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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. involved a rally audience in a call-and-response joke at his Michigan rally this week.Kennedy spoke at the Falk Productions manufacturing facility in Walker, Michigan on Friday — participating in a campaign event hosted by Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump.During the rally, Kennedy mocked Vice President Kamala Harris for her frequent references to having been born in the “middle class” when asked to respond to a difficult question.HARRIS DODGES QUESTION ON LOWERING PRICES BY DESCRIBING ‘MIDDLE-CLASS’ ROOTS: NEIGHBORS ‘PROUD OF THEIR LAWN'”All you have to know is seven words, and you never have to admit to doing anything wrong again,” Kennedy told the Michigan audience. “And you know what those seven words are? ‘I was born in the middle class.'”Kennedy instructed the rally-goers to repeat after him in a series of back-and-forths.”The next time your boss asks you why you were late for work, what are you gonna say?” Kennedy asked.JD VANCE TAKES APPARENT JAB AT KAMALA HARRIS SAYING SHE’S FROM A WORKING CLASS FAMILY”I was born in the middle class!” the audience responded.”And the next time your wife asks you why you didn’t take out the garbage, what are you gonna say?” Kennedy asked.”I was born in the middle class!” the audience responded.”That’s all you have to know and you don’t have to answer any questions!” Kennedy joked.CLICK TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPRepublican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance also referenced the vice president’s tendency to bring up her middle class roots during a rally earlier this week.”They ask Kamala, of course, because she’s the vice president and she is the reason why we have sky-high inflation and a wide open border, ‘What are you going to do? What is your specific plan to solve the inflation crisis that’s making it unaffordable to buy groceries and housing?’ And Kamala will say, ‘Well, did you know that I grew up in a middle-class family? I had a very nice lawn back there in Berkeley, California,’” he continued. “It’s like, ‘Well, that might be true. What the hell does that have to do with lower inflation?’”



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Two Georgia police officers were injured during a shootout with a suspected gun store burglar just after midnight Saturday morning.Smyrna and Cobb County police responded to a 911 call at 12:16 a.m. regarding a burglary at the Adventure Outdoors gun store along South Cobb Drive, Smyrna Police Department Chief Keith Zgonc said during an early morning press conference. The expansive 80,000 square foot store and range is about 13 miles northwest of Downtown Atlanta.When officers arrived, they encountered an armed gunman that was inside the store at the time, Zgonc said. Gunfire erupted between the gunmen and officers on scene. GEORGIA SCHOOL SHOOTING: NEW AUDIO OF ALLEGED SHOOTER, FATHER ENCOUNTER WITH POLICE OVER 2023 ONLINE THREATSOfficers from the Smyrna Police Department and the Cobb County Police Department returned fire, killing the suspect. His identity has not been revealed. Two Smyrna Police Department officers were shot and injured during the shooting. They were both transported to a local area hospital where they are recovering from their non-life-threatening injuries.A SWAT team was subsequently brought in to secure the store and ensure there was no one else inside. WHO IS THE ALLEGED GEORGIA SCHOOL SHOOTER? WHAT WE KNOWThe Georgia Bureau of Investigation is on the scene and is investigating the incident, Zgonc said.Zgonc said police were unsure if the suspect had broken into the store to steal weapons. The store was closed at the time. Cobb County Police Chief Stuart VanHoozer said it is very concerning that a suspect would shoot at police, noting that two officers have been killed in metro Atlanta the last few weeks.He said there was a massive police response given the recent police shootings in the area and the nature of the store, which has about 18,000 guns in stock, according to the company’s website. The store touts itself as the “actual largest gun store in the world.””We had a lot of officers come and that’s the reason that they came,” VanHoozer said. “I’m angry, it angers me that we have people that want to do this,” Zgonc added. “They want to take shots at police officers. They want to do us harm and clearly, this individual that was involved in this criminal act necessitated our response.”



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North Korea is expanding its list of crimes punishable by death, according to reports.Supreme leader Kim Jong Un’s regime expanded the list of offenses warranting the death penalty from 11 to 16 via revisions of criminal law, according to Yonhap News Agency.New offenses warranting execution as a punishment include: anti-state propaganda and agitation acts, illegal manufacturing, and the illicit use of weapons are included in the new codes. KIM JONG UN PROMISES TO ‘STEADILY STRENGTHEN’ NORTH KOREA’S ‘NUCLEAR FORCE’The legal modifications were codified via multiple amendments between May 2022 and December 2023, according to a report from the Korea Institute for National Unification (KINU). The tightening of the criminal code is intended to strengthen the Kim regime’s grip on the population through its continued monopolization of the marketplace and military. Earlier this month, North Korea promised to refine its weapons development and strengthen its nuclear capabilities. NORTH KOREA’S KIM JONG UN REPORTEDLY ORDERED DOZENS OF OFFICIALS EXECUTED AFTER DEADLY FLOODSKim Jong Un made the comments Monday at a state event celebrating the country’s 76th anniversary.”The obvious conclusion is that the nuclear force of the DPRK and the posture capable of properly using it for ensuring the state’s right to security in any time should be more thoroughly perfected,” the dictator said.”DPRK” is an abbreviation for North Korea’s official name, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.Kim Jong Un warned that the United States’ increased involvement in the region has forced the regime to pursue more powerful weapons as a deterrence mechanism.”The DPRK will steadily strengthen its nuclear force capable of fully coping with any threatening acts imposed by its nuclear-armed rival states and redouble its measures and efforts to make all the armed forces of the state, including the nuclear force, fully ready for combat,” the supreme leader said.The 14th Supreme People’s Assembly, the unicameral legislative body of the country, amended the national constitution last year to enshrine nuclear weaponization as a core principle.



