Harris County to spend $3M on community safety programs leaders say have driven down crime

One domestic violence care advocate said the county’s program that provides money to survivors to pay for basic needs could be a model for the…

“Uncharted territory”: Two months from Election Day, Democrats in Texas are truly competitive

Democrat James Talarico is consistently leading in the polls over Ken Paxton, which is unheard of in recent decades. National forecasters are calling Texas a…

Eastern Colorado roadside attraction celebrates 100 years of being over the top

The World’s Wonder View Tower in Genoa, known for its view of 6 states from the top of the tower, is celebrating its 100th birthday…

The Challengers: Why it will be hard, in a midterm likely to herald change, to oust a congressional incumbent in Minnesota

A lack of name recognition and campaign cash, along with the makeup of the state's congressional districts, hurt challengers and block political change. The post…

Spent a month at O’Hare last week

Plus: MPS proposes school closures; MPD skips the meeting; MSP tops the list; and more in your news roundup. The post Spent a month at…

SHHH! From motion sensors to car engines, Minneapolis noise pollution can be hard to ignore and harder to stop

As if leaf blowers weren’t enough, the Minneapolis City Council is set to vote this week on the neighborliness of the perpetual dings of doorway…

What’s that smell?

Steve Sack's cartoons, like this one on "pheromone-maxxing," appear on MinnPost each Thursday. The post What’s that smell? appeared first on MinnPost.

The Two Professors and a ‘War On Ideas’

The different stories of the Cambridge academics Jason Arday and James Orr reveal the wider cultural and ideological forces around hierarchies and structural power –…

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Facing Outraged Residents, Flock Got Help From Group That Uses AI to Rally Public Support

Beset by critics in Knoxville, Flock partnered with a nonprofit accused of “astroturfing” for a campaign to generate support for its surveillance cameras. The post…

How Reform UK’s Crypto Billionaire Donor Christopher Harborne Made Millions From the UK Taxpayer

Have UK taxpayers inadvertently helped fund Nigel Farage's party?

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Australia’s vast Nullarbor Plain hides deep caves that can teach us about alien worlds

It might appear featureless, but one of the world’s largest limestone regions hides a remarkable underground world.

Park Avenue redesign moves ahead, city plans leafy walkway and 2-way bike lane

City transportation officials said they decided to separate cyclists from pedestrians after receiving feedback from local community members. [ more › ]

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Oregon Lawmakers Seek to Open Up Affordable Housing Records Following ProPublica’s Reporting

The post Oregon Lawmakers Seek to Open Up Affordable Housing Records Following ProPublica’s Reporting appeared first on ProPublica.

As Lake Worth Beach marked 9/11, ICE agents raided a West Palm parking lot to grab another working immigrant father

By Noreen Marcus FloridaBulldog.org Sept. 11, a day Americans came together to remember a deadly attack on democracy, was business as usual for federal agents…