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Another body was found in the popular Lady Bird Lake in Austin, Texas, where other deceased individuals were found recently.The latest body found joins the growing mystery after at least 6 additional bodies were found throughout the year in the lake in 2024. On Friday, police were called to investigate reports of a dead person in the water near 1st Street Bridge and the 300 block of Cesar Chavez.The Austin Police Department (APD) said that they do not suspect foul play as the body showed no signs of trauma, but are investigating the incident.Despite APD attempting to quell community fears, questions and speculation have run rampant. Police have attributed most of the deaths to accidental drowning due to the lake’s proximity to nightclubs and bars.BODY FOUND IN SAME AUSTIN LAKE WHERE OTHER DECEASED INDIVIDUALS DISCOVERED IN RECENT MONTHSThe most recent body was found on December 1. The victim was recently identified as 73-year-old Thi Lang Nguyen. Austin police said that there is nothing connected to the other deaths this year.TEXAS PARENTS OF ONLYFANS MODEL IN DEADLY MIAMI STABBING ARRESTEDIn September, a man was behaving erratically near East Cesar Chavez and Nueces Streets. He then went into the water and did not resurface. He was later pulled out and pronounced dead. WATCH:Back in February, a woman’s body was found in the water about 20 feet from the north shore and in April, a fisherman spotted another person floating in the water.In July, a man was suffering from blunt force trauma on the trail near Rainey Street. The man was pronounced dead a short time later. In September, a body was found along a trail near the lake off Pleasant Valley Road. Fox News Digital has reached out to the APD for comment.Fox News Digital’s Louis Casiano contributed to this report.



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The pope has contracted a cold and will skip his usual outdoor Sunday prayer, instead giving the blessing indoors just days ahead of his Christmas Eve and Day Masses, the Vatican said Saturday. Chilly weather and the pope’s busy schedule during Christmas week were cited as reasons for the 88-year-old giving the blessing from his residence at the chapel of the Vatican’s Santa Marta quarters.The pope usually addresses the public from the window of St. Peter’s Basilica overlooking St. Peter’s Square on Sundays. BIDEN HEADING TO VATICAN CITY NEXT MONTH TO MEET WITH POPE FRANCIS, MELONI IN FINAL OVERSEAS TRIPPope Francis sounded congested on Saturday as he gave his annual Christmas greeting to Vatican bureaucrats. The octogenarian has suffered from bronchitis before, including last year when he was hospitalized, and he also missed a climate change meeting in Dubai last year because of the flu and lung inflammation. POPE FRANCIS REVEALS HE WAS NEARLY ASSASSINATED DURING HISTORIC IRAQ TRIPThe pope developed pleurisy in his 20s and was forced to have part of his lungs removed in his native Argentina. Christmas Eve also marks the beginning of the Vatican’s Holy Year in which around 32 million pilgrims are expected to head to Rome throughout 2025. The pope will open the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica on Christmas Eve and On Dec. 26, he will go to Rome’s main prison to inaugurate the start of the Holy Year there. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPThe Holy Year, also known as the Jubilee, is usually held every 25 years. The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.



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At least five people were injured, and a suspect was killed, after a man drove his pickup truck through the glass doors of a J.C. Penney in a mall in Texas, police said.The incident happened on Saturday evening, just days before Christmas, at the Killeen Mall in Killeen, Texas – which is about 70 miles north of Austin.In a press conference on Saturday evening, Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt. Bryan Washko said that the truck was driven “several hundred yards” through the entrance of the J.C. Penney store.Startled shoppers were injured as the driver was “actively running people over” and a fifth went to the hospital on their own, Sergeant Washko said. Those injured ranged from 6 to 75 years old, he said.5 DEAD, MANY INJURED AFTER MAN DRIVES INTO GERMAN CHRISTMAS MARKET IN SUSPECTED TERROR ATTACK: REPORTWATCH:The incident unfolded as authorities noticed that the suspect, who has not been identified, was seen “driving erratically,” and police attempted to pull him over.CHILLING GOOGLE SEARCHES LEAD POLICE TO ARREST ACTIVE-DUTY MARINE IN ALLEGED MURDER OF ESCORTInstead of stopping, the driver got off the highway, drove to the parking lot of the Killeen Mall and smashed his car through the doors of the J.C. Penney, Sergeant Washko said.The man driving the truck was fatally shot by law enforcement, authorities said.”There were officers from D.P.S., the Killeen Police Department and three other agencies that engaged in gunfire to eliminate this threat to the community,” Sergeant Washko said.Fox News Digital has reached out to the Killeen Police Department for comment.



