• The FCC Votes to Reinstate Net Neutrality Protections

    Service providers argue that the regulations stifle innovation and investment.

  • FCC votes to restore net neutrality protections

    The Federal Communications Commission has voted to reinstate net neutrality protections that were jettisoned during the Trump administration. As expected, the vote fell across party lines with the three Democratic commissioners in favor and the two Republicans on the panel voting against the measure. With net neutrality rules in place, broadband service is considered an essential communications resource under Title II of the Communications Act of 1934. That enables the FCC to regulate broadband...

  • Samuel Alito has a very strange theory for how to protect democracy

    On Thursday, the Supreme Court held oral arguments over former President Donald Trump’s claims that he enjoys absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for engaging in what he contends were his official duties while in office. And one justice, Samuel Alito, offered a particularly wild theory about how to preserve American democracy and the rule of […]

  • Windsor seeks to protect future commercial property

    Windsor property owners with land designated in the Windsor Comprehensive Plan for commercial uses may want to think twice if they want to appeal to the Town Board to have it redesignated for residential uses.

  • History education must be protected from Iowa Republicans

    Knowledge of history is invaluable, and Iowa Republicans are trying to rip it away from students. The Iowa House and Senate approved a bill, House File 2545, on April 17 that would require new topics in social studies curriculums for K-12 students. The bill, which is now part of a larger bill, is headed to

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    Special Report: Critical Island Habitat to be Protected

    SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Landfall looms enticingly close, just beyond surf breaking along the shore of South Padre Island. Some 20 hours prior, after launching at dusk from the tip of the Yucatan peninsula and flying nonstop across the vast Gulf of Mexico the marathon 500-mile journey is almost complete. Exhausted, famished, craving []

  • Temu and Shein Under Consumer Protection Review in Romania

    ​​The National Authority for Consumer Protection (ANPC) announced on Tuesday that it is checking the Chinese online trading platforms Temu and Shein, and recommends that Romanians inform themselves before buying products from the two sites. The National Consumer Protection wants to check possible “incorrect commercial practices of traders in the relationship with consumers”, according to […]

  • Granderson: Republicans aren't protecting elections. They don't want democracy

    The next time Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) stands in front of a microphone to talk about election integrity, I want you to remember this: Nearly a third of voters in Louisiana are Black, and yet Black voters had control over less than 20% of the state’s congressional districts. White voters make up less than 60% of the electorate yet had control over more than 80% of the power. When the Democratic governor vetoed attempts to suppress the Black vote, the Republican state Legislature overrode the...

  • iPhone password reset attacks are real – how to protect yourself

    Apple iPhone users are being targeted by a password reset attack campaign. Here's how to avoid it.

  • Australia fails to protect children from gender experiments

    The debate over so-called ‘gender-affirming care’ for children has reached a crucial moment. This treatment approach, which often involves the…What to read next: The Voice zombie lumbers on in South Australia | Musk vs Australia’s ‘you can’t say that’ surveillance state | The gender critical movement fighting against self-ID | Is corporate Australia ashamed of Easter?

  • Leong: What does 'protecting neighbourhood character' really mean?

    Many concerns about Calgary's proposed blanket rezoning are as based not on facts but on some people's assumptions and feelings.

  • Letter: Lawmakers need to protect isle families

    Leadership is hard. Few politicians measure up to this crucial skill set. It requires courage and hard choices to stand up against politically connected special interest money or those with woke thinking. Our elected leaders need to focus on our ohana.