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NEWPORT NEWS, VA – October 24, 2025 – Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII), America’s largest military shipbuilding company and a critical provider of professional services to the U.S. government, has announced a quarterly cash dividend increase to $1.38 per share. This 2.2% increase from its previous $1.35 per share dividend underscores the company’s robust financial health and its commitment to delivering consistent shareholder value. The move is particularly significant as it highlights the reliable nature of the defense sector, a market segment often characterized by long-term government contracts and stable demand, offering a defensive haven for investors.The dividend increase, payable…

Open as PDF (click to enlarge) After years of decline, Chinese foreign direct investment in Europe is rising again. The rebound reflects pressure on Chinese firms to expand abroad as they face tariffs, slowing economic growth, overcapacity and fierce competition at home. The electric vehicle sector dominates this new wave. Central and Eastern Europe, especially Hungary and Slovakia, have become major destinations for Chinese EV investment. Beijing views the region as a base to reinforce existing operations in Western Europe and deepen its reach across the Continent. Automotive projects accounted for more than half of all…

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Thursday it has made minor adjustments to 25 section introductions in the Doctrine and Covenants and two chapter summaries in the Book of Mormon, with the approval of the church’s First Presidency.Many of the adjustments made in the Doctrine and Covenants were informed by recent findings from the Joseph Smith Papers Project and “involve clarifications or corrections to dates, locations and minor factual errors,” states a Thursday release on ChurchofJesusChrist.org.“These adjustments bring the section introductions in line with what we have learned from more than 20 years of careful study of…

The God of War series that’s currently in the works from Sony Pictures Television and Amazon is set to begin shooting next year, and while no casting details have been announced, we now have an update on which characters from the video games will be joining Kratos and Atreus in the live-action adaptation. Here are the main character breakdowns (via Daniel Richtman). Zion – A male in his 40s to 60s, any ethnicity. A war-hardened, muscular figure haunted by loss and a violent past. After his wife’s death, he’s forced to raise his 10-year-old son, though he struggles to connect emotionally. The…

Stepping out of the race car and removing her helmet, war widow Breeanna Till was enthusiastic about chasing “that millimetre extra” that helps her to drive away intrusive thoughts and to focus, at the Pheasants Wood motorsport circuit in Marulan NSW.Racing cars was not something she had ever considered, but two years ago, after experiencing Wollongong Sporting Clubs track, Ms Till hasn’t looked back — and an opportunity to share the experience with her teenage son, Ziggy, this holiday, piqued her interest.In 2008, when her husband, Sergeant Brett Till, was killed serving in Afghanistan, she was pregnant with Ziggy, and…

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Siding with a 19-year-old man who was spotted with a gun in his waistband, a Broward County circuit judge Friday ruled that a state law barring people under age 21 from carrying concealed weapons violates Second Amendment rights.Judge Frank Ledee issued a nine-page ruling that said Florida’s “prohibition on the concealed carry of firearms by eighteen-to-twenty year olds strips a class of legal adults of their ability to exercise the very right the Constitution guarantees.”RELATED: Open carry is now officially legal in Florida. Here’s what you should know | Some Florida sheriffs aren’t enforcing state’s open carry…

Ukrainian soldiers in the mud. Ukrainian general staff photoBoth Russian and Ukrainian infantry are going to be even more miserable, however, as they shiver in their cold muddy trenches and trudge through deepening winter mud.The weather turned in early October. Not coincidentally, that’s when Russian field armies around Pokrovsk finally deployed the hundreds, if not thousands, of tanks and other armored vehicles they had spent most of this year stockpiling.Heavy vehicles are extremely vulnerable to the tiny explosive drones that are everywhere all the time along the 1,100-km front, of course. Anything that reduces the pace of drone sorties—bad weather…

Kherson on Oct. 24 came under intense Russian artillery bombardment, with what appeared to be the random targeting of residential areas killing at least two people.Videos posted to social media — some reportedly by Russian forces themselves — showed multiple explosions across a vast area of the city.Russians have published footage of their crime against humanity – they are firing rocket artillery indiscriminately directly at Kherson to harm civilians. Since this morning, russians have killed three women.These terrorists can only be stopped by power. The time for… pic.twitter.com/6VkCSfy63N— Serhii Sternenko ✙ (@sternenko) October 24, 2025 Ukraine’s Internal Affairs Ministry said…

On this week’s You Oughta Know, discover how Jefferson Education is using assistive technology to help children have fun. We travel to a cultural destination on the campus of Rowan University, and Philly Mah-Jawn puts a modern spin on the 19th century tabletop game mahjong. Plus, we visit martial arts school Zhang Sah, and explore Capoeria, a form of Afro-Brazilian martial arts.

Boxing Insider Promotions returns to Atlantic City with a professional boxing event on Friday, November 7, at the Tropicana Showroom. The 10-bout card starts at 6:30 p.m. and is headlined by Atlantic City native Justin “Mr. Atlantic City” Figueroa and also features Otto Wallin, Bruce Seldon Jr., Lia Lewandowski, and the Lugo brothers. Justin Figueroa: “Mr Atlantic City”  Justin Figueroa (13-0, 10 KOs), a local favorite, makes his fifth appearance at Tropicana. Fresh off a unanimous decision victory for the Junior NABF super welterweight title in August, Figueroa aims to build on his momentum in his hometown. He is matched…