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Legendary actor Sylvester Stallone says Hollywood has long abandoned Middle America, but director Taylor Sheridan is reaching an audience eager for narratives centered in the heartland.
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Welcome to Screencaps, “America’s Best Daily Column,” as named by the readers. Screencaps, which publishes seven-days-a-week, is a mix of sports, pop culture, and emails from sane readers from around the world. This column isn’t for the coastal elites. Give us a week to steal your heart. Our track record is pretty good. Let’s have some fun.After I broke the news in October that the Daytona International Speedway Hooters had been permanently closed, there haven’t been bright moments for the legendary brand this fall. No bright spots. Sure, there’s word of some sort of Hooters documentary, but that’s been overshadowed by the news of Hooters closing locations in Chicago and Atlanta.It’s been an incredibly tough news cycle for those of us who grew up going to this iconic restaurant with our fathers and uncles before football and baseball games.How about some good news for once? Hoots and the Hooters Girls will be at Miami-Homestead Speedway this weekend for the Cup championship to celebrate the No. 41 Chevy Hooters car driven by Cole Custer.HOOTERS RESTAURANTS KEEP CLOSING EVEN AS CEO SAYS THERE’S MORE TO THE STORYThis will be the first time Hooters has appeared on a car since a disastrous situation in 2024 when Hendrick Motorsports filed a lawsuit on Hooters seeking $1.705 million after a brand deal went bad. Eventually, Hoots paid up $900k.WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL TEAM HUMILIATES OPPONENT WITH HISTORICAL BLOWOUT & HOOTERS GIRLS ARE BACK IN NASCARLet’s hope that the brand has figured out how to stay solvent and can get back to being a place where red-blooded men can suck down cold beers, chicken wings and watch some racin’.📩 Email: joe.kinsey@outkick.comSend photos, stories, tips, rants—whatever you’ve got.📰 Screencaps Page:👉 Read the latest ScreencapsOn a whim, I decided to tell Screencaps Jr. last night that we’re going to the Ohio State game today and that he could bring a couple of friends. We’re talking one dad (me), three 8th grade boys. I figured there’s no way in hell I’m going to chaperone the Washington D.C. trip, so why not pack up Mrs. Screencaps’ grocery-getter and take some boys down to Ohio Stadium for what was supposed to be a massive game this season?Am I nuts?My dad always enlisted the help of one of his buddies to go on trips like this. I’m like, screw it, let’s do this. Boys, bundle up, we’re going to the upper deck. It’s going to be cold. It’s going to be dark by the second half. It could be ugly if Ohio State loses and is officially eliminated from the CFB playoffs.CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGELet’s see how this goes.• Big Den in Colorado is a proud grandpa: My soon to be 12 year old grandson in Tennessee bagged his first deer last weekend, couple weeks after passing his hunter safety test with a perfect score. His Dad got one a week before and grandson helped skin it!We have a bunch of Nebraska readers. I’d like to ask you guys what it’s going to take for Nebraska to win 9 games again, like it did in 2016? And how is it possible you guys cannot beat Minnesota? These numbers are startling.THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW!• Kirk in Duluth, MN sent this to me:ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON’T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW!Will future generations see the truck in a different light? Was it ahead of its time? Or was it all just a dumb experiment that turned out to energize guys on South Beach?#####################And with that, it’s time for me to get serious about heading to Columbus. Let’s see how these 8th graders handle themselves on the big campus.Have a great weekend.

New economic data published on Friday showed that the economy wildly outperformed the forecasts of experts.
The data showed that the U.S. economy added 165,000 jobs in October while unemployment dropped to 4.1 percent, as reported by The Wall Street Journal.
According to the outlet, top economic experts had incorrectly predicted that jobs would grow by only 59,000 jobs in October.
The data published Friday also showed that average hourly earnings measured month-over-month ticked upward from 0.3 percent to 0.4 percent.

