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We — and no doubt many other news organizations — are still working our way through the various new documents,...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on a Senate vote to repeal a rule from the Federal Communications Commission that scrapped Obama-era net-neutrality requirements. (all times local): 3:30 p.m. The Senate has voted to kill a Federal Communications Commission rule that repealed the Obama administration's ban on internet providers blocking or slowing down certain content. Back in December, the FCC repealed "net neutrality" rules that ensured equal treatment for all web traffic. The Obama-era rule prevented providers such as AT&T... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on a Senate vote to repeal a rule from the Federal Communications Commission that scrapped Obama-era net-neutrality requirements. (all times local): 3:30 p.m. The Senate has voted to kill a Federal Communications Commission rule that repealed the Obama administration's ban on internet providers blocking or slowing down certain content. Back in December, the FCC repealed "net neutrality" rules that ensured equal treatment for all web traffic. The Obama-era rule prevented providers such as AT&T... Читать дальше...

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• A Delta Air Lines passenger who pleaded guilty in February to three counts of assault on an aircraft and one count of interfering with a flight-crew member was sentenced to two years in prison on Tuesday, The Seattle Times reports. 
• Before a flight from Seattle to Beijing in July, Joseph Hudek IV consumed edible marijuana to help him sleep, according to an affidavit Hudek filed in February.
• Once the flight was in the air, Hudek reportedly... Читать дальше...

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The international chemical weapons watchdog said Wednesday that chlorine was likely used as a weapon in the Syrian town of Saraqeb in early February, the latest report of poison gas being unleashed in Syria’s civil war. The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons released details of a report into the chlorine use, but did not say which side in the fighting used it. The OPCW is not mandated to apportion blame for the attack. The... Читать дальше...

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi home of a slain civil rights leader is one step closer to becoming a national monument. The U.S. House voted Tuesday to pass a bill that would establish the Medgar Evers National Monument in Jackson. The Senate must still vote on the measure filed by Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi. As Mississippi's first NAACP field secretary, beginning in 1954, Evers organized protests and boycotts to fight segregation. He was assassinated by a white supremacist outside his family's Jackson home in 1963. Читать дальше...

Foreign desk: Trump Should Look to Reagan on Iran The Washington Post’s David Ignatius, reporting from a regional conference in Abu Dhabi, says he heard “passionate enthusiasm” from prominent Arabs for President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal. Indeed, they “love the idea” that Trump “is about to give Iran a punch...

Americans lose billions of dollars a year on sports betting, but stand to lose billions more if such wagers become commonplace nationwide. On Monday, the Supreme Court struck down a 25-year federal ban on sports betting outside of Nevada, currently the only state in the nation where it’s legally permitted. In a ruling that clears...

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• Credit card debt can be overwhelming and stressful, and many stories found online paint a glossy picture of the process of becoming debt-free.
• The journey to being debt-free is not always a straight path — it takes vigilance and adaptability to keep yourself on track with your plan.
• Here’s what no one tells you about paying off credit card debt.

I graduated from college in 2015 with more student loan debt than I wanted to acknowledge and about $5,000 in credit card debt. Читать дальше...

Filed under: Finance, Business, Companies

• JPMorgan estimates that Amazon Prime membership is worth $785 annually, versus the $119 that Amazon is now charging customers.
• The value of the membership has increased 12% since last year, with the addition of new perks like free two-hour delivery of groceries from Whole Foods through Prime Now, the report by JPMorgan said.
• Prime is the "best deal in shopping," the report said.

Amazon Prime customers are paying... Читать дальше...

Après l'Enquête nationale et la Commission Écoute, réconciliation et progrès, un autre comité s'est intéressé aux femmes autochtones. La Commission des relations avec les citoyens a déposé mardi à l'Assemblée nationale un rapport portant en particulier sur les agressions sexuelles et la violence conjugale.

You knew a building was his the second you set eyes on it and yet he still managed to surprise.

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Despite having one of the largest fintech industries in the world, the US is noticeably behind other regions when it comes to one factor crucial to the future growth of this burgeoning sector — regulation. See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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Special counsel Robert Mueller issued grand jury subpoenas late last week to a social media consultant for Trump confidante Roger...

Sacramento got lucky and its pick leapfrog into the top three. If they get lucky again, the Kings could have a deadly 1-2 punch for the next decade.

A man has been arrested after a Lincoln County woman was arrested in connection with the death of her 2-year-old child.

VolleyballMag.com’s ongoing update of happenings in the world of volleyball. Got a news nugget? Email Lee@volleyballmag.com or Ed@volleyballmag.com: Two USA pairs qualify in Brazil: Second-seeded Kelley Larsen and Emily Stockman and fourth-seeded Emily Day and Betsi Flint advanced to the main draw at the FIVB four-star event in Itapema, Brazil, Wednesday, while American men Reid […]

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has delivered a pep-talk to his State Department staff, urging them to regain their “swagger” and to believe in the “essential rightness” of the US in global affairs. Pompeo said that American diplomats should act with confidence in carrying out the Trump administration’s foreign policy, safe in the knowledge […]

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• If your boss is giving you the silent treatment, you should approach them as soon as possible to clear the air.
• Figure out what is making your manager so uncomfortable if they won't make eye contact with you.
• Ask for ways to improve if your boss isn't giving you any kind of constructive criticism or feedback.

She starts asking you this particular question over and over again

All bosses ask questions, but if... Читать дальше...

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is slated to meet privately in Brussels as soon as next week with key European lawmakers about the data protection controversy that has affected his company. EU Parliament President Antonio Tajani confirmed the meeting Wednesday. It will be Zuckerberg's first visit with EU representatives since a whistle-blower alleged that British political consulting company Cambridge Analytica improperly collected information from millions of Facebook accounts to help Donald Trump... Читать дальше...

Earlier this month thousands of high school seniors decided where to go to college after several months of angst. New research suggests that angst may be better directed at choosing a field of study. The median earnings for bachelor’s degree recipients is about $62,000 a year, according to an analysis of government data by Georgetown...

U.S. President Donald Trump disclosed in a financial form filed with the government's ethics watchdog on Tuesday that he'd reimbursed his personal lawyer purportedly for paying hush money to adult film star Stormy Daniels. In his annual financial disclosure released Wednesday by the Office of Government Ethics, Trump acknowledged that he'd "fully reimbursed" his personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, for "expenses" incurred in 2016.  Those expenses were a payment of $130,000 Cohen made to Daniels in... Читать дальше...

Trent Alexander-Arnold discovered he had been called up to England's World Cup squad when Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp broke the news as they prepared to board a plane to Spain.

The women who accused former USA Gymnastics and Michigan State team doctor Larry Nassar of sexual abuse will be honored with the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the 2018 ESPYS, ESPN announced on Wednesday. “We are honored to recognize the courage of these women at the 2018 ESPYS, to acknowledge the power of their voices, and to shine a very well-deserved spotlight on what speaking up, fighting back, and demanding accountability can accomplish,” Alison Overholt, vice president and editor in chief, ESPN the Magazine... Читать дальше...