Austria is taking the European Union to court over plans to characterize natural gas and nuclear power generation as sustainable energies amid efforts to fight climate change. The Austrian government on Friday filed a lawsuit with the EU’s top court over the classification used to define clean energy resources. The EU’s executive Commission plans to add certain nuclear and gas …
Read More »Analysing maul tries in the Premiership
With the help of Oval Insights, we look at the volume of Premiership tries that have been generated from a driving maul this season and last Analysing maul tries in the Premiership The driving lineout is one of rugby’s biggest weapons. Some teams found their attacking philosophies in the furnace of the maul. And last season, we saw hookers in …
Read More »San Francisco supervisor who wants the Blue Angels banned complains about outside coverage of city politics
A San Francisco city council member who suggested that the Blue Angels should be banned from the city’s airspace expressed his frustration Sunday about outside criticism of the city and its policies. District 5 Supervisor Dean Preston, a self-described Democratic socialist, asked why so many outside San Francisco – with no connection to the Bay Area – are “so focused …
Read More »Colorado secretary of state says office accidentally sent 30,000 voter registration notices to noncitizens
Around 30,000 non-U.S. citizens living in Colorado were mistakenly sent postcards late last month encouraging them to register to vote. Democratic Secretary of State Jena Griswold’s office said the postcards were mistakenly mailed on Sept. 27 after department employees compared a list of names of 102,000 people provided by the Electronic Registration Information Center to a database of Colorado residents …
Read More »Meghan’s hubby Prince Harry no longer a member of royal Firm?
Body language expert Judi James has shared her opinion about Prince Harry’s latest video call, saying “it’s hard to watch the Duke here”. In conversation with express.co.uk, she said: “It’s hard to watch Harry here and not regret the fact that he is no longer a member of the royal Firm. He engages so well and shows empathy with the …
Read More »Geena Davis details ‘bad’ first meeting with Bill Murray
Geena Davis is opening up about her not-so-glamourous first experiences with Bill Murray while making the movie “Quick Change” in 1989. The 66-year-old actress included the pair’s audition meeting in her upcoming memoir “Dying of Politeness,” claiming that the now-72-year-old Murray allegedly greeted her in a hotel suite with a massage device that he insisted on using on her, even …
Read More »MLS playoffs 2022: Full schedule, 1st-round matches, USMNT fallout
MLS’s 14-team playoff picture is set following another dramatic Decision Day, and while some of the major developments and the majority of the playoff berths had been sorted long before Sunday, there was still room for intrigue on the final day of the season. The big news is out west, where after seven straight years of either the Portland Timbers …
Read More »England v Czech Republic: Lucy Bronze set to make 100th appearance for Lionesses
Bronze made her England debut against Japan in 2013 Lucy Bronze could make her 100th senior appearance for England as the Lionesses take on the Czech Republic in a friendly on Tuesday. The 30-year-old right-back, who made her senior international debut in 2013, previously thought injuries might stop her from reaching the milestone. “I was told at 20 years old …
Read More »Planned Parenthood criticized for cartoon on YouTube promoting puberty blockers to children
Planned Parenthood took some flak on social media last week for promoting a cartoon that encouraged children to take hormone blockers if they’re feeling confused about their gender. The video was posted on the group’s YouTube channel earlier this year but received renewed attention after the group Inside The Classroom reposted it on Twitter last week. The video tells viewers …
Read More »Austria sues EU executive over plans to label natural gas and nuclear energy as sustainable
The Austrian government said Monday it has filed a legal complaint with the European Union’s top court over plans by the bloc’s executive branch to label natural gas and nuclear power generation as sustainable energies. Austria’s environment minister, Leonore Gewessler, warned that the measure could “greenwash” nuclear power and gas despite the environmental damage they cause. AUSTRIA TO BEGIN CHECKS …
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