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2 votes
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Massive oil spill sends crude onto Orange County, CA beaches
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George Washington and the first mass US military inoculation
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US phone companies must now block carriers that didn’t meet FCC robocall deadline
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Why California is shutting down its last nuclear plant
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Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of September 27
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate...
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate topic, but almost all should be posted in here.
This is an inherently political thread; please try to avoid antagonistic arguments and bickering matches. Comment threads that devolve into unproductive arguments may be removed so that the overall topic is able to continue.
6 votes -
Why are people getting worse at “The Price Is Right”?
10 votes -
A letter from a jailed Line 3 water protector
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Disney and Scarlett Johansson resolve bitter ‘Black Widow’ profits lawsuit
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An unprecedented California program is already fulfilling its promise to house the most vulnerable
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Why is every young person in America watching ‘The Sopranos’?
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War - Low Rider (1975)
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Trans-Alaska pipeline under threat from thawing permafrost
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Housing in Alaska can’t survive climate change. This group is trying a new model.
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The Mustard Museum: Passion for a condiment
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Inside America’s broken supply chain
4 votes -
Is there really a US truck driver shortage?
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Activision Blizzard settles with federal employment agency for $18 Million
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10-year-old Tanitoluwa Adewumi is America's newest Chess Master
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Two disbarred lawyers sued a Texas doctor who performed an abortion. Flustered ‘pro-lifers’ are backpedaling
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Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of September 20
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate...
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate topic, but almost all should be posted in here.
This is an inherently political thread; please try to avoid antagonistic arguments and bickering matches. Comment threads that devolve into unproductive arguments may be removed so that the overall topic is able to continue.
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Microsoft, Google, Facebook and other tech firms are pressing lawmakers to stop prosecutors from secretly snooping on private accounts
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Facebook paid FTC $4.9B more than required to shield Mark Zuckerberg, lawsuit alleges
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George W Bush approval rating polled at 90% by Gallup, the highest presidential approval rating ever recorded in US history (September 24th, 2001)
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Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, detained in China almost three years, now on plane home. Chinese tech executive Meng Wangzhou left Canada earlier Friday evening.
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US President Joe Biden condemns Border Patrol treatment of Haitian migrants, vows agents will face consequences
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As women become 60% of all US college students and continue to outpace & outperform men, the WSJ takes a look at how colleges and students feel about it
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Apple must allow other forms of in-app purchases, rules judge in Epic v. Apple
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Supreme Court will hear arguments in Mississippi abortion case challenging Roe v. Wade on Dec. 1
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Repairing underground, high voltage power lines is nearly impossible
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A doctor who defied Texas' abortion law is sued, launching a legality test of the ban
20 votes -
Shared parenting is usually better for children — but the model fails for many women forced to co-parent with their abusers
11 votes -
Biz Markie had exactly what hip-hop needed - Rap’s pioneering ‘Clown Prince,’ as remembered by his friends, family, collaborators, and admirers
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Banking regulations and collateral damage: Tweetstorm by patio11
@Patrick McKenzie: Unfortunately the way this is usually implemented is "X stamps and we fire you as a customer."In much of the world, banks are not obligated to continue doing business with people who cause them lots of headaches or cost, and the headaches/cost are not evenly distributed. https://t.co/tufbFyRitG
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Gov. Gavin Newsom abolishes most single-family zoning in California
21 votes -
Australia to acquire nuclear submarines through new security alliance
6 votes -
The Shivas - My Baby Don't (2021)
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1 in every 500 US residents have died of Covid-19
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Gavin Newsom signs bills aimed at creating more affordable housing in California
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The rise and ruin of Couchsurfing.com
10 votes -
What happened to the Antarctic Snow Cruiser?
4 votes -
Backpage founders' trial begins
6 votes -
Backpage founders get mistrial because US overplayed child sex trafficking claims
13 votes -
California Governor Gavin Newsom beats back GOP-led recall
29 votes -
Norm Macdonald dies: Influential comedian and former ‘SNL’ Weekend Update anchor was 61
28 votes -
Illinois officer claims Sheriff's office told him to play copyrighted music to shut down citizens' recordings
22 votes -
Employees of Activision Blizzard file Unfair Labor Practice charge against the gaming company
8 votes -
MIT scientists report 'major advance' in fusion energy
21 votes -
Supreme Court upholds new Texas abortion law, for now
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Bus driver shortages are latest challenge hitting US schools
8 votes