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Josh Hokit at the UFC 324 ceremonial weigh-in ahead of his heavyweight bout

Josh Hokit’s High-Wire Act: Can the UFC’s Most Divisive Heavyweight Survive the White House?

Josh Hokit arrives at UFC Freedom 250 as a 9-0 heavyweight with a Fight of the Year performance, a banned press conference appearance, and a persona built entirely on the assumption he

June 9, 2026

News·Sports

Ilia Topuria and Justin Gaethje square off at the White House ahead of UFC Freedom 250

UFC Freedom 250 Fight Card Preview: Topuria, Gaethje, Pereira Converge on the South Lawn

UFC Freedom 250 lands on the South Lawn of the White House on June 14 — the first professional sporting event in the building's 226-year history. Ilia Topuria, Justin Gaethje and Alex

June 9, 2026

Sports

NASA Artemis III Space Launch System rocket ahead of crew Earth orbit mission 2027

NASA Names Artemis III Crew for Earth-Orbit Mission That Was Supposed to Go to the Moon

NASA named the four-person Artemis III crew at Johnson Space Center on June 9, 2026. The mission, originally designed to return humans to the Moon's surface, was redesignated as a low Earth

June 9, 2026

News·Science·Technology

Construction of a UFC fighting arena on the White House South Lawn ahead of Trump's June 14 birthday event

Lawsuit Calls Trump’s Birthday UFC Fight at the White House ‘Deeply Corrupt’

A watchdog group has sued to stop the UFC fight Donald Trump wants on the White House South Lawn for his 80th birthday on June 14, calling it 'deeply corrupt.' It says

June 9, 2026

Government and Politics·News·Sports

Daren Auld, 48-year-old Santa Monica tennis coach at Ocean View Park, diagnosed with Stage 4 colon cancer

Santa Monica Tennis Coach Daren Auld Faces Stage 4 Colon Cancer Without Health Insurance

Daren Auld, 48, coached from a bench at Ocean View Park as his body deteriorated for weeks — the uninsured self-employed father of two had no idea Stage 4 colon cancer was

June 9, 2026

Health·News

Construction crew erects the UFC octagon cage on the South Lawn of the White House for UFC Freedom 250

From Teddy’s Tennis Court to Trump’s Octagon: How the South Lawn Became a Fight Venue

Every president since Theodore Roosevelt has stamped some sporting identity onto the White House grounds. None has built a 92-foot steel arch over the South Lawn and left the question of whether

June 9, 2026

Government and Politics·News·Technology

Chinese Foreign Ministry responds to Pentagon military companies list targeting Alibaba BYD and Tencent

Beijing Pushes Back on Pentagon’s Discriminatory List, Threatens Countermeasures as US-China Tensions Rise

China's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday issued a sharp rebuke of Washington's decision to brand 188 Chinese companies — including Alibaba, Tencent, and BYD — as entities linked to the country's military-industrial complex,

June 9, 2026

Business·Government and Politics·News

Election workers inspect mail-in ballots at the Los Angeles County Ballot Processing Center during California primary 2026

Inside Trump’s California Playbook: A Federal Prosecutor, No Allegations, and a Midterm Strategy Taking Shape

The Justice Department sent a prosecutor to observe Los Angeles ballot counting without naming a single fraud allegation — and California's attorney general said it looked like a rehearsal for November. The

June 9, 2026

Business·Government and Politics·News

James Wood reaching down to touch home plate to score for Washington Nationals against Giants

James Wood Turns His 6-Foot-6 Frame Into a Weapon at Home Plate as Nationals Stun Giants 4-3

James Wood did not slide. The 6-foot-6 Washington Nationals outfielder simply reached down and touched home plate with his left hand, avoiding Eric Haase's tag in a play that required every inch

June 9, 2026

Sports

Basketball Hall of Fame 2026 inductees plaque Springfield Massachusetts

The 2026 Basketball Hall of Fame Class Is a Monument to the Revolution Mike D’Antoni Started

Nine inductees make up the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame's Class of 2026, led by Amar'e Stoudemire, Doc Rivers, Candace Parker and Mike D'Antoni — a group whose collective story traces the

June 9, 2026

News·Sports

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Josh Hokit’s High-Wire Act: Can the UFC’s Most Divisive Heavyweight Survive the White House?

UFC Freedom 250 Fight Card Preview: Topuria, Gaethje, Pereira Converge on the South Lawn

NASA Names Artemis III Crew for Earth-Orbit Mission That Was Supposed to Go to the Moon

Lawsuit Calls Trump’s Birthday UFC Fight at the White House ‘Deeply Corrupt’

Santa Monica Tennis Coach Daren Auld Faces Stage 4 Colon Cancer Without Health Insurance

From Teddy’s Tennis Court to Trump’s Octagon: How the South Lawn Became a Fight Venue

Beijing Pushes Back on Pentagon’s Discriminatory List, Threatens Countermeasures as US-China Tensions Rise

Inside Trump’s California Playbook: A Federal Prosecutor, No Allegations, and a Midterm Strategy Taking Shape

James Wood Turns His 6-Foot-6 Frame Into a Weapon at Home Plate as Nationals Stun Giants 4-3

The 2026 Basketball Hall of Fame Class Is a Monument to the Revolution Mike D’Antoni Started

Radical Islam is being appreciated by Indian authorities too

Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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