US government imposes sanctions on five Turkish corporations over dealings with Russia ~finance business Article 937 words 7 votes
Women who were denied emergency abortions file lawsuits in three states: Lawsuits want to clarify abortion ban exceptions for ‘medical emergencies’ in Idaho, Oklahoma and Tennessee ~health healthcare.emergency Article 36 votes
The conservative push for “school choice” has had its most successful year ever ~society politics Article 4118 words, published Aug 7 2023 44 votes
Economist, business professor, digital economy expert Shane Greenstein discusses the US Department of Justice vs Google antitrust case ~tech google Article 1689 words 4 votes
San Francisco considers lifting the Ferry Building by seven feet to save it from the sea ~enviro climate change Article 1042 words 15 votes
Mitt Romney says he will not seek a second term in the US Senate ~society politics Article 2329 words 41 votes
California announced the strongest railway emissions regulations in the US. Freight companies are suing. ~transport Article 1813 words, published Sep 6 2023 24 votes
The batshit crazy story of the day Elon Musk decided to personally rip servers out of a data center ~tech social media Article 80 votes
US researchers employed by federal Housing and Urban Development agency propose study re comparative effectiveness of cash grants vs current system of vouchers for housing assistance ~life housing.affordable Article 1623 words 15 votes
California passes strongest right-to-repair bill yet, requiring seven years of parts ~tech apple Article 448 words 39 votes
Balaji on the Tribal Lens, America’s blunder, and his plan to save San Francisco ~life Video 2:11:39, published Sep 8 2023 4 votes
And then Elon Musk said there’ll be no more war – not via his satellite. Aren’t we lucky to have the world in his hands? ~tech internet.satellite Article 907 words 69 votes
Berkeley landlord association throws party to celebrate restarting evictions ~life housing Article 426 words 49 votes
NFL lawsuit bombshell: 'If the Black players don’t like it here, they should go back to Africa and see how bad it is' ~sports.american_football Article 545 words 22 votes
In this Arizona city, kids with autism are more than welcome ~life family Article 1461 words, published Aug 7 2023 23 votes
Bill to legalize Amsterdam-style cannabis cafes in California heads to Governor Newsom's desk ~society politics Article 364 words 27 votes
Abortions rose in most US states this year, new data shows ~life.women Article 927 words, published Sep 7 2023 26 votes
The housing crisis driving America’s teacher shortage ~life education housing work Article 5047 words, published Sep 6 2023 27 votes
How disappearance became a global weapon of psychological control, fifty years on from Chile’s US-backed coup ~humanities.history Article 3242 words 21 votes
US extremists keep trying to trigger mass blackouts — and that’s not even the scariest part ~enviro energy Article 2041 words, published Sep 10 2023 29 votes
Robots are pouring drinks in Vegas. As AI grows, the city's workers brace for change ~life work Article 888 words, published Sep 4 2023 19 votes
Google goes to trial in biggest US challenge to tech power in decades ~tech google Article 625 words 32 votes
Speaker Kevin McCarthy directs a House panel to open an impeachment inquiry into US President Joe Biden ~news usa politics Article 784 words 37 votes
Investigation launched into tape of Seattle police guild leaders downplaying death of woman struck by officer ~news usa.wa.seattle Article 858 words 24 votes
All work and no pay: Findings from the 2023 State of the American Teacher survey ~life education work Article 924 words 14 votes
Utah officials sued over failure to save Great Salt Lake: ‘Trying to avert disaster’ ~enviro water Article 820 words, published Sep 6 2023 23 votes
Who's running for US president in 2024? Meet the candidates — and likely candidates — vying for your vote ~society politics Link 27 votes
US-Mexico border, ‘world’s deadliest’ overland migration route: International Organization for Migration ~news mexico usa Article 280 words 11 votes
Oh dear, George Lucas! Why the Star Wars universe is going from bad to worse ~tv Article 913 words 41 votes
Russian President Vladimir Putin says prosecution of Donald Trump shows US political system is 'rotten' ~society politics Article 476 words 29 votes
How much of your US city is parking lots? ~design urban planning Article 490 words, published Feb 8 2023 30 votes
US railroad inspectors find alarming number of defects on Union Pacific this summer ~transport Article 1319 words 33 votes
Chicago: Fifty years after it was promised, the South Red Line Extension is slated to get a $1.973B grant ~transport Article 1012 words, published Sep 8 2023 13 votes
Germany scores massive upset over US in FIBA World Cup semis ~sports.basketball Article 551 words 17 votes
Boatlift - The spontaneous evacuation of lower Manhatten on 9 11 2001 - narrated by Tom Hanks ~humanities.history Video 11:57, published Sep 7 2011 7 votes
Toyota takes its biggest US port off the grid with hydrogen system ~enviro energy.renewable Article 481 words, published Sep 7 2023 35 votes
EU ‘gatekeeper’ list has five American and no European companies ~tech apple google browsers microsoft Article 570 words 43 votes
Michigan Republican fake elector for Donald Trump outlined Jan. 6 plan to present Mike Pence with "dueling electors" in December 2020 US radio interview ~society politics Article 917 words 46 votes
‘Something happened, somehow something got mixed up’: the at-home DNA test that changed two families for ever ~life family Article 4986 words 22 votes
Opinion: The Kids Online Safety Act would harm LGBTQ+ youth, restrict access to information and community ~lgbt Article 541 words, published Jul 27 2023 38 votes
Elon Musk’s X sues California over content moderation law, claiming it violates free speech ~tech social media Article 342 words 25 votes
A miracle in Missouri? The nun who put her abbey on the map ~humanities religion Article 784 words 7 votes
What’s going on with these viral, right-wing country music hits? ~music country Article 3138 words 48 votes
G20 leaders must hold Indian government to account for its human rights violations and political persecution ~society politics Link 20 votes