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Columbus, Miss. (July 15, 2026) – Apex Ammunition is excited to introduce dove loads in its Stratified™ line of hard-hitting, superior patterning shotshells. Featuring layered shot sizes of either L3 high-antimony lead or S3 steel pellets, the Dove Stratified series is designed to deliveroptimal performance at variable ranges – with dense close- and mid-range patterns and increased terminal energy at longer distance – to bring down those speedy highfliers. “Our move into lead and steel dove loads is the result of tremendous demand from retailers and our customers in the upland community who want Apex’s consistent quality and performance in…

A U.S. service member was killed on Saturday “during a controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance” in northern Iraq, U.S. Central Command said.The unexploded ordnance was from a “downed Iranian one-way attack drone,” Central Command said in a statement released Sunday.The death of the U.S. service member in Iraq follows in the wake of two U.S. service members killed in action on Friday in an Iranian ballistic missile and drone attack on U.S. and partner forces in Jordan, U.S. Central Command announced. Four more troops had to be medically evacuated to hospitals in Jordan. Those four service members have since been…

U.S. Army Spc. Brandon Brown of the Florida Army National Guard and U.S. Army Sgt. Michael Fouts of the Arizona Army National Guard were named the 2026 Army National Guard Soldier of the Year and Noncommissioned Officer of the Year, respectively, after winning this month’s Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition. The event was held July 11-14 at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center in Florida.Brown and Fouts earned the honors after four days of competition against 12 other top soldiers and noncommissioned officers representing 14 states. The competitors completed more than 25 events testing marksmanship, land navigation, tactical decision making…

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth this week ordered annual testosterone-deficiency screening for active-duty and reserve service members age 30 and older, which he says will help to maintain military readiness.But many medical professionals warn it might do nothing of the sort and instead could increase service members’ risk of infertility or other consequences if testosterone is prescribed inappropriately.The mandate is one of several recent healthcare policy changes implemented by Hegseth and other Trump administration cabinet officers that have sparked debate among experts and raised questions about what scientific basis, if any, supports them.Hegseth has also reversed the military’s long-standing flu…

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has awarded eight grants totaling nearly $2.2 million to send K-12 and university students into national and VA-funded cemeteries to research the lives of the veterans buried there, and to publish what they learn. The money flows through the National Cemetery Administration’s Veterans Legacy Program, part of the VA’s effort to turn the names on government headstones back into stories. The announcement was made July 17. “These grants connect America’s youth with America’s Veterans,” Sam Brown, the VA undersecretary for memorial affairs, said in a statement. “They help teach young people valuable lessons about…

The U.S. State Department approved a possible sale to Greece of Switchblade 300 Block 20 systems, a portable loitering munition built by AeroVironment (AV) that a single soldier can carry, launch from a tube in under two minutes, and fly toward a target before the drone itself explodes, destroying both the target and the aircraft […]

Herb Dean heard the Oklahoma City crowd loudly boo him during Saturday’s UFC Fight Night, and a disputed sequence in the co-main event soon gave frustrated fans another reason to focus on the veteran referee. Christian Leroy Duncan beat Jared Cannonier by unanimous decision, but an apparent illegal follow-up against a grounded Cannonier went unaddressed in round two. Dean was the assigned official for Duncan vs. Cannonier at the Paycom Center. Duncan won 30-27, 30-27 and 29-28 after three rounds, a result that marked the biggest UFC win of his career over the former middleweight title challenger. Herb Dean Controversy…

Bottom lines up front WASHINGTON—The Iran war has significantly constrained the global fertilizer trade through the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. It has limited supply, driving up agricultural input prices and affecting planting decisions and crop yields worldwide, ultimately hurting consumers. In particular, the closure has affected nitrogen fertilizer, for which more than 30 percent of global trade passed through the strait before the war. But crops require phosphate and potassium fertilizers, as well. While the strait is not a major chokepoint for these fertilizer types, the global fertilizer market is nonetheless affected, with diammonium phosphate prices up by…

BKB Bare Knuckle Boxing took over the sold-out Novo at LA Live in Los Angeles last Sat. night (July 18, 2026) for an evening of ungloved action inside the promotion’s patented Trigon, featuring a trio of former boxing champions scattered across the VICE TV and talkSPORT fight card.Topping the “City of Angels” lineup was former WBC Welterweight Champion Victor Ortiz. “Vicious” needed all five rounds to deal with fellow pugilist Dominic Salcido, no stranger to the “sweet science,” but ultimately swept the judges’ scorecards to bring him a dominant decision win.Elsewhere on the card, former WBO Interim Light Middleweight Champion…

Conor McGregor has finally shared the official diagnosis on the knee he injured at UFC 329.McGregor returned to the cage after a five year layoff, only to hurt his leg off the first kick he threw against Max Holloway. Their fight ended in just over a minute, (controversially) ruled a TKO win for Holloway. After a week of speculation on exactly what damage was done to his right knee, UFC brass revealed that McGregor had suffered two tears in his knee. Now the Irish sports star has confirmed just how badly he’s hurt.“Update: It was ACL and meniscus,” McGregor wrote…