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A federal claim that New York City refused to honor an immigration detainer for a man accused of setting a fire in Queens that killed four people is facing new scrutiny. Officials at the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement have framed Roman Ceron Amatitla’s case as an example of sanctuary policies blocking cooperation, but the New York City Department of Correction said it processes detainers consistent with local law and confirmed the suspect remains in custody. The dispute reflects a broader national fight over immigration enforcement authority, as federal agencies push for greater cooperation from…

“The Nightmare” wants gold.No. 5-ranked Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Welterweight Carlos Prates meets former champion Jack Della Maddalena in the UFC Perth main event this weekend (Sat., May 2, 2026) inside RAC Arena in Perth, Western Australia — and the stakes couldn’t be higher.For Prates, it’s simple: win, and he believes a title shot is next.“He’s a really good striker, a dangerous guy and a good boxer,” Prates said during UFC Perth media day. “He’s a former champ — all respect to him, but I think it’s my time. He already knows how it is to hold the belt —…

It begins not with missiles but with cutter ships. One morning, dozens of Chinese coast guard vessels start conducting “routine customs inspections” of merchant ships approaching Taiwan’s major ports. Chinese civil aviation authorities begin to demand manifests from flights entering and leaving Taiwan. Beijing insists it is merely asserting existing Chinese customs law, which claims the right to regulate the flow of people and goods in and out of “Taiwan Province.”Immediately, nearly all airlines and shipping companies decide to comply. These private operators have no interest in seeing their ships or aircraft seized, detained, or worse. Nor do they have…

Fan-favorite Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Heavyweight Tai Tuivasa returns this weekend (Sat., May 2, 2026) at UFC Perth, taking on short-notice opponent Louie Sutherland in the main card opener inside RAC Arena in Perth, Western Australia.Tuivasa enters on a brutal six-fight losing streak — just three shy of tying the longest skid in UFC history — and knows exactly what’s at stake.“Definitely, my f—king ass is on the line,” Tuivasa said during UFC Perth media day. “It’s probably been on the line a lot of the time, but I f—king put asses in the seats, so it is what it…

Customs and Border Protection is facing a volume problem as it expands the scanning of cars and trucks at ports of entry.The so-called non-intrusive inspection scanning technology that CBP is deploying greatly increases the number of vehicles scanned.“The sheer volume of data generated by increased scanning can be overwhelming for human operators, necessitating innovative solutions to maintain efficiency and effectiveness,” the agency writes in a sources sought notice posted Wednesday.CBP uses X-rays to scan full-size vehicles – commercial trucks, cargo containers, and privately owned cars – without physically opening or unloading them. The agency’s systems generate tens of thousands of…

USS Patrick Gallagher (DDG 127) made a scheduled stop in Portland. Credit: General Dynamics Bath Iron Works via Facebook. The future USS Patrick Gallagher (DDG 127), the US Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, has left Bath Iron Works shipyard for the first time to start sea trials. General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (BIW), the ship’s builder, said the destroyer departed down the Kennebec River on 27 April to begin a series of at-sea evaluations. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more Sea trials…

No man typifies this principle more than Steve Arneil. He was the second man to complete the grueling One Hundred Man Kumite Challenge, after the great Masutatsu (Mas) Oyama. Steve Arneil, the son of a steelworker, was born on 29 August 1934 in the mining city of Krugersdorp, South Africa. Arneil’s martial arts journey started when he aged twelve he began learning Judo from Allen Robinson, the son of famous judoka, Jack Robinson. The Arneil family had earlier moved to Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) where Arneil’s father worked as a smelter in a copper mine. Although Arneil dabbled a little…

It’s already been about a year since Mortal Kombat 1 stopped receiving new content development, and the picture of what is probably coming next is looking even more clear now. There was already some evidence pointing towards NetherRealm Studios actively working on Injustice 3 before, but a new apparent leak pointing even harder in that direction. As spotted by MP1st, an artist at Warner Bros. Games may have inadvertently confirmed…

The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps have extended the lifespan of the lead Wasp-class amphibious assault ship by five years and are considering doing the same for other vessels in the amphibious fleet.Expeditionary Warfare Director Brig. Gen. Lee Meyer told reporters Tuesday at Modern Day Marine exposition in Washington that the Navy lengthened the operability window of the USS Wasp following a study on Wasp-class amphibious assault ships.“The CNO approved the service life extension of the USS Wasp,” Meyer said. “He extended it by five years until 2034. The other LHDs, we’ve got to study to see if we can…

The Ajax programme was paused in 2021 due to injuries sustained by crews. Credit: UK MoD/Crown copyright Ajax trials to restart slowly with tightly controlled “crawl-walk-run” testing Problems blamed on multiple issues, not one root cause MoD sticks with Ajax due to sunk costs and delivered vehicles despite value and obsolescence concerns The 12-year-old Ajax armoured vehicle programme, yet to deliver a usable capability to the British Army, has been ordered to restart its trials programme at a crawl in order to shake off long-standing issues that have plagued the troubled platform. Testing was suspended on Ajax in late-2025 after…