Norwegian Air said it is facing a “very uncertain future” after the government of Norway refused to grant further financial assistance to the airline ~transport Article 451 words 6 votes
Oregon legalizes psilocybin mushrooms (for therapeutic purposes) and decriminalizes all drugs ~health.mental Article 672 words 32 votes
Proposition 24 passes in California, pushing privacy rights to the forefront again ~tech privacy Article 602 words 13 votes
Following a two-year-long hiatus, an initiative by Copenhagen Municipality allowing citizens to get trees for free, has returned ~enviro Link 7 votes
Polish government delays abortion ban after two weeks of protests across the country ~health Article 273 words 26 votes
Denmark forced to U-turn on meat ban for state canteens – initiative had been part of the government's aim to achieve a 70% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 ~enviro Article 609 words 6 votes
Internal documents reveal COVID-19 hospitalization data the US government keeps hidden ~health healthcare Article 1583 words 19 votes
At least twenty municipalities have changed local laws to allow backyard chicken coops since the pandemic started ~life Article 903 words 8 votes
Movie night at the White House: A century of screenings, decoded ~movies Article 1909 words, published Oct 20 2020 7 votes
What Prop. 22’s defeat would mean for Uber and Lyft — and California drivers ~transport Article 1816 words 9 votes
Jair Bolsonaro's Brazilian regime incentivizes landlords to burn off forests; anarchist fire brigades pick up the slack ~enviro Article 532 words 16 votes
Federalist 51 - The structure of the US Government must furnish the proper checks and balances between the different departments ~humanities PDF 6 votes
Norway has blamed Russia for a cyberattack on the email system in the parliament in August – Moscow has rejected the claim, calling it a serious and wilful provocation ~tech security.cyber Article 39 words 6 votes
Wisconsin denies Foxconn tax subsidies after contract negotiations fail ~finance business Article 1382 words 12 votes
Michigan Attorney General will no longer enforce governor’s executive orders after court ruling ~health Article 637 words 11 votes
Tracker for coronavirus test results from officials in the US government and presidential campaigns ~health Article 620 words 21 votes
Japanese sex business operator sues state over virus cash handout snub ~health Article 522 words 7 votes
Norway will finance two-thirds of a large-scale project to capture and store carbon dioxide – carbon capture has long been highlighted as a way to reduce CO2 emissions ~enviro climate change Article 679 words 8 votes
The FinCen Files: Thousands of secret suspicious activity reports offer a picture of corruption and complicity - and how the government lets it flourish ~finance Article 3948 words 11 votes
With violent crime on the rise, Minneapolis City Council asks: Where are the police? ~news usa.mn crime politics.usa Article 776 words 5 votes
ACLU sues Palo Alto over ‘unconstitutional’ restrictions at residents-only park ~news usa.ca.palo alto Article 983 words 9 votes
What factors have made Germany relatively successful in managing the coronavirus crisis? ~health Article 2455 words 4 votes
Doesn’t feel like a recession? You should be paying more in taxes ~finance economics Article 1247 words, published Sep 3 2020 12 votes
Uber is hurting drivers like me in its legal fight in California ~transport Article 1089 words 3 votes
California Governor Gavin Newsom: By this point last year, 4,292 fires had burned 56,000 acres. This year, 7,002 fires have chewed through more than 1.4 million acres. ~enviro Article 1509 words, published Aug 24 2020 7 votes
How a plan to save the power system disappeared: A federal lab found a way to modernize the grid, reduce reliance on coal, and save consumers billions. Then Trump appointees blocked it ~enviro energy.renewable Article 3530 words 24 votes
Michigan reaches preliminary settlement to pay $600 million to Flint Water Crisis victims ~enviro pollution.water Article 508 words 9 votes
Appeals court grants a stay on injunction, after Lyft announces rideshare operations would be suspended in California at 11:59 PM tonight ~transport Article 472 words 13 votes
US states seek $2.2 trillion from OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma: filings ~health medicine Article 649 words 15 votes
Denmark's vegan party says it has enough support to run for parliament – the party, founded in 2018, reached the 20,182 declarations needed on Thursday ~news denmark politics Article 267 words 13 votes
Local governments ‘overwhelmed’ in race to trace US COVID contacts ~health Article 1528 words 6 votes
Amid protests, Norway's government has begun tearing down a landmark building adorned with giant murals by Pablo Picasso ~design architecture Article 435 words 5 votes
Warnings of possible cover-up in progress as Trump orders hospitals to stop sending coronavirus data to CDC ~health healthcare Article 657 words 21 votes
A landmark report into the on-demand workforce commissioned by the Victorian Government has made a host of recommendations to make sure gig economy workers get the fair deal they deserve ~finance Article 450 words 8 votes
Hawaii grapples with Great Depression-level unemployment as tourism plummets ~finance Article 3423 words 21 votes
You can make millions selling masks to the government in three easy steps ~health Article 1873 words 10 votes
Vermont first state to implement a statewide ban on food waste ~enviro Article 803 words, published Jul 6 2020 10 votes
Google, Facebook, and Twitter halt government data requests after new Hong Kong security law ~tech google facebook security.national Article 606 words 10 votes
New South Wales border with Victoria to close from Wednesday as Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews announces 127 new coronavirus cases in the state ~health Article 393 words 8 votes
The Chinese government is engaging in a widespread, systematic campaign of forced birth control and sterilization on Uighurs and other minorities ~news china.xinjiang Article 3251 words 48 votes
Indian government bans fifty-nine Chinese apps for security reasons ~tech security Article 348 words 11 votes