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Hofstra pitcher Carlos Martinez has loved baseball since he was an infant. Now the 21-year-old righty may get drafted into the bigs this weekend.

Josh Hart is still upset over Mitchell Robinson’s departure. 

Following his October arrest, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement lodged an immigration detainer against him on charges including vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and driving under the influence.

Airline staff removed them after one maniac reportedly damaged the aircraft prior to take off. The mob are believed to be all part of the same family.

Fiber-Optic Kamikaze Drone Found In Mexico Signals New Drone Threat South Of Border

The global proliferation of low-cost suicide drones is setting off alarm bells across the US military and among national security officials and experts. The race to harden high-value assets in the homeland, from military bases and airports to power substations, crude oil refineries, stadiums, and data centers, is already underway as officials fear the next major threat could come from a cheap drone equipped with a warhead.

The latest warning that Ukrainian-style drones are just south of the US-Mexico border comes from a new report by the Mexican newspaper El Sol de Durango, which states that Mexican federal forces discovered an unjammable fiber-optic kamikaze drone during a raid on a compound.

The raid took place at a compound in the Dolores del Río neighborhood, located deep inside north-central Mexico, about 500 miles from the US border and about 560 miles from Mexico City by road.

The Attorney General's Office (FGR) reiterates its commitment to the investigation and prosecution of federal crimes and calls on citizens to report any illegal activity, either in person or anonymously. / Photo: Courtesy / FGR

The Mexican Army and National Guard secured the perimeter of the compound, while Durango's regional federal prosecutor's office and other law enforcement agencies found the fiber-optic suicide drone, guns, ammunition, ATVs, and other vehicles.

They seized an explosive device, two magazines and 78 cartridges of different calibers, a drone, two ATVs and four vehicles / Photo: courtesy / FGR

From the local outlet:

The operation stemmed from a citizen complaint received by the Attorney General's Office (FGR ) through the Single Window for Attention (VUA), in which a member of the National Guard (GN) reported potentially criminal activity at the aforementioned address. In response, the Federal Public Prosecutor (MPF) requested and executed a search warrant for the location.

During the operation , supported by agents of the Federal Ministerial Police (PFM) and the Criminal Investigation Agency (AIC), authorities seized an explosive device , two magazines and 78 rounds of ammunition of various calibers, a drone, two ATVs, and four vehicles . The perimeter was secured by personnel from the Mexican Army ( Sedena ) and the National Guard (GN).

The importance of this find is that fiber-optic kamikaze drones, once largely confined to major war zones across Eurasia, from the Russia-Ukraine conflict to the Gulf area, now appear to be spreading worldwide.

Even more troubling, this drone was found roughly 500 miles south of the US-Mexico border. The discovery points to one unavoidable conclusion drawn from today's conflict zones: the US must supercharge the hardening of high-value assets against this drone threat (read here).  

Military bases, airports, power substations, refineries, ports, data centers, and other critical infrastructure are entering a whole new risk environment in which cheap drones can cause outsized damage.

We recently penned a note for readers on how to profit from the "asymmetric warfare boom." Read the note here.

Tyler Durden Thu, 07/09/2026 - 23:00

The Ladera Ranch fire prompted a rapid response from the Orange County Fire Authority and was contained before it reached nearby homes.

The Ladera Ranch fire prompted a rapid response from the Orange County Fire Authority and was contained before it reached nearby homes.

Pedranti and her ex-husband are taking the incident “very serious,” with the son facing a fire safety course and home punishment.

Philadelphia is putting all hands on deck to get LeBron James to the City of Brotherly Love. 

Here’s an early projection of where the USMNT roster stands heading toward 2030 (their age in four years at the 2030 World Cup in parentheses).

Federal Agents Targeting Illegal Truck Drivers At Weigh Stations Nationwide

By Noi Mahoney of FreightWaves

Federal immigration agents are now working alongside state troopers at commercial truck weigh stations across the country as the Trump administration intensifies its crackdown on illegal commercial drivers, according to U.S. Border Czar Tom Homan.

Appearing on Fox News on Tuesday, Homan said the Department of Homeland Security is partnering with the U.S. Department of Transportation and state law enforcement agencies to identify commercial drivers who are operating trucks with improperly issued commercial driver’s licenses. 

“We’ve got a lot of people we’re looking for,” Homan said. “Actually, some states we’re actually working weigh stations with the troopers, trying to get these people as they’re coming through.”

Homan said more than 28,000 non-domiciled commercial driver’s licenses have been revoked nationwide and acknowledged that obtaining driver records from some states has complicated enforcement efforts.

"We’re working very closely with many states,” Homan said, adding that DHS is coordinating with Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy while the Department of Justice pursues legal action against jurisdictions that refuse to share driver information.

Enforcement expands beyond paperwork

The latest announcement builds on a series of recent commercial vehicle enforcement operations by state agencies focused on licensing violations, unsafe equipment, hours-of-service compliance and immigration-related offenses.

Last week, FreightWaves reported that law enforcement agencies in Texas, Arizona and California had expanded commercial vehicle inspections targeting unqualified drivers and unsafe trucks. Those operations resulted in immigration arrests, equipment citations and drivers being placed out of service.

Homan suggested the latest federal effort goes beyond revoking licenses by focusing on locating drivers who remain behind the wheel after their commercial driving privileges have been canceled.

According to Homan, DHS agents are working directly with state troopers at weigh stations to identify those drivers during routine commercial vehicle inspections.