October jobs report: payrolls +165,000 (consensus +65,000), unemployment rate 4.1% (4.2% expected), average hourly earnings +0.4% on the month (+0.3% expected) and +3.1% over the past year (+2.9% expected). https://t.co/rlA6GQM4lS
— econvitals (@econvitals) November 6, 2026
In addition, the new data included a revision targeting the job numbers that were reported for September and August.
“Job figures for both September and August were revised higher by a combined 84,000,” The Wall Street Journal reported.
“That is a strong indication that the job market has pulled out of its midyear doldrums,” the outlet added.
What remains unclear is how wage growth measured by the average hourly earnings will compare to inflation, which is set to be reported next Tuesday.
All of these factors — job growth, wage growth, and inflation — will likely play a role when the Federal Reserve next meets in December to make an interest rate decision.

NEW IN: There’s now a 77% chance the Fed raises rates in December. https://t.co/T8PKfn5uPb
— Coinbase Predict (@CoinbasePredict) November 6, 2026
According to Business Insider, a number of prominent “job market observers” reacted to Friday’s jobs numbers.
“Friday’s stronger-than-expected jobs report could help to improve overall stock market sentiment, which is suffering from concerns about the direction of the AI buildout after the midterm election outcome,” Clark Bellin, president and chief investment officer at Bellwether Wealth, said.
The stock market crashed after the 2026 midterm elections, reportedly on account of fears that congressional Democrats intend to regulate and crack down on artificial intelligence technology.
“Demand is clearly picking up in parts of the economy, but we need to see it spread into more industries and create more opportunities for workers before we call this a broader hiring recovery,” Ger Doyle, regional president of North America at ManpowerGroup, also said, according to Business Insider.
Meanwhile, Steve Rick, chief economist at TruStage, warned that one good month doesn’t necessarily point to a consistently strong economy.
“One good month doesn’t undo a slowdown, just as one weak month doesn’t necessarily signal trouble ahead,” he said. “The broader trend will tell us more about whether hiring is beginning to regain momentum or simply experiencing a stronger month.”
Lindsay Rosner, head of multi-sector fixed income investing at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, added that she believes the Federal Reserve will ultimately raise rates again in December.
“This payroll number removed the traffic light at the December intersection for the Fed,” she said. “Fed focus was already firmly on moderating inflation, and continued signs of tightening in the labor market give it a license to raise rates without hindering its employment mandate.”
Business Insider reported that most of October’s job growth came from “professional and business services,” including “administrative and support workers.”
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.

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Credit: White House
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is standing firmly behind President Donald Trump and vowed to continue his Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) agenda as congressional Democrats ramp up demands for his resignation.
“Draining the swamp is a mandate, and we have an obligation to deliver,” Kennedy wrote Friday, arguing that powerful interests have influenced federal health policy under both parties for decades.
“President Trump and I intend to keep fighting until the American people—not corporate influence—drive our health policies,” he continued.
“I stand firmly behind President Trump and the historic reforms we are advancing together.”

Draining the swamp is a mandate, and we have an obligation to deliver. Entrenched interests have exercised power in Washington under both parties for decades. President Trump and I intend to keep fighting until the American people—not corporate influence—drive our health…
— Secretary Kennedy (@SecKennedy) November 6, 2026

Kennedy pointed to a series of changes undertaken since Trump returned to office.
These include federal dietary guidelines emphasizing whole foods, efforts to phase petroleum-based synthetic dyes out of the food supply, reviews of existing food chemicals and an overhaul of the regulatory system governing food ingredients.
In January, HHS and the Department of Agriculture released new Dietary Guidelines for Americans centered around what the administration describes as “real food,” while discouraging highly processed foods and added sugars.
The FDA has also moved against petroleum-based food coloring and is reviewing chemicals already used in the American food supply.
In August, HHS proposed requiring manufacturers to notify the FDA when they independently determine that an ingredient is “Generally Recognized as Safe,” closing a longstanding loophole under which notification has largely been voluntary.
Kennedy said the administration has made “hundreds” of changes but still has unfinished business, specifically citing food-ingredient reform, ultra-processed foods and children’s health.
His declaration comes as Democrats prepare to wield their new congressional majorities against prominent figures in the Trump administration.
Maryland Senator Angela Alsobrooks ), a longtime Kennedy critic, renewed her demand this week that he leave office.
“The time is now,” Alsobrooks wrote. “RFK Jr. must resign or be fired. End of discussion.” (NBC4 Washington)

