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FCC Blocks Nine ISPs From Providing Internet Access To Low-Income Families

FCC commissioner Ajit Pai presents his dissent during a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) hearing at the FCC in Washington. (AP/Susan Walsh)
(REPORT) — The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), newly under Republican control, on Friday blocked nine internet companies from providing service to low-income users, curtailing a groundbreaking program green-lit during the previous administration.

Haley: US ‘Taking Names’ At UN, Will ‘Show Our Strength’

The new United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley waves to reporters as she arrives to the home of the U.S. Mission in New York, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017. (AP/Seth Wenig)
(REPORT) — Incoming US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley issued a statement today warning of repercussions for countries that “don’t have America’s back” at the international body, insisting the new administration marks a “change in the way we do business.”