California junk fee ban could upend restaurant industry ~food restaurants Article 1375 words 37 votes
Safer Sunscreen: Stanford researchers explore novel approach to sustainable sun protection ~science Link 13 votes
It's not just TikTok. ByteDance has a variety of apps that could also be banned. ~tech Article 523 words, published Apr 23 2024 21 votes
US government reportedly ponders crimping China's use of RISC-V ~tech Article 518 words, published Apr 24 2024 20 votes
Free Companies: The age of mercenary companies ~humanities.history Video 18:17, published Apr 14 2024 7 votes
US Congress approves bill banning TikTok unless Chinese owner ByteDance sells platform ~tech social media Link 69 votes
Book ban fight in Nevada would create LGBTQ section of libraries ~books libraries Article 512 words, published Apr 23 2024 9 votes
Somalia bans fishing trawlers from its waters ~enviro Article 2306 words, published Apr 11 2024 15 votes
European Commission approves creation of an environmental zone in the city centre of Stockholm, where petrol and diesel cars will be banned entirely from 2025 ~transport Article 440 words 25 votes
Idaho libraries must move materials deemed harmful to children, or face lawsuits, under new law ~books libraries Article 868 words 24 votes
UT Austin lays off around sixty staffers to comply with Texas DEI ban ~life education.higher work Article 512 words 22 votes
Jails banned visits in “quid pro quo” with prison phone companies, lawsuits say ~life Article 509 words 32 votes
Florida latest to restrict social media for kids as legal battle looms ~tech social media Article 1047 words 22 votes
Why ban books when you can ban book awards?: Suburban Illinois district cancels youth chosen Caudill Awards ~books Article 1126 words, published Mar 19 2024 30 votes
Once more with feeling: Banning TikTok is unconstitutional and won’t do shit to deal with any actual threats ~tech social media Article 24 votes
House passes bill that could ban TikTok in the US, sending it to the Senate ~tech social media Article 795 words 45 votes
Police bodycam shows sheriff hunting for 'obscene' books at library ~books libraries Article 208 words 54 votes
Ethiopia becomes the first country to ban (importation of) internal combustion vehicles ~transport Link 27 votes
The US Park Service wants to ban all rock climbing in designated wilderness ~enviro conservation Article 765 words 33 votes
Canada declares Flipper Zero public enemy No. 1 in car-theft crackdown ~transport Article 629 words 27 votes
AI firm [Midjourney] considers banning creation of political images for 2024 elections ~tech Article 737 words 31 votes
US court bans three dicamba based weedkillers and finds EPA broke law in approval process ~enviro Article 994 words 24 votes
Pharma bro Martin Shkreli goes ballistic on US federal appeals court for upholding lifetime ban from pharma industry ~health Article 586 words 41 votes
More than 1,400 Finnish music industry professionals have signed a petition urging a ban on Israel from Eurovision over alleged "war crimes" in Gaza ~music Article 737 words 23 votes
Iceland fisheries minister rebuked over 2023 whaling ban – Parliamentary Ombudsman says whaling ban lacked legal footing ~enviro Article 77 words 10 votes
Colorado Supreme Court, in landmark ruling, bans Donald Trump from state’s ballot under insurrection clause ~news usa.co politics Article 1373 words 122 votes
The divided states of football: The changing face of America's favorite sport ~sports.american_football Article 5736 words 8 votes
AI can do your homework. Now what? We interviewed students and teachers on how schools should handle the rise of the chatbots. ~tech Video 17:03, published Dec 12 2023 22 votes
Danish parliament has voted to ban the burning of religious scriptures after a series of Qur’an desecrations in the country and neighbouring Sweden ~humanities religion Article 448 words 26 votes
Some developments in US abortion litigation in response to the Dobbs decision - other constitutional rights such as the right to travel are now in question ~health Article 609 words 26 votes
Barcelona car free super blocks have social benefits - help reduce loneliness ~design urban planning Article 1134 words 23 votes
Accused of violating kids' privacy, Meta sues US Federal Trade Commission, hoping to block ban on monetizing kids’ data ~tech social media facebook privacy Article 405 words 40 votes
It's one of the world's toughest anti-smoking laws. The Māori see a major flaw ~health Article 2655 words 23 votes
Swedish A-traktors, vehicles modified to not go above 19mph, became a teenage rite of passage – amid a rise in accidents there are calls for a ban ~transport Article 809 words 16 votes
Texas businesses file amicus brief saying abortion ban costs state nearly $15 billion a year ~finance business Article 319 words 24 votes
Ending censorship applies to prison too - US prisons remain the institutions where the most censorship occurs ~books libraries.prison Article 1304 words, published Oct 30 2023 22 votes
Ontario to ban Canadian work experience requirement in job postings ~life work Article 681 words 17 votes
'Louie Louie': The story behind the song everyone knows but no one understands ~music rock Article 813 words, published Oct 31 2023 13 votes
Vladimir Putin signs bill revoking Russia’s ratification of a global nuclear test ban treaty ~news russia politics usa Article 218 words 36 votes
Why Amarillo, Texas hit pause on proposed abortion travel ban adopted elsewhere in Texas ~health Article 1133 words, published Oct 25 2023 15 votes