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<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="10388828" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="jordan-leavitt">Jordan Leavitt</keyword> picked his <keyword id="992778" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="UFC">UFC</keyword> opponent up, carried him across the Octagon, and then slammed him head-first to the canvas.</li><li>The force from the move knocked Matt Wiman out in an instant, after just 22 seconds of mixed martial arts competition.</li><li>Leavitt said he's never separated anybody from their senses before, and has a more "gentle" jiu jitsu style normally.</li><li>Watch the extraordinary finish right here.</li></ul>A 25-year-old American nicknamed "The Monkey King" scored a rare knockout at the behind-closed-doors UFC Vegas 16 show Saturday.It took Jordan Leavitt just 22 seconds to secure the finish, having picked Matt Wiman up before carrying him across the Octagon inside the Apex facility and slamming him head-first to the canvas.The force from the slam had an instant effect on Wiman who was out cold, with his eyes rolled to the back of his head, and his body stiff.The fight was over."It's crazy," beamed Leavitt after advancing his undefeated pro-MMA record to eight wins (one knockout, five submissions, and two decisions)."I've never removed anybody from their consciousness before in a fight, that's my first time."Leavitt continued: "My style is definitely an exhibition of the gentle art, not a lot of that brutish nonsense that I just did I guess."Usually, you will see me do a lot more relaxed, flowy jiu-jitsu; nice, harmless front kicks, but today I hit him with the earth. Sometimes that's what happens."Watch the slam knockout right here:Or here if you're in a different region:Leavitt's finish earned him a $50,000 performance-related bonus from the UFC, capping a memorable year for the fighter despite the coronavirus pandemic.It was Leavitt's fourth bout of the year, and he said his wife is pregnant and expecting "a baby girl.""I got my UFC contract and life is just looking up," he said. "I have nothing to complain about."Read more:<a href="https://www.insider.com/errol-spence-jr-writes-boxing-comeback-tale-of-the-year-2020-12" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Errol Spence Jr. writes the boxing comeback tale of the year as he wins gloriously a year after wrecking his Ferrari at high-speed</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/mma-fighters-respond-positively-to-jake-pauls-boxing-challenge-2020-11" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2 well-known MMA fighters responded positively to Jake Paul's challenge to meet him in the boxing ring</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/weve-entered-a-golden-era-of-boxing-exhibitions-2020-11" target="_blank" rel="noopener">We've officially entered a golden era of showbiz boxing, and it's all down to Mike Tyson, Jake Paul, and Floyd Mayweather</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/khabib-nurmagomedov-confirms-hell-meet-ufc-boss-dana-white-2020-11" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Khabib Nurmagomedov confirms he'll meet UFC boss Dana White, raising hopes he could return for another fight</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/kayla-harrison-was-surprised-her-bloody-mma-bout-wasnt-stopped-2020-11" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kayla Harrison said she was surprised her bloody MMA bout wasn't stopped and did think: 'This is barbaric'</a>

A 25-year-old American nicknamed 'The Monkey King' scored a rare, 22-second slam KO at UFC Vegas 16

