can be part of a healthy diet when consumed in moderation.

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Thank God For Country Music. That’s what Lakelin Lemmings is saying as she heads into her second CMA Fest, the Country Music Association&#8217;s annual festival in Nashville, this week, just up the road from where the 20-year-old grew up with a guitar in her hand.
The West Tennessee native’s ties to country music began the day she was born. Her father toured in a band, and when Lakelin wanted to get involved in the music industry, he knew just who to call.
Ash Bowers, the lead singer of her father&#8217;s band, had already established himself as a hit songwriter, securing cuts with Keith Urban, Brad Paisley, and Dustin Lynch, before getting into the management side.
Bowers, who is now the executive vice president for Quartz Hill Music Group, signed Lemmings at 19 years old, making her the record label’s youngest artist.
Since signing her deal, Lemmings has released a flurry of songs, with her single &#8220;Get Around Boy&#8221; landing on a prestigious list as a &#8220;Top 5 Most Added&#8221; song in April.
&#8220;I just want to make good music that if you&#8217;re six years old, you can listen to, if you&#8217;re 90 years old, you can listen to it,&#8221; Lemmings told The Daily Wire.
&#8220;I&#8217;ve been called to do this. I just felt like it&#8217;s only right that I mention the guy that got me here,&#8221; she said.
The artist draws on her faith, penning the song &#8220;Life of Mine,&#8221; which echoes the melody of the beloved hymn &#8220;This Little Light of Mine.&#8221;
&#8220;My faith is super important to me,&#8221; Lemmings said. &#8220;And not only was this like a dream of mine as a child &#8230; growing up, but I remember I felt the calling by God to pursue this.&#8221;
&#8220;There [are] so [many] drinking songs and cheating songs and all this kind of stuff, and some of them are great, but I feel like there was a need for just positive, good country music.&#8221;
She&#8217;s putting an album out this summer, and you can expect her southern roots to shine through on tracks like &#8220;American Dreamin,&#8221; which drops later this June, focusing on the things that shaped her in her small Tennessee town: family, faith, and the obvious… country music.
&#8220;It kind of leans a little bit faith-based, but I like to say that I&#8217;m not a country Christian artist, I&#8217;m just a country artist that&#8217;s Christian,&#8221; Lemmings said.
As she’s already started making her CMA Fest rounds, which Lemmings says is surreal, knowing she’s playing at the premier Nashville country fest she’s grown up coming to since she was a little girl.
&#8220;Going to the free things like the Riverfront Stage, and then in 2023 to have actually saved up some money to go to Nissan Stadium to see it, which was super fun … but as an artist, CMA Fest means a lot just because it&#8217;s a way to connect with fans.&#8221;
Lainey Wilson and Ella Langley are just a couple of big names in country music who, not too long ago, were playing a small stage for an even smaller number of fans. Lemmings is aware of their rapid trajectory and is prepared to work hard to headline CMA Fest one day, too.
&#8220;I think for me that goes to show that I need to buckle up because it can happen quicker than you think,&#8221; she said.
Lemmings self-titled album drops in July.

