London’s plan to charge drivers of polluting cars sparks protests and stirs political passions
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Kansas officials are no longer required to change trans people’s birth certificates, judge says
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Iceland allows whaling to resume – activists say that whales will still suffer agonising deaths despite new regulations and monitoring
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Judge denies request to halt Missouri’s gender-affirming medical care ban
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California is suing to stop schools from outing trans kids to their parents
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Texas tried to enact more book bans last year than any other US state
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Los Angeles is exploring banning cashless businesses, following the example of New York City, Philadelphia, Massachusetts, Colorado, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Washington, DC
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Applying taxes to beef products could be one way to reduce CO2 emissions, says the Danish Government
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Norway to spend $6 million a year stock-piling grain, citing pandemic, war and climate change – will start storing 15,000 tons of grain yearly until 2028 or 2029
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German cabinet approves measure to expedite solar deployment
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US Federal Emergency Management Agency funds run short - Vermont lawmakers lobby for emergency funding for flood damaged state
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Tulsa, Oklahoma introduces on-demand "micro transit" service
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Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik is suing the state for allegedly violating his human rights due to his being held in extreme isolation
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Midwestern US cities become transgender health sanctuaries amid GOP legislative threats
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British Columbia declares state of emergency amid ‘devastating’ wildfires
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When Instagram was used for government communication
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A state official refused to release water for West Maui fires until it was too late
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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
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US federal grants will replace tunnels beneath roads that let water pass but not fish
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Judge rules in favor of Montana youths in landmark climate decision
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Illinois just passed the first law in the US protecting financial rights of children of influencers
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The trees on Xenia Street
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Growing segregation by sex in Israel raises fears for women’s rights
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Ethiopia cracks down on gay sex in hotels, bars and restaurants
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Helsinki could become a 'sanctuary city' for medical treatment, as the new right-wing government continues to crack down on undocumented migrants
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This town banned cars (except tiny electric ones)
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Environmental experts have criticised the Swedish government's plan to build at least ten nuclear reactors in the next twenty years
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Cool it! Eco-friendly New York ice cream trucks are here to serve.
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Private equity firms in US health insurance - the private-equity backed health insurer Friday Health Plans shut down under order by Colorado state regulators in July
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AP psychology effectively banned in Florida over lesson on sexual orientation, gender identity
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Fitch downgrades US credit rating from AAA to AA+
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A charge on supermarket single-use plastic bags has led to 98% drop in use in England since 2015
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Wisconsin’s dairy industry relies on undocumented immigrants, but the state won’t let them legally drive
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Hackers exploited a zero-day flaw in Ivanti's software undetected for at least three months, US and Norwegian cybersecurity agencies warn
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Michigan tests road layout where oncoming cars share a lane to make room for bikes
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How Big Tech rewrote the USA's first cellphone repair law
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US District Judge blocks Arkansas law allowing librarians to be criminally charged over ‘harmful’ materials
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How to ensure you won’t have public transportation
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The bewildering architecture of skybridges
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New York City announces major public space and transit improvements for Downtown Brooklyn
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Richmond (Virginia, USA) transit is expanding into the counties and adding a "micro-transit" service
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New Florida standards in schools
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New Jersey files federal lawsuit to block New York City’s congestion pricing plan; Staten Island sets up legal action
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Cleveland: New city policy would eliminate mandatory parking near transit corridors
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Parking laws are strangling America
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San Francisco’s downtown becomes a wake-up call for other cities in the US
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Transit groups in New York call for congestion toll to be passed on to for-hire vehicle riders
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Microsoft lost its keys, and the US government got hacked
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Australia Commonwealth Games 2026: Victoria cancels event after costs blow out to $7bn
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The inventor of glitter, Henry Ruschmann, also helped develop the atomic bomb
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