There is no border in the world anything like the one between the United States and Mexico: a wealthy industrialized nation sharing a 2,000-mile frontier with a developing country barely able to raise its millions above subsistence-level poverty. It’s as if France were to border directly upon Algeria, or Germany upon Somalia. American writers from…
LAS VEGAS — Robbie Lawler, the former welterweight champion who was inducted into the Hall of Fame on Thursday, closed his legendary career in style on Saturday in the final preliminary bout of UFC 290 at T-Mobile Arena. Lawler slammed veteran Niko Price with three consecutive left hands, the last putting Price down. Referee Marc…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California’s governor announced Friday that he won’t ask the state Supreme Court to block parole for Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten, paving the way for her release after serving 53 years in prison for two infamous murders. In a brief statement, the governor’s office said it was unlikely that the…
Warriors fan Kamala Harris welcomes Poole to Washington, D.C. originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Jordan Poole will play on the East Coast now, but he still has a member of Dub Nation close by. Vice President and noted Warriors fan Kamala Harris welcomed Poole to Washington, D.C., with a Twitter post Saturday, adding…
Just hours after the release of “Speak Now (Taylor’s Version),” Taylor Swift surprised fans at her Kansas City show with the debut of her Easter-egg-filled music video for “I Can See You.” As the mastermind behind the music video, Swift served as both writer and director. She also ensured it had plenty of tie-ins to…
Bo Nickal did not need to lean on his wrestling against Val Woodburn. Nickal (5-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) showed off his hands when he rocked and dropped Woodburn (7-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) in just 38 seconds on Saturday. The middleweight bout opened up the UFC 290 main card at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Nickal…
UFC International Fight Week returns to Las Vegas and will feature a blockbuster world championship doubleheader, capped off by a title unification bout that will see featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski battle interim titleholder Yair Rodriguez. Also, two-time UFC flyweight champion Brandon Moreno defends his belt against long-time rival Alexandre Pantoja. UFC 290: VOLKANOVSKI vs. RODRIGUEZ…
RIYADH — Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman said that the Civil Transactions Law represents a remarkable transformation within the system of specialized legislations and judicial reforms. He announced that the law, approved by the weekly session of the Council of Ministers on Tuesday, constitutes one of the four key judicial reform…
This April, Global Affairs Canada (GAC, the foreign ministry) released Canada’s position on the application of international law in cyberspace. Unfortunately, for two reasons, the statement failed to attract the attention it merited. First, Canada released it on the heels of the 2019-21 U.N. Group of Governmental Experts (GGE) Report on State behaviour in cyberspace,…
The head of the Chief Intelligence Directorate, Kyrylo Budanov, ordered that after the liberation of Zmiinyi (Snake) Island, the state flag should be installed on it in the direction of Crimea. Source: Defence Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine citing the commander of a special unit of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the…