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Bellator 259 weigh-in results: Two fighters come in heavy, including co-headliner

UNCASVILLE, Conn. – MMA Junkie was on scene at Thursday’s official Bellator 259 fighter weigh-ins.

The weigh-ins took place at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. The same venue hosts Friday’s event, which has a main card on Showtime following prelims on MMA Junkie.

Among those who made weight were women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg (23-2 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) and challenger Leslie Smith (12-8-1 MMA, 2-2 BMMA), who meet in the main event. Both fighters came in under the 145-pound limit.

Out of the 28 fighters scheduled for tomorrow’s card, 26 made weight. One-half of the co-main event and one preliminary card fighter, however, came in heavy.

For the second straight fight, bantamweight contender Leandro Higo (20-5 MMA, 3-3 BMMA) missed the mark for his co-main event bout vs. Darrion Caldwell (15-4 MMA, 12-3 BMMA). While it was closer than his four-pound miss before his last outing, Higo weighed in 1.5 pounds over the bantamweight limit.

The bigger miss of the pair, however, belonged to featherweight contender Leah McCourt (4-1 MMA, 3-0 BMMA), who weighed in at 149.4 pounds for her fight against Janay Harding (6-4 MMA, 3-2 BMMA).

As of now, both fights will proceed as planned with the fighters who missed weight forfeiting a percentage of their purse to their opponent.

The full Bellator 259 weigh-in results include:

MAIN CARD (Showtime, 9 p.m. ET)

  • Champ Cris Cyborg (144.6) vs. Leslie Smith (143.6) – for women’s featherweight title
  • Darrion Caldwell (135.6) vs. Leandro Higo (137.5)*
  • Christian Edwards (202.7) vs. Ben Parrish (205.3)
  • Maycon Mendonca (170.9) vs. Jaleel Willis (170.3)
  • Fabian Edwards (185.5) vs. Austin Vanderford (185.3)

PRELIMINARY CARD (MMA Junkie, 5:30 p.m. ET)

  • Nate Andrews (155.7) vs. Saad Awad (155.1)
  • Tyree Fortune (205.3) vs. Grant Neal (204.4)
  • Sumiko Inaba (125.5)…

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Biden’s IRS Plan Would Double Agency Staffing, Target Cryptocurrency

President Biden is seeking $80 billion in additional funding over the next decade for the Internal Revenue Service, seen here in Washington, D.C.

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WASHINGTON—The Biden administration’s tax enforcement plan would double the number of IRS employees over the next decade and require banks, payment services and cryptocurrency exchanges to provide the government more information about account flows, according to a Treasury Department report released Thursday.

Treasury officials project that the plan would generate a net $700 billion over the next 10 years and $1.6 trillion in the decade after that, and the report says those figures are conservative because they underestimate how audits deter tax dodging and don’t count any benefits from improving IRS technology.

The report outlines the administration’s pitch for about $80 billion in additional funding for the Internal Revenue Service over the next decade, arguing that weak enforcement disproportionately benefits wealthy tax evaders.

Beefed-up tax enforcement is part of President Biden’s plan to pay for family benefits, including an extension of the expanded child tax credit. Because the plan doesn’t require raising taxes, it has drawn bipartisan interest in discussions about financing for investments in roads, bridges, broadband and other types of infrastructure.

There are hurdles in turning the idea into policy and the policy into federal revenue that wouldn’t arrive instantly. The plan’s success hinges on a long-term congressional commitment to tax enforcement, the IRS’s ability to hire and train tens of thousands of people and the government’s capacity to build and manage an information-technology overhaul at the tax agency.

Already, some Republicans are warning about potential…

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H.S. Baseball: Aiden Murphy throws one-hitter as Wyoming Seminary moves to semifinals

NANTICOKE — The short answer would be everything. Wyoming Seminary pitcher Aiden Murphy, though, expanded his explanation after a dominant performance Monday.

“What was working was I was mixing up a lot of off-speed,” Murphy said. “Changing location in-out, fast-slow and just letting them hit the ball knowing my teammates would make plays behind me. Having the confidence in them, that’s what really worked for us.”

