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Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls is available to play starting today. Carnage’s character guide video has been released that details how to play the fighter. Notably, Carnage was one of the characters that was unavailable during the Open Beta test period. In other words, most players probably know more about the other combatants than Carnage at this point. Carnage is said to be among the easiest fighters to play in Marvel…

Robert Whittaker wants a big name for his next light heavyweight fight, and a former champion is ready to answer the call.In July, Whittaker successfully made his light heavyweight debut, finishing Nikita Krylov in the third round at UFC 329. The win immediately put “The Reaper” in the light heavyweight rankings, and now the former middleweight champion has his sights set on a top name in the 205-pound division.“I’d love to get in there with Ank [Magomed Ankalaev],” Whittaker told the Believe You Me podcast. “I’d love to get in there with — well, Jan [Blachowicz] just had a loss,…

Authorities at Camp Pendleton have confirmed that a Marine recruit died during a routine physical fitness test. Officials said the victim experienced a medical emergency on Aug. 1, while undergoing the scheduled fitness evaluation, and was pronounced dead on Wednesday. The test was undertaken at the U.S. Marine Corps base north of San Diego, Calif., and information obtained by Military.com stated that the victim was initially rushed to the Tri-City Medical Center in Oceanside. The recruit’s name, age and gender has not yet been made public, as the service cited the recruit’s privacy in withholding his identity until 24 hours…

A C-17 Globemaster III that was facing two years out of service is airborne again after the U.S. Air Force built a replacement part itself, using a robot.The airlifter, tail number 01-0194, assigned to the 445th Airlift Wing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, was parked overnight at Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance Airport in Texas on March 4, 2025, when severe storms and microbursts of up to 80 mph sent two private Bombardier Challenger jets careening into it.Video shot that morning showed one of the business jets come to rest beneath the C-17’s wing. The same storm system damaged…

Selected by the Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) and the French Ministry of the Armed Forces under the “Small-Calibre Ammunition” (MPC) tender, FN Browning Group has been tasked with re-establishing a sovereign domestic capability for the production of small-calibre military ammunition. The French Ministry of the Armed Forces today announced that, following the MPC tender conducted by the DGA, it has selected FN Browning Group to rebuild a sovereign small-calibre ammunition production capability in France. This decision marks a decisive milestone: it restores to France national control over a strategic production capability that is essential to the autonomy of its…

When Anduril announced a $910 million drone production facility in Ohio, it was not politics as usual. The main message came from Ohio’s governor, Mike DeWine, while Representative Mike Carey’s press release thanked the governor. Members of Congress usually take substantial credit for defense industrial jobs, but Carey did not because he could not. Anduril sited Arsenal-1 near Columbus partially because of state subsidies.New defense firms backed by venture financing and state economic development subsidies have given states a political stake in the most innovative portion of federal defense procurement. New entrants promise and sometimes deliver fast, commercial solutions. Subsidies…

“A warrior who never gave up on himself,” Darren Elkins enters the octagon for the final time Saturday night to face Yadier del Valle in his retirement bout at UFC Vegas 120. Elkins announced this would be his “last dance” when the promotion revealed the matchup, and he explained his decision during media day Wednesday.“I’m older in age now, but mostly I’m starting to get hurt a little bit more often,” Elkins said. “Getting to train all the time is taking more of a toll on my body than used to, so it’s time. I mean, I’ve been contemplating it…

A Colorado woman is facing legal charges after allegedly using fake military IDs as part of an attempt to allegedly steal nearly $9,000. The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office alleges that Jonica Woodward, 47, presented a military ID and a VA card in the name of an account holder at the Pinnacle Bank in Memphis, Colo. Authorities said bank employees became suspicious when Woodward presented a Pinnacle Loan advance form in the amount of $8,900, which she purportedly signed with the victim’s name but had an incorrect account number. Authorities said a Pinnacle Bank account was targeted by a Colorado woman…

Terry Gerton Austin, this is a tough topic to talk about. Your reporting uncovered a striking finding about the causes of death among women in the army. Before we get into a lot of the details, what was maybe the very most surprising thing you learned as you reported on this story? Austin Campbell I think the most surprising thing was that women in the Army were dying by homicide and suicide at roughly twice the rates of civilian women. And intimate partner homicide was at least three times the national average and more than half the women were killed…

Israel has successfully tested an upgraded version of its Arrow missile defense system, incorporating lessons learned from the recent war with Iran. The trial marks another milestone in the continued evolution of Israel’s multi-layered air and missile defense network, as the country accelerates the development of next-generation technologies to counter emerging regional threats. Israel Successfully Tests Upgraded Arrow System The Israeli Missile Defense Organization (IMDO) within the Directorate of Defense Research & Development (DDR&D) of the Israel Ministry of Defense (IMOD), together with the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA), the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), successfully…