Conor McGregor blasts Cerrone in 40 seconds in UFC return
McGregor stopped Donald Cerrone with a head kick and punches 40 seconds into the first round at UFC 246 on Saturday night, announcing his return to mixed martial arts with his first victory since 2016. PETA CALLS OUT CONOR MCGREGOR, 'COWBOY' CERRONE OVER PYTHON JACKET“I feel really good, and I came out of here unscathed," McGregor said. McGregor walked to the cage at UFC 246 with the Irish flag wrapped around his shoulders. After the referee stopped the bout, McGregor peeled away briefly to celebrate, but quickly returned to comfort his disoriented opponent. Modafferi was the biggest betting underdog on the UFC 246 card, facing 10-to-1 odds at some sports books.
Source:Fox News
January 19, 2020 07:30 UTC
Trail Blazers’ Trade Should Help In Long Term, But Short-Term Impact Remains To Be Seen
Those are the three players the Trail Blazers will add in a trade with the Sacramento Kings that was reported by ESPN Saturday. The deal also creates two trade exceptions, for $7.2 million and $1.7 million, although the Blazers could simply choose to let those expire in January. To get those three players, the Blazers gave up Bazemore, whom they had acquired in a trade from Atlanta for Evan Turner. Will the Blazers be better on the court this season because of the trade? With the luxury tax relief and greater roster flexibility, the long term looks better, and that’s a bigger priority.
Source:Forbes
January 19, 2020 07:30 UTC
Mumbai Marathon Shocker : One Died, 7 Suffers Heart Attack
The hospital PRO told ANI that 64-year-old Gajanan Maljalkar died of cardiac arrest while running the Mumbai Marathon today morning. He was declared brought dead. Eight people suffered heart attack while running the Mumbai Marathon 2020 on Sunday. While one was declared brought dead at the Bombay Hospital, the remaining were admitted to the hospital. Bombay Hospital PRO, #Mumbai : 64-year-old Gajanan Maljalkar died of cardiac arrest while running the Tata Mumbai Marathon today morning.
Source:Huffington Post
January 19, 2020 07:30 UTC
Delbert Africa, Philadelphia MOVE group member linked to cop's death, released after 42 years
Delbert Orr Africa, a member of the radical Philadelphia group MOVE, was reportedly released from a Pennsylvania prison Saturday, 42 years after he and eight other members were convicted of third-degree murder in a shootout that resulted in the death of a city police officer. Africa, 73, is the second to last of the nine convicted to be released or die in prison. The members maintain that Officer James Ramp was killed by a stray police bullet in the shootout, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported. I wanted to wreak as much havoc as I could until they put me down," Africa told the Guardian of her death. Dark times.”CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPAfrica plans to hold a news conference Tuesday, the Inquirer reported.
Source:Fox News
January 19, 2020 06:11 UTC
What’s on TV Sunday: ‘Avenue 5’ and ‘9-1-1: Lone Star’
What’s on TVAVENUE 5 10 p.m. on HBO; stream on HBO platforms. Armando Iannucci, the creator of “Veep,” returns to HBO with this new black comedy starring Hugh Laurie. Set 40 years in the future, the show takes place on Avenue 5, a luxury space cruise ship that has taken off for an eight-week journey around Saturn. Among the film and actor nominees are “Parasite,” for outstanding cast; Adam Driver, for best actor; and Lupita Nyong’o, for best actress. In television, nominees include “Game of Thrones,” for best drama series, and “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” for best comedy series.
Source:New York Times
January 19, 2020 06:00 UTC
UFC 246 Final Payouts: Conor McGregor Trounces Other Fighters With $3 Million Payday
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JANUARY 17: Conor McGregor of Ireland poses on the scale during the UFC 246 ... [+] weigh-in at Park Theater at Park MGM on January 17, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC) Zuffa LLC via Getty ImagesThe UFC kicked off its slate of 2020 fight cards on Saturday with UFC 246. The ESPN+ streaming pay-per-view card featured the return of former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor. McGregor faced ex-UFC title challenger Donald Cerrone in the main event and destroyed him in 40 seconds. UFC 246 took place Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Source:Forbes
January 19, 2020 05:26 UTC
Australian Zoo Staff Save Koalas, Beat Back Alligators In Dramatic Flash Floods Video
A torrential downpour brought a temporary reprieve from the searing heat that has been exacerbated by the bushfires burning across the state and country since September. Zookeepers carried drenched koalas to safety and used a broom to stop alligators from escaping their lagoon in dramatic footage filmed as flash floods hit New South Wales in Australia on Friday. “The team and I have been working in fire affected areas these last months and now flood……. Park director Tim Faulkner revealed how “just last week, we were having daily meetings to discuss the imminent threat of bushfires” only five miles away. “But we are well-aware that a huge part of Australia is still burning, and millions of animals are still under threat.
