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This Thursday, the FCC is set to vote on a measure that would repeal net neutrality and transform the openness of the internet. The effort to repeal the Obama-era initiative has been mired with protests, a deeply flawed commenting period, and calls to halt the vote even from within the commission. A poll released just this week found that 83 percent of Americans do not approve of the move to kill net neutrality. Even Republican lawmakers are breaking from their party to call for legislation that keeps net neutrality in place. Читать дальше...

A Manny Machado rumor makes a fleeting appearance

For the bulk of Major League Baseball, Day 2 of the winter meetings resulted in a run on the second tier of pitchers.

• Drew Smyly signed with the Cubs, and their Brandon Morrow signing became official.
• Tommy Hunter joined Pat Neshek in signing with the Phillies.
• Bryan Shaw signed with the Rockies.

It’s a little backwards to see guys like Shaw and Tyler Chatwood sign behind proven closers like... Читать дальше...

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• Netflix has fired an executive who reportedly told one of Danny Masterson's rape accusers that Netflix did not believe the allegations of sexual assault made against "The Ranch" star.
• Andy Yeatman, the ousted executive, was previously Netflix's director of kids and family content. 
• Yeatman's firing follows a Huffington Post report earlier this month that detailed how one of Masterson's rape accusers confronted Yeatman over Netflix's inaction regarding the Masterson allegations. Читать дальше...

ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich.--Rochester College head women's soccer coach,Todd Stank,is pleased to announce the signing of Maureen Jenkinson.

Following the fracas at Old Trafford, the FC panel turn their sights on Jose Mourinho, his motives behind what he allegedly did and whether or not he has lost his touch. Craig Burley compares Manchester United to a small club playing a giant in the FA Cup in their loss to Manchester City. MANCHESTER -- Manchester United and Manchester City have both been given extra time to hand over their version of events to the Football Association following the confrontation in the Old Trafford tunnel after Sunday's derby game. Читать дальше...

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• Donald Trump and other Republicans often say "Democrat party" instead of "Democratic Party" as an insult.
• Use of the insult goes back decades, and George W. Bush caused a stir when he used it in 2007.
• Intentional or not, Trump's usage of it could further stoke partisan divisions.

For years, Donald Trump has reached into his linguistic bag of tricks to subtly insult Democrats.

The tactic is removing two letters from the name of their party... Читать дальше...

MOORE, Okla. – Moore Public Schools is thanking an anonymous donor who paid for all current student lunch charges for the high school students. A Big Thanks to the Anonymous Donor for Paying ALL Current Student Lunch Charges at MHS. We live in a great community! pic.twitter.com/R4Y0gBixLm — Moore Public Schools (@MoorePublicSch) December 13, 2017 “A Big Thanks to the Anonymous Donor for Paying ALL Current Student Lunch Charges at MHS. We live in a great community!” Moore Public Schools […]

Projects which bring locals and migrants together greatly benefit social cohesion, but organisations which run them are often bogged down providing basic services which should be the government’s responsibility, a new report has found. Spanning two years and eight partner countries including Malta, JRS Europe’s I Get You project looked at various community building initiatives and their effects on participants. Local researchers assessed 20 such initiatives, from intercultural evenings to drop-in centres, language lessons and prayer groups. Читать дальше...

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Smart speakers — Amazon's Echo, for example — are the latest device category poised to take a chunk of our increasingly digital lives. These devices are made primarily for the home and execute a user's voice commands via an integrated digital assistant. These digital assistants can play music, answer questions, and control other devices within a user's home... Читать дальше...

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• The USA Today editorial board wrote a scathing editorial rebuking President Donald Trump after he attacked Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand on Twitter.
• Gillibrand earlier called on Trump to resign from office over sexual misconduct allegations. 
• This isn't the first time USA Today has come out in strong opposition to Trump.

The USA Today editorial board published a scathing critique of President Donald Trump on Tuesday after many inferred that a tweet he sent suggested Sen. Читать дальше...

On Wednesday evening, Fox News published a portion of the approximately 10,000 texts messages sent between FBI agent Peter Strzok and lawyer Lisa Page. Among the messages is an exchange revealing Strzok and Page discussed an ‘insurance policy,’ against a Trump presidency. The kicker? Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe may have not only been privy to the […]

It turns out the government secretly paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to resolve a sexual harassment case filed by Judicial Watch against a Florida congressman with a long history of unscrupulous behavior. The veteran Democrat, Alcee Hastings, is most famous for getting impeached by Congress as a federal judge following a scandal involving the

BERLIN (AP) — A new study claims 44.7 million metric tons (49.3 million tons) of TV sets, refrigerators, cellphones and other electrical good were discarded last year, with only a fifth recycled to recover the valuable raw materials inside. The U.N.-backed study published Wednesday calculates that the amount of e-waste thrown away in 2016 included a million tons of chargers alone. The U.S. accounted for 6.3 million metric tons, partly due to the fact that the American market for heavy goods is saturated. Читать дальше...

