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French rider wins Tour de France Stage 16, Pogacar keeps yellow jersey

The Tour de France returned to one of the most famous climbs in cycling Tuesday, and Mont Ventaux delivered with an exciting race that featured the first French stage winner of 2025 and the ongoing battle between yellow jersey leader Tadej Pogačar and second-place Jonas Vingegaard.

Valentin Paret-Peintre of France won Stage 16 of the 2025 Tour de France, overcoming a test from Ben Healy to narrowly cross the finish line first at the summit of Mont Ventaux. It was the conclusion of a grueling 171.5-kilometer mountain course that began in Montpellier and contained nearly 3,000 meters in climbs.

Pogačar, the defending Tour de France champion, remains the overall Tour de France leader after finishing in fifth on Tuesday, two seconds ahead of Vingegaard. Pogačar’s Swiss rival tried to break free multiple times during Stage 16, but never could shake the rider considered world’s best in cycling at the moment. With just five stages remaining, Pogačar is closing in on his fourth career Tour de France win.

Here’s a look at the complete stage 16 results and 2025 Tour de France standings after Tuesday, July 22, as well as what’s coming up for cycling’s biggest race:

Stage 16 results

Here are the final results of the 171.5-kilometer Stage 16 mountain course from Montpellier to Mont Ventaux at the 2025 Tour de France on Tuesday, July 22 (with position, rider, team, time):

Valentin Paret-Peintre, Soudal Quick-Step (4 hours, 3 minutes, 19 seconds)
Ben Healy, EF Education-Easypost (4:03.19)
Sebastian Buitrago, Bahrain Victorious (4:03.23)
Ilan Van Wilder, Soudal Quick-Step (4:03.33)
Tadej Pogačar, UAE Team Emirates XRG (4:04.02)
Jonas Vingegaard, Team Visma/Lease a Bike (4:04.04)
Enric Mas, Movistar Team (4:04.04)
Julian Alaphilippe, Tudor Pro Cycling Team (4:04.36)
Primoz Roglic, Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe (4:05.10)
Florian Lipowitz, Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe, (4:05.12)

Tour de France 2025 standings

Tadej Pogačar, Slovenia: 58 hours, 24 minutes, 46 seconds
Jonas Vingegaard, Denmark: 58:29.01 (4 minutes, 15 seconds behind)
Florian Lipowitz, Germany: 58:33.49 (9 minutes, 3 seconds)
Oscar Onley, Great Britain: 58:35.50 (11 minutes, 4 seconds)
Primoz Roglic, Slovenia: 58:36.28 (11 minutes, 42 seconds)
Kevin Vauquelin, France: 58:38.06 (13 minutes, 20 seconds)
Felix Gall, Austria: 58:39.36 (14 minutes, 50 seconds)
Tobias Johannessen, Norway: 58:41.47 (17 minutes, 1 second)
Ben Healy, Ireland: 58:42.38 (17 minutes, 52 seconds)
Carlos Rodriguez, Spain: 58:45.31 (20 minutes, 45 seconds)

2025 Tour de France jersey leaders

Yellow (overall race leader): Tadej Pogačar, Slovenia
Green (points): Jonathan Milan, Italy
Polka dot (mountains): Tadej Pogačar, Slovenia
White (young rider): Florian Lipowitz, Germany

Who’s wearing the rainbow jersey at 2025 Tour de France?

In addition to the four traditional colored jerseys at the Tour de France, the reigning world road race champion wears a rainbow-colored jersey. It’s white with five colored stripes – blue, red, black, yellow and green (same as the colors of the Olympic rings) – and is currently worn by Tadej Pogačar of Slovenia.

2025 Tour de France next stage

Stage 17 of the 2025 Tour de France is a 160.4-kilometer course on flat terrain from Bollène to Valence on Wednesday, July 23.

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How the Storm forward Gabby Williams became an All-Star, what’s next

INDIANAPOLIS — Staying put has helped Gabby Williams’ game take off.

The Seattle Storm forward is enjoying a breakout season, highlighted by her first All-Star appearance Saturday night. And she attributes it, in part, to being able to spend the entire season in Seattle.

“Me being here from day one of training camp has allowed me to just kind of get my rhythm a lot quicker, kind of establish my role,” Williams said.

