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“60 Minutes” is in hot water again. The longtime news program has been plagued by controversy in recent days after it edited an unflattering exchange Vice President Kamala Harris had with veteran correspondent Bill Whitaker, which aired in a preview clip on Sunday’s “Face The Nation” but was changed for Monday’s primetime election special. Harris was mocked by conservatives for offering a lengthy “word salad” when she was asked why it seemed like Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wasn’t listening to the U.S. “Well, Bill, the work that we have done has resulted in a number of movements in that region by Israel that were very much prompted by, or a result of, many things, including our advocacy for what needs to happen in the region,” Harris responded in Sunday’s “Face the Nation” clip. CBS ‘60 MINUTES’ AIRS TWO DIFFERENT ANSWERS FROM VP HARRIS TO THE SAME QUESTIONHowever, a shorter, more focused answer from the vice president was shown to the same question on Monday night.”We are not going to stop pursuing what is necessary for the United States to be clear about where we stand on the need for this war to end,” Harris said in the primetime special. It appears the two different responses were part of the same long answer, but CBS has not offered answers for the discrepancy.CBS News is facing mounting pressure to release the transcript of the full Harris interview to account for the discrepancy. Meanwhile, former President Trump has called for the network to lose its broadcasting license, and former CBS staffers are demanding an outside probe to look into the controversy. It’s yet another controversy and accusation of liberal bias the venerable show has taken in recent years.In the final days leading up to the 2020 election, then-President Trump famously sparred with “60 Minutes” veteran Lesley Stahl over the Hunter Biden laptop scandal, which had just been unearthed by The New York Post.Trump insisted at the time that then-candidate Joe Biden was “in the midst of a scandal.” “He’s not,” Stahl gleefully replied. “Of course he is, Lesley,” Trump sternly doubled down. “No, c’mon,” Stahl continued to reject the president’s claim, before lecturing him, “This is ’60 Minutes’ and we can’t put on things that we can’t verify.”CBS News eventually went on and verified the infamous laptop in 2022. At the time, the laptop and its contents were accused of being part of a Russian disinformation campaign in wide swaths of the media, and the New York Post’s story was even blocked from being shared on Twitter.CBS TARRED AND FEATHERED FOR ADMITTING EXISTENCE OF HUNTER BIDEN’S LAPTOP TWO YEARS AFTER NEW YORK POST REPORTIn May 2020, “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley cast significant doubt on the Trump administration’s assertions that the COVID pandemic stemmed from a lab leak in Wuhan, China.At the time, Pelley told viewers “both the White House and the Chinese Communist Party have been less than honest” and instead hyped the credibility of Peter Daszak, president of the group EcoHealth Alliance and one of the most vocal foes of the lab-leak theory. EcoHealth Alliance received government funding from the National Institutes of Health and has had a long working partnership with the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV), which has increasingly been viewed as the possible origin for the disastrous pandemic. Pelley lamented how the Trump administration abruptly ended EcoHealth’s funding because of a “political disinformation campaign targeting China’s Wuhan Institute.” “As the U.S. led the world in illness and death, the White House moved the focus to the Chinese government,” Pelley told viewers as he swiped the Trump administration. “Last Sunday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo attempted to resurrect a debunked theory that the virus was man-made in China … The administration has offered no evidence of an accident or genetic engineering.”CREDIBILITY CRISIS: ‘60 MINUTES’ TRIES TURNING BACK THE CLOCK AFTER DECLARING COVID LAB LEAK THEORY ‘DEBUNKED’The “60 Minutes” correspondent pushed the notion that the virus stemmed from a wet market and turned to another expert who suggested that the virus came naturally from a pangolin. “There is zero evidence that this virus came out of a lab in China,” Daszak insisted. “Does the Wuhan Institute of Virology, to your knowledge, have this virus in its inventory?” Pelley asked. “No,” Daszak answered.”Why do you say so?” Pelley followed. “The closest known relative is one that’s different enough that it is not SARS-CoV 2, so there’s just no evidence that anybody had it in the lab anywhere in the world prior to the outbreak,” Daszak answered.CBS News has said its report was based on the facts known at that time. But fast-forward to March 2021 when Pelley’s colleague Lesley Stahl declared a potential lab-leak a “leading theory” to the pandemic’s origin.Notably, Pelley was tapped to interview Trump for the “60 Minutes” election special before the former president decided to skip the sit-down entirely. In April 2021, “60 Minutes” pushed the false narrative that Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was engulfed in a “pay for play” scheme involving COVID vaccines.A preview clip released ahead of the full report’s airing showed “60 Minutes” correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi confronting the governor at a press conference over allegations that he rewarded Publix, a southern supermarket chain with more than 850 Florida locations, with COVID vaccines after the company made a sizable donation to his PAC. “Publix, as you know, donated $100,000 to your campaign,” Alfonsi began in the clip. “And then you rewarded them with the exclusive rights to distribute the vaccination in Palm Beach –“”First, of all what you’re saying is wrong,” DeSantis interrupted. “How is that not pay for play?” Alfonsi then asked. “That’s a fake narrative,” DeSantis replied. “I met with the county mayor, I met with the administrator, I met with all the folks at Palm Beach County and I said, ‘Here’s some of the options: We can do more drive-thru sites, we can give more to hospitals, we can do the Publix.’ And they said, ‘We think that would be the easiest thing for our residents.”CBS’ ‘60 MINUTES’ ACCUSED OF EDITING EXCHANGE BETWEEN DESANTIS, REPORTER PUSHING ‘PAY FOR PLAY’ NARRATIVEAlfonsi then narrated that Palm Beach County Commissioner Melissa McKinlay claimed DeSantis “never met with her about the Publix deal.””The criticism here is that is pay for play, Governor,” Alfonsi told DeSantis.”And it’s wrong, it’s wrong,” the governor shot back. “It’s a fake narrative. I just disabused you of the narrative. And you don’t care about the facts. Because, obviously, I laid it out for you in a way that is irrefutable.”However, the CBS program drastically edited the exchange by cutting out several minutes of the governor’s comments to Alfonsi which explained that CVS and Walgreens had the vaccine first during its rollout at senior communities and long-term care facilities, while Publix was the first chain to volunteer to roll out the vaccine in its stores. DeSantis also told Alfonsi that CVS and Walgreens would also get the vaccine when their mission of vaccinating Florida’s seniors was completed. Despite the backlash the “60 Minutes” preview clip sparked on social media, the exchange remained edited during that Sunday’s broadcast, a stark departure from the edit that was made between the preview clip of the Harris interview versus what aired in primetime. Democratic state officials, conservative pundits, Publix, and DeSantis himself all rejected the story pushed by “60 Minutes.”A CBS spokesperson initially told Fox News Digital about the edited exchange: “As we always do for clarity, 60 MINUTES used the portion of the Governor’s over 2-minute response that directly addressed the question from the correspondent.” CBS News repeatedly defended its reporting while never addressing the criticisms over its “pay-for-play” push. CBS didn’t respond to a request for comment.