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A woman was busted in Presidio, Texas, for smuggling more than 700 pounds of prohibited Mexican bologna and more than 280 boxes of undeclared prescription medications through the Southern Border.The suspect, a 43-year-old U.S. citizen, was caught at about 4 p.m. on Monday at the Presidio Port of Entry, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.She was arriving from Mexico driving a 2023 GMC Yukon when she was stopped, and she declared only a cooked meal during the initial inspection, CBP said.CBP agriculture specialists initiated a secondary inspection and discovered several suitcases in the vehicle that appeared heavier than expected.OVER 13K IMMIGRANTS CONVICTED OF MURDER HAVE BEEN RELEASED INTO USThe specialists opened a suitcase and found several rolls of Mexican bologna inside. A total of 40 rolls were found in the suitcases, which ended up as 748 pounds of the illegal meat.Mexican bologna is prohibited because it is made from pork and could bring foreign animal diseases to the U.S. pork industry, CBP said.”We stress that it is important that travelers educate themselves on what products are allowed to be legally entered from abroad,” CBP Presidio Port Director Benito Reyes, Jr. said in a statement. “And even if they believe an item is allowed travelers should still declare all items they are transporting to the U.S. to avoid fines and penalties.””The concern with pork products is that they have the potential to introduce foreign animal diseases that can have devastating effects to the U.S. economy and to our agriculture industry,” he continued.More than 280 boxes of undeclared medication were also found hidden inside various panels of the vehicle. These medications include Tramadol, which is a schedule IV controlled substance, as well as Fentermina, Alprazolam, Clonazapam, Diazapam, Farmapram, Ampigran and Sulfamethoxazole.The bologna was seized and destroyed by the CBP agriculture specialists.HARRIS HEADS TO SOUTHERN BORDER LOOKING TO FLIP SCRIPT ON IMMIGRATION CRITICISMSCBP officers also seized the medication, the vehicle and more than $7,600 in concealed currency.The woman was issued a $1,000 civil penalty in connection with the smuggling incident.



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It’s long been known that no amount of alcohol is good for the body — and now new research spotlights the potential harm it can cause.More than 5% of all cancer cases are caused by drinking alcohol, according to the Cancer Progress Report 2024 from the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR).Among the modifiable risk factors for cancer, alcohol is the third biggest, behind obesity (7.6% of cases) and cigarette smoking (19.3%).TO REDUCE CANCER RISK, SKIP THE ALCOHOL, REPORT SUGGESTS”Excessive levels of alcohol consumption increase the risk for six different types of cancer, including certain types of head and neck cancer, esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, and breast, colorectal, liver and stomach cancers,” said Rajarshi Sengupta, PhD, lead author of the AACR Cancer Progress Report 2024, in a statement sent to Fox News Digital.”Further, research shows that alcohol intake at an early age can increase the risk of cancer later in life.”Based on these findings, limiting or eliminating alcohol can reduce the risk of developing alcohol-related cancers by 8% and the risk of all cancers by 4%, the report noted.There has been a “roller coaster of information” about whether alcohol is harmful, according to addiction psychiatrist Dr. Adam Scioli of Caron Treatment Centers in Pennsylvania.”There have even been reports for years that it could be beneficial for one’s health — but we know now that alcohol ingestion is one of the modifiable risk factors for cancer,” Scioli, who is not affiliated with AACR, told Fox News Digital.‘DOES SMARTPHONE EXPOSURE CAUSE BRAIN CANCER?’: ASK A DOCTORAround 75,000 Americans each year are diagnosed with a cancer that is linked in some way to alcohol use, according to Scioli. The more someone drinks — both in volume and frequency — the higher the risk, he warned.”Alcohol is a toxin,” Scioli said. “We’ve long known that it impacts any number of organs, essentially starting with the brain and working its way down to the colorectal system.”Moderate alcohol use is defined as one drink or less in one day for women. For men, it is two drinks or fewer per day, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).”Drinking alcohol in moderation may increase your overall risks of death and chronic disease,” the agency stated on its website.”Even low levels of alcohol use (less than one drink per day) can raise the risk of certain cancers.”Scioli agreed, emphasizing that “we can definitely say there’s no added health benefit to ingestion of alcohol.””The line between safety and danger is debatable, and is different for each person.”While risk factors like tobacco use are widely known, public awareness about the link between alcohol and cancer is still low, according to Sengupta.Most Americans (51%) are not aware that alcohol increases cancer risk, per AACR data.”It’s been flying under the radar for far too long — especially given the number of Americans who have met the criteria for alcohol use disorder, which is around 29 million Americans in 2023,” said Scioli.The good news, according to Scioli, is that with modifiable risk factors like alcohol, reducing the intake decreases the risk. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR HEALTH NEWSLETTERAs the report stated, those who are successful in decreasing their drinking or abstaining below those moderate risk levels will see a risk reduction in overall cancers, he noted.”We need to do a much better job of making the public aware of the risks inherent in drinking — particularly moderate to heavy drinking,” Scioli said. “And we need to make the public aware that there are mechanisms by which they can access help if they are unable to moderate their drinking or quit on their own.”For more Health articles, visit www.foxnews.com/healthTo help raise awareness, Sengupta of the AACR called for public messaging campaigns, “such as cancer-specific warning labels displayed on alcoholic beverages.”Along with that, she told Fox News Digital, “effective clinical strategies that reduce or eliminate alcohol consumption must be considered to reduce the burden of alcohol-related cancers.”



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