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24 votes
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A Meta engineer known as an expert at curbing online harassment saw his own child face harassment on Instagram. Now, he’s testifying before the US Congress
19 votes -
Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of October 30
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10 votes -
Why the US never saves money on health care
25 votes -
Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of October 23
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8 votes -
The unexpected climate policy that could tackle both US national debt and China: Carbon pricing has the potential to become a bipartisan policy
26 votes -
Fact sheet: US President Joe Biden issues executive order on safe, secure, and trustworthy artificial intelligence
24 votes -
Why Amarillo, Texas hit pause on proposed abortion travel ban adopted elsewhere in Texas
15 votes -
Led by labor-backed mayor Brandon Johnson, Chicago could become the first big city in the US to open a publicly owned grocery store
31 votes -
Joe Biden administration gives $86 million in roadway safety planning grants to 200 US communities
13 votes -
China says it wants to bolster climate cooperation with US as California Gov. Gavin Newsom visits Beijing
14 votes -
Meta accused by US states of using features to lure children to Instagram and Facebook
18 votes -
Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of October 16
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13 votes -
SpaceX to the US Federal Aviation Administration: the industry needs you to move faster
23 votes -
Jon Stewart’s Apple TV Plus show ends, reportedly over coverage of AI and China
65 votes -
Kenneth Chesebro, a Donald Trump-aligned lawyer, pleads guilty in Georgia
18 votes -
US State Department official in the Office of International Arms Transfers resigns over transfers to Israel
12 votes -
Detroit wants to be the first big American city to tax land value
33 votes -
Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of October 9
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7 votes -
Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of October 2
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11 votes -
California lawmakers move to ban irrigation of some decorative lawns
6 votes -
US Senator calls for Department of Justice action against Philips for keeping CPAP machine complaints secret
20 votes -
US state of Arizona cancels leases and water rights for Saudi company that grows alfalfa
45 votes -
Added context to Benjamin Franklin's famous quote about trading liberty for safety
23 votes -
Former US President Donald Trump says UAW talks do not matter because EV shift will kill jobs
26 votes -
Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of September 25
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6 votes -
Joe Biden administration announces $1.4 billion to improve US rail safety and boost capacity in thirty-five states
34 votes -
If you are in the US, that cardboard box in your home is likely fueling election denial
26 votes -
Joe Biden administration grants Seattle Children's Hospital $240K for LGBT sex education tool
11 votes -
Size of McKinsey consulting firm opioid settlement increased by $230 million
10 votes -
US President Joe Biden urges striking auto workers to “stick with it” in picket line visit unparalleled in history
90 votes -
New California law bars schoolbook bans based on racial and gender teachings
14 votes -
How Shane Gillis both plays to and mocks red staters
5 votes -
Taylor Swift managed to drive record-breaking numbers to voter registration website Vote.org after urging her 232 million followers on Instagram to take action
67 votes -
Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of September 18
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10 votes -
Copying US president Franklin Roosevelt, Joe Biden uses executive power to create a New Deal-style American Climate Corps
60 votes -
There's hope for the US opioid crisis — but politics stands in the way
8 votes -
US President Joe Biden's decision to skip Climate Ambition Summit called a 'disgrace'
24 votes -
‘We put in air conditionin’, stayed year-round, and ruined America’
13 votes -
Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of September 11
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20 votes -
This boring gray boat patrolling the US east coast is actually a vigilante
20 votes -
This Obamacare disaster had a surprising turnaround
16 votes -
US President Joe Biden strongly defends auto workers in first remarks after strike
29 votes -
Oregon launches legal psilocybin access amid high demand and hopes for improved mental health care
33 votes -
US government imposes sanctions on five Turkish corporations over dealings with Russia
7 votes -
Women who were denied emergency abortions file lawsuits in three states: Lawsuits want to clarify abortion ban exceptions for ‘medical emergencies’ in Idaho, Oklahoma and Tennessee
36 votes -
What to know about US Congress’s inaugural AI meeting
9 votes -
How disappearance became a global weapon of psychological control, fifty years on from Chile’s US-backed coup
21 votes -
US extremists keep trying to trigger mass blackouts — and that’s not even the scariest part
29 votes -
Opinion: The Kids Online Safety Act would harm US LGBTQ+ youth, restrict access to information and community
38 votes