Local school districts are caught in the middle of the culture wars as the right tries to gain control ~humanities Article 3554 words 10 votes
Kosovo asks US for permanent military base, speedier NATO membership ~news kosovo usa serbia russia Article 193 words 6 votes
A fight over the right to repair cars turns ugly in Massachusetts ~transport Article 659 words 12 votes
Crow-plagued California city turns to lasers and boomboxes to clear the air ~science Article 746 words, published Jan 20 2022 12 votes
Sweden approves plans for Forsmark nuclear waste storage site – will bury nuclear waste in the bedrock, and seal the facilities once they are full ~enviro Article 342 words, published Nov 7 2017 7 votes
Daily glass of wine is bad for you, World Heart Federation says in new policy ~health Article 13 votes
Sweden has earmarked $661 million for a temporary scheme to help the most affected households cope with high electricity bills this winter ~finance Article 379 words 6 votes
A new type of powerful artificial intelligence could make EU’s new law obsolete ~tech Article 208 words 5 votes
Nebraska will spend $500M to claim South Platte River water from Colorado ~enviro Article 903 words 5 votes
Denmark's government has announced a goal to make domestic flights fossil fuel free by 2030 ~transport Article 8 votes
Denmark says it will take measures to protect teachers' freedom of expression and prevent the risks of self-censorship ~humanities Article 275 words 8 votes
‘Am I even fit to be a mom?’ Diaper need is an invisible part of poverty in America. ~life.women Article 4641 words, published Nov 23 2021 11 votes
US libraries report spike in organised attempts to ban books in schools ~books libraries.school Article 1034 words 18 votes
Japan looks to accept more foreigners in key policy shift ~news japan politics Article 322 words 11 votes
COP26 climate agreement reached in Glasgow with unprecedented reference to fossil fuels ~enviro climate change Article 15 votes
Norway is to introduce new traps to protect wild salmon after experts warned they could become endangered as a result of contact with their farmed counterparts ~enviro conservation Article 575 words 5 votes
Vienna museums starts OnlyFans account after its TikTok is banned for posting nudes ~arts art.fine Article 377 words 17 votes
Norway's incoming centre-left government has said it will seek to grow the country's lucrative oil and gas industry while striving to cut carbon emissions ~enviro energy Article 33 words 15 votes
George Washington and the first mass US military inoculation ~humanities.history Article 604 words 6 votes
Why Telegram had to follow Apple and Google when they suspended a voting app ~tech social media apple google Article 1065 words 9 votes
Australia to acquire nuclear submarines through new security alliance ~news australia china usa united kingdom Article 1015 words 6 votes
Google, Apple remove Alexei Navalny app from stores as Russian elections begin ~tech apple google Article 210 words 13 votes
Fossil fuel firms sue governments across the world for £13bn/$18bn as climate policies threaten profits ~enviro climate change Article 957 words 10 votes
Vihreä liitto become first party in the Finnish Parliament to call for legalisation of cannabis – initiative approved at party conference by narrowest possible majority 183-181 ~news finland politics Article 371 words 12 votes
Norwegians head to the polls on Sept. 13 in a parliamentary election that has centered on the issue of whether saving the planet is worth stopping the fossil fuel gravy train ~enviro climate change Article 23 votes
China's media cracks down on 'effeminate' styles ~life.men Article 705 words, published Sep 2 2021 8 votes
High Court of Australia rules that media outlets are publishers of third-party Facebook comments ~news australia journalism Article 12 votes
Danish government has presented a proposal to get foreigners and people with immigrant backgrounds to work thirty-seven hours a week in exchange for welfare benefits ~news denmark politics Article 388 words 7 votes
Dutch cities want to ban property investors in all neighborhoods ~news netherlands law Article 295 words 30 votes
With climate change emerging as a primary issue in this month's Norwegian parliamentary election, there are signs people are questioning the country's reliance on crude oil ~enviro climate change Video 2:42 6 votes
Climate change won't stop while America hates trains and walking ~enviro climate change Article 892 words 29 votes
China cuts amount of time minors can spend playing online video games to three hours a week, with an hour extra during holidays ~games Article 214 words 19 votes
OnlyFans drops planned porn ban, will continue to allow sexually explicit content ~tech social media Article 253 words 35 votes
OnlyFans will prohibit "content containing sexually-explicit conduct" (but still allow nudity) starting October 1, at the request of banking/payment providers ~tech social media Article 296 words 50 votes
Facebook's new "Widely Viewed Content" report doesn't provide meaningful transparency, and seems to be full of errors and spam ~tech facebook social media Article 1967 words 5 votes
High court victory for Stonehenge campaigners as tunnel is ruled unlawful ~transport Article 567 words 10 votes
Tobacco firm Philip Morris calls for ban on cigarettes within decade ~health Article 286 words 19 votes
PrEP, the HIV prevention pill, must now be totally free under almost all US insurance plans ~health healthcare medicine Article 1158 words 16 votes
Mental health response teams yield better outcomes than police in NYC, data shows ~health.mental Article 422 words 14 votes
Greenland stops oil and gas exploration – natural resources minister Naaja Nathanielsen said the environment and climatic impacts had been assessed as being too high ~enviro climate change Article 753 words, published Nov 7 2017 23 votes
Joe Biden administration bars US imports of solar panels linked to forced labor in China’s Xinjiang region ~enviro energy.renewable Article 406 words 12 votes
Finland has an ageing population and a labor shortage – despite government programs, immigrants and their families are not always greeted with open arms ~life work Article 499 words, published Nov 7 2017 7 votes