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EXCLUSIVE: Ramaswamy decries ‘anti-law enforcement culture’ in wake of brutal Cincinnati beating

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EXCLUSIVE: CINCINNATI, OHIO – A viral video showing several people being brutally beaten in downtown Cincinnati has Vivek Ramaswamy decrying a pervasive «anti-law enforcement culture» in American society.

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The former 2024 presidential hopeful and Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate spoke with Fox News Digital in an exclusive interview on Monday evening ahead of a Cincinnati town hall event addressing combating violence, saying that he believes the Cincinnati beating «catalyzed a conversation in our state and frankly across the country about this issue of violent crime in the cities of the United States of America.»

He called the beating of Holly, a woman in the video who apparently was attempting to intervene to help another victim, «totally unconscionable.»

In the video, a group of people can be seen pummeling two victims, one of whom, a woman later identified as Holly, ended up with «very bad brain trauma.» The incident occurred in the early morning hours of July 26 on the corner of Fourth and Elm streets, outside a popular nightclub. 

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Ramaswamy shared that he has been in contact with Holly after first reaching out to her to check in on her well-being after the beating. He previously revealed Holly told him that no local elected officials reached out to her after the incident.

RAMASWAMY PLEDGES ‘RULE OF LAW’ REVIVAL AFTER VIRAL CINCINNATI MOB ATTACK

Following a viral video showing several individuals being brutally beaten in a brawl in downtown Cincinnati, GOP gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is decrying an «anti-law enforcement culture» and «people being desensitized to this kind of violence.» (REUTERS/Brian Snyder; X/@Anthea06274890)

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«One of the reasons I wanted to reach out was just to see if we could help… but also to hear her perspective on the front lines of what she wants to see come out of this,» he explained. «The fact of the matter is she, and victims like her, want to make sure that violent crime like this doesn’t spread, that we’re able to use what was a tragedy, and it was a travesty what happened in Cincinnati, to be able to adopt policies that actually stop this reckless crime in our cities, stop the wave of violent crime in cities.»

Another angle of the fight shows a victim being beaten in the middle of the street and yelling racial slurs. Some claim the male victim slapped one of the perpetrators before the fight, sparking the beatdown. 

Cincinnati Police Chief Teresa Theetge said in a press conference that there are a total of six victims. Six people have been charged with crimes, and four have been arrested. The city’s fugitive task force is searching for the two suspects who are still at large. Theetge said that out of the approximately 100 people who witnessed the incident or were involved in the brawl, only one individual called law enforcement. 

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Jermaine Matthews, 39, Dominique Kittle, 37, Montianez Merriweather, 34, and Dekyra Vernon, 24, were arrested for their alleged involvement in the fight. 

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In the video, a group of people can be seen pummeling two victims, one of whom, a woman later identified as Holly, ended up with «very bad brain trauma.» (Tricia Mackie/Fox 19 on X; X/@Anthea06274890)

He said the U.S. should be a place «where Americans can actually feel just safe to go into their cities, have a good night without fear of getting beaten up or assaulted.»

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«I don’t think that’s too much to ask in the greatest nation known to the history of mankind. I don’t think it’s too much to ask in Cincinnati, Ohio,» he said.

Regarding the vast majority of bystanders not intervening during the beating, Ramaswamy commented, «It is sad to see the anti-law enforcement culture, the anti-rule of law culture spread across our country.»

WHY DIDN’T ANYONE BREAK UP CINCINNATI BEATING? BYSTANDER BEHAVIOR EXPERT EXPLAINS

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The intersection of Fourth and Elm streets in downtown Cincinnati, near the nightclub where the mob beating took place. (Peter D’Abrosca/Fox News Digital)

«I think there are deeper issues relating to just people being agnostic to the rule of the law, people being desensitized to this kind of violence,» he went on, adding, «At our best as human beings, that’s not who we are. We feel compassion when something like this happens. Ignoring it is not compassion. Ignoring is cruelty.»

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He called for more «open dialogue» rather than «sweeping these issues under the rug.»

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He said that some have criticized him for calling attention to the beating, saying «some of them make it seem like the bigger crime than the assault was actually noticing it.»

«I don’t think that’s the case. I think that actually the way we’re going to bring people together is through what we’re doing tonight. Open dialogue, open discussion,» he explained.

Fox News Digital’s Julia Bonavita, Peter D’Abrosca and Deirdre Heavey contributed to this report.

