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Anthony Joshua has lost his fight against Ukrainian heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk. Usyk won by a split points decision after the pair went the full 12 rounds: 113-115, 115-113 and 116-112. The fight in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, follows his bout last year in London, where Usyk won the British boxer’s WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight belts. Up until around March, Usyk was fighting on the front line in Kyiv, but left the war-torn country to focus on his rematch with Joshua. Post views: 353 Source link

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is part of a weekly series on the history of our region coordinated by the Trumbull County Historical Society. A quintessential Connecticut Western Reserve community, Kinsman Township began as a dream in 1795 when John Kinsman and 35 other men formed the Connecticut Land Company to purchase and survey the land that became this municipality John Kinsman made this town his home and encouraged his Connecticut neighbors to join the new settlement. One such Connecticut family was the Parkers. Arriving in 1816, patriarch Deacon Lovel Parker moved his family to join other hardworking settlers in the process…

MANILA, Philippines (AP) – Millions of students wearing face masks returned to elementary and high schools in the Philippines on Monday for their first face-to-face classes after two years of a coronavirus lockdown that is feared to have worsened one of the illiteracy the world’s most alarming rates among children. Officials faced daunting challenges, including classroom shortages, lingering COVID-19 fears, an approaching storm and earthquake-damaged school buildings in the country’s north, to re-accommodate many of the more than 27 million students who enrolled in the school year. Only more than 24,000 of the country’s public schools, or about 46 percent,…

Scientists who tested a number of CBD products, a popular pain reliever, found that most contained illegal drugs. The tests were carried out on behalf of various local authorities by Kent Scientific Services (KSS), the official testing laboratory run by Kent County Council. Products were tested by Kent Scientific Services Test results on 61 products found that 44 samples contained one or more of the psychoactive elements of cannabis. They are controlled and illegal drugs. KSS public analyst Jon Griffin who led the tests said: “CBD is the non-psychoactive element of cannabis. “It is suggested that it may have benefits…

It was a tough game for Syracuse girls soccer on Sunday, coming off a 2-1 win Thursday. He would be defeated 6-0 by Connecticut. The Huskies were relentless in the first half and put the game away early. With the loss, the Orange drops to 1-1 on the season. One of the many things to praise Syracuse from their last game against New Hampshire was how aggressive they played. They played on the attack, always trying to find the back of the net. This type of team just didn’t find its way on the field when it needed to. UConn…

…inaugurates a new electricity management board The Federal Government has completed the acquisition of four electricity distribution companies and constituted the board of the Nigeria Electricity Liability Management Company. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, on Friday, said the newly constituted board of directors of the Nigeria Electricity Liability Management Company will enhance ongoing efforts to resolve liabilities related to tariff shortfalls of power distribution companies across the country. According to a statement signed by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande, Osinbajo made the assertion in his virtual remarks at the inauguration of NELMCO’s new 10-member board. The…