- Trump Admin Plans to Cut Team Responsible for Critical Atomic Measurement Data https://www.wired.com/story/nist-doge-layoffs-atomic-spectroscopy/ 9 comments politics
- GOP senators introduce measure to overturn Biden's student debt forgiveness plan https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/gop-senators-introduce-measure-overturn-bidens-student-debt-forgivenes-rcna76812 104 comments politics
- Implement ‘plan B’ winter measures now or risk NHS crisis, Johnson warned https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/19/implement-plan-b-winter-measures-now-or-risk-nhs-crisis-johnson-warned 6 comments worldnews
- European Union again drops plans for measures related to China’s Hong Kong actions https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3132402/european-union-drops-plans-again-measures-related-chinas-hong 5 comments europe
- European Union again drops plans for measures related to China’s Hong Kong actions https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3132402/european-union-drops-plans-again-measures-related-chinas-hong 33 comments worldnews
- Denmark Plans to Spend 60% of EU Crisis Funds on Climate Measures https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-30/denmark-plans-to-use-60-of-eu-crisis-funds-on-climate-measures 39 comments europe
- 'Taking an eraser' to Australia's wildlife: ad blitz planned to fight environment law - It follows the Morrison govt this week introducing legislation to hand greater powers to the states that included no measures to ensure maintained or strengthened protection for threatened species or ecosystems. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/aug/29/taking-an-eraser-to-australias-wildlife-ad-blitz-planned-to-fight-environment-law 11 comments worldnews
- From anger over lockdown measures to a purported vaccine plan by Bill Gates: a growing wave of demonstrations in Germany by conspiracy theorists, extremists and anti-vaxxers has alarmed even Chancellor Angela Merkel https://www.france24.com/en/20200516-alarm-in-germany-as-corona-demos-take-off 336 comments worldnews
- The Dutch government announced measures including huge cuts to coal use, garden greening and limits on livestock herds as part of its plan to lower emissions to comply with a supreme court ruling https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/24/dutch-officials-reveal-measures-to-cut-emissions-after-court-ruling 58 comments worldnews
- UK police will be given power to arrest coronavirus victims as govt unveils new crisis plans. There are also measures to speed up cremations and burials, according to a draft seen by The Times https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/11171464/police-given-powers-arrest-coronavirus/ 5 comments worldnews
- Young German activists demand earlier coal-burning deadline | German activists who have staged weekly "school strikes" to bring attention to climate change issued demands Monday that would require Germany's government to adopt measures far more ambitious than current plans for curbing emissions https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/climate-protest-organizers-demand-faster-125258691.html 7 comments worldnews
- China plans counter measure tariffs against US agricultural products like Soybeans and Lean Hogs https://www.wsj.com/articles/facing-u-s-tariffs-china-plans-countermeasures-1521632332 8 comments worldnews
- Florida just passed gun control measures — and a plan to arm some school employees https://www.vox.com/2018/3/7/17093142/parkland-florida-gun-control-guardian-program 5 comments politics
- I am planning to create a Youtube channel of the sensitive kind. What measures I can take to doxx-proof myself? https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/6mtjbh/i_am_planning_to_create_a_youtube_channel_of_the/ 7 comments privacy
- Trump targets China trade, says plans serious measures http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump-china-iduskcn10z2jn 5 comments politics
- Government plans Bill to make marriage laws women friendly | Slew of measures proposed in draft include providing for sufficient compensation for wife and children from husband’s immovable property in case of divorce http://www.livemint.com/politics/lzmeiohq0nfsfgwqgy0pjm/government-plans-bill-to-make-marriage-laws-women-friendly.html 6 comments india
- Israel pushed forward with plans to build homes in east Jerusalem, defying U.S. criticism of measures that would expand the Israeli presence on territory the Palestinians claim for a future state. http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-11-03/israel-defying-u-dot-s-dot-moves-ahead-on-east-jerusalem-construction 18 comments worldnews
- Arizona’s secession-lite plan: A ballot measure in Arizona would allow citizens or the state government to opt out of federal laws http://www.salon.com/2012/07/06/arizonas_secession_lite_plan/ 27 comments politics
- Colombia’s leftwing government unveils tax-the-rich plan to tackle poverty | President Gustavo Petro’s proposed legislation could raise $11.5bn a year with measures including wealth tax and levy on oil exports https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/26/colombia-tax-the-rich-plan-poverty-gustavo-petro 519 comments worldnews
- Gore pressed Biden to stick with climate plans as liberals fear White House is softening its agenda: The president and former vice president had a private phone call amid concerns the White House might strip climate measures from the infrastructure deal. https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2021/06/10/climate-biden-gore-infrastructure/ 10 comments climate
- Britain's finance minister has announced plans to drastically reduce corporate tax in the nation, still reeling from the pro-Brexit vote. The measure is aimed at tempting businesses to stay in the country. http://www.dw.com/en/britain-to-slash-corporate-tax-after-brexit-shock/a-19375622?maca=en-rss-en-world-4025-rdf 133 comments worldnews
- Milanović: 'Measures taken by Serbia are laughable, we planned to open the border, but now we won't' http://www.vijesti.rtl.hr/novosti/hrvatska/1768478/milanovic-srpske-su-mjere-smijesne-planirali-smo-otvoriti-granicu-no-sad-necemo/ 29 comments europe
- House Scraps Vote On Bill To Address Border Crisis: "The House abruptly removed a bill from its schedule that would provide $659 million in funding to address the ongoing border crisis, after initially planning to vote on the measure Thursday afternoon." http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/31/house-border-vote_n_5638449.html 4 comments politics
