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Eagles' Jalen Hurts says he doesn't remember concussion sideline incident, amid bad year for brain injuries

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts has cleared concussion protocol. 

His first game back from concussion, ever, will be a Wild Card playoff game against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday. 

Hurts told reporters on Friday that he doesn't remember what happened in a moment after he suffered the concussion. 

"It's so far long ago, I don't really remember," Hurts said, when asked "What happened in the moment?" when he tried to get back on the field after suffering the concussion. The incident came in the first half against the Washington Commanders in Week 16. 

Hurts says he has never come back from a concussion before, and opened up on how the experience has disrupted his regular routine. 

"Been out of routine, you go through a routine everyday, and being out of that is challenging, I'm obviously dealing with different symptoms, ain't fun either," Hurts said. 

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Hurts credited his faith for making it through the experience. 

"I have faith, everything's fine," Hurts said. 

Hurts is the latest quarterback to suffer a brain injury in a scary football season for the issue. 

Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa suffered a concussion – the third of his NFL career – in an early-season tilt with the Buffalo Bills, on a nationally televised game. Tagovailoa had previously suffered multiple concussions within the span of just weeks in the 2022 season. The third of his career sparked national controversy, as some former players and media pundits called on him to retire. 

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Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence suffered a concussion when he was the victim of an illegal hit by Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair during a game in early December. The hit ended Lawrence's season, as Al-Shaair was suspended for three games and heavily criticized by the public and even an NFL executive. 

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Chris Olave suffered a concussion after being hit by Panthers safety Xavier Woods in Week 9 and had to be carted off the field. A week later, Falcons linebacker JD Bertrand suffered one in Week 10. 

Alabama A&M University football player Medrick Burnett Jr. died after sustaining a serious head injury in a game in late November. 

At the high school and youth levels, multiple teenage players died in 2024 from brain injuries. 

In Alabama, Morgan Academy junior quarterback Caden Tellier received an injury to the head during the third quarter of his team's 30-22 win against Southern Academy in Selma, Alabama, in late August.

Just days after that, a 13-year-old in West Virginia died after suffering a head injury at a middle school football practice. Eighth-grader Cohen Craddock, who played defensive line for Madison Middle School in Madison, suffered severe brain bleeding and swelling after making a tackle.

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Montana AG asks Supreme Court to uphold law requiring parental consent for a minor's abortion

FIRST ON FOX: Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear his appeal of a ruling handed down by his state's highest court invalidating a 2013 law that requires minors seeking an abortion to obtain notarized written consent from a parent or guardian. 

The law also includes a judicial bypass provision, allowing minors to seek court approval for an abortion without parental consent.

The Montana Supreme Court struck down the Parental Consent for Abortion Act in 2024, ruling it violates a minor’s fundamental right to privacy under the state constitution by conditioning access to abortion on parental consent. 

The court acknowledged parents have a right to direct the care and custody of their children but determined those rights don't override the "fundamental" right of a minor child to seek an abortion.

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Justice Laurie McKinnon, writing for the Montana Supreme Court, said "a minor's right to control her reproductive decisions is among the most fundamental of the rights she possesses" and that the state failed to demonstrate a compelling need for the law to protect minors, Reuters reported at the time.

Knudsen's appeal asks the U.S. Supreme Court to address whether parental rights include the ability to participate in decisions about a minor child’s medical care, including abortion. 

The case highlights the ongoing debate over parental authority after the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision.

"SCOTUS should hear the case and reverse the radical Montana Supreme Court’s bad decision allowing minors to receive abortions without parental consent," Knudsen said in a statement to Fox News Digital.

"A child’s right to privacy does not supersede a parent’s fundamental right to direct the care and upbringing of their child. Until we get clarity from the Supreme Court, the health and safety of young Montanans seeking abortions is at risk."

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The outcome could have broad implications for abortion access and parental consent laws nationwide because several states have passed "shield laws" recently, protecting medical providers from legal fallout for performing gender transition surgeries and abortions on minors.

For Knudsen's case to be heard before the court, at least four justices must agree to review it.

Fox News Digital has reached out to Planned Parenthood Montana for comment.

New OpenAI job listings reveal its robotics plans

OpenAI disbanded its robotics department. Then, it brought it back. Now, through a social media post from its hardware director and newly published job descriptions, OpenAI is revealing more about its plans for the revived team. In a post on X on Friday, Caitlin Kalinowski, who joined OpenAI to lead hardware last November from Meta’s […]

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Meta Becomes the Latest Major Company to Pull Back on DEI Initiatives

Add another company to the growing list of those scaling back or scrapping their diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts, and it's a big one: Meta. Vice president of people Janelle Gale sent a memo over the company's Workplace internal communications forum, as first reported by Axios. According to Gale's post, Meta will no longer have...

Meta's chief marketing officer warns 'too much censorship is actually harmful' for LGBTQ+ community in internal forum

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  • Meta's chief marketing officer Alex Schultz is concerned that "too much censorship" is harmful.
  • Schultz's comments come after Meta updated several policies, including content moderation.
  • The new guidelines change what is permissible to be said about LGBTQ+ people.

