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Two U.S. Navy aviators ejected while trying to land their aircraft on USS Dwight D. Eisenhower off the coast of Virginia Monday evening in what the Navy described as a “mishap” that also injured four sailors.The sailors were on board the aircraft carrier at the time. One sailor is being treated for non-life-threatening injuries at a Norfolk-area hospital, the Navy said.The aviators, assigned to Carrier Air Wing 3, were successfully brought back to the ship by search and rescue personnel. They are being evaluated by medical personnel, the Navy said.ONE CREW MEMBER MISSING AFTER US NAVY HELICOPTER MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING IN ARABIAN SEAThe Navy did not reveal which type of two-seater plane was involved in the accident. It also did not specify what happened to the plane or what could have happened to cause the accident.The Navy did not immediately respond to a request for comment.USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, a nuclear-powered Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, entered service in 1977.The incident follows several recent mishaps in which military aviators had to eject.PILOT EJECTS AS F-35 CRASHES AT MCAS MIRAMAR, SPARKING FIREIn May, four Navy crew members ejected safely after two EA-18G Growlers collided during an aerial demonstration at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho. Both aircraft, worth about $67 million apiece, crashed after they collided.Former TOPGUN pilot Matthew “Whiz” Buckley told Fox News Digital last month how ejecting from an aircraft traveling at high speed can lead to lifelong injuries, when the pilot is lucky enough to survive.Buckley said some people he knew who had to eject suffered spinal injuries that left them several inches shorter.”When you pull that handle, you have two choices: die or maybe live. And I said, ‘maybe live’ because it’s incredibly violent,” Buckley said. “Most folks don’t even remember the ejection. They remember pulling the handle and then waking up in their parachute.”

