ReTuna shopping mall in Sweden is the first in the world to sell only secondhand and repurposed items – established in 2015, it's a municipality-led experiment in circular consumption
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Gavin Newsom, California lawmakers strike deal that would allow Uber, Lyft drivers to unionize
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Bluesky will block Mississippi IP addresses in response to its age assurance law
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The Finnish capital Helsinki went a whole year without a traffic fatality. Data-driven city planning helped.
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US Supreme Court allows Mississippi social media age verification law to go into effect
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Foreign couples flock to Denmark to get married. Copenhagen wants to save room for locals.
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Why free buses in NYC could backfire horribly
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Malaysia no longer takes US plastic waste, creating a dilemma for California
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Finland's deep affinity with nature is blossoming in its restaurants, where a new generation of chefs are fusing local wild produce with more exotic flavours
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Transit passes are better but free fares are good too
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Nebraska sues neighboring Colorado over how much water it’s drawing from the South Platte River
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A company tried to put real estate on the Blockchain and now it's facing a lawsuit from the city of Detroit
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Calgary brings fluoride back to its drinking water
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Gothenburg's experience with congestion pricing has been notably less triumphant – a cautionary tale about tolling downtown drivers
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Lyon, France joins European exodus from Windows to Linux
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The Faroe Islands are the only country that celebrates their World War II occupation
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Meeting client requirements of a 200-year design life for the Kruunuvuori Bridge in Finland demanded ingenuity in structural engineering and material choices
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Zohran Mamdani’s logo looked nothing like a logo: The bodega-influenced visual language of an outsider campaign for mayor of New York City
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When the Swedish town of Kallinge discovered their drinking water contained extremely high levels of PFAS, they had no idea what it would mean for their health and their children's future
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US Supreme Court upholds Tennessee ban on youth gender-affirming care
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Bergen in Norway has been building one of the world's most advanced trash systems, using vacuum tubes to whisk waste away
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Wernher von Braun’s record on civil rights
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Offside law changed after Swedish third-tier club Torns IF used ‘gentle persistence’ to force International Football Association Board officials to act
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Norway to introduce tourist tax amid record visitor numbers and overtourism concerns – allows municipalities to introduce a 3% tax on overnight stays
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Hollywood has left Los Angeles. For years, studios found it cheaper to shoot elsewhere. Post-industry-collapse, elsewhere is the only place they’ll shoot.
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Right to repair is now law in Washington state
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Citing illegal pollution US racial justice nonprofit NAACP calls for emergency shutdown of Elon Musk's supercomputer in Memphis
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Sámi introduce certification to promote ethical tourism in Finland – Responsible Sámi Tourism Certificate will recognise tourism businesses whose operations align with Sámi values
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Sweden's recycling centres overflowing with clothes after EU-wide ban on throwing away textiles – municipalities eager to have fast fashion giants take responsibility
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Utah lawmakers’ own study found gender-affirming care benefits transgender youth
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Why Denmark is Europe's wedding hot spot – an insider tip for international couples trying to avoid bureaucratic hurdles back in their home countries | Focus on Europe
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The crypto racket - public officials at all levels are propping up a Texas Bitcoin mining boom that’s threatening water and energy systems while afflicting locals with noise pollution
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Huge power cut causes chaos in Spain and Portugal as Madrid mayor warns people to stay put
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Norway's capital is known for its green policies and widespread adoption of electric vehicles. Why does the city still struggle with air pollution?
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Waymo to operate on car-free Market Street in San Francisco
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US abortions hold steady but fewer cross state lines for procedure, study finds
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Norwegian government submits bill to parliament that would allow municipalities to charge a 3% tourist tax on paid overnight stays, including hotels, campsites, and Airbnb rentals
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Real Page inc. sues California city officials over ban on rental price algorithms
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Eastern District of Texas strikes down Food and Drug Administration’s final rule regulating laboratory developed tests
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California lawmakers reject bills to ban trans athletes’ participation in girls sports
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Miami-Dade County commissioners vote in favor of removing fluoride from water systems
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“Some hard and important lessons”: One of the most promising local news nonprofits looks back — and ahead. Even critics support the mission.
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Hawaiʻi's needy wait as benefits system tech overhaul runs late, busts budget
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How a Chinese battery factory sparked a political meltdown in a small Michigan town
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Gothenburg fined for missing an environmental target – was one of the first local governments in the world to take out a "sustainability linked loan"
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“I don’t see how we can save it.”
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Wyoming pays $150,000 to settle lawsuit over botched prosecution of hemp farmers
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Five of six Greenlandic political parties support reconsidering fossil fuel ban, with only Inuit Ataqatigiit maintaining strong opposition
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Norway will allow cities to introduce zero-emissions zones, as the number of electric cars on the road in the biggest urban centers passes 40%
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Rep Zooey Zephyr’s speech flips thirteen Republicans, trans bills die in Montana
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