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The president and CEO of the trade group that lobbies for the ISPs that are trying to end net neutrality would like everyone to just chill. In an op-ed published at Recode, former FCC chairman and NCTA head Michael Powell argues that things will be just fine “no matter what happens to net neutrality.”

More than three-quarters of football fans across the globe would have no problem if a player in their national team came out as gay or bisexual, a poll showed on Wednesday.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A recent report says southern Nevada has the eighth-largest homeless population in the country. According to an annual report released this month by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Las Vegas was the smallest city among the 10 cities with the largest homeless populations. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported Tuesday that the department's January point-in-time count found 6,490 homeless living in Las Vegas and Clark County in 2017. Officials estimate there were... Читать дальше...

A new extension makes it the world’s only tri-national tram system.

France and Germany are just a short ride away.

TX Norman OK Zone Forecast for Wednesday, December 13, 2017 _____ 787 FPUS54 KOUN 131721 ZFPOUN Zone Forecast Product National Weather Service Norman OK 1121 AM CST Wed Dec 13 2017 TXZ086-132200- Wichita- Including the cities of Sheppard AFB and Wichita Falls 1121 AM CST Wed Dec 13 2017 .REST OF TODAY...Sunny, warmer. Highs in the upper 60s. West winds around 10 mph shifting to the northwest this afternoon. .TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 30s. North winds around 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Читать дальше...

This match feels like a prelude to this weekend’s trip to league leaders Manchester City. All eyes are already looking ahead to Tottenham Hotspur’s weekend trip to Manchester to face league leaders Manchester City, but there’s a midweek match today first, and it’s against a club that faces a real threat of relegation. Brighton & Hove Albion are managed by Spurs legend Chris Hughton, but he faces a stiff challenge to keep the Seagulls up this season after promoting from the Championship in 2016-17. Читать дальше...

Share of Priceline Group Inc. rose 0.2% in midday trading after analysts at Cowen and Co. dubbed the stock one of their "best ideas" for 2018. The analysts, led by Kevin Kopelman, think there are several misconceptions on Wall Street about Priceline's stock, which has fallen 7.6% in the last three months. Kopelman doesn't think that Priceline is moving away from Alphabet Inc.'s Google with its ad spending, and he views the company as Google's "travel wingman," even as the search platform changes its ad mix. Читать дальше...

Nothing lasts forever — not even the stock bump from one of Hollywood’s premier studios looking to buy you out.

Wien (dpa) - Im Fall einer Pleite der Air-Berlin-Tochter Niki erwägt der Ex-Rennfahrer und Luftfahrt-Unternehmer Niki Lauda eine Übernahme der Airline. «Ich bin interessiert und würde mich darum kümmern», sagte Lauda, der die Ferienfluglinie einst gegründet hat, der Nachrichtenagentur APA. Im Gegensatz zum ersten Bieterverfahren würde er nun allein um einen Zuschlag kämpfen. Im September hatte der 68-Jährige zusammen mit dem Reiseveranstalter Thomas Cook und dessen Tochter Condor ein Angebot für... Читать дальше...

[ANALYSE] Le choc de la défaite républicaine en Alabama se fait encore ressentir à Washington. Les doigts accusateurs sont pointés dans plusieurs directions pour expliquer l'échec de Roy Moore à se faire élire au Sénat. Une partie du blâme repose sur les épaules du président. Donald Trump écoutera-t-il ce message?

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Many people consider a visit to the eye-doctor a necessary chore. But for the 253 million people around the world who are blind or visually impaired, a single visit to an ophthalmologist can mean a second chance at life. 

That's where The Flying Eye Hospital Comes in. The MD-10 is the only fully equipped and accredited teaching hospital on a plane in the world. 

It is part operating room, part classroom, and part eye health advocate. The plane travels around the world to low-income locations... Читать дальше...

The City Council is poised to OK a $31 million settlement to four Englewood teens who spent more than a decade in prison before being cleared by DNA.

The City Council is poised to OK a $31 million settlement to four Englewood teens who spent more than a decade in prison before being cleared by DNA.

One of those things I thought would have gone out of vogue is apparently still in style in New Hampshire. The number of bullshit wiretap prosecutions brought against people recording cops has dropped precipitously over the past half-decade as courts have found use of wiretap statutes in this fashion unconstitutional, but over in the Live Free or Die state, the statute lives freely and dies even harder.

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ÖVP und FPÖ haben sich noch vor Antritt der künftigen gemeinsamen Regierung den geschlossenen Unmut der baldigen Opposition zugezogen. Anlass ist, dass Volkspartei und Freiheitliche sowohl das Bundesministeriengesetz als auch das gesetzliche Budgetprovisorium im Eilverfahren durchdrücken wollen.

The man accused of kidnapping model Chloe Ayling claims she plotted the whole ordeal in a desperate bid for fame, according to a report. Lukasz Herba, 30 – who is accused of holding the 20-year-old bombshell in Italy for six days and threatening to sell her to a sex trafficking gang — said, through his...

Every year, when we announce the “Oh, You Turkey!” art contest on Thanksgiving Day, young artists throughout the region sharpen their crayons, their scissors and their creativity. This year — the contest’s 39th year — was no different. We received thousands of submissions, which were judged by students from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. The judges applauded the enthusiasm and imagination of each submission. It was hard work choosing only nine winners, but they did it. Here are their selections... Читать дальше...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Latest on Gov. Mark Dayton's appointment of a replacement for Minnesota Sen. Al Franken (all times local): 11:25 a.m. Minnesota Republicans are accusing Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton of trying to disrupt their state Senate majority with his appointment to the U.S. Senate. Dayton chose his lieutenant governor, Tina Smith, to take fellow Democrat Al Franken's spot in the Senate. Under Minnesota law, the Minnesota Senate president moves up to become lieutenant governor. The current state Senate president is a Republican... Читать дальше...

Moscow (dpa) - Russia‘s Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) supports the nation‘s players to compete at the Olympic tournament in Pyeongchang as neutral athletes and will also release KHL players from other countries for the Games.KHL leaders on Wednesday followed the decision of Russia‘s Olympic Committee from the previous day to let the athletes compete in South Korea although an official Russian team is not allowed there."The KHL Board of Directors has expressed its support for the decision of the... Читать дальше...

McClung provided the latest proof that he's an absolute athletic freak show.

DeBrincat seems to be the x-factor. With two assists against the Panthers, the 19-year-old has 16 points ... in his last 15 games.