Williams is the cornerstone of France’s national team, leading Les Bleues in scoring (15.5 points), assists (4.8) and steals (2.8) at last year’s Paris Olympics. She was also France’s second-best rebounder, with 4.7 boards a game.

Williams had 19 points in the gold-medal game against the United States, nearly forcing overtime with a shot from just inside the 3-point line in the final second.

Playing for France has meant Williams has missed large chunks of time in the WNBA, however. Last year, for example, she didn’t join the Storm until the end of August. The Chicago Sky suspended her for the entire 2021 season because she wanted to play for France at the Tokyo Olympics.

Williams has also played overseas in the offseason, which has caused her to miss time. A concussion while playing for French team ASVEL, for example, limited her to 10 games in 2023.

“I don’t think I realized how difficult it had been until I came on time,” Williams said. “The main thing was just being able to actually be home and move into my apartment vs. the lingering thought of, ‘I have to pack a suitcase in two weeks.’ I had just gotten used to it, so I didn’t realize how hard it was.”

That back and forth had already had Williams considering whether to play for France at this summer’s EuroBasket tournament, a pre-qualifier for the Los Angeles Olympics that begins Aug. 27.

But when Katie Lou Samuelson tore her ACL during the preseason, after the Storm had already lost Jordan Horston to an ACL tear in the offseason, Williams knew she couldn’t leave.

“I definitely can’t leave the team with nine active players,’” Williams said. “France understood. I had been in communication with them … so when I did call to tell the coach that wasn’t coming, he was like, ‘OK, I kind of figured.’”

Besides being in Seattle full-time, Williams said familiarity with coach Noelle Quinn’s offense has also contributed to her stellar season. Rather than trying to find her groove in the system or play catchup, she could simply focus on what Quinn wanted her to do.

“Just being more aggressive on offense, just kind of establishing myself as a facilitator or a scorer,” Williams said.

Williams has done that. And more.

Her 13.2 points per game are third-best for the Storm, behind Nneka Ogwumike and Skylar Diggins, and are almost three points better than her previous best. She’s also on track to have career highs in assists (4.4), steals (2.4) and blocks (0.5).

Williams leads the Storm in minutes played, too, another sign she is indispensable.

Despite her numbers, and her performance for France last summer, Williams said she’d never really considered herself as an All-Star. It wasn’t until her teammates told her she was having an All-Star-caliber season that she thought it could be a possibility.

Hearing that helped her confidence, Williams said. Even more so was the boost she got from being selected, because it was opposing coaches who picked the reserves.

“I never thought I would be respected enough,” Williams said. “(Being an All-Star), I finally felt like they actually are seeing what I’m doing, respecting what I’m doing. It feels good just to have that respect from everyone.”

In yet another endorsement, Williams played more than 24 minutes Saturday night, second-most of any player on Team Clark. She finished with 16 points and five assists.

The Storm finished the first half of the season at 14-9, the fourth-best record in the W behind the Minnesota Lynx, New York Liberty and Phoenix Mercury. They’ve beaten the Liberty twice, split their two games so far with Minnesota and taken two of the first three from the Mercury.

But Seattle also has lost two of three to the Golden State Valkyries, and dropped a game to the Connecticut Sun.

“I do think we can compete with any team in this league. I just think we’re just too inconsistent,” Williams said. “We just have to prove that we can be the same team every single night in order to get people talking about us in those (contender) conversations.”

It’s a conversation Williams is very much here for.

Follow USA TODAY Sports columnist Nancy Armour on social media @nrarmour.

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China denies wrongdoing in preventing dozens of Americans from leaving under shadow ‘exit ban’

China denied on Tuesday that it is doing anything wrong as it reportedly prevents ‘dozens’ of Americans from leaving the country under an ‘exit ban’ policy, including at least one U.S. government official.

Reports emerged Monday afternoon that an American citizen, an employee of the Commerce Department, has been barred from leaving China and prevented from returning to the U.S. since his passport, credit card, cellphone and iPad were seized on April 14, reported The New York Times. 

The passport was reportedly returned to the individual one week later on April 22, though he was told he was not allowed to leave China.

