We being with the Republican attempt to gut net neutrality. From Jon Brodkin at Ars Technica: US Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) this week filed legislation she calls the “Internet Freedom Act” to overturn the Federal Communications Commission’s new network neutrality rules. In the latest election cycle, Blackburn received $…
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Daylight Dilemma: Time Change Has Serious Side Effects – CBS Local
ABC NewsDaylight Dilemma: Time Change Has Serious Side EffectsCBS LocalDENVER (CBS4) – A petition drive is now underway to keep Colorado on Mountain Saving Time year round. The grassroots effort to stop the time changes comes amidst mounting evidence that “springing forward” and losing an hour of sleep can …
7 injured, including 6 female soldiers, in Jerusalem car-ramming attack, police say – Fox News
Fox News7 injured, including 6 female soldiers, in Jerusalem car-ramming attack, police sayFox NewsMarch 6, 2015: Israeli police stand next to a car at the scene of an of an apparent attack in Jerusalem. (AP). A Palestinian motorist rammed his car into a group of people waiting for a train in east …
The dangerous, decade-old FREAK vulnerability also affects Windows users
AP Windows users are also susceptible to a serious vulnerability affecting millions of Android and iPhone users, Ars Technica reports. It’s called “FREAK,” and puts users at risk of their confidential details stolen by hackers. FREAK stands for “factoring attacks on RSA-EXPORT keys,” and is a remnant …
Obama: Racial bias in Ferguson police dept not isolated
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said the type of racial discrimination found in Ferguson, Missouri, is not unique to that police department, and he cast law enforcement reform as a chief struggle for today’s civil rights movement.
Chain of kidney transplants begins at San Francisco hospital
The Sacramento woman’s donation to a Benicia man set off an organ swap that resulted in five more sick people getting new kidneys Thursday at a San Francisco hospital. Three transplants were planned for Thursday, and the remaining three Friday.
Revealed: Irish hospitals with highest patient death rates from heart attack and … – Irish Independent
Irish IndependentRevealed: Irish hospitals with highest patient death rates from heart attack and …Irish IndependentChief medical officer Dr Tony Holohan said the publication of the rates do not amount to Open Gallery 1 Chief medical officer Dr Tony Holohan said the publication of the rates do not amount to a league …
Outcry as IS ‘wrecks’ Assyrian site
Archaeologists and officials express outrage about the reported bulldozing of the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud in Iraq by Islamic State (IS) militants.
Palestinian driver attacks Israelis
A Palestinian man drives into a group of pedestrians in Jerusalem, injuring four Israeli policewomen and another bystander.
Military commander of al-Qaeda’s Syrian affiliate killed
The Syrian army carried out an operation that killed the military commander of the al-Qaeda-linked Nusra Front on Thursday, the group confirmed Friday.
Knife attack ambassador recovers
Police have searched the offices of the anti-US activist who they say slashed envoy Mark Lippert while screaming demands for Korean reunification. The attack on Mr Lippert, which prompted rival North Korea to gloat about “knife slashes of justice,” left deep gashes as well as damaged tendons and …
Anna Duritskaya, witness to Boris Nemtsov’s murder, gets death threats
Authorities in Ukraine say the sole witness in the killing in Moscow of prominent Russian opposition figure Boris Nemtsov has received death threats since returning to her family home in Ukraine.
Harrison Ford injured in plane crash – USA TODAY
USA TODAYHarrison Ford injured in plane crashUSA TODAYLOS ANGELES — Harrison Ford was injured Thursday afternoon when his vintage single-engine airplane crashed on a golf course shortly after taking off from Santa Monica Airport. The actor and private pilot reported engine failure and requested an …Harrison Ford Plane Crash Described …
China: 10 injured in rush-hour knife attack
Knife-wielding attackers wounded 10 people at a railway station in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou Friday, before local police shot dead one suspect and arrested another. The attack took place during the morning rush hour, when the assailants attacked people in front of the station, the city’s public security …
Pensioners will keep their free bus passes under Labour
Free TV licences and bus passes for pensioners will be spared the axe under a Labour government, Ed Miliband will declare in the latest salvo of the battle to win the support of Britain’s OAPs. Labour has already announced plans to strip the winter fuel payment from the wealthiest 5{04524d497bea0ade6defd1388b5c9b25998d95475e2938b4fa9d615e63ad1540} …
ISIS militants ‘bulldozed’ ancient archaeological site, Iraqi ministry says – Fox News
Daily News & AnalysisISIS militants 'bulldozed' ancient archaeological site, Iraqi ministry saysFox NewsThe Iraqi government claimed Thursday that ISIS militants had "bulldozed" the renowned Nimrud archaeological site in the north of the country. The country's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said in a statement posted on its …
China considers taxing foreign investors for share gains-regulator
China is considering taxing foreign investors for their share-trading profits going back to November when Beijing announced an exemption of such duties after the launch of the Shanghai-Hong Kong connect scheme, the stock regulator said on Friday. China’s two largest portfolio investment schemes for foreigners, known as the …