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UFC White House event may face rain delays

WASHINGTON (AP) — UFC fighter Josh Hokit was decked out in an American flag bandana and American eagle gloves as he unleashed vigorous trash talk ahead of the company's White House debut. Sean O'Malley earned American style points for dressing in red — his hair and suit — and blue — ...

Browns’ Watson rolls with the punches

BEREA (AP) — Deshaun Watson knows he can't change the public perception of him or the results of his first four seasons with the Cleveland Browns. That's why the embattled 10-year veteran quarterback is focusing on winning back the Browns' starting job, something that seemed unfathomable a year ago, when Watson was recovering from tearing Achilles tendon twice and it appeared he would never play for Cleveland again. "At the end of the day, I can't control what people support. I think that's their own opinion," Watson said Wednesday, speaking to reporters for the first time in nearly ...

US military says it’s striking ‘multiple targets’ in Iran in second day of renewed fire

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. military said Wednesday it began another round of strikes against Iran after President Donald Trump warned that Tehran would "pay the price" for stalled negotiations. The escalating attacks threatened to derail efforts to end the war. U.S. Central Command said in a social media post that the military was striking "multiple targets in Iran," attacks that were "in response to Iran's unwarranted and continued aggression." The second day of American strikes came hours after Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan — all of which host U.S. troops — came ...

US strikes Iran after Trump blames Tehran for downing Army helicopter

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. military said Tuesday that it carried out strikes on Iran following the crash of an Army helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz that U.S. President Donald Trump blamed on the Islamic Republic. Tehran vowed to respond. The strikes were "a proportional response to unjustified Iranian aggression," U.S. Central Command said on social media. Iranian state media reported that explosions were heard on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, a critical shipping lane that Iran has effectively closed during the war, before saying the wave of American ...