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OpenAI will soon lower restrictions on the content ChatGPT can produce, allowing the service to create "erotica" if users wish, CEO Sam Altman announced Tuesday.
Altman noted that the new functionality would only be applied to users who explicitly ask for it. He said the current restrictions on ChatGPT were the result of an abundance of caution around mental health, but he now believes the language model can "treat adult users like adults."
"Now that we have been able to mitigate the serious mental health issues and have new tools, we are going to be able to safely relax the restrictions in most cases," Altman wrote.
"In a few weeks, we plan to put out a new version of ChatGPT that allows people to have a personality that behaves more like what people liked about 4o (we hope it will be better!). If you want your ChatGPT to respond in a very human-like way, or use a ton of emoji, or act like a friend, ChatGPT should do it (but only if you want it, not because we are usage-maxxing)," he continued.
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"In December, as we roll out age-gating more fully and as part of our 'treat adult users like adults' principle, we will allow even more, like erotica for verified adults," he said.
Altman went on to clarify that users "won't get it unless you ask for it," regarding the functionality.
The announcement comes roughly a month after OpenAI introduced new ChatGPT features aimed at creating a safer experience for teens.
The strengthened protections for teens allow parents to link their ChatGPT account with their teen's account, control how ChatGPT responds to their teen with age-appropriate model behavior rules and manage which features to disable, including memory and chat history, the company said in a blog post.
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"We prioritize safety ahead of privacy and freedom for teens; this is a new and powerful technology, and we believe minors need significant protection," Altman said in a statement last month.
Parents will also receive notifications when the system detects their teen is in a moment of acute distress, a feature that OpenAI says will be guided by expert input.
"If an under-18 user is having suicidal ideation, we will attempt to contact the users' parents and, if unable, will contact the authorities in case of imminent harm," Altman wrote.
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Parents will also have access to a new control that allows them to set blackout hours for when their teen cannot use ChatGPT.
FOX Business' Stephen Sorace contributed to this report.

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An American Airlines jet headed for New York City had to turn back around to Los Angeles on Tuesday, the airline confirmed.
American Airlines flight 274 left Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) just before 5 p.m. local time, and was headed for John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), according to flight tracking website FlightAware.
Shortly after takeoff, the pilots turned around "due to reports of an odor in the cabin," a statement from American Airlines to FOX Business said. 
The pilots also reported to air traffic control that they smelled and tasted something that prompted them to put on oxygen masks in the cockpit, WABC-TV reported.
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The plane landed back at LAX safely, and seven passengers were evaluated, but no one was taken to a medical facility for further treatment, WABC reported.
American said the aircraft involved "was taken out of service to be inspected by our maintenance team."
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"We never want to disrupt our customers' travel plans and apologize for the inconvenience," the airline statement concluded.
Los Angeles Fire Department did not immediately respond to an inquiry from FOX Business. 
Airports across the country have been feeling the effects of the current government shutdown. Some 13,000 air traffic controllers and about 50,000 Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers must still turn up for work during the government shutdown, but they are not being paid, Reuters reported.
They are set to get a partial paycheck this week for work done before the shutdown began.
Weeks ago, an American Airlines jet headed from LAX to Boston had to abort takeoff due to another aircraft on the runway. 
The flight was operated on an Airbus 321. It had 94 customers and seven crew members aboard, and re-departed later in the evening, American said.
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said the potential dangerous situation happened when AeroLogic Flight 619 "crossed a runway at Los Angeles International Airport without authorization."

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President Donald Trump is considering selling long-range, precision-guided Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine to help the country's ability to strike back amid its ongoing effort to repel Russia's invasion.
"They need Patriots very badly. They'd like to have Tomahawks - that's a step up," Trump said on Sunday after a conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who he will meet with in Washington on Friday to discuss ways to improve Ukraine's air defenses and ramp up pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin.
"They'd like to have Tomahawks. We talked about that and so we'll see. I don't know, I might have to speak to Russia, to be honest with you, about Tomahawks," Trump added. "Do they want to have the Tomahawks going in their direction? I don't think so."
