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#environment

LGBT+ badminton clubs across the UK are helping members of the community feel confident and comfortable with who they are.Long Yang Club Badminton London (LYC) has been in existence since the mid-1980s and serves to unite queer Asians and Westerners with an interest in the sport.For James Yeung, who has been playing at the club for around a year and a half, if it was not for LYC he would not have been able to grow in a way where I'm confident and comfortable with who I am.

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As the federal government starts negotiations on long-term plans for the overtapped Colorado River, leaders of tribes are pushing for more involvement in the talks, saying they want to be at the table in high-level discussions among the seven states that rely on the river.

Tents line Fulton Street near City Hall on April 5, 2020.In June, budget battles are underway in the Bay Area's two largest cities, with Mayors London Breed in San Francisco and Matt Mahan in San José pushing for more voter-approved homelessness dollars to go toward temporary housing.(Beth LaBerge/KQED)



A growing number of California mayors are pushing for a realignment of homelessness spending toward shelters and temporary housing in the face of political pressure to clear encampments and deliver visible reductions of people experiencing homelessness.

Dezeen School Shows: an aquatic research centre designed to raise awareness of freshwater ecosystems is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at the School of Visual Arts.Also featured is a healing centre designed to promote wellbeing through exposure to white noise and a multiethnic restaurant that provides space for chefs to share their cultural heritage through food.

"Disruptive" is thrown reflexively and regularly when discussing electric vehicles' impact upon automotive manufacturing, fuel efficiency, mobility technologies, and ultimately how we drive.But alongside these developing changes, the public's expectations related to the car shopping experience is also evolving, one veering away from the haggle and hassle of dealership-oriented car buying of yesteryear.

The Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) is expanding to cover the whole of London from the end of August, much to the dismay of the opponents of the scheme.The BBC has been assessing some of the claims made about Sadiq Khan's flagship clean-air policy to better understand its impact.Some opposition, particularly from Liberal Democrats and Labour MPs, focuses on the argument that people need more time to swap their vehicles for compliant ones.

Texas is a state well acquainted with heat.When Cormac McCarthy, the great mythmaker of the American West, who died earlier this month, described the landscapes of the borderlands, he often turned the heat into a creature that had an almost physical form.The heat is "crenellated," fashioned into "serried planes"; it rises, waves, blazes, and shimmers; horses and men, living and dead, dissolve or crumble into it.

In 2017 Ray Kaplan, a parasitologist and veterinarian then at the University of Georgia, started receiving e-mails from colleagues around the U.S. asking for help with resistant parasitic infections in dogs.The parasites were hookworms, a group of roundworm species that target animals and humans.Kaplan specializes in livestock animals, not pets.

Firefighters' turnout gear - the heavy clothing they don before fighting a fire - is essential protective equipment.But the textiles that make the clothing fireproof carry hazards of their own.A May report published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology concludes that " forever chemicals " known as PFAS - some linked to cancer - are present in textiles commonly used in the gear.

Neuroscientists usually investigate one brain at a time.They observe how neurons fire as a person reads certain words, for example, or plays a video game.As social animals, however, those same scientists do much of their work togetherbrainstorming hypotheses, puzzling over problems and fine-tuning experimental designs.

Mjölk Architekti aimed to embed Montessori ideals of learning through play and self-determined activity in this nursery extension in Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic.Built in the small town of Jablonec nad Nisou, the project was designed by Prague-based Mjölk Architekti in collaboration with Projektový atelier David.

Nikki Haley, the former governor of South Carolina, was the first prominent candidate to announce a challenge to former President Donald J. Trump's bid for the Republican presidential nomination.Since entering the race in February, Ms. Haley has weighed in on social issues and tapped into her experience as a former United Nations ambassador under Mr. Trump to criticize current U.S. foreign policy.

The Toronto Raptors and Portland Trail Blazers might end up consummating a huge trade that forces both of these franchises to make huge pivots in their long-term directions.The Raptors are eyeing a retool that could see them change their entire roster, while the Blazers want to build around Damian Lillard.

