Triathlon 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…

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      Win: IRS to Recognize Same-Sex Marriages

      Marking a step forward in the fight for marriage equality, the Treasury Department and IRS anounced on Thursday that legally married same-sex couples will be treated as married for federal tax purposes, even if the couple lives in a state that does not recognize gay marriage. The announcement marks implementation of the June 26 U.S….

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        Climate Expert Slams Australian PM, Other Leaders for 'Willful Blindness' Over Climate Change

        Recently elected Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott and other climate change-denying politicians should be charged with “criminal negligence” for their “willful blindness,” climate expert and environmental activist David Suzuki stated in separate public appearances during a trip to Australia this week. Abbot, who is known for his climate change denialism, came into power this month…

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          New Law in Turkey Criminalizes Protests Before They Happen

          Turkish police can now legally arrest and detain people they deem at “risk of conducting a protest” without court orders or oversight of any kind, prompting concerns about deepening police abuse in a country slammed for its brutal crackdown on recent mass protests. Leading Turkish paper Hürriyet reported Sunday that the new regulations will allow…

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            Democracy Under Threat as Media Giants Gobble Up Local TV: Study

            In a new wave of rapid media consolidation, large and unaccountable telecommunication corporations are gobbling up local television stations nationwide, according to a new study, devouring the interests of communities and unwitting consumers along the way. Though consolidation of television and other media companies has been an unrelenting trend for decades, the media reform group…

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              Super Typhoon's Landfall Was Most Powerful… Ever

              Super Typhoon Haiyan slammed the central islands of the Phillipines overnight and with sustained winds of nearly 200 mph the ferocious storm fulfilled fears that it would go down as the world’s most powerful tropical storm to make landfall in all recorded history. According to meteorologist Jeff Masters, citing wind speed estimates from the Joint…

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                As Farm Bill Talks Resume, Who Will Fight for the Nation's Hungry?

                Congressional talks will resume on Wednesday over a Farm Bill that has languished without resolution in both chambers since last year. And while Republicans have continued to attack the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (or SNAP), which provides food assistance to the nation’s poorest families and individuals, the Democrats have played along by proposing less aggressive,…

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