Open-source developer and manager David Recordon named White House Director of Technology ~tech Article 365 words 14 votes
In historic decision, Argentina legalizes first trimester abortion outside rape and threat to the mother's life ~health Article 35 words 14 votes
Los Angeles Department of Public Health urges film industry vigilance to help contain COVID-19 ~movies Article 427 words 7 votes
Email accounts belonging to Finnish MPs were compromised during a cyberattack on the country's parliament in the autumn ~news finland politics crime Article 250 words 6 votes
Denmark will dig up millions of dead mink after a hasty cull and burial intended to stamp out a coronavirus mutation ended with a new contamination risk ~enviro pollution.ground Article 20 votes
How New York City vaccinated six million people in less than a month ~humanities.history Article 2222 words 8 votes
Three digit suicide prevention hotline gets green light from House of Commons ~health.mental Article 465 words 21 votes
Facebook announces plan to break up US Government before it becomes too powerful ~tech facebook social media Link 40 votes
Finland's parliament approved a bill designed to protect its networks against cyber threats and espionage – may be used to exclude China's Huawei and ZTE ~tech security.national security.cyber Article 4 votes
How Joe Biden can ensure federal agencies fight climate change ~enviro climate change Article 9060 words 4 votes
New York 22nd district race up in air as county finds fifty-five uncounted ballots ~news usa.ny politics.usa Article 492 words 12 votes
Rebuilding after a wildfire? Most states don't require fire-resistant materials ~enviro Article 2036 words 6 votes
In a 5-4 ruling, Supreme Court sides with religious groups in a dispute over Covid-19 restrictions in New York ~news law usa.ny.nyc Article 20 votes
Opposition MPs in Denmark have urged the government to dig up millions of mink that were buried in mass graves amid Covid-19 fears ~health Article 42 words 4 votes
How a $17 billion US bailout fund intended for Boeing ended up in very different hands ~finance business Article 2278 words 4 votes
Scottish Parliament unanimously passes a bill to provide menstrual products for free across the country ~health Link 30 votes
Pakistan’s government uses the internet as a means of exerting control — and in a remote part of the country, citizens are starting to fight back ~tech internet Article 3787 words 6 votes
BBC 100 Women 2020 – A profile of Sanna Marin, who leads Finland's all-female coalition government ~life.women Article 2028 words 7 votes
Denmark's Minister of Agriculture has resigned over an illegal government order to cull the country's farmed mink – Mette Frederiksen also faced opposition calls to resign ~health Article 442 words 7 votes
TikTok can continue to operate in the US, Commerce Department says ~tech social media Article 166 words 10 votes
A look at the future of abortion from Colorado ~health Article 557 words, published Nov 5 2020 9 votes
Denmark's plans to cull seventeen million mink is facing legal obstacles after the government admitted it did not have a legal basis for the order ~health Article 226 words 10 votes
Norwegian Air said it is facing a “very uncertain future” after the government of Norway refused to grant further financial assistance to the airline ~transport Article 451 words 6 votes
Oregon legalizes psilocybin mushrooms (for therapeutic purposes) and decriminalizes all drugs ~health.mental Article 672 words 32 votes
Proposition 24 passes in California, pushing privacy rights to the forefront again ~tech privacy Article 602 words 13 votes
Following a two-year-long hiatus, an initiative by Copenhagen Municipality allowing citizens to get trees for free, has returned ~enviro Link 7 votes
Polish government delays abortion ban after two weeks of protests across the country ~health Article 273 words 26 votes
Denmark forced to U-turn on meat ban for state canteens – initiative had been part of the government's aim to achieve a 70% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 ~enviro Article 609 words 6 votes
Internal documents reveal COVID-19 hospitalization data the US government keeps hidden ~health healthcare Article 1583 words 19 votes
At least twenty municipalities have changed local laws to allow backyard chicken coops since the pandemic started ~life Article 903 words 8 votes
Movie night at the White House: A century of screenings, decoded ~movies Article 1909 words, published Oct 20 2020 7 votes
What Prop. 22’s defeat would mean for Uber and Lyft — and drivers ~transport Article 1816 words 9 votes
Jair Bolsonaro's Brazilian regime incentivizes landlords to burn off forests; anarchist fire brigades pick up the slack ~enviro Article 532 words 16 votes
Federalist 51 - The structure of the US Government must furnish the proper checks and balances between the different departments ~humanities PDF 6 votes
Norway has blamed Russia for a cyberattack on the email system in the parliament in August – Moscow has rejected the claim, calling it a serious and wilful provocation ~tech security.cyber Article 39 words 6 votes
Wisconsin denies Foxconn tax subsidies after contract negotiations fail ~finance business Article 1382 words 12 votes
Michigan Attorney General will no longer enforce governor’s executive orders after court ruling ~health Article 637 words 11 votes
Tracker for coronavirus test results from officials in the US government and presidential campaigns ~health Article 620 words 21 votes
Japanese sex business operator sues state over virus cash handout snub ~health Article 522 words 7 votes
Norway will finance two-thirds of a large-scale project to capture and store carbon dioxide – carbon capture has long been highlighted as a way to reduce CO2 emissions ~enviro climate change Article 679 words 8 votes
The FinCen Files: Thousands of secret suspicious activity reports offer a picture of corruption and complicity - and how the government lets it flourish ~finance Article 3948 words 11 votes