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https://amp.dw.com/en/france-free-public-transport-takes-off-in-montpellier/a-68308580 France: Free public transport takes off in Montpellier Lisa Louis 02/21/2024 February 21, 2024 Montpellier is now the biggest metropolitan area in Europe where residents can take public transport for free...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/21/oregon-drug-law-measure-110-backlash A police officer writes a ticket for smoking drugs in public in downtown Portland, Oregon, on 25 January 2024. Photograph: Patrick T Fallon/AFP/Getty Images Oregon How Oregon turned on its own trailblazing...

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/republicans-are-quietly-deleting-mentions-of-abortion-from-their-websites-we-asked-them-why/ar-BB1hroRt https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/republicans-abortion-prolife-deleting-sites-election-2024-b2484955.html Republicans are...

https://www.propublica.org/article/police-body-cameras-video-ai-law-enforcement An Axon body camera worn by police in Los Angeles Credit:Animation by Lisa Larson-Walker/ProPublica. Photo by David McNew/Getty Images. Criminal Justice Police Departments Are Turning to AI to Sift Through...

https://boingboing.net/2024/01/18/reno-commissioner-who-insisted-on-religious-invocations-at-county-meetings-walks-out-when-satanist-gives-opening-prayer-video.html Reno commissioner who insisted on religious invocations at county meetings walks out when Satanist gives opening prayer (video)...

https://www.ft.com/content/de696ddb-2201-4830-848b-6301b64ad0e5?shareType=nongift China’s electric vehicle dominance presents a challenge to the west Companies such as BYD and Nio are targeting overseas markets, leaving governments torn between encouraging greater take-up and protecting domestic...

https://www.techdirt.com/2024/01/03/republicans-trying-to-kill-program-that-brings-affordable-broadband-to-the-poor/ Republicans Trying To Kill Program That Brings Affordable Broadband To The Poor Broadband from the dysfunction-junction dept Wed, Jan 3rd 2024 05:32am - Karl Bode Last month...

https://hellgatenyc.com/the-nypd-spent-150-million-to-catch-farebeaters-who-cost-the-mta-104000 The NYPD Spent $150 Million to Catch Farebeaters Who Cost the MTA $104,000 The massive increase in overtime spending coincided with just a two percent decrease in serious crime. 9:40 AM EST on...

https://www.newsweek.com/republicans-passing-bill-letting-fbi-spy-americans-enrages-maga-1852597 Republicans Passing Bill Letting FBI Spy on Americans Enrages MAGA Dec 14, 2023 at 2:46 PM EST *video from another source Watch: House Passes 2024 National Defense Authorization Act[/SIZE] By...

https://www.trtworld.com/magazine/the-art-of-deception-how-israel-uses-hasbara-to-whitewash-its-crimes-46775 The art of deception: How Israel uses ‘hasbara’ to whitewash its crimes The Israelis have long relied on a public diplomacy strategy to dominate the arena of narrative control and...

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/12/republicans-slam-broadband-discounts-for-poor-people-threaten-to-kill-program/ Republicans slam broadband discounts for poor people, threaten to kill program Thune, Cruz complain that $30 discounts go to people who "already had broadband." JON BRODKIN...

https://democrats.org/news/donald-trump-has-the-worst-economic-record-in-modern-u-s-history/ Donald Trump Has the Worst Economic Record in Modern U.S. History AUGUST 9, 2023 Donald Trump is once again trying to distract from his horrible economic record, but he can’t run away from the truth...

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-12-15/culdesac-tempe-s-car-free-development-model-is-hitting-the-road Culdesac Tempe’s first residents have moved in, and the company is eyeing expansion in other cities. Photographer: Rebecca Noble/Bloomberg Citylab Housing Can This Car-Free...

https://newrepublic.com/article/177403/biden-big-pharma-seize-drug-patents Biden to Big Pharma: Gouge Prices and We’ll Snatch Your Patents Under a 43-year-old law, the feds can revoke drug patents if the company acts against the public interest. Will Biden be the first to try? DAN KITWOOD/WPA...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/dec/01/sports-betting-regulation-gambling-addiction ‘We’re killing the youth of America’: calls grow for crackdown on US gambling Worries that gambling addiction has spiked in the US as legal sports betting booms have led to calls for increased...

https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2023-11-17/massachusetts-becomes-fifth-state-in-nation-to-make-prison-calls-free Massachusetts becomes fifth state in nation to make prison calls free A prison inmate makes a phone call at the York Community Reintegration Center on May 24, 2016 in Niantic...

https://newrepublic.com/article/176854/republican-red-states-brain-drain Timothy Noah/ November 22, 2023 SMART MOVES The Red State Brain Drain Isn’t Coming. It’s Happening Right Now. As conservative states wage total culture war, college-educated workers—physicians, teachers, professors...

https://www.fastcompany.com/90985257/you-shouldnt-be-driving-over-100-mph-and-your-car-shouldnt-let-you 11-18-23 You shouldn’t be driving over 100 mph—and your car shouldn’t let you The NTSB recommended that automakers be required to install technology to prevent reckless speeding...

https://www.vice.com/en/article/wxj7wq/getting-rid-of-gas-stoves-could-lead-to-mass-renovictions-advocates-say Getting Rid of Gas Stoves Could Lead to Mass Renovictions, Advocates Say Decarbonizing California's housing stock could have some serious unintended consequences for renters. RA By...

https://wpde.com/news/nation-world/nikki-haley-vows-to-abolish-anonymous-social-media-accounts-its-a-national-security-threat-tik-tok-twitter-x-facebook-instagram-republican-presidential-candidate-hawley-hochul Nikki Haley vows to abolish anonymous social media accounts: 'It's a national...