Ex-Jakarta Governor Ahok, jailed for blasphemy, freed ~news indonesia.jakarta politics crime Article 750 words 3 votes
New York passes Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA) and legislation banning “conversion therapy” ~lgbt transgender Article 311 words 12 votes
The future of the minimum wage is alive in Seattle ~finance economics Article 888 words, published Jan 4 2019 7 votes
How an emerging African megacity cut commutes by two hours a day ~design urban planning Article 11 votes
City of Keene in dispute with local restaurant owner over 'Pho Keene Great' name ~food restaurants Link 11 votes
Scientists think Alabama's sewage problem has caused a tropical parasite. The state has done little about it. ~health Article 3757 words 6 votes
An Indonesian city has launched a new campaign to "cleanse" LGBT people of their "social sickness" through religious exorcisms ~lgbt Article 770 words 7 votes
Taiwan ruling party suffers major defeat in local elections ~news politics china taiwan Article 817 words 9 votes
Wealthy White people in Atlanta suburb tried to secede from their Black-led town. They failed. ~life housing Link 16 votes
Waymo has been granted the first permit in California to begin driverless testing on public roads ~transport Article 414 words 7 votes
Dulwich Hamlet: The improbable tale of a tiny football club that lost its home to developers – and won it back ~sports.football Article 7512 words 4 votes
Thirty-five US states tell the Federal Communications Commission to get off its ass and do something about spoofed robocalls ~tech Article 326 words 6 votes
Colorado’s recreation roadmap makes it one of the only states to fuse outdoor play, environmental protection ~enviro conservation Article 931 words 10 votes
'Don't touch my Vespa!' Why Genoa is threatening to ban its icon of cool ~transport Article 1632 words 7 votes
California bans restaurants from automatically giving out plastic straws ~enviro pollution plastics.single use Article 389 words 10 votes
California becomes the first state to restrict plastic straws at restaurants ~enviro pollution plastics.single use Article 749 words 17 votes
As VF Corp. moves its HQ to downtown Denver, CEO vows to repay $27 million in tax incentives with donations ~finance business Article 1258 words 5 votes
'For me, this is paradise': Life in the Spanish city that banned cars ~transport Article 1331 words 14 votes
Litigation gone digital: Ottawa experiments with artificial intelligence in tax cases ~finance Article 839 words 4 votes
South Carolina officials won’t evacuate prison ahead of Hurricane Florence ~enviro Article 410 words 13 votes
Swiss town set for universal basic income experiment ~finance Article 492 words, published Jun 6 2018 13 votes
State of California funded research must be public within one year ~science Article 470 words, published Aug 30 2018 15 votes
California lawmakers pass nation’s toughest net neutrality law ~tech internet Article 1065 words 14 votes
Over 1400 Western Australian government officials used 'Password123' as their password ~tech security Article 780 words 27 votes
Only you can prevent gross, smelly fatbergs from clogging up city sewers, says inspector ~enviro water.waste Article 695 words 7 votes
California Senate passes bill to ban gay conversion therapy ~lgbt Article 300 words, published Aug 16 2018 23 votes
Gun law changes dropped by Tasmanian Liberals following community backlash ~news australia.tas law politics Article 905 words 7 votes
Nope, those aren't mailboxes: Paris rolls out sidewalk urinals ~news france.paris Article 389 words 17 votes
How dropping the 'brain death' requirement has boosted organ donations in Alberta ~health healthcare medicine Article 870 words 4 votes
Puerto Rican government acknowledges hurricane death toll of 1,427 ~enviro Article 957 words 19 votes
New York City votes to cap Uber and Lyft vehicles in a crackdown ~transport Article 1526 words 13 votes
WV House committee approves fourteen articles of impeachment against justices ~news usa.wv politics.usa Article 1506 words 5 votes
Experts criticize West Virginia’s plan for smartphone voting ~tech security Article 788 words 13 votes
Ontario PC voter worried about family's future without basic income pilot ~life Article 827 words 13 votes
Koala group to take Queensland government to court over 'politically sanctioned extinction' ~enviro Article 691 words 4 votes
New Vermont legalization law sparks 'gift' delivery service ~news usa.vt law politics.usa Article 337 words 4 votes
Australian states and retail chains ban single-use plastic bags ~enviro plastics.single use pollution Article 425 words 16 votes