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Spanish Soccer’s Toxic Chief Is One of Many

Jorge Vilda (left) and Luis Rubiales.Ane Frosaker / SPP / AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Spain’s victory over England in last Sunday’s World Cup final was an exclamation point on the country’s rapid ascent in the hierarchy of women’s soccer. The country only…

How to Get Away With Murder

Bandar Aljaloud/Saudi Royal Palace via AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The easiest way to understand what LIV Golf wanted to be was first to look at what it actually was. LIV, which was founded in 2021 with funding from Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment…

Here’s How Climate Change Is Making It Easier to Hit Home Runs

Darren Lee/AP This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Even America’s favorite pastime is not immune from climate change. A new study from researchers at Dartmouth College says that a warming atmosphere could be causing more home runs in professional baseball. The research, published last week in the Bulletin of…