Why Amarillo, Texas hit pause on proposed abortion travel ban adopted elsewhere in Texas ~health Article 1133 words, published Oct 25 2023 15 votes
After many years, migrant workers in Norway won legal protection from exploitative agencies – but now a European Free Trade Association ruling puts progress in peril ~life work Article 1236 words 3 votes
Meta (Facebook/Instagram) to move to a "Pay for your Rights" approach ~tech facebook social media privacy Article 688 words 33 votes
South Korean teachers seek protection from harassment by students' parents ~life education parenting work Article 1094 words 38 votes
Over 75,000 workers poised for largest healthcare strike in US history ~health healthcare Article 720 words 36 votes
US state of Arizona cancels leases and water rights for Saudi company that grows alfalfa ~enviro water.ground Article 1007 words 45 votes
Dozens of Greenlandic women who say they were fitted with the contraceptive coil without their consent or knowledge are planning to sue the Danish state ~health healthcare Article 447 words 26 votes
Video game voice actors are ready to strike over AI ~games Article 1661 words, published Sep 26 2023 42 votes
Joe Biden administration grants Seattle Children's Hospital $240K for LGBT sex education tool ~lgbt transgender Link 11 votes
‘We can’t drink oil’: How a seventy-year-old pipeline imperils the Great Lakes ~enviro water energy Article 2281 words 31 votes
Gainesville, Florida is giving trans punk legend Laura Jane Grace a key to the city ~lgbt transgender Article 377 words 11 votes
European Commission blocks US travel giant Booking from acquiring its Swedish rival eTraveli – Booking commands 60% market share in Europe ~finance business Article 267 words 13 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
Bad-faith coverage of trans issues — who does it serve? ~lgbt transgender Article 787 words, published Sep 8 2023 16 votes
Indigenous Sámi activist set up camp outside the Norwegian parliament to protest against wind turbines built on land traditionally used by reindeer herders ~enviro energy.renewable Article 497 words 16 votes
European Union Digital Markets Act aims to allow more competition and let consumers delete preloaded phone apps ~tech Article 751 words, published Sep 6 2023 27 votes
The ordeal of Tigrayan women in Ethiopia: 'Whether you shout or not, no one is going to come and rescue you' ~life.women Article 527 words, published Sep 6 2023 13 votes
We lost the war - Come to terms with the imminent loss of privacy and civil rights without going lethargic ~life Link 16 votes
Twitter accused of helping Saudi Arabia commit human rights abuses ~tech social media Article 1155 words 21 votes
The endless battle to banish the world’s most notorious stalker website Kiwi Farms ~lgbt transgender Article 1961 words 22 votes
Senator admits "Kids Online Safety Act" will target trans content online ~lgbt transgender Article 597 words 28 votes
US veterans discharged under ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ are still fighting for justice — and benefits ~lgbt Article 1518 words 28 votes
Kansas officials are no longer required to change trans people’s birth certificates, judge says ~lgbt transgender Article 1054 words 12 votes
Judge denies request to halt Missouri’s gender-affirming medical care ban ~lgbt transgender Article 1951 words 15 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
Texas has quietly changed its abortion law - explicitly allowing abortion for premature ruptured membrane and ectopic pregnancy - how it happened ~life.women Article 31 votes
Lesbian group seeks human rights exemption to exclude trans women from Melbourne event ~lgbt transgender Link 41 votes
Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik is suing the state for allegedly violating his human rights due to his being held in extreme isolation ~news norway crime Article 236 words 28 votes
US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announces plans to regulate sale of personal data ~tech privacy Article 354 words 35 votes
US 5th Circuit Court of Appeal rejects challenge to Mifeprestone abortion pill’s approval, but upholds some restrictions ~life.women Link 20 votes
Growing segregation by sex in Israel raises fears for women’s rights ~life.women Article 850 words 71 votes
The King of Jordan approved a cybercrime bill that will crack down on online speech deemed harmful to national unity ~tech internet Article 304 words 18 votes
Transgender and nonbinary patients have no regrets about top surgery, small study finds ~lgbt transgender Article 61 votes
The historic Gullah-Geechee community is fighting to retain its land and culture in South Carolina ~life Link 24 votes
Six Mississippi 'goon squad' deputies plead guilty to torturing Black men ~news usa.ms crime Article 3463 words 57 votes
US CNBC anchor accuses UAW leader of 'class warfare' for fighting for workers ~transport Article 552 words 32 votes
Federal jury acquits Louisiana trooper caught on camera pummeling Black motorist ~news usa.la Article 1329 words 30 votes
'Straight out of the authoritarian playbook': US watchdog sued by Musk's X hits back ~tech internet social media Article 406 words 33 votes
Taylor Swift has successfully implemented a strategy of recreating and releasing exact copies of old albums to maintain ownership of her songs ~music Article 57 votes
Abortion laws are driving academics out of some US states—and keeping others from coming ~life education.higher work Link 29 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
Cops are already treating self-driving cars as 'surveillance cameras on wheels' ~transport Article 431 words, published Jun 30 2023 16 votes