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Indonesia is building a brand-new capital in the Borneo jungle to replace sinking Jakarta

Deep in the rainforest of Indonesia's Borneo island, construction crews are building an entirely new capital city called Nusantara, a project driven by a problem the current capital simply cannot outrun, the ground beneath Jakarta is sinking. Jakarta, now the world's most populous city with more than forty million people…

The Times of India · Jul 9

The Agency That Investigates ICE Agents Is Investigating ICE's Critics Instead

ICE's internal affairs office, meant to police its own agents, has opened 100+ probes into online critics — alarming free-speech lawyers nationwide.

Latin Times · Jul 7

Extreme Heat Alerts Span Over 200 Million Americans As A Massive Heat Dome Builds Over The US. Yet The Country Still Lacks A Federal Framework To Treat Heat As A Disaster.

Extreme heat deaths in the United States have nearly doubled since 1999, with 2,394 Americans killed in 2024 — yet federal disaster law has never declared extreme heat a major disaster, leaving FEMA unable to deploy its full toolkit even as a Fourth of July heat dome places 200 million…

International Business Times · Jul 3

Nina Totenberg Sincerely Apologizes For An Inexplicable Error

This is just the latest in a series of questionable judgments that Totenberg has made over the years.

Reason · Jul 1

On The Other Side Of The Looking Glass With West Virginia v. B.P.J.

A debate about the meaning of "biological sex" on NPR.

Reason · Jul 1

Northern Rail Project risks repeating costly HS2 failures, MPs warn

The £45bn scheme to link cities across north of England with new or upgraded lines has no convincing or properly costed plan, committee says

The Guardian - UK · Jun 30

NPR retracts article incorrectly reporting Justice Alito's retirement, citing 'misunderstanding'

NPR has retracted an article that incorrectly reported Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was retiring

The Independent UK · Jun 30

59 Situations Which Showed People They Can’t Stay Married To This Person

Nobody walks down the aisle planning to get divorced someday. Most couples truly believe they’ll be the ones who make it, no matter what life puts in front of them. But sometimes, the person you once imagined forever with turns into someone you barely know. One Redditor asked divorced people…

Bored Panda · Jun 30

NPR retracts ‘inaccurate’ story saying supreme court justice Samuel Alito retiring

Story from Nina Totenberg removed and replaced with editor’s note after journalist misheard announcement made by chief justice

The Guardian - US · Jun 30

NPR Announces, and Retracts, Alito Retirement Story

There needs to be more of an explanation what happened.

Reason · Jun 30