The time is now. RFK Jr. must resign or be fired. End of discussion.
— Senator Angela Alsobrooks (@Sen_Alsobrooks) November 4, 2026

Georgia Senator Raphael Warnock has similarly threatened Kennedy.
“Unless RFK Jr. is interested in spending the next two years in front of Congressional committees, he should go ahead and resign now,” he wrote.

Unless RFK Jr. is interested in spending the next two years in front of Congressional committees, he should go ahead and resign now.
— Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (@SenatorWarnock) November 6, 2026

Yet Kennedy does not appear to be going anywhere.
“I will keep pressing those priorities across this administration and work with anyone in either party who will help deliver them,” he said.

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EXCLUSIVE: FEC Is Withholding Information and Evidence of Containment of Crippling Cyberattack
The Federal Election Commission (FEC) entered the midterm elections hollowed out: two commissioners remained on a six-seat body that requires four affirmative votes for major enforcement decisions. Then a cyberattack forced its electronic filing services offline for nearly 41 hours during early voting. [congress][reuters]
These are distinct failures requiring a public accounting: how the agency was left without a working quorum, and how officials handled an attack against its systems.
Only Shana Broussard and Dara Lindenbaum remained on the commission, both Democrats, leaving the FEC without any Republican representative. Party affiliation matters because the FEC’s structure is designed to prevent single-party control: no more than three commissioners may belong to one party, and major enforcement decisions require four affirmative votes. With only two commissioners from the same party, the agency lacked both a working quorum and the cross-party participation its decision-making structure is designed to require.[congress][fec]
President Donald Trump nominated Republicans Ashley Stow and Andrew Woodson on February 11, 2026. Confirming both would restore a working quorum. Their nominations remained stalled through the midterms, and on November 5, twelve former Republican commissioners urged Senate Majority Leader John Thune to act.[ashurstperkinscoie][washingtonsun]
The Senator is asked to answer for the stalled confirmations. Congress must also account for its oversight and funding decisions. Vacancies restrict enforcement authority, but they do not identify who directed the technical response to the cyberattack.
Last week at around 10 p.m. Eastern on October 26, the FEC took its electronic filing services offline. An electronic filing officer notified campaign-compliance firms by email: “We have a bad actor attempting to breach FEC systems.” Reuters quoted portions of the message rather than publishing the complete email. Services returned after nearly 41 hours during early voting.[reuters][unusualwhales]
Restoring service answered whether users could file again. It did not provide the public with a forensic account of the attack or the evidence supporting containment.
The shutdown’s duration and the attacker’s timeline are separate questions. When did the activity begin? When did responders detect it? What access did the attacker gain, and what happened before the affected services were secured?
The FEC must lead with verification documents. That public accounting should come before states move toward certifying their midterm election results. This is a demand for timely transparency, not a finding that the filing-system attack affected vote counts.
The agency had already received warnings about its technology. Its December 2025 inspector-general report described security controls that were working as intended but remained insufficient to reduce breach risks to an acceptable level. Legacy systems prevented prompt patching of known vulnerabilities, while budget and resource constraints limited remediation. Employees reported fears of critical-system outages during campaign-finance filing deadlines.[fec]
The FEC and congressional overseers must account for those warnings: which recommendations were completed, which remained open, who accepted the remaining risks, and what resources were requested or denied. The record should include completed modernization work as well as unresolved deficiencies.
The response requires equally specific scrutiny, beginning with the email.
CISA’s federal incident-response playbook recommends notifying users of compromised systems by phone rather than email and warns against “tipping off” an attacker about defensive activity.[cisa]
Who authorized email as the method of contact? Was the channel assessed as secure? Could the message have exposed detection or response activity? The FEC should release the complete notification, with necessary security redactions, and explain that decision.
The agency must also explain precisely what “shutdown” meant. Blocking public access, isolating a server, stopping an application, rebooting equipment, and cutting power are different actions. Saying services were taken offline does not identify which steps responders took.
Those distinctions matter for evidence preservation. CISA’s playbook addresses forensic collection, including disk and active-memory imaging. Its separate ransomware guidance warns that powering down equipment can eliminate potential evidence held in volatile memory.[cisa][cisa]
The FEC should produce a time-stamped response record identifying the systems isolated, any machines rebooted or powered off, the evidence captured beforehand, and the officials authorizing those actions. Any missing evidence must be identified, together with its effect on the investigation.
Who approved restoring service, and on what findings?
That decision should be supported by documented testing and an assessment of exposed accounts, credentials, connected services, and any persistent access. The public needs the basis for the conclusion—not operational details that would create another vulnerability.
Investigators must trace the attack’s actual reach. Questions about connections to state election infrastructure require system architecture, access records, and forensic evidence. The accounting must identify which connections existed, which were examined, what investigators found, and whether any findings required notification to state authorities. Neither an assumed connection nor a blanket assurance can substitute for that work.
Congress must examine the vacancies, funding decisions, and unresolved warnings. Agency leadership must identify who directed the response. Independent oversight must assess containment and evidence preservation.
The final accounting must distinguish verified findings from unresolved questions and explain investigative limits. Security redactions should protect systems, not conceal responsibility.
Forty-one hours offline during early voting demands more than a service-restoration notice.

