Why Gothenburg is Europe's most sustainable city – residents and local government have been steadfast in their efforts to reinvent the city's reputation ~enviro sustainability Article 875 words, published Feb 8 2021 8 votes
Illinois rep. wants to ban ‘all violent video games’ to curb violence ~games Article 442 words 14 votes
Facebook to lift Australia news ban after government agrees to amendments to proposed legislation requiring them to pay publishers ~tech facebook social media Article 6 votes
Mario Draghi forms new government in Italy, politicians and technocrats named as ministers ~news italy politics Article 331 words, published Feb 12 2021 8 votes
Indian government restricts foreign mapping services to one metre accuracy ~news india politics Article 856 words 5 votes
Washington State launches investigation into 200,000 missing cows ~finance Article 1111 words 11 votes
Norway approves Utøya memorial for victims of 2011 massacre, despite local concerns – memorial is expected to be ready for the tenth anniversary of the attacks on 22nd July ~life Article 511 words 8 votes
UK government accused of re-igniting culture war over gender neutral bathrooms ~lgbt transgender Article 383 words, published Dec 2 2020 13 votes
Texas Department of Public Safety issues amber alert for victim of horror doll Chucky ~tech Article 325 words 5 votes
Can Malmö's green points system help rewild London? Transformation of a Swedish shipyard into a leafy haven inspired London's 'urban greening factor' plan. ~design urban planning Article 1983 words 10 votes
Denmark's government has agreed to take a majority stake in a £25bn artificial 'energy island' which is to be built 80km offshore ~enviro energy.renewable Article 357 words 9 votes
Getting plowed - Exposing the bid-rigging, violence and sabotage at the heart of an unlikely racket: snow removal (2012) ~life Article 4886 words, published Apr 18 2012 4 votes
Ex-Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and eight others criminally charged in Flint Water Crisis ~enviro pollution.water Article 837 words, published Jan 14 2021 29 votes
China CCP to nationalize Jack Ma's Alibaba and Ant Group ~finance business Article 466 words, published Dec 26 2020 26 votes
What I learned in two years of moving government forms online ~tech internet Article 2003 words, published Feb 23 2018 9 votes
How Rome destroyed its own republic ~humanities.history Article 829 words, published Aug 1 2019 12 votes
California expects record revenues in stunning Covid budget reversal ~finance Article 1598 words 8 votes
The Mexican American border: A tale of two colonies (Part 1/2) ~humanities.history Video 1:06:18, published Dec 30 2020 3 votes
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 ~life.women 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