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Democrat policies paved way for brutal Cincinnati attack, say Ohio Republicans: 'Fear and chaos'
Republican members of Ohio's congressional delegation say Democratic policies created societal conditions that led to a violent brawl in downtown Cincinnati that went viral online. "Name one major city in America where you'd feel safe letting your kids walk alone. You can't, and that should alarm every one of us," Rep. Michael Rulli, R-Ohio, told Fox News Digital on Tuesday. "For too long, we've accepted fear and chaos as normal while left-wing politicians push sanctuary cities, slash police funding, and let violent criminals and the mentally ill roam the streets. This isn't compassion. It's failure." Meanwhile, Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, called for Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval's resignation over the incident. "It's a heinous attack. The mayor of Cincinnati is a disgrace," Moreno said. When asked what could be done to stop such incidents, he said, "Have the mayor resign. Have a congressman that actually cares about his district, and fund the police in Cincinnati." Fox News Digital reached out to the mayor's office for comment, as well as the office of Rep. Greg Landsman, D-Ohio, whose congressional district includes Cincinnati. It comes after a video lit up social media over the weekend that appeared to show a mob of people violently attacking one man, and a woman who tried to help him. Pureval issued a statement condemning the "vicious fight" and pledging that arrests were "forthcoming." Fox 19 Cincinnati reported Monday that five people had been charged. But Rulli and Moreno are two of the latest Republican officials from Ohio to comment on the brawl that took place on Saturday. Vice President JD Vance, who served in the Senate before being elected to the White House with President Donald Trump, said Monday that Moreno showed him a video of the violence. "It's disgusting. I hope every single one of those people who engaged in violence is prosecuted to the full extent of the law," Vance said during an event in Canton, Ohio. "When you have a grown man sucker-punching a middle-aged woman, that person ought to go to jail for a very long time. And frankly, he is lucky there weren't some better people around because they would handle it themselves… We've had way too much lawlessness on the streets of great American cities." The details of what started the fight, and who initiated the aggression, are still unclear.
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Democratic policies paved way for Cincinnati brawl, say Ohio Republicans: 'Fear and chaos'
Republican members of Ohio's congressional delegation say Democratic policies created societal conditions that led to a violent brawl in downtown Cincinnati that went viral online. "Name one major city in America where you'd feel safe letting your kids walk alone. You can't, and that should alarm every one of us," Rep. Michael Rulli, R-Ohio, told Fox News Digital on Tuesday. "For too long, we've accepted fear and chaos as normal while left-wing politicians push sanctuary cities, slash police funding, and let violent criminals and the mentally ill roam the streets. This isn't compassion. It's failure." Meanwhile, Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, called for Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval's resignation over the incident. "It's a heinous attack. The mayor of Cincinnati is a disgrace," Moreno said. When asked what could be done to stop such incidents, he said, "Have the mayor resign. Have a congressman that actually cares about his district, and fund the police in Cincinnati." Fox News Digital reached out to the mayor's office for comment, as well as the office of Rep. Greg Landsman, D-Ohio, whose congressional district includes Cincinnati. It comes after a video lit up social media over the weekend that appeared to show a mob of people violently attacking one man, and a woman who tried to help him. Pureval issued a statement condemning the "vicious fight" and pledging that arrests were "forthcoming." Fox 19 Cincinnati reported Monday that five people had been charged. But Rulli and Moreno are two of the latest Republican officials from Ohio to comment on the brawl that took place on Saturday. Vice President JD Vance, who served in the Senate before being elected to the White House with President Donald Trump, said Monday that Moreno showed him a video of the violence. "It's disgusting. I hope every single one of those people who engaged in violence is prosecuted to the full extent of the law," Vance said during an event in Canton, Ohio. "When you have a grown man sucker-punching a middle-aged woman, that person ought to go to jail for a very long time. And frankly, he is lucky there weren't some better people around because they would handle it themselves… We've had way too much lawlessness on the streets of great American cities." The details of what started the fight, and who initiated the aggression, are still unclear.
