Enrique says blaming De Gea is ‘a bad habit’ after shock Spain loss
Luis Enrique refused to blame Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea for Spain’s shock defeat to Ukraine on Tuesday evening. Spain remain top by a point as a result, but they left Kiev with nothing after Viktor Tsygankov came off the bench to hand Ukraine a 1-0 victory. Andriy Shevchenko set the hosts up to…
Nations League: Shock loss for Spain; Germany 3-3 draw
Spain were on the wrong end of a shock Nations League defeat in Ukraine, while their Group A4 rivals Germany drew a six-goal thriller with Switzerland. Luis Enrique’s Spanish side remain top by a point as a result, but they left Kiev with nothing after Viktor Tsygankov came off the bench to hand Ukraine a…
Chelsea defender Zouma ‘excited to learn’ from new signing Silva
Chelsea’s Kurt Zouma has revealed that he is excited to learn from new signing Thiago Silva. Click Here: Rugby league Jerseys Silva joined the Blues on a free transfer after his contract with French champions PSG ended during the summer. He is now an important part of manager Frank Lampard’s defensive plans and will aim…
Demanding End to 'Toxic Testing,' Teachers Call for Duncan's Resignation
The National Education Association (NEA) has approved a national campaign to roll back the “test blame and punish” policies that have dominated education policy in recent decades and have called for the resignation of Arne Duncan, the Secretary of Education, who the union says has spearheaded the Obama administration’s “toxic testing” push. “The testing fixation…
California Charged with 'Rubber-Stamping' Pesticides Linked to Bee Deaths
Environmental groups on Tuesday called out the state of California for illegally pushing new agricultural uses for certain pesticides despite mounting evidence that they are devastating honeybee populations. A suit (pdf) filed by Earthjustice charges that the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) is “rubber-stamping” the approval of new pesticides, particularly neonicotinoids or neonics, “without…
States with Higher Minimum Wage Boast Faster Job Growth
Adding fuel to the growing populist call for a higher minimum wage and throwing water on the conservative argument that fair pay will threaten employment, new data released Friday shows that states with higher wages are gaining more jobs. According to an Associated Press analysis of the Labor Department’s latest hiring statistics, in the 13…
"Ceasefire Is Not Near": Over 100 Children Among 600 Dead in Gaza
Israel’s Justice Minister Tzipi Livni on Tuesday declared that a “cease fire is not near” as heavy shelling of the Gaza Strip continued alongside an increasing number of dead and wounded. International outrage over the “disproportionate” assault by Israel has done little or nothing to stem the violence and latest figures put the death toll…
Justice Denied: US Court Rules Bhopal Victims Can't Sue Union Carbide
Victims of the notorious Bhopal chemical plant disaster are still seeking justice after a U.S. district court judge on Wednesday ruled (pdf) that Union Carbide Corp. (UCC) cannot be sued for ongoing contamination from the plant. The disaster, dubbed “The Hiroshima of the Chemical Industry,” began in 1984 when a cloud of poisonous gas, methyl…
Militants Seize Iraq's Largest Dam
Islamic State militants overtook Iraq’s largest dam, another oilfield, and three additional towns on Sunday, increasing their control of crucial natural resources and infrastructure while forcing many thousands of civilians to flee their homes. “Capture of the Mosul Dam after an offensive of barely 24 hours could give the Sunni militants the ability to flood…
Pulitzer Winners Rally for Risen
Pulitzer Prize-winning reporters and press freedom organizations gathered at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. at 1 p.m. Thursday to voice their support for New York Times journalist James Risen’s right to protect his sources. Preceding the event, a petition signed by over 125,000 supporters was delivered to the Justice Department asking it to…