Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterJun 3, 2024, 11:00 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions It was an important and emotional experience for the UFC’s lightweight division in Newark, New Jersey, this past weekend. Islam Makhachev defended the 155-pound throne against Dustin
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Donald Trump has claimed “it’s very possible” that his political opponents may face prosecution after he became the first former US president to be criminally convicted. Trump seemed to raise the prospect of it happening if he became president again during an interview with conservative US outlet Newsmax. The 77-year-old said: “It’s a terrible precedent
Kareem saw the tanks and yelled. His mother and sister ran outside to find him, and then the tank fired. The pain was so excruciating that Kareem begged the doctors to amputate his leg. Because of the war, they had to do it without an anaesthetic. His screams were so loud that people on the
Westend61 | Westend61 | Getty Images AMSTERDAM, Netherlands — Financial technology startup Nium told CNBC Wednesday it raised $50 million in new funds from investors, and is targeting an initial public offering in the next 18 months. The fundraising round was led by an undisclosed Southeast Asian sovereign wealth fund and backed by venture capital
Are you ready for it? Because this week, Taylor Swift rolls into town for the first UK dates of her record-shattering Eras tour, to dominate front pages, social media, and a large proportion of the national conversation for the foreseeable. Something has shifted in the Swiftverse in the past few years. She now transcends even
As dawn breaks on a new era in American immigration policy, a young boy peels and eats a clementine in the gap between the border fence that separates the United States and Mexico. A teenage girl wraps herself in a silver thermal blanket and a man passes his mobile phone through the metal slats in
Behind in the polls, Rishi Sunak needed to come out fighting and take the gloves off in the first TV leaders’ debate. And he did. He was aggressive, repeatedly challenging Sir Keir Starmer, particularly on tax, placing the Labour leader on the defensive. Election latest: Voters think Rishi Sunak beat Keir Starmer in first TV
Sir Keir Starmer said it was “garbage” to claim he would raise taxes by £2,000 as he traded blows with Rishi Sunak in their heated first TV debate. The Labour leader initially failed to challenge the prime minister’s repeated accusations that Labour’s spending plans would cost each family £2,000. He eventually called it “nonsense” and
Jun 3, 2024, 08:10 AM Open Extended Reactions Kevin Sinfield has led the tributes to his “dear friend” and former Leeds Rhinos teammate Rob Burrow who died on Sunday at the age of 41. Burrow was diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND) in 2019 and subsequently dedicated himself to raising awareness of the condition and
The commitments offered by the Czech tycoon seeking to buy Royal Mail’s parent firm do not go far enough, according to the union leader representing its 112,000 UK frontline workers. Communication Workers Union (CWU) general secretary Dave Ward made his remarks following talks with representatives of Daniel Kretinsky’s EP Group. International Distribution Services (IDS) revealed
Associated Press Jun 4, 2024, 12:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DUBLIN, Ohio — Masters champion Scottie Scheffler said he knew five days in advance that charges related to his arrest during the PGA Championship were going to be dismissed. In his mind, that wasn’t the end of the saga but rather the beginning of
Despite a recent pullback on its electric vehicle strategy amid “slower-than-expected” demand, Ford’s EV sales continued surging in May. All Ford electric models, including the F-150 Lightning and Mustang Mach-E, saw double-digit sales growth last month. Ford’s EV sales grow 65% in May 2024 Although Ford is the number two EV maker in the US
Platform Ellen and Elly, offshore oil and gas platforms operated by Beta Operating Company LLC, off the coast of Long Beach, California, US, on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. Tim Rue | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. crude oil fell nearly 2% on Tuesday, extending a recent losing streak to erase most of its gains for
Associated Press Jun 4, 2024, 10:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR on Tuesday granted Kyle Larson the waiver he needs to remain eligible to compete in this year’s playoffs despite missing the Coca-Cola 600 because he instead ran the Indianapolis 500. The decision came after nearly nine days of internal NASCAR
In this article NVDA TSLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of X speaks at the Milken Conference 2024 Global Conference Sessions at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 6, 2024. David Swanson | Reuters Elon Musk claims he can grow
Glastonbury has announced its full line-up, with the final acts added to the bill ahead of the five-day event kicking off later this month. Nigerian pop star Tems and indie rockers The Zutons will play on the Other Stage – the event’s second-largest performance space. It was previously announced that Dua Lipa, Coldplay and SZA
Nigel Farage has had a drink thrown over him after launching his election campaign in Essex. The new leader of Reform UK was leaving the Wetherspoons Moon and Starfish pub in Clacton, where he is standing to be an MP, when a young woman in a grey hooded jumper threw a drink in his face.
The headquarters of Toyota Motor has been visited in Japan as part of an investigation into official safety certifications that is affecting models across five major carmakers in the country. Hours after Toyota’s embattled chairman issued an apology for cheating tests on seven models, officials from Japan’s transport ministry descended on the offices in Toyota
A number of procedures have been cancelled or redirected to other NHS providers after a cyber attack affected major hospitals in the capital. King’s College Hospital, Guy’s and St Thomas’ (including the Royal Brompton and the Evelina London Children’s Hospital) and primary care services were hit by the “major IT incident” involving pathology partner Synnovis,
A man survived a shark attack by punching it in the face before being rescued by other swimmers at a popular California beach, a witness has said. The 46-year-old was in the water with a group at Del Mar City Beach near San Diego when he was bitten on the torso, left arm and hand