Japan joining growing global trend of declining democracy
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Article URL: https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/16262732 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46473214 Points: 8 # Comments: 0...
As an undergraduate student of anthropology long ago, I remember studying the phenomenon of “compartmentalism” as a hallmark of primitive cultures or societies – their capacity to hold contradictory b...
Patrick Micula of the Goodyear Fire Department in Arizona discusses his crew's rescue of a dog trapped behind a cinder block wall....
Beachgoers enjoys the warm weather Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Marta Lavandier/Associated Press Ghost vacationing — where you secretly take time off work — can b...
From street paramilitaries to Colombian insurgents, Venezuela is teeming with men with guns...
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Jewish activist kicked out of Bondi vigil over keffiyeh...
Armed militias patrol the streets and journalists are arrested as crackdown on dissent widens...
Tens of thousands of households without electricity and heating amid freezing temperatures...
Schlossberg was diagnosed with a "rare mutation" of acute myeloid leukemia in 2024....
Article URL: https://americandialect.org/2025-word-of-the-year-is-slop/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46578507 Points: 27 # Comments: 4...
A Spanish official wore blackface at an Epiphany celebration on January 5, drawing criticism. Meanwhile, countries like the Netherlands have begun moving away from blackface traditions, signaling chan...
Ayatollah Khamenei laid the blame on the US president for fomenting unrest as protests across Iran continued despite the internet blackout after exiled Crown Prince Pahlavi called for mass demonstrati...
Move to free locals and foreigners comes after decade of harsh repression by Maduro regime...
With the repressive machinery Maduro used still in place, many Venezuelans are scared to celebrate his departure....
I built this to provide transparency around enforcement activities. It uses [mention tech stack, e.g., Mapbox/Leaflet] and a verification system to prevent false positives. Feedback on the verificatio...
Gen Z is redefining drinking culture to skip hangovers entirely, prioritizing non-alcoholic options and THC drinks over a traditional boozy night out. Annette Riedl/picture alliance via Getty Images G...
Though 2025 saw flagrant human rights abuses across the globe, the year also brought many positive developments....
In Germany, it is only permitted to sell fireworks in the three days leading up to New Year’s Eve. Some line up early to buy them, but others have safety concerns and want to see them banned altogethe...
The Legal Accountability Project complaint, which has not been previously reported, states that it is based on conversations with multiple former law clerks. (Image credit: Mark Lennihan)...