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Caitlin Clark, Sabrina Ionescu won’t compete in 3-point WNBA contest

There are two notable exceptions to this year’s WNBA 3-Point Contest. Indiana Fever rookie sensation Caitlin Clark and Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu, who won last year’s 3-Point Contest, will not participate in this year’s contest, the league announced Wednesday night. However, Liberty’s Jonquel Jones will compete in the event along with Sophie Cunningham (Phoenix Mercury), […]

Pfizer moves forward with once-daily weight-loss pill to compete with Wegovy

Pfizer, which discontinued a twice-daily version of the drug late last year, said Thursday that an improved, once-daily version of its weight-loss drug danugliplon will move into clinical trials later this year. The new drug is one of a generation of second-generation weight-loss drugs being developed by companies including Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk that […]

Students from war-torn countries compete in U.S. rocketry competition

On a humid, overcast day in Plains, Virginia, an hour from the nation’s capital, a team of middle school students aimed for the stars as they competed in the American Rocket Challenge, the world’s largest student rocket-building competition. The competition is sponsored by the Department of Defense, NASA, the Federal Aviation Administration, and major U.S. […]

Amazon to Compete with China’s Slave-Linked Temu, Shein Using Same Loopholes

Multiple media outlets reported in late June that Amazon was planning to launch a deep-discount website featuring products shipped directly from suspect Chinese suppliers. According to a report by the website The Information, Amazon could be using a trade loophole used by Chinese sites Temu and Shein to avoid taxes to import products tainted by […]

Joey Chestnut to compete in a July 4th hot dog eating contest after all

Joey Chestnut will still be eating hot dogs on the Fourth of July, just not in Coney Island. Chestnut will be taking on soldiers at Fort Bliss, Texas, after a sponsorship deal with Impossible Foods put him at odds with Nathan’s Famous. Due to a contract with his company, Chestnut will not participate in the […]

Biden allies fundraising to compete with Trump’s social media successes

Super PACs are raising millions of dollars to help President Biden counter former President Trump’s recent social media success. Future Forward USA Action, based in Palo Alto, California, is backed by tech giants such as Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz and LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman. The group has raised millions of dollars to better understand the […]

Novak Djokovic to compete at 2024 Olympics in Paris after successful knee surgery

Novak Djokovic is 2024 Olympics The match, in Paris next month, will be played on the same clay courts where the 24-time Grand Slam champion suffered a torn meniscus that brought a premature end to his French Open career. The Serbian Olympic Committee announced on Tuesday that the 37-year-old Djokovic will compete in his fifth […]