When automobiles first started tearing through American streets a century ago, they weren’t exactly welcome. One of the main problems was that they were killing children: in 1921 alone, 286 children in Pittsburgh, 130 in Baltimore, and 97 in Washington, D.C. Cities memorialized the dead with monuments and solemn marches....
In New York, a pipeline proposal that just won’t die
They don’t build many basements in Breezy Point anymore, but Ed Power’s got one. Breezy Point is a remote stretch of New York City along the coast of the Rockaway Peninsula, colloquially known as the “Irish Riviera.” A longtime firefighter who retired as a deputy chief, Power grew up in...
The West’s new gold rush is the data center boom
A new kind of gold rush is sweeping the West, and this time the prize isn’t minerals but megawatts. From Phoenix to Colorado’s Front Range, data centers are arriving with outsize demands for power and water. In a new report, the regional environmental advocacy group Western Resource Advocates (WRA) warns...
Brendan Rodgers and Celtic were heading for divorce but acrimony was avoidable | Ewan Murray
The lack of squad investment had clearly frustrated a habitually successful manager yet he was minded to see out his final season – before things got personal Presumably Martin O’Neill had no inkling of what the coming hours would bring when he used a Monday radio appearance to talk up...
Borthwick rips up script with move to hybrids that could lead to Pollock on wing
Head coach may also consider playing Ben Earl at centre Marcus Smith left out of matchday 23 to face Australia Steve Borthwick is considering playing his fast-rising back-row Henry Pollock on the wing at some stage this autumn as he seeks fresh impetus in all areas before the looming November...
Will Fish chips in with vital goal for Cardiff after Wrexham fail to fire in derby
After more than 21 years without facing one another, Cardiff had to wait a little longer to reacquaint themselves with their Welsh rivals, as Wrexham completely failed to turn up for the first half. The Bluebirds’ victory came as little of a shock, if anything their progress to the quarter‑finals...
Collins caps five-star Brentford’s Carabao Cup cruise against Grimsby
With the wind biting and a sold‑out home crowd sniffing proverbial blood once again in the League Cup, this had all the hallmarks of a horrible and tricky evening for Brentford on the banks of the River Humber. However, it is a sign to the flow Keith Andrews’s side are...
Lecomte’s shootout saves spare Fulham blushes against Wycombe in Carabao Cup
Relying on penalties to see off lowly opposition from League One will do little for Fulham’s morale. Marco Silva’s team are in a sticky spot, four consecutive defeats dragging them towards the Premier League’s bottom three, and making a meal out of reaching the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup at...
Guerrero homers off Ohtani as Blue Jays see off Dodgers to level World Series
Guerrero HR sparks Jays in bounce-back win Bieber allows one run into sixth in WS debut Series returns to Toronto with matchup tied Less than a day after staggering through one of the most draining defeats in World Series history, the Toronto Blue Jays played with total command. Vladimir Guerrero...
Long-throw trend prompts Ifab to consider time limit for taking throw-ins
Long throws have doubled in Premier League this season The trend has led to a reduction of in-play time Football’s lawmakers are considering taking action against the most fashionable trend in the game: long throws. The International Football Association Board (Ifab) has discussed the possibility of limiting how long a...