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Republicans are rallying around IVF access after a controversial Alabama Supreme Court ruling.</li><li>The ruling deemed frozen embryos were people, which experts say threatens <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/florida-byron-donalds-ivf-comments-breed-families-trump-2024-2">IVF procedures</a>.</li></ul><a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-spent-months-bashing-ron-desantis-now-on-vp-shortlist-2024-2">Republicans</a> showing up on X en masse to rally around <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/pay-for-ivf-iui-fertility-treatment-credit-card-2024-2">access to in-vitro fertilization</a> are having their support for previous bills and political stances thrown back at them by peeved constituents online.<a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/fertility-after-40-women-open-up-about-the-realities-ivf-2022-3">IVF</a> is a medical procedure <a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1936357/">in use since the late '70s </a>that helps patients to conceive by retrieving a patient's eggs from their ovaries and fertilizing them in a lab.This procedure is now under threat both in Alabama and nationwide.The Alabama Supreme Court ruled on February 16 that frozen embryos — necessary for some <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-ivf-2018-12">IVF patients</a> who want to delay their pregnancy by freezing their sometimes already fertilized eggs — are considered people under the law. It can result in fertilizing and freezing multiple embryos to be implanted.Clinics are already <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-alabama-ivf-ruling-gop-republicans-2024-biden-2024-2">suspending IVF care</a> as a result.Several party members immediately began distancing themselves from the Alabama ruling and voicing support for IVF treatments. Some even pointed out that they've used these treatments themselves.GOP Rep. Michelle Steel of California, an anti-abortion advocate, said she did not support federal restrictions on IVF."IVF allowed me, as it has so many others, to start my family," Steel wrote on Thursday on X. However, users pointed out that Steel is a co-sponsor of the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/house-republicans-life-at-conception-ivf-exception-2024-2">Life at Conception Act</a>.Introduced in January, the House bill, co-sponsored by 125 House Republicans, would nationally recognize a "human being" to exist at fertilization — a similar position to the Alabama ruling. Previous versions of this bill have failed to move forward <a target="_blank" href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/431/all-actions?s=1&amp;r=67">for a vote</a>.There's no exception for IVF in this House bill. Similarly named acts previously introduced in the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/231/text">Senate</a> have included this carveout.Spokespersons for Steel did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Business Insider sent outside regular business hours.Rep. Ashley Hinson, another co-sponsor of the House bill, was also criticized. A spokesperson for Hinson redirected BI to her post.South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace, who said on X that she would "stop any and all efforts to ban IVF," was hit with a community note pointing out that she co-sponsored a previous version of the Life at Conception Act. <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/nancy-maces-office-chaos-total-staff-turnover-in-three-months-2024-2">Mace</a> also did not respond to a request for comment but previously told Axios that her office is "drafting a resolution" to express support for IVF."We should do everything we can to protect IVF for women everywhere," Mace told the publication.<a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/mike-rogers-revolving-door-michigan-senate-financial-disclosures-2024-2">Mike Rogers</a>, a GOP Senate candidate in Michigan and former House representative, posted that he opposes "any and all efforts to restrict access to IVF." <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/members-of-congress-tried-to-stop-hill-harper-from-running-for-senate-time-2023-7">Democratic candidate Elissa Slotkin</a>, who is running against Rogers for Senate, pointed out that Rogers has co-sponsored four bills with similar language to the House bill while in Congress."You don't get to run away from your own record because you're just now understanding the consequences," Slotkin wrote. A spokesperson for Rogers pointed back to his X post in a phone call with BI but did not answer follow-up questions about whether the Senate candidate would support efforts to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/roe-v-wade-private-reproduction-decisions-supreme-court-experts-2022-5">protect IVF</a> should he be elected.Former President Donald Trump recently voiced support for IVF following the Alabama decision and called on the state to continue <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/most-promising-reproductive-and-fertility-tech-startups-vcs-2023-5">supporting IVF</a> treatments. His press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, however, declined to tell <a target="_blank" href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trumps-spokesperson-enforce-national-ivf-protections/story?id=107506425#:~:text=Trump%20broke%20his%20silence%20earlier,availability%20of%20IVF%20in%20Alabama.%22&amp;text=%22We%20want%20to%20make%20it,not%20harder%2C%20you%20know%20that.">ABC News</a> whether he would support any national law maintaining the right to access IVF treatments.<a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-house-democrat-age-slowing-president-down-2024-2">President Joe Biden's campaign</a> and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/kamala-harris-biden-ready-to-serve-presidency-age-memory-democrats-2024-2">Vice President Kamala Harris </a>have also lobbed criticism regarding the Alabama Supreme Court decision, specifically calling out <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-second-presidency-market-impact-2024-2">Trump</a>."No matter what Donald Trump says about IVF today, don't get distracted from the facts," Harris wrote on X. "What's happening in Alabama is a direct result of Donald Trump's Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade." "Crooked Joe Biden doesn't care about families, as evidenced by his destructive policies the past four years," Trump spokesperson Steven Cheung told Business Insider in response to the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/man-behind-biden-robocall-said-did-it-to-make-difference-2024-2">Biden campaign statement</a>. "The Biden campaign is shitting their pants because they know this election will be a referendum on all the misery and destruction Biden has brought to every single American." Reproductive rights organizations who previously spoke to Business Insider warned that Dobbs V. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which overturned Roe v. Wade, would open up the floodgates to restrictions on other aspects of reproduction like <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/roe-v-wade-private-reproduction-decisions-supreme-court-experts-2022-5">birth control and IVF</a>. Trump's three conservative justices appointed to the court — Amy Coney Barrett, Brett Kavanaugh, and Neil Gorsuch — paved the way for Roe to fall.

GOP politicians are saying they've always cared about IVF. Bills they've supported indicate otherwise.

