Sign up for the Quick Strike Newsletter The hottest fishing news, tips, and tactics I was perched on a narrow rock ledge, inches from where tons of white water thundered down a granite-lined chute, when the big fish swam into view in the pool below. A sudden shift in the foaming surge of a back eddy had momentarily parted the curtain of bubbles and for an instant had exposed the clear, green depths. It was a bass, no question about it. But what a bass! Turning and rolling to hold his place in the restless currents, he exposed bronze flanks…

Two U.S. Marines were recognized last month for their response in providing emergency aid during a fatal nightclub shooting in Wilmington, North Carolina.Cpl. Johnny Tamayo and Cpl. Emily Martinez, both assigned to 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, received the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal and the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, respectively, for their actions following the June 6 shooting at Unhinged Nightclub, where one person was killed.The Marines had recently returned from a 10-month deployment and were out with friends when gunfire erupted inside the nightclub.Tamayo was upstairs when the shooting began.“As soon as the gunshots rang…

The war between Russia and Ukraine fell through the cracks a little when the United States and Israel started a war with Iran back in February. However, Ukraine and Russia are still very much locked in a war, as Kiev used drones to strike a major Russian oil refinery overnight. Back in late June, Ukraine struck a Moscow refinery and caused “oil rain” to pour over the Russian capital of Moscow. Drone Strike on Moscow Refinery Causes “Oil Rain” in Russian Capital The Russian Defense Ministry added that Vladimir Zelensky, Ukraine’s ruler, ordered the attacks on the eve of the…

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Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. Learning how to tie a fishing knot that allows your lure or bait to work properly—and won’t fail under pressure — is a critical skill for any angler. In fact, it may be the single most important and underrated part of tackle preparation. We spend hours poring over catalogs to find rods, reels, and the best fishing line. You can have all of those things dialed in perfectly, but if your knot fails, all of that research won’t make a bit…

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Sign up for This Happened to Me News on backcountry adventure and wilderness survival. Best Overall Suunto MC-2 Best for Hiking Silva Ranger 2.0 Best Budget Brunton TruArc 5 Even with an endless list of navigational apps and gadgets, it’s best to be prepared with an old school compass. After all, apps can crash, phone batteries die, and service can get lost in remote areas. There is simply no substitute for being prepared by bringing a map and compass. While compasses are an essential piece of gear for anyone going into the backcountry for safety reasons, they also play a…

This article was originally published by Tyler Durden at ZeroHedge.  Russia has unleashed another massive drone and missile attack wave on Ukraine’s capital, just on the eve of the major annual NATO summit, which is in Ankara, Turkey, this week. Over a dozen people were killed, with heavy damage to residential structures observed. The death toll could rise, but “In total, 14 people have died, and 117 have been injured in Kyiv,” the office of the attorney general said on Monday morning. Rescue crews have been retrieving bodies from under rubble throughout Monday. via Associated Press The Russian Defense ‌Ministry announced that…

Sign up for the Quick Strike Newsletter The hottest fishing news, tips, and tactics If you have just a little bit of fishing prowess, there’s a strong chance you can be dropped on any lake, river, stream, or pond and you’ll figure out where the fish are hanging out. There are, after all, so many visual cues like boulders that break the current, trees laying in the water, or visible holes and pockets. But unless you’ve already got a lot of experience fishing in the surf, even the best anglers can feel utterly lost standing on a beach trying to…

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This article was originally published by Michael Snyder at The Economic Collapse Blog under the title: 111 Million U.S. Adults Do Not Have A Job, And America Spends More Than A Trillion Dollars Per Year On A Social Safety Net For Them Did you know that the number of Americans who are out of work right now is far higher than it was at any point during the Great Recession? I know that sounds crazy, but I will prove it to you in this article. A whopping 111 million Americans do not have a job, and we are spending more…

