No city dealing with a lot of lead pipes spends as much as Chicago does to replace them. With more than 400,000 lead water service lines, Chicago has the largest known inventory of lead pipes of any city in the country. Officials say replacing each one costs about $31,000 on...
For Puerto Rico’s fishers, climate change isn’t the only challenge — being left to adapt alone is another
Tomás Ayala leaps off the side of a small dinghy and into the dark swell of water. His arms slice through the waves like a cutlass as he dives deep into the bay off the southeastern coast of the Puerto Rican island of Culebra. Armed with a spear gun, Ayala...
England and Tuchel prepare to go deep but know ignominy may lie in wait if they fail | Jacob Steinberg
The shadow of Iceland 2016 is all the warning England should need not to take for granted a winnable-looking first knockout game of the tournament It was the 10th anniversary last Saturday of the Iceland debacle. Kolbeinn Sigthórsson’s winner sliding underneath Joe Hart’s dive, Wayne Rooney chugging away in midfield,...
Serena Williams’ Wimbledon singles return ended in first round by Maya Joint
Williams beaten 3-6, 7-6 (6), 6-3 on Centre Court Joint fights off second-set rally to close out match Serena Williams walked up to the baseline down match point aware that it would not have been a tragedy for her to lose one more point. Four years on from her last...
Kylian Mbappé at the double as France swat aside Sweden in World Cup masterclass
When people form memories of the World Cup, it’s matches like this that do it. France once again won comprehensively, and against decent opposition, but the quality of their attacking play, and the sheer beauty of their goals, were difficult to fully appreciate in the moment. It’s the sort of...
Mexico end World Cup knockout drought with last-32 win over Ecuador in Azteca cauldron
They were held up by an electric storm but, after the skies had cleared, Mexico kept the lightning bolts coming. This was a climactic night that utterly engulfed the senses and its ramifications will be far reaching. El Tri have broken a hex that had nagged and gnawed at the...
World Cup 2026: France dazzle, Mexico swagger through, England v DR Congo buildup, and more – live
‘Don’t start to doubt’: Tuchel wants patience Email us | Bracketology | World Cup Daily At least two people died on Wednesday during massive celebrations in Mexico City as the national team advanced to the round of 16 at the World Cup, according to the local government. A 19-year-old woman...
People with strong chest and back less likely to have a heart attack, analysis suggests
Researchers think people with greater muscle density in torso area, who are also less likely to die prematurely, are those who exercise more People with strong chest and back muscles are less likely to have a heart attack or die prematurely, analysis using artificial intelligence suggests. Researchers led by the...
‘Happy vowel’ is a key indicator of social class in Manchester accents, study finds
Final vowel in words such as happy, baby and chilly varies clearly by social class across the city Pronunciation of the “happy vowel” is one of the key indicators of social class in Mancunian accents, researchers have found. A sociolinguistic study, led by Lancaster University, found that the final vowel...
The video game industry just told lawmakers Minecraft and Call of Duty private servers are illegal piracy
California's Protect Our Games Act, which would have required publishers to provide remedies when ending support for paid online games, stalled in the state Senate after falling just three votes short of a majority. The bill's leading supporter, Stop Killing Games, quickly seized on an opposing lobbyist's claim that private......