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    Tenants and Economists Are Pushing to Regulate Rent for a Vast Amount of U.S. Housing

    https://www.vice.com/en/article/dy3kdw/tenants-and-economists-are-pushing-to-regulate-rent-for-a-vast-amount-of-us-housing Tenants and Economists Are Pushing to Regulate Rent for a Vast Amount of U.S. Housing A growing movement is pressuring the government to regulate rents on buildings where...
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    You shouldn’t be driving over 100 mph—and your car shouldn’t let you

    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...
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    Getting Rid of Gas Stoves Could Lead to Mass Renovictions, Advocates Say

    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...
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    Nikki Haley vows to abolish anonymous social media accounts: 'It's a national security threat'

    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...
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    China's matchmaking mums have a powerful ally: The Party

    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-64973186 China's matchmaking mums have a powerful ally: The Party Published 1 day ago IMAGE SOURCE,GETTY IMAGES Image caption, Young Chinese are turning away from traditional choices like marriage and children By Fan Wang BBC News, Singapore Chen...
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    China removes anonymity of bloggers' accounts with more than 500,000 followers

    https://www.aol.com/china-removes-anonymity-bloggers-accounts-105017632.html China removes anonymity of bloggers' accounts with more than 500,000 followers October 31, 2023 at 8:22 AM BEIJING (Reuters) - China's most popular social media platforms on Tuesday announced that "self-media"...
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    The Tech That’s Radically Reimagining the Public Sphere

    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/the-tech-that-s-radically-reimagining-the-public-sphere/ar-AA1jcNQ1?cvid=56ca26aeefc04244fcad37107c69db83&ei=9 The Tech That’s Radically Reimagining the Public Sphere Story by Jesse Barron • 28m The Tech That’s Radically Reimagining the Public Sphere©...
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    Biden issues U.S.′ first AI executive order, requiring safety assessments, civil rights guidance, research on labor market impact

    https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/30/biden-unveils-us-governments-first-ever-ai-executive-order.html TECH Biden issues U.S.′ first AI executive order, requiring safety assessments, civil rights guidance, research on labor market impact PUBLISHED MON, OCT 30 20235:17 AM EDTUPDATED 2 HOURS AGO Hayden...
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    Book Review: How Our Roads Have Become an Invasive Species

    https://undark.org/2023/10/13/book-review-crossings/ BOOKS PRINT Book Review: How Our Roads Have Become an Invasive Species REPUBLISH In “Crossings,” Ben Goldfarb explores the science of road ecology, or how roadways affect plants and animal life. Visual: John Duarte/Tetra images via Getty...
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    Community college is now free for Mass. residents 25 and older. Millions qualify

    https://www.wbur.org/news/2023/08/24/healey-massachusetts-massreconnect-higher-education-cost-free-students Community college is now free for Mass. residents 25 and older. Millions qualify August 24, 2023 Max Larkin Gov. Maura Healey wants to get the word out: Attending community college is...
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    The Anti-California : How Montana performed a housing miracle

    https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/08/rural-montana-housing-crisis-supply/674950/ The Anti-California How Montana performed a housing miracle By Annie Lowrey Justin Sullivan / Getty AUGUST 9, 2023, 11:02 AM ET This article was featured in One Story to Read Today, a newsletter in...
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    The Anti-California : How Montana performed a housing miracle

    https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/08/rural-montana-housing-crisis-supply/674950/ The Anti-California How Montana performed a housing miracle By Annie Lowrey Justin Sullivan / Getty AUGUST 9, 2023, 11:02 AM ET This article was featured in One Story to Read Today, a newsletter in...
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    How cities can stem the tide of pedestrian deaths from large cars and SUVs

    https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/08/how-cities-can-stem-the-tide-of-pedestrian-deaths-from-large-cars-and-suvs/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social How cities can stem the tide of pedestrian deaths from large cars and SUVs Ever-larger cars and...
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    Texas Age Verification Bill Would Plaster Health Warnings On Porn Sites

    https://www.techdirt.com/2023/06/01/texas-age-verification-bill-would-plaster-health-warnings-on-porn-sites/ from the bull-shyt-pseudoscience dept Thu, Jun 1st 2023 10:52am - Michael McGrady Just when we didn’t think the state of Texas could get any more wacko on tech policy, this latest bill...
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    THE ORIGIN OF STUDENT DEBT: REAGAN ADVISER WARNED FREE COLLEGE WOULD CREATE A DANGEROUS “EDUCATED PROLETARIAT”

    https://theintercept.com/2022/08/25/student-loans-debt-reagan/ In 1970, Roger Freeman, who also worked for Nixon, revealed the right’s motivation for coming decades of attacks on higher education. Jon Schwarz August 25 2022, 4:57 p.m. WITH THE vociferous debate over President Joe Biden’s...
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    U.S. Building More Apartments Than It Has In Decades, But Not For the Poor: Report

    https://www.vice.com/en/article/y3w3aj/us-building-more-apartments-than-it-has-in-decades-but-not-for-the-poor-report They're not regular estate agents, they're cool estate agents. LP By Laura Pitcher April 24, 2023, 3:45am IMAGE: STEVE PROEHL VIA GETTY IMAGES The U.S. is building more...
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    U.S. Building More Apartments Than It Has In Decades, But Not For the Poor: Report

    https://www.vice.com/en/article/y3w3aj/us-building-more-apartments-than-it-has-in-decades-but-not-for-the-poor-report They're not regular estate agents, they're cool estate agents. LP By Laura Pitcher April 24, 2023, 3:45am IMAGE: STEVE PROEHL VIA GETTY IMAGES The U.S. is building more...
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    Paris to charge SUV drivers higher parking fees to tackle ‘auto-besity’

    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/11/paris-charge-suv-drivers-higher-parking-fees-tackle-auto-besity Paris to charge SUV drivers higher parking fees to tackle ‘auto-besity’ Size, weight and motor will be taken into account as councillors target ‘dangerous, cumbersome’ vehicles Kim...
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    NYC's Widespread Homeless Sweeps Resulted in 3 People With Permanent Housing: Report

    https://www.vice.com/en/article/jg5gjk/nycs-widespread-homeless-sweeps-resulted-in-3-people-with-permanent-housing-report A city audit reveals that sweeps encompassing over 2,000 people have largely failed to transition the unhoused into permanent housing. By Roshan Abraham June 29, 2023...
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    Vending machine providing free birth control and overdose prevention products debuts in Brooklyn

    https://gothamist.com/news/vending-machine-providing-free-birth-control-and-overdose-prevention-products-debuts-in-brooklyn By Brittany Kriegstein Published Jun 5, 2023 Brittany Kriegstein A new vending machine in Brownsville, Brooklyn is attracting lots of attention – but not because...
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