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☆ Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk: How to watch the undisputed heavyweight title fight
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-18 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

After months of talk and canceled fights, the two boxers will exchange blows to crown the first undisputed heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis in 1999, and the division’s first undisputed champion in the four-belt era. DAZN will broadcast the fight around the world, with viewers in the US able to watch on ESPN’s pay-per-view service. A long time in the makingA fight between Fury and Usyk has been a long time coming. Justin Setterfield/Getty ImagesFinally, a date of December 23 was agreed, but following a controversial, tougher-than-expected fight for Fury against former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou, the fight was delayed until February, 2024. All on the lineA general view of Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk speaking to the media on May 16, 2024 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Persons: CNN — It’s, Tyson Fury, Oleksandr Usyk, Lennox Lewis, Usyk, Wladimir Klitschko, Dillian Whyte, Deontay Wilder –, Anthony Joshua, Daniel Dubois, Fury, Justin Setterfield, Francis Ngannou, rescheduling, Richard Pelham, Joshua, ” Organizations: CNN, Sky Sports, TNT Sports, WBC, –, WBO, WBA, IBF, Fury, UFC, Briton, Getty, Ngannou Locations: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Usyk

☆ How the US became hooked on sports betting – and the cost it’s having on lives
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Thomas Schlachter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

“I noticed all my memories were really gambling related,” Malek explains to CNN Sport. So right where the AGA and the National Council for Problem Gambling is located – the nation’s capital – they abolished all public funds for problem gambling,” adds Whyte. Ramon Zelaya, the moderator of Reddit’s problem gambling forum, concurs. “I think the pace of innovation right now, particularly as it relates to fan engagement and betting, and in play betting and live betting will continue to increase,” said Maloney. Reportedly there were two specific games in which DraftKings Sportsbook flagged prop bets involving Porter in its daily betting insights.

Persons: CNN —, Saul Malek, he’d, “, ” Malek, I’d, Malek, ”, Michael Reaves, Getty, Dominick Reuter, Joe Maloney, ” Maloney, ” Keith Whyte, Maloney, “ We’re, Al Bello, Whyte, “ We’ve, LeBron James ’, DraftKings, you’re, Greg Olsen, Jared C, Tilton, Adam Silver, Silver, Ramon Zelaya, ” Zelaya, “ I’ve, Sportradar, expained, Candice Ward, Reuters Maloney, Jontay Porter, Porter, “ It’s, Brian Sevald Organizations: CNN, CNN Sport, Gamblers Anonymous, Saturday’s Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby, Supreme, District of Columbia, Super, American Gaming, Monmouth, Getty, “, Republicans, National Council, Belmont Park, ESPN, NCAA, NFL, NASCAR Hall of Fame, NBA, Reuters, Sporting, Toronto Raptors Locations: Saturday’s, Churchill, Nevada, Monmouth, Oceanport , New Jersey, AFP, America, New York, Belmont, District, –, North Carolina

☆ Ex-St. Louis Police Officer Beaten by Then-Colleagues Is Awarded $23 Million
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-18 | by ( Emily Schmall | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A former police officer who was beaten by other officers while working undercover during a protest against police violence in St. Louis in 2017 was awarded $23 million by a Missouri judge. Luther Hall, the former officer, won the default judgment on Monday against one of his former colleagues after the defendant failed to respond to a lawsuit over the 2017 attack, court records showed. Hall had to endure this severe beating, and while that was happening, he knew it was being administered by his colleagues who were sworn to serve and protect,” Judge Joseph Whyte of the St. Louis Circuit Court said at the hearing, according to KSDK, a local news station. Mr. Hall, who is Black, was attacked during a protest in September 2017 that was organized in response to the acquittal of Jason Stockley, a white police officer who killed a 24-year-old Black man, Anthony Lamar Smith, after a high-speed chase in 2011. The officers accused in the beating are white.

Persons: Louis, Luther Hall, “, Hall, Joseph Whyte, Jason Stockley, Anthony Lamar Smith Organizations: Louis Circuit Locations: St, Missouri

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Advertisements for sports betting continue to flood the airwaves, but the NFL said Tuesday that viewers will see only three such ads during the Super Bowl broadcast next month. But sportsbooks have only bought three such ads for broadcast right before and during the Super Bowl broadcast, fewer than the maximum allowed, NFL spokesperson Alex Riethmiller said. Part of that effort includes “being mindful of the tenor, volume and saturation of sports betting advertising and the degree with which we're integrating that into the live game,” Highhill said. The topic of sports betting advertising has been contentious for years. Highhill said the NFL tends to get blamed for sports betting ads that are beyond its reach.

