Denmark has pledged to put up more statues of women, with the country's culture minister saying the capital has “more statues of mythical beasts and horses” ~life.women Article 455 words 12 votes
A group of Indigenous women in Greenland has sued Denmark for forcing them to be fitted with intrauterine contraceptive devices in the 1960s and 70s ~health healthcare Article 398 words 29 votes
Would Roman elections pass a UN inspection? ~humanities.history Video 16:38, published Feb 18 2024 8 votes
Denmark's second-largest city is trialling a first-of-its-kind deposit scheme to tackle single-use coffee cups ~enviro Article 518 words, published Jan 25 2024 20 votes
US Federal Trade Commission and eight states sue to block supermarket merger between Kroger and Albertsons ~finance business Article 778 words 37 votes
Philadelphia SEPTA won a $317 million federal grant to help replace aging Market-Frankford Line cars ~transport Article 459 words, published Feb 16 2024 16 votes
One of the world’s biggest cities may be just months away from running out of water ~enviro water.ground climate change Article 22 votes
Leak of documents on spyware developed by vendor for Chinese government ~tech security.cyber Tweet 33 votes
Capital One to buy Discover Financial in $35.3 billion all-stock deal ~finance banking business Article 978 words 32 votes
California's push for mandatory ethnic studies classes runs into the Israel-Palestine conflict in designing a curriculum ~humanities religion Article 2388 words 22 votes
Iceland plans to buy out home owners in volcano-struck town of Grindavík – total cost of the buyout could be as much as $440 million ~enviro Article 77 words 20 votes
Finnish unions have called for industrial action to protest government proposals on labour law reforms which they say would adversely impact low-wage earners ~finance business Article 978 words 10 votes
Florida official letter: "Misrepresenting" gender on drivers licenses is fraud, changes now banned ~lgbt transgender Article 630 words 40 votes
Ohio, Michigan Republicans in released audio: "Endgame" is to ban trans care "for everyone" ~lgbt transgender Article 1493 words 56 votes
A landslide of contaminated soil threatens environmental disaster in Denmark. Who pays to stop it? ~enviro pollution.ground water Article 501 words 19 votes
New York City plans to wipe out $2 billion in medical debt for 500,000 residents ~finance Article 714 words 27 votes
You don't need a license to walk ~design urban planning Article 371 words, published Jan 11 2024 41 votes
British Columbia, Canada: Family pets will no longer be considered property during divorce proceedings ~life.pets Link 15 votes
The US Federal Trade Commission made an unprecedented move against data brokers ~tech Article 380 words 20 votes
Norway is to allow mining waste to be dumped in its fjords after the government won a court case against environmental organisations trying to block the plan ~enviro pollution.water Article 550 words 29 votes
West Virginia bill would mandate "curing" trans people under 21 ~lgbt transgender Article 384 words 47 votes
Sound maps that predict poachers' movements improve government deterrence and response ~enviro Article 2145 words 7 votes
Joe Biden administration announces $1 billion for low-emission US school buses ~transport Article 347 words 39 votes
Norway is likely to become the first country in the world to move forward with the controversial practice of commercial-scale deep-sea mining ~enviro Article 1041 words 14 votes
Legislators in Kentucky and other fossil states charge EV drivers more than double in taxes than internal combustion engine drivers ~transport Article 1405 words, published Jan 1 2024 41 votes
Aripiprazole (Abilify and generic brands): risk of pathological gambling ~health.mental Article 928 words 14 votes
ABBA's holographic dancing queens have had a tangible impact, adding over £320 million of money, money, money to London's economy in its first year ~music pop Article 504 words, published Dec 21 2023 17 votes
Why a 100-year supply? How Arizona got its famous, yet arbitrarily numbered groundwater rule. ~enviro water.ground Article 1213 words 14 votes
Greyhound bus stops are valuable US assets. Here’s who’s cashing in on them. ~transport Article 13 votes
California gas tax revenue will drop by $6 billion, threatening roads ~transport Article 608 words 27 votes
US government court filing promises to spend $1 billion to help depleted salmon populations recover ~enviro conservation Article 1129 words 12 votes
The red US state brain drain isn’t coming. It’s happening right now. ~life education.higher work Article 5795 words, published Nov 22 2023 77 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
$1B grant will help make high speed rail a reality from Raleigh to Richmond ~transport Article 514 words 34 votes
Links forged half a century ago with Gaza City mean that support for Palestine goes well beyond gesture politics in Tromsø, Norway ~life Article 1420 words 8 votes
US senator warns governments are spying on Apple and Google users via push notifications ~tech privacy security apple google Article 687 words 38 votes
Norway's minority government and two opposition parties have agreed to allow seabed mineral exploration in the Arctic region ~enviro Article 425 words 8 votes
Las Vegas-S. California high-speed rail gets $3 billion federal grant ~transport Article 986 words 28 votes
Reading to Philadelphia train takes a major step forward as it gets federal funding (also, Scranton to NYC) ~transport Article 605 words 7 votes