The identity of the government official remains unknown, though a spokesperson for the State Department confirmed to Fox News Digital that the individual is a U.S. Patent and Trademark Office employee and was traveling to China ‘in a personal capacity.’

While it is unclear if any other U.S. government officials have been barred from leaving China, a spokesperson for Beijing’s foreign ministry, Guo Jiakun, told reporters on Tuesday during a press briefing that he had no additional details to share.

‘China upholds the rule of law and handles entry and exit affairs in accordance with the law,’ he said. 

In response to Fox News Digital’s questions, the State Department said, ‘The Chinese government has, for many years, imposed exit bans on U.S. citizens and other foreign nationals in China, often without a clear and transparent process for resolution.

‘We track these cases closely, and have raised our concern with Chinese authorities about the well being of our citizens and impact these arbitrary exit bans have on our bilateral relations and urged them to immediately allow impacted U.S. citizens to return home,’ a spokesperson added.  

The department in November 2024 issued a Level 2 travel advisory for Americans considering travel to China. 

The advisory issued a warning to ‘exercise increased caution’ due to Beijing’s ‘arbitrary enforcement of local laws, including in relation to exit bans.’

A spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in Washington, D.C., said they were ‘not aware of’ the case’s details, but added, ‘China always welcomes foreign citizens, including those of the United States, to come to China and guarantees their safety and legitimate rights and interests in China in accordance with the law, including freedom of entry and exit. 

‘Meanwhile, foreign citizens in China should also respect and abide by Chinese laws,’ the spokesperson added. 

While the Universal Declaration of Human Rights has enshrined the ‘right to freedom of movement,’ which says ‘everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country,’ it is not an absolute right, and nations can choose to hold individuals depending on certain conditions, including national security concerns. 

It is unclear why the Commerce Department employee has been blocked from returning to the U.S. where his wife also lives, though he was apparently questioned by Chinese intelligence authorities about his prior military service. 

Reporting has suggested that dozens of Americans have been barred from leaving China, including Wells Fargo Managing Director Chenyue Mao. 

Mao is the latest business executive to be barred from leaving China, which has become increasingly common in recent years, prompting Wells Fargo to suspend all travel to China earlier this month. 

The Wells Fargo banker has reportedly been blocked from leaving China over her alleged link to a criminal investigation. How long she will be required to stay in China remains unclear. 

Neither the Commerce Department nor Wells Fargo immediately responded to Fox News Digital’s questions regarding this report. 

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Salvadoran president responds to Hunter Biden’s invasion threat: What is he ‘sniffing’?

Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele responded late Monday to having his country under the threat of invasion from a future ‘President Hunter Biden.’

Bukele, who has emerged as a top ally of President Donald Trump and a partner in the U.S. leader’s mass deportation operations targeting illegal immigrants, appeared to laugh off the threat.

‘Is Hunter Biden sniffing powdered milk?’ Bukele replied on X, where he shared a snippet of Biden’s interview with podcaster Andrew Callaghan.

‘These guys think that we need to run away from all values in order for us to lead,’ Biden fumed in the clip, initially speaking about the conservative right. 

‘I say, f— you. How are we getting those people back from f—ing El Salvador?’

‘Because I’ll tell you what, if I became president… I would pick up the phone and call the f—ing president of El Salvador and say, ‘You either f—ing send [illegal immigrants imprisoned in CECOT penitentiary] back or I’m going to f—ing invade.’

Biden then accused Trump and Bukele of a ‘f—ing crime’ and labeled both men ‘f—ing dictator-thug[s].’

The retort called back to Biden’s history of drug use, which notably included a revelation he made to CBS that he would smoke ‘anything that even remotely resembled crack cocaine,’ including ‘more Parmesan cheese than anyone you know.’

Biden’s interview touched on that history, including the incident in which he swore on a federal firearms form that he was not using controlled substances at the time of purchase.

Bukele followed up by sharing news coverage of a three-party prisoner swap between the U.S., El Salvador and Venezuela, to illustrate ongoing cooperation with the U.S.’s current leadership.

‘Maduro’s regime was satisfied with the exchange agreement; that’s why they accepted it,’ Bukele said, adding that Caracas strongman Nicolas Maduro’s regime now ‘shout[s] and express[es] outrage – but not because they disagree with the deal, rather because they just realized they are left without hostages from the most powerful country in the world.’

