Hawaii lawmakers take aim at vacation rentals after Lahaina wildfire amplifies Maui housing crisis ~life housing Article 14 votes
Google blocks some California news as fight over online journalism bill escalates ~tech google Article 26 votes
Danish PM Mette Frederiksen's domestically popular tough immigration stance could prove to be a weakness with European Social Democrat colleagues in the upcoming EU elections ~misc politics Article 5 votes
Iceland's Foreign Minister Bjarni Benediktsson will be the country's next prime minister, replacing Katrín Jakobsdóttir who resigned from the post last week ~news iceland politics Article 163 words 4 votes
Researcher calls out misuse of research in book on American white rural rage - suggests resentment over rage ~misc politics Article 25 votes
California is preparing to defend itself — and the nation — against Donald Trump 2.0 ~enviro pollution Article 31 votes
How the entire country of Denmark became a company town – economists warn of "Nokia-style" overdependence on a single sector with Ozempic boom ~finance economics business Article 4 votes
The mystery social media account schooling US Congress on how to do its job ~tech social media Article 39 votes
A legal historian who studies the US abortion battle explains why the Alabama state Supreme Court’s decision on in vitro fertilization is so momentous ~health Article 35 votes
US Federal Trade Commission and eight states sue to block supermarket merger between Kroger and Albertsons ~finance business Article 778 words 37 votes
The Messenger shuts down amid journalism industry-wide layoffs ~news journalism usa Article 354 words 5 votes
After seven years in the political wilderness, Alexander Stubb is closing in on a remarkable comeback and new top job: president of Finland ~misc politics Article 1040 words 7 votes
Denmark's far-right, populist Nye Borgerlige party is being dissolved – other right-wing parties applaud, spying greater share of votes ~misc politics Article 206 words, published Jan 10 2024 14 votes
US emergency risk index used for allocating disaster prevention and mitigation spending ignores coastal Washington tsunami risk and other predictable disasters ~enviro Article 266 words 9 votes
Sandra Day O’Connor, first woman US Supreme Court justice, dies at 93 ~news usa Article 1149 words 34 votes
US real estate agents compensation challenged in suit from Joe Biden Department of Justice ~finance Article 1073 words 12 votes
Far-right leader Geert Wilders wins Dutch election ~news netherlands politics Article 958 words 48 votes
Denmark is preparing to make a significant pledge toward a new climate disaster fund, breaking ranks with other developed countries ~enviro climate change Article 355 words 12 votes
US diplomats privately criticize US public policy stance towards Israel in leaked memo ~misc politics Article 617 words 26 votes
Norway's government risks crisis over a contentious package of EU energy bills ~enviro Article 589 words 5 votes
The unexpected climate policy that could tackle both national debt and China: Carbon pricing has the potential to become a bipartisan policy ~enviro climate change Article 917 words, published Oct 26 2023 26 votes
Norway's foreign minister ousted after weapons-maker shares scandal – husband had been making financial deals that could have affected her ministerial duties ~misc politics Article 264 words 8 votes
Antony Blinken warned lawmakers Azerbaijan may invade Armenia in coming weeks ~news azerbaijan armenia usa Article 627 words 22 votes
Florida surgeon general rejects FDA guidance, urges people under 65 not to get Covid booster ~health Article 696 words, published Sep 13 2023 26 votes
‘We put in air conditionin’, stayed year-round, and ruined America’ ~humanities.history Article 1251 words, published Sep 12 2023 13 votes
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a lawsuit Saturday against five major oil companies and their subsidiaries over climate change ~enviro climate change Article 636 words 45 votes
This Obamacare disaster had a surprising turnaround ~health Article 1545 words, published Sep 13 2023 16 votes
As Finland's presidential election gets underway, one key question looks set to dominate – whom do Finns trust to deal with Russia? ~misc politics Article 1030 words 7 votes
China behind ‘largest ever’ digital influence operation ~tech social media Article 849 words, published Aug 29 2023 15 votes
US extremists keep trying to trigger mass blackouts — and that’s not even the scariest part ~enviro energy Article 2041 words, published Sep 10 2023 29 votes
Sanna Marin joins Tony Blair Institute – former Finnish PM will advise political leaders in her new role ~misc politics Article 309 words 8 votes
A proposed law to ban caste discrimination in California has touched a nerve, led to controversy ~life Article 1412 words 41 votes
California is suing to stop schools from outing trans kids to their parents ~lgbt transgender Article 328 words 33 votes
A series of racism scandals within the new Finnish government has led to calls for a ban on the swastika and the hammer and sickle ~misc politics Article 326 words 28 votes
Former Finnish prime minister Sanna Marin speaks out after far-right government party rocked by three racism scandals ~misc politics Article 245 words, published Aug 16 2023 20 votes
The US tech industry has largely co-opted the once-dreaded “patchwork” of state rules through effective lobbying— and its success is sapping momentum for federal legislation ~tech privacy Article 1674 words 7 votes
US Education Department readies latest tranche of student debt relief but faces new legal challenges to the program ~finance Article 987 words 18 votes
The EPA’s ambitious plan to cut auto emissions receives pushback from US automakers ~transport Article 950 words 29 votes
Third racism scandal hits Finland's government in space of a month – Wille Rydman used racial slurs in private messages according to Helsingin Sanomat ~misc politics Article 333 words 31 votes
Norwegian left-wing party leader Bjørnar Moxnes resigned on Monday after stealing a pair of luxury sunglasses from Oslo airport ~misc politics Article 233 words 44 votes
Meta's social media platforms will be temporarily barred from behavioral advertising in Norway after a ruling from the Norwegian Data Protection Authority ~tech social media facebook privacy Article 588 words 13 votes
‘We are not prepared’: Disasters spread as climate change strikes ~enviro climate change Article 1804 words 25 votes
The best way to find out if someone is a Donald Trump voter? Ask them what they think about manhood. ~life.men Article 1523 words 29 votes
2022 guidance from President Biden's administration assures doctors they’ll be protected by US federal law for providing emergency abortion care even if their state bans the procedure ~health medicine healthcare.emergency Article 599 words, published Jul 11 2022 40 votes
Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care for minors to go into effect for now ~lgbt transgender Article 435 words 39 votes
Controversy over lack of renewable in plans to rebuild electrical grid in Puerto Rico ~enviro energy.renewable Article 1084 words 10 votes