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The mayor of a small town in Georgia has been suspended by GOP Gov. Brian Kemp after he was charged for stashing a bottle of gin in a ditch for a state prison work crew to access.Thomson Mayor Benjamin “Benji” Cary Cranford, 52, was indicted in August and subsequently arrested by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation on felony charges of furnishing prohibited items to inmates and attempt to commit a felony.Cranford allegedly drove to a store on June 3 and purchased a bottle of Seagram’s Extra Dry Gin before leaving it in a ditch along Cobbham Road in Thomson, Georgia, in the path of a work crew of state prisoners from the Jefferson County Correctional Institution.GEORGIA MAYOR ARRESTED ON FELONY CHARGES AFTER ALLEGEDLY STORING ALCOHOL IN A DITCH FOR INMATESJust days later, Thomson Police asked the GBI to conduct an investigation into allegations that Cranford left alcohol to inmates.Cranford was taken into custody by GBI agents after a city council meeting in August. He was booked into the McDuffie County Jail and was later released on $5,000 bail.Kemp issued an executive order officially suspending Cranford as mayor on Friday. Cranford had taken office earlier this year after defeating incumbent Kenneth Usry in the election last year.The governor’s office received the indictment on Aug. 20 and on Sept. 9, an executive order was issued, appointing members to a review commission to determine whether the indictment related to or adversely affected the administration of the mayor’s duties.GEORGIA’S MUSLIM VOTERS OPPOSING HARRIS, TRUMP IN ELECTION OVER BOTH CANDIDATES’ SUPPORT FOR ISRAELThe commission provided a report to the governor on Oct. 1 showing that the indictment is affecting the administration of the mayor’s duties and the rights and interests of the public. The commission recommended Cranford be suspended.Cranford’s suspension is effective immediately and will remain in effect until the final disposition of the case or until the mayor’s term expires, whichever happens first.



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Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz raised some eyebrows about what he plans to do on Nov. 6 during his late-night debut on “Jimmy Kimmel Live.”On Monday, Walz and liberal host Jimmy Kimmel took turns knocking his GOP rival Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, over his refusal to say that former President Trump lost the 2020 election during last week’s vice presidential debate.Walz called it “very surreal” to listen to, but pivoted to his own optimism that the country will “turn the page” on Election Day.”For me, and being an eternal optimist, I always say that. I supervised a high school lunchroom – you’re an optimist or you’re dead,” Walz said.  “This idea that look, we get to turn the page on that, and I plan on waking up on November 6 with Madam President.”‘60 MINUTES’ ASKS HARRIS WHETHER IT WAS A ‘MISTAKE’ FOR BIDEN ADMIN TO GO SOFT ON BORDER, VP REPEATEDLY DODGESWhile the liberal audience roared with cheers, Kimmel jokingly asked for a clarification. “I want to be clear, you won’t be waking up together,” Kimmel responded with a grin.”No,” Walz laughed. “Unless you guys have gotten closer than we thought,” Kimmel quipped. “I have a problem about not being specific with my language. So thank you for that, specifically right,” Walz chuckled. MEDIA CRITICS PAN WALZ’S ‘UNSTEADY’ DEBATE PERFORMANCE: ‘CLEAR LACK OF PREPARATION AND EXECUTION’Walz previously went viral when he mistakenly claimed that he had “become friends with school shooters” during the vice presidential debate.”I sat in that office with those Sandy Hook parents. I’ve become friends with school shooters. I’ve seen it,” Walz said.WALZ STUNS THE INTERNET WITH VP DEBATE GAFFE: ‘I’VE BECOME FRIENDS WITH SCHOOL SHOOTERS’The poorly timed mishap occurred when Walz was asked about changing positions on banning assault weapons, which he previously opposed but now supports. Walz meant he had become friendly with parents who lost children to school shootings. He also made headlines when he referred to himself as a “knucklehead” after he was pressed about his falsehood about being in Hong Kong during the Tiananmen Square massacre. During an interview on “60 Minutes,” Walz was asked whether he could be trusted as other past statements have faced intense scrutiny. “Is that kind of misrepresentation- isn’t that more than just being a knucklehead?” CBS News’ Bill Whitaker asked. “I think folks know who I am and I think they know the difference between someone expressing emotion, telling a story, getting a date wrong … than a pathological liar like Donald Trump,” Walz said. “But I think it comes down to the question of whether you can be trusted to tell the truth,” Whitaker followed. “Yeah, well, I can. I think I can,” Walz responded. “I will own up to being a knucklehead at times, but the folks closest to me know that I keep my word,” Walz added.Fox News’ Brian Flood contributed to this report. 



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A cayoneer died at Zion National Park after an accidental fall near the exit of Heaps Canyon, Oct. 5.The 40-year-old man has not been identified and was canyoneering with three fellow canyoners when he fell between 150 and 200 feet, according to a press release from Zion National Park.The fall occurred at approximately 6 p.m. reports say, and the group were following the permitted itinerary through Heaps Canyon when the accident happened.CLIMBER IN ALASKA’S DENALI PARK NATIONAL PARK DIES AFTER 2 FALL 1,000 FEET OFF MOUNTAINZion National Park Technical Search and Rescue Team and the Washington County Sheriff’s Office were called to the scene and rendered emergency medical care before the Utah Department of Public Safety transported the victim via helicopter to receive additional care from the Hurricane Valley fire and Rescue team and Intermountain Life Flight.The victim was pronounced dead before he could be transported to a hospital.The following morning, the remaining canyoners were extracted by DPS helicopter.MISSING CLIMBER SOUGHT IN GLACIER NATIONAL PARK DAYS AFTER LAST BEING SEENPark officials issued a statement offering their condolences to the family and friends of the deceased.”Our thoughts and deepest sympathies are with the family and friends during this unimaginably difficult time,” said Zion National Park Superintendent Jeff Bradybaugh.    Zion National Park and the Washington County Sheriff’s Office are still investigating the exact cause of the man’s death. 
 