Persons: David Highhill, Alex Riethmiller, We've, Highhill, “, Jeff Miller, ” Highhill, sportsbooks, Bill Miller, ”, we're, Keith Whyte Organizations: CITY, NFL, Super Bowl, ” League, The Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers, New Jersey, U.S, Supreme, D.C, American Gaming Association, Fox, Raiders, National Council Locations: N.J, Las Vegas, The, New, Washington

☆ Royal Caribbean's 9-month Ultimate World Cruise was a 'pain in the ass' to plan, CEO says
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Brittany Chang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The itinerary, known as the Ultimate World Cruise, became an overnight social media sensation and was quickly dubbed "TikTok's favorite new reality show" by The New York Times. And that it did: At 274 nights long, Royal Caribbean's Ultimate World Cruise is more than double the length of most other around-the-world itineraries. AdvertisementRoyal Caribbean says its Ultimate World Cruise will visit Antarctica and 11 "wonders of the world." As it turns out, Royal Caribbean "had no clue what a pain in the ass a world cruise is," Bayley said. Royal Caribbean's nine-month itinerary is one of the longest global sailings on the market.

Persons: —, Michael Bayley, Bayley, Royal, Jeff Whyte Organizations: Service, Business, The New York Times, Caribbean, Silversea Locations: Miami, Antarctica, Caribbean

☆ Medicare Patients on Pricey Drugs Are Saving Big This Year
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Liz Essley Whyte | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Medicare patients lining up to fill pricey prescriptions at the pharmacy counter this year will realize some good news: For the first time, there is a ceiling on how much they will pay in 2024 for their Part D drugs. Changes brought about by the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act mean that people on Part D plans now pay no more than roughly $3,300 on drugs annually—a number that could shift a bit based on whether they take brand or generic medications. In 2025, that cap will change again to a flat $2,000.

The United States will work with other governments to speed up efforts to make nuclear fusion a new source of carbon-free energy, U.S. Kerry spoke at the Atlantic Council Global Energy Forum. In southern France, 35 nations are collaborating on an experimental machine to harness fusion energy, the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor, to prove the feasibility of fusion as a large-scale, carbon-free source of energy. The global nuclear industry launched an initiative at COP28 for nations to pledge to triple this kind of nuclear energy by 2050. Commonwealth Fusion was founded in 2018 by researchers and students from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Plasma Science and Fusion Center.

Persons: John Kerry, ” Kerry, Kerry, Andrew Holland, Dennis Whyte, Whyte, Edwin Lyman, Lyman, Bob Mumgaard, Mumgaard, it's Organizations: Climate, Atlantic Council Global Energy Forum, United Kingdom, United States, International, Reactor, Fusion Industry Association, Dubai, Commonwealth Fusion Systems, United, United Arab Emirates, Fusion, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Commonwealth Fusion, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Plasma Science, MIT, Commonwealth, Plasma Science, Fusion Center, Union of, Scientists, Washington, ARC, SPARC, AP Locations: States, U.S, Dubai, U.N, United States, France, Japan, Europe, China, Russia, Devens , Massachusetts, COP28, United Arab, Commonwealth, California

Russia has increasingly had to turn to a so-called "ghost fleet" of aging tankers to ship oil and avoid the cap. Panama, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and Liberia have allowed some of those ships to carry their flags, according to Lloyd's List Intelligence and oil analysts. Lloyd's List Intelligence has said nearly 40% of the about 535 dark-fleet tankers have registered ownership via companies incorporated in the Marshall Islands. It also seeks to give leverage to countries buying oil outside the price-cap coalition to get discounted oil from Russia. The group is asking Liberia and the Marshall Islands to increase awareness among those in the trade that its flag should not be used for tankers transporting oil priced above the cap.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Lindsey Whyte, John Berrigan, Brian Nelson, Timothy Gardner, Simon Webb, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Marshall, Intelligence, Britain's Treasury, U.S . Treasury, Reuters, EU, Thomson Locations: WASHINGTON, U.S, Liberia, Marshall Islands, Panama, Moscow, Ukraine, Russia, China, India, Republic, Marshall, Washington, British