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Five charged in viral Cincinnati street attack but prosecutor's office awaits details
The top prosecutor in Hamilton County, Ohio, Connie Pillich, said despite claims from Cincinnati Chief of Police Teresa Theetge, that five people have been charged in connection to an attack over the weekend, those charges have not yet been filed with the court. In an interview with Fox News Digital, Pillich said to her knowledge, five people were charged, though her office has yet to receive any word on what the charges are. The charges stem from a beating that took place on Friday night between Elm and Fourth Streets, that resulted in videos of the incident going viral on social media. Video circulating around social media shows two people attacking a man wearing a white T-shirt, who is eventually shoved to the ground. The man wearing a white T-shirt was kicked several times while he was on the ground but eventually gets up. A woman was also seen lying unconscious in the street after being punched. Several people can be seen helping her get up, and she eventually regained consciousness. "What I saw in that video was very, very troubling to me," Pillich told Fox News Digital. "Just people fighting, using violence to solve some, probably, some minor disagreement. And that's just not acceptable behavior." Even more concerning to the prosecutor was that the incident took place in a part of Cincinnati that she said has very little crime. "It was just a perfect storm of people being out, being out late, probably drinking, having some sort of disagreement that exploded into a fistfight," Pillich said. "That can happen with alcohol, and as you can see…some of them were dressed up very nicely, and they were just out on the town." Pillich explained that incidents like that from over the weekend do not happen all the time. When the assault took place, several events were taking place in Cincinnati, including a music festival, a basketball tournament at the Heritage Bank Center arena, and a Cincinnati Reds baseball game. "There was a lot going on down here and all of it was safe," Pillich said. "When you get a bunch of people [together] sometimes people disagree – people might disagree with you when you're driving down the highway. "So, we're just seeing that kind of temperature being stoked a little bit, probably through, in my mind, through social media, through gossip transmitted across social media," she added. "So, we need to step that down a little bit." During a press conference on Monday, Theetge slammed social media for not showing the full story of what happened that led to what some have claimed to be a Black on White crime in Cincinnati. The chief also took issue with the media's coverage of the incident. Theetge said during the presser that over 100 people were watching and filming the attack, though only one person called 911 to alert police to the incident. When officers arrived, the attack had come to an end, she said. "The idea that nobody called 911…I think is part of the culture that we're in right now where we want to record everything, and I don't know what people do with those recordings," Pillich said. "But calling 911 has got to be what we do first. 911's been around for decades, way earlier than this century was arriving here. People should know 911, and perhaps this is a very good reminder to everyone that we should all call 911 if we see something." And despite the police chief saying many people were watching and recording the attack, Pillich said she saw another side not mentioned. "I can tell you when I looked at a couple of the videos, I saw people yelling, 'Stop! Stop!'" she said. "I saw [people] pulling people out of the melee. I saw a small amount of people trying to help, and I'm really glad about those good people who understand that we're better than this."
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2 hours ago
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Deadly substance under scrutiny as kratom byproduct shows up in gas stations, smoke shops
U.S. health agencies are targeting a threat to Americans that is readily available nationwide. 7-hydroxymitragynine, also known as 7-OH, is a concentrated form of kratom, a plant-derived substance that has been commonly used for pain relief and as a stimulant. The concentrated byproduct has been linked to opioid receptors in the body, triggering the potential for abuse and various drug-related symptoms. The substance, which is considered a "synthetic opioid," has been bottled into drinks, powders and tablets that are sold at vape shops, gas stations and other stores across the country. An uptick in 7-OH-related medical events has led the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to crack down on sellers of these products. In a Tuesday press release, the HHS announced that the FDA is recommending a scheduling action to control these products under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, M.D., M.P.H., wrote in a statement that vape stores are "popping up in every neighborhood in America, and many are selling addictive products like concentrated 7-OH." "After the last wave of the opioid epidemic, we cannot get caught flat-footed again," he said. "7-OH is an opioid that can be more potent than morphine. We need regulation and