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Paddy Pimblett is one of the UFC's newest stars … and best eaters.</li><li>It's not uncommon for Pimblett to lose more than 50 pounds when he starts training for a fight.</li></ul>An <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/mma" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MMA</a> fighter notorious for ballooning in weight between his matches says there's "no rocket science" to losing 50-plus pounds in a matter of months."It's not hard," <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/paddy-pimblett" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Paddy Pimblett</a>, one of <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/ufc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UFC</a>'s newest stars, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gF7PBGYF7EU" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said in a recent vlog on his YouTube channel</a>. "Get yourself in a calorie deficit."The 27-year-old, a former champion with the UK-based fight promotion Cage Warriors, joined UFC in 2021 and has since won three fights in a row — all by finish.His ascendancy in combat sports is marked by his fan-friendly fighting style and the undeniable charisma he exhibits outside the Octagon.A love affair with food is a staple of his personality, and Pimblett has created videos on YouTube, in which he eats his way through regional cuisine in the United States.His weight gain, and weight loss, have become a thing of legend.It's not uncommon for him to reach as much as 205 pounds after competing in the sport's lightweight division at 155 pounds.<h2>'Why do you think I get so fat?'</h2><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPq82zClQ-g" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Speaking to The Overlap on Sky Sports</a>, Pimblett once said it's hard for him to pick his favorite meal because he likes everything."I like that many different types of food," he said. "I love pizza, I love pasta, I love Chinese food, salt and pepper chicken, wings are one of my favorite, [and] quadruple burgers.""Why do you think I get so fat?" said Pimblett, back on his vlog. "Because I've got to go from eating 1,500 to 2,000 calories a day to eating 8,000 a day. That's why the weight piles on, and that's why it comes off so easy."Pimblett has never seemed to struggle with making weight, though. So, despite the massive fluctuations in size, he's still able to turn up at weigh-ins before his fights, make 155 pounds, compete, and — above all — win.To make that weight he lauds "The Macro Chef," Joel McCarthy, for helping keep his nutrition on point during training camp, where he consumes "1,400 to 1,700 calories" per day.<h2>Pimblett vows to finish his next opponent within a round</h2>In UFC competition alone, he's finished Luigi Vendramini by knockout, Rodrigo Vargas by rear-naked choke, and Jordan Leavitt also by rear-naked choke.He returns to the Octagon for the UFC's last big pay-per-view show of the year — a UFC 282 lightweight bout against Jared Gordon at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on December 10."Jared Gordon's getting finished in the first" round, Pimblett said.

An MMA fighter notorious for ballooning in weight says there's 'no rocket science' in losing 50 pounds in a matter of months

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="12018217" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="paddy-pimblett" source="Orion">Paddy Pimblett</keyword> and <keyword id="12019694" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="molly-mccann" source="Orion">Molly McCann</keyword> stole the <keyword id="11922275" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="ufc" source="Orion">UFC</keyword> show Saturday.</li><li>They earned a bonus from the UFC and, perhaps, a gift from <keyword id="11985128" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="drake" source="Orion">Drake</keyword>.</li></ul>Rap star <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/drake" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Drake</a> promised to gift <keyword id="12025776" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="rolex" source="Orion">Rolex</keyword> watches to combat athletes <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/paddy-pimblett" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Paddy Pimblett</a> and <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/molly-mccann" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Molly McCann</a> after their respective wins earned him a $3.7 million payout from successful bets.Pimblett and McCann are two of <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/mma" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MMA</a>'s rising stars in the UK due to their fervent fanbases and signature victories in the <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/ufc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UFC</a>.The UFC returned to London for a "Fight Night" event Saturday and, true to form, Pimblett and McCann stole the show.<div type="image" title="Molly McCann, UFC." height="1333" width="2000" msid="93121357" hostid="261" sizebytes="158652"></div>McCann defeated Hannah Goldy with a particularly savage spinning back elbow, with follow-up punches, in the very first round on their main card flyweight fight broadcast from the 02 Arena in London on ESPN+.Two bouts later, Pimblett submitted Jordan Leavitt with a rear-naked choke in the second round.<div type="image" title="Paddy Pimblett, UFC." height="1434" width="2000" msid="93121358" hostid="261" sizebytes="133610"></div>Because of the conclusive nature of their wins, the UFC rewarded both fighters with a "Performance of the Night" bonus check worth $50,000.But they'll receive a second bonus should Drake make good on his vow to deliver a luxury watch.Drake placed a parlay worth slightly more than $2.2 million, backing both Pimblett and McCann to win.As they both were triumphant, Drake's bet would have returned $3.7 million.Aware of the musician's winnings, McCann sent Drake a message on Instagram to ask for a Rolex."Rollies for Meatball and the Baddy," Drake replied on the social media platform while tagging the Crypto platform Stake. "Secured the W [win] and the rollie."<div type="image" title="Drake is a renowned UFC fan." height="1448" width="2000" msid="93121359" hostid="261" sizebytes="126026"></div>Elaborating further on the post-fight UFC show on ESPN, McCann said: "Drake is buying me and Paddy a new Rollie,"Pimblett added: "Molly over here sends him a video right after and asked for watches, and he said he's going to give us both a Rolex."We're swimming in it."

