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War of words ignites over Trump admin rebuke of British police after teen bled to death in handcuffs

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A war of words has erupted between U.S. and British officials after a young Briton with a bright future bled out in handcuffs as police took him into custody on suspicion of making racial remarks, only to learn later that his killer fabricated the allegation. 

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The State Department issued a harsh rebuke Thursday night amid online outrage stemming from the stabbing of Henry Nowak, and Vice President JD Vance was quick to pile-on, claiming the incident proves that western civilization is at risk.

«Ideological conditioning and two-tiered policing are glaring symptoms of civilizational decline,» the State Department wrote Thursday in a viral post on X. «They must be rejected across the West. The United States sends our condolences to the family of Henry Nowak and the people of the United Kingdom at this troubling time.»

It was the first time the Trump administration commented publicly on the horrific stabbing.

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Freshman student Henry Nowak was stabbed many times by Vikram Digwa who used an eight inch ceremonial knife in December 2025. Digwa was found guilty of murder in late May. (Hampshire police handout.)

In December 2025, Nowak was returning home from a night playing soccer with friends in the southern England city of Southampton when he encountered 23-year-old Vickrum Digwa, a British Sikh man of Indian heritage wearing a turban and carrying a long ceremonial knife.

Nowak was later handcuffed by police after Digwa claimed the student was racist against him, and police refused to believe him when he said he was stabbed. He died while in police custody.

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«Henry Nowak died the same way a civilization dies: abandoned, handcuffed by authorities who neither trusted nor cared for him, and accused of hate crimes he did not commit,» Vance wrote on X in a lengthy post addressing the overseas crime.

«His murder is as tragic as it is enraging,» the vice president continued. «He should still be alive today, and he would be if the last few generations of European elites had stood their ground against the politics of self-hatred and the mass invasion of migrants, many of whom despise the West and the people who love it.»

He reiterated how a top priority of the Trump administration is working to preserve western civilization by stopping mass migration.

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ENGLISH COPS CUFFED TEEN STABBING VICTIM AFTER ATTACKER CLAIMED RACIAL ASSAULT

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Vickrum Digwa was found guilty at Southampton Crown Court of murdering university student Henry Nowak by stabbing him five times with a Sikh kirpan ceremonial knife on Dec. 3, 2025, in Southampton. Digwa falsely claimed he was the victim of a racist attack after the stabbing. (Press Association via AP Images)

Vance’s post drew an immediate response from across the pond. 

«In recent days we have seen people trying to interfere in our democracy and seeking to stir up division on our streets,» a Downing Street spokesperson said. 

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«The Nowak family are grieving after Henry’s horrific murder. They have said they do not want his death to be used to create further division, hatred or tension. We should be respecting their wishes,» the statement continued. «Our politics should bring people together even in the most terrible of circumstances. That is who we are as a country.»

Nowak filmed the initial encounter before his death, where he called Digwa a «bad man.»

«I am a bad man,» Digwa replied, taking offense to the comment. He then stabbed the student five times, including a fatal wound to his chest. What came next sparked worldwide outrage while Digwa, now convicted of murder, was on trial in May.

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Body cameras worn by officers show Digwa alleging racial abuse and claiming Nowak removed his turban. The police took Digwa’s word, and handcuffed Nowak when they located him. Footage shows Nowak lying on the ground, repeatedly telling officers he couldn’t breathe.

When Nowak told officers he had been stabbed, one is heard dismissing him with: «Don’t think you have, mate.»

The young student bled to death in police custody.

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Vice President JD Vance during a news conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. (L) Britain’s PM Starmer speaks during a press conference, in London. (Bonnie Cash/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images; Thomas Krych/Pool via REUTERS)

It was later revealed that Digwa called his mother, Kiran Kaur, who arrived at the crime scene before the police so she could take the murder weapon to their family home and hide it. She was recently found guilty of assisting an offender and will be sentenced July 17.

Digwa was sentenced on June 1 to life in prison with a minimum term of 21 years.

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Carrying knives in Britain is a heavily regulated practice, and certain types of knives are banned entirely. Digwa’s knife was considered an exception due to his religious beliefs, which also fanned the flames of the controversy surrounding the murder.

British law has a provision allowing Sikhs to carry kirpans, which are ceremonial religious knives. In Digwa’s case, he was carrying an eight-inch blade.

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The country’s tightening speech laws have also come to the forefront, with critics arguing that police in Nowak’s case were too blinded by the report of racism to notice he had been mortally wounded. Since the Online Safety Act of 2023 took effect, swaths of Britons have been jailed for internet posts deemed racist by authorities.

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Police eventually apologized for the way the stabbing was handled.

