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Iraq tells Sweden it will cut ties if Quran burned again ~humanities religion Article 350 words 23 votes
Minnesota Vikings rookie WR Jordan Addison cited for driving 140mph ~sports.american_football Article 13 votes
Scenes from a fallen empire: Abandoned Russian bases dot Mongolia’s border ~humanities.history Article 1314 words 16 votes
Two-faced star seems to have one hydrogen side and one helium side ~space astronomy Article 480 words 17 votes
The National Association of Theatre Owners is projecting that more than 200,000 moviegoers will attend same-day viewings of “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” at theaters across North America ~movies Article 629 words 25 votes
Country music’s culture wars and the remaking of Nashville ~music country Article 9825 words 18 votes
Michigan charges sixteen in false elector scheme to overturn former US President Donald Trump’s 2020 loss ~news usa.mi crime politics.usa Article 124 words 58 votes
Mining is getting a makeover. The industry believes that in order to be successful — and maximize profits — a company now needs a “social license to operate,” or moral permission to extract minerals. ~enviro climate change Article 7031 words, published Jul 9 2023 6 votes
Remote work to wipe out $800 billion from office values, McKinsey says ~life work.remote Article 84 votes
Pay raises in the US are finally beating inflation after two years of falling behind ~finance economics Article 38 words 13 votes
Scientists at Purdue have created a white paint that, when applied, can reduce the surface temperature on a roof and cool the building beneath it ~science Article 1123 words 56 votes
Far-right Twitter influencers first on Elon Musk’s monetization scheme ~tech social media Article 1141 words 70 votes
The kingdom of Bhutan has been quietly mining Bitcoin for years ~finance cryptocurrency Article 1842 words 7 votes
New tinnitus therapy can quiet torturous ringing in the ears ~science medicine Article 444 words 86 votes
OceanGate CEO responded poorly to criticism including filing a SLAPP lawsuit in response to an OSHA complaint and investigation ~transport Article 998 words, published Jul 12 2023 33 votes
Other dads once gave me a bigger life. Now I could do the same for Arturo. ~life.men Article 924 words 5 votes
So you want to turn an office building into a home? ~design architecture Article 2045 words, published Mar 11 2023 41 votes
Abortion laws are driving academics out of some US states—and keeping others from coming ~life education.higher work Link 29 votes
US Federal Trade Commission opens investigation into OpenAI over technology’s potential harms ~tech Article 1480 words 17 votes
In the US, as the planet records some of its highest average temperatures, workers have barely any legal protections from extreme heat ~enviro climate change Article 1706 words 17 votes
The oldest craft brewery in the US is officially out of business, closing yet another chapter in San Francisco's vanishing history ~food drinks history Article 613 words 27 votes
Weather extremes are thrashing the world, and it’s just a taste of what’s to come ~enviro climate change Article 1405 words 15 votes
Most patients using weight-loss drugs like Wegovy stop within a year, data show ~health healthcare medicine Article 721 words 10 votes
Why boxing disappeared after the Rumble in the Jungle — and why American football could, too ~sports.combat Article 1128 words, published Oct 29 2019 14 votes
Portland radio station now has an AI DJ as a midday host ~tech Article 326 words, published Jun 16 2023 14 votes
How UnitedHealth’s US acquisition of a popular Medicare Advantage algorithm sparked internal dissent over denied care ~health Link 14 votes
The New York Times will close sports desk, sending readers to The Athletic ~sports Article 1042 words 18 votes
More evidence that gas stoves produce suprisingly large amounts of harmful pollutants ~enviro pollution.air Article 1114 words 82 votes
With Greta Gerwig’s $100 million new film, Mattel is trying to prove Barbie isn’t hopelessly out of date ~movies Article 19 votes
‘Diversity fatigue’? Hollywood loses four Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion leaders in less than two weeks. ~movies Article 489 words 33 votes
The surprisingly sinister history behind Texas’s cliff chirping frog ~science biology Article 1410 words 5 votes