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President Donald Trump is directing nearly a dozen federal agencies that provide public-facing benefits and services to crack down on fraudulent payments. Trump signed an executive order on Monday launching a task force to crack down on fraudulent payments across the federal government. Trump told reporters at the White House that the amount of fraudulent spending the task force can recover is “country-changing.” The recovery of these funds, he added, could help address a trillion-dollar national deficit and “lower your taxes substantially.” “If we found half of the fraud that’s taking place in this country — and I think you…

Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.org Tributes to the six crew members that died in the KC-135 Stratotanker crash in Iraq have flooded social media since the Pentagon released their identities March 14. They were the first Airmen to die while supporting Operation Epic Fury against Iran. The March 12 crash in western Iraq is believed to be a midair collision, but the circumstances surrounding the incident are still unclear. An investigation is ongoing, but the Pentagon…

Clash Royale, with its December 2025 update, brought one of the biggest additions the game has seen in years: Hero Cards. These new units act like upgraded versions of classic troops, each with a unique ability and a nice and strong gameplay twist. Since they don’t unlock like normal cards, players might be wondering: How do you actually get Heroes? Here’s a quick guide that breaks down how Heroes work and the exact steps to unlock them. Steps to Unlock Heroes in Clash Royale Heroes are enhanced versions of regular troops with new visuals and their own ability button, similar…

M111 Offensive hand grenade The US Army’s Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center at Picatinny Arsenal has announced that a new offensive hand grenade, the M111, has received full release. In development since at least 2020, this new grenade maximises blast effects while producing minimal fragmentation. It is designed for use in confined spaces such as room clearing in urban combat, trenches, buildings, and caves. Unlike the M67 fragmentation grenade, the M111 reduces the risk of unintended casualties from shrapnel passing through walls or impacting unprotected friendly soldiers who may find themselves in the “kill area”. The previous “blast” grenade…

ONE Championship has added three bouts to ONE Fight Night 42 on Prime Video, set for Friday, April 10, live in U.S. primetime from Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. The addition pits two undefeated welterweights against each other. Chase “Mannimal” Mann, a 29-year-old Arkansas native with a 7-0 record and five stoppages, collides with Turkish finisher Dzhabir Dzhabrailov, who is 6-0 with all six victories coming by finish — three of them inside two minutes inside ONE Championship. Both men enter with a potential title shot against Christian Lee’s welterweight MMA crown on the line for the winner. Also added…

Anderson Silva received an offer to take part in the MMA Netflix card with another reported offer for a separate combat sport as well. But the latest endeavours of ‘The Spider’ outside of fighting got in the way of that transpiring. On May 16th, Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano will take part in an inter-generational superfight on Netflix with an ample supporting cast featuring the likes of Francis Ngannou, Nate Diaz, and Mike Perry. With Silva last boxing on a Most Valuable Promotions show that broadcast on the ubiquitous streaming service and being one of the biggest names in MMA…

Surveillance by small, cheap quadcopter drones has made substantial battlefield advances nearly impossible amid Russia’s ongoing war on Ukraine. Armored vehicles are quickly spotted and destroyed with either drones or artillery. Soldiers on foot seldom fare any better. Negating the other side’s drone capabilities would be a tremendous advantage, but conventional air defense isn’t good enough. Fortunately, the U.S. has developed a solution: 30mm chain guns — traditionally mounted on Apache attack helicopters — bolted to civilian pickup trucks and connected to a portable sensor called Mobile–Acquisition, Cueing and Effector, or M-ACE. After detecting drones, the Northrup Grumman-made system calibrates…

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. — Air Force tactical air control party (TACP) operators from the 19th Air Support Operations Squadron underwent a comprehensive mission evaluation in January, utilizing advanced electronic warfare and autonomous drone technology to validate new ground combat standards. The evaluation, which became a requirement for Air Force Special Warfare TACP units roughly two years ago, ensures operators maintain combat mission readiness through a full mission profile. The rigorous assessment covers every phase of a deployment, including preparation, infiltration, action on objectives, exfiltration, and a final mission debrief. Special Operations Warfare Ground Evaluations are conducted every 24 months to…

United Nations Secretary-General 14 March 2026 Beirut, Lebanon Press events | António Guterres, Secretary-General Ladies and gentlemen of the media. I have come to Beirut with a message to the Lebanese people, to the warring parties, and to the world. Above all, I am here on a visit of solidarity with the people of Lebanon. Muslim communities are observing Ramadan, and Christian communities are observing Lent. This is a season for solidarity, generosity, and a powerful reminder of Lebanon’s spirit of confessional co-existence. It breaks my heart to see this period shattered by escalating violence. Over the past two weeks,…

Paulie Malignaggi is aiming to become a two-sport champion in the coming weeks when the decorated gloved boxing titleholder vies for bare-knuckle gold, and a former BKFC champ has weighed in on this. The combatant in question is Mike Richman, and mutual respect was shown when Richman won his first BKFC strap, the interim light heavyweight crown from Isaac Doolittle. In the wake of that BKFC 31 title fight, Paulie Malignaggi tipped his cap to ‘The Marine’ around that point in a social media post from Richman. ‘The Magic Man’ recently bested Tyler Goodjohn to earn his first win in…