☆ British Gymnastics: Coaches banned from weighing gymnasts as part of sweeping welfare policies
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Amy Woodyatt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

London CNN —Coaches will no longer be allowed to weigh gymnasts under one of several policies designed to tackle reports of “bullying, harassment and excessive control” in the sport in the UK. Gymnasts also must not be forced to miss formal education classes for gymnastics training under the new policies. Conducted by barrister Anne Whyte, the review concluded that British Gymnastics should have been aware of the “bullying, harassment and excessive control” that occurred in training clubs between 2008 and 2020. In the 2022 report, Whyte highlighted the “recruitment of a significant number of coaches” from the former Soviet Union and the Soviet bloc. In British Gymnastics’ Wednesday statement, Powell said: “Above all else, we care about gymnasts as people, and these new policies make clear that what matters most in gymnastics is the welfare of those involved.

Persons: “, Anne Whyte, Claire Heafford, ” Heafford, CNN’s Amanda Davies, Whyte, ” Whyte, CNN Heafford, you’re, Sarah Powell, Powell, ” Organizations: London CNN —, British Gymnastics, CNN Sport, Soviet Union, Soviet, CNN, UK Sport, Sport England Locations: British, Soviet, London

☆ The Death Rate for Babies in America Rose for the First Time in 20 Years
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Liz Essley Whyte | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The nation’s infant-mortality rate is double that of many developed countries. Photo: iStockThe rate of babies dying in the U.S. increased significantly for the first time in two decades, raising new alarms about maternal-infant health in America. The nation’s infant-mortality rate rose 3% from 2021 to 2022, reversing a decadeslong overall decline, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday. The rate increased from 5.44 infant deaths for every 1,000 births to 5.6 in 2022, a statistically significant uptick.

Organizations: Centers for Disease Control, Prevention Locations: U.S, America

☆ Children Are Dying in Ill-Prepared Emergency Rooms Across America
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-01 | by ( Liz Essley Whyte | Melanie Evans | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ The US is planning its first fusion plant, and it could generate pollution-free power by 2035
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Nuclear fusion is a breakthrough technology that could help the US achieve pollution-free power. Calling nuclear fusion a pioneering technology, Granholm said President Joe Biden wants to harness fusion as a carbon-free energy source that can power homes and businesses. A successful nuclear fusion was first achieved by researchers at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California last December in a major breakthrough after decades of work. Nuclear energy is an essential component of the Biden administration's goal of achieving a carbon pollution-free power sector by 2035 and net zero emissions economy by 2050. "We want to see everybody moving forward as quickly as possible (on the clean energy transition), including ourselves," she said.

Persons: it's, —, Biden, Jennifer Granholm, Granholm, Joe Biden, It's, Dennis Whyte, Rishi Sunak, Sunak Organizations: Service, US, Associated Press, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Control, Plasma Science, Fusion Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Energy, UK Locations: VIENNA, Vienna, California, France, Washington

☆ Artificial Wombs for Premature Babies Are a Step Closer to Reality
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Liz Essley Whyte | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ FDA Approves Newest Covid-19 Boosters
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( Liz Essley Whyte | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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We'll show you how to watch Joshua vs. Helenius live streams in the US, UK, Canada, and elsewhere. How to watch Joshua vs. Helenius live stream from anywhereDAZN will show Joshua vs. Helenius in most regions. How to watch Joshua vs. Helenius with a VPNSign up for a VPN if you don't have one. Joshua vs. Helenius and all the undercard bouts will commence on schedule at the O2 Arena. Joshua vs. Helenius fight scheduleHere are all the fights happening before the main event.

Persons: Anthony Joshua, Dillian Whyte, Robert Helenius, Joshua, We'd, It's, ExpressVPN, Whyte, VADA, Filip Hrgovic, Demsey McKean, Johnny Fisher, Harry Armstrong, Derek Chisora, Gerald Washington, Campbell Hatton, Tom Ansell, George Liddard, Brandon Scott, Louis Norman, Maiseyrose Courtney, Gemma Ruegg Organizations: O2, Voluntary, Doping, Joshua Locations: Canada, London, Italy, Spain, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Brazil, Japan

