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FOX 24 US “McBee submitted fraudulent documents to [insurance company] Rain and Hail that underreported his total 2018 corn crop by approximately 674,812 bushels and underreported his total 2018 soybean crop by approximately 155,833 bushels,” the release stated. “As a result of these false reports, McBee received $2,605,943 in federal crop insurance benefits to which he was not entitled, as well as $552,980 in federal crop insurance premium subsidies to which he was not entitled, for a total of $3,158,923.”  Ultimately, the government claimed a total loss of $4,022,123, one dollar less than Steve’s restitution payment. Following his sentencing, the…

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FOX 24 US Disney might be the happiest place on earth, but wear the wrong shoes and your feet will be anything but. Over the years, I’ve worn every type of sneaker imaginable to theme parks and yet, by the end of the day, my feet are always sore and tired. That all changed when I bought the viral $25 Walmart sneakers and lasted a whole day at Disney without any foot pain.  It’s true! The Avia 5000 sneakers are comfy enough to withstand clocking in over 10K steps at Disney, which is no easy feat. I took a risk and wore…

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FOX 24 US Tia Shares Why She & Cory DivorcedTia and Cory wed in 2008 and welcomed two children together: son Cree in 2011 and daughter Cairo in 2018. But in 2022, the couple split. While Tia cited “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for their breakup in her divorce filing, she later offered insight into when she knew her marriage to Cory was over. “I knew when I really started to focus on my happiness,” the Sister, Sister alum said on a November 2022 episode of Today. “I feel like women, we tend to focus on everybody else’s happiness, making…

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FOX 24 US The music community has lost a legend.  Ace Frehley—lead guitarist, vocalist and founding member of KISS—has died, his family confirmed to multiple outlets Oct. 16. He was 74.  “We are completely devastated and heartbroken,” read his family’s statement to the outlet. “In his last moments, we were fortunate enough to have been able to surround him with loving, caring, peaceful words, thoughts, prayers and intentions as he left this earth. We cherish all of his finest memories, his laughter, and celebrate his strengths and kindness that he bestowed upon others.” Frehley’s loved ones went on to reflect…

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FOX 24 US “What I learned, it’s not that I’m not lovable,” she said on the Oct. 15 episode of The Howard Stern Show. “It’s that they’re not capable. They don’t have it in them. They need to appreciate the little person inside of them. They need to love them.” Despite her belief that her former partners weren’t capable of love, Jennifer emphasized they “gave me what they had.” “They gave me all of it, every time. All the rings, all the things I could ever want,” she continued. “Tried to give me the houses, the rings, the marriage, all…

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FOX 24 US Some might say this royal news is a little nuts. After learning Prince Louis, 7, was a fan of stashing conkers—or horse chestnuts—all over his family’s home, officials from World Conker Championships officials recently offered Prince William and Kate Middleton’s youngest a role as the competition’s honorary patron. Ultimately, though, Louis won’t be taking his of conkers into an official capacity. “We really appreciate the invite,” a Kensington Palace spokesperson said in a statement to The Telegraph Oct. 15, “but currently Prince Louis is ‘conker-trating’ on his studies.” Kate—who also shares kids Prince George, 12, and Princess…

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FOX 24 US A 7th Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled unanimously Thursday to maintain the district court’s block on National Guard deployment in Chicago.  “…the facts do not justify the President’s actions in Illinois,” even when giving him “substantial deference,” the opinion said. In other words: “The administration remains barred from deploying the National Guard of the United States within Illinois.”  The panel is composed of a Trump appointee, a Barack Obama appointee and a George H. W. Bush appointee.  The panel had previously handed down an administrative stay, letting Guard members in Illinois remain under federal control, but…

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FOX 24 US Keith Urban is hitting pause on the music while he recovers. The country superstar had to cancel the Oct. 16 Greenville, S.C., stop on his High and Alive tour after a mild illness. “Keith Urban has been advised by his longtime laryngologist Dr. Gaelyn Garrett, from the Vanderbilt Voice Center, to cancel his performance in Greenville, SC tonight at Bon Secours Wellness Arena due to laryngitis which began earlier this week,” the statement on the Bon Secours Wellness Arena website read Oct. 16. “He has been placed on complete vocal rest.” As for taking the stage for his upcoming show in Nashville,…

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FOX 24 US This story was originally reported by Grace Panetta of The 19th. Meet Grace and read more of her reporting on gender, politics and policy. A judge has granted an order of protection barring Republican Rep. Cory Mills of Florida from contacting a former girlfriend who said he harassed and threatened her, and so far, Republican House leadership has dismissed concerns about the accusations.   On Tuesday, Judge Fred Koberlein Jr.in Florida granted a protective order against dating violence that Mills’ ex-girlfriend, Lindsey Langston, a Republican state committeewoman in Florida and the reigning Miss United States, filed for in…

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