China says it wants to bolster climate cooperation with US as California Gov. Gavin Newsom visits Beijing ~enviro climate change Article 404 words 14 votes
A Japanese court rules it's unconstitutional to require surgery for a change of gender on documents ~lgbt transgender Article 450 words 51 votes
Ohio embraced the ‘science of reading.’ Now a popular reading program is suing. ~books Article 796 words 36 votes
Egypt-Gaza border crossing opens, letting desperately needed aid flow to Palestinians ~news israel palestine egypt Article 1011 words 21 votes
How China’s Belt and Road Initiative is changing after a decade of big projects and big debts ~misc politics Article 781 words 10 votes
Microsoft closes deal to buy Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard ~games Article 1208 words 53 votes
Rising long-term interest rates are posing the latest threat to a US economic ‘soft landing’ ~finance economics Article 1031 words 24 votes
Workers at Mack Trucks reject contract and join the thousands of UAW picketers already on strike ~transport Article 522 words 34 votes
Baltic Sea gas pipeline between Finland and Estonia is shut down over a suspected leak ~enviro energy Article 439 words 9 votes
Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s job is at risk after US House of Representatives votes to move ahead with hard-right effort to oust him ~misc politics Article 506 words 60 votes
Scottish officials approve UK’s first drug consumption room intended for safer use of illegal drugs ~health Article 502 words, published Sep 27 2023 30 votes
Viktor Hovland and Ludvig Åberg have the makings of a Ryder Cup partnership for Europe for the next decade or more ~sports golf Article 491 words 5 votes
Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California dies at 90 ~news usa politics Article 1740 words 95 votes
Baltimore Archdiocese says it will file for bankruptcy before new law on abuse lawsuits takes effect ~humanities religion Article 83 words 26 votes
Hyundai and Kia recall nearly 3.4 million vehicles due to fire risk and urge owners to park outdoors ~transport Article 812 words 46 votes
Joe Biden administration announces $1.4 billion to improve US rail safety and boost capacity in thirty-five states ~transport Article 1039 words 34 votes
Mobs of masked teens ransacked Philadelphia stores. Police have made over a dozen arrests ~news usa.pa.philadelphia crime Article 231 words 17 votes
Montana judge temporarily blocks enforcement of law to ban gender-affirming medical care for minors ~lgbt transgender Article 886 words 16 votes
Google sued for negligence after man drove off collapsed bridge while following map directions ~tech google.maps Article 422 words 67 votes
US President Joe Biden urges striking auto workers to “stick with it” in picket line visit unparalleled in history ~transport Article 1008 words 90 votes
What is saltwater intrusion and how is it affecting Louisiana’s drinking water? ~enviro water.salt water.drinking Article 717 words 17 votes
First private US passenger rail line in 100 years is about to link Miami and Orlando at high speed ~transport Article 1079 words 38 votes
Hundreds of flying taxis to be made in Ohio, home of the Wright brothers and astronaut legends ~engineering Article 918 words 28 votes
Australia tells dating apps to improve safety standards to protect users from sexual violence ~tech Article 631 words 12 votes
The iPhone 12 emits too much radiation and Apple must take it off the market, French agency says ~tech apple Article 700 words, published Sep 13 2023 39 votes
New Mexico Governor bans public carry of guns in Albuquerque ~news usa.nm.albuquerque politics Article 897 words, published Sep 8 2023 33 votes
Small US cities experiment with grant funded Uber-like microtransit ~transport Article 1175 words 16 votes
Oregon launches legal psilocybin access amid high demand and hopes for improved mental health care ~health.mental Article 33 votes
About 13,000 workers go on strike seeking better wages and benefits from Detroit’s three automakers ~transport Article 1039 words 62 votes
France’s Foreign Ministry says a French elected official has been arrested in military-run Niger ~news niger france politics Article 393 words 5 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
US railroad inspectors find alarming number of defects on Union Pacific this summer ~transport Article 1319 words 33 votes
Flooding in Libya leaves 2,000 people feared dead and more missing after storm collapsed dams ~enviro Article 966 words 6 votes
The IRS plans to crack down on 1,600 US millionaires to collect millions of dollars in back taxes ~finance business Article 645 words 48 votes
Record numbers of children are on the move through Latin America and the Caribbean, UNICEF says ~life Article 496 words 7 votes
Some small towns in America are disbanding police forces, citing hiring woes ~life work Article 1009 words 23 votes
Meta lost a legal battle Wednesday to halt a Norwegian ban on its advertising practices that came with hefty daily fines ~tech social media facebook privacy Article 480 words 22 votes
Copenhagen's mayor has urged foreigners not to buy weed in the city's Christiania neighborhood where a thirty-year-old man was shot and killed ~life Article 803 words 11 votes
Anger in Sweden as Nobel Prize organizers invite Russia and Belarus to the award ceremonies – several lawmakers say they will boycott this year's ceremonies ~news sweden russia belarus iran politics Article 384 words 35 votes
Infographic status update on US defendants charged related to January 6 riot at the White House ~misc politics Link 23 votes
Schoolkids in eight US states can now eat free school meals, advocates urge Congress for nationwide policy ~food Article 1035 words 85 votes
Kansas officials are no longer required to change trans people’s birth certificates, judge says ~lgbt transgender Article 1054 words 12 votes
Norwegian preschoolers get early exposure to outdoor life by hiking routes around kindergartens ~life education Article 375 words 20 votes
Faculty member fatally shot in University of North Carolina building ~news usa.nc crime Article 678 words 27 votes
Anti-abortion activists, including one who kept fetuses, convicted of illegally blocking a reproductive clinic in Washington, DC ~health Article 522 words 37 votes
'Like Snoop Dogg's living room': Smell of pot wafts over notorious US Open court ~sports tennis Article 764 words 9 votes
Europe is cracking down on Big Tech. This is what will change when you sign on ~tech social media Article 916 words 81 votes
Women working in Antarctica say they were left to fend for themselves against sexual harassers ~life.women Article 2866 words 50 votes
US federal judge to hear arguments on Mark Meadows’ request to move Georgia election case from state court to federal court ~news usa.ga.atlanta politics law Article 1277 words 12 votes
Simone Biles wins a record 8th US Gymnastics title a full decade after her first ~sports Article 807 words 12 votes