For Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US shutdown is no joke ~health Article 731 words 10 votes
Ex-Jakarta Governor Ahok, jailed for blasphemy, freed ~news indonesia.jakarta politics crime Article 750 words 3 votes
These are all the federal HTTPS websites that’ll expire soon because of the US government shutdown ~tech security internet Article 580 words 8 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
The Welfare State Is Committing Suicide by Artificial Intelligence: Denmark is using algorithms to deliver benefits to citizens—and undermining its own democracy in the process. ~tech Article 1341 words 6 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
Kindertransport children to get 2,500 euros in compensation from German government ~humanities.history Link 4 votes
Australian government to unveil new laws to guard religious freedom but stalls on LGBT students ~news australia politics law Article 746 words 10 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
Czech PM's future hangs in balance after son's kidnap claims ~news politics russia czech republic crime Article 644 words 5 votes
Wealthy White people in Atlanta suburb tried to secede from their Black-led town. They failed. ~life housing Link 16 votes
US Supreme Court allows historic kids' climate lawsuit to go forward ~enviro climate change Article 1049 words 20 votes
11 barriers to coding in the open and how to overcome them - Technology in government ~tech Article 851 words 8 votes
Government experts say plan to prevent animal extinctions is failing ~enviro Article 480 words 10 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
In Iran, state sanctioned messaging apps are the new hallmark of internet nationalisation ~tech internet Article 1447 words 4 votes
Federal Labor has dropped its opposition to a contentious immigration bill, increasing pressure on the Government to allow refugee children on Nauru to go to New Zealand ~news australia nauru new zealand politics Article 671 words 2 votes
China breaks silence on Muslim detention camps, calling them ‘humane’ ~news china.xinjiang politics Article 1227 words 9 votes
Separated refugee families launch legal action against Australian government at UN ~news australia Article 854 words 7 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
Architect of Paris climate accord says Morrison government's emissions stance is 'anti-science' ~enviro climate change Article 595 words 4 votes
'Don't touch my Vespa!' Why Genoa is threatening to ban its icon of cool ~transport Article 1632 words 7 votes
The government wants airlines to delay your flight so they can scan your face ~tech privacy Article 522 words 15 votes
China's Social Credit system: The first modern digital dictatorship ~tech Article 1554 words, published Sep 17 2018 8 votes
US President Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani says Iran's government will be overthrown ~news usa iran politics.usa Article 402 words 5 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