Full results from Free Practice 3 for the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal, round 7 of the 2019 Formula 1 season. 2019 Canadian Grand Prix – Free Practice 3 results Pos Driver Team Time Gap Laps 1 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1:10.843s 19 2 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:10.982s + 0.139s 17 3 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:11.236s + 0.393s 20 4 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1:11.531s + 0.688s 19 5 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:11.842s + 0.999s 15…
Renault took a big bite out of McLaren’s mid-field points advantage at Monza, but Lando Norris is confident the Woking-based outfit can hold its own moving forward. Renault put together a consistent and very strong race weekend in Italy, comfortably outpacing McLaren’s chargers in qualifying and especially on race day. Daniel Ricciardo and Nico Hulkenberg delivered 22 points to the French outfit, thanks to their impressive P5 and P6 finishes, the team’s best result of…
Monsanto may not be the largest company in the world. Or the worst. But the St. Louis, Mo. biotech giant has become the poster child for all that’s wrong with our industrial food and farming system. With 21,000 employees in 66 countries and $15 billion in revenue, Monsanto is a biotech industry heavyweight. The St. Louis, Mo.-based monopolizer of seeds is the poster child for an industry that is the source of at least one-third…
Haas F1 drivers Romain Grosjean and Kevin Magnussen are both convinced that Haas still has the best car on track after the Big Three at the top. Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull continue to be out of reach of the midfield teams, but of the remaining cars in 2019 Haas believes that its VF-19 is still the one to beat. “I still believe we’ve got the fourth fastest car on the track,” insisted Grosjean, who…
Even with global inequality at historic highs and corporate tax evasion in the public spotlight, a new report out Monday shows how a so-called free trade deal between the U.S. and European Union could further threaten tax justice, hampering governments’ ability to ensure that critical public services are well funded or to pursue progressive tax practices. According to the London-based Global Justice Now and the Netherlands-headquartered Transnational Institute, the TransAtlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)…
Research by Dr. David Bailey provides empirical evidence for what many activists and campaigners have long suspected: that we have entered a prolonged period of dissent characterised by an escalation in the magnitude and diversity of public protest. The UK-based data clearly indicates that the catalyst for this upsurge in social unrest was the financial crisis of 2008, which continues to have a detrimental impact on economic security for the vast majority of citizens –…
The statistics — obtained under freedom of information laws by non-profit community legal organization Redfern Legal Center — show that 122 girls aged 12 to 17 were strip searched in New South Wales (NSW) between 2016 and 2019. ### Two of the girls were 12, eight were 13, and seven were 14, the figures show. ### Overall, almost 4,000 girls and women of all ages were strip searched over that period, with the most common…
At least seven other people remain missing in the blazes, New South Wales Rural Fire Services commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons said at a press conference Saturday. ### One of those killed was found inside a vehicle, while the other had died in hospital while being treated for severe burns. The body of a third person was found on Saturday afternoon in a burnt-out home. ### Fitzsimmons said preliminary reports suggested at least 100 homes had been…
There were 64 fires burning as of early Monday, the New South Wales Rural Fire Service said in a tweet, with 40 yet to be contained. At least three people were confirmed dead in the blazes Saturday, said NSW Rural Fire Service commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons, and another seven were missing. ### At that time, preliminary reports suggested more than 100 homes had been lost, Fitzsimmons said. ### Three firefighters on the north coast were injured…
The UK’s newly unveiled budget is touted as one “that puts the next generation first.” Yet with tax breaks for the fossil fuel industry and insufficient support for the renewable sector, critics charge that “it’s a climate wrecking budget.” Chancellor George Osborne announced the new budget Wednesday, telling parliament, “Doing the right thing for the next generation is what the government and this Budget is about, no matter how difficult and controversial it is.” The…