Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Evening Edition: FCC plan would give Internet providers power to choose the sites customers see, use

 
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Evening Edition
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FCC plan would give Internet providers power to choose the sites customers see, use
The move sets the stage for a crucial vote next month at the Federal Communications Commission that could reshape the entire digital ecosystem. The agency's Republican chairman, Ajit Pai, has made repealing the government's net neutrality rules one of his top priorities, handing a win to broadband companies such as Verizon and Comcast.
Federal judge says Trump administration can't stop funding sex-reassignment surgery for military members
The judge in Baltimore found that active-duty service members are "already suffering harmful consequences" because of the president's policy.
 
Trump appears to offer support for Roy Moore in Ala. Senate race despite allegations
The president insisted that Moore "totally denies" the accusations that he solicited relationships with underage girls and sexually molested two of them. He said of Moore's opponent, "we don't need a liberal person in there."
 
 
The recent tide of apologies by famous men has been 'awful.' Here's what experts think they should have said.
The near-daily sexual misconduct allegations have spawned a head-turning stream of apologies, statements that experts say have been generally self-serving and aimed at the public more than the victims.
 
The Fix • Analysis
From Lena Dunham to Kellyanne Conway: The women defending the men accused of sexual assault
Men are not the only people being asked to reexamine how they respond to sexual assault.
 
CBS News, PBS drop Charlie Rose following allegations of unwanted sexual advances
CBS News fired the TV host and PBS terminated its relationship with him after a report in The Washington Post detailing the 75-year-old broadcaster's alleged unwanted sexual advances toward women.
 
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Rep. John Conyers admits settlement, denies wrongdoing after harassment report
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi called for a formal ethics investigation into the behavior of the 88-year-old lawmaker, who is the House Judiciary Committee's top Democrat.
 
Mugabe resigns under military pressure after 37 years as Zimbabwe's leader
Robert Mugabe's exit, which was announced by the speaker of parliament, marked the end of a tumultuous reign that lasted from Zimbabwe's independence through economic collapse.
 
Once left for dead, rural Democrats see an opening in Pennsylvania
Ahead of a special election in the 18th district, Democrats have come up with a solution to the party's rural woes: Don't move to the left.
 
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10,000 people died waiting for a disability decision in the past year. Will he be next?
Joe Stewart applied for benefits in May 2015. He is now trapped in a crushing backlog of 1.1 million claimants with no end in sight. What would a denial mean for the Mississippi resident? "A death sentence."
 
More remains of Sgt. La David Johnson found in Niger, military says
U.S. military investigators found the partial remains about five weeks after Johnson died in an ambush, the Pentagon said, raising more questions about the operation that led to the deaths of four elite U.S. soldiers.
 
Wonkblog • Analysis
Did President Trump's ancestors migrate to the United States because of a changing climate?
Researchers analyzed 19th-century migration from central Europe and discovered new evidence suggesting climate change played a major role in mass movements of people.
 
 
That 'harmless' radioactive cloud over Europe probably did come from Russia after all
The cloud was detected more than a month ago, but at the time the Russians denied any knowledge of it.
 
This man is about to launch himself in his homemade rocket to prove the Earth is flat
Assuming the 500-mph, mile-long flight through the Mojave Desert does not kill him, Mike Hughes, 61, said his journey into the atmosflat will mark the first phase of his ambitious flat-Earth space program.
 
 
     
 
 
 
 

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