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Canada First: Democrats Aim The Opening Shot Of Their Tariff Rollback At Trump’s Smoot-Hawley Levies… But Veto Math Says Good Luck

Three days after a blue tsunami swept both chambers, Democrats have picked their first trade fight, and it’s the one they have already won three times.According to the WSJ, Democrats are eyeing President Trump’s trade war with Canada as the first target in a campaign to roll back the administration’s tariff agenda, according to Senate Finance’s top Democrat (and soon its chairman), Oregon’s Ron Wyden.”There is overwhelming support for repealing the tariffs on products from Canada,” Wyden told the Journal, adding that he is already talking with colleagues about legislation once he takes the committee gavel in January, and that “Congress must take away the president’s ability to unilaterally and arbitrarily impose tariffs.”Overwhelming, maybe. Veto-proof? Not even close, and as we show below, the timing is even worse: the next (and biggest) round of Canada tariffs takes effect on January 1, two days before the new Congress is sworn in.Why Canada? Because That’s Where Republicans Already CrackedThe logic of going after Canada first is simple: it’s the tariff fight where Republicans have most reliably crossed the aisle. Wyden’s camp told the WSJ that the Canada levies are the best opportunity to flip Republicans against Trump and possibly build enough support to avert a veto, or even override one. The plan is to bolt sweeteners onto the repeal to win GOP votes, and to keep forcing floor votes on the least popular parts of the trade agenda in hopes of more defections.There is precedent. The Senate voted 51-48 to terminate the emergency behind Trump’s original 25% “fentanyl” tariffs on Canada in April 2025 (with Collins, McConnell, Murkowski and Paul voting yes), did it again 50-46 in October 2025, and in February the House followed with a 219-211 vote as six Republicans broke ranks. Every single vote passed. None came anywhere near the two-thirds needed to override a veto.And Canada is just the opening act: Democrats are also eyeing legislation to rein in the novel legal authorities Trump has used to justify his tariffs, starting with Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930, which underpins the Canada levies and which no president had ever used before, as well as Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974, which Trump first invoked earlier this year for temporary global tariffs. As we noted in “Is The Gridlock Trade Dead Under Trump 2.0?” (Aug 3), Wyden already introduced the Congressional Trade Powers Reform Act of 2026 back in July, which would repeal Sections 122 and 338 outright, while Schumer’s September bill would repeal the Canada tariffs and require refunds.The rest of the Democratic bench is just as eager. House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries said on Wednesday that Democrats would pass a bill to stop Trump’s tariffs and end the Iran war, while Rep. Jamie Raskin went further, saying “we’re going to put an end to these tariffs” and that he hopes to see movement on Canada “within the first 100 days.” Which, considering the first 100 days start January 3, is a long time in Trump tariff years.Smoot-Hawley’s Little BrotherRegular readers know we have been tracking this particular trade war since November 2024, when then president-elect Trump first floated a 25% tariff on Canada and Goldman’s Rich Privorotsky flagged that the bigger surprise in the proposal was Canada. It only got uglier from there, and the timeline below shows how the US went from an emergency “fentanyl” tariff to a 96-year-old Depression-era statute in under 18 months (with zero congressional votes in support along the way).After the Supreme Court ruled in February that IEEPA does not authorize tariffs, the administration went shopping for new authority and in July landed on Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (better known as Smoot-Hawley), slapping 50% duties on everything from “wine to hockey sticks to cement” (Jul 20), USMCA-compliant goods included. Goldman’s FX team (Stuart Jenkins, Michael Cahill et al.) called the move “a clear escalation in these trade tensions,” reiterating that the US’s trade talks with Canada “will likely prove to be more challenging than those with Mexico.”Then came a month of whiplash: Trump paused the tariffs at the 11th hour (Aug 19) declaring “we have a DEAL!”, only for the deal to collapse three days later as Carney suspended talks:*US SAYS CANADA DECLINED TO FINALIZE TRADE DEAL*CARNEY SAYS CANADA HAS SUSPENDED TRADE NEGOTIATIONS WITH US*CARNEY SAYS CANADA TO MATCH US TARIFFS DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR— zerohedge (@zerohedge) August 22, 2026