Trump's consideration of selling Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine comes as he continues his push to end Russia's war against Ukraine through negotiations, as the sophisticated cruise missiles would potentially bring more targets within Russia into range of Ukrainian strikes. Russia has said Ukraine acquiring Tomahawks would be a "serious escalation."
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Made by Raytheon, a business unit of RTX Corporation, Tomahawk cruise missiles are precision-guided, long-range cruise missiles that have been in use by the U.S. military since 1983 and have been used to conduct numerous strikes since the Gulf War.
Over the last year, Tomahawks have been used to strike Houthi targets in Yemen as well as in the U.S. strikes on Iran's nuclear sites. The U.S. said it used 30 Tomahawks launched from submarines during the Iran strikes, in addition to other munitions like the bunker buster bombs dropped by B-2 stealth bombers.
The missiles have a range of nearly 1,000 miles and, as maneuverable cruise missiles, can navigate heavily defended airspace, according to Raytheon. Updated variants can loiter over targets and can be reprogrammed mid-flight to hit alternate targets.
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Tomahawk missiles have variants that can be launched from surface ships, submarines and from land-based launchers.
Within the U.S. military, the Navy has been the primary user of the Tomahawk over the years, although both the Army and Marine Corps have moved to acquire ground-based launchers. 
The Air Force previously used a variant that was discontinued at the end of the Cold War pursuant to an arms control treaty.
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Ukraine wouldn't be the first foreign country to acquire and use Tomahawk missiles if a deal moves forward. 
The United Kingdom, Australia and the Netherlands currently have Tomahawks in service with their navies, while Japan ordered 400 Tomahawks for its navy and is expected to have them in service in the next few years.
It's unclear at this time which specific variant Ukraine would acquire if the U.S. approves a purchase, though a report by The War Zone noted that Ukraine doesn't currently have ships, submarines or ground-based launchers capable of firing Tomahawks.
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As a result, Ukraine would likely be using the ground-based variation of the Tomahawk missile if it were to ultimately acquire them from the U.S., and it would also need to acquire a suitable launching platform.
Fox News Digital's Caitlin McFall contributed to this report.

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Ross Stores Inc. announced plans to expand its footprint at a time when much of the retail industry is contracting in an effort to stay profitable. 
The California-based bargain retail chain recently opened 36 Ross Dress for Less locations and four dd's Discounts stores across 17 states throughout September and October, completing the company's store growth plans for fiscal 2025. 
The company doesn't have plans to press pause on its expansion plans with plans to open 90 new locations throughout the rest of the year. 
"This fall, we continued to strengthen our brand presence by opening stores in existing markets and expanding in new markets," Richard Lietz, executive vice president of Property Development, said. 
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For Ross Dress for Less locations, the company is adding locations in the Midwest as well as the Northeast. It's adding new stores in Michigan, New Jersey and New York and simultaneously boosting its presence in the sunbelt states, Lietz said.
Meanwhile, it's expanding dd's in the core markets of California and Texas, Lietz added. 
"Looking ahead, we remain confident in our expansion plans and see plenty of opportunity to grow to at least 2,900 Ross Dress for Less and 700 dd's DISCOUNTS locations over time."
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The company stands out as an outlier amid a wave of major retail behemoths that have been trimming their footprint to ensure their long-term viability. 
Macy's announced plans in 2024 to close 150 underproducing locations by 2026 to try and boost profitability as it faces cost pressures including tariffs. Macy's executives said on its earnings call last month that it had to pay steep tariffs, as high as 145%, on certain imported items. 
Meanwhile, Kohl's closed 27 underperforming stores by April 2025 and its e-commerce fulfillment center in San Bernardino, California, the following month. 
Pharmacies and grocery chains haven't been spared by the uncertain macroeconomic environment either, with household names like Walgreens and Kroger announcing plans to shrink their footprints.