Bukele had agreed to fly Venezuelan deportees from the U.S. who had been held at CECOT back to Caracas, as the Maduro regime in turn released several Americans being held captive. Venezuela had not initially been accepting of deported illegal immigrant nationals captured by U.S. authorities.

Ten U.S. citizens or legal-permanent residents, who had been held by Maduro, were released, according Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

‘Until today, more Americans were wrongfully held in Venezuela than any other country in the world. It is unacceptable that Venezuelan regime representatives arrested and jailed U.S. nationals under highly questionable circumstances and without proper due process,’ Rubio said in a statement.

Bukele also highlighted a clip of U.S. Special Envoy for Hostage Response Adam Boehler calling him a ‘good friend’ of the U.S.

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Orange juice importer says Brazil tariffs will squeeze American consumers

Orange juice prices could rise by 20% to 25%, according to Johanna Foods, a small U.S. business suing the White House over tariffs threatened against Brazil.

President Donald Trump said in a July 9 letter to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva that he would apply a 50% tariff to all imports from Brazil starting Aug. 1.

Trump said the high tariff rate was necessary because of ‘the way Brazil has treated former President Bolsonaro.’

Prosecutors in Brazil have alleged that Bolsonaro was part of a scheme that included a plan to assassinate the country’s current president, who defeated him in the last election, and Supreme Federal Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes. Bolsonaro has denied any wrongdoing.

Trump also said Brazil was censoring U.S.-based social media platforms and was running “unsustainable Trade Deficits” with the United States.

However, the United States has a goods trade surplus with Brazil — more than $7 billion last year, according to data from the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.

Johanna Foods, which says it supplies nearly 75% of all private label “not from concentrate” orange juice to customers in the U.S., says those arguments do not constitute an economic emergency and therefore the president does not have the power to levy this tariff.

“The Brazil Letter does not refer to any legal or statutory authority under which the Brazil Tariff can be imposed by the President,” the company’s attorney Marc Kaplin writes in a filing.

“The Brazil Letter does not constitute a proper executive action, is not an Executive Order, does not reference or incorporate any Executive Orders or modify or amend any existing Executive Order,” the attorney continued.

The company said some of its customers include Walmart, Aldi, Wegman’s, Safeway and Albertsons.

Johanna Foods CEO Robert Facchina said the duty would result in an estimated $68 million hit, exceeding any single year of profits since the company was created in 1995.

“The Brazil Tariff will result in a significant, and perhaps prohibitive, price increase in a staple American breakfast food,” the lawsuit reads.

“The not from concentrate orange juice ingredients imported from Brazil are not reasonably available from any supplier in the United States in sufficient quantity or quality to meet the Plaintiffs’ production needs.”

Orange juice prices have already been rising across the country. Over the last year, the average price of a 16-ounce container rose 23 cents, or more than 5%, to $4.49, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Orange juice futures, the global benchmark that tracks the commodity, have also jumped recently. During the last month, they are up nearly 40%, with most of that increase coming on the heels of Trump’s threat.

Brazil’s Supreme Court ruled last month that social media companies can be held accountable for the content posted on their platforms. Elon Musk’s social media site, X, was also briefly banned last year in Brazil after Musk refused to comply with a court request to ban some accounts.

Facchina says layoffs of union manufacturing employees, administrative staff and a reduced production capacity at the company’s Flemington, New Jersey, and Spokane, Washington, facilities are near-certain should these tariffs go into effect. Johanna Foods employs almost 700 people across Washington state and New Jersey.

Brazil was the 18th-largest source of U.S. goods imports last year, with more than $42 billion worth of imports entering the country, according to U.S. International Trade Commission data.

In its legal filing, the company asks the Court of International Trade to declare that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act does not grant Trump the statutory authority to impose the tariffs against Brazil, and that the president has not identified a national emergency or “unusual and extraordinary threat” as required by the IEEPA law to impose the tariffs.

In response to the lawsuit, a White House spokesperson said the administration is ‘legally and fairly using tariff powers that have been granted to the executive branch by the Constitution and Congress to level the playing field for American workers and safeguard our national security.”