Trump’s answer came two days later, when he announced that tariffs on Canadian cars, trucks, auto parts and steel would rise to 50% on January 1, 2027:*TRUMP TO RAISE AUTO, STEEL TARIFFS ON CANADA TO 50%*TRUMP SETS JAN. 1, 2027 FOR 50% CANADA TARIFF HIKE*TRUMP: CANADA WILL BE TREATED LIKE A STATE NO LONGER*TRUMP: WE DON’T NEED CANADA, THEY NEED US pic.twitter.com/sITpNsMQbp— zerohedge (@zerohedge) August 24, 2026
Ottawa retaliated on September 8 with counter-tariffs on roughly C$28BN of US goods, a list that, as Industry Minister Mélanie Joly openly admitted, was designed to target specific US states (Sep 7) and apply political pressure ahead of the midterms. Well, the midterms happened, and Michigan, Maine and Ohio all went blue.Not that Canada has much to celebrate. As University of Calgary economist Trevor Tombe told MPs last month, Ottawa’s retaliation is costing Canadian consumers some $100 million a week while “there’s no evidence that the retaliation we’ve enacted has changed U.S. behavior,” and Rabobank’s Benjamin Picton pointed out that Canada shed 68,300 jobs in September after losing 41,700 in August. Diplomacy at its finest.Majority, Yes. Veto-Proof, NoWhich brings us to the math. As the WSJ notes, any stand-alone bill would likely need 60 votes to clear a Senate filibuster, and a Trump veto (and there will be a veto) takes two-thirds of both chambers to override: 67 senators and 290 House members with full attendance. Per Goldman’s tally, Democrats have flipped seven GOP Senate seats for at least 54, and get to 56 only if Alaska and Mississippi also flip; in the House, the bank sees a majority of around 255 seats.Now add the Republicans who have voted to repeal the Canada tariffs before. Of the four GOP senators who did so in 2025, Susan Collins just lost her seat in Maine and Mitch McConnell is retiring, which leaves Rand Paul and Lisa Murkowski. Even in the best case that’s 58, or nine short of an override. In the House, even if all six Republicans who broke ranks in February return, Democrats would still be roughly 29 votes short of 290. Translation: the Canada repeal will probably pass, and Trump will probably veto it, and it’s not clear Democrats can find the votes to override, as even the WSJ concedes.That’s also why Goldman’s chief political economist Alec Phillips was underwhelmed even before the votes were counted. In his midterm preview (available to pro subs), Phillips wrote:Democrats have indicated they would seek to reverse some of President Trump’s tariffs, but we expect this to have a limited effect since the reversals would likely be focused on a few countries (e.g., Canada) or products. We expect President Trump to announce new tariff increases after the election that would more than offset those reductions, likely resulting in a rise in the US effective tariff rate of a little under 2pp.We flagged that very passage on election night, so the WSJ story is only half the picture: Democrats are about to fight over the tariffs on the way out while the White House is lining up new ones on the way in.The real Democratic leverage probably lies elsewhere. In the bank’s post-election take, “USA: Democrats Win a House and Senate Majority with Gains Well Above Expectations”, Goldman expects Democrats “to use fiscal deadlines to seek to limit the war with Iran, roll back selected tariffs, and reverse spending cuts enacted last year.” The first deadline is December 11, when spending authority expires, though Goldman sees a short-term extension to February or March as most likely; the bigger one is the debt limit next fall. In other words, the more realistic path to tariff relief probably runs through a shutdown fight.Markets Already Placed Their BetTraders didn’t wait for Wyden. On Wednesday, JPMorgan’s Delta-One thematics desk noted that its Tariff Sensitive basket beat the market by 2.5 sigma, while “Trump Policy themes are experiencing aggressive unraveling amid the red reversal playing out” (available to pro subs), part of the same blue-wave rotation we described in “Texas Turns Blue, Futures Turn Green” and “Crude Crashes As Blue-nami Sparks Market Chaos,” where hopes of a tariff rollback were one of the reasons stocks ripped on Wednesday (before giving it all back and then some on Thursday).Ottawa, meanwhile, is playing it cool. Carney said talks have intensified since a November 1 call with Trump and that Washington is now “asking less” and “offering more,” having dropped some earlier demands, including limits on Canada’s ability to strike trade deals with other countries. At the same time, his government says the