John Mercer, head of global research for Coresight Research, told FOX Business that off-price has been a growth segment for several years, "as store expansion has met consumer demand for discount alternatives to midrange stores." 
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Mercer noted that Ross is among the off-price stores like T.J. Maxx and Burlington that "have been structural market-share winners with a strong value proposition attracting a mix of lower-income shoppers and those trading down from midtier retailers." 
In addition, Mercer said those companies can be considered to be counter-cyclical retailers because shoppers trade down more during times of economic pressure. 
Coresight Research data shows that six of the 10 retail chains opening the most stores in 2025 are discount formats. For instance, we expect the three major off-price retailers, TJX, Ross Stores and Burlington, to open a combined total of 289 stores this calendar year. That follows an estimated 340 openings across these three companies in calendar 2024.
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"Off-price is a part of a generally expanding discount segment that includes dollar stores, grocery discounters (such as Aldl, Grocery Outlet and Lidl), other specialized discounters (such as Primark) and discounters such as Ollie's Bargain Outlet," Mercer said.
CFRA analyst Zach Warring told FOX Business that the off-price space, particularly Ross Stores and TJX, are taking market share from department stores and even some big box retailers, 
"The main reasons Ross Stores and TJX are able to continue to open new locations while other aren't is due to the great business model and continued momentum of off-price."
Their business model, in which they buy old or excess inventory from other retailers for pennies on the dollar and sell them for 30% to 70% off retail, also allows for them to open new locations with little to no outside capital, Warring said. 
To date, there are 2,273 Ross Dress for Less and dd's DISCOUNTS stores operating in 44 states, the District of Columbia, Guam and Puerto Rico.
 

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Instagram will moderate the content for users under 18 using filters guided by the PG-13 movie rating system, the platform's parent company Meta announced on Tuesday in its latest effort to address concerns about teenagers' online safety.
The new system will restrict posts featuring strong language, risky stunts, drugs or other content that "could encourage potentially harmful behaviors." The rules will also apply to Meta's generative AI tools.
Under the safeguards, teenage users will be blocked from following or interacting with accounts found to share age-inappropriate content.
Meta noted that existing policies already block the recommendation of sexually suggestive content, graphic or disturbing images and adult content such as tobacco or alcohol sales from teenagers.
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"Teen Accounts were already designed to protect teens from inappropriate content and, over the past year, we've further refined our age-appropriate guidelines to hide even more potentially inappropriate content in the updated default 13+ content setting," the company said in its announcement.
"We decided to more closely align our policies with an independent standard that parents are familiar with, so we reviewed our age-appropriate guidelines against PG-13 movie ratings and updated them accordingly. While of course there are differences between movies and social media, we made these changes so teens' experiences in the 13+ setting feel closer to the Instagram equivalent of watching a PG-13 movie," it added.
Teenagers will not be able to opt out of the new system without parental permission, and parents may choose an even more restrictive setting for their children.
Similar to how some suggestive content or strong language may be included in a PG-13 movie, Meta said teenagers may occasionally see similar content on Instagram but that the company is working to keep those instances as rare as possible.
"This is the most significant update to Teen Accounts since we introduced them last year, and builds on the automatic protections already provided by Teen Accounts to hundreds of millions of teens globally," Meta said. "We know teens may try to avoid these restrictions, which is why we'll use age prediction technology to place teens into certain content protections - even if they claim to be adults."
The new system comes amid criticism and lawsuits alleging the company failed to protect teenage users from harmful content or misled them about the psychological harm from its platforms.
A report in September showed several Instagram safety features do not work well.
Meta was also found to have allowed inappropriate chatbot behavior, with bots engaging in "conversations that are romantic or sensual."
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The company added safeguards in August for teenagers across its AI products by training its systems to avoid flirty exchanges and discussions of self-harm or suicide with young users.
The new rating settings were released in the U.S., UK, Australia and Canada, and a full launch is expected by the end of the year.