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«I want to say that I am sorry that Henry couldn’t be saved that night. I’m sorry that he was handcuffed and arrested in the moments before he lost consciousness,» Temporary Deputy Chief Constable Robert France of the Hampshire Constabulary said, according to Sky News.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio looks on during a dedication ceremony for an annex building at the U.S. embassy in New Delhi on May 23, 2026. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AFP)

Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Miss., also responded amid the controversy.

«Britain has a regime willing to jail people for tweets, but unwilling to protect its own citizens from bleeding out in the street,» he said in response to the State Department’s post. «Henry Nowak deserved better. That is what civilizational decline looks like. This is the future the Left is trying to import. We have to stop it.»

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So did SpaceX founder and former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) head Elon Musk, who posted multiple times about the case.

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«Send the video to everyone you know showing how heinously Nowak was treated by the police in his dying moments and how the police cravenly kowtowed to his murderer,» he said in one post that was viewed 28 million times. «Legacy mainstream media, same ones who wrote about George Floyd millions of times, are dead silent about Nowak.»

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«The West has created an utterly evil state religion where an accusation of ‘racism’ is the gravest offense that can be committed, even worse than rape or murder!» he said in another, «So if police show up at a crime scene and a British boy is bleeding out and an immigrant says the British boy is racist the cops will cuff the dying British boy.»

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Demandan a Zohran Mamdani por un polémico impuesto inmobiliario que podría afectar a miles de personas

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Un grupo de propietarios demandaron este viernes a Zohran Mamdani, el alcalde de la Ciudad de Nueva York, luego de que entrara en vigencia un impuesto a la segunda vivienda de lujo para personas no residentes.

La denuncia, presentada en Staten Island, no cuestiona al impuesto en sí, sino a las notificaciones que envió el gobierno local a los propietarios afectados y al registro de valuación que hizo la ciudad. Ese registro es de consulta pública en la web. Expone nombres, direcciones y valor de las propiedades identificadas en la lista.

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Según los demandantes, la lista ha generado una «confusión masiva» y dio lugar a un «escrutinio injustificado» de su información personal.

En gobierno de Mamdani envió 17.000 notificaciones a los propietarios de algunas de las zonas más caras de Nueva York. La mayoría están concetradas en el Upper East y Upper West Side (5.000), pero también están marcadas 5.600 residencias de otros barrios de Manhattan como Hudson Yards, SoHo, West Village y Tribeca. La medida incluye, además, a unas 1.300 viviendas de Park Slope, Brooklyn.

La medida apunta a viviendas monofamiliares valuadas en US$5.000.000 o más, y departamentos a partir del millón de dólares. Mamdani espera recaudar alrededor de US$500.000.000 al año con este impuesto, conocido como ‘pied-a-terre’, que fue aprobado en mayo y se comenzó a aplicar en julio.

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Los tres demandantes alegan que han recibido notificaciones de que sus viviendas podrían estar sujetas a este gravamen pese a que, afirman, estas son sus residencias principales. Los demandados instaron a ignorar este registro ya que «no formaba parte de los requisitos legales» sujetos al gravamen.

«Su publicación no solo provocó una gran confusión, sino que también facilitó, propició y amplificó un escrutinio indeseado de la información personal de los propietarios«, apunta la demanda.

Los demandantes solicitan al tribunal que invalide el listado con los nombres, direccciones y valor del inmueble de más de 900.000 propietarios, que el Departamento de Finanzas (DOF, por sus siglas en inglés) publicó en su web, y que obligue a la ciudad a no imponer el gravamen mientras se resuelve la querella.

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El objetivo de la demanda -que está impulsada por el abogado Randy Mastro, vicealcalde de Rudolph Guliani- es retrasar la implementación del impuesto, que fue aprobado en mayo. Los demandantes esperan conseguir una fallo judicial que establezca que los propietarios no están obligados a responder a las notificaciones antes de la fecha límite del 18 de septiembre, y que el DOF retire de su web la lista de propietarios.

«El Departamento de Finanzas ha estado trabajando sin descanso para responder preguntas, brindar asistencia y garantizar que quienes están sujetos al recargo cuenten con la información que necesitan», dijo Matt Rauschenbach, vocero de Mamdani.


El documento, en el que también se acusa al Departamento de Finanzas y a su jefe, Richard Lee, agrega que los demandados «han admitido que enviaron cartas de notificación a unas 17.000 residencias», una cifra «aproximadamente tres veces mayor que el número de viviendas que la excomisionada del DOF, Martha Stark, estima que realmente están sujetas al impuesto».

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En este sentido, la querella asegura que solo hay 24.000 propiedades en la ciudad que cumplen con los requisitos de valor de mercado que requiere el gravamen, de las cuales la mayoría son primeras residencias, pero que la ciudad envió notificaciones a más del 70% de estas viviendas.

