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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MARCH 08: UFC CEO Dana White holds a press conference after the UFC 313 event at … More T-Mobile Arena on March 08, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)Zuffa LLC Joe Pyfer’s fight with Kelvin Gastelum is officially off the UFC Mexico card. The middleweight matchup was slated for the main card at Arena CDMX in Mexico City but was canceled due to an illness affecting Pyfer. He confirmed the information on his Instagram story. UFC officials confirmed the news and with no fighter on stabndby, there was no room to replace…

France has accused the Trump administration of interfering in the decisions of private French companies after the U.S. embassy said the American federal government would no longer work with businesses with so-called diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies. In addition to taking on DEI at home, the Trump White House is apparently intent on taking on the woke agenda abroad as well. According to a report in the French newspaper of record, Le Figaro, the U.S. embassy in Paris informed several companies in France that it would be ending business relationships with firms that engage in discrimination. According to the paper, the document…

On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said that the state has regulatory issues with building housing, “We own it, we have a responsibility to do something about it.” But regulations and lawfare are misused “on the other side of the political aisle as well.” After saying there has been progress on high-speed rail and that the biggest issues were eminent domain and environmental issues, Newsom stated, “[A]s it relates to getting housing done and dealing with the supply-demand imbalance to deal with the affordability crisis, that explains more things in more ways on more…

The death toll in Bangkok has risen to 17 following a powerful earthquake that struck neighbouring Myanmar, Thai authorities said on Sunday, as rescue teams search for survivors in the rubble of a collapsed high-rise building.At least 83 people remain missing, authorities said, adding that 32 others have been reported injured.The 7.7-magnitude quake, with its epicentre in Myanmar, struck on Friday and caused significant damage in the Thai capital.Rescue teams are concentrating on a collapsed 30-storey skyscraper, where more people are believed to be trapped. Ten deaths have been confirmed at the site so far, but more people are thought…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — U.S. immigration officials are asking the public and federal agencies to comment on a proposal to collect social media handles from people applying for benefits such as green cards or citizenship, to comply with an executive order from President Donald Trump.The March 5 notice raised alarms from immigration and free speech advocates because it appears to expand the government’s reach in social media surveillance to people already vetted and in the U.S. legally, such as asylum seekers, green card and citizenship applicants — and not just those applying to enter the country. That said, social media…

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The man accused of shooting and killing the son of a former Nevada state senator threatened and asked a woman if she wanted to die the day before the deadly shooting at a North Las Vegas casino, NLVPD said in a video briefing Saturday night.Aerion Warmsley, 19, faces charges of open murder with a deadly weapon and robbery with deadly weapon and is expected to face additional charges through the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, police said.On Wednesday, March 26, North Las Vegas police responded to a report of a domestic disturbance where Warmsley allegedly sent a…

The US president has said he still trusts National Security Adviser Michael Waltz and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth US President Donald Trump has said he has no plans to fire anyone after a journalist accessed a chat on the Signal encrypted messaging app in which senior members of the administration discussed military operations.On Monday, The Atlantic magazine detailed purported confidential conversations between Vice President J.D. Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, and other high-ranking officials regarding US strikes against the Houthi fighters in Yemen.The author of the article, Jeffrey Goldberg, claimed…

(Source: Lumberton Township Police) Lumberton Township Mayor Gina LaPlaca was arrested for driving under the influence — while her toddler was in the back seat. The March 17 incident was caught on police bodycam and paints a disturbing picture of recklessness, denial, and dangerous entitlement. The video shows the mayor stumbling through a field sobriety test outside her suburban home, slurring her words, and initially lying to officers when asked if she had been drinking, Fox News reported. “No, I’m good,” LaPlaca told the officer—just moments before admitting she had, in fact, consumed alcohol. Police tracked LaPlaca down after a…

NEWARK, NEW JERSEY – MARCH 27: Cooper Flagg #2 of the Duke Blue Devils attempts a layup against the … More Arizona Wildcats during the Sweet Sixteen round of the 2025 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament held at Prudential Center on March 27, 2025 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Ben Solomon/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)NCAA Photos via Getty Images College basketball is undergoing a transformative phase where financial strength and brand-building opportunities are reshaping the game. Major men’s programs are expected to increase their annual budgets from the current $3-5 million to between $5-8 million next season. At the same…

For Visa and rival Mastercard, fighting the explosion of fraud attempts is both a big expense–and an opportunity for profit. Visa’s Cyber Fusion Center in Ashburn, Virginia is so secure that Michael Jabbara, the San Francisco-based global head of fraud services for the credit card network, has trouble getting through its double set of doors. With a Forbes reporter in tow, he scans his badge to get through the first door, a sensor beeps, but it doesn’t unlock. Finally, with the help of the on-site security team, we get through both sets (the second requiring a fingerprint as well as…