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Alexander Volkanovski put on a heroic performance at UFC 284 in front of a hometown crowd. But in the end, Islam Makhachev was just too much for him. The Dagestani fighter will leave Perth, Australia with the UFC lightweight title securely around his waist after beating Volkanovski 48–47, 48–47, and 49–46 on the judges’ scorecards. But Alexander “The Great” has nothing to be ashamed of coming off that loss. He was competitive across all rounds and gave Makhachev the toughest fight of his career. He was still pushing forward in the fifth round and finished the fight on top of Makhachev, raining down ground and pound. It was a very solid performance. But not enough in the end to beat the lightweight champion. Makhachev was just too sharp with his striking, catching Volkanovski as the Australian was forced to rush in to close the gaps. And every time Volkanovski over-extended himself, Makhachev would level change and land a takedown. Some Volk would fight off impressively, but not all of them. In the fourth round, Alex found himself trapped in a body triangle with Islam on his back. No amount of angry trash talk or awkward over-the-shoulder punches could change the

February 12, 2023 1:00 am ET Islam Makhachev kicked of his lightweight title reign with arguably the biggest win of his career at UFC 284 when he shut down Alexander Volkanovski’s bid at dual-champ status. Makhachev (25-1 MMA, 14-1 UFC) logged his first 155-pound title defense on Saturday when he handed featherweight champ Volkanovski (25-3 MMA, 12-2 UFC) a unanimous decision loss in the headlining bout at RAC Arena in Perth, Australia. It’s now a 12-fight winning streak for Makhachev, and it remains to be seen who challenges him next. Check below for the top Twitter reactions to Makhachev’s title defense over Volkanovski at UFC 284. Nolan King Makhachev and Volkanovski land simultaneously. Both absorbed a big shot. Volkanovski briefly went down but popped up. Makhachev takes him down. #UFC284 — Nolan King (@mma_kings) February 12, 2023 Kevin Iole Islam going for neck crank volk breaks it — Kevin Iole (@KevinI) February 12, 2023 Aaron Bronsteter 10-9 Makhachev after the first. — Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) February 12, 2023 Matthew Wells 10-9 Makhachev. Volk started well, but got clipped and had to fight off the RNC. #UFC284 — Matthew Wells (@MrMWells) February 12, 2023 Luke Thomas Volk has tons of confidence

“The Democratic Party the bedfellow of international communism.” Those words from Sen. Joe McCarthy captured the gist of the Red Scare and the use of blacklists and personal attacks to silence critics. The Democrats this week appear to have taken up the same cudgel in labeling opponents and critics Russian sympathizers and fellow travelers in opposing government involvement in a massive censorship system. The Red Scare is back and it is going blue. I testified this week in Congress on the Twitter Files and how they suggest what I have called “censorship by surrogate” or proxy. The files show dozens of FBI and government employees actively seeking the censorship of citizens and others for their viewpoints. In my testimony, I warned that this was reminiscent of the McCarthy period where the FBI played a role in the establishment of blacklists for socialist, communists, and others. I encouraged Congress not to repeat its failures from the 1950s by turning a blind eye to such abuse. When Thomas Baker testified on his extensive writings about changes in the FBI, he was attacked by freshman Congressman Dan Goldman.AP This view was amplified by former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, who became persona non grata

Soobum Im/Getty ImagesGary Payton II failed his physical with the Golden State Warriors on Friday, putting the move back to his former team in jeopardy, per The Athletic's Shams Charania and Anthony Slater.The Portland Trail Blazers traded Payton to the Warriors ahead of the NBA's trade deadline Thursday in a deal that included the Detroit Pistons and Atlanta Hawks. The Pistons received James Wiseman, and the Hawks received Saddiq Bey.The entire deal could be rescinded by the Warriors because of Payton's failed physical.Payton's physical revealed a core muscle issue that could sideline him for two to three months, per Charania and Slater. He had been receiving Toradol shots and playing through pain. Golden State was not made aware of this during negotiations.With the deal up in the air, NBA Twitter shared its displeasure with the Blazers:Dan Wolken @DanWolkenGiving a guy $26 million and then trying to hide that he's injured when you're unloading him is just some shady shady stuff. Maybe Golden State goes through with the trade anyway but that leaves a mark on a front office.Maggie Hendricks @maggiehendricksThis is horrendous. https://t.co/0vUr64DlqjDan Favale @danfavalejfc https://t.co/yrbE6h3p62Bradeaux @BradeauxNBAHow can the Blazers give Gary Payton II toradol shots and tell him to

