Author: thaobh.leo@gmail.com

The Department of Veterans Affairs deployed the new Federal Electronic Health Record system to four sites in Ohio and Kentucky on Saturday, bringing the total number of VA health systems using the software to 14. Saturday’s rollout marks the second deployment this year to additional VA medical centers following a years-long pause prompted by implementation issues and safety concerns. The FEHR, made by Cerner, was rolled out to four VA health care facilities and their associated clinics in Michigan in April, the first VA-specific facilities to receive it since 2022. On Saturday, the VA activated the system at the Cincinnati…

In June 2025, Nielsen’s Global Sports Report identified the United States as one of the world’s most promising football markets: 62 million fans, 62 percent of them expecting their interest to grow around the 2026 World Cup, 76 percent of them Millennial or Gen Z, 34 percent earning over $100,000 in household income, and more receptive to brand sponsorship than any other football market globally except Brazil. FIFA’s projection of $12 billion in tournament revenue was not irrational optimism. It was the logical consequence of concentrating the world’s most popular sport in the world’s most commercially receptive market. Football, as…

By Alex Raufoglu June 10, 2026 WASHINGTON — The US strikes on Iranian air defense and radar systems appear intended as a limited warning to Tehran rather than the opening salvo of a broader military campaign, according to senior US officials and regional security experts. The attacks targeted several Iranian air defense and radar systems, with another US official telling RFE/RL that the operation was “ongoing” and focused on air defenses and radar installations. Iranian state media reported explosions in several locations across Hormozgan Province, including Sirik, Bandar Abbas, Minab, and on Qeshm Island. The strikes come at a delicate…

President Donald Trump on Wednesday said two U.S. Army aviators “got very lucky” after an AH-64 Apache attack helicopter was downed by Iran over the Strait of Hormuz, emphasizing that American retaliation for the incident is not over. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, the president declared, “We hit them hard yesterday and we’re going to hit them hard again today.”Trump initially claimed in a Truth Social post on Tuesday that Iran had shot down the aircraft, before revising his account a day later to say it was struck by an Iranian ordnance that failed to detonate on impact.“That…

Barrett Firearms Manufacturing Inc. today announced the ongoing development and evaluation of a 6.8x51mm caliber conversion kit for the Barrett MRAD MK 22 Advanced Sniper Rifle system fielded by the U.S. Army. The new caliber conversion kit is being developed to support the high-pressure, high-performance 6.8x51mm cartridge used across the U.S. Army’s next-generation small arms platforms, including the M7 Rifle, M250 Automatic Rifle and M157 Fire Control system. The conversion kit is intended to provide increased flexibility for warfighters seeking to employ the enhanced terminal performance characteristics of 6.8x51mm ammunition within the in-service MK 22 sniper system. Barrett is conducting…

Aiemann Zahabi, during a recent candid chat with N3on, claimed that Sean O’Malley had lied to the American streamer about not training in wrestling.For context, N3on, after noticing that “Suga” doesn’t have cauliflower ears, questioned why O’Malley has normal ears, to which the former UFC bantamweight champion responded that he doesn’t wrestle and therefore has not developed wrestler’s ear. He said: “Do I look like I know how to wrestle? You get that from wrestling. I don’t wrestle. Not me. Never wrestled a day in my life. I just strike baby. [When I get taken down during fights,] I lay…

Radical Speed Month has wrapped! For one month, Automatticians built in the open, shipped fast, and shared their work. The result is a stack of projects that make WordPress.com more flexible, more useful, and more connected than ever. Look at the projects below, and you’ll see that WordPress.com is becoming a better place to write, build, sell, prototype, repurpose, and tinker. WordPress.com has always evolved to make publishing, building, and managing sites easier. What’s shifting now is context. AI gets a lot more useful the moment it understands your site, your content, your workflow, and what you’re actually trying to…

Ciryl Gane believes Alex Pereira will show up in peak form at UFC Freedom 250. Gane and Pereira are scheduled to collide with the interim UFC Heavyweight Championship at stake this Sunday on the White House lawn. “Poatan” is making the jump up in weight in hopes of capturing UFC gold in a third division. If Pereira pulls off the win, he’d be the only three-division champion in UFC history, although he’d be carrying the interim label. Going into UFC Freedom 250, some have questioned whether or not Pereira can maintain his speed and striking power in the heavyweight division.…

FORM Smart Swim Goggles provide an augmented reality display inside your field of vision as you swim. This allows you to see and track your laps, sets, and intervals, and swim distraction-free. Swimmers of any skill level can be guided and motivated through an immersive swimming experience with real-time metrics and workouts. After the session, data can be analyzed in the app. This gives you both real time coaching and the data tracking you need to progress. As a pool and an open water swimmer, I was exceptionally curious to test them. FORM Smart Swim Goggles – The Fit Let’s start…

K-1 World Grand Prix 1996, Yokohoma, May 6thAndy Hug def. Mike Bernardo by KO in Round 2 (Final)Mike Bernardo def. Musashi by Decision (Unanimous) (K-1 World Grand Prix 1/2 Final)Rene Rooze def. Jean-Claude Leuyer by KO in Round 1Andy Hug def. Ernesto Hoost by Decision (Second extension round) (K-1 World Grand Prix 1/2 Final)Masaaki Miyamoto def. Ron Smoorenburg by KO in Round 1Andy Hug def. Duane Van Der Merwe by KO in Round 1 (K-1 World Grand Prix 1/4 Final)Ernesto Hoost def. Mirko Crocop by KO in Round 3 (K-1 World Grand Prix 1/4 Final)Musashi def. Sam Greco by TKO…