'Support Officer Darren Wilson' GoFundMe Raises Over $137,000 For Cop Who Shot Michael Brown. Everything You Need To Know About The End Of Net Neutrality. It may be the end of the Internet as we know it.
That was the reaction from consumer advocates and some websites after the Federal Communications Commission announced new rules governing Internet service on Thursday. The rules effectively put an end to net neutrality, or the idea that all web traffic should be treated equally. "Definitely, consumers are the losers," said Todd O'Boyle, a program director at Common Cause, a left-leaning public interest lobbying group. "The sites they rely on on a daily basis may not work in a way they've come to rely on. " The FCC insists, however, that the new rules would not harm Internet users. Here are some key points to understand regarding the changes: What is net neutrality and why is this happening?
Net neutrality is the idea that your Internet provider must treat all Web traffic equally. After the ruling, the FCC said it would revise its rules. What do the new rules say? What could that mean for me, in English, please? This sounds pretty frustrating. Errors in Inquiry on Rape Allegations Against FSU’s Jameis Winston. Meet The 17-Year-Old Who Blew The Lid Off Racial Profiling With His iPod. Goldman Sachs Wins 'Bank Of The Year' LONDON - Goldman Sachs This year has been another difficult one for banks, as they battled grim investment bank revenues, a mixed economic backdrop and an ever-growing list of regulatory and legal concerns, including record fines over interest rate rigging and probes into alleged foreign exchange market manipulation.
IFR said it has been especially difficult for Goldman because it is a "lightning rod" for the public backlash against the banking industry, but the bank's continued focus on clients had delivered "truly impressive" market-share gains in advisory and financing. In the IFR awards year, Goldman's share of mergers and acquisitions stood at 39.5 percent in the U.S. and 36 percent in Europe.
It ranked first in equity capital markets globally, with market share up to 11.3 percent from 8.4 percent. Goldman Sachs Profiting From Food Crisis: Report. Goldman Sachs has boosted its bottom line on the backs of people struggling to pay for food, according to a new report in The Independent.
The bank made about $400 million last year by betting on the prices of food staples, according to an analysis for The Independent by the World Development Movement. This speculation is fueling rising food prices, according to the report. In an email to The Huffington Post, Goldman Sachs spokesman Michael DuVally accused the report of relying on "uninformed speculation" and noted that the rise in food prices can be attributed to a variety of factors. "Research by respected international bodies like the OECD demonstrates clearly that long-term trends, including increased meat consumption by the growing middle class in the emerging markets and the increased use of biofuels in the developed markets, have created a backdrop for global food shortages," DuVally wrote. However, there is evidence that rising food prices may not be Wall Street's fault.
Finally, A List Of All The Center For American Progress' 2013 Corporate Donors. WASHINGTON -- The Center for American Progress has for years faced a tension between its call for campaign finance transparency and its unwillingness to disclose its own donors.
CAP, a liberal nonprofit with an advocacy arm, has company in Washington when it comes to opaque funding -- a phenomenon that gained attention last week when Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) demanded that banks disclose financial contributions to Washington think tanks that often act effectively as lobbyists without being required to register as such.
Warren's shot was aimed at the group Third Way, but it could apply to groups across the spectrum. CAP has come under particular scrutiny because of its progressive politics and connections to the Obama administration. On Thursday, Politico reported that CAP had decided it was time to reveal its list of donors, and on Friday, The New York Times hit the think tank's former head for corporate ties. Current, Former Workers At Steubenville To Have Hearing In Rape Case. STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (AP) — A court hearing could provide details of allegations against school workers charged with lying and interfering with investigators following the rape of a 16-year-old girl by two eastern Ohio high school football players.
Six current or former workers at the Steubenville school district were scheduled to appear before a judge in Jefferson County court Friday. A grand jury has indicted five of the workers on charges including lying, tampering with evidence and obstructing justice following the rape of the West Virginia girl in August 2012. Among them is the area's top school official, Steubenville superintendent Mike McVey. McVey's attorney, Charles Bean, says McVey will fight the charges. McVey and two other employees charged last month have been placed on leave. McVey's charges include felony counts of obstructing justice and tampering with evidence and a misdemeanor charge alleging he made a false statement in April 2012.
Jacoby Kindred, Minnesota Pastor Charged With Rape Of Girls, Said The 'Devil Was Inside' Victims.