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5 votes
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‘Blue Beetle’: How grassroots backers are trying to boost the Latino-led superhero movie
22 votes -
How the car came to Los Angeles
9 votes -
Political warfare comes home to the US - the founder of the Nixon presidential library comments on the history of US disputes over presidential succession and the Trump indictments
14 votes -
Despite years of Maui wildfire warnings, Hawaii Electric the Hawaii utility giant did little and spent more on lobbying than prevention
27 votes -
Former US President Donald Trump's televised trial could rival Super Bowl viewership
50 votes -
America's obsession with weight-loss drugs is affecting the economy of Denmark – Novo Nordisk's market capitalization has matched the GDP of its home country
17 votes -
Clouds on Neptune perform a surprise disappearing act
15 votes -
bash explode - exfiltrate hash (2023)
3 votes -
More than thirty years after its publication, picture book Daddy's Roommate has once again found itself the target of censorship
13 votes -
How a five-person team saved a dying woman on a sailboat in the Pacific Ocean
22 votes -
Potentially faulty data spotted in surveys of drug use and other behaviors among LGBQ US youth
10 votes -
Grand jury in the US state of Georgia charges Donald Trump, former advisers in 2020 election case
46 votes -
Ancient fires drove large mammals extinct, study suggests
15 votes -
The logistics of moving wounded World War II soldiers across the US by rail were staggeringly complex
16 votes -
Escaping East Germany in a DIY aircraft wasn’t enough for Ivo Zdarsky, so he invented his own way of life in a Utah desert ghost town
15 votes -
A state official refused to release water for West Maui fires until it was too late
27 votes -
The United States can't build infrastructure. The reason: it refuses to learn from other countries.
124 votes -
US Ninth circuit court of appeal upholds preliminary injunction against Idaho law banning transgender girls and women participation in women's sports
I haven't yet found a news article, but will add if I find one. Here is the ruling. https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2023/08/17/20-35813.pdf
26 votes -
Fifteen years ago, Tom Cruise revived his career with an uncredited role in Tropic Thunder
11 votes -
How former US President Donald Trump benefits from an indictment effect
9 votes -
Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of August 14
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate...
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate topic, but almost all should be posted in here.
This is an inherently political thread; please try to avoid antagonistic arguments and bickering matches. Comment threads that devolve into unproductive arguments may be removed so that the overall topic is able to continue.
12 votes -
The US tech industry has largely co-opted the once-dreaded “patchwork” of state rules through effective lobbying— and its success is sapping momentum for federal legislation
7 votes -
This is how we finally kill TurboTax
51 votes -
US consumer protection agency announces plans to regulate sale of personal data
35 votes -
San Franciscans are taking the opportunity to have sex in robotaxis and it's not part of the conversation about driverless vehicles
50 votes -
The Toxhards - Ængus, The Prize-Winning Hog (2022)
5 votes -
Lawsuit over polychlorinated biphenyl contamination filed by Massachusetts mother of boy with leukemia. Lawsuit targets GE, Monsanto, Bayer and others.
28 votes -
Hydrogen, additionality, & Joe Manchin
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US 5th Circuit Court of Appeal rejects challenge to Mifeprestone abortion pill’s approval, but upholds some restrictions
20 votes -
White-nose syndrome in bats was detected in Texas in February 2020. Scientists are only now understanding the population loss.
9 votes -
US federal grants will replace tunnels beneath roads that let water pass but not fish
16 votes -
Israeli proposal to move early Christian mosaic to US Museum of the Bible sparks controversy
17 votes -
Power lines likely caused Maui’s first reported fire, video and data show
11 votes -
New Jersey court sides with Catholic school that fired unmarried pregnant teacher
24 votes -
The hidden fee costing US doctors millions every year
22 votes -
US Special Counsel got a search warrant for Twitter to turn over info on Donald Trump’s account
40 votes -
Recorded interview with Hawaiian indigenous community leader re the fires, ecology, climate change, water, history, politics, culture and current needs
13 votes -
Tim O'Brien, author of the Things They Carried, announces new book America Fantastica
10 votes -
Judge rules in favor of Oklahoma against big chicken producers in poultry-pollution lawsuit
17 votes -
ESPN deal with Penn Entertainment means that watching sports will likely include watching a lot more ads for gambling
25 votes -
US agencies investigate close call between Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 and a Cessna Citation 560X business jet in San Diego
8 votes -
Grand jury in the US state of Georgia returns indictments in Donald Trump 2020 election case
101 votes -
She wasn't able to get an abortion. Now she's a mom. At 13 years old, soon she'll start 7th grade.
95 votes -
Jeopardy! contestants weigh a second shot at glory versus crossing the picket line
16 votes -
Judge rules in favor of Montana youths in landmark climate decision
46 votes -
How solar has exploded in the US in just a year – in numbers
14 votes -
Marion County Record newspaper raid: the sworn affidavit for the search warrant is essentially just the text of the search warrant
@Jessica McMaster: JUST IN: I have the search warrant and the application for the search warrant. The application for the search warrant is just a copy and paste of the warrant. Staff at the recorder is in the phone with the court house now. They've given us access to their newsroom.
31 votes -
Boots Riley interview about SAG, WGA Strikes and the future of Hollywood's labor movement
13 votes -
The history of the Minnesota Vikings | Part one: 1960s
23 votes