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UFC 245: Kamaru Usman stops Colby Covington in five-round welterweight championship classic (VIDEO) UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman finally got his hands on outspoken challenger, Colby Covington. But it wasn't an easy victory as the two went to war over the course of five thrilling rounds at UFC 245 in Las Vegas. As expected, each fighter quickly came to the center of the Octagon. Usman was stinging with his jab while Covington looked for his usual hooks. Covington's pace quickly started to pick up leading to Usman getting somewhat staggered. The champion's shots were coming less frequently, but he was still able to land. Covington's hooks were finding their home until a big body shot connected from the Nigerian. Shortly after, it was back to...

Spanish hotel sets world record with the MOST EXPENSIVE Christmas tree (PHOTOS, VIDEO) A lavish Christmas tree, decorated with diamonds and other precious jewels in the lobby of a luxurious five-star hotel near Marbella, Spain, has been recognized as the most expensive on the planet by the World Record Academy. The Kempinski Hotel Bahia decided to impress its guests with a “the world’s most extravagant” Christmas tree designed by Debbie Wingham, who previously created $15 million heels and a $75 million wedding cake. Diamonds have proven to be the tree’s best friends, as it features not only regular ones, but also three-carat pink diamonds, an oval red diamond reportedly worth $5.5 million, as well as black and white diamonds. ...

New leaks provide further evidence that OPCW suppressed & altered findings on Douma ‘chemical attack’ A new cache of internal documents reveal that members of the OPCW team tasked with probing the Douma “chemical attack” protested the organization’s final report on the incident, which they said misrepresented their conclusions. In a memo addressed to OPCW Director General Fernando Arias, one scientist who participated in the OPCW’s fact finding mission (FFM) wrote that there are “about 20 inspectors who have expressed concern” over how the OPCW presented its findings on the alleged Syrian chemical attack. According to the memorandum, the organization’s final report does not reflect the FFM’s findings, presented in their interim report, which is ...

UFC 245: Alexander Volkanovski dethrones Max Holloway to capture UFC featherweight title (VIDEO) In the co-main event of UFC 245, Australian challenger Alexander Volkanovski produced a brilliant performance to defeat Max Holloway and capture the UFC featherweight title. There wasn't much of a feeling-out process between the top featherweights. As per usual, Holloway's world-class volume was being felt by Volkanovski - but he was returning with leg kicks and tight counter punches. With a fighter who fights as fast as "Blessed," it's seemingly a smart approach. As the time whittled away in round one, Volkanovski started to slow the champion's attack down by getting more aggressive. The two shared verbal jabs before Volkanovski attempted a knee tap tak...

UFC 245: Amanda Nunes outgrapples Germaine de Randamie to retain UFC bantamweight title (VIDEO) In 2013, it was Amanda Nunes' superior grappling that led her to a victory over Germaine de Randamie. And the two-weight world champion repeated the trick as she claimed a unanimous decision victory in Las Vegas. The action opened with a leg kick and big overhand right from Nunes. Pressing forward to strike, Nunes hit a takedown but it wouldn't last as de Randamie got up quickly. In the getup, Nunes attempted a guillotine that appeared tight. de Randamie managed to stay calm and wiggle out and get up. Nunes continued with the grappling attack as she hit another takedown and began dropping ground and pound punches from guard. In a moment of separation, de ...

China suspends tariff hike on selected US goods, expects ‘mutual respect & equality’ in future trade talks China has suspended a new tariff hike on US goods ranging from corn and wheat to vehicles and auto parts, which was due to come into effect this weekend. Tariffs that have already been been implemented on US goods will be left in place until the next stages of negotiations, however. “China hopes, on the basis of equality and mutual respect, to work with the United States, to properly resolve each other's core concerns and promote the stable development of US-China economic and trade relations,” the State Council's customs tariff commission said in a brief statement on December 15. Also on rt.com US stocks...

Taylor Swift calls out GEORGE SOROS for buying her music ‘without my consent’ In a one-two combo, pop megastar Taylor Swift has attacked billionaire liberal financier George Soros and “toxic male privilege” in the music industry, claiming that Soros got his hands on her back catalog without her consent. In a speech following her acceptance of the Billboard Woman of the Decade award on Thursday, Swift reignited her feud with investor Scooter Braun, who bought up Swift’s original record label – Big Machine Label Group – in a $300 million deal earlier this summer. “After I was denied the chance to purchase my music outright, my entire catalog was sold to Scooter Braun’s Ithaca Holdings in a deal that I’m told was funded by the Soros family, 23 Capital ...

WATCH Geminid meteor shower send off 2019 in dazzling light show – here’s how not to miss it The yearly Geminid meteor shower has once again arrived to Earth’s skies, offering a remarkable sight for those lucky enough to catch it. This time around, however, stargazers have only a brief window to see the show. While the highly anticipated shower is set to hit its peak this weekend, a full moon could drown out the rare display regardless of one’s vantage point. Those heart-set on grabbing a glimpse will have the best odds before moonrise, between 6 and 7 p.m in their locality, where lucky onlookers could in theory see up to 88 meteors per hour streak across the night sky. The meteor shower occurs annually as the Earth passes through the debris field o...

Neutron star’s blazing surface mapped for 1st time, quadrupole magnetic field simulated using NASA’s NICER probe data (VIDEO) For the first time ever, NASA has mapped out the surface of a neutron star – the remains of a violent stellar explosion – revealing scorching “hot spots” that can reach up to 1 million degrees and continue to puzzle scientists. Using NASA’s Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER for short), an X-ray telescope on board the International Space Station, researchers obtained the first-ever surface chart of a special type of neutron star known as a pulsar, and took measurements in unprecedented detail. “NICER’s unparalleled X-ray measurements allowed us to make the most precise and reliable calculations of a pulsar’s si...

Greater Kurdistan? Just kidding! Esper tells Syrian Kurds US never promised them a state The US never promised Syria’s Kurds that it would help them build an autonomous state, Defense Secretary Mark Esper has insisted, despite years of hints to the contrary. So much for the birth pangs of that New Middle East… “Nowhere, at no point in time did we tell the Kurds, we will assist you in establishing an autonomous Kurdish state in Syria, nor would we fight against the longstanding ally Turkey on your behalf,” Esper told reporters on Friday. “We live up to our obligations, and our obligation, our agreement, our understanding with the Kurds was this: that we would work together to fight in Syria to defeat ISIS,” he explained, referring to the Islamic Stat...