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Billy Zane made a stunning transformation into late film actor Marlon Brando.The 58-year-old appeared as a spitting image of Brando’s Don Vito Corleone from Francis Ford Coppola’s 1972 mob drama, “The Godfather.” Zane is playing Brando, who died in 2004 at age 80, in the upcoming biopic, “Waltzing with Brando.”Zane looked unrecognizable as he wore a black tuxedo, a white button-up and cufflinks, as well as a rose pinned to his jacket. His gray hair was combed back, and he sported a mustache while he appeared as an uncanny version of Brando.MARLON BRANDO THRIVED IN HOLLYWOOD DESPITE RISQUÉ PHOTO, SEXUALITY RUMORS: AUTHORHis latest project will focus on Brando in the 1970s, when he starred in “Last Tango in Paris” and “The Godfather.” Zane is also serving as a producer on the film.”Waltzing with Brando,” directed and co-written by Bill Fishman, is based on Bernard Judge’s 2011 book. MARLON BRANDO PROPOSITIONED BARBRA STREISAND WITH SEX BEFORE BECOMING FRIENDSThe memoir focuses on “the story of a young Los Angeles architect who found himself, quite unexpectedly, living on an unpopulated atoll in the South Pacific with his client, Marlon Brando.”Most of the biopic was filmed in Tetiaroa, where Brando and Judge worked on sustainable architecture and practices.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTERZane is slated to attend the world premiere of “Waltzing with Brando” at Italy’s Torino Film Festival.The actor is famously known for his role in “The Titanic” and has various film credits, including “Back to the Future,” “The Phantom” and more.Brando skyrocketed to fame as a sex symbol in Hollywood for his performance as Stanley Kowalski in 1951’s “A Streetcar Named Desire.” He is considered one of the greatest American film actors of the 20th century.LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSDespite expressing his contempt for acting, many film aficionados still hail Brando as one of Hollywood’s greatest leading men.



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FIRST ON FOX: With just four days to go until Election Day, Republican lawmakers are demanding answers from the Pentagon after receiving complaints about inadequate resources to help military service members vote. Active duty service members claim the Pentagon has not allocated enough resources to let them cast their ballot on time and that the stockpile of write-in absentee ballots on at least one military base is depleted and has not been replenished, according to three GOP congressmen. Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla., Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Mich. and Mike Waltz, R-Fla., penned a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Wednesday, writing “with grave concern” about “deficiencies in the Defense Department’s protocols,” which also includes not making service members aware of their options on how to vote.”Our nation’s brave men and women in uniform brought to our attention that there has been inadequate education at the administrative level on how to register to vote, request an absentee ballot, and fill in a federal write-in absentee ballot if their state-issued ballot does not arrive in time,” the lawmakers write.MAJORITY OF VETERANS POLLED SUPPORT RE-ELECTION OF DONALD TRUMP: ‘WE WANT TRUMP BACK'”Other service members also stated that when a request for a federal write-in absentee ballot was made, they were told the base’s stockpile of such ballots was depleted and had not been replenished.”The lawmakers say it is imperative that the Pentagon does everything in its power so the nation’s “elite warriors” have every opportunity to vote and that the Department of Defense (DOD) “mobilize all the necessary resources over the next seven days” so that military personnel are given that opportunity.They also requested that Austin clarify what training or guidance is given to service members so that they can vote and what training is given to each unit’s Voting Assistance Office (VAO).The Republicans also asked if there is a sufficient stockpile of federal write-in absentee ballots for service members nationwide to vote if their state-issued absentee ballot does not arrive on time. Additionally, the lawmakers want to know if military personnel have been given sufficient time to review a sample ballot electronically, so they know their voting options ahead of the election or if they have to fill in a federal write-in absentee ballot. BRIAN MAST: I’M A WOUNDED WARRIOR. I’VE SEEN DONALD TRUMP CARE FOR VETERANS. THAT’S WHY I’M VOTING FOR HIMFox News Digital requested comment from the DOD regarding the letter but did not receive a response prior to publication.”Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have mobilized federal manpower, resources, and tax dollars to block state-level election integrity measures, including in Georgia and Virginia, through lawsuits and smears,” Mast, a miliary veteran who lost both his legs while serving in Afghanistan in 2010, tells Fox News Digital.”They claim to care about democracy and the right to vote, yet they’ve failed to plan accordingly to facilitate the right to vote for every single one of our nation’s brave men and women in uniform. This is absolutely unacceptable. Our nation’s elite warriors deserve to have every opportunity to vote for the next commander-in-chief, especially since that person will be making life-and-death decisions for our troops.”Waltz, who served 27 years in the U.S. Army and National Guard, echoed those sentiments. “Both Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have dismissed our warfighters serving in combat zones by either falsely claiming the U.S. has suffered no casualties under this administration or by claiming thousands of these service members aren’t in active combat zones,” Waltz tells Fox News Digital. “We need assurances these service members who are putting their lives on the line for our country have the information and tools they need to cast their ballot to vote.” Huizenga too said the situation “is completely unacceptable.””Sadly, this is the latest example of the Biden-Harris Administration failing to stand up for our servicemembers,” Huizenga tells Fox News Digital.A Defense official told Fox News Digital stocks of voting materials and supplies at military installations are based on local need and demand. The official said service members seeking further information or printable copies of a Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot can visit FVAP.gov to access those materials.In the 2024 election cycle, the Defense Department’s Federal Voting Assistance Program has trained more than 3,000 Voting Assistance Officers to educate military voters and ensure they exercise their right to vote. “In addition to designating Voting Assistance Officers, every installation commander ensures voting assistance is included in the administrative in-processing as well as pre- and post- deployment checklists required of reporting and detaching personnel,” the official said.Voting procedures for military personnel are governed by the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, which requires that service members are regularly notified of upcoming elections and that their absentee ballots receive expedited mail delivery service to be counted in federal elections. 



