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Kelly Ripa's painful dental surgery sidelined the daytime TV staple, forcing the famously chatty host into an unusual recovery that left husband Mark Consuelos revealing she couldn't even speak.

During Monday's show, Consuelos revealed Ripa had undergone gum graft surgery.

"Kelly sends her love," the "Live with Kelly and Mark" co-host told guest Nick Jonas. "Kelly had a little bit – well, it’s not a little – she had a gum graft surgery."

Gum graft surgery typically helps correct thinning or receding gums, according to Cleveland Clinic. Consuelos admitted Ripa had been recommended to have the surgery years ago.

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"Her dentist said five years ago, ‘You can do it in about five years,’" Consuelos recalled. "And she joked, ‘I didn’t think I’d still be on the air in five years!’"

Consuelos revealed her lengthy recovery process includes not talking.

"Wow. That’s got to be the hardest thing she’s ever done," Jonas joked.

Describing Ripa as "such a great conversationalist," Consuelos hinted he might be having trouble getting the talk show host to follow doctor's orders.

"I’m trying to keep her to follow the rules, follow the directions," he said.

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As Ripa recovered at home, Consuelos said the toughest part wasn't the pain – it was convincing the famously curious TV host to stop checking on her healing gums and let the procedure do its work.

"Last night she was like, ‘Can you look?’ I’m like, ‘I’m not pulling your lip down,’" Consuelos said. Ripa instead got into position so Consuelos could check without touching her lip. "So I’m down there like, ‘It looks great!’"

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The longtime actor said the surgery was especially alarming because Ripa rarely complains about pain, making this recovery stand out from any previous trip to the dentist.

"Yeah, it’s painful," he told Jonas. "But she famously doesn’t feel pain. When she goes into the dentist, she doesn’t use the novocaine. But this one hurts, so I know it’s bad."

Ripa's notoriously high pain tolerance led Jonas to marvel at just how much women can endure. He revealed his own wife, Danielle Jonas, has a similar ability to brush off pain.

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"I’ll be like, ‘Are you in pain?’ She’s like, ‘I’m fine!’ Come to find out her foot’s, like, falling off," Jonas joked.

"Well, they do have kids. They deliver kids," Consuelos added. "We’re not built for that."

Ripa is not expected to return to "Live" for the next week, a representative for the show confirmed to People.

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If you watched the Super Bowl last year, you were probably a bit disappointed. I’m sure you weren’t if you were a Seahawks fan, and I know that I was happy about some of the outcomes, but the game itself was a bit boring. That was a lot different than the NFC Championship game, which was a fantastic back-and-forth battle between the Seahawks and the team we break down here, the Rams.

Last Year

As mentioned, the Los Angeles Rams made it to the NFC Championship before falling short against the Seahawks. It was a good run, but the Rams did look vulnerable in each of their playoff games. They started against the Panthers and seemed like they were going to lose until they had some Matthew Stafford heroics. Speaking of Stafford, he ended up with one of the best seasons of his career and the MVP award. In the Divisional Playoffs, he capitalized on a bad route or bad throw (depending on who you ask) from the Bears and stole a 20-17 overtime win. He was great against the Seahawks, but the Rams defense couldn’t get a stop.

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Offseason additions and subtractions

That inability to get a stop may be part of the reason that Los Angeles went out and made a major splash this offseason. They traded for Myles Garrett, arguably the best defensive player on the planet at the moment. It was so big that even Aaron Donald is considering coming back to the team, and out of retirement. Stafford is coming back after contemplating retirement, so they shored up that concern. They added Trent McDuffie, one of the better cornerbacks in the league, and grabbed Jaylen Watson from free agency to address the other side of their secondary. Their defense should be even better.

Roster

If Donald comes out of retirement, he probably won’t be quite as elite as he was in the past, but I have to imagine he is still in shape and would be ready by the time the season starts. It doesn’t look like he is coming, though. Still, this defense, which was solid but not great last season, could be amazing this season. I don’t know that Stafford will lead the league in touchdowns and yards, but he still has Davante Adams and Puka Nacua. If his offensive line protects him and gives him time, he will carve up even the best defenses he faces.