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A California judge accused of killing his wife is still raking in his nearly $250,000 salary, despite being held behind bars.Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson, 74, allegedly killed his wife last year in Anaheim Hills, according to KTLA. He was charged with multiple felonies in connection with the Aug. 3, 2023, fatal shooting of 65-year-old Sheryl Ferguson. He is being held in Los Angeles County at the Twin Towers Correctional Facility.Ferguson, who was a prosecutor before he became a judge in 2015, was initially released on $1 million bail but is now back in jail after he allegedly lied about drinking alcohol while awaiting trial.COAST GUARD HOISTS ILL MAN FROM CRUISE SHIP NEARLY 170 MILES FROM CALIFORNIA COASTThe judge made more than $220,000 in salary in 2023, with an additional $22,000 in benefits, according to The Orange County Register. The $242,000 compensation continued to be paid to him even after he allegedly shot and killed his wife.He faces a felony murder charge with two felony enhancements for personal use of a firearm and discharge of a firearm causing great bodily injury and death. If convicted on all counts, he could face 40 years to life in prison.Ferguson has pleaded not guilty, but prosecutors said he confessed to the killing when texting with his court clerk and bailiff.”I just shot my wife. I won’t be in tomorrow. I will be in custody. I’m so sorry,” Ferguson allegedly wrote.After Ferguson and his wife had an argument at a restaurant, the two returned home and continued the argument before he pulled a pistol from his ankle holster and shot her in the chest, according to prosecutors. The couple’s adult son claimed his father was drunk at the time.PILOT’S WIFE SAFELY LANDS IN CALIFORNIA AFTER HER HUSBAND SUFFERS MEDICAL EMERGENCY DURING FLIGHTCLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPThe judge continues to receive his salary because the California Constitution states that a judge facing felony charges is disqualified from acting as a judge but that the change in his judicial status does not include loss of salary, the Orange County Register reported.A judge would only be suspended without pay after a felony conviction.



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American surfing icon Bethany Hamilton recently revealed some heartbreaking news concerning one of her family members.In a social media post, Hamilton revealed that her nephew Andrew was found unconscious in a bathtub on Oct. 11. Andrew was rushed to a hospital in Honolulu, Hawaii, where he underwent treatment. While Hamilton wrote that her nephew “still has a heartbeat,” she also acknowledged that he faces a daunting road ahead.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMHamilton asked for prayer and support as her entire family attempts to navigate through the challenging circumstances.”HELP!! My precious nephew was medevaced to kapiolani in Oahu this morning after drowning last night. He still has a heartbeat and has fight in him,” Hamilton wrote in a post shared on Instagram.US OLYMPIC SURFER GRIFFIN COLAPINTO TACKLING MENTAL HEALTH IN HIS COMMUNITY THROUGH ATHLETES FOR GOOD GRANTIn an effort to ensure Andrew receives the best treatment available, Hamilton is soliciting help from experts or anyone who could provide pertinent advice on potential alternative forms of treatment.”We are wrecked. But I know how proper medical support can make or break someone’s chance of survival and in this case we’re asking for help from anyone who has information of what we can do to give my nephew the best chance. PLEASE ONLY MESSAGE MY BROTHER if you have timely information on other treatments to look into. Please pray. THANK YOU! Ps we are in touch with Dr Harch gratefully and some wonderful helpful people!”A SupportNow fund which was created in support of Andrew has received more than $27,000 in donations as of Tuesday. Andrew is “almost 4 years old,” according to information posted to the fund’s page. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.