Democratic sweep won’t change its approach, and Canada’s trade surplus just widened to the highest in more than four years in September (Reuters), which tells you Ottawa isn’t exactly in a hurry.And there is a reason for the newfound flexibility in Washington: a Canada deal struck by Trump before January takes the issue away from Democrats. Those close to Trump told the WSJ they see little sign that the electoral rebuke will slow his trade agenda, and the Journal warns that the Canada dispute threatens to intensify in the coming months, before the new lawmakers are sworn in.Two Days Before The CavalryWhich brings us back to the calendar. On January 1, tariffs on Canadian cars, trucks, parts and steel are scheduled to jump to 50%; on January 3, the new Democratic Congress takes its seats. Even with a perfect start, Wyden’s bill would then need to clear Finance, the floor, the House and a veto, and as the charts above show, the last step is where every Canada repeal has died so far.So what happens? Two paths: either Democrats find nine more Republican senators and 29 more House Republicans willing to override a sitting president on trade, or Trump does what he does best, cuts his own Canada deal in December, declares victory and keeps the tariff machine pointed at everyone else. We’d bet heavily on the second, which also happens to be Goldman’s base case: fewer tariffs on a few countries like Canada, more tariffs on everyone else, and an effective tariff rate that ends up higher after the “anti-tariff” blue wave than before it.Then again, after twenty months, three statutes and zero congressional votes in favor, the one thing everyone in Washington now agrees on is that Congress should have a say on tariffs. Whether it gets one is a different question.Much more in the full Goldman “US Economics Analyst: Previewing the Midterm Elections” and the “USA: Democrats Win a House and Senate Majority with Gains Well Above Expectations” notes, both available to pro subs.
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Josh Bishop has been able to reach the hearts and minds of pro wrestling fans this year on his way to a Major League Wrestling (MLW) World Heavyweight Championship shot in a Last Man Standing match against Killer Kross.Bishop has brought a unique element to the ring that MLW has been looking for – someone who has a dangerous aura about them. The roster has a few guys who can do that, but there’s just something different about Bishop and the way he has carried himself through nearly 11 months.CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK PRO WRESTLING COVERAGEMLW owner Court Bauer recognized what Bishop had done this year.”He’s one of those guys that’s just been a breakout player for us,” Bauer told OutKick Dropkick. “He has that danger element to him. He’s just a machine, just a wrecking machine. And I believe that there’s, you know, you want familiarity, you want those guys. ‘Hey, I know that guy, he has a huge following on social media or he was at this company and he was on that TV show.’”But what fans love is the next generation and when someone can bring it and be at the same level as that other guy across the ring from him, like Killer Kross and Josh Bishop’s done that and then some whether the night he rag dolled him in New York City and pinned him or when they tore up the ring in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in MLW.”Bishop challenged Kross for the title earlier this year but fell short.MLW’S COURT BAUER TOUTS ‘HUGE YEAR’ FOR COMPANY AMID MEDIA DEALS, SPLASH MOVESHe’s come all the way back and even scored a pin on Kross in a tag team match. It’s helped him earn his latest shot, which will come at Saturday Night SuperFight.”All these things leading to this Last Man Standing match this weekend in Cicero in Chicago,” Bauer added. “It was all just incredible. He made his case to headline the pay-per-view and I’m like, man, you’re punching your ticket, you earned it, you get it, because guys that phone in, they don’t. They’re not making the card. The guy that didn’t, they’re getting that spot, and he earned that spot.”You gotta bring it, and if you can bring it. I don’t look at wrestling like, let’s just cast them because that’s the story we’re telling and that’s, you know, OK, we’re with a creative team, we’re writing and that just sounds like the right story. You listen to the crowd and you look at the effort of the guys in there that are just leaving it all in that ring. Josh Bishop this year did that and then some. He should be in that match. He should get that opportunity.”It all comes down to Saturday Night SuperFight. The event begins at 8 p.m. ET and can be seen live on Veeps.