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NFLPA controversies, explained: Why Lloyd Howell, JC Tretter resigned

The NFLPA isn’t usually the subject of significant attention unless it is negotiating a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with the NFL.

However, in recent weeks, the labor union representing the NFL’s players has found itself in the spotlight often thanks to a variety of scandals within its ranks.

These controversies have caused the NFLPA’s executive director, Lloyd Howell Jr., to resign just two years after taking over the role from DeMaurice Smith. JC Tretter, who served as the union’s president from 2020 to 2024, is also set to step down from the organization as it undergoes a shake-up.

Why is there so much turmoil within the NFLPA? Here’s what to know about the recent controversies surrounding the labor union.

NFLPA controversies, explained

Several controversies have rocked the NFLPA in recent weeks. Below are the full details of the two most notable ones.

NFL and NFLPA agree to keep collusion findings secret

In January, arbiter Christopher Droney ruled on a grievance filed by former NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith. The grievance alleged NFL teams had colluded to limit guaranteed money in deals to top quarterbacks after the Cleveland Browns signed Deshaun Watson to a fully guaranteed, five-year, $230 million contract.

Droney ruled that there was insufficient evidence of collusion by the NFL’s owners. However, he stated in his decision that the NFLPA had clearly shown that Goodell and Pash had urged owners to keep guarantees lower at the March 2022 league meeting, which occurred just weeks after Watson inked his deal.

Shortly after Droney’s ruling, the NFL and NFLPA struck a confidentiality agreement to keep the findings secret. As a result, information about Droney’s 61-page ruling did not become public until ‘Pablo Torre Finds Out’ reported on it in June.

The ruling included mentions of several quarterbacks and a series of text messages between Arizona Cardinals owner Michael Bidwell and Los Angeles Chargers owner Dean Spanos after Arizona signed quarterback Kyler Murray to a long-term extension.

“Congratulations on signing Murray,’ Spanos texted Bidwill.

“Thanks Deno! These QB deals are expensive but we limited the fully guaranteed money and have some pretty good language,’ Bidwill wrote back. ‘Thankfully, we have a QB that’s worth paying.”

“Your deal helps us for our QB next year,’ Spanos texted.

“I think many teams will be happy with it once they have a chance to review. Cleveland really screwed things up, but I was resolved to keep the guaranteed [money] relatively ‘low,” Bidwill responded.

None of the quarterbacks mentioned in the evidence – a group that included Murray, Lamar Jackson and Russell Wilson – were made aware of what had happened because of the confidentiality agreement.

NFL and NFLPA cover up fake injury grievance ruling

The grievance stemmed from comments made by former NFLPA president JC Tretter, which implied faking injuries was a way for players to avoid fines during contract negotiation holdouts.

‘I think we’ve seen issues – now, I don’t think anybody would say they were fake injuries, but we’ve seen players who didn’t want to be where they currently are, have injuries that made them unable to practice and play, but you’re not able to get fined, and you’re not able to be punished for not reporting,’ Tretter said at the time. ‘So there are issues like that. I don’t think I’m allowed to ever recommend that, at least publicly, but I think each player needs to find a way to build up leverage to try to get a fair deal. And that’s really what all these guys are looking for, is to be compensated fairly.’

A non-injury grievance arbitrator ruled in favor of the NFL on Feb. 20, 2025. However, neither the NFL nor the NFLPA publicly disclosed this outcome in the immediate aftermath of the ruling.

‘The Arbitrator upheld the Management Council’s grievance in its entirety and found that Mr. Tretter’s statements violated the CBA by improperly encouraging players to fake injury,’ read a July statement given by the NFL to Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio.

The statement also clarified the NFL did not allege any specific player faked an injury. Its main issue was with Tretter’s comments being representative of the union condoning or encouraging that behavior, which the league alleged would violate an article in the two parties’ collective bargaining agreement.

Who is Lloyd Howell, and why did he resign?

Howell is the former executive director of the NFLPA. He resigned amid scandal after further scrutiny was applied to his two-year tenure in the role.

Howell wasn’t only responsible for his role in suppressing the two rulings outlined above. It was also revealed he had expensed multiple strip club trips on the NFLPA’s dime and had a part-time consulting gig at The Carlyle Group – a private equity firm that the NFL approved to seek minority ownership stakes in its teams – in addition to his job with the NFLPA.