In episode "Demon 79" an employee at a department store (Anjana Vasan) is visited by an apprentice demon (Paapa Essiedu).Netflix The Netflix anthology series Black Mirror hasn't presented any new episodes since 2019.But now it's back, with a new season of five fresh episodes from writer-producer Charlie Brooker and company.

It was a challenging 2022-23 NHL season for the Sharks.The win total likely didn't meet the expectations of some players on the team.Sharks defenseman Matt Benning spoke with Ted Ramey on the latest episode of " Offseason Check In " to discuss how the squad endured difficult losses and having them pile up.

Imagine sinking into a plush, comfortable couch after a long day, looking out over an impeccable skyline as the sun sets, the golden hues of your personal sanctuary reflecting the perfect mix of comfort and luxury.Wouldn't it be amazing if this place was your own?This vision isn't just a dream anymore.

Leo has spent at least $182 million during the Biden administration to fund right-wing groups from May 1, 2020, through April 30, 2022.Gremlin / Getty Images Newly obtained documents show that the billion-dollar trust fund given to Leonard Leo - the right-wing attorney and longtime leader the Federalist Society who orchestrated Donald Trump's Supreme Court picks - has dumped at least $411 million into fueling right-wing infrastructure in the U.S. since mid-2020.

In the summer of 2019, Jacqueline Lobel, a 33-year-old TV producer, was scrolling through Craigslist, optimistically hoping to buy a dining room table that would fit into a slightly dark space in the large studio apartment she had just moved into in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn.When I saw how this apartment was staged before I rented it, I was inspired to do the same layout, so I knew what kind of table I needed, she said.

I just had an eventful weekend to say the least, as my family and I frolicked around The Fan & Museum District of Richmond, Virginia on the search for a thrifted Panama hat, fully embracing the dad life.We also made a quick day trip to Charlottesville, Virginia, and had a great time for the few hours we were there, but the trip reminded me of some pretty consistent issues I notice when we're out with our daughter.

Germany's economy minister welcomed a deal Friday among European Union countries to increase by more than a third the bloc's renewable energy target for 2030.Representatives of the 27 member states approved a package raising the current goal of 32% to 45% by 2030.About 22% of the EU's total energy consumption came from renewables in 2021, meaning the new target will double the amount in less than a decade.

Just over a year before the attack on Pearl Harbor, 15 sailors assigned to the U.S.S.Philadelphia wrote a letter to a Black newspaper detailing the abuse and indignities they had faced on the warship solely because of the color of their skin.When they enlisted, the Navy had promised training and assignments that would lead to advancement, but the Black sailors soon found that those opportunities did not exist for them.

The Justice Department and Minneapolis officials have agreed to negotiate toward a deal on a court-enforced consent decree.A consent decree in this case, between the Department of Justice and a state or local governmental agency, such as a police department, is a court-approved agreement that creates and enforces a road map for changes and overhaul within the agency where the Justice Department has found evidence of abuse and misconduct.Typically, a federal judge, along with an independent monitor, is appointed to oversee the changes and enforce the agreement.

Ibram X. Kendi's books have become a frequent target for the library book-banning movement.It's been a swift backlash for the author, historian, and director of Boston University's Center for Antiracist Research, whose New York Times No. 1 bestseller, How To Be An Antiracist, popularized the term "antiracism" and became a prominent resource for Americans working to process the murder of George Floyd in the summer of 2020.

Parents and families are facing new challenges, but one thing hasn't changed-- the importance of dads being involved in their children's lives.The NRFC is proud to release a series of new PSAs that encourage fathers to show their "#Dadication" by making time for their kids, even when parenting isn't easy.

Parents and families are facing new challenges, but one thing hasn't changed-- the importance of dads being involved in their children's lives.The NRFC is proud to release a series of new PSAs that encourage fathers to show their "#Dadication" by making time for their kids, even when parenting isn't easy.