A major cruise line abruptly canceled an 11-night voyage to the Caribbean this week when the U.S. Coast Guard detained its ship in Miami.The Coast Guard announced on Nov. 3 that MSC Poesia had been detained due to deficiencies with systems aboard the ship.”The Coast Guard cannot currently comment on the specifics of an ongoing Port State Control Examination, but we have identified deficiencies with systems on board the vessel that we are addressing with MSC,” said Capt. Frank Florio, commander, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Miami, in a press release issued by the Coast Guard.OUTRAGED CRUISE PASSENGERS BLAST COMPANY’S ‘IDIOTIC’ NEW DRESS CODE CRACKDOWNThe MSC Poesia will remain detained at the Miami port until the deficiencies are fixed and the ship is cleared to depart, the release added.”We have made the difficult decision to cancel the current sailing,” an MSC Cruises spokesperson told Fox News Digital about the situation. “We recognize how disappointing and frustrating this news is for our guests, and we sincerely apologize for the disruption to their holiday.””Prior to departure, a regulatory matter arose that required resolution. Despite our efforts to address the matter, we were unable to resolve it in time for the sailing to proceed,” the spokesperson added.”Guests will receive a full refund of their cruise fare, and we are providing support to assist with their journey home.”CRUISE TIPPING CHARGES ARE ‘OUT OF CONTROL.’ SAY PASSENGERS AS COMPANIES TOUT ‘EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE’The Coast Guard said its Port State Control program inspects foreign-flagged commercial vessels calling at U.S. ports to ensure they meet applicable safety, security and environmental standards.”When substantial noncompliance is identified, the Coast Guard may detain a vessel until the deficiencies that prevent its departure are corrected,” the release said.More than 2,000 people were aboard when the ship was detained, according to the blog “Cruise Critic.”The MSC Poesia was scheduled to leave Miami on Nov. 1 and return Nov. 12, with stops in Jamaica, Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica, Honduras and Belize, according to CruiseMapper.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTERAlex Perez, a maritime attorney at the Miami law firm Lipcon, Margulies & Winkleman, told Fox News Digital it’s very rare for a cruise ship carrying thousands of people to be detained rather than cited.Cruise ships in U.S. ports are inspected frequently, Perez said.But “the fact that this cruise ship was detained with passengers on board when [it was] about to embark on its voyage tells you the Coast Guard found something significant enough to warrant a detention.”Perez said the U.S. Coast Guard has the authority to inspect and board vessels in U.S. ports.CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE STORIES”A lot of cruise ships are foreign-flagged. That doesn’t change the Coast Guard’s authority over them,” he said.In addition to a canceled vacation, many passengers worry about the price of additional airfare, accommodations and lost paid time off from work.Perez said cruise passengers can file claims, but no class-action lawsuits are permitted.The binding passenger ticket contract issued by all major cruise lines explicitly prohibits class-action lawsuits.Under the universally enforced terms, passengers waive their right to join group litigation, according to the MSC USA Booking Conditions document.”Cruise ship contracts prohibit class actions,” Perez said. “So in a case like this … they cannot do class actions to group themselves together and make it easier for the passenger to get relief,” he said. TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZSeveral people took to online forums to discuss what happened.”We have been on board the MSC Poesia since 28 September,” said one Reddit user.”During dinner, we noticed we had not left the harbor at the given time,” the MSC passenger continued.”Although we’re disappointed that the last part of our extended back-to-back cruise was canceled, we appreciate the compensation MSC has offered and the practical help they’re providing to get us home,” the poster added.”Must have been a heck of an error for [the] Coast Guard to keep them from sailing,” another person commented. “I assume someone will spill the beans on what the problem was eventually.”