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Iranian man, Romanian woman charged after allegedly trying to enter UK nuclear missile base, officials say

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An Iranian man and a Romanian woman have now been charged after allegedly unsuccessfully attempting to enter a nuclear missile base in Scotland this week, Police Scotland announced Saturday. 

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The agency said around 5 p.m. on Thursday, «we were made aware of two people attempting to enter HM Naval Base Clyde.» 

«A 34-year-old Iranian man and a 31-year-old Romanian woman have been arrested and charged in connection with the incident. They are due to appear at Dumbarton Sheriff Court on Monday, March 23,» Police Scotland said. «Enquiries are ongoing.»

Fox News Digital has reached out to Police Scotland for further comment.

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IRANIAN MAN, SECOND PERSON ARRESTED AFTER ALLEGEDLY TRYING TO ENTER UK NUCLEAR MISSILE BASE

HMS Artful, an Astute-class nuclear-powered fleet submarine, is shown at His Majesty’s Naval Base Clyde on March 4, 2025. ((Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Citing the Times, the Telegraph newspaper reported that the suspects were turned away from the base because they lacked the correct passes and were later arrested nearby for allegedly «acting suspiciously in the vicinity.» 

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HM Naval Base Clyde — commonly known as Faslane — is considered the primary base for the United Kingdom’s missile fleet. 

The Royal Navy says the base is home «to the core of the Submarine Service, including the nation’s nuclear deterrent, and the new generation of hunter-killer submarines.» 

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A general view of His Majesty’s Naval Base Clyde on March 4, 2025 in Faslane, Scotland.   (Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

The U.K. Parliament says the Royal Navy currently operates a fleet of nine submarines, with the entire fleet based at HM Naval Base Clyde.

«Five of those are conventionally-armed nuclear-powered attack submarines of the Astute class. A further four are ballistic missiles submarines (SSBN) of the Vanguard class that comprise the UK’s submarine-based nuclear deterrent,» it added. 

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HMS Artful, an Astute-class nuclear-powered fleet submarine, is shown at His Majesty’s Naval Base Clyde on March 4, 2025 in Faslane, Scotland. (Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

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A Royal Navy spokesperson said in a statement to Fox News Digital on Friday, «Police Scotland have arrested two people who unsuccessfully attempted to enter HM Naval Base Clyde on Thursday 19 March. As the matter is subject to an ongoing investigation, we will not comment further.» 



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Schumer gambit fails as DHS shutdown hits 36 days and airport lines grow

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Senate Republicans blocked an attempt by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., to only pay Transportation Security Administration (TSA) workers as the Homeland Security shutdown drags on.

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Despite being in the minority and not controlling the Senate floor, Schumer used an arcane tactic to force a procedural vote to allow the Senate to get onto the bill in Democrats’ move to shift the narrative of the ongoing Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown.

«It is unacceptable for workers and travelers and entire airports to get taken hostage in political games,» Schumer said on the Senate floor. «But that’s what the Republicans are doing. It is unacceptable to say we will only pay TSA workers if it is attached to a bill that funds ICE with no reforms, but that’s what the Republicans have been doing.»

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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., forced a rarely used procedural tactic to pay TSA workers, which Senate Republicans blocked in their quest to fully reopen DHS.  (Heather Diehl/Getty Images)

The shutdown entered its 36th day on Saturday as the ongoing partial closure hurtles toward matching the record-breaking full government shutdown from last year. Schumer’s failed gambit follows increasingly long wait times at airports as thousands of TSA agents go without pay.

Senate Democrats have dug in deep in their demands for stringent reforms to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and have so far refused to reopen the agency or temporarily extend funding to end the closure until they get what they want.

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Senate Republicans and the White House made a new compromise offer to Democrats on Friday night after an open letter from the administration on several reforms to immigration operations was revealed earlier this week. The letter spurred two back-to-back meetings on Capitol Hill with Republicans, Democrats and administration officials.

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Travelers wait in line at a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) in Atlanta, Georgia, (Elijah Nouvelage/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Whether they accept that offer or counter remains in the air for now. Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., who was in the meeting, said that she hoped there would be another soon.

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«That will be up to them, but I hope so,» Britt said.

Still, Republicans tried and failed for a fifth time to fully reopen the agency on Friday. In the background, there have been several attempts by Senate Democrats to move forward with standalone funding bills — like Schumer’s gambit — to open parts of DHS, save for immigration enforcement.