(DoW photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Eric Brann)
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is not playing games with America’s midterms.
A Sept. 22 memorandum directs U.S. Cyber Command, the National Security Agency, the Defense Intelligence Agency, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, and the rest of the Defense Intelligence Enterprise to prioritize Department of War intelligence and cyber power against foreign actors trying to meddle in the 2026 elections.
The subject line is blunt: “Countering Foreign Threats to 2026 Elections.”
Hegseth writes that as the country approaches this election cycle, “we must prove that we can and will protect the integrity of our democratic processes from any threat.”
He quotes President Trump directly: “free and fair elections are the foundation of our republic” and “no country can be great without fair elections.”
Then he gives the order.
Cyber Command and the Combat Support Agencies “will prioritize the use of DoW intelligence and cyber capabilities to ensure foreign actors do not meddle in our democratic systems.”
The Defense Intelligence Enterprise is directed to “execute collection and production on foreign threats to our elections, in accordance with the law, regulation, Executive direction, and DoW policies and directives.”
Cyber Command is further ordered to use its existing authorities, capabilities, and competencies — in coordination with the Department of Homeland Security — “to counter potential cyber threats from foreign actors targeting our elections.”
And he does not leave it as a suggestion. Hegseth tells the entire DIE to “mobilize every authorized asset, capability, and partnership under your command to defend our election infrastructure from foreign malign influence” so that “every lawful voter can cast their ballot free from foreign intimidation, coercion, or fear.”
“Assuring and protecting this ability is a no-fail mission,” the Secretary writes.
That is the sound of a War Department that still remembers who the enemy is.
The Department of War made the directive public on Monday.
Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell said Cyber Command and defense intelligence teams will work “in lockstep with federal, state, and local partners” to “defend the integrity of America’s voting systems, expose foreign malign influence, and ensure our democratic processes remain secure from external manipulation while protecting the fundamental freedoms of the American people.”
Gen. Joshua M. Rudd, commander of U.S. Cyber Command and director of the NSA, added that the Command and the Agency “regularly counter actions by malicious foreign cyber actors including those with the intent to interfere with our democratic process.”
The Hill reports the memo was made public Monday and instructs Cyber Command to use existing authorities with DHS against “potential cyber threats from foreign actors targeting our elections.”
Axios notes the order rests on President Trump’s 2025 directive, Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections, and follows the President’s July address accusing the Chinese Communist Party of interfering in the 2020 election, a charge Beijing denied, as Beijing always does.
Axios also says the effort will lean on the most advanced artificial intelligence capabilities the department has fielded to date.
 Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Dan Caine already told Democrat Sen. Elissa Slotkin the Joint Force has “no plans to send Federal military personnel or Federalized members of the National Guard to polling places during the 2026 elections,” as The Gateway Pundit reported.
The target in Hegseth’s memo is foreign malign influence, the kind of cyber operations, influence campaigns, and infrastructure attacks Washington spent years pretending were a “both sides” talking point while China, Iran, and others probed the system.
Hegseth has been pounding this drum for weeks. The Gateway Pundit reported last week that the Secretary of War urged commanders to get service members registered after roughly 300,000 warriors sat out 2024, more ballots than were cast in Detroit, Boston, Milwaukee, or Seattle.
He pointed them to FVAP.gov and said the War Department exists to protect the freedom “to decide who leads us.” Now he is putting the department’s cyber sword behind the same principle.
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Benjamin Satterley, the All Elite Wrestling star known as Pac and former WWE competitor known as Neville, was firmly on the mind of Penta during “Monday Night Raw.”Penta subtly paid tribute to Satterley as he took part in a tag team match with Je’Von Evans against Dominik Mysterio and JD McDonagh. During the Luchador’s entrance, Penta was seen with the word “Pac” emblazoned on his left boot.CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK PRO WRESTLING COVERAGEPac was on the minds of the pro wrestling world after AEW announced the wrestler’s death on Sunday night. He was 40.WWE broadcasted a tribute graphic to him to begin “Monday Night Raw.”Penta and Pac competed against each other in AEW and at least once in Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL).Satterley died Sunday hours after he competed against Andrade El Idolo for the AEW National Championship at All Out.”All Elite Wrestling is saddened to announce the passing of Benjamin Satterley, aka Pac,” the company said. “A native of Newcastle upon Tyne, England, Satterley began his wrestling career in 2004 and went on to perform for wrestling organizations all over the world, captivating fans with innovative high-flying moves and incredible in-ring ability.THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW!”Pac signed with All Elite Wrestling in 2019 and held multiple AEW Championships and competed in some of the most memorable matches in AEW history. Our condolences go out to Satterley’s family, friends and fans.”The Des Plaines Police Department told OutKick Dropkick there were no indications of foul play and the circumstances around Satterley’s death were not deemed to be suspicious. Police said the cause of death would be determined by the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office.Satterley was found “passed out” outside of a CAVA restaurant at around 4 p.m. local time, the California Post reported, citing 911 audio. An official who arrived on the scene reportedly said Satterley was dead on arrival.Satterley was one of the first wrestlers to sign with All Elite Wrestling in 2019. He was a two-time trios champion and the inaugural all-Atlantic champion.Before wrestling in AEW, he was with WWE and known as Neville. Satterley was a two-time cruiserweight champion, an NXT champion and two-time NXT tag team champion.

