UFC fighter Tracy Cortez has to cut off hair to make weight

Fighters’ weight loss methods include saunas, fasting, exercise and apparently even cutting their hair. Ahead of UFC Fight Night in Denver on Saturday, women’s flyweight competitor Tracy Cortez has chopped off a significant amount of her hair in order to make the 126-pound limit. Cortez reportedly clocked in at 127 and 126.5 pounds at her […]
Abdul Razak Alhassan: I’d cut off my leg to go to America

Ghanaian UFC fighter Abdul Razak Alhassan has defended fellow African fighters who have been criticized for leaving the continent to succeed, likening his own desire to succeed to being willing to amputate a limb for a chance to get to America. Alhassan was taking part in a UFC pre-event press conference when a reporter asked […]
Hollywood Has Already Ruined ‘Gladiator’ Sequel With One Of The Worst Trailers Ever Cut

The first trailer for the long-awaited “Gladiator 2” just dropped, and sadly, it looks like the film’s going exactly where you’d expect. A couple of things to note from the trailer: there seems to be an excessive emphasis on visual effects. Sure, rhino-riding and colosseum sea battles look cool, but if director Ridley Scott is […]
Police Arrest Two Suspects Who Allegedly Cut Off Victim’s Thumb To Access Mobile Payment App

Authorities in Washington, D.C., arrested two suspects who allegedly cut off a man’s thumb after stabbing and slashing him to death to access his mobile payment app in April, according to court documents. The two women are accused of killing Fasil Teklemariam, 53, in his apartment on or around April 1, 2024, according to the […]
Gold prices steady above $2,400 as soft CPI data fuels rate cut bets – Investing.com

Investing.com — Gold prices were slightly lower in Asian markets on Friday but were still up sharply from the previous day’s trading after weaker-than-expected U.S. inflation data strengthened expectations of a rate cut in September. Gold prices benefited from a sharp drop in the dollar on Thursday, breaking through the closely watched $2,400 an ounce […]
Asian stocks sink as tech profit-taking overshadows rate cut cheer – Investing.com

Investing.com — Most Asian stocks fell on Friday, with tech-heavy indexes dropping sharply as profit-taking hurt technology shares despite a weak U.S. inflation reading that boosted optimism for interest rate cuts. Regional stocks largely tracked Wall Street’s overnight decline, falling nearly 2 percent as profit-taking hit big technology stocks, especially chipmakers and artificial intelligence stocks. […]
A September Rate Cut Would Trigger Political Vengeance

When inflation falls, markets soar As someone once said, if the Fed has a reactive function, The market has an overreaction function. Evidence of this was apparent on Thursday when the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its June Consumer Price Index (CPI), which showed it had fallen for the first time since May 2020. Consumer […]
PepsiCo revenue disappoints as inflation-battered customers cut back

PepsiCo Inc.’s second-quarter profit soared but sales fell short of Wall Street expectations as cash-strapped customers cut spending on snacks amid rising inflation. The junk-food conglomerate, which owns brands including Pepsi, Frito-Lay, Quaker and Gatorade, also lowered its forecast for fiscal 2024, predicting organic revenue growth of 4%. While that figure technically meets PepsiCo’s original […]
Jamal Adams signs with Titans after being cut by Seahawks

Jamal Adams has agreed to a one-year deal with the Titans to return to the NFL, according to ESPN.com. The former Jets All-Pro safety has struggled with injuries in recent years, but if healthy he has a chance to start for a rebuilding Titans team. Adams tore his quadriceps in Week 1 of the Seahawks’ […]
CNN Says It Will Cut 100 More Jobs To Better Focus On Its Digital Service

The exterior of Cable News Network’s (CNN) world headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, November 17, 2022. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images) James Myers of OANWednesday, July 10, 2024 1:42 PM CNN The company plans to cut an estimated 100 jobs as part of a new shift to restructure its operations and strengthen its digital media presence, […]