BERLIN (AP) — A new study claims 44.7 million metric tons (49.3 million tons) of TV sets, refrigerators, cellphones and other electrical good were discarded last year, with only a fifth recycled to recover the valuable raw materials inside. The U.N.-backed study published Wednesday calculates that the amount of e-waste thrown away in 2016 included a million tons of chargers alone. The U.S. accounted for 6.3 million metric tons, partly due to the fact that the American market for heavy goods is saturated. Читать дальше...

A living curriculum is needed to properly teach children about sex and relationships.

A new convenience store and petrol station is to open on the outskirts of Horsham on Friday after weeks of building works.

Berlin (dpa) - Die Zahl der mit Bafög geförderten Studenten und Schüler ist binnen vier Jahren bis zum vergangenen Jahr um 16,7 Prozent gesunken. Das geht aus dem 21. Bafög-Bericht hervor, den das Bundeskabinett am Mittwoch in Berlin beraten hat. Der Rückgang sei vor allem darauf zurückzuführen, dass wegen steigender Einkommen und Erwerbstätigenquote weniger Menschen gefördert werden müssten. Doch sei der Rückgang durch die jüngste Bafög-Reform abgeschwächt worden.Bei Schülern stiegen die Förderbeträge... Читать дальше...

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DHL’s chief commercial officer, Bill Meahl, penned a company blog post this week detailing how the world’s largest logistics provider plans to incorporate self-driving technology into its global operations.

In the post, Meahl outlined several self-driving initiatives that the company already has underway:

• The... Читать дальше...

Paramount Pictures has released a new trailer for “Annihilation,” in which it becomes more clear why Natalie Portman is a part of a team that needs to explore an unknown environmental disaster zone. In the trailer, we see Lena the Biologist (Portman) interact with her husband, played by Oscar Isaac, who goes on an expedition and never returns. Lena is then summoned by the Psychologist (Jennifer Jason Leigh) to go on a mission into Area X. “We sent in drones and people, but nothing comes back,” the Psychologist tells Lena.

HIBERNIANS   0 FLORIANA       1 Fontanella 36 Floriana won the first major honour of the 2017-18 season when they edged Hibernians 1-0 at the National Stadium. It was Hibs were regaled with the first chance of the match after eight minutes Floriana midfielder Clyde Borg’s backpass towards goalkeeper Ini Akpan was intercepted by Bjorn Kristensen but the Hibs midfielder was blocked by the alert Enrico Pepe. At the other end, Marcelo Dias almost committed an own goal when his back header surprised Hogg who however... Читать дальше...

The best space heater for large room goes out of its way whenever you need it...

Before Fausto Brizzi found himself in hot water when he made headlines as ‘Italy’s Weinstein’, he was already in a pickle with his wife Claudia Zanelli. The Italian film director, a staunch carnivore, married a militant vegan and wrote a book about it, which has just been adapted to Maltese. The launch of Iżżewwiġt Vegana, [I Married a Vegan] comes at interesting times, not just because people seem to be increasingly opting for a vegan diet, but also as Mr Brizzi himself has ended up in the midst of a scandal. Читать дальше...

Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam's lawyer asked on Wednesday for his client's trial in Belgium to be postponed from next week's opening, a source close to the investigation said.

Brüssel (dpa) - Die Unsicherheit um die österreichische Fluglinie Niki in Folge des zurückgezogenen Übernahmeangebots der Lufthansa ist nach Aussage der EU-Wettbewerbshüter bedauerlich. «Zumal dies nicht das einzig mögliche Resultat seit Beginn des Verkaufsprozesses war», sagte ein Sprecher der EU-Kommission am Mittwoch in Brüssel. «Es ist nun am Air-Berlin-Insolvenzverwalter, die nächsten Schritte zu bestimmen.»Es sei von Beginn an klar gewesen, dass es auf vielen Strecken zwischen Lufthansa und Air Berlin Überschneidungen gegeben habe... Читать дальше...

Redbox is once again trying to move beyond DVD and Blu-ray rentals, this time with a digital on-demand video service. Similar to other a la carte stores like iTunes and Vudu, Redbox will offer 48-hour rentals for $4, and purchases starting at $10, though it won’t support 4K HDR video at the moment. It also …