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Carlos Ulberg was moments away from watching the UFC light heavyweight title slip away after suffering a knee injury, and then “Black Jag” delivered a wild moment in Miami and took it all back.Ulberg captured the vacant light heavyweight title with a stunning knockout of Jiri Prochazka in the main event of UFC 327 on Saturday night. In the first round, Ulberg faced huge adversity after badly hurting his leg following an awkward misstep, and while Prochazka chopped the legs down with hard kicks, he seemed to let up a bit, and out of nowhere, Ulberg landed a left hook…

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Visibility changes the equation, paving the way to strengthen cyber resilience and systematically address the vulnerability backlog in government. David Montoya April 10, 2026 4:28 pm 4 min read Government networks are operating with a dangerous digital blind spot: 78% of public organizations carry significant “security debt,” meaning software and applications contain flaws that remain unpatched and unaddressed for more than one year. Amid automated attacks and aging government infrastructure, tackling this problem is less about detection and more about visibility. System administrators can only defend what they “see,” and many public networks still lack the comprehensive monitoring to identify…

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Don’t be fooled by the combination of baby‑face innocence and “old soul” musical instincts—Ty Myers can command any stage with Texas‑football‑level swagger. He’s already earned that right. Myers has been sharpening his songwriting skills since before the age of 10, which helps explain why his mature, soulful lyrics have already drawn comparisons to icons like John Mayer. At 18, he’s just dropped a new album, Heavy on the Soul, a highly anticipated follow‑up to his gold‑certified debut, The Select, which featured the platinum‑selling “Ends of the Earth.” His music has already surpassed a billion streams, another line on a young…

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AC Front Page event with World Bank Group President Ajay Banga featured in Reuters article on slower global growth and heightened inflation brought on by Middle East conflict. – Atlantic Council In the News April 10, 2026 • 3:28pm ET Print this page Share this page ERROR MESSAGE HEADING ERROR MESSAGE SUBHEADING ERROR MESSAGE CONTENT ERROR MESSAGE INFO Oops… It looks like we’re having a technical issue. If refreshing the page doesn’t resolve the issue you could try clearing the sites browser cache. Pro Tip: If you’re on a laptop or desktop you can flush everything the browser…

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The U.S.-led talks to end the war in Ukraine have been placed on hold. The Trump administration’s focus on Iran might be the proximate reason, but it is not the underlying cause. In truth, the negotiations had already stalled because of a more serious problem: the way the United States has structured the peace process. To this point, the Trump administration has centered the talks on a core bargain. In order to end the war, Ukraine will cede more of its land to Russia—specifically, the nearly 20 percent of the Donbas Kyiv still controls—in exchange for security commitments from the…

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The U.S. and Iran failed to reach an agreement to end their war despite marathon talks that concluded on Sunday in the Pakistani capital Islamabad, jeopardizing a fragile ceasefire.Each side blamed the other for the failure of the 21-hour negotiations to end fighting that has killed thousands, roiled the global economy and sent oil prices soaring since it began more than six weeks ago.“The bad news is that we have not reached an agreement, and I think that’s bad news for Iran much more than it’s bad news for the United States of America,” said Vice President JD Vance, the…

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UFC boss Dana White has given his thoughts on the possibility of a Jon Jones return following his recent comments. Another day, another series of questions surrounding the future of Jon Jones. The former light heavyweight and heavyweight UFC champion continues to toy with the idea of coming out of retirement, even though Dana White has already said before that it isn’t going to happen – and, spoiler, that’s the direction he’s leaning in again here. RELATED: UFC star Jon Jones speaks out on weekend road rage incident: ‘Not allowing that kind of bullying’ Jones has carved out a great…

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President Donald Trump said on Sunday the U.S. Navy would immediately start blockading the Strait of Hormuz, raising the stakes after marathon talks with Iran failed to reach a deal to end the war, jeopardizing a fragile two-week ceasefire.Trump also said in a post on Truth Social that the U.S. would interdict every vessel in international waters that had paid a toll to Iran, and begin destroying mines that he said the Iranians had dropped in the strait, a choke point for about 20% of global energy supplies that Iran has blocked.“Effective immediately, the United States Navy, the Finest in…

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The United Kingdom’s export credit agency, UK Export Finance (UKEF), has secured £128 million in loan guarantee financing to support the export of British-made submarine rescue vehicle systems (SRVS) to the Indonesian Navy (TNI AL). The financing support was awarded to two companies: Bristol-based Submarine Manufacturing and Products Limited Ltd (SMP) and York-headquartered Forum Energy Technologies Ltd (FET). Under the agreement, SMP’s contract is supported by a £76 million UKEF-backed loan guarantee, with financing provided by JP Morgan Chase, Singapore Branch. Working with its Indonesian partner PT BTI Indo Tekno (BTI Defence), the company will supply the Indonesian Navy with…

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NORFOLK, Va. (April 11, 2026) – The U.S. Navy welcomed a new Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer to the fleet Saturday morning during the commissioning ceremony of USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr. (DDG 124) at Naval Station Norfolk. Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr. (DDG 124) was commissioned before a crowd of approximately 1,800 guests, including senior military leaders, Sailors, Marines, veterans and family members. Secretary of the Navy John C. Phelan served as the ceremony’s principal speaker, joining Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. James W. Kilby and Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Eric M. Smith…

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