‘It’s clear that my leadership has become a distraction to the important work the NFLPA advances every day. For this reason, I have informed the NFLPA Executive Committee that I am stepping down as Executive Director of the NFLPA and Chairman of the Board of NFL Players effective immediately,’ Howell said in a statement. ‘I hope this will allow the NFLPA to maintain its focus on its player members ahead of the upcoming season.’

Why did JC Tretter resign?

Tretter – an eight-year NFL veteran who played with the Green Bay Packers and Browns before serving as the NFLPA’s president from 2020 to 2024 – resigned after scandals rocked the organization.

‘Over the last couple days, it has gotten very, very hard for my family. And that’s something I can’t deal with,’ Tretter told CBS Sports.

‘So, the short bullet points are: I have no interest in being [executive director]. I have no interest in being considered; I’ve let the executive committee know that. I’m also going to leave the NFLPA in the coming days because I don’t have anything left to give the organization.’

Initial reporting indicated Tretter had support as a potential executive director of the NFLPA. Instead, the labor union will have to search elsewhere for a replacement for Howell.

Who will be the next head of the NFLPA?

It isn’t clear who will be the next head of the NFLPA. However, Tretter revealed in his interview with CBS Sports there had been a strong preference among the NFLPA executive committee for David White, the former SAG-AFTRA leader, when Howell was selected.

Could the NFLPA executive committee target White after Howell’s failed tenure? Only time will tell.

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Watch: Phillies make history with bizarre walk-off win vs. Red Sox

The Philadelphia Phillies earned a historic walk-off win against the Boston Red Sox on Monday, July 21 in the most absurd possible way.

With the score tied 2-2 after nine innings and the Red Sox failing to score in the top of the 10th inning, the Phillies began the bottom of the frame with Brad Marsh, who had made the last out in the bottom of the ninth, on second, per Major League Baseball’s extra-inning rules. Otto Kemp, who squared up to bunt Marsh to third, instead took first base on a four-pitch walk.

Red Sox pitcher Jordan Hicks then threw a wild pitch to move the runners to second and third before the Red Sox intentionally walked Max Kepler to try to set up a force out at home. That brought Edmundo Sosa to the plate with the bases loaded and nobody out.

On the fifth pitch of Sosa’s at-bat, the Phillies second baseman appeared to check his swing on a ball outside, but the Phillies dugout immediately challenged. Not the check swing or the ball-strike call, but for something entirely different – catcher’s interference.

Moments later the catcher’s interference was confirmed, giving the Phillies a walk-off 3-2 win to the delight of the Philadelphia crowd at Citizens Bank Ballpark.

According to MLB’s Sarah Langs, it marked just the second walk-off catcher’s interference in at least the divisional era (1969), joining a Los Angeles Dodgers victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Aug. 1, 1971 – with Hall of Famer Johnny Bench behind home plate for the Reds.

The Phillies on Monday night achieved their victory with no balls put in play, only making contact once in the bottom of the 10th when Sosa fouled off the fourth pitch of his at-bat, right before the catcher’s interference.

Max Lazar earned the win for Philadelphia after striking out two in a scoreless 10th. Zach Wheeler started for the Phillies and struck out 10 in six innings, while giving up both Red Sox runs. Walker Buehler started for Boston, going seven innings and allowing two runs, though one was unearned.

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WWE SummerSlam to play in movie theaters for 1st time

WWE fans will be able to tune into SummerSlam on the big screen for the first time this year.

The wrestling company announced July 21 that it is partnering with Fandango to bring SummerSlam 2025 to select Regal Cinemas theaters around the country.

“WWE has redefined how fans connect with live entertainment, and bringing SummerSlam to Regal’s screens elevates that experience to a whole new level,” said Brooks LeBoeuf, senior vice president of US content at Regal Cinemas, in a release. “We’re excited to partner with WWE and Fandango to deliver this immersive, action-packed event in theaters —making fans feel like they’re ringside, no matter where they are.”

Tickets are on sale now. Here’s what to know.

When is WWE SummerSlam?

