NPR is asking the State Department to explain its decision to deny an NPR reporter press credentials to travel with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on an upcoming trip to Europe ~news usa journalism politics.usa Article 1006 words 9 votes
Match on dating app Tinder helps rescue camper trapped in ice in northern Norway ~life Article 34 words 7 votes
Amtrak asks two people who use wheelchairs to pay $25,000 for a ride ~transport Article 1054 words 11 votes
A mayor in Norway's Arctic looks to China to reinvent his frontier town ~finance Article 1154 words 11 votes
The New York Public Library has calculated its most checked-out books of all time ~books libraries Article 558 words 20 votes
Patrick Stewart didn't want to reprise Captain Picard in a post-Brexit world ~tv Article 747 words 23 votes
"This airplane is designed by clowns who in turn are supervised by monkeys."—Boeing employees mocked FAA in internal messages before 737 Max disasters ~transport Article 428 words 14 votes
Merriam-Webster singles out nonbinary 'they' for word of the year honors ~lgbt Article 637 words 26 votes
Two months after failed moon landing, India admits Chandrayaan-2's Vikram lander crashed ~space Article 437 words 4 votes
Twitter adds 'hide reply' function to try to improve online conversation ~tech social media Article 237 words 7 votes
After days of resignations, the last of the Deadspin staff has quit ~news usa journalism Article 790 words 18 votes
Police owe nothing to man whose home they blew up, appeals court says ~news usa.co.denver Article 900 words 26 votes
Football team Brøndby IF in Denmark is using facial recognition to stop unruly fans ~sports.football Article 1116 words 4 votes
Whistleblower explains how Cambridge Analytica helped fuel US 'insurgency' ~books Article 1356 words 3 votes
How big oil of the past helped launch the solar industry of today ~enviro energy.renewable Article 1939 words 5 votes
Tractor trails of protesting Dutch farmers snarl traffic for hundreds of miles ~enviro Article 402 words 6 votes
American becomes first person to swim English Channel four times without stopping ~sports Article 616 words 8 votes
You may be experiencing secular stagnation ~finance economics.macro Article 965 words, published Sep 3 2019 13 votes
Cherokee nation takes up 1835 treaty right and names first delegate to US Congress ~news usa politics.usa Article 725 words 18 votes
Silvio Gesell, who wanted to create money that expired, is making a comeback ~science economics Article 1669 words 9 votes
A dead cat, a lawyer's call and a five-figure donation: how the media fell short on Jeffrey Epstein ~news usa journalism Article 3385 words 8 votes
Suicide rate for girls has been rising faster than for boys, study finds ~health.mental Article 515 words 13 votes
Kids and adults with autism flying easier in Pittsburgh, with airport's help ~health Article 668 words 8 votes
If we all ate enough fruits and vegetables, there'd be big shortages ~food meat Article 1088 words, published Jul 17 2019 12 votes
Losing the eternal blue sky: Meet a changing Mongolia. Rivers are dry. Pastureland is giving way to mines. And wintertime smog obscures the famed blue sky. How did the country get here? ~enviro climate change pollution.air Article 32 words 7 votes
Isolated and struggling, many seniors are turning to suicide ~health.mental Article 1357 words 8 votes
Dialysis firm cancels $524,600.17 medical bill after journalists investigate ~health healthcare Article 670 words 10 votes
Lawyer: Shooter wasn't trying to kill a mob boss. He was under 'QAnon' delusion ~news usa crime.organized Article 561 words 17 votes
Once nearly dead as the dodo, California condor comeback reaches 1,000 chicks ~enviro conservation Article 413 words 11 votes
Rare New Zealand parakeet population doubles after 'epic' breeding season ~enviro conservation Article 284 words 8 votes
New York Police Department officer will not face federal criminal charges in Eric Garner's death ~news usa.ny.nyc crime Article 379 words 6 votes
New Zealand starts gun buyback program in response to Christchurch mosque shootings ~news new zealand.christchurch crime Article 559 words 18 votes
Alaska lawmakers show up in different cities, stuck on $444 million budget vetoes ~news usa.ak politics.usa Article 797 words 7 votes
Puerto Rico harnesses the power of the sun for a renewable energy future ~enviro energy.renewable Article 844 words 4 votes
A year after spinal surgery, a $94,000 bill feels like a backbreaker ~health healthcare Article 1415 words 6 votes