Betting Outlook

I am all in on the Rams this year. I think they are the best team in the NFL and have very few exploitable weaknesses. They are in a tough division – the Seahawks will still be good, the 49ers are always a tough team – but I think 11.5 wins is an over for them. I have them at 13 wins for the year. I also like them to win the Super Bowl at +550. Maybe I’m overconfident in their defense with Garrett or a 38-year-old quarterback, but I think the Rams have all the pieces and will close the deal this season.

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A federal appeals court ruled earlier this week that a now-fired Oregon school counselor’s display of books promoting binary gender views to students was not protected by the First Amendment.

The 2-1 decision handed down by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld Roderick E. Theis II’s termination from Oregon’s InterMountain Education Service District (IMESD), according to court documents obtained by Fox News Digital.

The court also rejected Theis’ appeal.

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According to the ruling, Theis, an education specialist who worked for the IMESD for more than 15 years, displayed books titled "He is He" and "She is She" in two separate offices on different campuses when meeting with middle school students.

He also displayed a children’s book penned by conservative commentator Matt Walsh titled "Johnny the Walrus" that "allegorically comments on transgender issues," court documents said.

Following an investigation into the incident, Theis told school administrators that he did not mean any harm by displaying the books and even considered putting them away when transgender-identifying students visited his office.

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However, IMESD concluded the display of the books was a "bias incident" and instructed the counselor to remove them from his school offices — or risk termination.

A federal judge later partially granted Theis’ request for a protective order that allowed him to continue displaying the books in his offices when students were not visiting, but his employment was ultimately terminated after a district investigation revealed Theis provided the books to middle school students who had requested to see them, according to the ruling.

Theis’ attorneys went on to argue that the counselor was protected from the injunction when meeting with students outside their official sessions, but a lower court later ruled that the partial injunction prohibited Theis from displaying the books when students were present in his office.

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The lower court, however, issued another ruling against Theis’ termination appeal.

The ruling was upheld by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday, with the majority opinion outlining longstanding precedents that an educators’ speech is considered government speech when interacting with students.

"As a government employee, Theis was assigned to work in school offices, meet with students, and carry out his duties in that setting," Circuit Judge John B. Owens wrote in the majority ruling. "His speech occurred in the course of those responsibilities and cannot be meaningfully separated from them. As such, Theis’s speech falls outside the First Amendment’s ambit."

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The sole dissenting opinion, written by Circuit Judge Lawrence VanDyke, sharply criticized the ruling. VanDyke argued that Theis’ books should be considered personal decorative items in his office, while questioning if a school could permit employees to hang pro-Palestinian banners while simultaneously banning the display of the Israeli flag.

"Could public school administrators establish a policy allowing office decoration with partisan political messages deemed sufficiently ‘compassionate,’ but prohibit — as inherently hostile — any political speech that did not align with the Democratic Socialists of America platform?" VanDyke wrote.

Fox News Digital reached out to Theis’ attorney and the IMESD for comment.

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A flight was forced to return to the airport after a passenger brawl erupted on board. 

The disturbing incident took place earlier this week on a flight from Tenerife, in the Canary Islands, en route to Liverpool, United Kingdom, the BBC and other outlets reported.

Approximately 10 passengers were involved in the brawl, which broke out on an easyJet flight soon after the flight departed, the outlet noted.

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Police met the 186-passenger aircraft upon its return, and the flight later continued to Liverpool.

An easyJet spokesperson confirmed the incident to Fox News Digital.

The official said the aircraft "returned to Tenerife South Airport after takeoff due to a group of passengers on board behaving disruptively."

The person added, "The flight then continued onto its final destination."

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The official added that easyJet's cabin and ground crews are trained to quickly assess and respond to on board disruptions to prevent passenger safety from being compromised.

"We take these incidents very seriously and do not tolerate disruptive behavior toward our staff," the spokesperson added.

