The not-so-straight story of the US-Canadian border ~humanities.history Article 1716 words, published Nov 29 2011 3 votes
Nathan Berman has helped rescue Manhattan’s financial district from a “doom loop” by carving attractive living spaces from hulking buildings that once housed fields of cubicles ~design architecture Article 5879 words, published Apr 29 2024 10 votes
Ireland can’t blame its anti-immigrant problem on Rishi Sunak – The sudden arrival of European-style populism in Irish politics is the result of thirteen years of government complacency ~misc politics Article 954 words, published May 1 2024 11 votes
NFL draft pool shrinks as NIL money entices more players to stay in school ~sports.american_football Link 12 votes
The surprising reason few Americans are getting chips jobs now ~tech Article 122 words, published Apr 30 2024 19 votes
US senior homes refuse to pick up fallen residents, dial 911. ‘Why are they calling us?’ ~health Article 109 words 40 votes
Funding shortfall for new tech endangers rural cell service, US FCC says ~tech Article 95 words 8 votes
Jack Conroy, proletarian author and editor, supported important 20th century US poets ~books literature poetry Article 2875 words, published Apr 30 2024 4 votes
Data show that the amount of sexual content in top films has sharply declined since 2000 ~movies Article 279 words 33 votes
Students at Brown just secured a vote on divestment. What happens next? ~life education.higher Article 1269 words 24 votes
Sony and Apollo express interest in buying Paramount in $26 billion deal ~tv Article 180 words 18 votes
A lawsuit argues Meta is required by law to let you control your own feed ~tech facebook social media Article 510 words 30 votes
Paul Auster, the patron saint of literary Brooklyn, dies at 77 (gifted link) ~books Article 2436 words 15 votes
Climate policy is working – double down on what’s succeeding instead of despairing over what’s not ~enviro climate change Article 4740 words, published Apr 23 2024 48 votes
Early tests of H5N1 prevalence in milk suggest US bird flu outbreak in cows is widespread ~health Article 1669 words 63 votes
A golden age of renewables is beginning, and California is leading the way ~enviro energy.renewable Article 963 words 26 votes
US Fed official lamented how “bashing the Fed is a bipartisan sport” ~finance Article 77 words 6 votes
Canada bet big on immigration. Now it’s hitting the brakes. ~misc politics Article 1453 words, published Apr 23 2024 31 votes
‘Escape From Tarkov’ fans are outraged at new $250 pay-to-win edition ~games Article 655 words 49 votes
Satirical news website ‘The Onion’ sold to Global Tetrahedron ~news usa journalism Article 384 words 44 votes
The Anglosphere has an advantage on immigration – English-speaking countries generally do better at both attracting and integrating talent ~misc politics Article 709 words 13 votes
New EPA regulation requires coal plants in the United States to reduce 90 percent of their greenhouse pollution by 2039 (gifted link) ~enviro climate change pollution.air Article 2133 words 33 votes
Lemon-scented marijuana compound reduces weed’s ‘paranoia’ effect ~science Article 1299 words 17 votes
US Congress approves bill banning TikTok unless Chinese owner ByteDance sells platform ~tech social media Link 69 votes
'James' and 'Demon Copperhead': the triumph of literary reimagining of classic books ~books literature Article 1504 words 8 votes
How GM tricked millions of drivers into being spied on (including me) (gifted link) ~transport Article 2352 words 56 votes
Mediterranean ports warn of overflowing storage yards in latest threat to supply chain ~transport Link 9 votes
Rooftop solar panels are flooding California’s grid. That’s a problem. ~enviro energy.renewable Article 1079 words 43 votes
Two SEC lawyers resign after agency censured for abuse of power in US crypto case ~finance cryptocurrency business Article 77 words 12 votes
The troubling trend in teenage sex (it's strangulation) (gifted link) ~life nsfw Article 2740 words, published Apr 12 2024 26 votes
US House approves $95 billion aid bill for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan (gifted link) ~news usa ukraine israel taiwan russia politics Article 1596 words 41 votes
Rents are the Fed’s ‘biggest stumbling block’ in taming US inflation ~finance Article 77 words 16 votes
California sets nation-leading limit for carcinogenic chromium-6 in drinking water ~enviro pollution.water water.drinking Article 1321 words 17 votes
Man sets himself on fire near courthouse where Donald Trump is on trial (gifted link) ~news usa politics Article 147 words 41 votes