New discoveries at an ancient site in Greece are revealing the remains of a sprawling royal complex where young Macedonians studied and trained — offering new clues about a school tied to one of history’s most legendary rulers.The recent finds were announced by the Hellenic Ministry of Culture, part of the Greek government, in early September.The excavation centers on Mieza, an ancient Macedonian city in northern Greece, where archaeologists have been uncovering a sprawling complex known as the Royal Gymnasium.ANCIENT PALACE DISCOVERY CHALLENGES THE MYTH BEHIND SPARTA’S RISE TO POWERIt has long been believed, based on ancient accounts, that a young Alexander the Great was taught by Aristotle at Mieza.The site dates to the reign of Philip II, Alexander the Great’s father, in the fourth century B.C.Archaeologists began excavating the site in 2024, gradually uncovering evidence of an expansive complex where young Macedonians studied, trained and dined.This year’s excavation has focused on the eastern side of the complex, including the palaestra and the “Didaskaleion,” or teaching area, where archaeologists identified lecture rooms with stone benches.’DIG OF THE CENTURY’ BENEATH NOTRE DAME REVEALS MYSTERIOUS MARKINGS, ANCIENT SECRETSOne of the most significant discoveries was a three-part complex spanning more than 1,700 square feet within the Didaskaleion, or teaching area, according to the Hellenic Ministry of Culture.The space includes a central entry room and two banquet rooms with surviving mosaic floors and raised platforms that once held dining couches.Though the buildings were destroyed by the Romans after the second Battle of Pydna in 148 B.C., officials noted that “significant architectural remains have survived.”Those remains are now giving researchers a clearer picture of what education may have looked like for young Macedonian elites.DAMAGED FRAGMENT DEEMED ‘UNREMARKABLE’ TURNS OUT TO BE RARE PIECE OF HOMER’S ‘ODYSSEY’ HISTORYAlexandra F. Morris, a lecturer in ancient history at Queen’s University Belfast, told Fox News Digital that ancient texts link Alexander and Aristotle to Mieza, while the archaeological discoveries are providing a physical setting for those accounts.”What we have in the ancient text is writers like Plutarch, basically just a line in the text saying that Alexander was taught by Aristotle at Mieza,” Morris told Fox News Digital.”But now we have an actual building to put that story to, which is really exciting.”The evidence makes the identification increasingly compelling, the historian said, though she cautioned that researchers cannot yet definitively say Aristotle taught Alexander in this particular complex.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER”There is no inscription that directly names the site,” said Morris. “I think the identification we have right now is a strong argument, but it’s still only an argument that Aristotle potentially taught Alexander here.””But the case seems to be getting stronger.”Education at an ancient gymnasium looked far different from a typical school day today, Morris also noted.CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE NEWS”You would go there to train physically as part of your day,” Morris said. “So you would compete in sports games like pankration, which was a form of wrestling. You would then go and listen to lectures.”TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZStudents would also dine and drink together — giving young Macedonian elites an opportunity to forge relationships with their peers.”You were there to learn, but you were also there to learn how to build loyalty with other elite men who were there,” the historian added.”So you’re also forming networking and forming connections, and this helped Alexander when he became king.”

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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani must have run out of things to offer to residents of the city for free, because now he is pushing free opera tickets.
Move over limousine liberals, it’s time to make way for champagne socialists.
It’s at times like this that you remember Mamdani grew up as a rich kid of privilege, just like many of today’s far left socialists.
FOX News reports:
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani unveiled a plan last week to give away 70,000 free tickets to the Metropolitan Opera House, firing up critics on social media who argue there are more pressing issues facing New Yorkers.
“Opera for All,” a partnership between the city and the Metropolitan Opera at Lincoln Center, will allow New Yorkers who have never attended a performance to enter a monthly lottery for tickets to productions ranging from Macbeth to La Bohème, according to a press release from the mayor’s office.
A spokesperson for Mamdani’s office told Fox News Digital the city is not paying for the program. The Metropolitan Opera is donating tickets from its pool of unsold seats, representing about 10% of its seasonal capacity, while the city will help promote and distribute them.
In a video announcing the latest giveaway, Mamdani appeared alongside the cast of La Bohème, telling viewers that “every New Yorker should have the opportunity to see this no matter how much money is in their pocket.”
He also highlighted former New York City Mayor Fiorello La Guardia’s “People’s Opera,” which was founded in 1943 to offer affordable tickets before filing for bankruptcy in 2013 and relaunching in 2016.
See the video below:

Never been to the opera before? Now’s your chance. We’re giving away 70,000 free tickets to the @MetOpera at the iconic Lincoln Center. Go to https://t.co/LpKzEcL0V5 to enter the lottery. There’s not a bad seat in the house. pic.twitter.com/qdOVnFd3J3
— Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@NYCMayor) September 24, 2026

Be sure to bring your valid ID!

Free Opera! With ID of course…and we all know it is not “free” pic.twitter.com/5g8wgr5P7y
— Deen (@NYLaLa716) September 25, 2026

Someone should probably ask the mayor who is paying for all of those opera tickets.

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