DHS SHUTDOWN TIED FOR SECOND-LONGEST EVER AS DEMS AGAIN BLOCK FUNDING AMID AIRPORT CHAOS, TERRORISM CONCERNS

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Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks during the Senate Republicans’ news conference in the Ohio Clock Corridor in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026.  (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Time is also running out for lawmakers to find middle ground on reopening the agency, given that they are set to leave Washington, D.C., for a two-week break at the end of next week.

At a press conference earlier Saturday, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., told Fox News Digital that it’d be «very, very hard to explain if we leave town this next week without having funded the Department of Homeland Security.»

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«At some point the Democrats are going to be held accountable for this,» Thune said.

«I know they think it’s, as has been described by one of their leaders, ‘very serene, very serene’ with their position,» he continued. «Well, I’m telling you something, the people who are sitting in those lines at the airports right now don’t see it as very serene. This needs to be resolved.»

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Se extiende la alerta por inundaciones repentinas en Hawái por la amenaza de la presa Wahiawa

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El archipiélago de Hawái enfrenta una emergencia por inundaciones, con Oahu bajo alerta y miles de evacuados por el riesgo en el embalse Wahiawa. (AP foto/Mengshin Lin)

El archipiélago de Hawái afronta una emergencia por inundaciones en la isla de Oahu, con miles de evacuados y amenaza de colapso en el embalse Wahiawa, tras lluvias extremas que se prolongaron desde el viernes 20 de marzo. La situación afecta a residentes de áreas como Haleiwa y Waialua, donde el sistema de emergencia estatal desplegó operativos de rescate y emitió órdenes de evacuación preventiva, según informó la agencia de noticias Reuters.

La Oficina de Manejo de Emergencias de Honolulu (OEM) informó sobre rescates masivos, con más de 230 personas puestas a salvo por equipos del cuerpo de bomberos, la Guardia Nacional y personal militar. El Servicio Meteorológico Nacional de EE.UU. (NWS) mantiene el aviso de precipitaciones intensas y advierte de la posibilidad de desbordes y deslizamientos en varias islas. El gobernador Josh Green y el director Rick Blangiardi confirmaron el despliegue de recursos estatales y federales, y subrayaron que no se han registrado víctimas fatales ni desaparecidos hasta el momento.

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El embalse Wahiawa, construido hace más de un siglo, ha sido clasificado como de “alto riesgo” por el U.S. Army Corps of Engineers y el Departamento de Tierras y Recursos Naturales de Hawái (DLNR), debido a fallas estructurales y falta de adecuación a normas modernas de seguridad. Investigaciones de la publicación periodística Civil Beat destacan que el embalse enfrenta sanciones estatales previas por incumplimientos en el mantenimiento y la gestión de riesgos.

Las precipitaciones registradas desde el viernes 20 de marzo superaron los niveles habituales en la isla de Oahu, con acumulados de hasta 180 milímetros (7 pulgadas), de acuerdo con el NWS. El embalse Wahiawa alcanzó una altura de agua de 25,9 metros (85 pies), cerca del límite estructural de 26,8 metros (88 pies), generando el desborde del aliviadero y la evacuación forzada de comunidades aguas abajo. El NWS advirtió sobre la posibilidad de “inundaciones catastróficas” y potencial colapso del embalse, lo que implicó la activación de protocolos de emergencia coordinados por la OEM y la Guardia Nacional.

La alarma incluyó a más de 4.000 residentes de zonas como Waialua y Haleiwa, quienes debieron abandonar sus viviendas y trasladarse a refugios temporales habilitados por la Cruz Roja Estadounidense y el gobierno local. El director Rick Blangiardi afirmó en rueda de prensa: “El riesgo para la vida es real, por lo que pedimos a la población que siga las indicaciones oficiales y no intente regresar hasta recibir autorización”, según declaraciones recogidas por la agencia de noticias Reuters.

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La Oficina de Manejo de Emergencias de Honolulu informó destrucción en infraestructuras clave de Oahu, con carreteras inundadas, cortes de electricidad, daños en escuelas y la evacuación de un hospital en Maui por acumulación de agua. Las estimaciones iniciales de daños económicos superan los USD 1.000 millones, según recopilación de datos de la publicación periodística Civil Beat. El gobernador Josh Green señaló que la prioridad es la protección de la vida humana y la restauración de servicios esenciales.

El NWS advirtió que las lluvias persistentes podrían agravar el panorama durante el fin de semana, con expectativas de nuevas precipitaciones de hasta 180 milímetros y ráfagas de viento de hasta 72 km/h. El terreno saturado incrementa el riesgo de deslizamientos y caída de árboles, así como interrupción de servicios básicos en los días siguientes.

