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Chair Girl apologizes at sentencing hearing, says it'll 'never happen again'

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UFC 247 full results: Jones outpoints Reyes, Shevechenko TKOs Chookagian

UFC 247 fight card results, highlights

UFC 247 main card full results

Jon Jones (26-1) def. Dominick Reyes (12-1) via unanimous decision (48-47 x 2, 49-46)

• Round 1: Reyes opened the bout by pressuring Jones successfully, moving him back and chopping at his legs with kicks. Reyes landed several punches and had Jones more off-balance than we’ve seen him in a long time. Jones landed some kicks, but it was clearly Reyes who controlled the pace. Reyes’ round, 10-9.
• Round 2: The second round is similar to the first, though Reyes isn’t quite as successful. Jones struggles a bit earlier when Reyes closes distance and lets his hands go, firing strikes inside. Jones manages to slow his attack by circling and firing leg kicks. Reyes’ round, 10-9
• Round 3: Reyes lands a high kick early and causes Jones to back up. Reyes rushed in but wasn’t able to land the kill shot. Jones continued to pressure forward and Reyes began to slow a bit. Jones land a nice straight right hand. Reyes comes back with several shots, including an uppercut, Jones lands a good kick near the end. Jones’ round, 10-9.
• Round 4: Reyes lands a good shot early in the fourth. Jones kept up his pressure and landed a hard elbow. He tried for takedowns, but Reyes fought him off. Jones landed a right to the body and then a good hook. Reyes’ output slowed. Jones’ round, 10-9.
• Round 5: Jones continues his pressure and he’s landed a lot of kicks. He fights with urgency, as does Reyes, and they battle on even terms. Reyes isn’t throwing combinations and Jones is getting his shots in. Jones lands a good body shot and then a kick that backs Reyes up. Jones’ round, 10-9.
  • Round 1: Shevchenko begins the fight with caution fighting from the outside. Chookagian eats a big spinning back fist. The champ continues searching for her range as Chookagian presses forward. Shevchenko lands a takedown with just about a minute left in the round and stays in top guard until landing a big elbow that opened up Chookagian’s forehead before the bell. 10-9, Shevchenko.
  • Round 2: Chookagian opens the round dripping blood from the cut on her forehead over her left eye which could eventually affect her vision. Shevchenko lands a spinning back kick to Chookagian’s body who can’t seem to find her range. Shevchenko lands a perfect wheel kick to Chookagian’s jaw, then takes her down moments later. 10-9, Shevchenko.
  • Round 3: Chookagian’s corner does a much better job managing the cut above her eye. Chookagian showing good pressure and landing kicks until Shevchenko takes her down and catches her in a mounted crucifix and grounds and pounds her to get the finish. The champ retains her title
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Deontay Wilder vs Luis Ortiz

Deontay Wilder knocks Luis Ortiz out with single punch in Round 7 of heavyweight rematch

Unbeaten WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder's power is nothing short of legendary, which Luis Ortiz found out for the second time on Saturday.

Wilder (42-0-1, 41 KOs) broke open a one-sided fight in which he was being outboxed in Round 7 with one straight right hand that finished Ortiz via devastating knockout in their pay-per-view rematch at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

The 34-year-old Wilder made the 10th defense of the title he won in 2015 and kept alive plans for a February 2020 rematch against unbeaten lineal champion Tyson Fury by scoring a second stoppage defeat over the often avoided Ortiz (31-2, 26 KOs).

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Kentucky basketball

Kentucky basketball score: No. 1 Wildcats upset by Evansville in stunner at Rupp Arena

All the more stunning: The Wildcats fell flat on their home floor, where they hadn't lost a nonconference game since 2017 when Kansas upended them 79-73 as part of the annual SEC/Big 12 Challenge. It snaps a 52-game winning streak over unranked nonconference opponents at home.

Kentucky shot a dismal 4-of-17 from the 3-point line and 37 percent from the floor in Tuesday's loss to the Purple Aces.

Evansville, meanwhile, shot 38.3 percent from the floor and knocked down 9-of-30 attempts from beyond the arc. It closed on a pair of Sam Cuncliffe free throws in the final seconds to give Evansville a 3-point lead, and a last-second trey attempt from Tyrese Maxey fell flat.

The win for Evansville marks a spectacular homecoming for its coach, Walter McCarty, a Kentucky alumnus who played for the Wildcats in the 1990s. He is in his second season serving as a head coach at any level after stints as assistant coach at the college level with Louisville and at the NBA level with the Indiana Pacers and Boston Celtics. He won a national championship with Kentucky, and Tuesday, he put the win over his alma mater in the same category feeling-wise as winning it all.

Two people die as Venice floods at highest level in 50 years

Two people have died as the highest water levels for more than 50 years caused hundreds of millions of euros of possibly irreparable damage in Venice, officials have said, with another surge expected to cause further flooding.

Flood levels in the lagoon city reached the second-highest level since records began in 1923 as a result of the acqua alta, which hit 1.87 metres (74in) late on Tuesday night amid heavy rain, just short of the record 1.94 metres measured in 1966.

An elderly local man from Pellestrina, one of the many islands in the Venetian lagoon, died when he was struck by lightning while using an electric water pump, the fire brigade said. The body of another man was found in his home.

More than 85% of Venice was flooded, authorities said, including the historic St Mark’s basilica. While the water level dropped slightly on Wednesday morning, a further torrent of water, whipped up by high winds, is forecast to sweep in later in the day, reaching a level of 1.60 metres.

What is correct?

Question : What is correct, "A eleven-men team" or "A eleven-man team"?

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No Tsunami Threat After 4.8 Hawai‘i Quake

There is no tsunami threat to Hawaiʻi after a preliminary magnitude 4.8 earthquake reported at 6:36 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 11, 2019 in the Hamakua Coast region of Hawaiʻi Island.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says there is no tsunami expected; however, some areas may have experienced shaking.

What is correct, "It's a beautiful day" or "Its a beautiful day"?

Question : What is correct, "It's a beautiful day" or "Its a beautiful day"?

Answer : Definitely “It’s a beatiful day”. The apostrophe stands for the second “i” in “It is a beautiful day”.

The reason for the confusion here is that the normal way of indicating possession or ownership is an apostrophe - e.g. “Jim’s car,” “The boy’s hat.” These are said to be contractions of “Jim, his car” “The boy, his hat”, an old way of saying this.

This form is not applied to “It” so “The cat’s tail” would not be written “It’s tail”. It would simply be “Its tail”.

Happy Veterans Day

In the United Kingdom, Veterans Day is celebrated with red paper poppies pinned to lapels in remembrance of those who served in World War I. The practice caught on after the bloody battlefields of France bloomed with red poppies following the war. Every year British people wear these red flower pins for about a month leading up to Nov. 11, and buying one of these paper flowers funds veterans groups. The U.K. memorializes the end of World War I with purpose and style.

Veterans Day began as a commemoration of World War I, that 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918 when the guns were silenced and the Armistice was called and peace came at last. After four long years of fighting in the "War to End all Wars," the dead numbered an estimated 9 million troops. Nearly 120,000 were Americans.

Nov. 11 was originally Armistice Day in the United States, though it wasn't ratified by Congress until 1938. By the mid-1950s veterans groups urged Congress to change the day to honor Americans who'd served in all wars, removing the distinctive honor for those who served in World War I.