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Smith & Wesson has just expanded its M&P15 line with the .300 BLK AXE pistol and SBR.Suppressed, short-barrel AR-15s and .300 Blackout are a match made in heaven, and that’s exactly what Smith & Wesson is offering with its new M&P15 AXE models. They’re available as either a factory SBR or as a braced pistol, but both versions feature 8-inch barrels and are optimized for use with suppressors.That suppressor optimization is thanks to the built-in Gemtech GVAC technology. It adds an expansion chamber that allows excess gas to vent forward out of the muzzle, significantly reducing the gas blowback your…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump struck a more conciliatory tone Friday at the rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Dinner, scrapping the combative speech he had prepared before an assassination attempt upended the annual event in April. The rewrite emphasized unity and gratitude, though the president…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Azzi Fudd put on a historic shooting display during her first WNBA All-Star weekend. The Dallas Wings guard won Friday night’s 3-point contest, becoming the first rookie in league history to win the event.Fudd finished the first round with 30 points, 10…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Measles has reemerged as a persistent public health challenge in the U.S. over the past two years — and the spread isn’t slowing down.According to a Johns Hopkins University tracker that compiles local and state health data, there were 2,295 confirmed measles…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A few days ago, while staying in Teton Village, Wyoming, a gentleman approached me because he had heard about my book, “Out of This World.” Over coffee, he described years spent investigating more than 100 reports of unidentified aerial phenomena tied to…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! New York City’s socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani did it again.One year after sending political shock waves across the country with his New York City Democratic primary victory on his way to winning election as mayor of the nation’s most populous city, Mamdani…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A man released on parole earlier this year following a grand larceny conviction is accused of setting fire to a New York homeless hotel, killing six people and displacing dozens more, according to authorities.Tyler Russell, 24, was arrested Monday and charged with…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Bill Ferguson, Maryland’s Democratic Senate president, beat back a surprisingly serious challenge from a progressive candidate who goes by the social media moniker “Captain Bobby” in what became the state’s most closely watched race.Though state Senate races rarely garner much national attention,…

The U.S. Senate backed legislation on Tuesday directing President Donald Trump to halt U.S. military action against Iran, the latest rebuke of the Republican president from an increasingly restive Congress.The Senate voted 50-48 in favor of the war powers resolution, which passed the House of Representatives early this month, reflecting…

Just one in four Americans believes President Donald Trump’s war with Iran was worth its costs and a majority worry that a truce with Tehran is unlikely to last, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found.The five-day poll, which closed on Monday, also showed the war weighing heavily on Trump’s popularity, with his…

The Marine Corps will shift to a new AI-enabled reporting platform next month, replacing its manual process for Situational Reports, or SITREPs, and after-action reviews with a system designed to provide commanders with near real-time operational updates.Beginning July 7, all Marine units must use the Operational Data Integration Nexus, or…