Rap star Drake promised to gift Rolex watches to 2 UFC fighters after their wins earned him a $3.7 million bet payout

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Paddy Pimblett can become something 'more than' Conor McGregor, according to Dan Hardy.</li><li>People can no longer relate to yacht-loving McGregor, Hardy said.</li></ul><a href="https://www.insider.com/category/paddy-pimblett" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Paddy Pimblett</a> can become bigger than <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/conor-mcgregor" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Conor McGregor</a>, ex-<a href="https://www.insider.com/category/ufc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UFC</a> analyst Dan Hardy told MMA Fighting this week.Combat athletes became stars through the UFC before — like Chuck Liddell, Georges St. Pierre, and Anderson Silva — but nobody had crossed over into the mainstream sporting consciousness quite like McGregor.At the peak of the Irishman's powers, he slew big-name opponents like Jose Aldo while spitting quotable one-liners and gracing magazine covers.<div type="image" title="Conor McGregor knocked out Jose Aldo in 2015." height="1333" width="2000" msid="93145169" hostid="261" sizebytes="122608"></div>Like McGregor, Pimblett is a former Cage Warriors champion who is fast becoming a considerable commodity for <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/mma" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MMA</a>'s market-leading company in a burgeoning European territory.Since joining Cage Warriors, Pimblett has won three fights in a row — all by finish while captivating sell-out audiences in London, England.The 27-year-old knocked out Luigi Vendramini last year in Las Vegas before submitting Rodrigo Vargas and Jordan Leavitt with rear-naked chokes in March and then July.<h2>Pimblett can be 'something way more' than McGregor, Hardy said</h2><div type="image" title="Paddy Pimblett returned a first-round knockout on his UFC debut." height="1425" width="2000" msid="93145170" hostid="261" sizebytes="178862"></div>Hardy, another former Cage Warriors champion who achieved fame in the UFC, compared Pimblett to McGregor <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/2022/7/25/23276572/the-mma-hour-khamzat-chimaev-curtis-blaydes-dan-hardy-muhammad-mokaev-jack-hermansson-nathaniel-wood" target="_blank" rel="noopener">while speaking on MMA Fighting's show The MMA Hour</a>."I would hope Paddy's focus is on the belt as opposed to the super fights right now because he is in a very strong position, where he can become something way more than Conor McGregor," said Hardy."And I know that is a difficult thing for us to imagine, but we couldn't have imagined that of Conor McGregor before he stepped out of Cage Warriors."<div type="image" title="Dan Hardy has fought in the UFC, and worked there as an analyst." height="1333" width="2000" msid="93145171" hostid="261" sizebytes="67004"></div>Pimblett could even surpass McGregor, as the popular prizefighter does not appear to have the same troubles outside of the sport, said Hardy, referring to McGregor's previous run-ins with the law."I think people's brands change and shift," he said. "Conor is not the same. He is not as easy to gravitate toward as he used to be at the beginning of his career."It is much easier to relate to people when they are stepping off the streets, going through hard times."<h2>People can no longer relate to McGregor like they once could, according to the analyst</h2><div type="image" title="People can no longer relate to Conor McGregor like they once could, according to Dan Hardy." height="1443" width="2000" msid="93145173" hostid="261" sizebytes="87004"></div>Those same people now struggle to relate to McGregor as he's "living on yachts and stuff," Hardy said. "He's quite estranged from his fan base."McGregor will always be a box office attraction because of he's an entertainer, according to Hardy. "But I think people will follow Paddy to a much longer degree."He said this is because Pimblett will not "fall off in the same way Conor did" who ended up finding himself "in handcuffs."

