San Francisco becomes first US city to ban automated rent-fixing technology politics.usa Article 478 words 66 votes
Mayor of Oslo warns that drug smugglers are increasingly targeting the Norwegian capital as a gateway to Europe as authorities tighten controls on major ports such as Antwerp politics Article 475 words 7 votes
Governor Gavin Newsom orders homeless sweeps throughout California politics.usa Article 241 words 38 votes
Bangladesh imposes curfew after dozens killed in anti-government protests politics Article 692 words 23 votes
Five killed and dozens injured in Bangladesh in violent clashes over government jobs quota politics Article 549 words 14 votes
National security or legal niceties? Norway picks a path – closing down opportunities for members of the authoritarian axis is not always as easy as it looks. politics Article 899 words 7 votes
Kansas Supreme Court reaffirms abortion rights are protected by constitution, striking down two laws politics.usa Article 719 words 58 votes
Arizona abortion rights advocates submit double the signatures needed to put constitutional amendment on ballot politics.usa Article 475 words 63 votes
Norwegian government has called off a plan to sell the last privately owned piece of land on the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard in order to prevent its acquisition by China politics Article 381 words 30 votes
US Supreme Court allows cities to enforce bans on homeless people sleeping outside politics.usa Article 363 words 35 votes
Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1,000 a month. A year later, nearly half of participants had housing. politics.usa Article 1293 words 37 votes
Danish government makes new pact with youth organisations to protect children in the EU from the addictive design of social media and tech giants' business models politics Article 316 words 8 votes
Canadian public servants uneasy as government 'spy' robot prowls federal offices politics Article 947 words 13 votes
Maryland governor to pardon 175,000 marijuana convictions in sweeping order politics.usa Article 1797 words 52 votes
US policy ideas for lifesaving technologies politics.usa Article 2256 words, published Jun 3 2024 5 votes
Texas attorney general Ken Paxton is weaponizing consumer protection laws against nonprofit organizations politics.usa Article 3249 words 23 votes
School choice programs have been wildly successful under Ron DeSantis. Now Florida public schools might close. politics.usa Article 25 votes
Manhattan co-op in crisis spearheads push to cap land rent hikes politics.usa Article 1122 words, published May 13 2024 10 votes
As China and Iran hunt for dissidents in the US, the FBI is racing to counter the threat politics.usa Article 1795 words 20 votes
The existence of a Roma police register is shocking but not surprising. It is directly linked to Norway's long history of antigypsyism. politics Article 1648 words 16 votes
7,000 Maui short-term rentals could be eliminated under new county bill politics.usa Article 691 words 20 votes
Georgia rocked by protests as government pushes Vladimir Putin-style ‘foreign agent’ bill politics Article 27 votes
Residents in southern Illinois county to vote on non-binding referendum to separate state from Cook County politics.usa Link 13 votes
Hawaii lawmakers take aim at vacation rentals after Lahaina wildfire amplifies Maui housing crisis politics.usa Article 14 votes
Norway's health minister resigned Friday, the second Norwegian government member to step down this year amid allegations they plagiarized academic works politics Article 322 words 17 votes
Kansas Legislature brings gavel down on civil asset seizure powers of law enforcement politics.usa Article 1532 words 28 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 politics Article 163 words 4 votes
Hawaii ban on short-term vacation rentals moves forward in state legislature politics.usa Article 557 words 28 votes
Norway's top authority revokes decision by city to only take Ukrainian refugees – was contrary to the constitution and the Scandinavian country's discrimination laws politics Article 330 words 13 votes
Indiana appeals court upholds injunction on abortion ban, citing religious liberty politics.usa Article 591 words 17 votes
Icelandic PM Katrín Jakobsdóttir announced her resignation – said that she will run for president, a ceremonial post that is mostly above the daily political fray politics Article 280 words 11 votes
Few states cover fertility treatment for same-sex couples, but that could be changing politics.usa Article 1244 words 4 votes
California introduces 'right to disconnect' bill that would allow employees to possibly relax politics.usa Article 295 words 23 votes
UT Austin lays off around sixty staffers to comply with Texas Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion ban politics.usa Article 512 words 22 votes