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Alexander Volkanovski vs. Max Holloway scorecards reflected the extremely competitive contest in the UFC 251 co-main event. After five hard-fought rounds, UFC featherweight champ Volkanovski denied Holloway the chance to win back the belt with a pair of 48-47 scorecards. One judge, David Lethaby, dissented for the former champion, giving him the 48-47 win. Judges […]
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Are you in a lockdown baking routine rut? If you’re stuck for inspiration and fed up with banana bread, it’s time to try something new – like Biscoff blondies. Not only does the result look delicious, but the recipe is also super easy and only requires six ingredients – most of which you likely already […]
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Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Li Auto Inc, backed by food delivery giant Meituan Dianping (3690.HK), has filed for a U.S. initial public offering. The move, announced on Friday, comes as share prices of EV makers including Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) and Nio Inc (NIO.N) have surged in recent months. Five-year-old Li Auto, formerly known as […]
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Samsung has faced accusations of copying Apple in the past, but this is unlikely to go down well with fans: following analysts’ predictions that the iPhone 12 will ship without a charger, a new report claims Samsung could also drop the in-box power brick from some of its phones next year.Last month brought news that […]
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Executions carried out by federal authorities have stopped, restarted and stopped again for long stretches since the first one in 1790, when U.S. marshals hanged a mariner in Maine for fatally shooting the captain of a slave ship. After a 17-year hiatus, the Trump administration wants to restart federal executions this month in Terre Haute, […]
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Though their second fight ended differently than their first, Rose Namajunas and Jessica Andrade put on a show once again. The two former strawweight champions earned the Fight of the Night award at UFC 251 on Saturday in Abu Dhabi, and along with it an extra $50,000 each. Namajunas defeated Andrade by split decision after […]
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Last summer, Uber launched a new service – boat rides. However, the alternative cab ride was only available in Cambridge, during the August bank holiday. It has also been trialled as an island-hopping experience in Croatia. Now, the boat is back – and it’s bigger than ever. Uber has teamed up with Thames Clippers in […]
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India’s government has petitioned a state court to stop any of the Chinese companies whose 59 apps it recently banned from obtaining an injunction to block the order, according to two sources and the legal filing. India last month outlawed dozens of Chinese apps including ByteDance’s popular video-sharing app TikTok, Alibaba’s (BABA.N) UC Browser and […]
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A horizontal-first UI would certainly be a change from the norm as most handsets these days are designed with single-hand, vertical usage in mind. Aside from keyboard-friendly phones like the T-Mobile Sidekick, I can’t really think of many others that are meant to be used primarily in horizontal mode. I’d personally welcome the change as […]
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Hundreds of anti-racism protesters demonstrated peacefully Sunday in a San Francisco Bay Area city where two people were charged with hate crimes after defacing a city-sanctioned “Black Lives Matter” mural. At one point during the protest, a man in the crowd shouted “all lives matter,” setting off a brief verbal conflict with demonstrators before the […]
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