Paddy Pimblett can become bigger than Conor McGregor, according to an ex-UFC analyst

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="13633710" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="heili-alateng" source="Orion">Heili Alateng</keyword> scored a quick-fire 47-second knockout against Kevin Croom.</li><li>The Chinese fighter barely broke a sweat, and wasn't even bruised, such was his dominance.</li></ul>LAS VEGAS — Heili Alateng scored a quick-fire 47-second knockout against Kevin Croom on Saturday at the Apex, a <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/ufc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UFC</a>-owned facility near the Las Vegas strip.The bantamweight bout introduced a 14-bout card as the <keyword id="11922275" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="ufc" source="Orion">UFC</keyword> returned to Vegas following events in London, Ohio, and Florida.Alateng ensured the UFC came back with a bang to the city as he limited his opponent to just two shots landed from 12 thrown, while cracking Croom's skull with nine from 17 shots of his own.The Chinese fighter's relentless accuracy in attack forced Croom back, onto the deck, and left him unable to continue mere moments after the opening bell.Alateng made it look easy when fighting, really, is anything but.The beginning of the end arrived 40 seconds after the opening bell, when Alateng threw a jab at Croom's body to disguise what was then to come — a powerful right hand over the top that wobbled the American.Instinctively, Alateng attached a left hand to the end of the sequence, regrouped, and then threw another flurry of strikes when Croom's back was against the fence. He was really in trouble now.And so it was not long before Croom was on the deck. He tried to pop back up but Alateng was there, ready to just keep throwing shot after shot at him.The referee, though, didn't even allow him to. He waved the contest off. It was all over.Watch the action right here:With victory, Alateng advanced his pro <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/mma" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MMA</a> record to 15 wins (five knockouts, three submissions, and seven decisions) against eight losses.Elsewhere on the prelims, Sam Hughes out-pointed Istela Nunes, Jordan Leavitt decisioned Trey Ogden, and Rafa Garcia submitted Jesse Ronson.The main event, a welterweight bout, pitted Vicente Luque against Belal Muhammad in a 170-pound that had potential ramifications for the championship landscape in that division.

A bantamweight UFC fighter scored a lightning-quick 47-second knockout after going ham with strikes

AppleApple unveiled a new smart home speaker at its big annual conference on Monday, a bold move by the iPhone-maker to catch up to Amazon and Google, which each have similar products for sale.Apple's $350 <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-amazon-echo-homepod-2017-6" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">HomePod</a> combines the rich audio quality of Sonos speakers with the smarts of Siri, Apple's virtual assistant. That means the device can do anything from playing music to dimming the living room lights when users talk to it.The device doesn't ship until later this year, so it's too early to say how it will compare to the rival Amazon Echo or Google Home products. But the HomePod's design and name quickly generated a flood of jokes and comments on Twitter, with many commenters noting its resemblence to a roll of toilet paper. We're not sure what this guy is saying, but we're guessing he's making a similar joke: This guy already has an Amazon Echo smart speaker, but wanted to dress it up with some Apple-inspired stylings:Some people likened the HomePod's look to that of a marshmallow:Or a chiclet: The HomePod's cylindrical shape also reminded some people of another recently decomissioned Apple product. Not even the speaker's internal hardware was spared. Business Insider's own Matt Weinberger noted the increasing amount of felt that each company has added to their smart speaker: The HomePod name was also a source of amusement: Best of all, though, was the user who pointed out the missed opportunity in naming the new device. <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/secret-iphone-codes-hide-caller-id-show-signal-strength-2017-5">These secret codes let you access hidden iPhone features</a></h3> Please enable Javascript to watch this video

A lot of people think Apple's new HomePod speaker looks like a roll of toilet paper...or a marshmallow