Meta's chief marketing officer warned that greater censorship on its platforms could "harm speech" from the LGBTQ+ community aiming to push back against hate.

Alex Schultz posted his feelings on Meta's decision to change its policy on hateful conduct earlier this week in a post on its internal forum.

"My perspective is we've done well as a community when the debate has happened and I was shocked with how far we've gone with censorship of the debate," Schultz wrote in the post, seen by Business Insider.

He added that his friends and family were shocked to see him receive abuse as a gay man in the past, but that it helped them to realize hatred exists.

"Most of our progress on rights happened during periods without mass censorship like this and pushing it underground, I think, has coincided with reversals," he said.

"Obviously, I don't like people saying things that I consider awful but I worry that the solution of censoring that doesn't work as well as you might hope. So I don't know the answer, this stuff is really complicated, but I am worried that too much censorship is actually harmful and that's may have been where we ended up."

Earlier this week, the company adjusted its moderation guidelines to allow statements on its platforms claiming that LGBTQ+ people are "mentally ill" and removed trans and nonbinary-themed chat options from its Messenger app, features that had previously been showcased as part of the company's support for Pride Month.

Schultz also said that he does not think that censorship and cancel culture have helped the LGBTQ+ movement.

He wrote, "We don't enforce these things perfectly," and cited an example of a mistake of taking down images of two men kissing and removing a slur word toward gay people rather than a deliberate move by a "bigoted person in operations."

Schultz added, "So the more rules we have, the more mistakes we make…Moderation is hard and we'll always get it wrong somewhat. The more rules, the more censorship, the more we'll harm speech from our own community pushing back on hatred."

The company's latest decision to roll back its DEI programs has sparked intense internal debate and public scrutiny. The announcement, delivered via an internal memo by VP of HR Janelle Gale, said that the company would dismantle its dedicated DEI team and eliminate diversity programs in its hiring process.

The company said Tuesday it will replace third-party fact-checkers on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads with a community notes system, mirroring the approach used on Elon Musk's platform, X.

Schulz told BI in an interview earlier this week that the election of Donald Trump and a broader shift in public sentiment around free speech played significant roles in these decisions.

He acknowledged that internal and external pressures had led Meta to adopt more restrictive policies in recent years, but the company is now taking steps to regain control over its approach to content moderation.

Meta's internal forum, Workplace, saw reactions ranging from anger and disappointment to cautious optimism about the company's direction.

One employee lamented the rollback as "another step backward" for Meta, while others raised concerns about the message it sends to marginalized communities that rely on Meta's platforms.

At Meta's offices in Silicon Valley, Texas, and New York, facilities managers were instructed to remove tampons from men's bathrooms, which the company had provided for nonbinary and transgender employees who use the men's room and may require sanitary products, The New York Times reported on Friday.

Meta didn't immediately respond to a request for comment from BI.

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The Trump Organization's foreign deals pledge leaves some wiggle room

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Former President Donald Trump standing on the course ahead of the LIV Golf Invitational series tournament at Trump National Golf Club, Bedminster on August 9.

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  • The Trump Organization announced its ethics plan for Donald Trump's second term.
  • The president-elect's private company said Trump would be walled off from day-to-day duties.
  • Unlike in 2017, the company is leaving the door more open to some foreign transactions.

The Trump Organization on Friday announced that President-elect Donald Trump will be walled off from the day-to-day management of his privately held company.

Unlike in 2017, Trump's company is not agreeing to a blanket stop on new foreign business transactions. Instead, a five-page ethics plan calls only for a limit on transactions with foreign governments.

"The Company will not enter into any new material transactions or contracts with a foreign government, except for Ordinary Course Transactions," says a copy of the plan, obtained by CNBC.

The language would seem to allow business dealings like the Trump Organization's work with LIV Golf, a competitor to the PGA financed by Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, to continue. LIV is set to return to Trump National Doral in Florida for an April tournament.

Many policies outlined in a five-page document mirror Trump's promises when he took office in 2016. One of the main similarities is that the Trump Organization has again appointed an outside ethics advisor. Bill Burck, co-managing Partner of Quinn Emanuel and a former George W. Bush DOJ official, will serve as the advisor.

According to the plan, Burck will review acquisitions over $10 million, leases involving more than 40,000 sq. ft., and new debts of more than $10 million. He will also review deals with the US government as well as with state and local governments.

The Wall Street Journal first reported on the ethics plan. The Journal also reported that the Trump Organization wants to reclaim its former Washington, DC, hotel. Congressional Democrats sued Trump when he was in office, alleging he was partly violating the US Constitution's emoluments clause by renting out hotel rooms to foreign governments. In 2021, the Supreme Court threw out the remaining emoluments-related lawsuits.

