The gas is linked to climate change, as well as ground-level ozone levels that can harm agriculture. It can also trigger a range of health problems, including chest pains, as well as reducing lung function and worsening conditions such as bronchitis, emphysema and asthma. In the last half of the 20th, century levels of methane in the atmosphere rose. They then plateaued, and spiking in 2008. Robert W. Howarth of Cornell University, who published a study in the journal Biogeosciences, investigated fracking as a potential culprit....

MORE: Looking at the Team USA basketball roster Team USA is in Group A along with France, Venezuela, Serbia, China and Australia, FIBA announced Sunday . China will be the first opponent for the USA, as the two teams will meet on Aug. 6. Venezuela (Aug. 8), Australia (Aug. 10), Serbia (Aug. 12) and France (Aug. 14) will complete the schedule, with teams having one day off between each game....

Did we all watch out, not cry, not pout? Were we all nice, not naughty? Was it merely that all of us who love the game — who revel in the men’s World Cup every four years — that we waited with at least some degree of patience through an extra five months so FIFA could stage this tournament in Qatar without everyone melting in the summer heat? France vs....

The Indians said their shortstop suffered an “acute ankle sprain” while running the bases and did not offer a timetable for his potential return. MORE: Watch ChangeUp, a new MLB live whiparound show on DAZN Lindor did not play in a major league spring training game this year as he spent his time recovering from a right calf strain he sustained shortly before camp opened. He saw his first minor league game action Monday in Arizona....

The Brewers’ once and future closer has agreed to a two-year deal with Milwaukee that includes a team option for 2017, CBSSports.com reports. Financial terms weren’t immediately available. Rodriguez, who turned 33 last month, earned his fifth career All-Star selection last season on the way to saving 44 games for the Brewers. There was some inconsistency in 2014, though, as K-Rod allowed a career-high 14 home runs even as he posted a career-best 0....

The 62-year-old, who New York authorities are actively searching for, made videos predicting a race war between Black and white people. He also made threats and derogatory statements against Black people, white people, Jewish people and Mexicans. In his latest uploaded video on April 11, 2022, James said that he has wanted to watch people die and that he has been through a lot in his life. “This is why it is important to think about what you are going to do before you do it,” James said in a video entitled “Domesticated Averages” on his channel, prophet oftruth88....

The big man went on ESPN’s “SportsNation” on Friday and showed off his dance skills in a showdown with soon-to-be lottery pick Jahlil Okafor. MORE: Must-see Duke-Wisconsin photos | Okafor declares for draft | Kaminsky wins Wooden Award If the No. 1 pick in the draft was decided on who could break it down on the dance floor better, Kaminsky would be the first person to shake Adam Silver’s hand on June 25....

The Hornets’ top draft pick went from college to summer league to getting ready for his first NBA training camp in the span of three months, so it’s understandable if he’s a little turned around right now. But he does know he’s a human being, right? MORE: Ranking new NBA uniforms | Stephen Curry Finals highlight reel | NBA 2K16 soundtrack on Spotify ​In a piece for The Players’ Tribune, Kaminsky was answering fairly simple questions about himself, like “what was your first pair of shoes?...

“It was Rocky 3, a boxing film, funnily enough, that got me hooked on wrestling,” reveals Kazarian. “I’m a child of the ‘80s and Rocky 3 was my favorite Rocky, so after being hooked on that I found myself in the video store with my mom and cousin and there was Wrestlemania 1 available to hire. Now, the front cover had Hulk Hogan and Mr. T on it, but all I could see was Clubber Lang (T’s character from the movie) teaming up with Thunderlips (Hogan’s character)....

It wasn’t easy. Even then, Russian separatists were making their first overtures in Eastern Ukraine, and since then tensions between Russia, Ukraine and the West have mounted as violence there has picked up. “It has been a tough year,” Fratello said then. “Emotionally, it has affected a lot of people. I think they get up every day and honestly don’t know what is next. If you called them every day and talked to them every day, if they were to be totally honest with you, they would not know what answer to give you....

