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‘The Claman Countdown’ panelists Gary Kaltbaum and Jeff Sica discuss retail stock performance and consumer sentiment. Consumer confidence fell to its lowest level in nearly five years in April as concerns about tariffs and trade uncertainty weighed on the economic outlook. The Conference Board said Tuesday its consumer confidence index fell 7.9 points to 86 in April, which is the lowest reading since May 2020. Economists polled by Reuters had projected the index would slide to 87.5.The Expectations Index, based on consumers’ short-term outlook for income, business and labor market conditions, fell 12.5 points to 54.4, the lowest level since October…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The United Football League announced Tuesday that Michigan Panthers wide receiver Samson Nacua, the brother of Los Angeles Rams star Puka Nacua, has been suspended without pay for one game after getting into an altercation with a fan. Video went viral over the weekend showing Nacua slapping a St. Louis Battlehawks fan in the face following the Panthers’ game on the road at The Dome at America’s Center. Nacua will not be able to play against the DC Defenders on May 4.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Michigan Panthers’ Samson Nacua celebrates…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Meghan Markle found early fame for starring on a popular television show, but her early auditioning days didn’t always land success.The Duchess of Sussex admitted beauty brands were reluctant to hire her due to her natural, freckled complexion.Markle, 43, starred as Rachel Zane for seven years on the legal series “Suits,” but prior to hitting it big in entertainment, her commercial agent hit major roadblocks.MEGHAN MARKLE SHOOTS DOWN PRINCE HARRY DIVORCE RUMORS, ADMITS ROYAL COUPLE ARE FINALLY IN ‘HONEYMOON’ PHASE Meghan Markle admitted she couldn’t land a beauty commercial due to her…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The San Francisco 49ers and George Kittle agreed to a four-year contract extension that will make him the highest-paid tight end in NFL history.Kittle, 31, announced the deal on the “Bussin’ With The Boys” podcast on Tuesday.Kittle’s four-year contract extension is worth $76.4 million with $35 million guaranteed and runs through the 2029 season.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM George Kittle #85 of the San Francisco 49ers reacts as he takes the field prior to an NFL football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Arizona Cardinals at Levi’s…

Forbes Media’s Steve Forbes joins ‘The Big Money Show’ panel to talk the international implications of rising trade tensions between the U.S. and China. The U.S. economy contracted in the first quarter as President Donald Trump’s economic agenda took effect, according to new data released on Wednesday. The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released its advance estimate for first quarter gross domestic product (GDP), which found the U.S. economy contracted at an annual rate of 0.3% in the first quarter, which runs from January through March.Economists surveyed by LSEG had expected the economy to grow at a 0.3%…

CNN  —  The Trump administration ordered international students to be effectively designated as criminals without checking if the information was true, court records reviewed by CNN show, along with new information that was revealed by a government official at a court hearing Tuesday. Thousands of visa holders had their records changed in databases, leading to them being barred from classes and work, disenrolled from universities and even being advised to leave the country, when they were fully in compliance with immigration rules, lawyers have said, and court records show. The common thread for dozens of students mentioned in federal court…

CNN  —  The US Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights ruled Monday that the University of Pennsylvania violated Title IX guarantees against sex discrimination when it allowed a transgender woman to compete on its women’s swimming team. The university was found to have denied “women equal opportunities by permitting males to compete in women’s intercollegiate athletics and to occupy women-only intimate facilities.” Lia Thomas, a transgender woman, won the 2022 NCAA championship in the women’s 500-yard freestyle. The government’s Monday edict did not mention Thomas by name. The Department of Education gave Penn 10 days to wipe out Thomas’…

Iraqi authorities on Tuesday confirmed the arrest of an ISIS member accused of inciting the New Year’s terrorist attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans that left 15 people dead, including the perpetrator.The arrest comes months after 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar of Texas killed 14 civilians and injured 57 others when he rammed a Ford F-150 through crowds of people celebrating New Year’s on the famous New Orleans street around 3 a.m. Jan. 1. Jabbar was killed in a shootout with police.Iraqi authorities said their investigation into the ISIS member came at the request of American authorities but did not expand…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An autopsy for Gene Hackman’s wife, Betsy Arakawa, reveals new details about her death.  Arakawa, who died due to hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, had fluid accumulation in her chest and mild hardening of the vessels that supplied blood to the heart and body, according to an autopsy obtained by The Associated Press. Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome is transmitted from animals to humans and is commonly found in rodents, the New Mexico Department of Health confirmed.Arakawa also tested negative for COVID-19 and the flu and showed no signs of trauma. The classical pianist’s carbon monoxide levels…

A message in a bottle sent by staff or students from a school that no longer exists has washed up on a beach, news agency SWNS reported — and was promptly found by a group of young people. Hedda Traa Haukom was on the beach in Ny-Hellesund in the south of Norway with her cousins when they discovered the message in a bottle.”We stumbled on a bottle with a piece of paper inside,” Haukom, 14 years old, told the news outlet. “It was located 10 meters from shore, under a rock. The bottle looked pretty old, so we decided to open…