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Players' group founded by Novak Djokovic files an antitrust suit against tennis organizers
Read full article: Players' group founded by Novak Djokovic files an antitrust suit against tennis organizersThe players’ association co-founded by Novak Djokovic has filed an antitrust lawsuit against the women’s and men’s professional tours, the International Tennis Federation and the sport’s integrity agency.
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World isn't meeting biodiversity goals, UN report finds
Read full article: World isn't meeting biodiversity goals, UN report findsIn 2010, more than 150 countries agreed to goals to protect nature, but the new United Nations scorecard found that the world has largely failed to meet 20 different targets to safeguard species and ecosystems. Reducing "everything on the planet to single scores” obscures the fact that the picture may look different in different places, he said. But Mrema and lead author David Cooper said the world should think about a different poster animal: humans. One of the challenges in meeting global biodiversity targets is a mismatch between countries with abundant natural assets — such as large tracts of intact tropical forests — and those with money to enforce protections. Dalhousie University marine biologist Boris Worm, who also wasn’t part of the report, said the world is at a crossroads.

Trooper adopts kitten he rescued off Arkansas interstate
Read full article: Trooper adopts kitten he rescued off Arkansas interstateThe kitten rescued on I-49 on June 25, 2019, by two Arkansas State Police troopers has a name: Freeway. (KFSM via CNN Wire) -- A kitten rescued on Interstate 49 on Tuesday by two Arkansas State Police troopers has a name: Freeway. The orange-and-white kitten was found cowering along a barrier on the interstate near US-412 in Springdale. David Cooper. David Cooper, one of his rescuers.