House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries says the election climate is holding firm for Democrats as they race to retake the House
A new gas line or cash to electrify? California lets households choose.
When one of the nation’s biggest investor-owned utilities, Pacific Gas and Electric, wanted to replace Merrian Borgeson’s aging gas service line in Berkeley, California, she asked the company not to do it. Borgeson, who is the California policy director for climate and energy at the nonprofit Natural Resources Defense Council, explained...
Evanilson swivels his hips to seal Bournemouth win against 10-man Sunderland
Bournemouth’s, and Marco Rose’s, wait for a Premier League win is over. Sunderland, locked in the bottom three, are becoming this season’s object lesson in travelling too far, too fast. Once Kevin Danso was dismissed in the 17th minute for the denial of a goalscoring opportunity, Sunderland were sunk. If...
Gómez halfway-line wondergoal sparks Brighton’s 5-0 thrashing of sorry Crystal Palace
At last, Fabian Hürzeler has the scalp that matters most to all Brighton fans and in humiliating fashion. Diego Gómez’s breathtaking goal-of-the-season contender from the halfway line, à la David Beckham, was the highlight of another hugely impressive performance from the Premier League’s top scorers as they continued their flying...
South Africa v Australia: second men’s cricket Test, day two – live
Updates as the Proteas host Australia at St George’s Park Start to play in Gqeberha delayed by rain Any thoughts? Get in touch with an email Later, once South Africa finally get to bowl, which may be Day 3 at this stage, we’ll have the return of Rabada. He was...
Northampton break England’s duck in Champions Cup with victory over Cardiff
Pool 4: Northampton 28-12 Cardiff Saints claim first win for Prem side at eighth time of asking At 7.16pm, just around the time those Sunday night blues kick in, England’s Champions Cup cohort finally had something to cheer about. It was not pretty but after seven of their Prem rivals...
Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action
Florian Wirtz takes on more responsibility in Liverpool’s attack while Pierre Sage is under pressure at Crystal Palace Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s physicality overpowering Bryan Mbeumo in Manchester United’s area at a corner grabbed him a fifth goal in 10 outings for Leeds: a pretty respectable ratio. “I just tried to cause...
Japan to launch world-first mission to collect samples from Martian moon
Japanese space agency leads five-year mission to Phobos, one of ‘most important unclimbed mountains in the solar system’ Japan is to launch a spacecraft on the world’s first mission to bring back samples from Phobos, one of the two small, potato-shaped moons orbiting Mars. Scientists hope the mission, which is...
Starwatch: Catch the Orionid meteor shower streak across the night sky
As Earth passes through dust left by Halley’s comet, observers may see 10-20 fragments per hour The annual Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak this week, offering the chance to see fragments of the most famous comet of all streaking across the night sky. The Orionids occur every October as...
Warning signs could predict inflammatory bowel disease a decade before diagnosis
Antibody patterns in the blood may help doctors identify people at risk so they can be treated earlier, research shows Patterns of antibodies in people’s blood could predict the onset of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) a decade before diagnosis, according to research that raises hopes for catching the condition early....