SummerSlam, WWE’s annual pay-per-view event, will be held on Aug. 2 and 3. This year the event is at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.

SummerSlam 2025 starts at 6 p.m. ET on both days.

The event is slated to feature a WrestleMania 41 rematch between Undisputed WWE Champion John Cena and WWE Superstar Cody Rhodes.

Shop WWE SummerSlam event tickets

How to get tickets to see WWE SummerSlam in theaters

Tickets to see WWE SummerSlam in theaters are available now on Fandango’s website. The price of general admission tickets varies based on location.

Fandango is also selling a $65 SummerSlam bundle, which includes two tickets to see the event in theaters along with an exclusive SummerSlam t-shirt.

What theaters are showing WWE SummerSlam?

To see the available theaters playing the event, enter a location or zip code to see the nearest available showtimes.

If none are available in the area, an email sign-up option is available to be notified when tickets go on sale.

How to watch WWE SummerSlam 2025

For those who prefer watching from home, SummerSlam will be available to stream on Peacock. Internationally, the event will be available to watch on Netflix.

Peacock offers two subscription options: premium for $7.99 a month, and premium plus for $13.99 a month. Netflix has several monthly plans available, which start at $7.99 per month.

Stream WWE SummerSlam 2025 on Peacock

Melina Khan is a national trending reporter for USA TODAY. She can be reached at melina.khan@usatoday.com. 

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EU defense chief warns of ‘most dangerous moment’ – coordinated Russian-Chinese aggression by 2027

The European Union’s first-ever defense commissioner has issued a stark warning: the world’s ‘most dangerous moment’ could arrive as soon as 2027, when Russia and China may coordinate aggressive moves designed to overwhelm Western defenses.

Andrius Kubilius, the EU’s commissioner for defense and space, echoed recent remarks by U.S. Air Force Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, NATO’s top commander for air operations. Both officials highlighted 2027 as a potential flashpoint year when simultaneous military actions by Moscow and Beijing could stretch the transatlantic alliance to its limits.

‘The most dangerous moment can be in 2027, when both Russia and China will make these aggressive moves in a coordinated way,’ Kubilius told reporters during a briefing in Washington.

Grynkewich had warned last week that the United States and its European allies must be prepared to fight two wars simultaneously – one in Europe, should Russian President Vladimir Putin escalate in Ukraine or Eastern Europe, and another in the Pacific if Chinese President Xi Jinping launches an invasion of Taiwan.

‘We’re going to need every bit of kit and equipment and munitions that we can in order to beat that,’ Grynkewich said.

In a speech later Monday evening, Kubilius said the U.S. has the ‘right and reason’ to turn its focus to China.

‘We are recognizing that you, Americans, have really the right and the reason in the longer-term perspective to start to shift more and more toward the Indo-Pacific in order to mitigate Chinese rising military power,’ he said.

‘We Europeans need to ramp up our defense capabilities,’ the former Lithuanian prime minister said, adding: ‘That is what we are doing.’

Their warnings align with growing concerns across the U.S. defense establishment over what is often referred to as the ‘Davidson Window’ – a term coined by former Indo-Pacific Command chief Adm. Philip Davidson, who testified before Congress in 2021 that China could attempt to forcibly reunify with Taiwan by 2027. The assessment has since become a widely cited benchmark for military planners preparing for a potential crisis in the Indo-Pacific.

The 2027 window has taken on added urgency as China rapidly accelerates its military modernization program, aiming to achieve what Xi Jinping has called ‘world-class’ warfighting capabilities by the People’s Liberation Army’s centennial in 2027. U.S. and NATO officials also fear that Russia, despite sustaining major losses in Ukraine, could reconstitute and redirect its forces toward renewed aggression in Eastern Europe by that same timeframe – placing strategic pressure on two fronts simultaneously.

Kubilius traveled to Washington to assess potential shortfalls in European defense capabilities as the U.S. increasingly pivots its strategic attention toward the Indo-Pacific. He said EU member states are actively preparing for a shift in the American military posture on the continent.

As of 2025, more than 80,000 U.S. troops are stationed in Europe – a presence widely expected to decline in the coming years as the Pentagon presses its European allies to assume greater responsibility for their own defense.