"We recognize no system is perfect, and we're committed to improving over time," Meta said. "We hope this update reassures parents that we're working to show teens safe, age-appropriate content on Instagram by default, while also giving them more ways to shape their teen's experience."
Meta is also introducing more safeguards for teenage users on Facebook.
Reuters contributed to this report.

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Soybean farmers across the Midwest are bracing for another difficult year as trade tensions with China cut off their largest export market and rising costs drive profits below break-even.
Fourth-generation Illinois farmer Chris Otten said drought and lower prices have turned a routine harvest into a financial strain. 
"We can't harvest a crop that puts us in the black at all," he said. "Everything we're doing is going to put us in the red." 
He said the family is leaning more on alfalfa and wheat to offset losses, though switching adds costs. "Anytime you change something, your soil tests and fertilizer rates change and your costs go way up."
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China is typically the dominant foreign buyer of U.S. soybeans, purchasing about half of American soybean exports in 2024 - roughly $12.6 billion out of $25.8 billion in total U.S. exports - according to the U.S. Census Bureau and Department of Agriculture. 
Other top buyers included the European Union at about $2.45 billion, Mexico at $2.3 billion, Indonesia at $1.24 billion, Germany at $1.05 billion and Egypt at $1.01 billion. 
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According to the White House, China has not purchased a single bushel from American farmers, a sharp reversal that producers say is rippling across the Midwest.
Otten said the impact reaches beyond the commodity price itself. 
"Trade wars work both ways," he said. "It's not just about buying soybeans; it's also our cost of fertilizer and chemicals. Most of that comes from outside the country, and it costs us a lot more money." 
With production expenses climbing nearly 50 percent over the last several years, he said even average yields cannot cover the cost of seed, fertilizer and fuel.
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During remarks in the Oval Office on Sept. 25, President Donald Trump said the administration plans to use tariff revenue to support farmers affected by trade tensions, telling reporters, "We're going to take some of that tariff money that we made, we're going to give it to our farmers, who are, for a little while, going to be hurt until the tariffs kick into their benefit." 
The White House has not said when or how much assistance could be provided, but officials have acknowledged discussions about potential aid.
Brazil has overtaken the United States as the world's top soybean exporter, according to data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The agency shows Brazilian shipments now outpacing U.S. exports after years of steady growth in South American production and infrastructure.
In the U.S., demand for soybeans has picked up as more processing plants open to turn beans into oil and animal feed. That extra use has helped, but not enough to make up for the drop in exports. USDA data show crushing capacity has grown every year since 2021, though farmers still depend heavily on foreign buyers to keep prices stable.
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According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, cash receipts from soybeans, a key measure of farm income, are forecast to fall about 7 percent this year, a drop of roughly $3.4 billion as growers face lower prices and smaller harvests.
Farmers say they are tightening budgets, deferring equipment purchases and storing more grain in hopes of better prices later. Otten said he is doing the same but remains optimistic that the market will turn around.
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"We're just banking on it going up," he said. "We can't afford to sell at a loss. But we've had ups and downs before. It'll come back around, it always does."

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President Donald Trump accused China of waging an "economically hostile" act by cutting back soybean purchases and said he's considering ending U.S. trade with China involving cooking oil and other goods in response.
"I believe that China purposefully not buying our Soybeans, and causing difficulty for our Soybean Farmers, is an Economically Hostile Act," Trump wrote Tuesday on Truth Social. "We are considering terminating business with China having to do with Cooking Oil, and other elements of Trade, as retribution.
"As an example, we can easily produce Cooking Oil ourselves, we don't need to purchase it from China," he added.
Trump's comments come as the ongoing trade dispute with China continues to create serious headwinds for American farmers, as soybean producers lose access to the world's largest market for the commodity.
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China stopped purchasing American soybeans in the spring, in retaliation to the Trump administration's tariffs. The move appeared to be a means for China as it looked to gain leverage in trade talks by shifting its purchases away from U.S. producers to countries like Brazil and Argentina.
