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James Hollingshead has proven that resilience can lead to results, qualifying for the 2026 Mr. Olympia final on his fourth attempt over the weekend. The British bodybuilder made history at the Lenda Murray Atlanta Pro Supershow, winning its first ever Open division contest and joining a stacked, eleven category show. “I’m very honored,” said Hollingshead, who admitted to being a little starstruck during his post win interview with Lenda Murray, the female bodybuilding legend that amassed eight overall Ms. Olympia titles, and has now hosted five Atlanta Pro shows. “Atlanta is going to hold a place in my heart for…

Acting Director David J. Venturella said ICE was “committed to transparency and accountability” The Associated Press August 10, 2026 6:31 pm 2 min read WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Saturday it expects every officer and agent in the field to be equipped with a body camera by the end of August, a rapid expansion that could provide an unprecedented visual record of the federal government’s immigration enforcement operations. But whether the public will get to see that footage remains largely up to ICE. The agency defended its body-worn camera policy amid questions about provisions allowing ICE…

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The FBI is investigating how an unidentified federal agency was recently swept up in a yearslong campaign involving North Korean remote IT workers fraudulently obtaining jobs at major companies and other organizations. The North Korean campaign has been notorious for using remote IT contract jobs to infiltrate both Fortune 500 companies and smaller private sector firms. But experts contacted for this story said it’s not surprising the public sector has been implicated as well. They said the incident highlights a new kind of insider threat, as well as potential gaps in the government and industry vetting processes, especially for jobs…

Leading air forces worldwide are now initiating the practical introduction of Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA), also called strike-fighter drone in air-to-ground operations. They are thus moving from the concept phase to the concrete creation of this new military capability. The German armed forces also have corresponding plans. With the MQ-28 Ghost Bat, a mature platform is already available today that enables this rapid capability build-up. Previous flight tests show that the MQ-28 can meet the German requirements with regard to both air-to-ground and air-to-air operations. The high maturity level of the MQ-28 enables Germany to immediately build sovereign capabilities –…

In April 2026, over a month after the United States launched its attack on Iran, leading to thousands of reprisal strikes across the Gulf, the United Arab Emirates shut down a network of money changers connected to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Iranian exchange houses and the shell companies built around them — vehicles for laundering billions in offshore Dubai-based holdings and funneling funds to help Iran evade sanctions — are reported to have knowingly operated on Emirati soil for over a decade.Washington’s pivotal Gulf ally proved useful in the fallout of the Iran war. Emirati authorities finally cracked down…

The United States has bluntly signaled a deprioritization of the Indian Ocean at a peculiar time. The reversion of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command to its former name, U.S. Pacific Command, signifies no material change in force posture or organizational responsibilities, but it unavoidably signals less focus on the Indian Ocean, presumably in favor of its consistent top priority in the western Pacific, although it’s not clear anyone really knows.The recent closure and persistent uncertainty over the Strait of Hormuz have underscored the fragility of international shipping lanes that traverse the ocean, especially in Asia, where most countries relied on oil shipped…

DOGE reported $1.76 billion in savings from terminating a Defense Health Agency information technology contract providing IT services to more than 700 military treatment facilities worldwide.The Government Accountability Office (GAO) found the contract was never terminated; no work was removed, there was no reduction in its scope or value, and no funds were deobligated, according to a GAO review released on Aug. 6.GAO’s review found that after DHA officials discussed the contract with DOGE, DOGE agreed that no action should be taken to terminate it, yet the $1.76 billion savings claim remains on DOGE’s Wall of Receipts.DOGE’s April 14, 2025…

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — Program Manager Ground Weapons Systems (PM GWS) within PAE Marine Corps began fielding the Squad Aiming Laser (SAL) to the School of Infantry-East at Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 27 and 28, equipping infantry, reconnaissance and special operations forces with a compact, high-precision tool for the modern battlefield. SAL is an ultra-compact, all-digital, multi-function laser system. It provides both visible and near-infrared (NIR) aiming pointers and illumination, allowing Marines to locate, identify, and engage targets in the most contentious environments and harshest conditions. Harry Mandeles, the project officer for the Optics Team at PM GWS, said the…

Though Sega intended for Panzer Dragoon Saga to compete with Final Fantasy 7, it feels like a game specifically engineered to dodge mainstream success. Released in 1998 for the Sega Saturn, Team Andromeda’s final game was a bold, ambitious experiment, ahead of its time and out of step with console RPG conventions. Developed before Square’s blockbuster set the template for big-budget RPGs, but released about a year after, Panzer Dragoon Saga is a fascinating alternative vision of what a role-playing game could be. Then and now, nothing else plays like Panzer Dragoon Saga’s unconventional hybrid of RPG and rail shooter…