Germany legalizes recreational cannabis use ~news germany politics law Article 432 words, published Feb 23 2024 72 votes
US judge rules YouTube, Facebook and Reddit must face lawsuits claiming they helped radicalize a mass shooter ~tech social media facebook Article 46 votes
Surprising detail in New York bank records helped a historian bust a longstanding myth about Irish immigrants ~humanities.history Article 3099 words 15 votes
European Union approves landmark AI law, leapfrogging US to regulate critical but worrying new technology ~tech Article 26 votes
India moves to implement controversial citizenship bill that excludes Muslims ~humanities religion Article 28 votes
Haiti’s leader to resign as gangs run rampant through country engulfed in crisis ~news haiti politics crime.organized Article 16 votes
‘We’re hemorrhaging money’: US health clinics try to stay open after unprecedented cyberattack ~health healthcare Article 31 votes
Colorado Bureau of Investigation finds DNA scientist manipulated data in hundreds of cases over decades ~science Article 31 votes
Single dose of clinical-grade LSD provides immediate and lasting relief from anxiety, wins approval for phase III trials ~science medicine Article 69 votes
German man deliberately receives 217 Covid vaccinations over twenty-nine months, with no adverse events or strong effect on immune system ~science medicine Article 45 votes
One of the world’s biggest cities may be just months away from running out of water ~enviro water.ground climate change Article 22 votes
Donald Trump benefits from newly approved merger: The US Securities and Exchange Commission approved a merger between Trump Media and Technology and Digital World Acquisition Corp ~finance business Article 7 votes
Preparing for war, social unrest or a new pandemic? Chinese companies are raising militias like it’s the 1970s. ~misc politics Article 14 votes
US House Intel Chairman announces ‘serious national security threat,’ sources say it is related to Russia's nuclear capabilities in space ~news usa russia politics Article 30 votes
Researchers reveal lost library of Charles Darwin for the first time ~books libraries Article 10 votes
Baltimore Orioles agree to be sold to a group led by [Baltimore native] David Rubenstein for $1.7 billion ~sports.baseball Article 3 votes
Iceland residents of Grindavík, first evacuated in November, have been told to evacuate again after volcanic fissures opened ~enviro Article 17 votes
Recordings, emails show how Donald Trump team flew fake elector ballots to DC in final push to overturn 2020 US election ~news usa politics Article 102 votes
Daihatsu, Japanese automaker owned by Toyota, halts domestic production after admitting it forged results of safety tests for more than thirty years ~transport Article 33 votes
Greyhound bus stops are valuable US assets. Here’s who’s cashing in on them. ~transport Article 13 votes
Venezuelan referendum approves takeover of oil-rich region of Guyana ~news venezuela guyana.essequibo politics Article 36 votes
Missiles fired from Yemen toward US warship that responded to attack on commercial tanker ~transport Article 15 votes
The Rolling Stones are hitting the road next year on a tour sponsored by AARP ~music Article 17 votes
Why a Dutch designer is knitting jumpers from human hair ~design fashion Article published Nov 15 2023 8 votes
Mushrooms, snails and plant roots: The surprising story of how your clothes got their color ~life.style Article published Nov 13 2023 13 votes
Ukraine is ready to start process of joining European Union, European Commission says ~news ukraine moldova politics Article 33 votes
Database containing nearly 200,000 pirated books being used to train AI - authors were not informed ~tech Article 41 votes
Dianne Feinstein’s US Senate seat to be filled by Laphonza Butler ~news usa politics Article 29 votes
New Orleans officials seek to build a freshwater pipeline as saltwater wedge inches closer ~enviro water.fresh water.salt Article published Sep 27 2023 11 votes
Under new policy, Italy starts removing lesbian mothers' names from children's birth certificates ~lgbt Article 44 votes
China exports of gallium and germanium, used in manufacture of semiconductors, fell to zero in August ~tech security.national Article 25 votes
Former US President Donald Trump acknowledges he was told 2020 election lies were false in wide-ranging interview ~misc politics Article 30 votes
Opinion: Why a Navajo leader’s federal conviction gives US prosecutors a road map to take on former president Donald Trump ~misc politics Article published Jun 24 2023 15 votes
Greece gripped by wildfires, national park threatened along with people and towns ~enviro Article 26 votes
Saudi Arabia, UAE and Iran among six countries invited to join BRICS group ~news saudi arabia united arab emirates iran Article 10 votes
Hurricane Hilary could dump over a year’s worth of rain on parts of the Southwest US ~enviro Article 37 votes
New simulation based study warns against risks of ‘time-traveling pathogens’ in thawing Arctic permafrost ~enviro climate change Article 11 votes
The entire capital city of Canada’s Northwest Territories has been ordered to evacuate as hundreds of wildfires scorch the region ~enviro Article 31 votes
Grand jury in the US state of Georgia returns indictments in Donald Trump 2020 election case ~news usa.ga politics crime Article 3722 words 101 votes
The largest school system in Kentucky temporarily closes after "transportation disaster" that left some children on buses until 10pm on the first day of school ~transport Article published Aug 11 2023 47 votes