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Amanda Nunes reaffirmed her greatness to the few who doubted her after she lost her bantamweight title to Julianna Peña in December. And though Peña surrendered her belt to Nunes Saturday in the main event of UFC 277 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas she proved she’s one of the toughest fighters ever to set foot in the Octagon. It was an incredible fight, as Nunes went southpaw early and was cracking Peña repeatedly with hard right hands. She went wrestle-heavy in the second half… Source link

Novak Djokovic, fresh off his fourth consecutive Wimbledon title, doesn’t yet know if he can compete in the US Open in late August. Currently, he isn’t allowed to travel to the United States unless he can provide he’s fully vaccinated against COVID-19, and Djokovic remains unvaccinated. But the Serbian tennis star said he is “preparing as if” he will eventually be allowed to compete in the tournament he’s won twice since 2018. “Fingers crossed!” Djokovic wrote in an Instagram post on… Source link

As Disney (DIS) grapples with the aftermath of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis revoking the company’s special tax district, some experts say the dissolution might not even happen. “I don’t think it’s very likely,” said Richard Foglesong, Disney historian and author of the book “Married to the Mouse: Walt Disney World and Orlando.” “Frankly, the consequences are too dire,” Foglesong added. “Already you’re seeing conversations about the real cost of this, and who will pay. From all appearances… Source link

Public discussion of “herd immunity” often treats it like an on-off switch: When the U.S. reaches herd immunity, the crisis will be over; until then, the country has little immunity from Covid-19. But that’s not right. Herd immunity is more like a light dimmer. The more people develop immunity — either from having been infected or from being vaccinated — the less easily the virus will spread. Nearly 30 percent of Americans have now had the virus, according to Youyang Gu, a data… Source link

You’d think Antonio Brown might learn his lesson this time, but if past is precedent, he won’t. Because yet again, thanks to his own arrogance, selfishness and general disdain for people he hires to do work for him, he has landed himself in trouble.  And it’s costing him a hell of a lot more than it would have had he simply settled the debt a former employee says Brown owes him. This is who Antonio Brown is. He’s an egotistical louse, a deadbeat, someone accused multiple times of domestic… Source link

Ireland said Thursday it would join an international agreement that sets taxes on profits for multinational corporations at a minimum rate of 15 percent. This is a major shift for the country that is the European headquarters for many large US pharmaceutical companies, as well as tech firms, including Google, Apple, and Facebook. An increase from Ireland’s current 12.5 percent to 15 percent may not seem that large by itself. The so-called Organization for Economic Cooperation and… Source link

Former President Donald Trump weighed in on the booming cryptocurrency movement, reiterating his concerns that rapidly proliferating digital coins pose a threat to the U.S. dollar’s (DX-Y) status as a global reserve currency. In fact, Trump believes that China’s recent move to ban crypto is a warning shot to the U.S. to protect its currency, he told Yahoo Finance in a wide-raging interview about the economy, and his potential aspirations for the next general election. He added that Chinese… Source link

Billionaire bond investor Jeffrey Gundlach, the founder and CEO of $137 billion DoubleLine Capital, says his number one conviction over several years is that the U.S. dollar will decline as a consequence of current economic policies, resulting in the U.S. losing its sole reserve currency status. “My number one conviction looking forward a number of years — I’m not talking about the next few months at all, I’m talking about several years — is that the dollar is going to go down,” Gundlach… Source link

Chet Holmgren, the No. 1 high school player in the country, is a heavy lean to attend Gonzaga next season. He’s expected to make the inevitable official in the next few weeks, which will seal Gonzaga’s status as the favorite to win the 2022 national championship. As the Zags enter their second Final Four this weekend and aim for the school’s first national championship, Gonzaga appears to be trending toward an unusual designation for a school outside of a major conference that reached… Source link

It has been an eventful year for James Harden, but he still seems to be playing like James Harden. The Brooklyn Nets star posted 44 points, 14 rebounds and 8 assists on Friday against the Detroit Pistons in a 113-111 win, continuing a strong run for the Nets over the last month in the absence of Kevin Durant. In addition to Durant, the Nets were also missing Kyrie Irving due to a personal matter. That led to an interesting question after the game: Does Harden believe he belongs in the MVP… Source link