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The status of Patrick Mahomes’ ankle was widely discussed leading up to Saturday’s game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Houston Texans.While there was some doubt during the week whether the star quarterback would play against the Texans, he was able to fully get through the Chiefs’ practice Thursday. Mahomes was cleared to play and finished Saturday’s 27-19 victory over Houston with 260 passing yards.But the three-time Super Bowl winner turned some heads when he managed to stay on his feet after nearly being tripped and sprinted into the end zone for the first score of the game.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMMahomes was sidelined in the fourth quarter of the Chiefs’ Week 15 game against the Cleveland Browns. Backup quarterback Carson Wentz stepped in for Mahomes and finished the 21-7 win over the Browns with 20 passing yards.DEION SANDERS SAYS HE’LL ‘MAKE SURE’ TRAVIS HUNTER PLAYS OFFENSE AND DEFENSE IN NFLMahomes’ 15-yard scramble Saturday marked the longest rushing touchdown of his career. Moments after Mahomes crossed the goal line, broadcaster Noah Eagle wondered, “What bum ankle?”This was not the first time Mahomes dealt with an ankle injury. During the 2022 NFL postseason, Mahomes sustained what appeared to be a high ankle sprain in a divisional round playoff game against the Jacksonville Jaguars. The win over the Texans improved the Chiefs’ record to 14-1. Kansas City had already clinched a playoff berth after winning the AFC West a ninth straight year.Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.



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FIRST ON FOX: The Equal Protection Project, founded and led by Cornell professor William Jacobson, has released a deep-dive report on the prevalence of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) training at Ivy League universities.In his comprehensive report, “Poison Ivy: DEI and the Downfall of the Ivys,” Jacobson examines programs the eight Ivy League institutions use and require for students.”The review of Ivy League practices by our CriticalRace.org project reflects substantial efforts by Ivy League schools to purport to comply with the Supreme Court’s ruling on affirmative action, while maintaining work-arounds and DEI practices that continue the obsession with racial identities,” Jacobson told Fox News Digital.IDAHO BOARD OF EDUCATION BANS DEI OFFICES AND INITIATIVE IN ALL PUBLIC UNIVERSITIESIn his report, Jacobson shows how Ivy League institutions are sidestepping the June 29, 2023, ruling by the Supreme Court that says race cannot be used in admission decision-making at universities. “Ivy League universities pretend not to take race into consideration but then provide essay question opportunities for students to talk about their race,” he said.”The Supreme Court affirmative action ruling took place in the context of university admissions, but it’s clear that the court’s opinion at its core was an Equal Protection Clause ruling that applies in other university contexts.”In his report, Jacobson found that out of the eight Ivy League universities:Jacobson said he found that while the universities “pretend” not to consider race, in practice, they often do.”Ivy League universities pretend not to take race into consideration but then provide essay question opportunities for students to talk about their race,” he said.PARENTS DEFENDING EDUCATION FOUNDER CALLS BIDEN ADMIN’S SPENDING SPREE ON DEI IN SCHOOLS ‘SLAP IN FACE’”It’s hard to believe that in environments in which DEI is the dominant ideology, taking on a quasi-religious fervor, that race does not enter into admissions decisions in fact, even if there is window-dressing to provide possible legal cover.”The report found that all departments at Brown require a multiyear plan for DEI.LAWSUIT AGAINST NY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TO MOVE FORWARD AFTER PARENTS SAY CHILDREN WERE DISCRIMINATED AGAINSTIn their orientation programming, students at Columbia undergo their “Inclusion & Belonging” program, which, Jacobson says, “includes concepts such as inclusion, diversity, equity, allyship and bias.”At Cornell, the DoBetterCornell student group is involved in the development of an educational requirement that focuses on themes like systemic racism, bias, colonialism and inequity. In addition, Jacobson found that, in 2024, the Center for Racial Justice and Equitable Futures was launched to center on anti-Black racism.All students at Dartmouth University are required to take a culture and identity class.Harvard has an Office for Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging, which also has the Inclusive Teaching Institute, which is dedicated to training faculty and staff to incorporate inclusive teaching.Princeton, the report notes, requires all employees, student leaders, faculty involved in graduate admission and hiring recruitments to take a culture and difference class and DEI training.Penn has a cultural diversity course requirement for all undergraduate students as well as a cross-cultural perspective course for all Wharton School students.UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN COULD DISMANTLE DEI PROGRAMIn 2022, the Ivy League introduced DEI and environmental, social and governance factors for business (ESGB) majors and concentrations for Wharton students as majors and as undergraduate concentrations.Jacobson noted that Penn also has a program known as Projects for Progress, which offers up to $100,000 grants for projects focused on topics like systemic racism.Yale has a stipulation that each school and administrative division should have a five-year plan on DEI, Jacobson reported.The Equal Protection Project focuses on challenging race-based discrimination. The organization has challenged over 100 scholarships and programs discriminating against White and Asian students at universities across the country.”To fully achieve the nondiscrimination standards of the Supreme Court ruling, the race-obsessed cultures at the Ivy League schools need to change,” Jacobson said. “It will be a long process. The Supreme Court ruling was just the first step.”Fox News Digital has reached out to the Department of Education for comment.



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