“The answer is yes, quite naturally, when it happens in your environment,” Warren said. “But that was one piece of the decision-making process. I feel confidence that I would have come to the same decision this morning with or without that. “That was an element of it, but it was so much bigger than that. I think the biggest thing for me was to make sure that we had time....

The Monica Lewinsky scandal was dominating Washington that year and Thompson, like every other Republican, was critical of Bill Clinton in public. But away from the cameras, he quietly reached out to the president in a letter sent through Clinton’s chief of staff. “If the President is going to have any good cigars left over,” he relayed to Clinton, who had once sent him a stogie, “in the spirit of bipartisanship I might be willing to help him out....

Fred Zalokar, was day hiking from Happy Isles to the summit of Mount Clark using an off-trail route from Bunnell Point on Saturday, July 17 but did not return to Yosemite Valley as planned, the park said in a statement on Sunday. The 61-year-old from Reno, California, is six feet tall, weighs 150 pounds, and has gray hair and brown eyes, according to a description posted by the park....

The Braves announced that the first baseman was removed from the game because of right elbow soreness. The four-time All-Star has been a big part of Atlanta’s success in 2019. Freeman, 30, is having a career year and is slashing .303/.393/.568 with 38 home runs and a team-leading 117 RBIs. Atlanta entered Friday atop the National League East with a 91-57 record. Without Freeman, a 2018 Gold Glove Award winner, the Braves would likely see a decline offensively and defensively....

With the removal of Xbox 360 games as part of the game selections this month, it doesn’t appear that Microsoft has has plans to offer anything beyond those titles as a replacement. The monthly offerings are expected be much less bountiful going forward. There had previously been four titles every month, which has been reduced to two. The games available in October aren’t anything to sneeze at, though, and there’s plenty of gamerscore inside both for those excited to try out some new titles....

The Universal School Meals Program Act would eliminate any requirement for families to prove they earn less than 185 percent of the national poverty level ($47,637 for a family of four) in order for students to be eligible for the meals. It would also remove reduced cost school meals, in favor of making free meals available to all students. “In the richest country in history of the world, when the top 1 percent are making more than they ever have before, it is simply outrageous that 1 in 5 children will go hungry this year,” said Sanders in a press release....

While some free streaming channels rely on commercials, Kanopy partners with libraries. All it takes is a library card to stream a handful of movies a month — Kanopy charges your library system $2 per movie instead of you. Kanopy is currently available from more than 4,000 libraries, including in Phoenix, Los Angeles, Seattle, Austin, Toronto, Washington D.C., Philadelphia and San Francisco (the New York Public Library recently dropped support for Kanopy, citing high costs)....

The protected species of orchid blossomed around the base after taking advantage of its secure location and gardening protocols, according to a study published in the Biodiversity Data Journal. The orchids are only found in the south of France, Italy, and along the east coast of the Adriatic, but over time their numbers have begun to decline. They are now classified as “near threatened” in the World and European Red Lists of the International Union for Conservation of Nature....

The contest—which is being closely watched around the world and could have far-reaching consequences for Europe’s future direction—is a rematch of the 2017 election, when pro-Europe centrist Macron handily defeated nationalist Le Pen with 66 percent of the vote. But the latest opinion polls show the election result is likely to be closer this time around. Polls give Macron, 44, a double-digit lead over Le Pen, 53, a gap that has widened since the first round of voting on April 10....

As Didier Deschamps’ men prepare themselves (and their vocal cords) for the match of their lives against Argentina at Lusail Stadium, some of them may need a recap on the lyrics to La Marseillaise. If that’s you Antoine, Olivier or Hugo, don’t worry — we’ve got you covered. MORE: What time is World Cup final? TV schedule, channel, live stream, kickoff time French national anthem lyrics in English The French national anthem, entitled La Marseillaise, was composed by Claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle during the French Revolution, and its upbeat tune belies some rather disturbing lyrics!...