‘Desperation driving Australia – but it only gets you so far’
The Lions finished the first Test sloppily but at their best they’re streets ahead of the Wallabies, writes Tom English.
Sewage discharges to halve by 2030 in ‘water revolution’, minister pledges
Environment Secretary Steve Reed says the government is preparing a “water revolution” and that the water sector is broken.
‘The genius of modern boxing’ – Usyk knocks out Dubois in rematch
Oleksandr Usyk further cements his place as one of boxing’s greats by stopping Daniel Dubois in round five at Wembley Stadium to become a two-time undisputed heavyweight champion.
Tourist boat capsizes during a thunderstorm in Vietnam, leaving 34 dead
A boat carrying tourists capsized during a sudden thunderstorm in Vietnam on Saturday afternoon during a sightseeing excursion, killing 34 people. (Image credit: AQDND)
Cuts to public media will smash budgets of some local radio stations
Congress voted to claw back federal funding to public media. Some of those hit hardest include community radio stations in areas that voted for the president. (Image credit: Kristian Thacker for NPR)
3 people are still missing from deadly floods in Texas county, down from nearly 100
Officials in a Texas hill country community pummeled by deadly flooding July 4 said Saturday that just three people remain missing, down from nearly 100, after people who had previously been reported missing have since been accounted for. (Image credit: Eric Gay)
Former NPR CEO: ‘This has not been a great week for free speech’
Former NPR CEO Vivian Schiller criticized CBS’s canceling of Stephen Colbert’s show in a Saturday interview amidst pushback of a decision that the network said was made due to financial constraints. “This has not been a great week for free speech and speaking truth to power, without a doubt,” Schiller said on MSNBC. CBS has…
Most Americans think Trump megabill will benefit wealthy people: Survey
Nearly two-thirds of Americans think the “big, beautiful bill” will do more to help wealthy people, according to a new AP-NORC poll. That includes 48 percent of Republicans, 60 percent of independents, and 83 percent of Democrats, according to the poll, which was released on Friday. The bill extends many of the tax cuts passed…
Number of missing in Kerr County, center of Texas flooding, drops to 3
After weeks of search and rescue efforts following deadly flash floods, officials in Texas’s Kerr County said Saturday that the number of people still missing had dropped to just three. As many as 160 people were reported missing in the days after flash floods caused the Guadalupe River to rise drastically over the July 4…
The benefits of vigilance
In Finland, preparation – in this case, preparation for the possibility of war with Russia – is not just sensible policy, but somewhat of an antidote to the spiraling hyperpolarization seen in many other countries.