تبنى البرلمان الصيني بشبه إجماع الخميس قانونا مثيرا للجدل حول الأمن القومي في هونغ كونغ أعد ردا على التظاهرات الحاشدة التي شهدتها المستعمرة البريطانية السابقة العام الماضي.وفي خطوة كانت متوقعة، تبنى النواب البالغ عددهم نحو ثلاثة آلاف في الجمعية الوطنية الشعبية الإجراء الذي يثير أساسا غضبا في المنطقة التي تتمتع بشبه حكم ذاتي ودفع الولايات…

USA TODAY Published 10:03 a.m. ET June 1, 2020 CLOSEUnrest has taken hold in the country amid protests against racial injustice and police brutality.Four years ago, then-San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick began kneeling in peaceful protest during the pregame national anthem. Kaepernick hasn’t played in the NFL since the 2016 season.In an op-ed titled “Now…

Staff and wire reports Published 9:43 a.m. ET May 31, 2020 CLOSE Protesters continued to demand justice Saturday for George Floyd. Many demonstrations remained peaceful, but not all. USA TODAYProtesters pummeled and chased Fox News journalist Leland Vittert outside the White House early Saturday amid nationwide unrest following the death of George Floyd.Vittert said the attack clearly…

Saturday night we’ll have UFC Fight Night on ESPN with a main event between Woodley and Burns. If you plan on watching and want to have a little fun during the fight, you can do that! USA TODAY has released a new, special trivia game, which you can take part in absolutely free. It’s easy to…

Is “Triple C” headed for a pro wrestling career? Former UFC flyweight and bantamweight champion Henry Cejudo joined boxing legend and former champion Mike Tyson and former UFC champs Vitor Belfort and Rashad Evans at All Elite Wrestling’s “Dynamite” show Wednesday in Jacksonville, Fla. Tyson, backed up by Cejudo, Belfort and Evans, walked up to…

By Farah Hannoun | May 27, 2020 8:00 am Kamaru Usman may be the UFC welterweight champion, but “The Nigerian Nightmare” is somewhat baffled about why opponents aren’t prepared to step into the cage and battle for his belt. While all signs initially seemed to be pointing to a summer showdown between Usman (16-1 MMA,…

By Nolan King and MMA Junkie Radio | May 26, 2020 8:00 am Myles Jury has competed in both the UFC and Bellator, so he speaks from firsthand experience. The main difference between the two promotions is “control,” Jury (18-5 MMA, 1-1 BMMA) recently told MMA Junkie. “From 2012-2019, Jury competed 12 times under the…

Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY Published 7:18 a.m. ET May 24, 2020 CLOSEAutoplayShow ThumbnailsShow CaptionsLast SlideNext SlideSure, some sports are back. But “sports” as we know them are largely still on pause due to the coronavirus pandemic. Today is Day 74 without sports. ⛳️The italicized portion of text that appears above this sentence is partially false. Yes, “sports” are still…

CLOSEAutoplayShow ThumbnailsShow CaptionsLast SlideNext SlideSure, some sports are back. But “sports” as we know them are largely still on pause due to the coronavirus pandemic. Today is Day 73 without sports. 🎥In this sports-deprived state, documentaries are the new Super Bowl. And when they’re spread out over five Sundays like ESPN’s “The Last Dance,” they feed our appetites similar…

CLOSE The CDC says there is no evidence COVID-19 spreads through the water in pools. But they do have some recommendations, if you plan on hitting the pool. WochitAs the U.S. approaches 100,000 coronavirus deaths, Alaska is set to reopen fully on Friday, with Gov. Mike Dunleavy pushing for a return to life “prior to the…

This is the online version of our daily newsletter, The Morning Win. Subscribe to get irreverent and incisive sports stories, delivered to your mailbox every morning. With the UFC off until the end of the month, sports fans craving live action to watch have few other choices than to get into NASCAR. Fortunately, the racing schedule is now…

CLOSE Prince Harry and Meghan Markle had the ultimate wedding goals, here are the best moments. How did it all come to this?Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan of Sussex celebrate their second wedding anniversary Tuesday. It has to be said that few would have predicted on that euphoric day of their nuptials at Windsor Castle that…

Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY Published 2:18 a.m. ET May 18, 2020 | Updated 2:35 a.m. ET May 18, 2020CLOSE Joel and Ethan Coen have been tapped to polish the script for Universal Pictures’ ‘Scarface’. Geno Silva, the character actor best known as playing the sunglass-wearing assassin who finished off Al Pacino’s Tony Montana in “Scarface,”…

By Farah Hannoun | May 16, 2020 12:05 am Walt Harris finishes fights. Harris (13-7 MMA, 6-6 UFC), a contender in the UFC heavyweight division, has a 100-percent finish rate in his victories, a number which didn’t change when he squared off with Sergey Spivak at UFC on ESPN+ 9 in Ottawa. Harris pressed forward,…