Power lines across the country weren’t designed for a changing climate, with much of the nation’s grid built more than half a century ago. Today, stronger storms and heavier precipitation cause hundreds of outages a year, many because of trees falling on above-ground power lines. In northern Michigan, some utilities...
US host cities made transit improvements a World Cup goooooooal
The latest addition to Seattle’s already impressive public transit system opened to great fanfare this spring when more than 200,000 people rode the Crosslake Connection light rail line. Its March 28 debut was second only to the parade that followed the Seahawks’ Super Bowl victory as Sound Transit’s busiest day...
The fight to protect pollinators and people from the ‘pesticides that are everywhere’
Born and raised in Colorado, Cory Kreft began working on a honey farm at 15 years old. He returned to beekeeping after college, eventually buying the business from his former boss. But in 2021, his bees suddenly began dying. He lost 85 percent of his hives. The losses continued the...
Arsenal have shown me nothing brings joy, pain and community like football | Suzanne Wrack
It’s real and physical, it scars and heals: sport is a visceral high – and the Gunners have reminded fans just what it means It’s going to take some time to shake this feeling. Frankly, I don’t want to shake it. I don’t want the flare smell, akin to a...
A £2m prize fund and free parking: Epsom’s Derby reboot prepares for its first test
Fans and professionals alike are desperate for positivity after last year’s damp squib, but there is reason for hope One of the major benefits of announcing a “five-year plan” is that it should buy you some time but Epsom’s ambitious scheme to revive the status and popularity of the Derby,...
Coaching great John Kear dies day after covering Challenge Cup final for BBC
Led two sides to Challenge Cup glory in long career ‘He was a true rugby league man through and through’ John Kear, the rugby league broadcaster and former Challenge Cup-winning coach, has died at the age of 71. The Rugby Football League announced that Kear died on Sunday on his...
Anthony Joshua puts ‘emotions to side’ after crash as he prepares for boxing return
Addresses media for first time since losing friends in car accident Former world champion to return to ring in tune-up for Tyson Fury bout Anthony Joshua has stressed that rather than coming to terms with his own grief after the car accident in which two of his closest friends died...
‘Manager loved it’: Tonda Eckert found to have initiated Southampton’s spying
Interns were pressured into recording other clubs Southampton owner does not plan to sack Eckert Southampton’s head coach, Tonda Eckert, initiated the practice of spying on opponents, according to new documents which also show that an intern tasked with recording rival training sessions was assured the “manager loved it”. Southampton...
Arsenal v PSG got 16.2m illegal stream views in UK after not being free-to-air
Analysts trace illegal views to 3.7m IP addresses in UK Champions League final watched legally by more than 7m Arsenal’s Champions League final defeat by Paris Saint-Germain attracted more than 16.2 million views on illegal streams in the UK after not being made free to air. Analysis conducted for the...
McCullum and Key are lucky to have kept their jobs. Now they have to nail England’s rebuild | Mark Ramprakash
Series against New Zealand will be a litmus test to see if the leadership team’s failed approach has really changed There’s a quote from Legacy, James Kerr’s book about the All Blacks, that I have always liked: “Our values decide our character, our character decides our value.” As England’s Test...