Mayor of Oslo warns that drug smugglers are increasingly targeting the Norwegian capital as a gateway to Europe as authorities tighten controls on major ports such as Antwerp
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Schengen ain't what it used to be
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Girl, so confusing: Will the “Brat” memes help or hurt Kamala Harris?
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Delta cancels more flights as it struggles to recover from tech outage
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In historic move, US to upgrade military command structure in Japan
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Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of July 22
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate...
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate topic, but almost all should be posted in here.
This is an inherently political thread; please try to avoid antagonistic arguments and bickering matches. Comment threads that devolve into unproductive arguments may be removed so that the overall topic is able to continue.
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Governor Gavin Newsom orders homeless sweeps throughout California
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The cynic and the two nations: Twenty years since Barack Obama assured us we're the *United* States of America, a new country has been building with fearful momentum. Can anything be done to stop it?
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So what do political parties spend all that fundraised money on?
Fundraising has always been a part of campaigning but ever since I made a small donation several years ago, Ive been getting constant appeals to donate more (in Canada). I always wonder though,...
Fundraising has always been a part of campaigning but ever since I made a small donation several years ago, Ive been getting constant appeals to donate more (in Canada). I always wonder though, what exactly that money gets spent on? Are they just buying ads on tv and online? Or where does it all get directed?
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Denmark regulates camper van tourism after clashes with locals – hopes to transform the vehicles into a secure yet more durable source of income
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Climate hero or villain? As it rapidly adopts clean technologies while drilling furiously for oil and gas, Norway is a paradox.
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Scott Galloway - "The Algebra of Wealth"
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Private equity firms should prepare for increased US government scrutiny over healthcare investment
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How the news broke on X. The epistemology of an assassination attempt.
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Finland's deportation law puts EU's migration norms to the test – human rights organizations sound the alarm over the controversial measure
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Tech giants should be made subject to a global tax for their use of people's personal data, according to Norway's Finance Minister Trygve Slagsvold Vedum
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Cuba admits to massive emigration wave: a million people left in two years amid crisis
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Joe Biden decision surprised most US TV news networks: How CBS, MSNBC and more scrambled to cover bombshell
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Ghanaian authorities are investigating after several individuals claiming to be para-athletes and their support staff reportedly absconded during a trip to Norway
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US Secret Service director quits after Donald Trump shooting
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What to know about the proposed Kids Online Safety Act and its chances of passing in the US Congress
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Review: The Real North Korea, by Andrei Lankov
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Inside the two-year fight to bring charges against school librarians in Granbury, Texas
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J.D. Vance gets his techno-authoritarian ideas from Peter Thiel and Curtis Yarvin
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Isle of Dogs [area in London's Docklands] unilateral declaration of independence: a revolt, a joke, or a tactical stroke of genius
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US President Joe Biden announces that he will not run for re-election
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Kamala Harris lacks charisma and time
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Jessica Valenti (Abortion, Every Day) summarizing Kamala Harris' position on abortion rights
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How Kamala Harris rose as a California moderate
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The joy of reading newspapers from other countries
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Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of July 15
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate...
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate topic, but almost all should be posted in here.
This is an inherently political thread; please try to avoid antagonistic arguments and bickering matches. Comment threads that devolve into unproductive arguments may be removed so that the overall topic is able to continue.
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Elon Musk says he’s moving SpaceX and X from California to Texas, blames new trans privacy law
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Tony Blair wants us to stop worrying and embrace AI
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Bangladesh imposes curfew after dozens killed in anti-government protests
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US President Joe Biden reportedly more open to calls for him to step aside as candidate
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Facebook and Instagram's algorithmic favoritism towards extremist parties revealed in new study of political ads in Germany
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Microsoft laid off a DEI team, and its lead wrote an internal email blasting how DEI is 'no longer business critical'
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US appeals court blocks all of Joe Biden's SAVE student debt relief plan
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The roads to replacing Joe Biden
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The rise of strategic corruption – how states weaponize graft
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Ursula von der Leyen wins second term as European Commission president
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Jack Black ends Tenacious D tour after bandmate’s Donald Trump shooting comment
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Ecuador river is granted the right to not be polluted in historic court case
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US SEC sues Trump Media SPAC ex-CEO Patrick Orlando for alleged fraud
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Donald Trump does not get post-shooting poll boost
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The Last Idealist - a philosophical newsletter sort of thing
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Does market failure justify government intervention? (with Michael Munger)
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Sweden paying grandparents to babysit
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US judge dismisses classified documents case against Donald Trump
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Five killed and dozens injured in Bangladesh in violent clashes over government jobs quota
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