Sport in England took a major step towards resuming today, as the government announced the latest easing in lockdown measures would allow pools (outdoor and indoor) and gyms to reopen. Advertisement Outdoor pools will be the first to welcome swimmers back in the water, with a date of 11th July set (although check your lido’s…
Read moreTriathlon to return to England
Following the news last week that grassroot sports can return to England, British Triathlon have produced a set of guidelines for clubs, coaches and event organisers to follow. These are designed to ensure each event is as Covid-secure as possible, and safe for participants. Advertisement From the 18th July English clubs and coaches can host…
Read moreIf KXL Opponents 'Draw The Line,' Will Obama Dare to Cross?
In a coordinated day of action this Saturday, people in the U.S. will gather in their own communities nationwide to deliver what they hope will be a dramatic final public salvo in their multi-year campaign aimed at forcing President Obama to reject the proposed Keystone XL pipeline. The fight against the project remains the main…
Read moreFukushima Failure: Radioactive Water Bursts from Tank
Tons of water exposed to radiation have leaked during a transfer operation at the destroyed Fukushima nuclear plant, owner TEPCO announced Tuesday. The new leak marks the latest in mounting failures to contain the ever-increasing quantity of water contaminated by efforts to cool the plant’s melted reactors. Following heavy rains, workers pumped trapped water into…
Read moreOne Year Out, Sandy Survivors Bring Human 'Wave of Change' to City Hall
A year after Superstorm Sandy flooded the streets of New York, carried away whole stretches of the Jersey Shore and caused untold devastation to half a million homes and countless homeowners along the northeastern seaboard, many survivors are still left adrift. On Sunday afternoon, survivors of the storm and other community leaders are convening at…
Read moreUrban Shield: 'The Epitome of State Repression' Coming to Town Near You
SWAT teams, police forces, and military contractors from across the world will converge in Oakland, California this weekend—October 25-28—for a little-known ‘Urban Shield’ global training exercise and weapons technology expo that is bankrolled by millions of dollars from the Department of Homeland Security and arms manufacturers and is billed as a program to fight ‘terrorism.’…
Read moreTito Ortiz wins city council seat, Dan Rodimer Nevada race undecided
Image: LA Times The combat sports world was represented Tuesday in two separate U.S. elections with one race still to be decided. Former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz won one of three available city council seats in Huntington Beach, California, leading the pack with 14% of the vote (34,901 votes) as of the time…
Read morePenny Lane: The CIA's Double Agent Recruiting Station at Gitmo
One of the most repeated justifications for keeping Guantanamo Bay detainees locked up indefinitely at the U.S. government’s offshore prison was to prevent the possibility of accused former al-Qaida operatives from “returning to the battlefield.” Click Here: camiseta rosario central Now, new revelations by the Associated Press show that at least one program run by…
Read moreLeaked Trade Docs Reveal US Subservience to Corporate Profit
As the highly secretive 12-country trade deal being negotiated by the United States and Pacific rim nations continues, Wikileaks on Monday has released two new documents that reveal information that would otherwise be unavailable to the general public. Having received an advance look at them over the weekend, the Huffington Post reports that the documents,…
Read moreJudge Gives Utah Marriage Equality for Holidays
“I can’t believe this is Utah.” Those were the words of Elisa Noel who stood in line for a license for marriage with her same-sex partner on Friday after a federal judge struck down the state’s gay marriage ban. U.S. District Judge Robert J. Shelby overturned Utah’s ban on Friday on the grounds that it…
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