Trump has significant assets outside of his eponymous firm. He has a significant stake in Trump Media & Technology Group, the parent company of his social media platform Truth Social. Trump's shares are a large part of the reason why his net worth is now estimated to be over $6 billion.

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The 20 best small cities in the US

Ariel view of Carmel, Indiana
Carmel, Indiana.

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  • Personal-finance company Wallethub has identified the best small cities in America. 
  • It compared more than 1,321 cities across five key metrics, including affordability and quality of life.
  • The list is dominated by cities in the Midwest, with Carmel, Indiana taking the top spot. 

Sky-high home prices and a limited supply of available homes in larger, more popular cities have driven many buyers to smaller towns, where they can enjoy a relatively more affordable cost of living and tighter-knit communities.

WalletHub has released an annual report ranking the best small cities in the US. The personal finance company compared more than 1,321 small US cities with populations between 25,000 and 100,000 across five key metrics: affordability, economic health, education and health, quality of life, and safety.

The Midwest region — with its strong manufacturing and agricultural roots — boasts the most cities on the list. At the top is Carmel, Indiana, a suburban town just 35 minutes north of Indianapolis, home to several wineries, vineyards, gardens, and walking trails.

"Having lived in Carmel for nearly a decade I can safely say that town is amazing," A resident wrote on neighborhood and school ranking website Niche. "The people are kind and there is always something to do down in the arts center. Having the Monon Trail running through the center of town means there are lots of opportunities to walk around and enjoy the community."

Here are the 20 best small cities in the US, as ranked by Wallethub. Business Insider has also included the median home sale price for each city as of November, sourced from Redfin, along with population data based from the latest available Census figures.

20. Arlington, Massachusetts
a lake view of Arlington, Massachusetts.
Arlington, Massachusetts.

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  • Median housing cost: $1,100,000
  • Population: 46,308
19. Needham, Massachusetts
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Wellesley, Massachusetts, pictured here, borders Needham.

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  • Median housing cost: $1,375,000
  • Population: 32,091
18. Downers Grove, Illinois
Water tower in Downers Grove, Illinois.
Downers Grove, Illinois.

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  • Median housing cost: $483,000
  • Population: 49,706
17. Saratoga Springs, New York
Saratoga Springs New York
Saratoga Springs, New York

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  • Median housing cost: $742,500
  • Population: 28,544
16. Kaysville, Utah
Kaysville, Utah
Kaysville, Utah.

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  • Median housing cost: $754,500
  • Population: 32,941
15. Castle Rock, Colorado
Castle Rock, Colorado
Castle Rock, Colorado.

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  • Median housing cost: $656,000
  • Population: 81,415
14. Noblesville, Indiana
Historic Hamilton County Indiana courthouse building in Noblesville, Indiana
The Hamilton County courthouse building in Noblesville, Indiana

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  • Median housing cost: $394,500
  • Population: 73,916
13. Leesburg, Virginia
Townhomes in Leesburg, Virginia.
Leesburg, Virginia.

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  • Median housing cost: $741,250
  • Population: 49,312
12. Fair Lawn, New Jersey
A waterfall with a suspension bridge over it.
Paterson, New Jersey, pictured here, borders Fair Lawn and is a 20-minute drive from New York City.

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  • Median housing cost: $630,000
  • Population: 35,564
11. Milton, Massachusetts
a street in Boston, Massachusetts
Boston, Massachusetts, pictured here, is a 20-minute drive from Milton. Shutterstock

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  • Median housing cost: $1,025,000
  • Population: 28,630
10. Westfield, Indiana
Westfield, Indiana sign.
Westfield, Indiana.

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  • Median housing cost: $421,000
  • Population: 57,746
9. Bozeman, Montana
Bozeman, Montana
Bozeman, Montana.

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  • Median housing cost: $685,000
  • Population: 57,305
8. Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

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  • Median housing cost: $236,000
  • Population: 18,677
7. Brentwood, Tennessee
Brentwood, Tennessee.
Brentwood, Tennessee.

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  • Median housing cost: $1,200,000
  • Population: 45,265
6. Apex, North Carolina
A home in Apex, North Carolina.
A home in Apex, North Carolina.

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  • Median housing cost: $660,000
  • Population: 72,225
5. Appleton, Wisconsin
Appleton Wisconsin
Appleton, Wisconsin.

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  • Median housing cost: $260,000
  • Population: 74,719
4. Fishers, Indiana
Fishers, Indiana
Fishers, Indiana.

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  • Median housing cost: $415,000
  • Population: 104,094
3. Lexington, Massachusetts
A home in Lexington, Massachusetts
Lexington, Massachusetts.

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  • Median housing cost: $1,600,000
  • Population: 34,454
2. Brookfield, Wisconsin
An aerial view of Brookfield, Wisconsin.
Brookfield, Wisconsin.

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  • Median housing cost: $462,500
  • Population: 41,884
1. Carmel, Indiana
Ariel view of Carmel, Indiana
Carmel, Indiana.

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  • Median housing cost: $479,500
  • Population: 102,296
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