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image">ReutersA worker unpacks televisions at a Sears store in Schaumburg, Illinois near Chicago.</div></div></div>Sears is closing dozens of stores in the coming months.The chain <a href="http://searsholdings.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=16310&amp;item=137430">said Thursday</a> that it would shut down 78 stores, including 10 Sears stores and 68 Kmart stores. All but two of the stores will close in July.Sears has been <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/Sears%20just%20got%20another%20depressing%20sign%20that%20it%20is%20doomed">struggling</a>.The chain's same-store sales, or sales at stores open at least a year, dropped 6.9% in the most recent quarter. They fell 7.2% at Kmart, which Sears owns.The company didn't say how many employees would be laid off as a result of the closures. "The decision to close stores is a difficult but necessary step as we take aggressive actions to strengthen our company, fund our transformation and restore Sears Holdings to profitability," Sears CEO Edward S. Lampert said in a statement. "We're focusing on our best members, our best categories and our best stores as we work to accelerate our transformation."Here's a list of the stores that will close:Alabama<ul><li>Sears: 700 Quintard Dr., Oxford</li><li>Kmart: 5980 Chalkville Mountain, Birmingham</li><li>Kmart: 1101 Beltline Road, Decatur</li><li>Kmart: 230 Green Springs Hwy, Homewood</li><li>Kmart: 450 Z Schillingers Road, Mobile</li></ul>Arizona<ul><li>Kmart: 300 West Mariposa Road, Nogales</li></ul>Arkansas<ul><li>Sears: 600 S University Ave., Little Rock</li></ul>California<ul><li>Kmart: 2270 East El Monte Way, Dinuba</li><li>Kmart: 520 S Cherokee Lane, Lodi</li><li>Kmart: 1475 Hillman Street, Tulare</li><li>Kmart: 2785 Highway 46, Wasco</li></ul>Connecticut<ul><li>Kmart: 44 Providence Pike, Putnam</li></ul>Florida<ul><li>Sears: 9501 Arlington Expy., Jacksonville</li><li>Kmart: 9600 San Jose Blvd., Jacksonville</li><li>Kmart: 500 Atlantic Blvd, Neptune Beach</li><li>Kmart: 1809 Byron Butler Parkway, Perry</li></ul>Illinois<ul><li>Kmart: 7050 S Pulaski, Chicago</li><li>Kmart: 2721 N Vermillion Street, Danville</li><li>Kmart: 1150 W Carl Sandburg Dr., Galesburg</li><li>Kmart: 17355 Torrence Ave., Lansing</li><li>Kmart: 2909 Court St., Pekin</li><li>Kmart: 3840 46th Ave, Rock Island</li></ul>Indiana<ul><li>Kmart: 3216 E Third Street, Bloomington</li><li>Kmart: 3525 Grantline Rd., New Albany</li></ul>Kansas<ul><li>Kmart: 1320 E 30th Ave., Hutchinson</li></ul>Kentucky<ul><li>Kmart: 1809 N Dixie Hwy., Elizabethtown</li><li>Kmart: 4025 Poplar Level Rd., Louisville</li><li>Kmart: 3911 Taylorsville Rd., Louisville</li><li>Kmart: 1581 US 68 South, Maysville</li><li>Kmart: 344 North Mayo Trail, Paintsville</li></ul>Louisiana<ul><li>Sears: 5953 W Park Ave., Houma</li><li>Kmart: 2985 Cottingham Expwy., Pineville</li></ul>Massachussetts<ul><li>Kmart: 10 Main Street, Tewksbury</li></ul>Michigan<ul><li>Sears: 6810 Eastman Ave., Midland</li><li>Kmart: 8171 W Houghton Lake Dr., Houghton Lake</li><li>Kmart: 21111 Van Born Rd., Taylor</li></ul>Missouri<ul><li>Kmart: 11978 St Charles Rock Rd., Bridgeton</li><li>Kmart: 1930 E Kearney Street, Springfield</li></ul>Mississippi<ul><li>Kmart: 118 Highway 72 West, Corinth</li></ul>Montana<ul><li>Kmart: 2424 Central Ave., Billings</li></ul>North Carolina<ul><li>Kmart: 804 N Broad Street, Brevard</li><li>Kmart: 3580 East Franklin, Gastonia</li><li>Kmart: 2750 Roberts Avenue, Lumberton</li><li>Kmart: 10500 Centrum Parkway, Pineville</li><li>Kmart: 720 Sutter Creek Blvd., Rocky Mount</li></ul>Nebraska<ul><li>Kmart: 3001 West 12th, Hastings</li></ul>New York<ul><li>Sears: 200 Medley Centre Parkway, Irondequoit</li><li>Sears: 60 Smithfield Blvd, Plattsburgh</li><li>Kmart: 838 South Road, Poughkeepsie</li><li>Kmart: 3049 W. Ridge Rd., Rochester</li></ul>Ohio<ul><li>Sears: 1377 Marion Waldo Rd., Marion</li><li>Super K: 3315 N Ridge E., Ashtabula</li><li>Kmart: 1705 North Barron Street, Eaton</li><li>Kmart: 1825 North State Route 19, Fremont</li><li>Kmart: 2250 Harding Hwy., Lima</li><li>Super K*: 5350 Leavitt Road, Lorain</li><li>Kmart: 625 West Central Avenue, Springboro</li></ul>Pennsylvania<ul><li>Sears: 101 Clearview Cir., Butler</li><li>Sears: 2500 W State St., New Castle</li><li>Kmart: 2660 Constitution Blvd., Beaver Falls</li><li>Kmart: 8800 Frankford Ave., Philadelphia</li><li>Kmart:3000 McIntyre Square Dr., Pittsburgh</li><li>Kmart: 1775 S Braddock Avenue, Pittsburgh</li><li>Kmart: 3045 Fifth Street Hwy., Reading</li><li>Kmart: 99 Matthews Drive, Uniontown</li></ul>South Carolina<ul><li>Kmart: 2209 West Dekalb, Camden</li></ul>South Dakota<ul><li>Kmart: 1000 18th St SW, Huron</li><li>Kmart: 2210 Broadway Avenue, Yankton</li></ul>Tennessee<ul><li>Kmart: 1802 Decatur Pike, Athens</li><li>Kmart: 945 McCammon Ave., Maryville</li><li>Kmart: 902 S. Main Street, Sweetwater</li></ul>Texas<ul><li>Kmart: 11330 Montwood Dr., El Paso</li><li>Kmart: 1405 East Expressway 83, Mission</li><li>Kmart: 210 SE Georgia Ave., Sweetwater</li></ul>Utah<ul><li>Kmart: 1055 East Draper Pkwy., Draper</li><li>Kmart: 610 West Price River Dr., Price</li><li>Kmart: 1442 W 90th South, West Jordan</li></ul>Wisconsin<ul><li>Kmart: 1275 Bell Avenue, Hartford</li></ul> <div class="margin-top"> <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/watches-worn-by-interesting-men2016-4">These are the watches worn by the smartest and most powerful men in the world</a></h3> <div> <div> <div class="ooyala-video-player" data-video-autoplay="false" data-video-id="N3NGJ0djpb_DdQzkXVopAvbq5AmmiuOx" data-player-variable="ooyalapopvideo" id="ooyalaplayer_popvideo" style="width:1280px;height:720px"></div> </div> </div> </div>