Source:Huffington Post
January 19, 2020 04:30 UTC
Federal appeals court rules that both parents in same-sex relationship can be listed on their child's birth certificates
(CNN) Married same-sex couples in Indiana can list both parents on their children's birth certificates, a federal court ruled Friday. The 7th US Circuit Court of Appeals issued its ruling Friday, 32 months after it first heard the case. The appeals court upheld a lower court's ruling that by refusing to list both same-sex spouses as parents on birth certificates, Indiana was denying them one of "the constellation of benefits that the States have linked to marriage" under the Supreme Court's same-sex marriage ruling. "Our clients are delighted," said Karen Celestino-Horseman, one of the lawyers for the same-sex couples. However, same-sex couples were banned from doing the same.
Source:CNN
January 19, 2020 04:30 UTC
College basketball: No. 11 Louisville tops No. 3 Duke; No. 7 San Diego State prevails
Malachi Flynn scored 14 points for San Diego State, and Jordan Schakel had 12. Cameron McGriff also scored 16 points. Butler trailed by double digits for the entire second half of its second straight loss. Quincy McKnight added 20 points and 7-foot-2 Romaro Gill had 14 points, 13 rebounds and six blocks for Seton Hall. Ayo Dosunmu scored 14 points and Giorgi Bezhanishvili 13.
Source:Los Angeles Times
January 19, 2020 04:18 UTC
Lakers dominate in the second half to beat Rockets
The Lakers beat the Rockets 124-115, starting their five-game trip with a win over one of the Western Conference’s top teams. AdvertisementLeBron James had 31 points while Kyle Kuzma and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope surged in the second half. AdvertisementIn the first half, the Rockets appeared ready to take full advantage of that. The Rockets scored the game’s first six points and then led for the entire first half. With 7:52 left in the third quarter, James scored a layup to give the Lakers their first lead of the game, 69-68.
Source:Los Angeles Times
January 19, 2020 04:18 UTC
USC left guard Alijah Vera-Tucker to return
Two days after one of USC’s top offensive linemen declared for the NFL draft, another has opted to stay. Left guard Alijah Vera-Tucker, whom Pro Football Focus graded as USC’s top lineman last season, announced Saturday that he will return to USC for his redshirt junior season. “There is still a lot more that I want to accomplish,” Vera-Tucker wrote on Twitter. In his first full season as a starter, Vera-Tucker emerged as USC’s most consistent interior offensive lineman. AdvertisementLeft tackle Austin Jackson announced earlier this week that he would forgo his final season of eligibility and declare for the draft.
Source:Los Angeles Times
January 19, 2020 04:07 UTC
Paradigm lays off 30 people as Hollywood agencies face headwinds
Beverly Hills-based Paradigm Talent Agency on Friday laid off 30 people, including agents in its music division, the latest sign of mounting financial pressures on Hollywood’s representation industry. Paradigm, which also has offices in New York, Nashville, Chicago, Toronto and other cities, employs more than 700 people. Paradigm, like other large talent agencies, has been expanding its scale in recent years through acquisitions. Last year, the company became the full owner of London music agency CODA Agency. UTA also pursued the Paradigm Talent Agency last year, but was rebuffed.
Source:Los Angeles Times
January 19, 2020 04:07 UTC
Amid MAX Grounding, Loyal Boeing Customer Defects To Airbus: Xiamen Airlines To Lease A321neos
Now with almost 170 Boeing aircraft, Xiamen plans to defect by taking the Airbus A321neo. Like other medium-sized airlines using only Boeing aircraft, Xiamen has been particularly affected by the MAX grounding. Early in the MAX grounding, Xiamen foresaw the impact and considered bringing back its 757s, which it retired a few months prior, but determined that to be too costly. FUZHOU, CHINA - MARCH 21: Xiamen Airlines' Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner arrives at Fuzhou Changle ... [+] International Airport on March 21, 2018 in Fuzhou, Fujian Province of China. Its order for 30 MAX aircraft comprises 20 MAX 8s, the -800’s successor, and 10 MAX 10s, which Boeing developed to better compete with the A321neo family.
Source:Forbes
January 19, 2020 04:07 UTC
Biden and Sanders Fight Over Social Security
INDIANOLA, Iowa—Democratic candidates Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders feuded from a distance over the future of Social Security, escalating their dispute involving an issue closely watched by retirees who will participate in the coming Iowa caucuses. The Vermont senator’s campaign has accused the former vice president of calling for Social Security cuts and pointed to Mr. Biden’s past statements.
Source:Wall Street Journal
January 19, 2020 03:45 UTC
Biden and Sanders Clash Over Social Security
On Saturday, Mr. Biden invoked PolitiFact, the fact-checking outlet, which ruled that the Sanders campaign claim was false and lacked context. The Sanders campaign has been intensifying its attacks on Mr. Biden’s long record on Social Security. Throughout his decades in public life, Mr. Biden has at times supported freezes and backed proposals that has alarmed some who worry about the effect on the program. He has also released a plan that calls for strengthening Social Security, and has embraced proposals like providing a higher benefit to the oldest beneficiaries. “Joe Biden should be honest with voters and stop trying to doctor his own public record of consistently and repeatedly trying to cut Social Security,” Faiz Shakir, Mr. Sanders’s campaign manager, said in a statement on Saturday.
Source:New York Times
January 19, 2020 03:45 UTC