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☆ Naomi Osaka announces she is expecting her first child
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Jan 11 (Reuters) - Four times Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka said on Wednesday that she is expecting her first child, days after withdrawing from the Australian Open. The 25-year-old said this week that she was pulling out of the year's first Grand Slam after not competing on the WTA Tour since the Pan Pacific Open in September. loadingAug 30, 2022; Flushing, NY, USA; Naomi Osaka of Japan hits to Danielle Collins of the United States on day two of the 2022 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. But she said on Wednesday that she would return to competition and expected to be at the Australian Open in 2024. Reporting by Amy Tennery in New York Editing by Toby DavisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Nurses set to strike at 2 of NYC's largest hospitals
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( Chantal Da Silva | Chantal Da Silva Is A Breaking News Editor For Nbc News Digital Based In London. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Nurses at two facilities within Mount Sinai's health care system tentatively agreed to contracts Sunday, according to an announcement from the New York State Nurses Association, the largest union representing registered nurses in the state, but negotiations continued at its flagship hospital. The New York State Nurses Association had threatened to strike at all of the affected hospitals at the same time, but other hospitals reached agreements with the union ahead of the deadline. The New York State Nurses Association and Mount Sinai did not immediately respond to overnight requests for comment. "This exact wage proposal has also been offered to NYSNA for nurses at The Mount Sinai Hospital. "We hope they will similarly rescind their strike notice at The Mount Sinai Hospital."

New York CNN —Famed Manhattan hospital Mount Sinai is moving newborns in their intensive care unit to other hospitals ahead of a planned New York nursing union strike. The impact is great.”But the union says management from the main Mount Sinai hospital campus walked away from the negotiating table just after midnight Friday — and also canceled bargaining sessions scheduled for the day. The union said it doesn’t know if Mount Sinai management plans to negotiate over the weekend. The five New York City hospitals set for the nursing strike Monday are Mount Sinai, Mount Sinai Morningside and West, Montefiore, BronxCare and Flushing Hospital Medical Center. The Mount Sinai spokesperson did not comment on Hagan’s statement about management walking away from talks.

☆ More nurses reach tentative contract agreement, but negotiations at five hospitals continue
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-05 | by ( Samantha Beech | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

The tentative agreements are in addition to that reached Sunday for union nurses at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. More than 1,300 nurses at the Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn have reached a tentative agreement on a three-year contract, according to a statement from the NYSNA. A tentative deal has also been reached at the Richmond University Medical Center in Staten Island, the union said. Negotiations continue at BronxCare Health System, Flushing Hospital Medical Center, Montefiore Bronx, Mount Sinai Hospital, and Mount Sinai Morningside and West. Mount Sinai announced it is starting to postpone some elective surgeries and appointments in preparation of the nurses strike.

☆ Medvedev downs Kecmanovic to reach Adelaide quarters
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

ADELAIDE, Jan 4 (Reuters) - Daniil Medvedev reached the Adelaide International 1 quarter-finals with a 6-0 6-3 win over Miomir Kecmanovic on Wednesday, moving a step closer to a potential semi-final showdown with Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open warm-up event. Former U.S. Open champion Medvedev was pushed hard in the previous round by Lorenzo Sonego, saving nine set points before winning the first set, but had an easier time of it against Serbian Kecmanovic, the world number 29. Miomir is a tough opponent, a high-ranked player, so there are no easy guys left in Adelaide," Medvedev said. "I'm not sure there were (any easy opponents) from the first round, so I'm happy to be through, happy with my level." Up next for world number seven Medvedev is a meeting with compatriot and eighth seed Karen Khachanov, who beat Briton Jack Draper 6-4 6-2.

☆ N.Y. man accused of hitting wife with SUV, stabbing her in front of kids
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-28 | by ( Minyvonne Burke | Minyvonne Burke Is A Senior Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Sophia Giraldo, 41, is hospitalized at New York Presbyterian Hospital in Queens after she was struck by an SUV Tuesday. A criminal complaint alleges that her husband, Stephen Giraldo, hit her with his vehicle and then stabbed her. Their three young boys, ages 11, 9, and 6, were in the SUV at the time but were not injured. Stephen Giraldo was arraigned Wednesday on charges of attempted murder, assault, reckless endangerment, criminal possession of a weapon and endangering the welfare of a child. She also hosted "The Unfiltered and Free Podcast with Sophia Giraldo."

