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Eversource quits gas industry group over climate goals

Eversource Energy, the largest utility company in New England, has announced that it has left the American Gas Association (AGA), a powerful trade group that represents the interests of the natural gas industry. The utility said that it made the decision to focus on its decarbonization efforts and reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. Eversource’s climate strategy Eversource, which serves about 4 million customers in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire, provides…

Spain’s women’s football team faces sexism backlash after World Cup win

Borrell’s controversial remark The EU’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell, has sparked outrage with his sexist comment on the Spanish women’s football team, who won the World Cup for the first time on Sunday. Borrell said he was happy that “our women are learning to play football as well as men, and that in itself is already very good news.” He made the remark while recalling Andrés Iniesta’s winning goal for…

Josh Kerr shocks the world with 1500m gold in Budapest

Great Britain’s Josh Kerr pulled off a stunning upset in the men’s 1500m final at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, on Wednesday (23 August). The 25-year-old Scot outran the Olympic champion and heavy favourite Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Norway to claim the gold medal in a thrilling sprint finish. Kerr follows Wightman’s footsteps Kerr, who won the bronze medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, emulated his compatriot Jake Wightman,…

D.C. middle school football team seeks support for its success

The John Hayden Johnson Middle School football team has a remarkable record on and off the field. The team, composed of students from a city struggling to control youth violence, has won 15 games in a row and maintained a 3.0 GPA average. However, the team also faces challenges such as lack of funding, equipment, and parental involvement. The team is hoping to get more support from the community as…

UK academics urge Royal Society to condemn fossil fuel industry

Scientists say the prestigious institution should stop accepting funding from oil and gas companies A group of UK academics has called on the Royal Society, the world’s oldest scientific academy, to stop accepting funding from fossil fuel companies and to condemn their role in causing the climate crisis. In an open letter published on Wednesday, more than 100 scientists, including professors, lecturers and researchers from various disciplines, said the society…

Boston Globe faces backlash over diversity fellowships lawsuit

The Boston Globe, one of the most prominent newspapers in the US, is facing criticism and boycott calls from some readers and activists after it was sued by a conservative group over its diversity fellowships program. What is the lawsuit about? The lawsuit, filed by Judicial Watch on behalf of a white male applicant, alleges that the Boston Globe discriminated against him on the basis of race, sex, and national…

Blitzboks face mixed fortunes ahead of Olympic qualifiers

The Springbok Sevens squad will have to deal with both joy and sorrow as they prepare for the Rugby Africa Sevens Olympic Qualifier in Zimbabwe next month. Specman returns to boost Blitzboks One of the good news for the Blitzboks is the return of Rosko Specman, the energetic playmaker and one-cap Springbok speedster, who has opted to re-start his sevens career on a short-term deal with the team. Specman, who…

WADA Panel Defends Marijuana Ban for Athletes Despite Criticism

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has faced backlash for its decision to keep marijuana on the list of prohibited substances for athletes, especially after the suspension of U.S. sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson from the Tokyo Olympics. However, some members of WADA’s Prohibited List Expert Advisory Group have defended the ban, arguing that marijuana use violates the “spirit of sport” and poses health and safety risks. Marijuana and the “spirit of sport”…

Aussie banks ramp up efforts to combat fraud amid growing concerns

New platform to freeze scam payments in real time The Australian Banking Association (ABA) has announced the launch of a new platform that will help banks act quickly to freeze money being sent to scammers by allowing the reporting of bank-to-bank scam payments in close to real time. The platform, called the Fraud Reporting Exchange (FRX), will facilitate the quick reporting of fraudulent payments as they are transferred to another…

S&P Global slashes credit ratings of multiple US banks over funding risks

S&P Global, one of the world’s leading credit rating agencies, has recently downgraded the credit ratings and revised the outlooks for several US banks. These include Associated Banc-Corp, Valley National Bancorp, UMB Financial Corporation, Comerica Bank, KeyCorp, S&T Bank, and River City Bank. This action follows a similar move by Moody’s, which cited weaker profitability and funding risks as factors that will likely test the credit strength of the banking…