Data from the American Soybean Association (ASA) shows that China is the world's leading importer of soybeans, bringing in 61% of the world's traded soybean supplies over the last five marketing years.
The ASA said the U.S. has historically served as a primary supplier of soybeans for China, exporting an average of 28% of the farmers' crop to China before the 2018 trade war.
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That number dropped to a low of 11% in the 2018-19 crop year, though recovered during the pandemic and reached 31% in 2020-21. But from 2023-24, the percentage dropped again, this time to 22%.
"We rely on trade with other countries, specifically China, to buy our soybeans," Brad Arnold, a multigenerational soybean farmer in southwestern Missouri, told FOX Business in an interview earlier this month.
He said that China's halt on U.S. soybean purchases "has huge impacts on our business and our bottom line."
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Chief economist for the ASA, Scott Gerlt, said in an interview with FOX Business that soybean farmers will be in need of trade aid soon given the timing of the harvest.
Gerlt noted that while older farmers who may own their land or equipment may not be in as much need, younger farmers who have to rent the land they farm and have operating notes are facing a lot more risk.
"Having dependable trading partners is better in the long run. Trade aid can get farmers through short-term, help keep them in business and get to the next year," he said. "But the problem is, if we're not in the markets now, that's just a further signal to South America to keep expanding."
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Gerlt added that South American soybean producers in Argentina and Brazil are likely to take advantage of China's demand for soybeans amid the country's trade dispute with the U.S., which could have longer-term impacts on American farmers.
On Tuesday, FOX Business' Edward Lawrence asked Trump if he thought China was trying to draw a wedge between the U.S. and Argentina by purchasing soybeans from Argentina and not from U.S. farmers.
"I would say so," Trump said. "China likes to draw wedges."
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"I mean, I guess that's natural. It's China, and it's natural," Trump later said. "But, it's not going to mean anything in the end."
FOX Business' Eric Revell contributed to this report.

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Bitcoin valued at $15 billion has been seized by the Department of Justice (DOJ) from a massive "pig butchering" network, and in what officials say is the "largest forfeiture action in U.S. history."
Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn, New York, unsealed an indictment Tuesday charging Chen Zhi, also known as "Vincent," leader of the Prince Holding Group, in connection with the crypto scam scheme, based out of Cambodia.
Zhi, 37, who is still at large, is also accused of directing Prince Group's operation of forced-labor scam compounds across the country. The DOJ said Zhi used violence to discipline workers.
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Images of beatings were included in the evidence unsealed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
Prosecutors also allege the company was a front for one of Asia's largest criminal enterprises. 
"As alleged, the defendant directed one of the largest investment fraud operations in history, fueling an illicit industry that is reaching epidemic proportions," said Joseph Nocella, Jr., U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York.
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According to court documents seen by FOX Business, Zhi built Prince Group, which claimed to invest in real estate, finance, and consumer services across more than 30 countries, into a massive network of "phone farm" compounds. 
There, trafficked workers were allegedly forced to carry out scams that lured victims online through fake romantic relationships, pleas for financial help, or promises of lucrative cryptocurrency investments. Such schemes are referred to as "Sha Zhu Pan" or "pig butchering," according to the DOJ.
Prosecutors said Zhi company generated up to $30 million per day at its peak, stealing crypto funds that were laundered through what's known as unhosted digital wallets, which puts users in charge.
The 127,271 bitcoins, worth $15 billion and now in U.S. custody, were allegedly held in the wallets controlled by Zhi. 
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The Treasury Department has now designated Prince Group as a "transnational criminal organization" and announced sanctions against Zhi and his associates.
"This is an individual who allegedly operated a vast criminal network across multiple continents involving forced labor, money laundering, investment schemes, and stolen assets targeting millions of innocent victims in the process," said FBI Director Kash Patel in a statement.
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"Today the FBI and partners executed one of the largest financial fraud takedowns in history," Patel added. 
FOX Business has reached out to the DOJ and Prince Holding Group for comment.
FOX Business' Aislinn Murphy contributed to this report.

