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British bodybuilding icon Ryan Terry made history at the 2026 Olympia final by equaling Jeremy Buendia’s four, back-to-back, Men’s Physique titles, but at a winners’ event held less than 24 hours later, Terry confirmed that an injury sustained during the latter stages of his prep almost took him off stage before the event even began. Ryan Terry has become one of the world’s most popular bodybuilders, thanks to an inspirational journey that includes winning his first Olympia Men’s Physique title in 2023, on the ninth time of trying. Since then, the buff Brit has maintained a firm grip on the…

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – SEPTEMBER 28: (L-R) Adama Diop of Senegal and Zaurbek Sabanov of Russia face off during Dana White’s Contender Series season ten, week eight official weigh-in at Palace Station Hotel & Casino on September 28, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC) It’s that time again! Contender Series is back with 10 straight weeks of mixed martial arts (MMA) action, streaming at 7 p.m. ET TONIGHT (Tues., Sept. 29, 2026) on Paramount+. In the main event, 6’4” Lightweight, Loai Abushaar (7-1), takes on Paddy Pimblett teammate, George Staines (10-0). The co-main event sees Heavyweights…

Boeing has been selected to build the Navy’s sixth-generation carrier-based strike fighter, dubbed F/A-XX, icing out what was considered to be its biggest competitor in late-stage negotiations, Northrop Grumman. Inked at $20 billion for the full-scale development phase, the contract, according to a Pentagon release, “procures multiple test aircraft for ground, airworthiness, systems, and weapons integration testing.”“The F/A-XX is a critical pillar in our commitment to maintaining peace through strength,” Michael P. Duffey, under secretary of defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, said in the release. “F/A-XX will dominate contested airspace, extend operational reach, and deliver a decisive combat advantage for…

A jailed veteran has accused a veterans affairs coordinator of stealing approximately $65,000 from her while she was incarcerated. The unnamed victim allegedly hired Jessica McVay, a veterans affairs coordinator at the public defender’s office, to handle financial administration like paying her bills while she was in Manatee County Jail, according to local ABC affiliate WWSB in Sarasota, Fla. Police claim that the 48-year-old McVay accessed bank accounts, opened new credit cards and transferred the veteran’s money into her own account. Jessica McVay (Image provided by Sarasota Police Department) “Jessica McVay took it upon herself while this victim was in…

Key PointsUkrainian F-16 pilots have shot down more than 3,150 aerial targets, including 666 cruise missiles and about 2,500 drones, Ukraine’s Air Force commander said.Ukrainian officials and Lockheed Martin discussed a possible move to the newer F-16 Block 70/72.Ukraine’s F-16 pilots have shot down more than 3,150 Russian aerial targets, including 666 cruise missiles and about 2,500 drones, the commander of Ukraine’s Air Force said during a meeting with Lockheed Martin. Lt. Gen. Anatolii Kryvonozhko gave the figures when a Ukrainian Air Force delegation he led met with representatives of the U.S. company, the Air Force said. He said Ukrainian…

The Trump administration launched an artificial intelligence-powered one-stop shop for citizens interested in federal services and information on Tuesday with the help of former Department of Government Efficiency employees.The website currently allows users to ask a chatbot questions about everything from qualifying for Medicare to finding a job to renewing a passport, without ever creating an account. Users receive AI-generated answers derived only from official federal sources. America.gov, which sifts through 29,000 websites to pull responses, states it is free to use and “never includes ads, and keeps your privacy protected.”Phase two of America.gov, which is set for early 2027, will…

The nation’s military service academies will no longer appoint civilian faculty to tenured positions under a new directive from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who says the schools must remain focused on preparing future officers for war.In a memorandum signed Tuesday, Hegseth directed the secretaries of the military departments to immediately terminate the practice of appointing civilian faculty to tenured positions and develop hiring plans that prioritize institutional flexibility and faculty contributions to the warfighting mission.“The primary purpose of our Military Service Academies (MSA) is to prepare the next generation of officers to lead the men and women of the greatest…

The Pentagon describes Golden Dome for America as a “system of systems,” an integrated air and missile defense architecture that combines space-based sensors, orbital interceptors, ground systems, and a command network designed to defeat any aerial attack. Eighteen months after its founding executive order, the program broke ground on its first operational site. Its architecture remains so closely held that the Congressional Budget Office cannot fully price it, and cost estimates span from $252 billion to $3.6 trillion. The program also carries significant risk of failure, depending on how many tightly coupled, interdependent systems it attempts to integrate.One of the last…

Mortal Kombat Co-Creator Ed Boon proposed an interesting question to the FGC over the weekend: “If you could have just ONE game come back for another swing at the plate…” It’s a much-discussed concept in the FGC, where new games seem to “die” incredibly fast, going from hopeful Street Fighter rival to obscure, niche side event in a matter of months. Many are speculating that Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls could…

A decommissioned U.S. guided-missile frigate was sent below the seas on Sept. 25 during a joint U.S.-U.K. naval exercise, the U.S. Navy recently announced.The recent SINKEX blended the firepower of U.S. Task Force 65, Task Force 67, Task Force 68, Task Force 69 and Task Force 1060 alongside the Royal Navy and the U.S. Air Force.The USS Klakring, an Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate — laid up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, since its decommissioning on March 22, 2013 — served as the target of the exercise.Named for Rear Adm. Thomas B. Klakring, who was awarded three Navy Crosses as the commander of…