Business Amazon bars Australians from shopping on its non-Aussie sites to put pressure on the government to rescind tax rule Cory Doctorow

uk Uber's VAT-avoidance means it owes millions to EU states and will face huge cuts to future EU profits Cory Doctorow

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military US Navy bans hemp shampoos, lotions, and soaps David Pescovitz

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Science Tropical Storm Fay imaged by NASA's Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) Xeni Jardin

free speech Why Harper's "Letter on Justice and Open Debate" is dumb Mark Frauenfelder

music Aedan's "Evolution" features vibrant flower and insect closeups Andrea James

voter suppression Trump's campaign against mail-in voting is backfiring by discouraging Republican absentee voters Thom Dunn

us news Supreme Court says eastern half of Oklahoma is Native American land Xeni Jardin

education Harvard and MIT are suing over the Trump administration's student immigration ruling Thom Dunn

white supremacists The legal battle over those novelty Sea Monkeys and X-Ray Specs involves white supremacy and a 60s bondage film star Thom Dunn