Muchos neoyorquinos criticaron la lista, ya que contempla residencias principales, y miembros del Concejo Municipal que señalaron que su publicación los había tomado por sorpresa.

Aproximadamente 2.000 personas han presentado solicitudes para quedar exentos del impuesto, según informó el DOF. A comienzdos de agosto, la Ciudad extendió por cuatro semanas (hasta el 18 de septiembre) el período para prensentar las solicitudes de excención del impuesto.

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Si bien algunas notificaciones ya fueron enviadas, la lista definitiva de las propiedades afectadas se conocerá recién el 31 de diciembre. Por ahora, la lista provisional es bastante más grande de la que se estimaba inicialmente -entre 10.000 y 13.000 propiedades- y se cree que podría afectar hasta 31.000 inmuebles.

Con información de EFE y Bloomberg

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Democratic socialist Francesca Hong has former child star, OnlyFans model in senior campaign role: report

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Former child actress and OnlyFans model Renee Olstead is reportedly serving in a senior role on Wisconsin state Rep. Francesca Hong’s gubernatorial campaign ahead of next week’s Democratic primary.

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Olstead, who also goes by Renee Faust, is serving as Hong’s deputy campaign manager, according to The Heartland Post. Hong, a Democratic socialist, is among the candidates competing in next week’s Democratic gubernatorial primary.

The outlet reported that Olstead has worked as a paid campaign operative since at least January. Her X bio reads «HONG 4 GOV» and links to Hong’s get-out-the-vote page.

Her social media account also features photos from campaign events, and The Heartland Post reported that she has coordinated logistics for high-profile surrogates, including streamer and political commentator Hasan Piker.

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Wisconsin state Rep. Francesca Hong, left, and former child actress Renee Olstead, right. Olstead is serving in a senior role on Hong’s gubernatorial campaign. (Paul Archuleta/Getty Images; USA TODAY Network via Reuters)

Fox News Digital asked Hong’s campaign to confirm Olstead’s title and responsibilities, when she began working for the campaign, whether she is a paid employee and her qualifications for the role. The campaign responded with a statement but did not directly address each question.

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«Renee Faust is a licensed mental health clinician who has spent her career providing care to trafficking survivors,» the campaign said. «Since joining the campaign in December, she has helped build the largest grassroots campaign in Wisconsin history. The right-wing politicians attacking her are the same ones who want government dictating women’s health care decisions.»

Olstead previously founded the Coalition for American Sex Workers (CASW – LOCAL 304), which advocates for decriminalization and other policy changes affecting sex workers.

Last year, Hong and three other state representatives presented Olstead with an official Wisconsin State Assembly citation recognizing her advocacy for sex workers’ rights and her selection as «Penthouse Pet of the Year» in 2024.

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Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) (L) and influencer and left-wing political commentator Hasan Piker (C) stand with Wisconsin Gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong during a campaign rally for Hong on August 2, 2026 (Joshua Lott/Getty Images)

The campaign did not directly respond to a separate question from Fox News Digital asking Hong to explain her decision to participate in presenting Olstead with the citation and what she intended to recognize.

Hong has also pursued legislation that would decriminalize prostitution involving adults and establish a sex workers’ bill of rights.

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Wisconsin Family Action, a conservative advocacy organization based in Madison, criticized Olstead’s involvement in Hong’s campaign.

«Wisconsinites deserve to have serious people leading the state. It is unbelievable to see that the likely Democratic nominee for governor has an active sex worker leading her campaign,» Daniel Degner, president of Wisconsin Family Action, said in a statement. «Voters deserve to know whether if Hong is elected, she will elevate a porn star to leadership in her administration.»

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Former child actress Renee Olstead, who also goes by Renee Faust, is reportedly serving as deputy campaign manager for Wisconsin state Rep. Francesca Hong’s gubernatorial campaign. (JB Lacroix/WireImage)

Hong has previously expressed support on social media for progressive proposals including abolishing the U.S. Senate and defunding the police, though she has recently distanced herself from some of those positions in interviews ahead of Tuesday’s gubernatorial primary.

Hong faces Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley, former Wisconsin Department of Administration Secretary Joel Brennan and Democratic state Sen. Kelda Roys in the primary.

Hong also faced renewed scrutiny over a since-deleted 2020 X post calling to «cancel Thanksgiving» in order to «stop celebrating colonialism and the original superspreader event that killed Indegenous [sic] folx and women.»

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She recently distanced herself from the post, telling Politico that Thanksgiving is her «favorite holiday» and that she does not want to cancel it.

«My favorite holiday is Thanksgiving,» Hong told Politico Playbook. «Yep, I don’t want to cancel it. I actually love it.»

