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Reports surfaced this week that TKO, WWE’s parent company, approached several wrestlers about salary reductions. The story started with PWInsider on May 4, 2026, when Mike Johnson wrote about a “pretty majorly pushed talent” asked for a 50% pay cut the Friday before Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods left WWE. Johnson noted the wrestler reportedly agreed, though he couldn’t confirm the name or details. WWE Stars Face Salary Slash from TKO Kingston and Woods, part of The New Day since 2006 and 2010, ended their runs after declining to restructure contracts signed a year earlier. WWE listed them in the…

Building out new technology capabilities within the Transportation Department is the relatively easy part of modernization; working to ensure that personnel have the resources and training they need to leverage the tools effectively is one of the real challenges, the agency’s digital and IT lead said on Monday.During a keynote speech at GITEC 2026, Transportation’s chief digital and information officer, Pavan Pidugu, said the agency’s “1DOT” initiative has been focused on enhancing the efficiency of its IT infrastructure. Pidugu was a 2026 Fed100 winner for driving that initiative by unifying disparate internal organizations and systems into the streamlined 1DOT operating…

There’s a moment in modern naval combat that feels almost cinematic, an incoming missile screaming toward a ship at supersonic speed, radar alarms blaring, seconds ticking down.No time for debate. No room for error. And then, almost instinctively, a compact turret swivels, locks on, and unleashes a storm of metal so dense it looks like a solid beam.That’s the Phalanx CIWS.If you’ve ever wondered how warships survive in an era where missiles travel faster than sound and smarter than ever, this system is a big part of the answer.The Phalanx Close-In Weapon System (CIWS) isn’t just another naval gun, it’s…

May 04, 2026 This week’s product, the Silvus Technologies FASST 6000 Spectrum Sensor, expands beyond MANET radio communications, becoming a force multiplier by extending advanced RF sensing capabilities to dismounted operators and small unmanned aerial system (UAS) applications. Its 144.5 THz-per-second scan speed provides near-instantaneous measurements that are crucial for achieving decision dominance across the electromagnetic battlespace. Available as a rugged handheld unit for dismounted operators or an OEM module for integration into unmanned systems, this low size, weight, and power (SWaP) system places the performance and power of a much larger device into a tactical form factor, enabling operators to…

ILOCOS NORTE, Philippines — The U.S. Army Pacific’s 1st Multi-Domain Task Force and the Philippine Army Artillery Regiment have test-fired a Tomahawk cruise missile from the Typhon launcher in the central Philippines — and it successfully hit a target around 600 kilometers away in Nueva Ecija.Col. Dennis Hernandez of the Philippine Marines told Defense News the cruise missile was launched at around 12:10 a.m local time on May 5 and landed at the impact area within Fort Magsaysay, the Army’s main battle camp, in Laur, Nueva Ecija, roughly an hour later.“The missile was very precise. Let’s say if you want…

Purpose-built systems for specific requirements.MYSTERY RANCH Special Projects Service exists to solve problems where off-the-shelf solutions are insufficient. The team at MYSTERY RANCH designs and manufactures custom load carriage systems for companies and teams with unique operational requirements. Working collaboratively with the client, each system is shaped by real-world requirements, from drone transport and modular medical systems to communications, sensors, robotics, and other complex payloads. From concept through field testing, every solution is designed and delivered with the innovation and quality MYSTERY RANCH is known for. The result is purpose-built equipment engineered to solve specific operational challenges integrating protection, accessibility,…

One number buried in the Pentagon’s Fiscal Year 2027 budget request reveals a decade of acquisition decisions in a data point: The U.S. Navy is requesting 785 Tomahawk cruise missiles. In 2025, Congress funded 55. That 1,200 percent jump is the cost of choices never stress-tested against the scenario unfolding today — a sustained air campaign against Iran while China watches the magazine drain.As a congressional staffer, I watch acquisition reform proposals grind through the legislative machinery every day. A proposal usually arrives with a clean rationale: streamline this contracting mechanism, expand multi-year purchasing authority for this munitions line, lower…

In February, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s sweeping “Liberation Day” tariffs. Among American commentators, the reaction was immediate and intense. “The Supreme Court dealt President Trump perhaps the biggest blow of his second term,” said the CNN host Fareed Zakaria. The New York Times columnist David French said the case “may prove to be the most important Supreme Court decision this century.”These breathless responses are understandable. Trump had justified the tariffs with a staggeringly broad interpretation of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, and the ruling was a check on his expansive theory of executive power…

Chael Sonnen recently pumped the brakes on Sean Strickland’s escalating rivalry with Khamzat Chimaev, questioning whether the middleweight challenger crossed a line when he threatened to shoot the defending champion on social media ahead of UFC 328. The tension between Chimaev and Strickland has been building for months. What started as typical prefight banter shifted dramatically when Strickland made his intentions clear: he would be armed when Chimaev arrived and would not hesitate to use it if jumped by his team. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – AUGUST 16: Khamzat Chimaev of Russia reacts after a unanimous-decision victory against Dricus Du Plessis of…

08:18 5.5.2026 South Korea has said it would “review its position” on joining US-led operations in the Strait of Hormuz after Donald Trump blamed Iran for an apparent attack on a South Korean-operated vessel. An explosion and fire struck the Panama-flagged cargo ship HMM Namu on May 4 while it was anchored in the vital waterway, which has been largely blocked since the outbreak of the conflict in the Middle East in late February. South Korea’s Foreign Ministry said on May 5 that all 24 crew members on the Namu were safe and that the fire had been extinguished, adding…