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A brawl involving Dillon Danis and Arman Tsarukyan broke out during a press conference ahead of their RAF 14 bout. The confrontation began after Danis revealed a T-shirt mocking Tsarukyan’s team-mate, Khamzat Chimaev. The garment carried the words: “Khamzat is my bitch”. Tsarukyan then lunged from his chair towards Danis, prompting a wider melee in the room. The ensuing fight involved several people, making it difficult to establish who was confronting whom. Danis and Tsarukyan are due to face each other in the main event of RAF 14 in Las Vegas on Friday.

Arizona State University has been ranked the most innovative university in the United States for the 12th consecutive year, with its new John Shufeldt School of Medicine and Medical Engineering among the developments highlighted by the institution. The result comes from the 2027 Best Colleges rankings published by U.S. News & World Report. ASU has held the top position every year since the innovation category was introduced in 2015, placing it ahead of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Stanford University. The innovation ranking is based on a survey of college presidents, provosts and admissions deans, who are asked to…

Zip Co shares roughly halved after the Australian payments firm flagged $10.1 million in expenses linked to an external fraud event in the United States. The company’s disclosure sent its shares sharply lower as investors absorbed the additional costs associated with the US fraud incident.

More Americans are now taking GLP-1 weight-loss drugs than using them for diabetes and other medical conditions they were originally prescribed to treat, new research suggests. About 54% of people taking semaglutide medicines such as Ozempic and Wegovy said they were using them to lose weight, according to EY-Parthenon. The finding comes from a survey of almost 15,000 people, including 3,602 current or former GLP-1 users. The growing use of the medicines for weight management is also influencing what consumers eat and buy. Among GLP-1 users, 63% said they had reduced their consumption of sweet snacks, while 57% reported eating…

A Texas wedding venue has agreed to refund $15,909.28 paid by a bride-to-be after her fiancé died suddenly, following a legal dispute that saw the business file a counterclaim against her. Diego Hernandez, 25, died in April, seven months before he was due to marry his fiancée at Posey Meadows, a countryside venue outside San Marcos, south-west of Austin. The couple had been due to exchange vows on November 20. After Hernandez’s death, his family told the venue the wedding could no longer go ahead and asked for the money already paid to be returned. Instead, venue owner Julie Campbell…

Gypsy Rose Blanchard says Ken Urker did not die by suicide, as she continues to campaign against the cyberbullying she says he experienced before his death. Blanchard updated an anti-cyberbullying petition launched after Urker’s death, writing: “We do know with 100% certainly that it was not suicide.” She said the official cause of death is still awaiting toxicology results, but maintained that her partner did not take his own life. Her comments do not appear to suggest that she believes the death involved foul play. Instead, Blanchard said the cyberbullying Urker faced contributed to “unhealthy coping strategies” involving drugs and…

Seattle’s Grand Illusion Cinema has secured a new home at the historic Varsity Theatre, bringing the city’s longest-running cinema closer to reopening after losing its previous venue in 2025. The volunteer-run non-profit has signed a 10-year lease for the University District site, only a few blocks from its former location. It is aiming to welcome audiences back in late autumn 2026, although the precise opening date has not yet been announced. The Grand Illusion operated for 54 years from a single-screen venue before the building’s new owner declined to renew its lease. Since then, it has continued hosting pop-up screenings…

Merck and Moderna have released results from a late-stage trial showing that an experimental mRNA melanoma vaccine reduced the risk of the cancer returning by 42 per cent. The results concern a vaccine being developed by the two companies as a treatment for melanoma.

Donald Trump has defended a campaign advert by Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy featuring the estranged mother of his Democratic opponent, Amy Acton, despite criticism from senior Republicans. The advert shows Donna Arthur calling her daughter a “liar” and seeking to undermine her credibility. Acton’s campaign has condemned it, while her brother, Philip Stearns, described it as “a despicable low”. Trump said Ramaswamy should leave the advert in place, claiming that the press was “trying to convince everyone that this Ad is bad, because it’s so good!” The president’s intervention came after Ohio Governor Mike DeWine urged the Ramaswamy…

Meghan Markle’s lifestyle brand, As Ever, has expanded into homeware with a second Christmas collection featuring a teapot, tableware, candles and gift hampers. The Duchess of Sussex unveiled the new range on Thursday, describing it as “Chapter Two” of the brand’s festive offering. The collection is currently available only in the United States. Among the new products is the Trellis tabletop collection, which includes crockery, napkins and an heirloom handwoven rattan charger set priced at $130. A blue-and-white porcelain teapot is being sold for $98, or about £73. As Ever also introduced a two-wick holiday candle priced at $98, with…