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Flag football has grown considerably in recent years and its origin is one that involves the U.S. military. 
During World War II, flag football was born at Fort Meade, the Army base in Maryland, as service members decided it was best not to play tackle football in order to stay safer in advance of a potential deployment overseas. 
Fast-forward decades later, Baltimore Ravens star safety Kyle Hamilton teamed up with Toyota to host an NFL FLAG clinic for military kids and their families at the team's facility in Owings Mills, Maryland - just a short drive from where the version of football originated. 
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Hamilton spoke with FOX Business just before hitting the field with children from Our Military Kids, an organization he's worked with before that funds activities for eligible military children. 
"I'm super excited," he said. "It's a little bright spot in a season that's not going so great of the Ravens right now. But I can come to the facility and have something else to do. Being with these kids today, I'm sure will be a great time, and the whole NFL FLAG football perspective, I've recently learned that flag football was created at Fort Meade close to here during World War II."
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Hamilton has history with Our Military Kids, having used them as his charity of choice for the NFL's annual "My Cause My Cleats" last season. 
"My grandfather, my mom's dad, served in the military and that's actually how he met my grandmother. My mom was already born at the time, but my grandfather was stationed over there, and he married my grandmother, and they moved back to the states together. So, thanks to the military, I'm here today, I guess, by default," he said. 
Hamilton also noted how his perspective on these military kids changed when he went to Camp Humphreys in South Korea last year to participate in a separate camp. 
"Meeting the kids over there and knowing they don't have the opportunity to choose the life they're given, but they're super happy," he said about the experience. 
For this camp, Hamilton assisted the kids in warm-ups, drills and skills challenges before they ended the night with a fun scrimmage. 
Hamilton discussed his excitement about partnering with Toyota, the official automotive partner of his Ravens and the NFL, as they became the presenting partner of NFL FLAG, which is the world's largest flag football organization. 
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To date, Toyota supports more than 300,000 youth NFL FLAG players nationwide. 
"It's super fun, and I'm honestly thankful for Toyota allowing me to be a part of it," Hamilton said. "I know Toyota's been a big proponent of NFL FLAG and helping 300,000 people. I know there's a slogan they like, "All in, all season," and I think it's very true with what they've done with this program and the NFL in general."
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The Trump administration on Tuesday doubled down on the economic lifeline it extended to Argentina last week, a $20 billion currency swap seen as a strategic move to reinforce ties with Buenos Aires and support its efforts to stabilize a faltering economy.
"We want to help Argentina," President Donald Trump said during a bilateral lunch meeting with Argentine President Javier Milei. "We want to see it succeed," Trump said, suggesting that a free trade agreement could be part of a broader economic discussion with the South American nation.
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The two leaders have developed a notably close relationship. Milei was the first foreign head of state to visit Trump after he was reelected in 2024, traveling to Mar-a-Lago to congratulate him in person.
That relationship is part of a broader pattern in Trump's diplomacy, where personal connections often shape policy outcomes. Finnish President Alexander Stubb struck a similar chord, joining Trump for a round of golf at Mar-a-Lago that helped cement their friendship ahead of a $6 billion icebreaker deal. 
Their frequent text exchanges have since evolved into tangible cooperation - from defense contracts to Arctic initiatives - boosting Finland's profile in Washington.
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Last week, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent unveiled a $20 billion currency swap agreement with Argentina's central bank, aimed at stabilizing the peso by exchanging it for U.S. dollars.
"We are not going to ignore our allies. We're using our economic strength to create peace," Bessent said during the bilateral meeting. 
Trump said that the currency swap deal could "transform your country into greatness."
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He added that U.S. economic support is conditional on Milei and his policies continuing to govern Argentina.
"If he loses, we are not going to be generous with Argentina," Trump said of Milei, whose party faces a tough midterm election on Oct. 26. "You're going to win the election," Trump said, adding that he fully endorses Milei.
"It would be a shame to lose that progress," he added.

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