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Las lluvias extremas en Oahu superaron los 180 milímetros, provocando crecidas históricas y desbordes que pusieron en peligro varias comunidades. (Associated Press)

El embalse Wahiawa es una infraestructura centenaria bajo propiedad de Dole Food Company y Sustainable Hawaiʻi Inc.. Tanto el DLNR como el U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lo han clasificado como “de alto riesgo” por deficiencias estructurales y falta de adecuación a estándares modernos. En inspecciones recientes se detectaron problemas en la integridad de la presa y la carencia de planes de emergencia actualizados.

La transferencia de titularidad y la gestión del embalse han estado marcadas por resoluciones administrativas; el DLNR impuso sanciones por incumplimientos de mantenimiento y gestión de riesgos. Según la OEM en un comunicado recogido por la agencia de noticias Reuters: “El embalse no ha colapsado, pero sigue en riesgo ante la probabilidad de nuevas lluvias”. El monitoreo de los niveles de agua y la evaluación estructural del embalse continúan como tarea prioritaria para las autoridades estatales.

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Los equipos de emergencia de Oahu realizaron más de 230 rescates, con operaciones que emplearon botes, helicópteros y vehículos especializados para acceder a zonas aisladas, según datos oficiales de la OEM citados por la agencia de noticias Reuters. El director Rick Blangiardi declaró a medios locales que “decenas, si no tal vez cientos de viviendas, han sido afectadas por la crecida”.

La Guardia Nacional desplegó unidades para apoyar las labores de evacuación y fortalecer los diques y estructuras críticas alrededor del embalse Wahiawa. Las fuerzas armadas, junto a la OEM y la Cruz Roja Estadounidense, mantienen habilitados refugios y centros de atención temporal para quienes debieron abandonar sus hogares.

Acciones clave de las autoridades:

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  • Monitoreo permanente de los niveles de agua.
  • Evacuación preventiva en comunidades vulnerables.
  • Refuerzo y protección de diques y estructuras críticas.
  • Suspensión de actividades en dependencias públicas no esenciales.

La OEM y el NWS recomiendan evitar desplazamientos innecesarios, consultar canales oficiales y seguir todas las instrucciones de evacuación. La Cruz Roja Estadounidense habilitó líneas de asistencia y albergues temporales para los evacuados. El gobernador Josh Green destacó la importancia de priorizar la seguridad y advirtió que “la situación puede extenderse por varios días”, según cita de la agencia de noticias Reuters.

El NWS mantiene la advertencia de inundaciones para todas las islas principales, enfatizando la probabilidad de nuevas crecidas y deslizamientos, en especial en áreas de suelos saturados o con mal drenaje. Las autoridades reiteran que no se debe regresar a las zonas evacuadas hasta que se confirme oficialmente la seguridad.

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Las autoridades de Hawái informaron la evacuación de más de 4.000 residentes de Haleiwa y Waialua ante la amenaza de colapso del embalse Wahiawa. (Associated Press)

El cierre de carreteras, la interrupción de servicios básicos y la evacuación de miles de personas han alterado la vida diaria en Oahu y otras islas. Se han cancelado y retrasado transportes públicos y vuelos, mientras que el acceso a servicios médicos y educativos se ha visto comprometido por la emergencia. El hospital de Maui que fue evacuado permanece bajo vigilancia, según datos de la OEM.

Las familias, trabajadores y empresas enfrentan la incertidumbre debido a la continuidad de las precipitaciones y los daños materiales. Autoridades estatales y federales coordinan esfuerzos para restablecer los servicios, aunque la valoración total de los daños podría demorar varios días, de acuerdo con Civil Beat.

La recuperación tras las inundaciones dependerá del comportamiento del clima y de la contención del peligro en el embalse Wahiawa. Las autoridades estatales prevén mantener los operativos de emergencia y las restricciones hasta descartar el riesgo de colapso de la presa o nuevos desbordes. El DLNR y el U.S. Army Corps of Engineers están abocados a la evaluación de la infraestructura y a la implementación de medidas correctivas.

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El efecto inmediato se refleja en miles de personas desplazadas, viviendas dañadas y pérdida de bienes materiales. La reanudación de actividades normales en Oahu y otras islas quedará supeditada a la restauración de servicios y la estabilización de la infraestructura hídrica.



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