☆ Fortnite maker Epic Games to pay $520 million in fines in FTC settlement
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-19 | by ( Rohan Goswami | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Epic Games, the developer and publisher of the video game Fornite, will pay $520 million in fines to settle with the FTC over violations of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). Epic will pay two fines, including a $245 million fine against Fortnite's in-game store and refund systems, and another $275 million fine to address child privacy concerns. Despite the deliberate decision to market to children, the FTC said Epic failed to "cure," or address, COPPA violations. "All the while, kids have been bullied, threatened, and harassed, including sexually, through Fortnite," the FTC complaint read. Only in 2019, "long after Epic obtained empirical evidence pointing to large numbers of Fortnite players" under the age of 13, did Epic introduce an age verification system.

☆ VCs say a funding dry spell, a death of exchanges and the rebirth of NFTs are among crypto and Web3 trends to watch in 2023
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-19 | by ( April Joyner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Insider spoke with 13 VCs who invest in crypto about the industry trends they expect to see in 2023. Among their predictions: the era of big exchanges like FTX is over, but NFTs will gain new life. While funding will likely slow down, more and more companies will embrace Web3, VCs said. It's been a tumultuous year for cryptocurrency and Web3 companies, and even boosters of the industry have had to own up to some hard truths about its shortcomings. Insider asked 13 VCs who invest in crypto about what trends they believe 2023 will bring to the industry.

☆ Gross photos show how many droplets and aerosols blast out of a toilet each time you flush
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-13 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Images showed a tall plume of tiny drops of toilet water being blasted into the air. Scientists have known for some time that tiny, invisible drops of water escape the toilet bowl after each flush. A cloud of smaller drops, called aerosols, floats further through the air, carrying the toilet water across the lab. A side-by-side view of the effect shows that these water drops are invisible to the naked eye. But the evidence doesn't show definitively that toilet water spritzing into the air has caused anyone to get sick.

LONDON, Nov 21 (Reuters) - European traders are rushing to fill tanks in the region with Russian diesel before an EU ban begins in February, as alternative sources remain limited. The European Union will ban Russian oil product imports, on which it relies heavily for its diesel, by Feb. 5. Part of the influx comes as ICE Futures Europe bans low-sulphur gasoil of Russian origin ahead of EU sanctions. Russian gasoil can still arrive in ARA storage tanks in December, but it must be moved to other tanks from which no delivery can be made, according to ICE. In January 2022, 70,000 tonnes of gasoil were delivered through the Ice gasoil futures exchange's website shows.

[1/2] Tennis - U.S. Open - Flushing Meadows, New York, United States - September 8, 2022 Rebel Wilson is seen in the stands during the match REUTERS/Mike Segar/File PhotoNov 7 (Reuters) - Actor Rebel Wilson introduced the world to her newborn daughter Royce Lillian on Instagram on Monday. Wilson's baby girl was born via surrogate and the 42-year-old star was thrilled to share the news with her fans on the social media platform. “Beyond proud to announce the birth of my first child, Royce Lillian, born this past week via surrogate I can’t even describe the love I have for her, she’s a beautiful miracle!" said Wilson, who is in a relationship with fashion designer Ramona Agruma. Thank you for helping me start my own family, it’s an amazing gift."

☆ Garcia survives three-set epic to reach semis of WTA Finals
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-06 | by ( Amy Tennery | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/4] Nov 5, 2022; Forth Worth, TX, USA; Caroline Garcia (FRA) celebrates winning her match against Daria Kasatkina on day six of the WTA Finals at Dickies Arena. She regained her composure in the second set, bulldozing through the Roland Garros semi-finalist with her trademark aggressive style. The world number five looks tough as ever, after flattening all three of her round robin opponents. It marked the end of a bitterly disappointing WTA Finals debut for 18-year-old Gauff, who was unable to record a win in the group stage. Reporting by Amy Tennery in New York; editing by Jonathan Oatis and Michael PerryOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

The research will look at whether the drug can effectively treat depression when other therapies have failed. COMPASS Pathways, a United Kingdom-based pharmaceutical company that focuses on psilocybin research, is conducting the study. Most psychedelics, including psilocybin, are illegal at the federal level in the U.S. No one knows for sure how it might work to treat depression. Nayak was also not involved with the COMPASS study, but does conduct research on psilocybin for other mental health conditions. A re-enactment of a COMPASS Pathways psilocybin therapy session.

☆ Serena among big-name investors behind Woods and McIlroy's TMRW Sports
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Mandatory Credit: Danielle ParhizkaranNov 2 (Reuters) - TMRW Sports, a tech-focused company co-founded by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, announced on Wednesday a star-studded investor group that includes tennis great Serena Williams and seven-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton. The team of investors also includes four-time NBA champion Stephen Curry, three-times tennis Grand Slam winner Andy Murray, Japanese two-way standout Shohei Ohtani of Major League Baseball and two-time women's World Cup champion Alex Morgan. According to TMRW Sports, the initial investment group's sports experience also includes team ownership in every major league and ranges across F1, NFL, NBA, Premier League, MLB, NHL, MLS, tennis, esports, surfing, and golf. TMRW Sports -- pronounced 'tomorrow sports' -- was launched in August with the goal of using technology to help create new pathways for the next generation to enjoy sports. "Connect Ventures is thrilled to work alongside this world-class group of investors to support Tiger, Rory and Mike's vision to further accelerate the evolution of sports and make it more accessible for all."

