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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Republican Iowa gubernatorial candidate Zach Lahn said Democratic opponent Rob Sand is pretending to be someone else during an exclusive interview on the Ruthless Podcast.”[The Democrats] are realizing that their ideas don’t sell,” Lahn said in an interview released Friday morning. “So what do they have to do? They have to pretend to be somebody they’re not.”Lahn drew attention to Sand’s endorsements from national progressive figures like Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.A farmer and businessman, he noted that his campaign highlighted agricultural issues in…

This article was originally published by Joshua Mawhorter at The Mises Institute.  Contrary to the popular assumption that centralized political power was necessary to destroy slavery, federal power spent much of its history protecting and enforcing the institution. This privatized costs for a privileged few and socialized and diffused the costs…

If you’re a gardener with an overflowing harvest, or a prepper working to build a ready-to-eat food stash, you already know the value of canning. But here’s the thing: most of the time, you’re not going to eat canned green beans, carrots, or tomatoes straight from the jar. You’ll use…

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The U.S. Navy on Wednesday announced the 2026 recipients of the Expeditionary Warfare Excellence Awards, recognizing the top performing sailors and Marines from the 2025 calendar year. The awards, according to a NavAdmin, recognize those who have “significantly influenced the future of naval expeditionary warfare and amphibious capabilities” through innovation,…

The U.S. Navy Reserve is offering enlisted sailors, officers and civilians sizable financial incentives to remain or join the service, the Navy announced Wednesday.Beginning June 1, 2026, individuals may qualify for several different bonus enlistment packages from the Navy Reserve as part of the fiscal 2026/2027 Recruiting and Retention Incentive…

A drill instructor assigned to Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island was found dead in her apartment on July 17, the service confirmed.Sgt. Darilyn C. Duong, a DI with the 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, was found in her apartment in Port Royal, just north of the installation. She was 25…

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A U.S. Marine assigned to the USS Anchorage who went missing Thursday off the coast of Southern California has been declared dead, the service announced.Lance Cpl. Armando Ortiz Canseco, 21, was serving aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage during training between the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Makin…

The U.S. Navy last week announced a slew of annual financial incentives for U.S. Navy reserve aviators in an effort to retain their services.As part of the service’s fiscal 2026 Training and Administration of the Reserve Aviation Department Head Retention program, select aviators serving in department head billets may be…

A United States Department of Agriculture facility has opened up to combat the New World screwworm parasite infecting animals in Mexico and the US. The facility will produce millions of sterile flies to combat the screwworm. The USDA invested about $21 million to renovate and convert an existing fruit fly…

As the Marine Corps continues its pursuit of ground-based air defense against hostile drones and low-flying enemy aircraft, it’s making a milestone investment: a first-of-its-kind $20 million production contract for fully autonomous ground vehicles that can transport air defense systems deeper into the fight, with less human oversight.The contract was…

Prolific knifemeister Grzegorz Grabarski is seeing his latest Bestech collab model roll out, the Wet Nellie. The name is admittedly pretty weird, but the piece itself is a buttoned-up, stylized mid-sized flipper. Honestly, the name sounds like it would belong to some forgotten traditional knife pattern, rather than futuristic piece…