Former training partners Alexander Volkov and Sergei Pavlovich met in the cage, and tempers flared after 15 minutes of action. Volkov (37-10 MMA, 11-4 UFC) outpointed Pavlovich (18-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) in the all-Russia heavyweight bout, which served as the co-feature of UFC on ABC 6 co-main event at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. […]
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Tempers flare over Wicomico Sheriff’s Office collective bargaining agreement
Wicomico County Council’s collective bargaining agreement with the sheriff’s office reached another impasse, straining the already tight deadline, after a contentious meeting Tuesday morning. During the meeting, the current draft of the agreement was struck down in a unanimous vote after members of the council voiced doubts that the pension would remain solvent at the […]
Senate GOP campaign chief tempers expectations for size of November win
Senate GOP campaign chief Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) is keeping expectations in check for Republicans’ quest to retake the Senate majority, maintaining that his only goal is to flip two seats despite a favorable map for Republicans. Daines told a group of reporters on Thursday that his overarching goal this cycle is to end the […]
Tempers flare after Graham accuses Sinema of ‘half-ass’ border effort
Tempers flared on the Senate floor Thursday when Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) asked Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) to explain why he voted against advancing the border security deal she negotiated and Graham responded by panning it as a “half-ass” effort to secure the border. Sinema appeared frustrated about Graham’s vote to block the border deal […]
Federal Reserve leaves interest rates unchanged, tempers expectations on rate cuts ahead
The Federal Reserve maintained its benchmark interest rate on Wednesday in a range of 5.25%-5.50%, the highest since 2001, and cautioned it won’t begin lowering interest rates until it sees further progress on inflation returning to its 2% target. “The Committee does not expect it will be appropriate to reduce the target range until it […]
Asia Stocks Slide as Fed Tempers Strong Pivot Bets: Markets Wrap
(Bloomberg) — Asian stocks fell the most in about two weeks after Federal Reserve officials pushed back against bets of aggressive interest rate cuts next year. Most Read from Bloomberg The MSCI Asia Pacific Index lost as much as 1.1%, the biggest drop since Dec. 5, led by a near 1% drop in Hong Kong. […]