An analysis reveals that the U.S. is prioritizing road widening over public transportation, raising concerns over environmental impact and community health. In short:The U.S. has allocated more than $70 billion of the infrastructure bill to road improvements, which may increase car usage and congestion. Only a fifth of the infrastructure funding has been dedicated to public transit, with the remainder also supporting car infrastructure. Critics label this spending as a 'climate time bomb,' projecting more than 178 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions by 2040 due to highway expansions. This situation underscores a critical moment for the nation to address its climate goals and reconsider transportation policies for a healthier future.

A new report criticizes Canadian pension funds for inadequate responses to the financial risks posed by climate change, demanding more proactive measures. In short:Canadian pension funds are under scrutiny by Shift Action for not adapting their investments to mitigate climate crisis risks. The analysis shows a significant gap between Canadian pensions and their global counterparts in climate progress. Shift Action's report calls for urgent, transparent action from pension funds to align with climate targets and avoid economic repercussions. The direction taken by these funds can significantly impact both immediate and long-term public health and environmental resilience.

Germany’s defence minister has accused Russia of conducting an 'information war' aimed at creating divisions within the country, in his first comments after the publication of an audio recording of a meeting of senior German military officials. Russian media on Friday published a 38-minute recording of a call in which German officers were heard discussing weapons for Ukraine and a potential strike by Kyiv on a bridge in Crimea, prompting officials in Moscow to demand an explanation

An investigation into Vancouver, Washington, municipal water reveals concerning levels of PFAS chemicals, raising health and safety questions for the community. In short:Vancouver's municipal water contains PFAS levels above state limits, potentially affecting half the city's water supply. Communications from officials downplay the risks, often omitting key information, which could lead to a false sense of safety among residents. Building facilities to reduce PFAS below state limits could take years and millions of dollars, leaving the community at risk in the interim. Some PFAS bioaccumulate—build up—which means even low exposures are cause for concern over time as our bodies accumulate more and more of them.

Source: retaildetail.euFiji: Supermarket chain posts $7mln profitThe RB Patel Group (RBG) recorded $7.6mln in its operating profits for the half year ending December 31, 2023 - an 11% increase over last year's $6.8mln. The company generated $90mln in turnover for the current period - a 7% increase compared to $84mln in the previous year. The announcement comes as the supermarket group opens its 1,000th UK store in Stevenage, amid the rapid expansion of its convenience business following its takeover by the Issa brothers and TDR Capital in 2021. Kareela Grocer is the third independent fruit and vegetable business in Sutherland Shire to close in the last six months. The Fresh Truck program retrofits buses and trucks into mobile grocery stores that provide food to residents in need across Boston.

The US vice-president, Kamala Harris, has said there are 'no excuses' for the Israeli government not to do more to increase the flow of humanitarian aid in Gaza. Harris, speaking on Sunday in front of the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, where state troopers beat US civil rights marchers nearly six decades ago, called for an immediate ceasefire and urged Hamas to accept a deal to release hostages in return for a six-week cessation of hostilities

A federal court has dismissed an Apache group's effort to halt a land swap for a copper mine at Oak Flat, a sacred site, setting a potential Supreme Court challenge. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against Apache Stronghold, which aimed to protect Oak Flat, a sacred Apache site, from being turned into a copper mine. The court found the mine wouldn't significantly impact First Amendment religious practice rights, despite the site's sacred significance to the Apache people. Resolution Copper's project is touted for its economic benefits, but faces opposition for desecrating a site sacred to Indigenous people and environmental concerns. Key quote:"Oak Flat is like Mount Sinai to us — our most sacred site where we connect with our Creator, our faith, our families, and our land."

Man United boss Erik ten Hag doesn't think there's a huge gap between his team and rivals Manchester City after another loss against Man City at the Etihad Stadium. Ten Hag has to accept that he's lost four out of five matches against the defending champions. When asked about the gap between Man Utd and City following the defeat, Ten Hag said: "No I don't think so, absolutely not. Erik ten Hag is under increasing scrutiny at Manchester United as the Red Devils continue to trail behid their city rivals. Fifth position can also be a position for Champions League so we have to fight for it."

