New York City plans to wipe out $2 billion in medical debt for 500,000 residents ~finance Article 714 words 27 votes
Billionaire backers of new California city seek voter approval after stealthily snapping up farmland ~design urban planning Article 1105 words 27 votes
Sámi rights activists in Norway charged over protests against wind farm affecting reindeer herding ~enviro energy.renewable Article 370 words 13 votes
United States Justice Department report finds ‘cascading failures’ and ‘no urgency’ during Uvalde, Texas, shooting ~news usa.tx.uvalde crime Article 619 words 54 votes
Pakistan launches retaliatory airstrikes on Iran after Tehran attack, killing at least seven people ~news pakistan iran Article 47 words 24 votes
Alabama's Nick Saban retiring after seven national titles, most in major college football history ~sports.american_football Article 791 words 20 votes
Humorous messages on electronic signs discouraged by new guidelines from US Federal Highway Administration ~transport Article 349 words 33 votes
A secret tunnel in a New York City synagogue leads to a brawl between police and worshippers ~humanities religion Article 495 words 50 votes
$100M will be left for Native Hawaiian causes from the estate of an heiress considered last princess ~lgbt Article 878 words 12 votes
Astrobotic Technology says its Moon landing attempt is in jeopardy because of an engine problem ~space rocketry Article 778 words 29 votes
Planes collide and catch fire at Japan’s busy Haneda airport, killing five. Hundreds evacuated safely. ~transport Article 324 words 26 votes
The New York Times sues OpenAI, Microsoft over the use of its stories to train chatbots ~tech microsoft Article 376 words 62 votes
US military space plane blasts off on another secretive mission expected to last years ~space spaceflight.military Article 551 words 24 votes
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 $10 billion charity no one has heard of | The SDG Impact Fund grew from $238 million in 2020 to $10 billion in 2021... which seems to have been fueled by cryptocurrencies and digital art assets ~finance cryptocurrency Article 1468 words 13 votes
US government court filing promises to spend $1 billion to help depleted salmon populations recover ~enviro conservation Article 1129 words 12 votes
The US Supreme Court will rule on limits to the use of Mifeprestone, a commonly used abortion medication ~health Article 680 words 16 votes
US Federal jury decides Google’s Android app store benefits from anticompetitive barriers ~tech google android.app store Article 1020 words 62 votes
New Mexico attorney general sues Meta for allegedly failing to protect children from predators on Facebook, Instagram ~tech social media facebook Article 523 words 21 votes
European Union reaches a deal on the world’s first comprehensive AI rules ~tech Article 729 words 12 votes
A six-planet system in perfect synchrony has been found in the Milky Way ~space astronomy Article 517 words 55 votes
US recordings show how the Mormon church protects itself from child sex abuse claims ~humanities religion Article 2804 words 25 votes
The Pentagon says a US warship and multiple commercial ships have come under attack in the Red Sea ~transport Article 139 words 25 votes
US Supreme Court case Securities and Exchange Commission v Jarkesy threatens the role of adminstrative law judges ~finance Article 661 words 14 votes
Diplomas for sale: $465, no classes required. Inside one of Louisiana’s unapproved schools. ~life education Article 2039 words 27 votes
Two people in vehicle that exploded at NY/Canada border crossing declared dead at scene ~transport Article 656 words 21 votes
A high-tech ferry in Sweden could soon set a new standard – Candela says its hydrofoil technology reduces the energy per passenger-kilometer by 95% ~transport Article 804 words 19 votes
US lawyers insist Nikola founder shouldn't face prison time for fraud — unlike Elizabeth Holmes ~transport Article 527 words 5 votes
Iranian-born Norwegian man is charged over deadly Oslo Pride attack in 2022 – four other suspects are linked to the shooting but have not been charged ~lgbt Article 960 words, published Nov 10 2023 10 votes
Captain found guilty of ‘seaman’s manslaughter’ in boat fire that killed thirty-four off California coast ~transport Article 776 words 21 votes
A Meta engineer known as an expert at curbing online harassment saw his own child face harassment on Instagram. Now, he’s testifying before the US Congress ~tech social media Article 817 words 19 votes
Inspired by online dating, AI tool for adoption matchmaking falls short for vulnerable foster kids ~tech Article 2559 words 11 votes
Colombia will try to control invasive hippo population through sterilization, transfer, euthanasia ~enviro Article 370 words 21 votes
Mass arrests target LGBTQ+ people in Nigeria while abuses against them are ignored, activists say ~lgbt activism Article 1015 words, published Oct 27 2023 23 votes
Two men arrested in an investigation into a famous tree that was felled near Hadrian's Wall in England ~enviro Article 317 words 26 votes
First ever Florida Man games will feature beer belly wrestling and ‘evading arrest’ obstacle course ~sports Article 333 words, published Oct 25 2023 12 votes
At least sixteen dead in Maine shooting as police hunt for ‘person of interest’ and residents shelter ~news usa.me crime Article 770 words 62 votes
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
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
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
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