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The flesh-eating New World screwworm has been confirmed in a Texas calf, marking the first detection of the parasite in U.S. livestock in decades.
The Department of Agriculture <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/flesh-eating-screwworm-scare-reaches-the-u-s">announced</a> Wednesday that a three-week-old calf in Zavala County, Texas, tested positive for New World screwworm, a parasite whose larvae feed on the living tissues of warm-blooded animals, and yes, sometimes humans.
The confirmation comes one day after The Daily Wire reported on a suspected case in South Texas and follows a growing outbreak in Mexico that prompted federal officials to warn that the pest could eventually cross into the United States.
According to the USDA, the screwworm infestation was found in the calf’s umbilical area. The parasite typically enters animals through open wounds, where larvae burrow into the flesh and feed on living tissue. Federal officials said no additional cases have been identified in the United States.
As far as meat and produce go, the USDA noted the food supply is safe because screwworms do not infest meat, fruits, vegetables, or other food sources.
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🚨 With the recent detection of New World screwworm in a 3-week-old bovine in Zavala County, TX, USDA urges residents to contact your veterinarian right away if you see any suspicious wounds, maggots, or infestations in your animals or herd.
If you see signs of maggot… <a href="https://t.co/lxxsjIgDcb">pic.twitter.com/lxxsjIgDcb</a>
— Dept. of Agriculture (@USDA) <a href="https://x.com/USDA/status/2062541369839673737?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 4, 2026</a></blockquote>
&#8220;All models showed New World screwworm entering the country in 2025; however, thanks to the hard work across the entire Trump administration and our industry, state, and local partners, we were able to buy time for this moment,&#8221; said Dudley Hoskins, Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs.
Hoskins said protecting America&#8217;s livestock is a national security issue &#8220;of the utmost importance.&#8221;
&#8220;USDA invested heavily in the tools needed to eliminate NWS ever since cases started increasing in Central America and Mexico. The United States has defeated this pest before, and we will do it again.&#8221;
The U.S. case comes after the screwworm was found last week in a five-year-old goat in Coahuila, the Mexican state that borders southwestern Texas. A separate case was reported on Sunday of the screwworm infecting a dog in Tamaulipas, another bordering Mexican state.
The current outbreak in Mexico has persisted for some time, prompting Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins to shut down livestock trade across the southern border in May 2025. There was one confirmed U.S. case last year from a person who returned to Maryland after traveling to El Salvador.
The USDA reports that screwworm maggots cause painful, foul-smelling wounds — and that maggots can sometimes be seen or felt in open wounds or in body openings, including the nose, mouth, eyes, ears, and genitals.
If the infestation isn’t caught early and treated quickly, it can lead to extensive tissue damage and sometimes death.
Adult screwworm flies are the size of a housefly, with orange eyes, a metallic blue or green body, and three dark stripes along their backs. The parasite is typically found in South America and parts of the Caribbean, but has been found farther north, in Central America and Mexico, over the last three years. While the major outbreak currently in Mexico and Central America is primarily in livestock, wildlife, and pets, there have been cases in people, according to the CDC.
If mammals or birds are found showing signs of irritated behavior, head shaking, a decaying odor, or maggots in wounds, they should be reported to an animal health official immediately.
The USDA and Texas officials are taking immediate action to eliminate the threat of screwworms in the United States through an action plan linked here.
The USDA warns that if you see signs of maggot infestations in live or very recently dead wild animals, especially in areas near the U.S.-Mexico border, call 866-487-3297 or report it to your local USDA Wildlife Services office.

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Leftist influencers appear to be bracing for another Graham Platner scandal, preemptively warning their fan bases not to buy into the next shoe to drop.
Platner is the embattled Democratic Senate candidate seeking to unseat Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME). His campaign has been rocked by a series of personal scandals in recent weeks.
Out of the blue, left-wing political commentator Kyle Kulinski on Thursday claimed “The New York Times is about to run an anti-Platner smear&#8221; from a &#8220;right-wing operative.&#8221;
Keith Edwards, another left-wing commentator and strategist, said the Times story would be about <a href="https://x.com/keithedwards/status/2062557351928828070?s=20">Platner sexually assaulting a woman.</a>
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They’re about to say Platner SA’d a woman <a href="https://t.co/Gb2eUehJQd">https://t.co/Gb2eUehJQd</a>
— Keith Edwards (@keithedwards) <a href="https://x.com/keithedwards/status/2062557351928828070?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 4, 2026</a></blockquote>
“It&#8217;s in the story. WaPo racing to get it out as well. I&#8217;m hearing it&#8217;s more than one woman,” he said. 
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It&#8217;s in the story. WaPo racing to get it out as well. I&#8217;m hearing it&#8217;s more than one woman.
— Keith Edwards (@keithedwards) <a href="https://x.com/keithedwards/status/2062591865073869125?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 4, 2026</a></blockquote>
With questions and rumors swirling, conservative influencers pounced. 
“So the Democrats are going to defend Graham Platner during his sexual assault allegations while simultaneously accusing Susan Collins of committing a cardinal sin by voting to confirm Brett Kavanaugh, whom they opposed because of sexual assault allegations,” <a href="https://x.com/CarolineWren/status/2062588889240375502?s=20">GOP fundraiser Caroline Wren said on social media.</a> “This should be fun.” 
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So the Democrats are going to defend Graham Platner during his sexual assault allegations while simultaneously accusing Susan Collins of committing a cardinal sin by voting to confirm Brett Kavanaugh, whom they opposed because of sexual assault allegations….
This should be fun. <a href="https://t.co/Tv97NyvalH">https://t.co/Tv97NyvalH</a>
— Caroline Wren (@CarolineWren) <a href="https://x.com/CarolineWren/status/2062588889240375502?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 4, 2026</a></blockquote>
The Bernie Sanders-backed leftist is working overtime to salvage his campaign after damaging revelations about his personal conduct. The Maine Senate Democratic candidate recently made a trip to Washington to rally establishment support as a wave of opposition research uncovers personal misconduct and raises questions about his suitability to serve in the U.S. Senate.
“I&#8217;m not confident of anything,” Sen. Sanders (I-VT) said when <a href="https://x.com/frankthorp/status/2062553965577838771?s=20">asked about potential new Platner revelations.</a> “I didn&#8217;t get any assurances, alright, we got other things to worry about right now. We&#8217;re worried about massive income and wealth inequality and a corrupt campaign finance system. Why don’t you write about that?”
Over the weekend, The Daily Wire exclusively <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/see-it-graham-platner-has-active-profile-on-predators-paradise-messaging-app">reported</a> that Platner created an account on the Kik platform, which the National Center on Sexual Exploitation has described as a “predator’s paradise.” The revelation followed another weekend disclosure that his wife, Amy Gertner, previously flagged that her oyster-farmer husband had exchanged sexually explicit texts with as many as a dozen women.
The one-two punch appeared to cross a red line for at least one Democratic senator. 
&#8220;Well, he lied to everybody. He said that there wasn&#8217;t any after his Nazi tattoo situation, and now there&#8217;s more and more other things, so he already lied about that,” <a href="https://x.com/FoxNews/status/2062573608350744741?s=20">Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) said.</a> 
“So I assume, you know, it&#8217;s like they say, for every ranch you see in Texas, there&#8217;s 50 that you haven&#8217;t seen. So I&#8217;m sure there&#8217;s plenty, a lot of more ranches in P Hustle&#8217;s life.&#8221;
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NEW: Senator John Fetterman slams fellow Democrat and embattled Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner following a string of damaging personal controversies.
&#8220;Well, he lied to everybody. He said that there wasn&#8217;t any after his Nazi tattoo situation, and now there&#8217;s more and more… <a href="https://t.co/bacJZN8fl8">pic.twitter.com/bacJZN8fl8</a>
— Fox News (@FoxNews) <a href="https://x.com/FoxNews/status/2062573608350744741?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 4, 2026</a></blockquote>

