Category Archives: Breaking News

Texas Cop Suspended After Footage Emerges of Brutal Pool Party Arrests

  On Saturday, video was uploaded to Youtube of police officers screaming at and arresting children at a community pool in Texas. One officer, confronted by two boys while grabbing a young girl by the neck and shoving her head … Continue reading

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FCC approves net neutrality rules, reclassifies broadband as a utility

It’s a good day for proponents of an open internet: The Federal Communications Commission just approved its long-awaited network neutrality plan, which reclassifies broadband internet as a Title II public utility and gives the agency more regulatory power in the … Continue reading

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States can no longer restrict city-run broadband internet

Today is one of the more momentous days in the FCC’s recent history. Its net neutrality vote will get most of the press attention, but its moves to protect municipal broadband from state legislators are also quite important. The proposal … Continue reading

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Google’s first test market for Project Ara will be Puerto Rico

Want to get your first taste of Project Ara, Google’s modular phone project? You might have to move to Puerto Rico. That’s because Google has designated the US territory as the market pilot site for Project Ara. Why Puerto Rico? … Continue reading

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Disney’s the Best Thing That Ever Happened to the Future of TV

Today, Dish announced Sling TV, a new web tv service (read: no cable contract required) that’ll cost you $20 a month to watch a handful of networks you don’t care about and one, ESPN, that you do.But Dish isn’t the … Continue reading

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Stretchy Artificial Skin Lets Prosthetic Hand Sense Heat, Humidity, and Pressure | Popular Science

Prosthetic limbs that can be controlled by an amputee’s thoughts or muscle movements already exist. But what if they could also sense the environment and then send that information back to the amputee’s nervous system?In order to create prosthetics that … Continue reading

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Faster Internet speeds coming to Bright House customers

ST. PETERSBURG — Faster Internet speeds are on their way to Bright House Networks customers. Beginning in December, Bright House will offer download speeds up to 150 Mbps for new and existing customers. Residents with Standard Internet will move from 10 … Continue reading

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Puerto Rico declares chikungunya epidemic – DC News FOX 5 DC WTTG

“This 2006 photo made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a female Aedes aegypti mosquito acquiring a blood meal from a human host at the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta. The Aedes aegypti mosquito is … Continue reading

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Get Office products FREE for Students

Get Office free from your schoolOffice 365 Education for Students is available for free to students who are enrolled at qualifying schools. Install Office on up to 5 PCs or Macs and on other mobile devices, including Windows tablets and … Continue reading

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You Can Text 911 In an Emergency Starting Today

You can’t always call 911 when you need to, so starting today, you can send a text 911 in an emergency. Announced by the FCC in 2012, the service goes live today for AT&T, Sprint, Verizon, and T-Mobile. Using it … Continue reading

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