State Department fires back after Walz doubles down on pardon of convicted child rapist

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! After Democrat Tim Walz doubled down on his move to pardon a foreign child rapist prior to his deportation, the State Department took another swing at the Minnesota governor in an escalating back-and-forth.The Minnesota Board of Pardons, comprised of Walz, state Attorney General Keith Ellison and state Chief Justice Natalie Hudson, granted clemency to Laotian national Tou Lue Vang, 42, on June 10. Vang was scheduled to be deported from the United States before the pardon.”Governor Walz’s pardon of a convicted foreign sex offender was a grave and unconscionable betrayal of the very…

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The Billionaire Tax Is A Retirement-Security Measure

California voters face a topsy-turvy choice in November, when two competing ballot measures go head to head. Prop. 42, branded as retirement protection, is actually a kill-switch measure that protects billionaire wealth. Prop. 40, called the “Billionaire Tax,” is the one that helps fund the systems retirees depend on. The…

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Why Lionel Messi vs. Lamine Yamal Makes the World Cup Final A Must-Watch

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Argentina and Spain are set to meet in Sunday’s FIFA World Cup final, where Lionel Messi and Lamine Yamal will square off in a star-studded matchup that bridges soccer’s past, present and future.FOX Sports soccer analysts Thierry Henry and Zlatan Ibrahimović reacted…

26 Stat-Stuffed Headlines From The Best World Cup Ever

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! This was the World Cup of firsts.The first tournament to feature 48 teams saw 1,248 players descend upon Canada, Mexico and the United States this summer. The expanded field means there will be a total of 104 matches played at the conclusion…

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Woman falls victim to romance scam after sending money to a fake boyfriend: ‘I want to vomit’

One rainy afternoon in August, Jean Booth scurried up the stairs of a nondescript Thai restaurant tucked into a strip mall off the highway, shook out her blue, shoulder-length hair and took out her phone. She bit her lip; no messages. Her boyfriend, Donnie, was due to arrive at the airport in a matter of hours, but Jean hadn’t heard from him all day. This little hole-in-the-wall was a pit stop on the way to their new life together. She’d been forced to move into her dad’s house in Ohio since her life fell apart in the spring, in no…

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