The Justice Department on Friday night dropped its lawsuit against California over the 20,000 ballots mailed to non-citizens since the state already tallied its ballots.
The Justice Department recently sued California and Los Angeles County over 20,000 suspected non-citizens registered to vote who have already been mailed ballots.
First Assistant US Attorney Bill Essayli said that voter rolls were compared to USCIS immigration, Social Security and passport records.
After a battle in the District Court with a Clinton-appointed judge, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday night rejected the DOJ’s bid to force California to segregate the ballots in question.
On Monday morning, the DOJ filed an emergency petition with the Supreme Court.
“In addition, because the United States’ irreparable injury is ongoing, the United States respectfully requests an administrative injunction pending the Court’s consideration of this application,” John Sauer wrote.
“Congress has made it “unlawful for any alien to vote” in any federal election. 18 U.S.C. 611. Enforcing that exclusion of aliens is “part of the sovereign’s obligation ‘to preserve the basic conception of a political community,’”” Sauer wrote.
The US Supreme Court later Monday denied the Trump Administration’s request to force California to segregate 20,000 ballots.
“The application for injunction pending appeal presented to Justice Kagan and by her referred to the Court is denied,” the unsigned order said with no noted dissents.
The DOJ late Friday night dropped the lawsuit after the Supreme Court denied its last-minute bid to segregate the ballots.
“In light of the Supreme Court’s denial, the United States is evaluating how to best ensure that American votes are protected, including by preventing vote dilution by noncitizens. In addition, by the time of this Court’s hearing on November 13 in this matter, California will have already commingled the challenged ballots with lawful ones,” the DOJ said in a court filing.
“There is then no way to get the challenged ballots segregated. As a result, the relief the United States sought and needed is no longer available—rendering voluntary dismissal necessary because there is no longer Article III jurisdiction,” the Justice Department wrote in its notice of voluntary dismissal reviewed by The Gateway Pundit.
“Since no answer or motion for summary judgment has been filed, this notice of voluntary dismissal is timely and the case is dismissed,” the DOJ said.

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