Nearly two decades after the United Nations adopted a landmark declaration on Indigenous rights, advocates say countries still aren’t living up to their promises to uphold and respect those rights. Indigenous people are being killed for protecting their territories, criminalized for practicing their culture, and seeing their lands stripped of...
He’s the only lead tester in this contaminated neighborhood. He graduates next month.
Kim Booker never thought much about lead during her roughly 27 years living in Trenton, New Jersey. Born and raised in the once-industrial powerhouse, she first heard about the heavy metal at community meetings organized by the East Trenton Collaborative, a local nonprofit that works on environmental health and safety...
Illinois is feuding with itself over endangered species protections
In the creeks and rivers of southern Illinois, a school of bigeye shiners darting along the edge of a stream is a sign of healthy water. The freshwater fish, which is on the state’s endangered species list, has managed to survive despite habitat loss driven by decades of construction and industrial...
Clarke earns Ipswich point at Southampton to set up final-day promotion shootout
The Championship’s automatic promotion race will go down to the final day. Ipswich’s plans of Âreducing Millwall’s hopes to an unlikely mathematical scenario and eliminating Middlesbrough’s altogether were dashed at St Mary’s. A pulsating draw played amid extreme tension and the highest of stakes did for Southampton’s chances of second...
Manchester City angered by fixture crunch of three key games in seven days
City face crucial games on 13 May, 16 May and 19 May Alternative date for Palace game has been chief problem Manchester City have been left angered by what they deem to be an end-of-season fixture pile-up that could have been avoided had the Premier League acted quicker to rearrange...
Classic Football Shirts: inside the vault home to their most valuable vintage gear – video
Classic Football Shirts have been in business for 20 years, selling over one million shirts (so far) and keeping the most iconic match-worn pieces in their temperature-controlled vault. Michael Butler travelled to Manchester to meet the CFS founders Continue reading...
Michael Thomas, Sergio Agüero, Josh Stones: football’s latest title-winning goals | The Knowledge
Plus: dramatic late drops into the relegation zone, the Italia 90 XI and teams wearing away kits in finals Mail us with your all of your questions and answers “York City won the National League, and achieved promotion to the EFL, thanks to a goal from Josh Stones in the...
Giuliano Simeone follows in father’s footsteps to his Atlético destiny
Youngest son of Diego Simeone has had to earn his chance but is now making the most of it at the Metropolitano At the beginning of the final training session before their biggest game in a decade, Atlético Madrid’s players lined up by the centre circle at the Metropolitano and...
‘I will love it. Love it’: 30 years on from Kevin Keegan’s infamous rant
The then Newcastle manager’s on-air blast at Sir Alex Ferguson remains a classic Premier League moment Premier League history is littered with red letter days and Monday 29 April 1996 will for ever rank among the most memorable. Thirty years on, recollections of the aftermath of Newcastle’s 1-0 victory at...
All World Cup teams poised for tax exemption after Fifa talks with US treasury
Teams should now be exempt from US federal taxes Many will still have to pay US state and city tax Fifa is poised to secure a last-minute tax exemption for all 48 World Cup qualifiers after intensive negotiations with the US treasury. After months of lobbying Fifa has secured a...