Sara Kehaulani Goo’s journey to save her family’s land on Maui began in 2019 with an email she read at her kitchen table in Washington, D.C. “Sara, the Hāna property taxes went up 500%,” her dad wrote. “If we can’t find a way to pay, then the trust funds will...
Trump’s budget bill is on the verge of transforming how America eats
Early this month, after some equivocation, President Donald Trump briefly endorsed the idea to hike taxes on the wealthiest Americans in his budget proposal to Congress. Economists were quick to point out the meager impact a new millionaire tax bracket would have on the ultra-rich, particularly in the context of...
What’s likely to survive from Biden’s climate law? The controversial stuff.
Dig down about a mile or two in parts of the United States and you’ll start to see the remains of an ancient ocean. The shells of long dead sea creatures are compressed into white limestone, surrounding brine aquifers with a higher salt content than the Atlantic Ocean. Last summer,...
‘Never think you’re too old’: Meet the world’s fastest 75-year-old woman
Sarah Roberts is a grandmother and global record holder but only took it up after a parkrun eight years ago Along a sun-dappled canal towpath in picturesque Hertfordshire countryside, a grey-brown bob rises and falls with the effortless bounce of a lithe, spectacled figure gliding her way past dog-walkers and...
Mao Saigo fires 66 for US Women’s Open lead as she chases second major of year
Saigo leads at 8 under after six birdies in strong round Korda shoots 67, tied second in best U.S. Open showing Kim, Shibuno among six chasing as play halts at sunset Mao Saigo already won her first major title this year. She’s putting herself in position for another at US...
England’s Smith takes five after Jones and Beaumont tons in ODI canter past West Indies
1st ODI: England, 345-6, bt West Indies, 237, by 108 runs Debutant spinner Smith takes superb five for 36 In Charlotte Edwards’s first press conference as England head coach, she was pretty clear about her priorities: “I think we’ve got to look at our ODI game. I think that’s probably...
Despotism v capitalism: PSG v Inter is clash of styles on and off pitch | Jonathan Liew
Champions League final features opposing tactical approaches and two radically different ownership models In 2021, Oaktree Capital quietly rebranded its “Distressed Debt” division as the “Opportunistic Credit” platform. For decades the LA-based investment fund had specialised in picking up what is known in the trade as distressed assets, a strategy...
Liverpool bid £109m for Wirtz and sign Frimpong as Alexander-Arnold leaves
Club-record offer submitted for Leverkusen playmaker Frimpong in as Alexander-Arnold joins Real for £10m Liverpool have started ambitious plans to build on their Premier League title triumph by submitting a club record £109m bid for Florian Wirtz and signing his Bayer Leverkusen teammate Jeremie Frimpong for £29.5m. The moves came...
Fearnley gets his chance to overhaul trailblazer Norrie in battle of Britain
Scot always looked up to his fellow Texas Christian University graduate and now faces him in a historic French Open third-round meeting Over the course of his distinguished career, Cameron Norrie has become an unlikely role model to many of his fellow professionals. He has enjoyed achievements that most dream...
Football matchday live: PSG v Inter Champions League final buildup
All the buildup to the Munich final Jonathan Liew: PSG v Inter is clash of styles on and off pitch You can email Barry | Kick-off is at 8pm BST Paris Saint-Germain: Luis Enrique has given his star players a holiday since they wrapped up the French title 57 days...