‘We are preparing ourselves to take responsibility on our shoulders,’ Kubilius said. ‘We don’t know what Americans will decide.’

Kubilius emphasized that Europe must not only fund its own defense but also build it. He noted that the EU has reduced its reliance on U.S.-made weapons from 60% of total imports to 40%, and hopes to lower that dependency further through increased domestic production.

As defense commissioner, Kubilius is tasked with implementing an $840 billion framework to ‘Re-Arm Europe,’ including a €150 billion loan facility available to member states for building out their armed forces and industrial capacities.

Separately, NATO leaders at last month’s summit in Washington agreed to a sweeping pledge to increase defense spending – raising the benchmark from 2% of GDP to 5% for member countries, a historic shift in alliance posture amid growing global instability.

Adding to the sense of urgency, President Donald Trump announced that the United States would offer advanced weapons systems to Ukraine – on the condition that European partners cover the cost. Western defense ministers convened on Monday to discuss the proposed financing mechanism.

‘We’re going to be sending Patriots to NATO and then NATO will distribute that,’ Trump said last week, referring to the high-value air defense systems that Kyiv has long sought.

Kubilius declined to elaborate on which other weapons may be included in the package, but underscored the critical importance of maintaining unwavering support for Ukraine’s defense against Russia’s full-scale invasion.

‘China is watching,’ he said. ‘China will be able to make a conclusion that if the West is weak in Ukraine, then we can expect aggressive behavior from China against anyone.’

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Deputy AG seeks Ghislaine Maxwell meeting in Epstein investigation

The Department of Justice signaled a shift in its approach to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation, with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche revealing that he has reached out to Ghislaine Maxwell to gauge her willingness to cooperate with prosecutors.

Blanche confirmed Tuesday that, under the direction of Attorney General Pam Bondi, the DOJ is now open to hearing what Maxwell might have to offer regarding uncharged individuals who may have participated in Epstein’s criminal enterprise.

‘This Department of Justice does not shy away from uncomfortable truths, nor from the responsibility to pursue justice wherever the facts may lead,’ Blanche said in a post on X Tuesday.

Blanche reaffirmed the July 6 joint statement issued by the DOJ and FBI, which concluded that a thorough review of FBI files related to the Epstein case uncovered no new evidence to support charges against additional parties. 

‘Namely, that in the recent thorough review of the files maintained by the FBI in the Epstein case, no evidence was uncovered that could predicate an investigation against uncharged third parties,’ Blanche wrote.

That memo, which was signed by FBI Director Kash Patel and Deputy Director Dan Bongino, sparked controversy after President Donald Trump, Bondi and FBI leaders repeatedly said they would release all documents related to Epstein.

Sources told Fox News that Bongino, who signed off on the memo, complained about it in private following public backlash.

The new outreach to Maxwell is in the hopes that Epstein’s convicted accomplice ‘has information about anyone who has committed crime against victims,’ Blanche said.

‘President Trump has told us to release all credible evidence…’ he wrote. ‘Therefore, at the direction of Attorney General Bondi, I have communicated with counsel for Ms. Maxwell to determine whether she would be willing to speak with prosecutors from the Department.’

The new outreach to Maxwell marks the first time, according to Blanche, that any administration has approached her legal team with an inquiry into potential cooperation. 

‘That changes now,’ Blanche emphasized.

Blanche said he ‘anticipates meeting with Ms. Maxwell in the coming days.’

David Oscar Markus, Maxwell’s attorney, confirmed to Fox News that they are ‘in discussions with the government and that Ghislaine will always testify truthfully.’

‘We are grateful to President Trump for his commitment to uncovering the truth in this case,’ he said.

Patel responded succinctly to Blanche’s statement, writing on X Tuesday: ‘Get it.’

Maxwell was convicted in 2021 of helping Epstein traffic teen girls. She was sentenced to 20 years in prison and has appealed her case to the U.S. Supreme Court.

According to prosecutors’ and survivor’s testimony, Maxwell helped recruit and groom underage girls, arrange travel and housing, as well as facilitate abuse at properties owned by Epstein.

Victims described Maxwell as a trusted adult figure who manipulated and coerced them into sexual encounters with Epstein and others.

Fox News Digital has reached out to the DOJ and the FBI for comment.

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