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The Office of the Director of National Intelligence recently named two officials to a role coordinating with the nation’s spy agencies on threats against the 2026 midterm elections, according to a congressional source and a second person familiar with the matter. Dave Mastro and James Cangialosi will jointly oversee the intelligence community’s election threat mission, serving in the role of election threats executive. Both sources requested anonymity to communicate the appointments.Mastro serves on the National Intelligence Council, which produces intelligence assessments drawn from findings across the nation’s spy agencies, including reports requested by Congress and senior policymakers. Cangialosi serves as deputy…

The NFL humbles everyone at some point, and for Cooper DeJean, that moment came early. It wasn’t because he wasn’t ready, but because the league forces you to adjust fast—mentally as much as physically. Every player is elite, and the margin between standing out and getting exposed is razor thin. That’s part of what made his recent partnership with Optimum Nutrition works through his offseason, the focus isn’t just on training harder, but building a routine that supports performance, recovery, and consistency over the long haul. “I just remember early in my career, being kind of starstruck with some of…

HONOLULU— The U.S. Army is moving forward with the establishment of Multi-Domain Command-Pacific (MDC-PAC) following a successful multidomain command experiment that demonstrated the effectiveness of integrating maneuver formations with advanced multidomain capabilities at the theater level. The initiative combines the 7th Infantry Division and the 1st Multi-Domain Task Force into a theater-enabling joint force integrator designed to synchronize multidomain effects across the Indo-Pacific. According to the MDC-PAC Deputy Commander for Support Col. Todd Burroughs, the effort originated from a December 2024 operational experiment that tested a combined two-star headquarters capable of integrating multidomain operations for the joint force. “What we…

On April 1, 2026, Russian officials announced the liberation of the so-called Luhansk People’s Republic — for the third time. The first announcement came under then-Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu in July 2022. The second one, in July 2025, came from the “republic’s” own head. By that point, Shoigu had already been reshuffled to the Security Council of the Russian Federation, but not for lying about Luhansk. The neat reports about Russia’s successes kept coming.In the fifth year of what the Kremlin calls a special military operation, that pattern raises a question worth taking seriously: is winning still Russia’s objective?Russia entered…

Netflix’s MVP MMA 1 endeavour is set to go down, and it includes a massive matchup between Philipe Lins and Francis Ngannou. Lins gets in great work out of American Top Team, and one of his combative compatriots at ATT, who has held the Bellator MMA gold previously, gave his viewpoint on this heavyweight showdown on Saturday night. The combatant in question is Johnny Eblen, who prepares to run it back with Costello Van Steenis in July as the two will have a sequel clash for PFL middleweight gold. On May 16th at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California, MVP…

Hong Kong has long branded itself as “Asia’s World City”—a cosmopolitan entrepôt where East meets West, open to global capital, ideas, and influences under the “One Country, Two Systems” framework. This geographical imagination, cultivated through colonial legacies, international connectivity, and a distinct local identity, positioned the city as a bridge between liberal democratic values and Asian dynamism (Vickers 2003). Yet, since the enactment of the National Security Law (NSL) in 2020 and the subsequent intensification of National Security Education (NSE), this imagination is undergoing deliberate rescaling. Through curriculum reforms that foreground “Chinese success,” traditional values, cultural security, and warnings against…

If you’re shopping for a new car, and want a sedan with a hybrid powertrain as your chosen method of transport, both the Honda Civic and the Toyota Corolla offer electrically assisted variants that are likely on your shortlist. Both these cars have plenty to offer, and can make a great choice for drivers who want a family vehicle but aren’t interested in an SUV or crossover. What The Corolla Hybrid Has To Offer Over The Civic Hybrid Credit: Toyota 2026 Toyota Corolla Hybrid 2026 Honda Civic Hybrid Powertrain 1.8-liter inline-four + 1/2 electric motors 2.0-liter inline-four + 2 electric motors…

T-AO 209 during sea trials departing San Diego. Credit: General Dynamics/PRNewswire. General Dynamics NASSCO has received $856m in funding to build T-AO 217, a John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler.   This allocation funds part of the current US Navy contract with General Dynamics NASSCO for up to eight additional oilers of the same class, spanning T-AO 214 through T-AO 221.  Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more NASSCO president, Dave Carver, said the funding for T-AO 217, known as ship 13 in the fleet oiler block buy, supports workforce stability and helps…

HII, in partnership with MetalCraft Marine, has delivered and sea tested two ROMULUS-25 unmanned surface vessels (USV) awarded in a Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) contract for smaller form factor autonomous boat prototypes for the U.S. Marine Corps. HII press release The two ROMULUS-25 autonomous USVs were delivered in December 2025 and supported successful testing and demonstration of advanced autonomous mission behaviors at sea. “Successfully delivering on this prototype contract with the Defense Innovation Unit and the U.S. Marine Corps is a strong recognition of HII’s deep experience and the maturity of our proven autonomous technologies,” said Andy Green, executive vice…

Chuck Norris doesn’t breathe, he holds air hostage.Chuck Norris doesn’t take a shower, he takes blood baths.Chuck Norris once kicked a horse in the chin. Its descendants are now known as giraffes. If you’ve been in the world of martial arts for any amount of time, you will probably have heard numerous humor bits such as these. Though the Chuck Norris facts are entertaining, there are thousands of bite-sized stories in the martial arts world and its history which range from being amusing to being insightful, or even enlightening. The takeaway is that stories matter to people and they aren’t…