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<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image">ReutersA worker unpacks televisions at a Sears in Schaumburg, Illinois, near Chicago.</div></div></div>Sears just closed dozens of stores.The chain said in April that it would accelerate the closing of 78 stores, including 10 Sears stores and 68 Kmart stores. All but two were expected to close in late July.Sears has been <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/people-prefer-goodwill-to-sears-2016-2">struggling</a>.In the most recent quarter, Sears' sales dropped 8.3% to $5.39 billion. Same-store sales dropped 7.1% at the company's namesake stores and fell 5% at Kmart stores. In announcing earnings, the company revealed that its chief financial officer, Robert Schriesheim, would be leaving Sears to "pursue other career opportunities."The company didn't say how many employees would be laid off as a result of the store closures."The decision to close stores is a difficult but necessary step as we take aggressive actions to strengthen our company, fund our transformation and restore Sears Holdings to profitability," Sears CEO Edward S. Lampert said in a statement earlier this year. "We're focusing on our best members, our best categories and our best stores as we work to accelerate our transformation."Here's a list of the stores that were on schedule to close in late July, including two that will close in September:Alabama<ul><li>Sears: 700 Quintard Drive, Oxford</li><li>Kmart: 5980 Chalkville Mountain Road, Birmingham</li><li>Kmart: 1101 Beltline Road, Decatur</li><li>Kmart: 230 Green Springs Highway, Homewood</li><li>Kmart: 450 Z Schillingers Road, Mobile</li></ul>Arizona<ul><li>Kmart: 300 W. Mariposa Road, Nogales</li></ul>Arkansas<ul><li>Sears: 600 S. University Ave., Little Rock</li></ul>California<ul><li>Kmart: 2270 E. El Monte Way, Dinuba</li><li>Kmart: 520 S. Cherokee Lane, Lodi</li><li>Kmart: 1475 Hillman St., Tulare</li><li>Kmart: 2785 Highway 46, Wasco</li></ul>Connecticut<ul><li>Kmart: 44 Providence Pike, Putnam</li></ul>Florida<ul><li>Sears: 9501 Arlington Expressway, Jacksonville</li><li>Kmart: 9600 San Jose Blvd., Jacksonville</li><li>Kmart: 500 Atlantic Blvd., Neptune Beach</li><li>Kmart: 1809 S. Byron Butler Parkway, Perry</li></ul>Illinois<ul><li>Kmart: 7050 S. Pulaski Road, Chicago</li><li>Kmart: 2721 N. Vermilion St., Danville</li><li>Kmart: 1150 W. Carl Sandburg Drive, Galesburg</li><li>Kmart: 17355 Torrence Ave., Lansing</li><li>Kmart: 2909 Court St., Pekin</li><li>Kmart: 3840 46th Ave., Rock Island</li></ul>Indiana<ul><li>Kmart: 3216 E. Third Street, Bloomington</li><li>Kmart: 3525 Grant Line Road, New Albany</li></ul>Kansas<ul><li>Kmart: 1320 E. 30th Ave., Hutchinson</li></ul>Kentucky<ul><li>Kmart: 1809 N. Dixie Highway, Elizabethtown</li><li>Kmart: 4025 Poplar Level Road, Louisville</li><li>Kmart: 3911 Taylorsville Road, Louisville</li><li>Kmart: 1581 US 68 S., Maysville</li><li>Kmart: 344 North Mayo Trail, Paintsville</li></ul>Louisiana<ul><li>Sears: 