Fox News Digital’s Andrew Mark Miller contributed to this report.

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Polémica en Chile: quieren obligar a las mujeres que decidan hacer un aborto a escuchar antes el latido del corazón del feto

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La asunción del presidente ultraderechista José Antonio Kast renovó en Chile el debate sobre el aborto, uno de los tantos temas que dividen y polarizan hoy a los chilenos. En medio de una fuerte polémica, un proyecto de ley busca obligar a las mujeres a escuchar los latidos del feto antes de someterse a esa práctica despenalizada solo parcialmente en el país.

La iniciativa fue presentada por seis diputados de los Partidos Republicano, fundado por el propio Kast; Renovación Nacional y Nacional Libertario, todos de derecha dura. La bautizaron: “Escuchar mi corazón”.

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“Esperamos que el presidente de la República y el Gobierno den su apoyo a una iniciativa que lo único que busca es salvar vidas”, dijo su impulsor, el diputado libertario Cristóbal Urruticoechea.

Pero el gobierno se mostró reticente a entrar en este debate después de solo cinco meses de gestión y con una popularidad por el piso, según sondeos, a pesar de la firme postura histórica contra el aborto del mandatario.

En tanto, las combativas organizaciones sociales y movimientos feministas se declararon en alerta.

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El proyecto ‘Escucha mi corazón’ es cruel, por decir lo menos. Impone a las mujeres una barrera inhumana para acceder a una prestación garantizada por ley”, dijo a TN la vocera de la Coordinadora Feminista 8M, Laura Manzi Araneda.

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La libre interrupción del embarazo está permitida en Chile solo bajo tres causales desde 2017: para salvar la vida de la madre, por inviabilidad fetal o violación.

El proyecto busca modificar el artículo 119 del Código Sanitario, que regula el procedimiento del aborto. De avanzar la ley en el Congreso, las mujeres que se sometan a una interrupción del embarazo deberán escuchar antes los latidos del corazón del feto.

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Si se niegan, el médico no deberá realizar la intervención.

Una mujer chilena participa en una marcha a favor del aborto en Santiago (Foto de archivo: AP)

Desde el gobierno, la ministra de Salud, May Chomali, se desmarcó de la iniciativa.

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“No entiendo cuál es el sentido. Científicamente no hay sentido que la mujer vaya a cambiar de decisión. No existe, y hemos buscando, evidencia científica de que un acto como ese pueda reducir la probabilidad de que la mujer quiera hacerse un aborto”, afirmó a Tele13 Radio.

Kast se mantuvo al margen de toda polémica. En campaña, prometió no dar una “batalla cultural” y dijo que centraría en las dos principales preocupaciones de la sociedad: la delincuencia y la economía. Los sondeos no lo favorecen y entrar en este tema solo le traería más polarización y críticas.

Desde la Iglesia Católica, el arzobispo de Santiago, cardenal Fernando Chomali, reiteró su rechazo a cualquier forma de aborto y dijo que le duele que una iniciativa de este tipo haya causado “una división, una polarización y una ira impresionante”.

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“Lo otro que me duele (…) es que haya médicos que se presten para realizar un aborto. Esto lo encuentro terrible. En vez de mostrarle el latido del corazón a una mujer que está en una situación muy muy difícil, muy compleja, que yo reconozco, pienso que sería muy bueno que ese latido lo escuchara un médico que se comprometió a curar, a sanar, a preocuparse de la vida”, afirmó.

“Escucha mi corazón” vs. “Escucha mi decisión”

El debate pasó enseguida a la calle. El plan de la ultraderecha chilena generó una oleada de cuestionamientos en el ala progresista de la sociedad. La semana pasada, miles de mujeres se manifestaron en Santiago y otras ciudades del país bajo el lema: “Escucha mi corazón”, “Escucha mi decisión”.

En su diálogo con TN, Manzi Araneda afirmó: “El oficialismo intenta condicionar nuestras libertades a su moral. Una moral contradictoria, por lo demás: se dicen provida, pero nos niegan acceso a sala cuna universal o a jornadas laborales que permitan el cuidado”.

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Dijo además: “Esta es una ley que, si bien no fue presentada por el gobierno, es claro que es parte del mismo proyecto cultural. Buscan reducir al mínimo las posibilidades de una vida digna”.

“El viernes (31 de julio) fuimos miles en las calles de todo el país diciendo: vamos por más. Es por esto que el proyecto no avanzará, porque las mujeres y personas gestantes no permitiremos que iniciativas como esta sean viables. Nosotras lo hemos dicho por años y lo seguiremos diciendo, Chile necesita aborto legal, seguro y gratuito”, sostuvo.



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