How the end of net neutrality could change the internet
The Federal Communications Commission has voted to repeal the Net Neutrality protections it adopted in 2015. Here’s what that means for the future of the internet.
BREAKING: Deadly 6.5 magnitude earthquake strikes Indonesia
A strong earthquake has struck the Indonesian capital and other cities on the country’s most populous island, Java, killing an unknown number of people. There were reports of collapsed buildings, and authorities issued a tsunami warning for parts of Java’s coastline after the quake struck…
F.C.C. Repeals Net Neutrality Rules
The Federal Communications Commission voted on Thursday to dismantle landmark rules regulating the businesses that connect consumers to the internet, granting broadband companies the power to potentially reshape Americans’ online experiences. The agency scrapped the so-called net neutrality regulations that prohibited broadband providers from blocking…
ALABAMA HAS THE WORST POVERTY IN THE DEVELOPED WORLD, U.N. OFFICIAL SAYS
A United Nations official investigating poverty in the United States was shocked at the level of environmental degradation in some areas of rural Alabama, saying he had never seen anything like it in the developed world. “I think it’s very uncommon in the First World. This…
People Who Drink Gin Are Sexier, According To Study
Are you someone who’s not in any way, shape or form sexy? I mean a real visual humdinger who can put other people off their food, then you should take up drinking gin, because gin drinkers are officially the sexiest. Throw away your glass of…
California is the world’s sixth largest economy.
Every US state and the majority of US cities with more than one million inhabitants conduct foreign affairs, with varying levels of efficacy and resources. Approximately 40 US states have a rough total of 250 representations abroad. Pennsylvania and Missouri operate the most overseas offices…
Wu Yongning Chinese Superman Dies falling from a building
Well-known Chinese rooftop climber Wu Yongning, who had thousands of follows on social media platform Weibo for his dramatic short videos, has died while performing a stunt. The 26-year-old died after falling from a 62-story building in Changsha, the capital city of China’s Hunan province,…
Ticks sucked the blood of feathered dinosaurs some 99 million years ago
Amber-Trapped Tick Suggests Ancient Bloodsuckers Feasted On Feathered Dinosaurs, a new study suggests. Modern ticks are infamous for biting humans and other mammals. But ticks are very ancient, and scientists who study their evolution have long wondered what (or who) the little vampires ate before…
Doug Jones declared victor in Alabama race for Senate Roy
Democrat Doug Jones has won the special election to fill a Senate seat in Alabama, according to exit polls and returns — a shocking upset in a solidly Republican state, in which massive turnout among African American voters helped defeat a candidate enthusiastically backed by…
Trump Tells Nasa To Return the Moon And Eventually Mars
Trump authorized the acting NASA administrator Robert M. Lightfoot Jr. to “lead an innovative space exploration program to send American astronauts back to the moon, and eventually Mars” during a White House signing ceremony. Standing with retired astronauts and Vice President Mike Pence, Trump touted…
