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DETROIT, MI – MARCH 19: Gable Steveson of the Minnesota Golden Gophers celebrates his win over Cohlton Schultz of the Arizona State Sun Devils in the 285-pound final match during the Division I Mens Wrestling Championship held at Little Caesars Arena on March 19, 2022 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Jay LaPrete/NCAA Photos/NCAA Photos via Getty Images) | NCAA Photos via Getty Images RAF 9 is one of the promotion’s star-studded events to date Saturday night. In the main event, Olympic gold medalist and future UFC fighter Gable Steveson squares off against MMA veteran Alexandr Romanov in a heavyweight contest…

​A former senior CIA official with top secret-level clearance is accused of stealing hundreds of gold bars worth more than $40 million from the federal government and stashing them in his home. David Rush was arrested and charged with criminal theft of public money last week, according to federal court filings in Virginia, where he lives. From November to March, Rush requested and received a “significant quantity of foreign currency and tens of millions of dollars in gold bars for work-related expenses,” according to an affidavit from an FBI agent investigating the case. The affidavit says its unclear what Rush…

President Donald Trump is making a dangerous bet in Europe. This month, the United States announced that it was canceling the deployment of a long-range precision strike battalion to Germany and withdrawing some 5,000 troops from the country. It also abruptly canceled a rotational 4,000-to-5,000-strong combat team bound for Poland, following the earlier cancellation of a similar deployment to Romania in 2025. (The White House has suggested that new forces may still go to Poland but has not specified whether those would come from the United States or be redirected from Germany.) This week, European allies have told media that…

VICTORIA, British Columbia — Canada will purchase six GlobalEye early warning and control aircraft from Saab as part of deal to not only boost Canadian military capabilities but energize domestic defense production.Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the news May 27 at the CANSEC defense trade show in Ottawa. It was the first time that a Canadian prime minister had appeared at the show, the country’s largest defense and security industry event.Carney said the proposed GlobalEye purchase, estimated to cost more than $5 billion CAN (US$3.6 billion), will not only expand the country’s military capabilities but support his government’s initiatives to…

An urgent replacement of the Mexican Air Force’s limited number of F-5E/F Freedom Fighter aircraft remains a priority. (FAM) The first Northrop F-5A fighter aircraft flew in July 1963 and is still operated alongside its latest variant, the F-5E Tiger II, by more than a dozen air forces. Designed as an extremely manoeuvrable, supersonic fighter with a high level of reliability at a low operating cost. The rugged twin-engine light tactical fighter was simple to maintain and has served in various roles including ground attack, reconnaissance, aggressor, and advanced training. In April 2026, the Spanish Ministry of Defence, together with Airbus…

Former UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw shared horrific details of Khamzat Chimaev’s weight cut after a conversation with his team. The previously unbeaten Khamzat Chimaev’s first UFC middleweight title defense ended in him losing the belt to Sean Strickland in their UFC 328 grudge match. After a back-and-forth five rounds, Strickland earned a split decision nod on the scorecards to reclaim the middleweight throne. The fight marked the first time in Chimaev’s MMA career that he left the cage without getting his hand raised. Just hours before the bout, there was widespread concern over whether or not Chimaev would make…

Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: The Surface Transportation Board issued a final rule requiring Class I railroads to report two new metrics weekly, effective July 8, according to a May 8 press release. The rule follows years of shippers calling for improved reporting from railroads. The two metrics are the original estimated time of arrival, or OETA, and industry spot and pull, or ISP. OETA measures the percentage of shipments in a week delivered within 24 hours of their estimated arrival time. ISP is a…

Building a thick, well defined chest is one of the most common goals in strength training. Yet many lifters struggle to develop the lower portion of the pectorals. They bench press hard, throw in random chest flyes, and still end up with a chest that looks flat at the bottom. The lower chest matters because it creates fullness and density across the lower border of the pecs. It contributes to that powerful “armor plate” look that stands out both shirtless and under clothing. A developed lower chest also improves pressing strength and overall chest symmetry. The good news is that…

Federal agencies face increasingly frequent and more powerful cyberattacks, partly due to the rapid growth of artificial intelligence. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said in 2025, the agency triaged more than 30,000 cyber incidents governmentwide at their operations center, blocked over 2.6 billion malicious connections across federal civilian networks, and blocked 371 million across critical infrastructure environments. Against this urgent backdrop, the White House released its Cyber Strategy for America in March, outlining the government’s direction for modernizing its defenses and operations, tools and approaches to better secure critical infrastructure and adapt to the AI-driven threats to come. The…

The U.S. Army has received its first batch of new, lighter Javelin launchers, defense contractor RTX announced in a statement Tuesday, the most recent development for the guided missile system credited with helping Ukraine stave off Russia’s initial invasion. The Lightweight Command Launch Unit, LWCLU, will replace the older, heavier command units and offer improved target detection range, the company said in a statement, adding that it is ramping up yearly production.The weapon system, which can be fired from the shoulder or from a vehicle, allows soldiers to fire Javelin munitions through a launching tube. RTX, formerly known as Raytheon,…