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Cleveland Browns fans came under scrutiny this week after quarterback Deshaun Watson suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon in a game against the Cincinnati Bengals last month. The incident, which was criticized by Browns players, was brought up again this week by Kelly Stafford, the wife of Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford, after she said some Minnesota Vikings celebrated the injury of one of their own players in last week’s game. During her latest episode of the “Timeout” podcast, Stafford took aim at NFL fans for the poor display of sportsmanship. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM”Speaking of injuries, we had one go down – and this goes with the Deshaun Watson situation – as he went down, fans cheering during injuries. It’s just – it’s enough. And I’m not going to sit here and rail on fans because you guys are also the reason that they get to play the sport they love, but I do think there’s some sort of line that is getting crossed that should never be crossed.”She continued, “And that is cheering when your players or when other team’s players go down. These are people who have families. This is their livelihood so to cheer as you watch their kind of dreams crumble, I’m not really a fan of that.” MATTHEW STAFFORD’S WIFE KELLY STAFFORD OFFERS TAYLOR SWIFT, OTHER WAGS POINTED ADVICE: ‘DON’T LOSE YOURSELF’Stafford did not elaborate on which player was injured, but she said some fans began doing the Vikings Skol chant at the time. “It just shouldn’t happen. It really just shouldn’t happen. We are all better people than that.””When you’re at a game and you see someone go down, let’s just think about the individual and not about the sport or the team or your fantasy f—ing football team that I don’t give a s— about. We just gotta be human in that [moment].” Stafford has not shied away from calling out NFL fans in the past. Last season, she took aim at Detroit Lions fans when she alleged that they booed at her children during a Rams game in Detroit in January. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter. 



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The 18-month civil war in Africa’s third-largest country has left tens of thousands killed and millions of others displaced amid catastrophic famine and raging diseases. The dire crisis in Sudan is currently one of the worst in the world, but as global attention remains focused on the conflict in the Middle East, the African nation is seemingly being forgotten.Adding to the bleak picture is a new 80-page report from the United Nations Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for Sudan, which sheds light on how militias are preying on women. The fact-finding mission accuses both the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the army’s former paramilitary allies, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), of rampant sexual violence. WORLD FORGETS ‘CATASTROPHIC’ WAR IN SUDAN AS RUSSIA, IRAN, OTHERS REPORTEDLY FEED FIGHTING WITH ARMSThe U.N. report documents the pervasive sexual violence and human rights abuses in Sudan, affecting civilians from ages 8 to 75. It details how Sudanese women and girls are being abducted for sexual slavery, accusing the RSF of being behind the “large majority” of cases. Furthermore, the mission reported credible accounts of men and boys being subject to rape and gang-rape. The situation has been exacerbated by a severe lack of medical services. The conflict has left most hospitals and clinics destroyed, depriving victims of much-needed medical treatment.”The sheer scale of sexual violence we have documented in Sudan is staggering,” mission Chair Mohamed Chande Othman said in a statement. Sudan’s state of affairs “is deeply alarming and needs urgent address,” he added.Human rights groups have also sounded the alarm over the abuses women are suffering. Advocates report that sexual atrocities are prompting women to take their lives – either in response to the brutalities they have endured, or to escape it entirely. SUDANESE PARAMILITARY CARRIES OUT ETHNIC CLEANSING IN DARFUR, RIGHTS GROUP SAYSSudan’s brutal war erupted in April 2023 after a simmering power struggle between the SAF and the powerful paramilitary RSF group exploded into an all-out war. Most recently, intense clashes in east-central Sudan led to the slaying of more than 100 people. The U.N. said that the RSF shot civilians, sexually abused women and girls, and looted properties. “The people of Sudan are living through a nightmare of violence,” U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council earlier this week. “The suffering is growing by the day, with almost 25 million people now in need of humanitarian assistance,” he emphasized.As Sudan nears collapse, foreign aid remains insubstantial. Only about half of the U.N.’s $2.7 billion humanitarian appeal for the Northeast African country has been funded. But even as the country faces the world’s worst famine in forty years, it remains forgotten, overshadowed by the Middle East conflict.



