Новости за 08.07.2017

A net neutrality protest outside the White House in 2014. (Joseph Gruber / CC 2.0) Dozens of internet-based companies are joining a protest against the Federal Communications Commission’s stance on net neutrality. On Wednesday, scores of businesses including Amazon, Etsy, Dropbox, Kickstarter, and Vimeo will come together to “sound the alarm” on the threat. A website promoting the protest explains: The FCC wants to destroy net neutrality and give big cable companies control over what we see and do online. Читать дальше...

By Aaron Glantz / Reveal One of the president’s closest friends, Southern California billionaire Thomas J. Barrack (pictured), bought up homes during the Great Recession, bumped up rents and allowed the properties to fall into disrepair.

By Tim Radford / Climate News Network European scientists say there is hope that a parched swath of Africa could suddenly start to receive heavy seasonal rainfall.

By David McHugh and Geir Moulson / Associated Press The final statement of the summit in Germany underlined that the other member countries and the E.U. support the Paris climate pact rejected by Trump.

By Margaret Barra With a spirit of desecration, the mockumentary from producer/star Andy Samberg examines serious issues in the sport.

The false notion that Trump was put into office by the white laboring class serves the interests of top Democrats, Republicans, the dominant media and the big business elite.

By Marcelo Rochabrun / ProPublica A directive from an Immigration and Customs Enforcement unit head appears to push for tougher action than the Trump administration has advocated.