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The Kansas City Chiefs looked like the two-time defending Super Bowl champions that they are in a big 26-13 win over the New Orleans Saints on Monday night.The Chiefs got started early turning a Derek Carr interception into a touchdown on their first offensive drive. The Chiefs got into a grove as Kansas City scored on four of their first five drives before the half.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMKansas City would put the finishing touches on their win when Travis Kelce lined up as the quarterback near the goal line. He handed the ball off to Xavier Worthy who ran it into the end zone for a 3-yard score.Patrick Mahomes got Kelce involved in the game a ton. Even as he didn’t score a touchdown, Kelce had nine catches on 10 targets for 70 yards.Veteran wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster led the way with seven catches for 130 yards. It was the first time Smith-Schuster was over 100 yards receiving since 2022 against the San Francisco 49ers. It was his first stint with the Chiefs.Mahomes finished 28-of-39 passing for 331 yards. He had one interception and zero touchdown passes.TAYLOR SWIFT RETURNS TO WATCH CHIEFS TAKE ON SAINTS AFTER MISSING LAST 2 GAMESKareem Hunt scored a touchdown and had 102 rushing yards on the night.Carr and the Saints seemed like things were going to click. In the second quarter, Carr threw a long pass to Rashid Shaheed for a 43-yard touchdown. The scored was 10-7 at that point. But New Orleans wouldn’t score again until early in the fourth quarter when Carr found Foster Moreau.Shaheed had four catches for 86 yards.Carr’s night would be over early as he suffered a hip injury while trying to keep a drive alive on fourth down. The big hit forced him out and let Jake Haener enter the game to finish things out.The Chiefs moved to 5-0 to start the season as they entered a bye week. The last time Kansas City started a season with five straight wins was in 2018. It was Mahomes’ first season as the full-time starting quarterback and they would go on to lose in the AFC Championship.New Orleans moved to 2-3 after starting the year firing on all cylinders. The Saints have an early divisional matchup at home against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.



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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, on Monday, compared the viewpoint of his critics who oppose school spending to that of the confederacy when it came to freeing slaves.”When our people wanted to be liberated and emancipated in this country, the argument was, ‘you can’t free Black people because it would be too expensive,’” Johnson said. “They said it would be fiscally irresponsible for this country to liberate Black people.”During a press conference at a South Side church on Monday, Johnson touted that when he ran for mayor, he promised to transform the city’s public education system.ENTIRE CHICAGO SCHOOL BOARD TO RESIGN OVER TEACHERS UNION DISPUTE WITH DEM MAYOR: ‘DEEPLY ALARMING’”I’m a man of my word, and that means bold leadership in a moment that doesn’t nibble around the edges and look for incremental gain,” he said. “Our people in this city are tired of political leaders that want the status quo to nibble around the edges, and then when children don’t get what they deserve, they blame the very communities that they’ve divested in. Not on my watch.”Johnson said the status quo and mistakes of the past that left students behind are not going to continue.”And then the so-called experts, the so-called fiscally responsible stewards are making the same argument. When our people wanted to be liberated and emancipated in this country, the argument was, ‘you can’t free Black people because it would be too expensive,’” Johnson said. “They said it would be fiscally irresponsible for this country to liberate Black people.”And now you have detractors making the same argument of the confederacy when it comes to public education in this system,” he added. “These are the people who package these gimmicks, lied to our people, stole money from our people, refuse to pay into the pension system, left the taxpayers with the bill, and for me to fix it.”CHICAGO SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES MEASURE TO DO AWAY WITH ‘RANKING’ SCHOOLS AFTER ‘LONGSTANDING STRUCTURAL RACISM’ Johnson vowed to build a world-class school district rather than leave students behind and fire teachers and staff.”The city leaders have long resisted investing in our children. I am no longer going to accept the status quo,” he said. “We have schools right now who do not have dollars for buses to take their kids to sporting events. We have a system right now that can’t adequately bus children to the very spaces that they say they believe in, and so that is why I was elected to fight and fight.”During the press conference, Johnson introduced six new nominees for the school board, noting he would name a seventh at a later date.STUDENTS LEFT BEHIND AS CHICAGO HIGH SCHOOL SUFFERS FROM STAFFING ISSUES, TEACHER ABSENCES: REPORT The mayor referred to his six new school board nominees as members, though he said they are still being vetted as a formality. Once the vetting is complete, Johnson’s nominees could remain on the board when it triples in size in January and changes to more of a hybrid model that includes 11 mayoral appointees and 10 elected members.”I’m confident that these new candidates will work to lead CPS into the world-class school system that our children deserve,” Johnson said, referring to Chicago Public Schools. “I will continue to nominate Chicagoans who are dedicated to meeting the needs of our students.”Johnson has tried to oust the district’s CEO, Pedro Martinez, who was named to his position in 2021 by Johnson’s predecessor, then-Mayor Lori Lightfoot.As a former Chicago Teachers Union organizer, Johnson has clashed with Martinez over the best way to close gaps in the district’s nearly $10 billion budget. Martinez has refused to resign from his post, saying the district needs stability.On Friday, all seven board members announced they would resign from their posts by the end of the month.Johnson handpicked all the outgoing members in 2023, just months after he took office.The Associated Press contributed to this report.



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