Marriage between cousins and extended family members may soon be banned in Norway ~life relationships family Article 376 words 26 votes
A closer look at Kowloon Walled City in Hong Kong, the most densely populated place that ever existed ~humanities.history Video 17:49, published Jul 24 2023 40 votes
Baltimore Archdiocese files for bankruptcy before law on abuse lawsuits takes effect ~humanities religion Article 1042 words 14 votes
Baltimore Archdiocese says it will file for bankruptcy before new law on abuse lawsuits takes effect ~humanities religion Article 83 words 26 votes
‘We can’t drink oil’: How a seventy-year-old pipeline imperils the Great Lakes ~enviro water energy Article 2281 words 31 votes
A journey into the shaken baby syndrome/abusive head trauma controversy ~health medicine Article 3113 words, published May 17 2023 14 votes
New California law bars schoolbook bans based on racial and gender teachings ~lgbt Article 377 words 14 votes
Remembering Charles Wilkinson, a true friend to Indian Country, the professor and leader leaves a legacy in Indigenous advocacy ~life Article 779 words 7 votes
Italian senate about to vote on a law that upgrades surrogacy to 'universal crime' would lead to prosecution of foreign acts within Italy ~lgbt Article 1804 words 9 votes
Google US antitrust trial - judge ordered trial exhibits removed from the web - the Verge responds by publishing them ~tech google Article 353 words 24 votes
UK's Online Safety Bill: Crackdown on harmful social media content agreed ~tech social media Article 741 words 27 votes
This boring gray boat patrolling the US east coast is actually a vigilante ~transport Video 9:35 20 votes
Battle over a recurrent French national obsession: How Muslim women should dress? ~life.women Article 1572 words 17 votes
Study shows US public defenders have significantly more clients than they can adequately represent ~humanities Article 2037 words, published Sep 12 2023 27 votes
The earthquakes in Turkey killed a prolific war crimes investigator, deputy chief of Syria investigations for the Commission for International Justice and Accountability ~humanities Article 4840 words 9 votes
California passes strongest right-to-repair bill yet, requiring seven years of parts ~tech apple Article 448 words 39 votes
Abortions rose in most US states this year, new data shows ~life.women Article 927 words, published Sep 7 2023 26 votes
European Union Digital Markets Act aims to allow more competition and let consumers delete preloaded phone apps ~tech Article 751 words, published Sep 6 2023 27 votes
Apple threatens to pull FaceTime and iMessage in the UK over proposed surveillance law changes ~tech apple privacy security Article 380 words 71 votes
Hit in DNA database exonerates man forty-seven years after wrongful rape conviction ~humanities Article 642 words 30 votes
As employers expand artificial intelligence in hiring, few states in the USA have rules ~tech privacy Article 1428 words, published Jul 17 2023 12 votes
How were modern companies allowed to get so big in spite of antitrust laws? The mythology of horizontal merger efficiencies ~finance business economics.macro Article 970 words 20 votes
A sesame allergy law in the US has made it harder to avoid the seed. Here's why. ~health Article 1060 words 28 votes
What’s inside that McDonald’s ice cream machine? Broken copyright law. ~tech Article 684 words 33 votes
Los Angeles is exploring banning cashless businesses, following the example of New York City, Philadelphia, Massachusetts, Colorado, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Washington, DC ~finance business.small Link 59 votes
A warning to employers that US National Labor Relations Board has changed the rules governing formation of unions to be easier for workers and harder for employers to oppose ~life work Article 1164 words 41 votes
Mexican politician introduces bill to criminalize ecocide - only a few countries have such laws but more are considering it ~enviro Article 960 words 16 votes
Planned Danish law will make improper treatment of the Quran or Bible a criminal offence punishable by a fine and jail sentence of up to two years ~humanities religion Article 39 votes
Apple formally endorses right to repair US legislation after spending millions fighting it ~tech apple Article 817 words 67 votes
Texas has quietly changed its abortion law - explicitly allowing abortion for premature ruptured membrane and ectopic pregnancy - how it happened ~life.women Article 31 votes
Canada demands Facebook lift news ban to allow wildfire info sharing ~tech facebook social media Article 228 words 51 votes
US Ninth circuit court of appeal upholds preliminary injunction against Idaho law banning transgender girls and women participation in women's sports ~lgbt transgender Text 31 words I haven't yet found a news article, but will add if I find one. Here is the ruling. https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2023/08/17/20-35813.pdf 26 votes
The US tech industry has largely co-opted the once-dreaded “patchwork” of state rules through effective lobbying— and its success is sapping momentum for federal legislation ~tech privacy Article 1674 words 7 votes
US 5th Circuit Court of Appeal rejects challenge to Mifeprestone abortion pill’s approval, but upholds some restrictions ~life.women Link 20 votes
Judge rules in favor of Montana youths in landmark climate decision ~enviro climate change Article 860 words 46 votes
Illinois just passed the first law in the US protecting financial rights of children of influencers ~tech social media Article 561 words 35 votes
Helsinki could become a 'sanctuary city' for medical treatment, as the new right-wing government continues to crack down on undocumented migrants ~health healthcare Article 941 words 8 votes
The King of Jordan approved a cybercrime bill that will crack down on online speech deemed harmful to national unity ~tech security.cyber internet Article 304 words 18 votes
US federal judge orders Southwest Airlines attorneys to attend ‘religious-liberty training’ from conservative Christian legal advocacy group ~transport Article 42 votes
US District Judge blocks Arkansas law allowing librarians to be criminally charged over ‘harmful’ materials ~books libraries Article 277 words 50 votes