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These two moments show how Twitter's choices helped Former President Trump The House Oversight Committee held a hearing regarding Twitter's handling of stories about Hunter Biden's laptop, accusing the company of protecting Democrats. But several key moments reveal something else -- that former President Donald Trump's White House attempted to manipulate Twitter on multiple occasions. Warning: Some of the language used during the hearing may be considered inappropriate or offensive. 01:55 - Source: CNN Business Stories worth watching 16 videos These two moments show how Twitter's choices helped Former President Trump 01:55 Now playing - Source: CNN Business 'I don't really have a choice': Inside one of America's 24-hour daycare centers 04:40 Now playing - Source: CNN Hear from mom whose sons will compete in opposing teams at Super Bowl 02:07 Now playing - Source: CNN See what it's like to use Bing's new AI search feature 02:09 Now playing - Source: CNN 'I am not part of the problem': Gates on using private jet despite climate activism 01:28 Now playing - Source: CNN Business Hear what Neil DeGrasse Tyson told 9-year-old aspiring astrophysicist 04:05 Now playing - Source: CNN Chinese balloon drama spawns joke explosion 02:11 Now playing -

Feb 8 (Reuters) - Access to Twitter in Turkey has been restored, the Netblocks internet observatory said on Thursday, following talks between the company and Turkish authorities about content posted after a major earthquake this week.Access to Twitter was restricted on Wednesday, sparking protested by political opposition figures, academics and activists, two days after the quake hit the country and northern Syria, claiming thousands of lives."Metrics confirm access to Twitter is being restored in Turkey following hours of filtering," NetBlocks said on its Twitter account.Turkey's Deputy Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Omer Fatih Sayan said that in talks with Twitter management, he had reminded Twitter of its responsibilities and had conveyed expectation of cooperation on fighting disinformation as earthquake relief work continues.Latest UpdatesView 2 more stories "Our demands are clear, strong cooperation on disinformation and false reports, swift action against fake accounts and ... measures against content that could damage public order and security," Sayan said on Twitter.Earlier on Wednesday, Twitter Chief Executive Elon Musk said that the company had been informed by the government of Turkey that full access to the social media platform in the country will be re-enabled "shortly"."Twitter has been informed by the Turkish government that access

Twitter users were unable to post instantly on the website for almost an hour, in the latest outage to hit the social media platform since billionaire Elon Musk’s $44bn takeover.From around 10pm GMT on Wednesday, users attempting to tweet were informed by the platform they had hit their daily limit – despite many of them reporting having not tweeted at all that day.The outage affected not just new tweets but retweets and replies. Users also reported not being able to access their direct messages.Some users discovered a workaround by scheduling tweets one minute into the future. The service eventually returned at nearly 11pm GMT, however at the time of reporting, direct messages were still missing.At the time of reporting, Tweetdeck – a Twitter-owned service that allows users to view multiple columns of Twitter in browsers – remained down. There has been speculation that the product will become exclusive to Twitter Blue subscribers, but the company has yet to announce whether that is the case.Since Musk took over the company, Twitter no longer has a press department, but the Guardian sent questions to an email address the company has previously used to field press inquiries.US tech publication The Information reported Musk

Last week, Twitter said it is shutting down free access to its APIs starting February 9. Now, days before the deadline, Elon Musk said that after getting feedback from developers, Twitter will provide a write-only API for “bots providing good content that is free.” This decision is as opaque as some of the other policy decisions under Musk’s management. There is no information on what constitutes “good content” and who will decide that. However, if Twitter ends up implementing this rule, some bots will get a new lifeline on the social network. Previously, Twitter shuttered API access to third-party clients saying they broke a “long-standing rule” without any specification. Then the company silently updated its developer terms to reflect that app can’t  “use or access the Licensed Materials to create or attempt to create a substitute or similar service or product to the Twitter Applications.” Responding to feedback, Twitter will enable a light, write-only API for bots providing good content that is free — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 5, 2023 Following the announcement, a lot of developers who made fun of bots criticized the decision saying that their automation provided free content to people and in turn enhanced the services.

Updated on Feb 05, 2023 01:20 PM IST Harbhajan Singh came up with a cryptic response to Australia using Ravichandran Ashwin's doppelganger to prepare for the upcoming four-Test series against India. Harbhajan Singh; Ravichandran Ashwin(File) Earlier this week, Australia arrived in India for the four-Test Border-Gavaskar Trophy, that begins on February 9. It was revealed that Australia are training with an ‘Ashwin doppelganger’ – Maheesh Pithiya – to prepare for the Test series. Pithiya's bowling action has a strong resemblance with India's leading off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who enjoys an excellent record against the Aussie side at home.In eight Tests against Australia on home soil, Ashwin has taken 50 wickets that include 5 five-wicket hauls. Reacting to the news of Australia preparing specifically for Ashwin, former India opener Wasim Jaffer had come up with a savage response; he stated that Ashwin is already inside the Aussie heads as they gear up for the four-match series.Also read: 'I don't care about pace. I care about performance': Pakistan speedster's fiery remark on Umran Malik comparison“First Test is five days away and @ashwinravi99 is already inside Aus head,” Jaffer wrote on his official Twitter account. Reacting to the tweet from Jaffer, former India off-spinner