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FCC wants fast connectivity to unserved areas across America

FCC wants fast connectivity to unserved areas across America

by Haley Velasco | Aug 9, 2017 | Business & Tech, Featured

WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission has committed hundreds of millions of dollars to fund broadband companies to provide better connectivity, including broadband and 4G LTE, to areas that are unserved. “Access to high speed internet needs to be as much...
John Wall on the Wizards: ‘The only team I want to be with’

John Wall on the Wizards: ‘The only team I want to be with’

by Astasia Williams | Aug 9, 2017 | Featured, Sports

WASHINGTON — Unlike their Eastern Conference foes, the Washington Wizards haven’t been affected by the drama of the NBA offseason. While the East lost some big stars to the Western Conference, the Wizards inked their star guard John Wall to a four-year,...

8 Things You Should Know About Sharks Now That Shark Week Is Over

by Ritu Prasad | Aug 9, 2017 | Environment, Featured

Shark Week 2017 has come to a close, but that doesn’t mean the shark conversation should end. We can let the CGI one that raced Michael Phelps go until next year, but the 500-plus species currently living in our oceans need us to keep the discussion about shark...

No female minister in Iran’s new cabinet

by Fatemeh Jamalpour | Aug 9, 2017 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, who will be sworn in for a second term Sunday, is being pressured by women’s advocacy groups to add female leaders to his all-male roster of ministers. While officials close to the president have not...
Live video streaming continues to shatter closed-door politics

Live video streaming continues to shatter closed-door politics

by Haley Velasco | Aug 8, 2017 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker announced this week he’d introduced a bill to legalize marijuana nationwide — a measure that usually might not get much attention. However, he used Facebook Live — and immediately reached more than 120,000...
Four Changes You Can Make to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint

Four Changes You Can Make to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint

by Katie Watkins | Aug 8, 2017 | Environment, Featured

WASHINGTON — For Americans interested in reducing their carbon footprint, a new Canadian-Swedish study has a bold proposition: consider having fewer children. Researchers from Canada’s University of British Columbia and Sweden’s Lund University analyzed 39...
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