"The safety and well-being of customers and crew is always our highest priority."

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Commenters on an aviation-focused Reddit forum criticized the passengers for brawling aboard the flight.

"Of all the places, these people decide to fight inside the plane and during the flight," one person said.

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Brits also poked fun at the flight's destination in Liverpool.

 "Of course, it was a flight to the U.K.," a Reddit user said.

"Can’t be the Liverpool lads," another person said sarcastically. 

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The easyJet incident is the latest in a string of recent passenger disruptions aboard airplanes.

Fox News Digital previously covered another case of disruptive behavior aboard an aircraft when a passenger allegedly yanked open an emergency exit during a lengthy tarmac delay.

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FIRST ON FOX: Sean McCann, a Democratic candidate for Congress in Michigan’s 4th Congressional District, has taken at least $57,600 in contributions from energy groups while supporting Green New Deal policies that were projected to increase utility costs, records show.

McCann’s record on energy is resurfacing as he wages an uphill campaign to unseat Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Mich., and raises questions about his approach to federal energy policy. McCann first served as the Kalamazoo city commissioner from 1999 to 2008. He would then go on to serve in the Michigan House from 2011 to 2015 and in the Michigan Senate from 2019 to 2023. As a senator, he served as chair of the Senate Energy and Environment Committee.

Since 2011, records show that McCann has accepted at least $57,600 from the DTE Energy PAC, a Michigan-based energy group, and CMS Energy Corporation Employees for Better Government. He also accepted at least $560 in food and beverages from energy lobbyists since 2021.

DTE, in particular, provides energy for millions of customers in the state and describes itself as a politically active organization.

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"DTE Energy is an active participant in the political process and encourages its employees to participate in the process. DTE Energy supports public policies that promote its commitment to sustainable, reliable, affordable and safe energy," the group states on its website.

Notably, according to FEC records, the group has donated to candidates on both sides of the aisle, including Rep. Bob Latta, R-Ohio, a top Republican on the House Energy and Commerce Committee.

McCann has also supported policies projected to increase utility costs, such as SB 271 of 2023 — Michigan’s "Green New Deal," as Republican critics called it.

The bill, which ultimately passed and was signed into law by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2023, set clean energy requirements in order to reach a 100% clean energy standard by 2040.

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Among its many provisions, it required utility companies to implement at least a 50% renewable energy portfolio by 2030, a change some experts project will spike energy costs for consumers.

"That plan would cost Michiganders $386 billion by 2050, which amounts to an average annual cost increase of $2,746 per customer, or an additional $228.83 on monthly utility rates," the center said in a report on the plan.

"It would expose Michigan residents to a greater risk of blackouts. The most prolonged blackout based on the model would last 61 continuous hours during winter when Michigan residents need reliable energy the most," the report added.

The Mackinac Center is a policy nonprofit that champions the principles of free markets and limited government.

DTE did not respond to requests for comment on whether the company had taken a position on the plan or whether it stood to benefit from its implementation.

McCann praised the bill’s passage as a key environmental piece of legislation.

"These policies will safeguard public health and better protect our environment now and for future generations," McCann said in a statement following its passage.

During that same time, McCann voted against an amendment for a separate bill, SB 502, that would have prevented utility companies from raising electric rates on residential Michigan customers until 2040.

When asked about the contributions and his voting record, McCann’s campaign noted that his opponent, Huizenga, has also taken considerable amounts from DTE.

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"Bill Huizenga cashed more than $250,000 from utility companies and then voted to jack up our energy prices – and like the typical politician Huizenga is, he’s now trying to cover up his own corrupt record by lying about Sean," Simon Archer-Krauss, a campaign spokesperson, said in a statement.

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Huizenga has received 42 payments from DTE, totaling $80,500 since 2010, according to FEC records. DTE has also contributed to his joint leadership fund and to his PAC to the tune of $6,000 and $22,500, respectively.

McCann has yet to clinch the Democratic nomination to officially challenge Huizenga in the November general election.

Michigan will hold its primary elections on Aug. 4.

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