☆ Helenius steps in to fight Joshua as late replacement for Whyte
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Finland's Robert "The Nordic Nightmare" Helenius is declared the winner after defeating Poland's Adam Kownacki in a heavyweight bout at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. October 9, 2021. REUTERS/Steve Marcus/File PhotoLONDON, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Finnish heavyweight Robert Helenius has stepped in at short notice to fight former world champion Anthony Joshua in London on Saturday after Dillian Whyte was ruled out by a dope test. Promoters Matchroom said on Tuesday the 39-year-old 'Nordic Nightmare', who fought in Finland at the weekend, will face the Briton at London's O2 with the undercard remaining as previously scheduled. "This wasn't in the script," said Joshua, who lost his WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO belts to Ukraine's Oleksandr Usyk in September 2021. "Ultimately there is criticism in whatever you do, but I actually think this is a tricky and dangerous fight."

Persons: Finland's Robert, Poland's Adam Kownacki, Steve Marcus, Robert Helenius, Anthony Joshua, Dillian Whyte, Matchroom, Mika Mielonen, Deontay Wilder, Joshua, Oleksandr Usyk, Whyte, Eddie Hearn, Helenius, Alan Baldwin, Christian Radnedge Organizations: Mobile, REUTERS, London's O2, WBC, WBA, WBO, IBF, IBO, Marchroom, Thomson Locations: Las Vegas , Nevada, U.S, London, Finland, American, New York

☆ Drug Shortages Are a Boon to One Industry: Compounding Pharmacies
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( Jared S. Hopkins | Liz Essley Whyte | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Whyte 'devastated' after Joshua fight cancelled
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Boxing - Anthony Joshua & Dillian Whyte Press Conference - Hilton London Syon Park, London, Britain - July 10, 2023 Anthony Joshua and Dillian Whyte go head to head as promoter Eddie Hearn looks on Action Images via Reuters/Matthew Childs/File PhotoLONDON, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Britain's Dillian Whyte said he was devastated after an "adverse finding" from his random dope test led to the cancellation of next week's heavyweight fight with former world champion Anthony Joshua. "In light of this news, the fight will be cancelled, and a full investigation will be conducted." Whyte, who lost a title challenge to WBC world champion Tyson Fury in April 2022, reacted to the news on messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter. The outcome of the Joshua v Whyte fight could have put either fighter in the frame for a lucrative clash with former WBC champion Deontay Wilder. UKAD said last month that Benn, who had been due to fight Chris Eubank Jr in London last October, was no longer under suspension.

Persons: Anthony Joshua, Dillian, Dillian Whyte, Eddie Hearn, Matthew Childs, Joshua, Matchroom, Whyte, Tyson Fury, Oleksandr Usyk, Deontay Wilder, Conor Benn, UKAD, Benn, Chris Eubank, Alan Baldwin, Christian Radnedge, Pritha Organizations: Dillian Whyte Press Conference, Hilton, London's O2, Doping, WBC, Doping Agency, WBA, WBO, IBF, IBO, British, Thomson Locations: London, Britain

☆ The Political Turf Battle Over the Future of Your Prime Rib
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( Liz Essley Whyte | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Biden’s Pick for U.S. Health-Research Chief Stalled by Drug-Costs Fight
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Liz Essley Whyte | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ First Gene Therapy for Muscular Dystrophy Approved
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Liz Essley Whyte | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ The Price of First Gene Therapy for Muscular Dystrophy: $3.2 Million
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Liz Essley Whyte | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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More than a quarter said they would have to cut wages — from a median hourly wage of about $12. Nearly a third of providers, including 44 percent at those owned by minorities, said they might consider leaving their job or, in the case of home-based child care, closing altogether. “Federal funding made a huge difference,” said Julie Kashen, a senior fellow at the Century Foundation and an author of the new report. Without the grants, she said, the center, which her parents started 40 years ago, would have closed during the pandemic. She used the money to raise hourly pay to $15 “because they all deserve it,” she said.

Persons: ”, Julie Kashen, Jen Whyte Organizations: Century Foundation Locations: Millcreek , Utah

☆ Next Covid Shots in the U.S. Will Target Omicron Offshoot XBB.1.5
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-17 | by ( Liz Essley Whyte | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Your Cholesterol Test Might Not Be FDA Approved. The Agency Wants to Change That.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Liz Essley Whyte | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The FDA has said some labs aren’t careful enough about whether their tests can really show what they claim and whether they have too many false results. Photo: Eric Lee For The Wall Street Eric Lee for The Wall Street Journal

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