The nation’s largest combat veteran organization is fending off criticism over a political cartoon that depicts vets facing a firing squad for proposed changes to benefits in a sweeping reform bill — an illustration that drew fire last week from one of the bill’s primary sponsors.The Veterans of Foreign Wars has used the cartoon to protest a portion of the Take Care of America’s Veterans bill that would pay for new benefits by altering requirements for sleep apnea and tinnitus disability ratings. Although veterans who currently get compensation for the two conditions would not see a change to their ratings…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. As more Florida residents and visitors hit the water this summer, chances of aggressive alligator encounters seem to be on the rise, as documented by several local news stories over the last two weeks.  On June 21 in the Rainbow River near Dunnellon, Florida a 19-year-old snorkeler was attacked by an 8-foot gator about noon. The gator grabbed the man around his head and neck inflicting deep cuts, serious bleeding and severe injuries, according to a Marion County Fire Rescue report.…

A granite helipad is being constructed at the White House to accommodate the newer Marine One helicopters, President Donald Trump confirmed.The White House’s South Lawn will sport the roughly $5 million helipad, paid for by Sikorsky Aircraft, an aircraft manufacturer owned by Lockheed Martin.Sikorsky completed the delivery of 23 of the next-generation VH-92A Patriot Marine One aircraft for presidential use to the Marine Corps in August 2024. The exhaust vents on the VH-92As are located toward the back of the helicopter with the heat pointing downward, causing it to scorch the White House lawn upon landing.“Sikorsky is paying for it.…

Sign up for the Quick Strike Newsletter The hottest fishing news, tips, and tactics California seems to be a good place for cults. There are the ever-present Moonies and Hare Krishnas, and lots of cultishness has always surrounded hard-core L.A. rock bands. Even the cloistered Silicon Valley computer software brains form a kind of cult. Then there is the Southern California Big Bass Cult. It all began, roughly, with the introduction of Florida-strain largemouth bass to Southern California waters. The first fish were brought to San Diego County in 1959, and the offspring of these fish were planted in San…

On June 23rd, the number of New World screwworm cases stood at sixteen. Now, there are 32 known cases of the flesh-eating parasite in the United States. Researchers are fast-tracking options in an attempt to slow the population growth of the devastating screwworm before it does widespread economic damage. US Screwworm Cases At 16 The latest effort comes through a $300,000 research investment announced this week by the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR), which is partnering with biotechnology company Agragene and researchers at North Carolina State University to develop genetically sterile male screwworm flies that could outperform the…

Two former U.S. warships are set to be sunk during the biennial Rim of the Pacific exercise.The international maritime exercise, which kicked off on June 24, 2026, will see the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu and the cruiser USS Mobile Bay sent below the seas off the coast of Hawaii during a live sinking exercise, or SINKEX event, the San Diego Union-Tribune was first to confirm.RIMPAC, which began in 1971, includes about 40 surface ships, five submarines, 140 aircraft and more than 25,000 personnel, according to the Navy. This year’s exercise is set to conclude on July 31.RIMPAC covers “a…

Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo have grown to 1,561 while deaths have surged to 506. The virus is still spreading as new treatment trials begin. DR Congo Begins Ebola Treatment Trial This is the largest ever Ebola outbreak, and it has yet to reach its peak. Researchers began the study of two possible treatments on Thursday at the Ebola treatment center inside Bunia’s Evangelical Medical Center, in eastern Congo’s Ituri province. Vaccine candidates are also in the works, as health care officials struggle to contain the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola. This particular strain of the virus is…

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has launched a formal inquiry after two members of the Tennessee National Guard shot and killed a civilian shortly before 4 a.m. Sunday. According to the Memphis Police, as officers responded to a shots-fired call in the early hours of July 5 they observed an armed man carrying a handgun fleeing the scene. Tennessee National Guard soldiers on assignment as part of the Memphis Safe Task Force joined the foot pursuit.Twenty-year-old Tyrin Johnson, a civilian, allegedly turned his weapon on the soldiers, prompting the guardsmen to open fire. Johnson was pronounced dead at the scene.No…