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yahoo.com26 Oct, 08:40
A US police chief disconnected Flock Safety's surveillance cameras himself after the company failed to respond to the city's cancellation request.
CalMatters26 Oct, 08:00
In prison, wheelchair basketball offers a chance at reinvention
LBC26 Oct, 07:42
The UK prime minister pledged that every rough sleeper will be offered a route off the streets by Christmas.
Yale Climate Connections26 Oct, 07:00In Spanish
La nueva ley de climatización de Washington protege a los trabajadores agrícolas. ¿Saben que existe?
A new Washington state law bars landlords from blocking or charging extra for tenants' air conditioning units, though many farmworkers who could benefit remain unaware it exists.
The 19th26 Oct, 07:00
Katie Fire Thunder’s campaign could help Montana seat a record number of Native women
The 19th26 Oct, 06:00
It took years for Abortion.org to actually be about abortion
High Country News26 Oct, 04:00
A ballot measure in Eugene, Oregon, could fund climate projects across the city
pbs.org25 Oct, 23:49
Serbian president Aleksandar Vucic conceded defeat following a student-led protest movement, marking a major political shift in the country.
The Independent25 Oct, 19:20
A stranger took a wrong turn, spotted a house fire in Georgia, and woke the father, helping all 14 family members, including 12 foster children, escape; neighbours are now helping them rebuild.
bbc.com25 Oct, 17:40
Serbian president Aleksandar Vucic conceded defeat to a student-led protest movement.
CBS News24 Oct, 15:48
When a Saint Paul school bus driver suffered a medical emergency, passerby Ebro Ahmed, who had never driven a bus, boarded and stopped it safely, leaving all 19 students unharmed.
Tom's Hardware24 Oct, 12:15
Proton began hosting a map exposing over 300,000 Flock surveillance cameras on Swiss servers after the original creator faced cease-and-desist threats, citing users' right to know who is recording them.
Mongabay24 Oct, 03:30
Restoring a 12,000-year-old forest to help defend Poland’s border
The 19th23 Oct, 17:16
Give them a C-O-N-T-R-A-C-T: The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders are unionizing
theguardian.com23 Oct, 15:13
India cut prices of cancer drugs after a court ruled that excessive retail mark-ups amounted to extortion.
Sahan Journal23 Oct, 07:00
‘Their vote is their voice’: Twin Cities shelters bring voting access to residents
The 19th23 Oct, 06:00
The cost of leaving: Why some women are crowdfunding their divorces
Global Voices23 Oct, 04:51
Complementary forces: Why activism needs art to drive action
Mongabay23 Oct, 00:54
Mass sloth deaths prompt US bill calling for import ban
bbc.com22 Oct, 20:18
New York City has banned horse-drawn carriages citing safety and animal welfare concerns.
The Black Chronicle22 Oct, 18:22
Early voter turnout in Tennessee rose 61% compared with the 2022 election cycle.
Humane World for Animals22 Oct, 16:50
New York City has ended the use of horse-drawn carriages, long criticized by animal welfare advocates as cruel.
CalMatters22 Oct, 08:00
California cities pull the plug on data centers after state regulations don’t scale up fast enough
Yale Climate Connections22 Oct, 07:00
Washington State’s new cooling law protects farm workers. But do they know about it?
Yale Climate Connections22 Oct, 07:00In Spanish
En el oeste de Puerto Rico, residentes sordos se informan del clima extremo en la comunidad
In Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, deaf advocate Yamilette Luciano Ruiz and local officials are training police, paramedics and about 65 municipal staff in sign language and sending sign-language climate alerts to the region's deaf community.
The 19th22 Oct, 07:00
Nursing home residents have a right to vote. This mother and daughter won’t be intimidated.
Yale Climate Connections22 Oct, 06:59
An asthma diagnosis led him to document Detroit’s air pollution
Mongabay22 Oct, 06:44
‘A decision to decide’: Greenland moves to suspend seabed mining until 2029
Reasons to be Cheerful22 Oct, 04:00
The Door-to-Door Technique That Actually Changes Minds
Agência Pública21 Oct, 20:03In Portuguese
Ministério Público encurrala Meta para barrar bloqueios e restrições nas eleições
Brazil's federal prosecutors sued Meta and issued a formal recommendation demanding it restore accounts and content wrongly blocked during the election, with fines of R$500,000 per account for non-compliance.
CNBC21 Oct, 14:28
A New Mexico court ordered Meta to pay $25 billion in penalties over its role in the Cambridge Analytica data scandal.
The 19th21 Oct, 10:13
A historic win for paid parental leave, led by nurses
Next City21 Oct, 09:31
It Takes More Than a Slogan to Build a Village
High Country News21 Oct, 04:00
‘We come from people who work the land’
Global Voices20 Oct, 11:10
How a civic tech platform is helping women in Serbia get home safely
Mongabay20 Oct, 08:03
Nigeria’s parks chief stresses conservation gains amid struggle to protect wildlife
Reasons to be Cheerful20 Oct, 04:00
There Are Ways to Reduce Campus Sexual Assaults. Will More Colleges Use Them?
BNN19 Oct
Quebec's Superior Court upheld the unionization of Amazon warehouse workers despite the facility's closure.
CalMatters19 Oct, 08:00
CARE Court can profoundly change lives, and California’s justice system, if given the chance
Yale Climate Connections19 Oct, 07:00
Indigenous leaders have climate solutions. This group helps them get funding.