Colorado Supreme Court, in landmark ruling, bans Donald Trump from state’s ballot under insurrection clause ~news usa.co politics.usa Article 1373 words 122 votes
The divided states of football: The changing face of America's favorite sport ~sports.american_football Article 5736 words 8 votes
AI can do your homework. Now what? We interviewed students and teachers on how schools should handle the rise of the chatbots. ~tech Video 17:03, published Dec 12 2023 22 votes
Danish parliament has voted to ban the burning of religious scriptures after a series of Qur’an desecrations in the country and neighbouring Sweden ~humanities religion Article 448 words 26 votes
Some developments in US abortion litigation in response to the Dobbs decision - other constitutional rights such as the right to travel are now in question ~health Article 609 words 26 votes
Barcelona car free super blocks have social benefits - help reduce loneliness ~design urban planning Article 1134 words 23 votes
Accused of violating kids' privacy, Meta sues US Federal Trade Commission, hoping to block ban on monetizing kids’ data ~tech social media facebook privacy Article 405 words 40 votes
It's one of the world's toughest anti-smoking laws. The Māori see a major flaw. ~health Article 2655 words 23 votes
Swedish A-traktors, vehicles modified to not go above 19mph, became a teenage rite of passage – amid a rise in accidents there are calls for a ban ~transport Article 809 words 16 votes
Texas businesses file amicus brief saying abortion ban costs state nearly $15 billion a year ~finance business Article 319 words 24 votes
Ending censorship applies to prison too - US prisons remain the institutions where the most censorship occurs ~books libraries.prison Article 1304 words, published Oct 30 2023 22 votes
'Louie Louie': The story behind the song everyone knows but no one understands ~music rock Article 813 words, published Oct 31 2023 13 votes
Why Amarillo, Texas hit pause on proposed abortion travel ban adopted elsewhere in Texas ~health Article 1133 words, published Oct 25 2023 15 votes
US pedestrian deaths are soaring. Is it time to ban right turns on red lights? ~transport Article 860 words, published Oct 17 2023 76 votes
Book bans in Texas spread as new state law takes effect ~books Article 1272 words, published Oct 11 2023 14 votes
Stockholm has announced plans to ban petrol and diesel cars from its centre, in an effort to slash pollution and reduce noise ~enviro pollution.air pollution.noise Article 409 words 10 votes
California lawmakers move to ban irrigation of some decorative lawns ~enviro Article 1825 words, published Sep 13 2023 6 votes
Marriage between cousins and extended family members may soon be banned in Norway ~life relationships family Article 376 words 26 votes
NFL revises gambling policy to toughen ban for players who bet on own team ~sports.american_football Article 289 words 9 votes
US appeals court upholds Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors ~lgbt transgender Article 445 words 12 votes
Pittsburgh Pennsylvania children's author writes a book titled 'Banned Book', discusses censorship ~books Article 1014 words 12 votes
UN criticizes French move to bar Olympians from wearing headscarves ~sports Article 663 words 8 votes
Florida school district orders librarians to purge all books with LGBTQ characters ~lgbt Article 1261 words 36 votes
US Federal Communications Commission details plan to restore the net neutrality rules repealed by Ajit Pai: banning fast lanes and ISP restrictions on legal content ~tech internet Article 1626 words 50 votes
New California law bars schoolbook bans based on racial and gender teachings ~lgbt Article 377 words 14 votes
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak considers banning cigarettes for next generation ~health Article 895 words 36 votes
Ministers set to ban single-use vapes in UK over child addiction fears ~health Article 490 words 30 votes
American Library Association report: Texas led the nation in book ban attempts in 2022 ~books Article 573 words, published Sep 6 2023 14 votes
Battle over a recurrent French national obsession: How Muslim women should dress? ~life.women Article 1572 words 17 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 ~life.women Article 36 votes
Abortions rose in most US states this year, new data shows ~life.women Article 927 words, published Sep 7 2023 26 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
French state schools turn away dozens of girls wearing Muslim abaya dress ~humanities religion education Article 33 words 34 votes
France’s browser-based website blocking proposal will set a disastrous precedent for the open internet ~tech internet.open browsers Article 924 words, published Jun 26 2023 49 votes
Bisphenol A: Health experts drastically reduce safe intake limits of widespread plastic ~health Article 1359 words, published Aug 28 2023 13 votes
Judge denies request to halt Missouri’s gender-affirming medical care ban ~lgbt transgender Article 1951 words 15 votes
Texas tried to enact more book bans last year than any other US state ~books libraries.school Article 543 words 13 votes
Los Angeles is exploring banning cashless businesses, following the example of New York City, Philadelphia, Massachusetts, Colorado, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Washington, DC ~finance business.small Link 59 votes
More than thirty years after its publication, picture book Daddy's Roommate has once again found itself the target of censorship ~books Article 1337 words 13 votes
Twitch will let streamers ban users from watching their streams ~tech social media Article 199 words 15 votes
US Ninth circuit court of appeal upholds preliminary injunction against Idaho law banning transgender girls and women participation in women's sports ~lgbt transgender Text 31 words 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
Using artificial intelligence to ban books only makes the problem worse ~books Article 352 words 20 votes
White House unveils ban on US investment in Chinese tech sectors linked to the military ~tech Article 599 words 41 votes
Meta has long fought Europe's demands that it get people's consent before using their data for targeted ads – then a Norwegian regulator threatened daily fines ~tech social media facebook privacy Article 543 words 51 votes