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15 votes
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Tens of thousands of Chinese college students went cycling at night for soup dumplings in Kaifeng. That put the government on edge.
24 votes -
US voters greenlight over $25 billion in public transportation ballot measures in 2024
47 votes -
Iceland's president urged to intervene over Europe's last whaler – conservation groups are asking for the decision to allow Hvalur to hunt to be put on hold until after election
5 votes -
Subsea pumped storage tech secures funding from US, German governments
10 votes -
Sweden rejects applications for thirteen offshore wind farms – government believes building them would have unacceptable consequences for national defence
11 votes -
The world's most feminist city – how Umeå in Sweden became an idyll for women
7 votes -
US Joe Biden–Kamala Harris administration announces $45 million to reduce electric vehicle battery recycling costs
29 votes -
US Joe Biden-Kamala Harris administration announces $3 billion of investments in clean ports
24 votes -
Sweden abolishes tax on plastic bags despite warnings usage could rise – centre-right coalition government says consumption already below EU target
10 votes -
No, raising the minimum wage does not hurt US fast-food workers
29 votes -
More US states ban PFAS, or ‘forever chemicals,’ in more products
38 votes -
The latest in North Korea’s fake IT worker scheme: Extorting the employers
17 votes -
Chicago built 50+ miles of new bike lanes, increasing cyclists by 119% and dramatically reducing fatal collisions
54 votes -
Goodbye, floppies - San Francisco pays Hitachi $212 million to remove 5.25-inch disks from its light rail service
30 votes -
Norway is to enforce a strict minimum age limit on social media of fifteen as the government ramped up its campaign against tech companies it says are “pitted against small children's brains”
32 votes -
The rise of the compliant speech platform
8 votes -
Geothermal power in the North Bay
9 votes -
Florida threatens TV executive with jail time for airing ad in support of abortion rights
35 votes -
Hurricane Milton barrels toward Florida with 155 MPH winds
42 votes -
‘Paper or plastic?’ will no longer be a choice at California grocery stores
32 votes -
More people than ever are trying to hack the US government--and they love it
11 votes -
UK music festival The Great Escape has withdrawn its partnership with the Faroe Islands after it was criticised for working with a country which allows “barbaric” whaling
8 votes -
Kentucky sues Express Scripts, alleging it had a role in the deadly opioid addiction crisis
15 votes -
The attempt to reform Intel
8 votes -
How cities run dry
2 votes -
11th Circuit rules in favor of forced trans sterilization for drivers licenses in Alabama
23 votes -
Why don't governments invest in their own dating apps? Would you use one?
I've thought about this off and on for like a year. It, as far as I know, seems well documented that populations are struggling with dating and marriages, especially in the younger generations. A...
I've thought about this off and on for like a year.
It, as far as I know, seems well documented that populations are struggling with dating and marriages, especially in the younger generations. A lot of people attribute it to things like finances, working hours, cost of living, etc, but also the abysmal online dating circus. People don't seem to go out with the intention of meeting people as much, and so most turn to apps like Tinder, Bumble, and Hinge. But with these apps basically monopolized by the Match group, and none of the parent companies have an actual incentive to get people off the app, it seems like a ripe opportunity for governments everywhere to try and fill in the gap.
As they don't have the investor profit motive, but they do have a very strong motive for people to get together, have relationships, marriages, eventually babies. And this is just a baseless claim on my part, but I imagine it could be stimulating to local economies as more people go on dates. I know at least my ass doesn't go anywhere really when I'm single.
29 votes -
Wisconsin towns are trying to limit Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations. The Dairy industry is fighting back.
20 votes -
London saw a surprising benefit to fining high-polluting cars: More active kids
28 votes -
National Museum of Denmark is handing over an iconic cloak belonging to an indigenous group in Brazil at a ceremony being attended by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
14 votes -
Texas is close to adopting new oil and gas waste rules, first in decades
9 votes -
The games behind your government's next war
11 votes -
Bipartisan group of 350 US city mayors commit to electrifying fleets and broadening EV charging infrastructure
18 votes -
US Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to invest $76 million closing legacy oil & gas wells in Pennsylvania
16 votes -
Initiative to extol benefits of allemannsretten, Norway's “right to roam”, to international tourists has met with strong criticism – tourism campaign shelved over environmental fears
4 votes -
Eiffel Tower will keep Olympic rings permanently, Mayor says
16 votes -
Blue and red US states were putting period products in schools — then came the anti-trans backlash
41 votes -
Stavanger's pristine white facades create a timeless, quaint atmosphere. Yet, amidst this traditional setting, a vibrant street art scene has emerged.
4 votes -
Anti-trans school board candidates backed by Ron DeSantis get crushed in Florida
58 votes -
Meet Chicago's Rat Queen (w/ Rob Scallon) | Rats pt. 1
4 votes -
California’s restaurant industry can keep its controversial service fees
34 votes -
The US government wants to make it easier for you to click the 'unsubscribe' button
58 votes -
It’s official: These thirteen books are now banned from all public schools in Utah
48 votes -
Japan orders ‘drastic reforms’ for Toyota after fresh certification violations
17 votes -
Private equity firms should prepare for increased US government scrutiny over healthcare investment
9 votes -
Inside the two-year fight to bring charges against school librarians in Granbury, Texas
20 votes -
Elon Musk says he’s moving SpaceX and X from California to Texas, blames new trans privacy law
28 votes -
Ecuador river is granted the right to not be polluted in historic court case
16 votes -
Does market failure justify government intervention? (with Michael Munger)
5 votes