public education to prevent another wave of the opioid epidemic." There are no FDA-approved 7-OH drugs, according to the health agency. It is not lawful in dietary supplements, nor can it be lawfully added to conventional foods. Kratom is derived from the leaves of a tree (Mitragyna speciosa) found in regions of Southeast Asia, such as Malaysia and Thailand, according to Lori Karan, M.D., professor of internal and preventive medicine at Loma Linda University in Loma Linda, California, who previously spoke to Fox News Digital. The leaves of the tree contain more than 40 different active compounds, with the most prevalent being mitragynine, 7-hydroxymitragynine and speciofoline. The plant is thought to have dual properties. It produces a stimulant effect at low doses and an opioid-like, analgesic effect when taken in higher amounts, according to Dr. Richard Clark, medical director of the San Diego division of the California Poison Control System. "It has activity at opioid receptors in the brain, like opioid analgesics, and for that reason has been used as either a substitute for opioid analgesics or a tool to improve symptoms of opioid withdrawal," Clark previously told Fox News Digital. Americans most commonly use kratom for self-treatment of chronic pain and to help battle opioid withdrawal symptoms, he added. When isolated in its concentrated state, 7-OH, the active metabolite present in the kratom plant, becomes a highly potent analgesic. 7-OH can be more potent than morphine, leading to the potential for abuse and drug-related symptoms like dependence and withdrawal, according to the HHS. While vendors may advertise kratom as safe and "all-natural," the composition can vary widely and may not accurately reflect the product labeling, experts caution. It's uncommon for kratom to cause major toxic effects, but when people ingest large amounts or combine it with other drugs, they may experience hallucinogenic reactions, convulsions, coma and, in rare cases, death, Clark warned. "There is also a potential for individuals to develop dependence and withdrawal with heavy kratom use," he said. Other side effects may include nausea, dizziness, confusion and tremors, according to Karan. The FDA and HHS announced a call to action against 7-OH products in a press conference on Tuesday, where Robert F. Kennedy Jr. described its growing availability and the weight of addiction on the American people. "They're putting [vape shops] around schools, they're putting them in our poorest neighborhoods, and now they're putting them in every gas station," the HHS secretary said. "They're marketed for children. They're gummy bears, they're bright colors, they're candy-flavored. This is really a sinister, sinister industry." During the same press conference, Makary noted that there is no intention for the agencies to deem pure kratom as "safe" for use at this time.
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2 hours ago
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Luke Bryan gets hit in the face by object thrown on stage during concert
Country star Luke Bryan is handling a concert mishap "like a champ." Bryan, 49, was in the middle of an encore performance of his song "Country Girl (Shake It For Me)" at the North Dakota State Fair, when someone in the crowd hurled an object at the stage and smacked Bryan directly in the face. The moment was caught on camera by fans, with Bryan seen slightly recoiling after the hit. He flashed a quick look of surprise, but instead of stopping the show, the "American Idol" judge continued to perform as if nothing had happened. "Poor Luke Bryan got hit in the face during his encore," the caption on the fan video read on TikTok. "Carried on like a champ though." It's still unclear what exactly hit the "One Margarita" singer, with some fans speculating it was a bracelet or phone accessory, but the incident immediately lit up social media. While Bryan hasn't addressed the moment publicly, his fans came to his defense and called out the growing trend of fans throwing objects at artists mid-performance. "Whoever that was ruined the whole concert [because] he stopped so early," one disappointed fan wrote. Another comment read, "… you know he's a good guy when he takes that amount of disrespect and shrugs it off." WATCH: LUKE BRYAN HIT IN FACE BY OBJECT DURING PERFORMANCE "Shame on whoever did this," another fan wrote. Fox News Digital reached out to Bryan's representatives for comment. Bryan now joins a long list of musicians — including Harry Styles, Bebe Rexha and Kelsea Ballerini — who've been hit during live shows, sparking calls for tighter concert security and more respect from the crowd. WATCH: KELSEA BALLERINI GETS HIT IN THE FACE WITH OBJECT THROWN BY FAN AT CONCERT In 2023, Styles got directly hit in the eye while he was onstage in Vienna performing his Love on Tour concert. Rexha was first hit in the face with a cellphone, resulting in the arrest of a man and the singer getting stitches in New York City. Ballerini was the victim of a similar incident later that year. The country star sang her song, "If You Go Down," when she was hit in the eye by a bracelet. Turning her head and eventually her entire body away from the audience, Ballerini was quickly attended to by one of her band members. After several moments, Ballerini walked off-stage.