☆ Swiatek dominates Kasatkina at WTA Finals
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Nov 1 (Reuters) - Iga Swiatek showed why she is world number one and the hot favorite to win this year's WTA Finals in Forth Worth with a 6-2 6-3 dismantling of Daria Kasatkina on Tuesday. The 21-year-old Pole cruised from there on, dominating with her serve, including one on match point that Kasatkina could not handle, to improve her head-to-head record against Kasatkina to 5-0 this year. "I think I started pretty well and that gave me a lot of confidence," Swiatek told Tennis Channel. WTA Finals debutante Kasatkina has also raised her level this season, making the semi-finals of the French Open and returning to the top 10 for the first time since 2019. The WTA Finals features eight women split into two groups, with the top two finishers moving into the semi-finals.

☆ Swiatek poised for picture-perfect finish to 2022 at WTA Finals
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Oct 29 (Reuters) - World number one Iga Swiatek is the hot favourite when the season-ending WTA Finals kick off on Monday in Fort Worth, Texas, as she looks to put the cherry on top of a blockbuster 2022. The 21-year-old Pole collected her second Roland Garros title and won four WTA 1000 tournaments amid a staggering 37-match unbeaten streak before hoisting the trophy at the U.S. Open this year. Tunisian fan favourite Ons Jabeur will feature for the first time with revenge on the agenda after losing in back-to-back Grand Slam finals, most recently in Flushing Meadows against Swiatek. Like Sakkari, U.S. Open semi-finalists Caroline Garcia and Aryna Sabalenka will also be making their second appearances at the finals, which are played in a round-robin format. The WTA Finals run from Oct. 31 through Nov. 7.

☆ 7 Chinese nationals charged in alleged plot to repatriate U.S. resident
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( Leila Sackur | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Federal authorities have charged seven Chinese nationals over an alleged long-running harassment campaign to try and intimidate a U.S. resident into returning to China. “The United States will firmly counter such outrageous violations of national sovereignty and prosecute individuals who act as illegal agents of foreign states,” he added. Surveillance footage showed Guanyang An, left, and Weidong Yuan visited the victim's residence and took photographs of it, according to the indictment. “That same government sent agents to the United States to harass, threaten, and forcibly return them to the People’s Republic of China,” he added. In 2020, federal prosecutors arrested five people accused of trying to coerce Chinese citizens to go home.

☆ Sailors have long complained about jet fuel seeping into their water on US Navy aircraft carriers and other warships. Here's how that can even happen.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

The crew of a US Navy aircraft carrier recently discovered jet fuel contaminating the water supply. In doing this, the crew has to physically connect the ship's potable water system to its fuel oil system through piping. Aligning the potable water system and the fuel system involves opening valves that are normally locked shut in order to allow the two systems to connect. The fuel system is supposed to be depressurized, and the potable system should be pressurized. "Normally, if you flush out your fuel oil tanks — or your fuel oil system, any part of your fuel oil system — you should be watching for this problem, because you've connected the two systems.

☆ Azarenka cruises past Keys to set up meeting with Gauff in Guadalajara
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Tennis - WTA 1000 - Guadalajara Open - Guadalajara, Mexico - October 19, 2022 Belarus' Victoria Azarenka in action during her second round match against Spain's Paula Badosa REUTERS/Henry RomeroOct 20 (Reuters) - Victoria Azarenka battled past Madison Keys 6-4 6-7(4) 6-1 in Guadalajara on Thursday, ending the American's hopes of reaching the WTA Finals and setting up a quarter-final showdown with Coco Gauff, who rolled past Italian Martina Trevisan 6-0 6-3. It will be the first meeting between the 33-year-old twice major winner Azarenka and the American 15 years her junior, after overcoming second-set blunders to dispatch Keys in a tense two hours and 14 minutes. Third-ranked Jessica Pegula of the United States kept her impressive 2022 on track to down former U.S. Open winner Bianca Andreescu 6-4 6-4 and will next face compatriot Sloane Stephens, who dispatched France's Caroline Garcia 7-6(6) 7-5. Veronika Kudermetova beat Latvian Jelena Ostapenko 6-4 6-4 and will next play either American Danielle Collins or Greek Maria Sakkari, while Czech Marie Bouzkova overcame a disastrous start to send off Liudmila Samsonova 0-6 7-5 6-3. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Amy Tennery in New York; Editing by Christopher CushingOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ ATP roundup: Dominic Thiem beats top seed Hubert Hurkacz in Antwerp
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

