Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, issued an urgent alert about dengue fever, a painful and sometimes deadly mosquito-borne illness common in tropical and subtropical parts of the world. Some 3,500 travelers from the United States contracted dengue abroad in 2024, according to the CDC,...
FEMA moves to end one of its biggest disaster adaptation programs
The Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, is known for responding to extreme weather like hurricanes and wildfires — the kinds of disasters that are becoming more intense and common as climate change gets worse. But the agency also has a program that sends billions of dollars to communities, municipalities,...
A federal judge just hit the brakes on Trump’s plan to fast track industrial fish farming in the Gulf
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and Verite News, a nonprofit news organization with a mission to produce in-depth journalism in underserved communities in the New Orleans area. President Donald Trump’s first-term push to open the Gulf of Mexico and other federal waters to fish farming...
The quest to fix the irony at the heart of every heat pump
Heat pumps are essential for ditching fossil fuels. The appliances are many times more efficient than even the best gas furnaces, and they run on electricity, so they can draw power from renewables like wind and solar. But the very thing that makes them such an amazing climate solution is...
Spain could include Camp Nou final in bid to host 2035 Rugby World Cup
Real Madrid’s Bernabéu also offers appeal to federation Italy expected to be Spain’s closest rival for tournament The 2035 Rugby World Cup final could be staged at the revamped Camp Nou in Barcelona with the Spanish rugby federation in discussions with La Liga over using celebrated football stadiums as part...
Bunting ends Premier League darts drought in Berlin after Littler crashes out
Bunting beats Price 6-5 in final to break his duck Littler well beaten 6-2 by Dobey in opening match Stephen Bunting turned his Premier League form around in stunning fashion to claim victory in Berlin after Luke Littler crashed out early. Bunting had failed to win a match in the...
New Manchester United stadium may feature at 2035 Women’s World Cup
UK poised to host Women’s World Cup in 2035 FA to discuss with United whether stadium will be ready Wembley and a new Manchester United stadium could be crown jewels in the 2035 Women’s World Cup after Gianni Infantino, the Fifa president, announced the United Kingdom had a clear run...
Williamson hopes Russo can carry Arsenal swagger into Lionesses games
Forward is in fine form going into Belgium double-header ‘To be a No 9 you have to have that confidence about you’ Leah Williamson has praised the form of Alessia Russo before England’s No 9 spearheads the Lionesses’ attack in their Women’s Nations League double-header against Belgium, starting in Bristol on...
Fury among families after senior Hillsborough officers absolved by police watchdog
Campaigners denounce ‘cover-up of a cover-up’ as IOPC clears officers of scapegoating Liverpool supporters A 12-year investigation into the Hillsborough disaster by the police watchdog has concluded that no senior South Yorkshire police officers were guilty of misconduct for falsely blaming misbehaviour by Liverpool supporters. That police case was wholly...
Sports quiz of the week: Grand National, Champions League and county cricket
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