Arizona stop highlights safety concerns

The enforcement push comes as Arizona authorities continue reporting cases involving commercial drivers operating without required credentials.

In a Facebook post, the Arizona Department of Public Safety said on Tuesday a Highway Patrol Commercial Vehicle Enforcement trooper stopped a hotshot truck on June 26 along State Route 202 near Arizona State University after discovering numerous violations.

Investigators said the driver lacked both a commercial driver’s license and a required USDOT medical certificate. Inspectors also found that none of the trailer’s brakes were functioning, meaning only the tow vehicle could stop the fully loaded 14,900-pound trailer. 

Arizona troopers also cited exposed hubcaps and a missing emergency brake cable before placing the driver and vehicle out of service.

Tyler Durden Thu, 07/09/2026 - 22:35

Christina Louca has plenty of heart.

Will Ferrell, Molly Shannon and Zoey Deutch had a tee-riffic time.

Will Ferrell, Molly Shannon and Zoey Deutch had a tee-riffic time.

Video footage of the military pilots’ low pass during the Salute from the Shore event went viral on social media and showed the attack helicopters thundering along the South Carolina coast as dozens of people waved and cheered them on from the water and sand below. 

Eiserman possessed a shot that goalies just couldn’t find a way to stop.

The Australian-American musician had Joe Rogan and Tommy Lee in complete shock over his youthful physique.

The Australian-American musician had Joe Rogan and Tommy Lee in complete shock over his youthful physique.

When Will The Cattle Cycle Turn? BofA Has Answers For Beef Lovers

Bank of America analysts spoke with Oklahoma State University agricultural economist Derrell Peel, who offered new insight into the US cattle cycle. His key takeaway: the herd-rebuilding phase may not meaningfully begin to turn until near the end of the decade, suggesting elevated beef prices at the supermarket are here to stay.

The most important issue in the beef industry is when the cattle cycle will turn. The US beef cow herd is the smallest since 1961, while the 2025 calf crop is the smallest since 1941. Beef production is expected to decline by 4.5% to 5% in 2026 and continue falling through at least 2027, despite heavier carcass weights partially offsetting lower slaughter volumes.

Peel explained to Sara Senatore, a BofA Securities research analyst covering restaurants, protein processors, and food and beverage, that the beef industry has not yet seen the tightest supplies because meaningful heifer retention has only just begun.

He added that if ranchers begin saving heifer calves in 2026, those animals would be bred in 2027, calve in 2028, and only begin adding to supply in 2029 or 2030.

Peel explained more about when the cattle rebuilding cycle could turn: 

The bottom line is, I don't think we're saving very many heifers yet. I don't think we're doing more than perhaps slowing the liquidation down, or stabilizing the herd. We're certainly not going to expand any in 2026. I think the prospects for expansion in 2027 are very limited at this point, because again we know that the supply of heifers that's already on the ground, that we would need to be breeding this year to enter the herd next year, just isn't there.

And so if we start saving heifers, which would really be heifer calves in 2026, we breed them in '27, they would calve in 2028, we're talking about 2029 into 2030 before those calves would be weaned and fed out and have an impact on beef production. So we're really looking at the end of the decade before we can change the path here.

And in fact, what it means is that in the meantime we have to save some additional heifers. We haven't yet seen the tightest supplies of this particular situation. We've got tight supplies, the feeder supply continues to decline with these smaller calf crops, but at some point we have to pull additional heifers out of that mix in order to retain them for herd rebuilding. We have not done that yet to any appreciable degree.

Cow calf producers are getting market incentives, returns are good. But we've been very slow to respond as an industry for, I think, a wide variety of reasons, that includes drought and financial conditions and demographic changes in the herd or in the producer population, and just a variety of things that contribute to that.

The upshot of it all, this is my final analytical slide, is that we think that prices will continue to go even higher. I would expect that heifer retention process to be what would put the peak in this thing. That peak will not happen, in my opinion, at this point in 2026. It will be at least into 2027. And there is a possibility that it gets pushed off even beyond that if we don't see some indications of heifer retention pretty quickly here in 2026.

So the short answer is the current situation will continue, and I think persist, and actually get a little bit more in terms of higher cattle prices. Now, that's all predicated on demand continuing as strong as it is. I don't see that changing at this point. There's certainly some potential threats out there that we're watching, but I don't see demand changing enough to prevent this.

So the short answer is the current situation will continue, and I think persist, and actually get a little bit more in terms of higher cattle prices. Now, that's all predicated on demand continuing as strong as it is. I don't see that changing at this point. There's certainly some potential threats out there that we're watching, but I don't see demand changing enough to prevent this.

The warning that the cattle cycle is still several years from a meaningful turn builds on our prior note that there are "no quick fixes" for historically tight supplies.

The structural fix is herd rebuilding, and Peel's timeline points to meaningful relief in beef production closer to 2029-2030, not anytime soon.

In other words, high supermarket beef prices are not a temporary squeeze. This is a new reality folks must understand: a broken cattle cycle that will take years to repair - and quality might lack... 

That's why locking in high-quality beef now matters. While the Trump administration searches for ways to bring prices down (see here) and the industry waits years for herds to rebuild, readers can skip the junk at the supermarket and buy directly from our ranchers. 

Buy here. 

Tyler Durden Thu, 07/09/2026 - 22:10

He is, with every match, moving himself further on into history.