- India planning to pull out 25% of troops from populated areas of J&K in the next 12 months as a confidence-building measure http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12190425 16 comments india
- Leaked documents reveal tougher coronavirus measures and new lockdown planned for England | New lockdown would potentially entail harsher restrictions including the closure of pubs and a ban on all social contact outside household groups https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3104142/leaked-documents-reveal-tougher-coronavirus-measures-and-new?utm_term=autofeed&utm_medium=social&utm_content=article&utm_source=twitter#echobox=1601857485 224 comments worldnews
- French cabinet backs plans to embed emergency anti-terror laws in constitution: The French government has outlined proposals for constitutional amendments which would shield state-of-emergency measures from legal challenges. Some French nationals could be stripped of their nationality http://www.dw.com/en/french-cabinet-backs-plans-to-embed-emergency-anti-terror-laws-in-constitution/a-18937281 84 comments worldnews
- BP, which for weeks claimed the leak was just 1-5k barrels/day, has constantly said that actually measuring the leak was a waste of time (official lowball est. is now at least 12-19k bls). But its "Oil Spill Response Plan," filed last year, said measuring a spill was "critical" http://www.propublica.org/ion/blog/item/bp-documents-prior-to-accident-said-measuring-oil-flow-was-critical/ 12 comments politics
- A federal judge on Sunday formally struck down a Trump administration attempt to end food stamp benefits for nearly 700,000 unemployed people, blocking as “arbitrary and capricious” the first of three such planned measures to restrict the federal food safety net https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/legal-issues/trump-food-stamp-cuts/2020/10/18/7c124612-117a-11eb-ad6f-36c93e6e94fb_story.html 44 comments law
- 'Large number' of EU countries plan more Russia action The French President promises "coordinated measures" to come into force on Monday as Moscow hits back at the EU. https://news.sky.com/story/large-number-of-eu-countries-plan-more-russia-action-11301420 8 comments worldnews
- Is Amsterdam closing its door to budget travellers? The authorities in Amsterdam are considering radical new measures to limit the number of tourists visiting the city. The plan? To try and deter budget travellers, but keep the wealthy ones http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/netherlands/amsterdam/articles/amsterdam-new-tourist-tax/ 26 comments europe
- The European Commission wants to gather views from citizens, businesses, public administrative bodies at all levels (international, EU-wide, national, regional and/or local) on the forthcoming 2016-2020 eGovernment Action Plan, one of the key measures needed to complete the Digital Single Market. https://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/digital-public-services-consultation 4 comments europe
- Mass. activists push to fully legalize marijuana: The group is first planning to test different versions of the measure by placing nonbinding referendum questions on next year’s ballot in about a dozen state representative districts. http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2013/11/28/mass-activists-push-fully-legalize-marijuana/5kb39trxcasoq0cgxg2cwm/story.html 4 comments politics
- UN Treaty Keeps Idea Alive of Reversing Ivory Ban: Delegates overseeing a 175-nation endangered species treaty adopted measures Friday intended to curb smuggling of elephant ivory and rhino horn, including a new plan to eventually allow ivory to be legally traded again in global markets. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/e/eu_un_endangered_species?site=ap&section=home&template=default&ctime=2012-07-27-16-22-26 22 comments worldnews
- Parkland Survivors Propose Ambitious Gun Control Measures. What Is in Their Plan? The March for Our Lives group unveiled a plan that would ban assault weapons, raise the minimum age for buying firearms and other measures that have faced strong opposition from the gun lobby. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/21/us/march-for-our-lives-gun-control.html 21 comments politics
- Germany to legalize recreational cannabis, country’s new coalition government announces | The coalition also plans to lower the voting age from 18 to 16-years-old and pass other measures such as phasing out coal power. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/germany-legalise-cannabis-coalition-angela-merkel-b968083.html 4 comments worldnews
- Germany announces plans to combat far-right extremism and online hate speech: After the deadly attack on a synagogue and killing of a politician, the German government has set out its new measures to tackle far-right extremist violence. Opposition politicians say the plans are long overdue https://www.dw.com/en/germany-announces-plans-to-combat-far-right-extremism-and-online-hate-speech/a-51049129 78 comments worldnews
- UK says to use Merkel visit to push curbs to 'welfare shopping' - Britain said on Sunday it planned to use a visit by German Chancellor Angela Merkel this week to try to persuade Berlin to support measures to discourage people from moving within the European Union to tap welfare benefits. http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/23/us-britain-germany-eu-idusbrea1m0lc20140223 22 comments europe
- Draft legislation authored by Senate Finance Chair Ron Wyden and ranking member Mike Crapo includes several measures to regulate how pharmacy benefit managers are paid by health plans to negotiate with drugmakers. https://www.statnews.com/2023/07/13/pharmacy-benefit-managers-pbms-senate-regulation/ 4 comments politics
- Ireland to unveil bold plan to tackle climate emergency - It envisages a rise in carbon taxes, a multibillion-euro scheme to retro-fit houses, almost a million electric vehicles and a number of other measures to change behaviour by institutions, companies and individuals. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/17/ireland-to-unveil-bold-plan-to-tackle-climate-emergency 11 comments worldnews
- Ministers agree to buy out pig farmers who want to quit - the Netherlands plans to reduce number of pigs from 12 million to 10.5 million when it outlines measures to meet climate targets https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2019/06/ministers-agree-to-buy-out-pig-farmers-who-want-to-quit-ad/ 13 comments europe