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The WBC welterweight title fight was originally slated for Las Vegas.

Shawn Porter’s March 9 WBC welterweight title defense against Yordenis Ugas is likely moving from Las Vegas to California, according to ESPN, and additional fights — while not official — have been reported for the card.

Porter (29-2-1, 17 KO) won the vacant WBC belt last September, beating Danny Garcia by decision in Brooklyn. Ugas (23-3, 11 KO) has been on a strong run, winning his last eight fights and putting... Читать дальше...

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Last month, Hulu’s incoming titles weren’t especially stellar. If you’ve already caught up on Atlanta Season 2 and blazed through all 13 seasons of King of the Hill, you’re probably itching for something new. Thankfully, February brings a few promising options to keep you busy and out of the cold.

It took President Donald Trump one day to flex his executive power back at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, denying her an aircraft for a planned trip abroad in apparent response to her attempt to delay his State of Union address amid their government shutdown clash.

EASTENDERS fans were left fearing the worst for Hayley Slater this evening after she was knocked over by a white minibus hurtling through Walford.

The Alberta premier gives more details on her government's plans to create jobs and increase revenues through energy diversification.

The thrill behind throwing an axe. We'll visit a P.E.I. bar to see why people are lining up to throw back beers and axes — but never at the same time.

“The majority of federations would like this to happen, but you have to see if it’s possible at the organisational level.”

As a young man, Abraham Lincoln wanted nothing more than “to link his name with something that would redound [contribute] to the interest of his fellow man.” His biographer Doris Kearns Goodwin explains how Lincoln aspired to achieve this ambition in public office.

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Most of the State Department’s more than 75,000 employees, based around the world, have been affected by the shutdown.

Shawn Mendes will make his Grammys debut next month, as the Recording Academy announced the "Lost in Japan" singer as one of this year'...

Prince Philip has been in a car accident, Lleyton Hewitt has made astounding accusations against Bernard Tomic, and temperature records continue to be broken across NSW.

Ontario legislators have quietly increased their rental housing allowances by around 20 per cent arguing that they've been paying out of their own pockets to subsidize housing in Toronto's hot real estate market.

Even after all these years, he remains the worst!

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A former Dalhousie high school principal has been charged with committing fraud worth more than $5,000 against the school district, according to Campbellton RCMP.

The stadium authority paid $627,000 out-of-pocket for the Super Bowl last winter. Chairman Michael Vekich would say only of the expected NCAA bill: "It's a lot larger — I'll leave it at that."

The Insurance Bureau of Canada reports that insurance payouts from extreme weather have more than doubled every five to 10 years since the 1980s.

The study from the University of Waterloo points out that insurance claims from weather-driven problems like floods have more than quadrupled over the last decade — even after taking rising real estate prices into account.

Tournament underway in Wigan allows amateurs their shot at glory

A potentially deadly birth defect in which babies are born with exposed intestines is on the rise, and researchers are concerned that it might be tied to the opioid epidemic. The birth defect, called gastroschisis, happens early in a mother’s pregnancy when the walls of the baby’s abdomen don’t develop properly. While science hasn’t figured out the exact cause of the condition, there are risk factors. Teen mothers are more likely to give birth to a baby with the defect, as […]

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The White House says the president plans to nominate a Louisiana Supreme Court associate justice for a seat on the U.S. District Court in New Orleans.

Poor visibility expected on Friday as well

Morgan Stanley’s fixed-income division posted its worst quarterly results in three years, sending the stock plummeting. According to Bloomberg, the Wall Street firm recorded a drop of 30% in bond-trading revenue from $808 million a year ago to $564 million. This was well below the $823 million that analysts had been expecting. Morgan Stanley blamed