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Energy advocates are knocking Vice President Kamala Harris for bringing on a top campaign advisor with ties to a controversial environmental group behind the effort to ban gas stoves.O.H. Skinner, executive director of the nonprofit Alliance for Consumers, told Fox News Digital that “this is sadly par for the course.””For years the left has been focused on assaulting consumers and the things in their homes. That has included a litany of Biden-Harris regulations and mandates,” he said. “From ‘green’ regulations on dishwashers and washing machines to EV mandates and bans on gas stoves, a Harris-Walz administration will no doubt continue to eviscerate consumer choice and force Americans to pay more for everyday products and household appliances that do a worse job.”American energy production is a critical issue this election, especially in the largest swing state, Pennsylvania. The Harris campaign has made overtures to energy producers and consumers, saying that her administration would not ban fracking but would reduce energy production costs while investing in clean energy solutions.BIDEN ADMIN’S REGULATIONS WOULD BAN 96% OF GAS STOVES, REPUBLICAN WARNSHowever, conservatives are knocking her for hiring Camila Thorndike, who previously worked for the dark money climate activist group Rewiring America as the campaign’s “climate engagement director.” Before joining the campaign in September, Updike worked in multiple positions at Rewiring America between late 2022 and last month, according to her Legistorm profile. Rewiring America is an environmental advocacy group that made headlines in 2022 for its push to ban gas stoves.The group does not file federal tax forms since it is sponsored by the Windward Fund, a nonprofit that is part of the billion-dollar dark money network managed by the Washington, D.C.-based Arabella Advisors.The only public contribution to Rewiring America is a 2020 grant worth $300,000 from the left-wing nonprofit Rockefeller Brothers Fund.The group was founded by Alex Laskey, Saul Griffith and Ari Matusiak in 2020. The three founders have all pursued various wind, solar, electrification and energy efficiency ventures, some of which have netted them millions of dollars in buyouts or received significant federal funding. They have simultaneously advocated for policies benefiting those ventures through the nonprofit.BIDEN-HARRIS STILL HATE YOUR GAS STOVE, YOU WON’T BELIEVE HOW MUCHAmong its key objectives, Rewiring America has maintained that Americans must broadly electrify their homes to combat climate change and has advocated for massive spending on climate programs.In an October interview with Politico, Thorndike indicated that Hurricanes Helene and Milton were caused by climate change. She told Politico that Harris is “not promoting expansion [of fossil fuel drilling]. She’s just said that they wouldn’t ban fracking,” despite Harris repeatedly supporting a fracking ban during her failed 2019 presidential campaign.The climate advisor has a long history of controversial comments, including accusing the oil and gas industry of “ecoterrorism” and calling for Americans in the fossil fuel industry to “consider putting their talents elsewhere” and stop “continuing to cook the planet,” according to a recent Washington Free Beacon report. She also previously said she is hesitant to have children because of climate change threats, saying it’s an “ethical question that keeps me up at night.”Jason Isaac, a former Texas representative and CEO of the American Energy Institute, told Fox News Digital that Harris’ decision to bring on Thorndike “underscores her administration’s hostility towards American energy sources that power our economy and support millions of jobs.””If her campaign’s staff is any indication, we can expect Harris to continue pushing policies that harm American energy independence and target the livelihoods of countless workers,” he said. “This isn’t just about gas stoves. It’s a coordinated effort to undermine affordable, reliable energy that Americans depend on.”Rewiring America did not respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment. Fox News’ Thomas Catenacci and Aubrie Spady contributed to this report.Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more at our Fox News Digital election hub.



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