politics European Union leaders agree on 1.82 trillion euro ($2.1 trillion) budget and coronavirus recovery fund Xeni Jardin

COVID-19 The European Union may not admit Americans once their borders reopen Séamus Bellamy

privacy New EU border security pilot program is all kinds of creepy. Séamus Bellamy

Technology EU Parliament demands Facebook audit after breach hits 87 million users Xeni Jardin

Business Google to charge hardware makers up to $40 per device for Android mobile apps Xeni Jardin

explainer videos Explainer video: is the EU worth it? Mark Frauenfelder

california Ban of Skittles and other toxic foods approved by California State Assembly, bill now heads to state's Senate Rusty Blazenhoff

travel Biden wants the US to catch up to the EU: Flight delayed? Get paid. Ruben Bolling

cars Tesla Fire tracks the company's spontaneous combustion problem Elías Villoro

kremlin pundits Tucker Carlson already has job offers — from Russia state TV Carla Sinclair

music Woody Guthrie posthumously teams up with Dropkick Murphys for an anti-Tory anthem Thom Dunn

Business US charges higher tax rate on women's underwear than on men's David Pescovitz

capitalism The failed promises of exporting American-style capitalism Elías Villoro

Nazis... I hate these guys Musk's Twitter sued for allowing anti-semitic hate speech in Germany Jason Weisberger

mistakes Spokesman for elite Davos gathering say Elon Musk was not invited, after Musk claims to have turned them down Rob Beschizza

global logistics The shortcomings of the European food supply chain  Katherine Hreib

politics Texas bill outlaws diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives in Texas Higher ed. Elías Villoro

36 months after George Floyd's murder, police reform finally considered in Minnesota Elías Villoro

gadgets EU passes law mandating USB-C Rob Beschizza

consumerism Purse towers are shelves filled with containers that folks use to organize anything they might put into a purse Jennifer Sandlin