New York TimesFCC Draws Fire in Pitching Internet Fast-Lanes for Companies (1)BusinessweekA U.S. proposal to let Internet providers charge Netflix Inc. (NFLX:US), Google Inc. (GOOG:US) and other companies for faster connections to subscribers set off a firestorm among consumer advocates who say it may doom the open Internet. Service providers …FCC Chairman Details New ‘Open Internet’ ProposalGame PoliticsFCC asserts new set of net neutrality rules will preserve ‘open internet’The GuardianHere Is What’s Actually Going On With The FCC And Net NeutralityUproxxeWeek -Huffington Post (blog) -SiliconBeatall 590 news articles …read more    

Wall Street JournalE-Cigarettes Face First RegulationsWall Street JournalE-cigarettes now fall under the regulation of the FDA. What will the agency allow, and what will it not? And why not? How do e-cigarettes work? WSJ’s Jason Bellini has #TheShortAnswer. The Food and Drug Administration proposed Thursday the first federal …FDA Proposes E-Cigarette RegulationsPhilly.comDurbin, Democrats say proposed e-cigarette regulations don’t go far enoughSTLtoday.comE-cigarette regulations meant to curb underage use; What do you think?The Plain DealerBusiness Journal -Indiana’s NewsCenter -WDAYall 610 news articles …read more    

E! OnlineAmerica’s Most Terrifying Mascot Is Getting a Total MakeoverTIMEMcDonald’s is giving its long-time mascot a makeover. Ronald McDonald, the iconic clown that kids love and adults find quietly menacing, is getting a more modern look. The character will now sport a yellow vest and cargo pants instead of a jumpsuit, as well …Ronald McDonald’s Millennial Makeover Includes Selfies, Cargo PantsEater NationalRonald McDonald gets makeover, says he is ready for selfiesNew York Daily NewsRonald McDonald’s Makeover Helps the Fast Food Giant Improve Social Media …Headlines & Global NewsE! Online -QSRweb.com -Adweekall 165 news articles …read more    

New York Daily NewsMets manager Terry Collins agrees Michael Pineda and pitchers need to be …New York Daily NewsMeanwhile, Cardinals manager Mike Matheny, who sat by as Red Sox pitcher Jon Lester appeared to have a foreign substance in his glove, thinks there are ways to improve grip while staying within the rulebook. BY Andy Martino. NEW YORK DAILY NEWS.Yankees’ Pineda sorry, says pine tar incident won’t happen againUSA TODAYMichael Pineda’s pine tar gave him unfair advantage, Doc Gooden saysThe Star-LedgerMets’ Terry Collins on Michael Pineda pine tar incident: ‘You’ve got to be a little …NorthJersey.comDaily Caller -NBCSports.com -Fox News …read more    

DAWN.comUS Unwilling to Give up Mideast Peace Process YetABC NewsThe U.S. said Thursday it isn’t ready to write off Mideast peace negotiations as failed, even after Israel broke off talks with Palestinian leaders who are trying to create a coalition government with the Hamas terror group. State Department spokeswoman Jen …Netanyahu: Hamas-Fatah deal a ‘blow to peace’Fox NewsGazans set off border bomb in failed attack on IDFJerusalem PostIsrael Suspends Peace Talks in Response to Palestinian Unity PlanVoice of AmericaHaaretz -BBC Newsall 638 news articles …read more    

Times of IndiaIsrael: Hamas presence a no-go for talksCNNJerusalem (CNN) — Israel’s Security Cabinet announced Thursday the country won’t hold peace negotiations with a Palestinian government backed by the militant Hamas movement. This comes a day after Palestinian rival movements Fatah and Hamas …US unwilling to give up Mideast peace process yetWashington PostGazans set off border bomb in failed attack on IDFJerusalem PostNetanyahu: Hamas-Fatah deal a ‘blow to peace’Fox NewsVoice of America -Haaretz -BBC Newsall 640 news articles …read more    

ABC NewsChicago Pediatrician Killed in Afghan Hospital Attack Was Devoted to KidsABC NewsAn American doctor who was killed in a Kabul hospital today had given up his Chicago practice to spend the last nine years caring for children in Afghanistan. Dr. Jerry Umanos practiced medicine at Lawndale Christian Health Center in Chicago for 16 years, …’Our hearts are broken,’ friend says of Chicago doctor shot in AfghanistanLos Angeles TimesHospital Attack Kills 3 US Doctors in Afghan CapitalVoice of AmericaChicago health center confirms doctor killed in AfghanistanReutersNBCNews.com -Montreal Gazette -Sky Newsall 636 news articles …read more    

New York Daily NewsEx-KKK leader behind Kansas Jewish center killings paid for sex with black man …New York Daily NewsFrazier Glenn Cross, then known as Frazier Glenn Miller, was arrested after police officers spotted him having sex with the prostitute in the backseat of a car in Raleigh, N.C., according to a report. Cross, 73, is accused of killing three people during a Passover …Jewish Center Shooting Suspect Wheeled Into CourtNBCNews.comFrazier Glenn Miller apparently garnished his racism with a 1980s hookup with …Pitch WeeklySuspect in Jewish center shooting crossed paths with Goochland sheriffWWBTSFGate -WNCTall 51 news articles …read more    

ABC NewsSlippery Slope: Pine Tar and Other Obvious Ways Athletes ‘Cheat’ABC NewsNew York Yankees pitcher Michael Pineda was booted from the mound Wednesday night against the Boston Red Sox after he was caught using pine tar to alter his pitches. Pineda may have been branded a cheater, but he’s hardly the first pro athlete to do it …Placement of pine tar on Yankees’ Michael Pineda is real sticking pointNew York Daily NewsYankees ‘embarrassed’ by Michael Pineda’s ejectionBoston GlobeYankees manager defends moving camera aimed at PinedaUSA TODAYFOXSports.com -NorthJersey.comall 1,519 news articles …read more    

CBS NewsRancher says he’s not racist as lawmakers decry remarks on blacksUSA TODAYNevada rancher Cliven Bundy said Thursday he is “not racist,” following an outcry over comments in which he suggested blacks might be “better off as slaves” in a New York Times article that were also captured on video. Bundy told conservative radio host …Cliven Bundy on ‘the Negro’: Why his words aren’t a huge surpriseChristian Science MonitorCliven Bundy’s ‘better off as slaves’ remark about blacks draws fireLos Angeles TimesWhat Cliven Bundy’s comments on race revealCNNMSNBC -Politico -TIMEall 492 news articles …read more