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Vice President Kamala Harris has gone 87 days as the presumptive, and now, official Democratic nominee for president without holding an official press conference. Trump has held six news conferences where he took questions from the media since the beginning of August, including another this month after meeting with Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp about hurricane relief efforts.President Biden also held a news conference in the White House press briefing room earlier this month, where he joked about getting back into the 2024 race.BERNIE SANDERS SAYS HARRIS DROPPING FAR-LEFT POLICIES ‘IN ORDER TO WIN THE ELECTION’Harris has stepped up her interviews in recent weeks, including doing radio hits, a solo sit-down with a Philadelphia TV station, and friendly appearances with “The View,” Stephen Colbert and Howard Stern.But as for when she’ll actually do a formal press conference as a candidate, that day may never come, at least while she’s still a candidate.Conservative Radio Libre host Jorge Bonilla feels Harris should do a press conference but said it’s almost “irrelevant” because she continues to get a pass. HARRIS DODGES QUESTION ON LOWERING PRICES BY DESCRIBING ‘MIDDLE-CLASS’ ROOTS: NEIGHBORS ‘PROUD OF THEIR LAWN’”She is highly unlikely to do a press conference because the media have enabled and encouraged her ‘plexiglass basement’ strategy, wherein she preserves the illusion of being out there while remaining wholly inaccessible to the press and therefore unaccountable,” Bonilla told Fox News Digital.In her interview in Philadelphia, her answer citing her middle-class upbringing when asked about specifics of her economic policy drew sharp criticism.BARBARA WALTERS WOULD EXPECT KAMALA HARRIS TO DO INTERVIEWS, AUTHOR SAYS: ‘PART OF THE JOB OF BEING PRESIDENT'”You know, I grew up in a neighborhood of folks who were very proud of their lawn,” she said. “And I was raised to believe and to know that all people deserve dignity, and that we as Americans have a beautiful character. You know, we have ambitions and aspirations and dreams, but not everyone necessarily has access to the resources that can help them fuel those dreams and ambitions. “So when I talk about building an opportunity economy, it is very much with the mind of investing in the ambitions and aspirations and the incredible work ethic of the American people and creating opportunity for people, for example, to start a small business.”Fox News Digital’s Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report. 



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If the saying is true that a series doesn’t start until the home team loses a game, then the Cleveland Guardians are still waiting for the American League Championship Series to begin.The New York Yankees are two wins away from winning their first pennant since 2009 after their 6-3 victory over the Guardians in Game 2 of the ALCS on Tuesday night.What was supposed to be a pitcher’s duel was anything but one. Reigning AL Cy Young Award winner Gerrit Cole recorded just one out in the fifth inning, and Tanner Bibee was yanked in just the second inning. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMNew York jumped out to a 3-0 lead early, as Aaron Judge’s sky-high pop-up was dropped, leading to the first run of the game. In the second inning, Alex Verdugo recorded an RBI double, and then Judge hit a sac fly with the bases loaded (it was reliever Cade Smith’s first batter after Cleveland intentionally walked Juan Soto).The Guardians did jump on Cole in the fifth, though, loading the bases and playing small ball with a sac fly and a fielder’s choice that drove in a run to make it a 3-2 game.The Yankees had a chance for a big sixth inning, but both Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Anthony Rizzo were both thrown out on the bases. Instead, they scored just one run, after Rizzo doubled and Volpe scored on an error. However, Judge finally got the big October hit he desperately needed, sending a two-run home run to center field in the seventh to make it a 6-2 Yankees lead.Judge had been hitting .204 in his previous 49 postseason games entering Tuesday — in this October alone, he was 2-for-17 (.118), albeit with a .333 on-base percentage. His long-term October resume still isn’t great, but it’s certain that he needed something.Four Yankees relievers combined for 4.2 innings of one-run ball, allowing just two hits and two walks while striking out three. Jose Ramirez’s solo home run in the ninth inning off Luke Weaver was the first earned run the Yankees bullpen allowed this October.The series now moves to Cleveland, where Game 3 will be Thursday at 5:08 p.m. ET. Clarke Schmidt will start for the Yankees, while Cleveland’s starter hasn’t been named yet. Cleveland will have to win two of three at home to force the series back to the Bronx — and win four of the final five in order to advance to the World Series.Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.



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