THE GOVERNMENT'S RWANDA PLAN?!? Rishi Sunak’s flagship plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda will cost taxpayers £1.8m for each of the first 300 people the government deports to Kigali, Whitehall’s official spending watchdog has disclosed. The overall cost of the scheme stands at more than half a billion pounds, according to the figures released to the National Audit Office. Even if the UK sends nobody to the central African state, Sunak has signed up to pay £370m from the public purse over the five-year deal.

Haiti has declared a three-day state of emergency and a night-time curfew after armed gangs stormed the country’s two biggest jails, allowing more than 3,000 dangerous criminals, including murderers and kidnappers, to escape back on to the streets of the poor and violence-racked Caribbean nation. It comes as gang leaders seek to oust the prime minister, Ariel Henry, who is abroad

Richard Walker, Executive Chairman of Iceland Foods, said: “We know how important mums are and we know that mum’s shop at Iceland, but this Mother’s Day, for one day only, we’re asking that they don’t. We’re asking millions of mums not to shop at Iceland or The Food Warehouse this Sunday 10th March. Iceland said: "Sunday 10th March is Mother’s Day and we don’t want any mums visiting our Iceland or The Food Warehouse stores*. Plus loads more delicious options within each deal, available in-store at Iceland and The Food Warehouse and online at www.iceland.co.uk. (Image: Iceland)Iceland deals this Mother’s Day Aunt Bessie’s Roast Bundle - 1 joint & 3 sides or desserts for JUST £12.

To think nothing is simply to lack any thoughts at all, and this may certainly be possible (eg in a dreamless sleep). To think about nothing is to think something, the same as to think about Father Christmas is to think something, even though there is no Father Christmas to think about. So, I can say with some confidence that, yes, it is possible to think about nothing. ThorlokiIt’s perfectly possible to think about nothing; in fact, Jean-Paul Sartre wrote half of Being and Nothingness about it. It is possible to be empty of thought, but is not easy to find and you can’t think your way to it.

However, deputy Labour council leader Martyn Rawlinson said the authority “can’t know” what would actually happen if it were to submit a revised blueprint for Ashton Park. ‘It’s not over’The LDRS understands residents have served Preston City Council notice that the authority would be breaching an historical covenant that protects households close to the park from “nuisance or annoyance” if it presses ahead with the Ashton Park plans. Separately, the Fight for Ashton Park group has said it will step up its legal challenge if planning permission is ultimately granted as part of the battle against what some residents see as the ruination of the site. During the meeting, Ashton ward councillor Elizabeth Atkins warned that the changes on the table were irreversible if they proved to be a mistake. Game onAdvertisementsA junior league football coach who says there is a severe shortage of 3G pitches in Preston has heralded the Ashton Park plans as game-changing for grassroots teams like his.

Flying Lewis Ferguson is Bologna's 'warrior' - and never turns in anything less than a 10 out of 10 display. That's the view of beaming boss Thiago Motta who is running out of superlatives for his midfield enforcer. And the Scotland cap's captain's role has delighted his manager - former Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, PSG and Inter Milan legend Motta - who knows a thing or two about playing in midfield. He said: "I always give Lewis Ferguson 10 out of 10. Not just for the important goals he scores, but because he is a warrior and sets an example for his teammates.

Rochdale is one of my towns, if not any longer my kind of town. Reflection upon prosperity turned Rochdale into an ideas factory too. These benefits derived from the “Rochdale Principles”, devised by the Pioneers as the basis of the co-operative movement, which they remain to this day. A better orator than Sunak would surely have used the Rochdale Principles to illustrate how modern politics mocks the ambitions of those who went before. Galloway has promised he will save Rochdale AFC, move Primark to the centre of town and make the market a rival to Bury.