1 seed Hubert Hurkacz of Poland in the quarterfinals of the European Open on Friday in Antwerp, Belgium. He'll meet Frenchman Richard Gasquet in the semis; Gasquet beat Belgium's David Goffin 6-2, 7-6 (6). De Minaur outlasted Canadian fourth seed Denis Shapovalov 6-2, 7-6 (4) and Rune turned the tables on second seed Cameron Norrie of Great Britain 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-3. Musetti will be joined in the semis by countryman and second seed Matteo Berrettini, who beat Japan's Taro Daniel 6-2, 6-3. Berrettini's opponent will be Mackenzie McDonald, an American who rallied past Chinese qualifier Zhizhen Zhang 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.

☆ About 17 Americans die waiting for transplants each day. Scientists are trying to make more organs in 5 creative ways.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Courtesy of Leilani GrahamIf pig organs turn out to be just as effective as human organs, she added, "That is more appealing to me than using marginal donors." If the technique works for human organs in the future, it could allow clinicians to preserve many more organs for donation after death. Changing organs' blood typeEnzymes are delivered to a lung inside a perfusion machine at Dr. Marcelo Cypel’s lab. Growing synthetic organs from stem cellsResearcher Stormy Chamberlain holds a tray of stem cells at the University of Connecticut's Stem Cell Institute. Hanna started a company called Renewal Bio to pursue the possibility of turning stem cells into organs for transplants.

☆ 15 best skin care products for rosacea and redness
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Mili Godio | Mili Godio Is An Associate Reporter For Select On Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +20 min

SKIP AHEAD Best products for rosacea | How to best manage rosacea | What type of products should you avoid with rosacea? The best products for rosacea in 2022Our expertssaid that a skin routine with gentle, non-abrasive products is best for people with rosacea. Cetaphil’s Gentle Skin Cleanser is recommended by dermatologists thanks to its gentle, non-foaming formula that helps hydrate and soothe rosacea-prone skin. Clinique’s Redness Solutions skin care line offers everything from cleansers to sunscreens that can be beneficial for those with redness and rosacea. Like Avene, La Roche-Posay is a French brand that makes gentle products for sensitive skin — our experts recommended this brand for both rosacea and acne-prone skin.

☆ Paxlovid: Covid-19 treatment can interact with common heart medications, doctors warn
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Jacqueline Howard | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Paxlovid can have dangerous interactions with some of the most common medications for cardiovascular disease, including certain statins and heart failure therapies, a new paper warns. The review paper says that interactions between Paxlovid and certain blood thinners can cause an increased risk of bleeding. Interactions between Paxlovid and some cholesterol medications such as statins can be toxic to the liver, and interactions between Paxlovid and certain blood pressure medications could cause low blood pressure, flushing and swelling. For cardiovascular medications that patients could discontinue in order to take Paxlovid, Morgan noted that the Covid-19 treatment is a five-day regimen. “Awareness of the presence of drug-drug interactions of Paxlovid with common cardiovascular drugs is key.

☆ 5 cutting-edge medical experiments could expand our organ supply, from gene-edited pigs to artificial embryos
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-24 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Courtesy of Leilani GrahamIf pig organs turn out to be just as effective as human organs, she added, "That is more appealing to me than using marginal donors." While much of the shortage is driven by imperfect logistics and bureaucracy rather than supply, cutting-edge research could make organs — human, pig, or synthetic — more accessible in Graham's lifetime. If the technique works for human organs in the future, it could allow clinicians to preserve many more organs for donation after death. Changing organs' blood typeEnzymes are delivered to a lung inside a perfusion machine at Dr. Marcelo Cypel’s lab. Growing synthetic organs from stem cellsResearcher Stormy Chamberlain holds a tray of stem cells at the University of Connecticut's Stem Cell Institute.

☆ Injured Raducanu retires in Korea, Ostapenko faces Alexandrova for title
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Raducanu's 2022 season has been blighted by different kinds of injuries, ranging from blisters to side strains and hip and back problem, and she was playing in her first semi-final since winning the U.S. Open last year. The trouble started for 19-year-old Raducanu midway through the second set in her first meeting against Latvia's world number 19 Ostapenko when she took an off-court medical timeout to get treatment for a left glute injury. Ostapenko won the Korea Open title in 2017 - the same year she lifted her maiden Grand Slam trophy at Roland Garros - and will meet world number 24 Alexandrova next in Seoul. Second seed Alexandrova advanced to her second final of the season by defeating Germany's Wimbledon semi-finalist Tatjana Maria 6-2 6-4 earlier on Saturday. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Sudipto Ganguly in Mumbai; editing by Ken FerrisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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