5953 W. Park Ave., Houma</li><li>Kmart: 2985 Cottingham Expressway, Pineville</li></ul>Massachusetts<ul><li>Kmart: 10 Main St., Tewksbury</li></ul>Michigan<ul><li>Sears: 6810 Eastman Ave., Midland</li><li>Kmart: 8171 W. Houghton Lake Drive, Houghton Lake</li><li>Super K: 21111 Van Born Road, Taylor (set to close in September)</li></ul>Missouri<ul><li>Kmart: 11978 St. Charles Rock Road, Bridgeton</li><li>Kmart: 1930 E. Kearney St., Springfield</li></ul>Mississippi<ul><li>Kmart: 118 Highway 72 W., Corinth</li></ul>Montana<ul><li>Kmart: 2424 Central Ave., Billings</li></ul>North Carolina<ul><li>Kmart: 804 N. Broad St., Brevard</li><li>Kmart: 3580 E. Franklin Blvd., Gastonia</li><li>Kmart: 2750 Roberts Ave., Lumberton</li><li>Kmart: 10500 Centrum Parkway, Pineville</li><li>Kmart: 720 Sutter's Creek Blvd., Rocky Mount</li></ul>Nebraska<ul><li>Kmart: 3001 W. 12th St., Hastings</li></ul>New York<ul><li>Sears: 200 Medley Centre Parkway, Irondequoit</li><li>Sears: 60 Smithfield Blvd., Plattsburgh</li><li>Kmart: 838 South Road, Poughkeepsie</li><li>Kmart: 3049 W. Ridge Road, Rochester</li></ul>Ohio<ul><li>Sears: 1377 Marion-Waldo Road, Marion</li><li>Super K: 3315 N. Ridge Road E., Ashtabula</li><li>Kmart: 1705 N. Barron St., Eaton</li><li>Kmart: 1825 N. State Route 19, Fremont</li><li>Kmart: 2250 Harding Highway, Lima</li><li>Super K: 5350 N. Leavitt Road, Lorain (set to close in September)</li><li>Kmart: 625 W. Central Ave., Springboro</li></ul>Pennsylvania<ul><li>Sears: 101 Clearview Circle, Butler</li><li>Sears: 2500 W. State St., New Castle</li><li>Kmart: 2660 Constitution Blvd., Beaver Falls</li><li>Kmart: 8800 Frankford Ave., Philadelphia</li><li>Kmart: 3000 McIntyre Square Drive, Pittsburgh</li><li>Kmart: 1775 S. Braddock Ave., Pittsburgh</li><li>Kmart: 3045 N. Fifth St. Highway, Reading</li><li>Kmart: 99 Matthews Drive, Uniontown</li></ul>South Carolina<ul><li>Kmart: 2209 W. Dekalb St., Camden</li></ul>South Dakota<ul><li>Kmart: 1000 18th St. SW, Huron</li><li>Kmart: 2210 Broadway St., Yankton</li></ul>Tennessee<ul><li>Kmart: 1802 Decatur Pike, Athens</li><li>Kmart: 945 McCammon Ave., Maryville</li><li>Kmart: 902 S. Main St., Sweetwater</li></ul>Texas<ul><li>Kmart: 11330 Montwood Drive, El Paso</li><li>Kmart: 1405 E. Expressway 83, Mission</li><li>Kmart: 210 SE Georgia Ave., Sweetwater</li></ul>Utah<ul><li>Kmart: 1055 E. Draper Parkway, Draper</li><li>Kmart: 610 W. Price River Drive, Price</li><li>Kmart: 1442 W 9000 S., West Jordan</li></ul>Wisconsin<ul><li>Kmart: 1275 Bell Ave., Hartford</li></ul> <div class="margin-top"> <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/sears-kmart-stores-closing-locations-2016-2">Find out if you live near one of the Sears or Kmart stores closing this year </a></h3> <div> <div> <div class="ooyala-video-player" data-video-autoplay="false" data-video-id="hvaml0MDE6x-dJRsqXSgOC91vGGRc5j6" data-player-variable="ooyalapopvideo" id="ooyalaplayer_popvideo" style="width:1280px;height:720px"></div> </div> </div> </div>

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