Democrats’ ‘climate hushing’ prompts activists to turn up the volume
This summer, torrential rains have washed away Texas neighborhoods, dangerous heat has blanketed swaths of the country, and smoke from Canadian wildfires has choked communities as far south as Florida.
Who are candidates to take on Infantino for FIFA presidency? All to know
The future of the World Cup appears to be intact after FIFA withdrew its proposal to sell stakes in its prized tournament and other events to private investors.
The outlook for the president of football’s global governing body, Gianni Infantino, is not quite as clear.
On the ground in the English seaside town rightwing influencers say is being ‘invaded’
If you believe rightwing influencers and politicians, Dover and the wider Kent coast has been the site of an “invasion” for years now. And, for an online audience of millions, they and their camera crews have been the vanguard in the nation’s defence.
Colorado declares town abandoned amid water and leadership crisis
A small town in south-eastern Colorado was recently declared abandoned after all of its local public leaders resigned amid a drinking water supply crisis.
The office of Colorado’s secretary of state, Jena Griswold, announced the fate of Hartman on 29 July, a little more than a month after being advised in writing that the town “had lacked chlorine in its water for [more than] one month and the water was not potable and ‘smells horrible’”, according to public documents.
What A 400-Year-Old Shark Can Teach Us About Human Longevity
Plate showing the Northern lemargus (lamargus borealis) or Greenland shark. Book "Voyage en Islande et au Groenland" by Louis-Eugene Robert. Illustrated by Antoine Maurin and published in 1835-1836. (Photo by: Photo12/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
When my kids were young, I was excited to send them back to school. Now that I'm a mom of teens, I feel differently.
Essay by
Jill Robbins
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Beneath Tunisia’s silence, public anger simmers
Five years after Tunisian President Kais Saied’s dramatic power grab, few of the hopes that charged the region following the country’s landmark 2011 revolution remain intact.
The people’s sense of participation in forming a template for a new constitution and democratic order that followed the revolution has all but vanished.
Don’t expect supersonic flight any time soon — our new private jet is close enough, says Bombardier CEO
Don’t expect supersonic flight any time soon — our new private jet is close enough, says Bombardier CEO
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Pete Syme
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Knickers in a twist: why M&S selling crotchless underwear isn’t as outrageous as it seems
The news that Marks & Spencer is selling Ann Summers crotchless knickers on their website has been greeted – as might be expected – with outrage online, being described as everything from “tawdry” to “S & M”.
Liverpool training under Andoni Iraola: Intensity, smiles and Robert Lewandowski
Earlier this week, a video was posted on social media of Dominik Szoboszlai and Curtis Jones - who has been linked with a move to Inter Milan - having a heated argument at the end of Liverpool's win over Wrexham on Wednesday.