NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Communications Commission has taken the first step toward adopting new regulations that could create fast lanes for Internet traffic from websites that can afford to pay for the privilege. Thursday’s recommendation, passed by a 3-2, vote, moves the proposed rules governing “net neutrality” into a formal public comment period.… Continue reading Some facts about Net Neutrality
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British library puts literary treasures online
LONDON (AP) — Hundreds of the British Library’s most valuable literary resources, from the Bronte sisters’ earliest writings and drawings to an early draft of Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Earnest,” have been posted online. The library’s new website, unveiled Friday, features digital versions of 1,200 handwritten manuscripts, diaries and letters from Romantic and… Continue reading British library puts literary treasures online
War on Poverty: 50 years later and still battling
Fifty years after the inception of the Lyndon B. Johnson’s legislation against poverty, America is still battling the war. The legislation unofficially called the “War on Poverty” was introduced during Johnson’s State of the Union address on Jan. 8, 1964. According to The Huffington Post, after the war on poverty in 1973, poverty rates were an… Continue reading War on Poverty: 50 years later and still battling
Study to test ‘chocolate’ pills for heart health
It won’t be nearly as much fun as eating candy bars, but a big study is being launched to see if pills containing the nutrients in dark chocolate can help prevent heart attacks and strokes. The pills are so packed with nutrients that you’d have to eat a gazillion candy bars to get the amount… Continue reading Study to test ‘chocolate’ pills for heart health
Jack Daniel’s opposes changing Tennessee whiskey law
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — If it isn’t fermented in Tennessee from mash of at least 51 percent corn, aged in new charred oak barrels, filtered through maple charcoal and bottled at a minimum of 80 proof, it isn’t Tennessee whiskey. So says a year-old law that resembles almost to the letter the process used to… Continue reading Jack Daniel’s opposes changing Tennessee whiskey law
Blind sided: Titans agree to 4-year deal with OT Michael Oher
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans have agreed to a multiyear deal with offensive tackle Michael Oher, a former first-round draft pick who spent his first five seasons with the Baltimore Ravens. Titans general manager Ruston Webster called Oher “a big, strong, durable player” in a statement announcing the move Friday. Oher’s contract reportedly… Continue reading Blind sided: Titans agree to 4-year deal with OT Michael Oher
Sodexo food service company pledges better meals
WASHINGTON (AP) — One of the nation’s largest food service companies is making a series of changes in support of Michelle Obama’s anti-childhood obesity initiative. Sodexo says it will add more nutritious options to its vending and K-12 lunchroom programs. It will also offer a healthier children’s meal at museums, aquariums and other recreational venues… Continue reading Sodexo food service company pledges better meals
Kentucky snake handler death doesn’t shake belief
Three days after pastor Jamie Coots died from a rattlesnake bite at church, mourners leaving the funeral went to the church to handle snakes. Coots, who appeared on the National Geographic Channel’s “Snake Salvation,” pastored the Full Gospel Tabernacle in Jesus Name church founded by his grandfather in Middlesboro, Ky. The third-generation snake handler was… Continue reading Kentucky snake handler death doesn’t shake belief
National drop in obese toddlers, study suggests
ATLANTA (AP) — Toddler obesity shrank sharply in the past decade, a new study suggests. While promising, it’s not proof that the nation has turned a corner in the battle against childhood obesity, some experts say. The finding comes from a government study considered a gold-standard gauge of trends in the public’s health. The researchers… Continue reading National drop in obese toddlers, study suggests
California ‘lifers’ leaving prison at record pace
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Nearly 1,400 lifers in California’s prisons have been released over the past three years in a sharp turnaround in a state where murderers and others sentenced to life with the possibility of parole almost never got out. Gov. Jerry Brown has let a record number of inmates with life sentences out… Continue reading California ‘lifers’ leaving prison at record pace