Murphy’s teammate spent a lot of time standing around as the Wilkes-bound righty struck out 11 and allowed one hit as the sixth-seeded Blue Knights knocked off third-seeded Nanticoke Area 5-0 in the District 2 Class 3A baseball quarterfinals.

The victory put Seminary (7-7) into the semifinals against another team which knocked off a higher seed. Seventh-seeded Scranton Prep upset second-seeded Holy Redeemer 7-4 and will travel to Seminary on Wednesday.

Murphy opened the game by striking out the side. The only Nanticoke Area hit came in the third when Owen Brown bunted his way on base. Brown’s bunt was the second of three in a row by the Trojans. The first resulted in Devyn Sura being hit in the back of the helmet by the throw from Seminary catcher Jakson Amend. Sura, though, was called out for running on the inside of the foul line.

Brown was bunted over to second by Collin Piestrak, but that’s where he was stranded. He was the only base runner Nanticoke Area had all game as Murphy retired the final 14 batters in order.

“His stuff is dynamic,” Seminary coach Joe Phillips said. “I think he’s the best pitcher in the area. He’s proven it time and time again.”

Nanticoke Area managed to hit three balls out of the infield. The other outs came on grounders and a couple…

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Melton church member causes a stir with hair-raising stunt

Frances Levett wth her eye-catching new mohican hairstyle which she hopes will raise thousands of pounds for her church EMN-210524-115539001Frances Levett wth her eye-catching new mohican hairstyle which she hopes will raise thousands of pounds for her church EMN-210524-115539001

Frances Levett’s hair-raising venture has already attracted hundreds of pounds in pledges towards a major refurb job at the town’s St John’s Catholic Church.

The colours in her radical new hairstyle match some of those in the Victorian paintwork uncovered at the hstoric Thorpe End building.

Frances, who is chair of the Friends of St John’s, told the Melton Times: “I went to church with the new hairstyle on Saturday night and everyone seemed to really like it.

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“My four-year-old grand-daughter thinks I’m a unicorn – she screamed with delight when she first saw it.

“I must admit I am having difficulty with it in this rain and wind we’ve been having, though, because it is a high maintenance style.”

The church, which was built in 1842 and designed by famous architect A.W.N.Pugin, originally sported intricate colourful artwork but unsympathetic alterations over the years have damaged the integrity of the building and the features were painted over.

The current work involves repainting the sanctuary, using elements and motifs from the original Victorian design, but with a somewhat lighter touch. The artists are using traditional clay-based paints, and Frances’ fundraising efforts will contribute to the £45,000 cost of the project.

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COURT SERVICES CENTER CONSTRUCTION: Human bones found at building site

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Work on a portion of the construction site of the new Bartholomew County Court Services building has halted after human bones were found by workers using an excavator to try to locate an old sewer line.

The workers, who were trying to locate a 1940s-era clay sewer line as part of the building project, stopped work May 18 after the excavator brought up a number of bones from a depth of 6- to 7-feet at the construction site at 555 First St., said Heather Pope, Columbus city redevelopment director.

The area where the bones were found was underneath a drive and partially underneath a grassy area that would have been near the previous building on the site. The contractors working on the site believe the clay sewer line would be from the 1940s and the bones would have pre-dated that. No other artifacts such as clay pots or Native American items were found with the bones, Pope said.

Bartholomew County Coroner Clayton Nolting was called to the scene as per protocol and took some photos after determining some of the bones, but not all of them, were human, Pope said.

The state’s historic preservation archeology department was then called and investigators looked over the site and determined bones were likely Native American remains — and concurred that not all the bones were human.

The city contacted the University of Indianapolis, whose archeological researchers recommended roping off and securing the area where the bones were found and calling the Indiana Department of Natural Resources’ historic preservation and archeology division.

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources has jurisdiction over remains that are found that are believed to pre-date 1939. DNR archeologist Rachel Sharkey, a research archeologist with the Indiana Division of Historic Preservation and Archeology, was called in to investigate.

