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Background and Objectives Biannual preventive dental visits are recommended to promote good oral health and identify problems, yet children in many families do not receive this care due to time-related barriers. Paid sick leave mandates have the potential to relieve parental time constraints and facilitate scheduling and attending pediatric dental visits; thus, we sought to evaluate the effects of state paid sick leave mandates on children’s receipt of preventive dental care. Methods Using 2016 to 2023 National Survey of Children’s Health data and a difference-in-differences approach, we compared trends in children’s receipt of preventive dental care in states that did…

Iran Press TV Wednesday, 13 May 2026 7:28 AM A convicted spy who was trained by Israel’s spy agency, Mossad, in Nepal and systematically funneled sensitive information from Iranian military and cyber institutions to Israel has been executed, Iran’s Judiciary announced. According to court documents, Ehsan Afrashteh first established contact with Mossad operatives in Turkey. After assessing Afrashteh’s family connections to sensitive state institutions, the Mossad officer instructed him to return to Iran and attempt to gain employment in a sensitive organization. Although he ultimately failed to infiltrate that specific body, Mossad paid him 1,000 euros before his return to…

An old adage claims a marine’s career came down to the “two or three minutes of a promotions brief.” Turns out that was a little optimistic. In practice, the Marine Corps promotion system decides the institutional worth of a 20‑year career in about 12 minutes of board attention.Imagine the National Football League compressing the seven primary drills of the Scouting Combine — the 40‑yard dash, bench press, vertical and broad jumps, three‑cone drill, 20‑yard shuttle, and 60‑yard shuttle — into a single 12‑minute window. No game file, no multi-day interviews, no medical deep dives. In 12 minutes, it would be…

The PFL is about to crown a new welterweight champion.On Wednesday, the PFL announced that top contenders Thad Jean and Shamil Musaev will square off for the vacant welterweight championship in the main event of PFL D.C., which takes place at the CareFirst Arena on July 25.Jean is one of the brightest young stars in the PFL. The undefeated prospect won the 2025 PFL welterweight tournament with a unanimous decision win over Logan Storley in August. The 27-year-old has not competed since then.Musaev, meanwhile, just fought for the vacant PFL welterweight title in February, losing a unanimous decision to former…

Before the Trump–Xi summit in May 2026, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that Taiwan would inevitably be a topic of discussion between the two leaders. Although the Trump–Xi summit might temporarily ease U.S.–China tensions, the deeper and longer‑term issue concerning Taiwan, the United States, and China is how to avoid a potential military confrontation over the Taiwan Strait and the trap of systemic collapse. Taiwan must shift from being treated as a passive bargaining chip to acting as an autonomous strategic player capable of positioning itself as a “strategic balancing point” in the Asia‑Pacific. Inevitability of Taiwan’s Strategic…

More than 700 paratroopers assigned to the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 11th Airborne Division, executed a historic company live-fire exercise at the Infantry Squad Battle Course at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 27-May 8. The event marked the brigade’s first exercise incorporating friendly kinetic and strike small unmanned aerial systems with paratroopers employing first-person-view drones to strike simulated enemy positions and defend against live adversaries in the form of drones. “This was the first time our companies had organic FPV drone pilots executing live-fire strikes on critical targets,” said Army Capt. Ian McKibbin, lead range safety officer and member…

Energy Secretary Chris Wright warned on Wednesday that Iran is “frighteningly close” to obtaining a nuclear weapon, nearly three months after the United States launched a war to irrevocably halt the Islamic Republic from crossing that ominous Rubicon.Wright, referring to Iran’s current stock of nuclear material, told the Senate Armed Services Committee, “They are weeks — a small number of weeks — away to enrich that to weapons-grade uranium.” But the energy secretary added that a months-long weaponization process would still be required beyond that point.Iranian nuclear activity steadily increased in the years since President Donald Trump abrogated the Obama-era…

Khamzat Chimaev losing at UFC 328 to Sean Strickland has virtually everyone in the MMA world talking, including someone within the lineage of UFC middleweight champions throughout history. That referenced fighter is Luke Rockhold, who discussed this recent 185 pound title clash on the JAXXON Podcast. The former Strikeforce and UFC titleholder has well documented training interactions with ‘Borz’ in recent times and clearly has a certain rapport with Chimaev. Conversely, Rockhold and Strickland have their own history in a far more adversarial way. The two were booked to compete at UFC 268 before a herniated disc sustained in Rockhold’s…

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Credit: A.PAES/Shutterstock.com. The Australian Government led by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, will inject an extra A$14bn ($10.15bn) into defence over the next four years, according to its 2026-27 budget. This new commitment follows the release of the 2026 National Defence Strategy and Integrated Investment Program. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more Over the decade, the government plans to invest A$53bn as part of efforts to address Australia’s long-term strategic requirements. These recent allocations are in addition to previously…

The remains of the second U.S. Army soldier who was reported missing in Southern Morocco last week have been recovered, the Army said in a statement Wednesday.The Army identified the remains of Spc. Mariyah Symone Collington, 19, of Tavares, Florida. Collington served as an air and missile defense crewmember and was assigned to Charlie Battery, 5th Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, according to an Army release.The recovery ends an 11-day search effort for Collington and 1st Lt. Kendrick Lamont Key Jr., of Richmond, Virginia, after the soldiers entered the ocean on May…