An antitrust advocate reflects on the Democratic Party's cult of powerlessness ~society politics Link 12 votes
Google stops letting sites like Forbes rule search for “Best CBD Gummies“ ~tech google.search internet Article 328 words 18 votes
Should a country speak a single language? In India, one of the world’s most polyglot countries, the government wants more than a billion people to embrace Hindi. ~humanities.languages Article 6275 words 9 votes
China population set for 51 million drop as pro-birth moves fail ~society politics Article 67 words 29 votes
China and India should not be called developing countries, several Cop29 delegates say ~enviro climate change Article 960 words 13 votes
Danish lawmakers have agreed to plant one billion trees and convert 10% of farmland into natural habitats over the next two decades ~enviro Article 279 words 27 votes
Montana voters approve abortion rights in state constitution ~health healthcare Article 362 words, published Nov 6 2024 29 votes
After a unanimous local vote in 1996, the Swedish town of Växjö became the first in the world to commit to becoming fossil fuel free ~design urban planning architecture Article 1302 words 14 votes
Fewer kids are going to California public schools. Is there a right way to close campuses? ~society politics Article 1834 words 7 votes
Denmark is the latest country to join the Artemis Accords, the 48th country to sign the document outlining best practices for sustainable space exploration ~space Article 456 words 6 votes
New York Governor Kathy Hochul to relaunch congestion pricing with $9 base toll, sources say ~transport Article 752 words 15 votes
Norway's parliament has apologised to minority groups and Indigenous people for historical injustices committed against them as part of its “Norwegianisation” policy ~society politics Article 520 words 14 votes
Donald Trump expected to try to halt US TikTok ban, allies say ~society politics Article 1346 words 12 votes
Norway unveils plans to boost spending to combat antisemitism against the backdrop of rising terrorism threats linked to Jewish and Israeli targets ~society politics Article 77 words 7 votes
Paternity leaves in Finland have nearly doubled in length after a 2022 reform of the parental leave system, the social benefits agency has said ~life.men Article 318 words 13 votes
Sweden rejects applications for thirteen offshore wind farms – government believes building them would have unacceptable consequences for national defence ~enviro energy.renewable Article 300 words 11 votes
A pregnant teenager died after trying to get care in three visits to Texas emergency rooms ~society politics Article 3169 words 81 votes
US Joe Biden–Kamala Harris administration announces $45 million to reduce electric vehicle battery recycling costs ~enviro recycling Link 29 votes
US Joe Biden-Kamala Harris administration announces $3 billion of investments in clean ports ~enviro climate change pollution.air Article 2319 words 24 votes
Sweden abolishes tax on plastic bags despite warnings usage could rise – centre-right coalition government says consumption already below EU target ~enviro pollution plastics Article 572 words 10 votes
Canadian federal government going ahead with high-speed rail between Quebec City and Toronto ~transport Article 848 words 36 votes
No, raising the minimum wage does not hurt US fast-food workers ~finance business Article 1022 words 29 votes
Joe Biden- Kamala Harris administration announces $2.4 billion in new US railroad projects to improve safety and grow the passenger and freight networks ~transport Article 1140 words 45 votes
More US states ban PFAS, or ‘forever chemicals,’ in more products ~enviro pollution Article 970 words 38 votes
Chicago built 50+ miles of new bike lanes, increasing cyclists by 119% and dramatically reducing fatal collisions ~transport Article 1021 words 54 votes
Goodbye, floppies - San Francisco pays Hitachi $212 million to remove 5.25-inch disks from its light rail service ~tech Article 428 words 30 votes
Declaration of Helsinki turns sixty – how this foundational document of medical ethics has stood the test of time ~health medicine healthcare Article 1008 words 8 votes
Norway is to enforce a strict minimum age limit on social media of fifteen as the government ramped up its campaign against tech companies it says are “pitted against small children's brains” ~tech social media Article 508 words 32 votes
Climate scientists are urging Nordic ministers to prevent global warming from causing a major change in the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation ~enviro climate change Article 338 words 10 votes
Our US disaster recovery system must evolve to respond more effectively to climate change ~enviro climate change Article 956 words 18 votes
Migrant deportations to increase, says EU chief Ursula Von der Leyen ~society politics Article 597 words 7 votes
Asmongold's Twitch channel temporarily banned following racist rant about Palestinians ~games Link 44 votes
Donald Trump and the Joe Biden White House both say the United States should have a sovereign wealth fund – Norway, home to the world's largest, may offer a few lessons ~society politics Article 1491 words 21 votes
Natural sinks of forests and peat were key to Finland's ambitious target to be carbon neutral by 2035 – but now, the land has started emitting more greenhouse gases than it stores ~enviro climate change Article 1679 words 17 votes
Iceland on track for snap election as government falls – disagreements on issues including foreign policy and asylum seekers, says Bjarni Benediktsson ~society politics Article 5 votes
German government plans to reform adoption law, allowing unmarried couples to adopt and a child to have two mothers ~society politics Article 1300 words 31 votes
Takeaways from AP's report on affordable housing disappearing across the US ~life housing.affordable Article 814 words 37 votes
‘Paper or plastic?’ will no longer be a choice at California grocery stores ~enviro pollution.water pollution.ground plastics Article 750 words, published Aug 30 2024 32 votes
Russia is changing its nuclear doctrine - atomic coercion, Ukraine and the nuclear threshold ~society politics Video 1:01:03 18 votes
Swedish government accused of trying to ‘outlaw poverty’ over begging ban – critics say proposal may not be lawful and would not tackle root cause of vulnerability ~society politics Article 542 words 36 votes
Where environmentalists went wrong / It’s time for “effective environmentalism" ~enviro climate change Article 2618 words 27 votes
China is ready for war (and thanks to a crumbling defense industrial base, America is not) ~society politics Article 2729 words 20 votes