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection intercepted an overcrowded vessel carrying hundreds of Haitian migrants en route to the United States. 
At 2:45 p.m. on May 31, Air Interdiction Agents, who pilot airplanes and helicopters, detected a vessel about 65 nautical miles south of Turks and Caicos. The vessel, a 50-foot Haitian wooden boat, was heading north toward the islands.
On board were 240 migrants from Haiti “attempting an illegal maritime migration.” 
At 9:08 p.m., the U.S. Coast Guard reported the vessel was dead in the water. Turks and Caicos authorities declared a search and rescue case due to the risk of capsizing, <a href="https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/national-media-release/amo-aircraft-assists-turks-and-caicos-authorities-rescue-240">according to CBP. </a>
No injuries were reported. 
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“Our personnel helped prevent what could have been a catastrophic loss of life while stopping yet another illegal migration attempt,” CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott said. 
Of the 240 migrants onboard, there were 191 adult males, 44 adult females, and five minors. Turks and Caicos authorities helped intercept the vessel and ensured the passengers did not reach U.S. soil, according to CBP. 
“The message remains clear: illegal maritime migration is dangerous, it is not worth the risk, and you will not gain entry into the U.S.,” Scott added. 
The seizure reflects the Trump administration’s ongoing efforts to secure the border and deter illegal immigration. 
After assuming office, President Trump revoked the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) of hundreds of thousands of Haitian migrants living in the United States. The executive action is currently pending before the U.S. Supreme Court. 
The White House is also ramping up efforts to stop migrants in their tracks. 
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on Wednesday laid out a timeline for the completion of the U.S.-Mexico border wall. 
In a House Homeland Security Committee hearing, Mullin said DHS is on track to have a primary border wall stretching from the Pacific Ocean to the Gulf of America completed by “this time next year.”
“On the border wall, first of all, we are on track to have the primary wall done, completed from the Pacific to the Gulf of America this time next year. We’ll have all contracts out by the end of this month. And we’re having great progress,” Mullin said. 
Mullin stressed that cartels have learned how to breach and cut sections of the border wall, forcing the need for a secondary barrier to reinforce the primary wall and deter illegal crossings. 
He predicted the second wall barrier would be completed by the summer of 2028.

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