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Jaleel Willis ‘humbled’ by removal from Bellator rankings: ‘If you ain’t competing, you ain’t eating’

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UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Jaleel Willis answered questions at a media day ahead of his bout with Maycon Mendonca at Bellator 259.

Willis (14-2 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) meets Mendonca (11-4 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) in a welterweight bout on Friday’s main card at Mohegan Sun Arena. “The Realest” wants to follow up on a successful Bellator debut and pick up a second win in the promotion in hopes to re-enter the promotion’s official rankings.

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Biden administration to close two immigration detention centers that came under scrutiny

It’s the latest move by the administration to address immigration detention following President Joe Biden’s executive order that called for a review of Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s policies. Advocates have pressed the administration on immigration detention, sending a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas late last month calling for the closure of 39 ICE detention facilities.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement will discontinue the use of two centers, the Irwin County Detention Center in Georgia, which is operated by a private contractor, and the C. Carlos Carreiro Immigration Detention Center in Bristol County, Massachusetts. The agency will also terminate an agreement with the Bristol County Sheriff’s Office wherein the federal government and state and local police officers collaborate to enforce federal immigration law.

“We have an obligation to make lasting improvements to our civil immigration detention system,” Mayorkas said in a statement. “This marks an important first step to realizing that goal. DHS detention facilities and the treatment of individuals in those facilities will be held to our health and safety standards. Where we discover they fall short, we will continue to take action as we are doing today.”

Last fall, a whistleblower who previously worked at Irwin detailed a high rate of hysterectomies and alleged medical neglect in a complaint filed to the Department of Homeland Security inspector general. The inspector general has since launched a review into the allegations. Bristol was the subject of litigation over poor treatment of immigrants. In December, the Massachusetts attorney general released its report on an incident that took place in May 2020 between detainees and the Bristol County Sheriff’s Office, finding that authorities violated the civil rights of detainees.

“Indeed, our central conclusion is that a series of institutional failures and poor decisions by BCSO leadership…

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Donation helps local school teach life-saving skills

A partnership between Allied Services Integrated Health System and the American Heart Association resulted in the donation of a potentially life-saving kit to the Greater Nanticoke Area High School.

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Leandro Higo on Darrion Caldwell rematch at Bellator 259: ‘First fight was a fluke’

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UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Leandro Higo answered questions at a media day ahead of his bout with Darrion Caldwell at Bellator 259.

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The return of the Old Badger: ‘The First of the Mohican’

The return of the Old Badger:
‘The First of the Mohican’

First published in The Freeman’s Journal on March 24, 1976:

“If at first you don’t succeed,” must have been mouthed by many Cooperstonians as they left the lakefront without having witnessed the scheduled launching of the Mohican. They did try again, and on the 4th of July, 1905, the good ship Mohican began its long career on Otsego Lake. The following reports from the Freeman’s Journal of that year tell the story:

June 29th 1905:
“Miss Marie Anheuser Busch to Christen Boat Thursday.”
“Thursday afternoon at 4 o’clock the new boat Mohican of the Otsego Lake Transit Co. will take her initial dip in the waters of Otsego Lake. As soon as the boat is free to move, Miss Marie Anheuser-Busch, daughter of August A. Busch and granddaughter of Adolphus Busch, will christen it with champagne and the words, “I christen thee Mohican.” The public is cordially invited to witness the ceremony, which will take place at the Corporation dock.”

July 6, 1905:
“Large Steamer in Otsego Lake has Carrying Capacity of Four Hundred – Made her Initial Trip July 4th.”
“The Mohican is Launched – at about 1:40 on Saturday afternoon in response to the persuasion of a couple of jack screws placed against the bearings on either side, the big boat slid gracefully down the ways and kissed the waters of Otsego Lake. There was a high splash and the craft rode out jauntily about 50 feet, bringing taught the line, with which it was tied to its mooring at the Cooperstown Wharf. As it moved toward the water, Miss Osborne, daughter of the builder, broke a bottle of wine on the bow and spoke the…

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