32 h. ago Hegseth sends home overweight National Guard troops after viral photo

Photos showed seemingly overweight members of the Texas National Guard arriving in Chicago as part of President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown — despite Hegseth’s longstanding campaign against ‘fat troops’

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44 h. ago Hegseth touts ‘standards’ after Texas removes troops who did not meet physical requirements following viral photo

Photos showed seemingly overweight members of the Texas National Guard arriving in Chicago as part of President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown — despite Hegseth’s longstanding campaign against ‘fat troops’

Culture

67 h. ago The heavy infantry: One in four troops is too fat to fight... and 11 have had weight loss surgery

Data shows 40,064 out of 147,300 military personnel are at 'increased, high or very high risk' of ill health owing to weight.

Sport

5 d. ago Anthony Joshua receives offer to make boxing return in Nigeria and vows to knock Tyson Fury ‘spark out’

ANTHONY JOSHUA could make his boxing return in Nigeria - before focussing on settling his drawn out score with Tyson Fury. AJ is plotting a comeback having not fought since his September 2024 knockout loss to Daniel Dubois. He had elbow surgery in the summer but has returned to training - also meeting with Eddie...

Sport

2 w. ago No more ‘woke’ in the US military: key takeaways from Pete Hegseth’s speech

Pentagon chief railed against diversity and fat-shamed the troops as he directed his generals to fall in line – or quitUS politics – latest updatesPete Hegseth, secretary of the newly renamed Department of War, made no bones about what he sees as the principal enemy in a keynote speech to military commanders at Quantico, Virginia, on Tuesday – wokeness and all its advocates.“We became ‘the woke department’,” Hegseth said in an address that seemed to designed to be as incendiary as possible. “Not any more. We’re done with that shit.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump announces deal with Pfizer to lower drug prices; Hegseth and president outline military changes in rare gathering – live

US won’t pay more than other countries for Pfizer drugs; Trump tells hundreds of military leaders they will ‘straighten out’ US cities after Hegseth rails against ‘fat troops’Trump says US cities should be ‘training grounds for our military’ in incendiary speechThe US government is hurtling towards its first shutdown in six years, with no signs congressional leaders are near agreement on legislation to continue funding beyond the Tuesday night deadline to prevent workers from being furloughed and agencies from shutting their doors.Congress’s Republican majority is pushing legislation to fund the government through 21 November, but Democrats have refused to vote for it unless it includes a series of concessions centered on healthcare. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump claims US faces ‘invasion from within’ in address to military leaders after Hegseth declares war on diversity efforts – live

US president tells hundreds of generals and admirals in Virginia they will ‘straighten out’ US cities after defense secretary rails against ‘fat troops’Hegseth declares war on racial and gender diversity efforts in US militaryThe US government is hurtling towards its first shutdown in six years, with no signs congressional leaders are near agreement on legislation to continue funding beyond the Tuesday night deadline to prevent workers from being furloughed and agencies from shutting their doors.Congress’s Republican majority is pushing legislation to fund the government through 21 November, but Democrats have refused to vote for it unless it includes a series of concessions centered on healthcare. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Canelo Alvarez set for surgery after Terence Crawford loss as return date is revealed

The Mexican was comfortably outboxed by the American to lose the undisputed super-middleweight belts this month

Politics

2 w. ago New details shed light on marital difficulties before alleged murder of Scottish wife by her American husband

Jonathan Renteria allegedly confessed to killing his wife after a fight about her ‘failure to lose weight following her pregnancy,’ prosecutors said

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2 w. ago Unbeaten world champion offers Terence Crawford the chance to make history

Unified champion Janibek Alimkhanuly has called out the three-weight undisputed champion for a world title fight at middleweight

Politics

2 w. ago Unbeaten Janibek Alimkhanuly offers Terence Crawford the chance to make history

Unified champion Alimkhanuly has called out the three-weight undisputed champion for a title fight at middleweight

Politics