An Oklahoma woman, who was the last American patient to rely on an iron lung to live after she was diagnosed with polio at 5 years old, has died. Martha Lillard, who spent most of her life using the once-common breathing machine after contracting polio as a child, died June 26 at age 78 in Shawnee, Oklahoma, her sister Cindy McVey told The Associated Press. “They told her she wasn’t supposed to live past 20 years old,” McVey told the outlet on Friday. “She had the enthusiasm and the drive to continue living and make the best of her life.” McVey…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Graham Platner the embattled Democratic Senate nominee in Maine, on Friday publicly released the letter formally withdrawing from the U.S. Senate race, thanking supporters before signing off with, “F**k ICE. Free Palestine. Up the Hearts.”Platner posted the July 10 letter on X…
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As Europe searches for its next wave of energy transition and industry 4.0 solutions, technology startups driving the continent’s fourth industrial revolution or “4IR” are increasingly heading to a particular part of Germany in their droves – the Munich-Dresden corridor. An aggregation of Deutscher Startup-Verband and registry origination data from…
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois was substituted due to an injury during the World Cup quarterfinal match against Spain on Friday at Los Angeles Stadium.Courtois left the pitch in the 71st minute after appearing to sustain an injury to his right leg. He was…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Jannik Sinner will have an opportunity to run it back.Sinner, 24, defeated Novak Djokovic in straight sets, winning 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 on Friday at Centre Court, giving him an opportunity to win consecutive Wimbledon titles. He will play Alexander Zverev in the…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Spain and Belgium meet in their 2026 FIFA World Cup quarterfinal on Friday, July 10, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. ET from Los Angeles Stadium. Spain have been near-flawless through five matches, going 4-0-1 with nine goals scored and none conceded. Goalkeeper Unai…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Toronto Blue Jays reliever Braydon Fisher’s father, Normand Fisher, died at 65 during the team’s road trip to California on Monday.The Blue Jays were playing the San Francisco Giants, and Norm Fisher, who grew up in Vanden, California, was visiting friends from…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Shotzi Blackheart began her first Major League Wrestling (MLW) Women’s World Championship reign earlier this year when she defeated Shoko Nakajima on “Fusion.”It’s her first title of any kind of MLW and she relished the fact that she sits on top of…
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There’s a boldfaced brouhaha bubbling up this summer — has New York’s quietly elegant, ever-trendier Hudson Valley finally knocked the cash-splashing, high-falutin’ Hamptons off its perch as the preferred hideout for NYC’s elite? Nick Ewing thinks so. The 46-year-old commodities exec thought he’d found his forever escape after snapping up…
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump said he has left behind instructions to strike Iran should Tehran succeed in its attempts to assassinate him.”I’ve been on their list for a long time. That’s what we’re dealing with,” he told the New York Post on Friday.…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Abdul El-Sayed, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Michigan, is facing backlash after claiming he’s waiting on outstanding paperwork needed to accurately fill out his tax disclosure forms.El-Sayed’s statement appears to be trying to defuse allegations from his opponent, Rep. Haley…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., who has endorsed over 70 candidates this election cycle, is facing heat for propping up disgraced ex-Senate candidate Graham Platner — among a string of other radical, dark horse candidates.The self-proclaimed Democratic socialist, who has called his far-left…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Government regulations are adding nearly $132,000 to the cost of newly built houses, according to a new report released as Americans struggle to become homeowners.The findings show that more than one-quarter of the final prices of newly constructed homes come as housing…
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A riled-up grandma is calling out what she considers to be extreme measures taken by today’s overprotective parents — sparking a massive online melee. Randi Crawford, who happens to be a parenting coach, started the debate by announcing that she was finding herself baffled by the “mind-boggling” boundaries enforced by modern moms and dads. “The amount of rules going into the new parent playbook is very mind-boggling to Gen Xers like myself. Who is telling these young parents that grandma needs so much clearance to be near the baby?” she questioned in a recent video. Crawford maintains that several of her…
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Israel’s leaders are publicly signaling that their country is prepared to strike Iran for a third time, while a U.S. official tells Fox News Digital that Washington remains closely coordinated with Jerusalem. “The IDF is on high alert and prepared to resume the…
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