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LAS VEGAS — Jared Cannonier mostly kept his hands to himself on Saturday in the main event of UFC 276 in his middleweight title fight against Israel Adesanya at T-Mobile Arena. And that earned him a one-sided loss and the enmity of the sell-out crowd of 19,649. Adesanya is a counter striker and Cannonier didn’t throw much, leading to loud boos throughout the fight and the fans turning on the flashlights of their phones and holding them aloft in the latter stages. Adesanya clearly won the… Source link

This white chocolate coconut cake was made from a copycat recipe of one of Tom Cruise’s favorite cakes. (Photo: Megan duBois) Having a slice of cake isn’t just for birthdays, especially when you’re friends with Top Gun: Maverick star Tom Cruise. Just ask Doan’s Bakery, a Woodland Hills, Calif. bakery that’s been whipping up cakes, cookies, cheesecakes and more for visitors to drool over for more than 25 years. While Doan’s is a favorite with locals and visitors, A-list celebrities like Tom… Source link

It’s been a rough two years for the cruise industry, where fortunes have taken another downturn with the appearance of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, and in the wake of a recent recommendation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to avoid leisure travel on the high seas.  With new infections showing no sign of relenting anytime soon, the CDC has said cruises should be avoided, regardless of vaccination status. The CDC increased the travel warning for ships to level 4 — the… Source link

Carnival Corp. CEO Arnold Donald told Yahoo Finance Live the cruise line operator has put in stringent health protocols to ensure it’s back sailing safely during the pandemic. The result is minimal incidences of COVID-19 on the company’s ships, which are now back in the waters carrying vacation goers.  “Here in the U.S., we are sailing under what the CDC would call vaccinated cruises, that’s at least 95% of the guests are vaccinated. Our crew is vaccinated. Then we test. We do require a test,… Source link

Benzinga Apple, Facebook And The Fed: Full Plate Later Today Means Market Could Hit Lull Ahead Of News If earnings season has a crescendo, we’re right in the middle of it. Even as investors digest results from Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), they await Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) this afternoon. Along the way there’s a Fed meeting conclusion. Tomorrow morning brings gross domestic product (GDP) data, with Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) in the wings later… Source link

Japan’s Naomi Osaka is headed to the semifinals of the Australian Open. (AP/Hamish Blair) Naomi Osaka may have survived a scare in her fourth round match in Melbourne, but one wouldn’t have known it on Tuesday. Osaka cruised to a quick win over Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-wei in straight sets, 6-2, 6-2, in her quarterfinal matchup at Rod Laver Arena at the Australian Open. Osaka, the world No. 3, split her first two sets with Hsieh before going on a quick three game run — which she solidified with… Source link

For the fifth time in the seven-year era of the College Football Playoff, Alabama will compete for the national championship. The undefeated Crimson Tide, the CFP’s No. 1 seed, made relatively easy work of No. 4 seed Notre Dame in the Arlington, Texas, edition of the Rose Bowl. Alabama stormed out to a quick 14-0 lead on its first two drives and never looked back in a 31-14 victory. Like most Alabama victories this season, Friday night’s game featured a heavy dose of DeVonta Smith. The… Source link

Wall Street opened higher on Friday, with stocks aiming to re-test the week’s records in thin, post-Thanksgiving trading, as hopes for a COVID-19 vaccine momentarily counterbalance soaring infection rates. The New York Stock Exchange will end the trading day at 1p.m. Eastern. Stocks are consolidated their gains after the Dow Jones Industrial Average was catapulted above 30,000 for the first time ever on Tuesday, with an increasing number of investors encouraged by expectations that a… Source link