Justice Dept. launches antitrust probe of automakers over their fuel efficiency deal with California ~transport Article 765 words 5 votes
Uncertainty about US President Donald Trump's trade war with China and Brexit are creating a "flying blind" economy ~finance Article 709 words 5 votes
A history of Visa, the credit card company. Part I ~finance Article 2880 words, published May 29 2019 8 votes
Low-paid American workers produce tear gas in potentially dangerous conditions. It's then shipped to Hong Kong where it's used against pro-democracy protesters. ~life work Article 3090 words 17 votes
Pride flags greet Mike Pence on arrival in Iceland – Guðni Jóhannesson also pictured wearing rainbow bracelet to meet US vice-president ~lgbt Article 387 words 9 votes
Emily Atkin's summary of and thoughts about CNN's 7-hour Climate Crisis Town Hall ~enviro climate change Article 1612 words 10 votes
Walmart dodged up to $2.6 billion in US tax through a “fictitious” Chinese entity, former executive says ~finance business Article 3046 words 13 votes
Cattle Decapitation - "One Day Closer to the End of the World" (2019) ~music metal.death Video 3:48 3 votes
On the trail of Frank Lloyd Wright in Illinois and Wisconsin ~design architecture Article 2870 words 5 votes
Can satellite megaconstellations be responsible users of space? ~space spaceflight.commercial satellites Article 1748 words 5 votes
Outlaw Country - Klamath County, Oregon, Is The Perfect Place To Go If You Don’t Want To Be Found—And The Worst Place To Be If Someone Threatens Your Life. ~misc Link 7 votes
Dolly Parton's ‘Books From Birth’ has now delivered one million free children's books to DC kids ~books Link 8 votes
Making new elements doesn’t pay. Just ask this Berkeley scientist ~science physics.particle Article 5 votes
Tesla’s autopilot found partly to blame for 2018 Los Angeles Freeway crash ~transport Article 855 words 7 votes
Google and YouTube will pay record $170 million for alleged violations of US children’s privacy law ~tech google privacy Article 1003 words 6 votes
The infamous, vertically sliced St. Louis bagel is not an abomination—it’s a brand-new playing field ~food Article 1939 words 18 votes
US Senator says Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg should face ‘possibility of a prison term’ ~tech facebook social media Article 309 words 14 votes
Senator Warren's climate change plan: 100% clean energy for America ~enviro climate change energy.renewable Article 3116 words 11 votes
Cherokee nation takes up 1835 treaty right and names first delegate to US Congress ~news usa politics Article 725 words 18 votes
Mike Pence heads into potential new Nordic storm with Iceland visit ~news iceland politics usa Article 6 votes
For the formerly incarcerated, occupational licensing laws can be legal prisons ~life work Article 5 votes
A town for people with Chronic-Fatigue Syndrome: Patients moved from all over the country to Incline Village, Nevada, for an experimental drug. Then the drug disappeared. ~health medicine Article 6755 words 10 votes
The process of arming teachers in one Ohio school district: ‘You understand that you might have to shoot a student?’ ~life education Article 4290 words 8 votes
Harry Potter books removed from St. Edward Catholic School due to 'curses and spells' ~books libraries.school Article 608 words 7 votes
Amateurs identify classified US spy satellite based on Tweet ~space satellites spaceflight Article 805 words 11 votes
The WNBA is putting on some of the best pro basketball in America: Why aren’t more fans showing up? ~sports.basketball Article 7671 words 8 votes
The Book of Prince: Prince had grand plans for his autobiography, but only a few months to live ~music Article 7119 words 6 votes
President Trump tweets sensitive surveillance image of Iran ~news iran usa politics Article 705 words 37 votes
Seven dead and twenty-two injured in Odessa, Texas shooting that started after suspect’s car was stopped by police ~news crime usa.tx.odessa Article 399 words 20 votes
Preparing for Hurricane Dorian: Storm trackers and other survival tools ~enviro Article 1061 words 5 votes
Navajo code talkers: The last of the living WWII heroes share their stories ~humanities.history Article 926 words, published Nov 27 2017 11 votes
‘Nobody cared’: A woman gave birth alone in a jail cell after her cries for help were ignored, lawsuit says ~life.women Article 1225 words 14 votes
The unlikely greatness of ‘The Shawshank Redemption,’ twenty-five years later ~movies Article 1887 words 6 votes
The US sends “the worst of the worst” to the ADX Florence Supermax prison in Colorado. This is what happens when they get out. ~life Article 9 votes
What happened to “Rhode Island’s plan to eliminate childhood lead poisoning by 2010” and what comes next? ~health Article 2010 words 6 votes
Undercover in Patriot Prayer: Insights from a Vancouver Democrat who's been working against the far-right group from the inside ~misc politics Article 2283 words, published Aug 26 2019 11 votes