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Twenty-five dead and 130 wounded in Baghdad after a night of attacks by unknown gunmen targeting anti-government demonstrators ~news iraq.baghdad Article 486 words 10 votes
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The great American tax haven: Why the super-rich love South Dakota ~finance Article 4661 words 7 votes
Why the government should tax unhealthy foods and subsidise nutritious ones ~health Article 832 words, published Feb 14 2017 11 votes
The Trump administration is preparing to significantly limit the scientific and medical research that the government can use to determine public health regulations ~health Article 1359 words 10 votes
Denmark and Iceland clash over priceless medieval manuscripts – Reykjavik wants collection bequeathed by Icelandic scholar returned ~humanities.history Article 575 words 4 votes
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New Hampshire lawmaker blocks device repair bill, tells constituents to just buy new $1k phones ~tech Article 630 words 7 votes
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California city returns island taken from native tribe in 1860 massacre ~news usa.ca Article 565 words 10 votes
US Air Force finally retires 8-inch floppies from missile launch control system ~tech Article 341 words 14 votes
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FATF – Iceland could land on a gray list of countries which have failed to take sufficient measures to combat money laundering and the financing of acts of terrorism ~finance Link 5 votes
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Banning cars on San Francisco’s Market Street, once a radical idea, approved unanimously ~transport Article 1079 words 10 votes
Why US cities are banning new fast food drive-throughs ~food restaurants Article 693 words, published Oct 10 2019 8 votes
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Stockton's basic income trial: Early results show how money is spent ~finance economics Article 1509 words 6 votes
NSA whistleblower dropped from Australian cyber conference at the last minute ~tech security.cyber Article 500 words 6 votes
How the women-only Facebook group Minbar-Shat helped overthrow the Sudanese government ~tech facebook social media Article 2247 words, published Oct 4 2019 7 votes
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Denmark's new government to boost spending after years of austerity, following a campaign pledge to reverse years of cuts by previous administrations ~finance Article 474 words 6 votes