The Daily Populous

Wednesday April 12nd, 2017 evening edition

image for FBI got court order to monitor ex-Trump adviser in Russia probe: Washington Post

Citing law enforcement and other U.S. officials the Post reported that the warrant for Page was obtained last summer by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Justice Department from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.

The judge was convinced there was probable cause to believe Page was acting as an agent of Russia, the Post said.

Page has denied in media interviews that he worked with the Russians to influence the election.

In a statement to Reuters on Tuesday, Page said the court order was evidence that the administration of former President Barack Obama wanted to "suppress dissidents" who opposed its foreign policy.

"It will be interesting to see what comes out when the unjustified basis for those FISA requests are more fully disclosed over time ...," he said.

The Justice Department did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Reuters, which could not independently confirm the Post story.

(Writing by Eric Beech; Additional reporting by Nathan Layne; Editing by Lisa Shumaker). »

J. Geils, 'Centerfold' musician, found dead in Groton home

Authored by wcvb.com

John Warren Geils Jr., the artist known professionally as J. Geils and part of the rock group The J. Geils Band, was found dead in his Groton, Massachusetts, home.

Advertisement Related Content Remembering iconic Boston rocker J. Geils.

The J. Geils Band was founded in 1967 in Worcester, Massachusetts, while Geils, whose full name was John Warren Geils Jr., was studying mechanical engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. »

Tennessee Could Give Taxpayers America's Fastest Internet For Free, But It Will Give Comcast and AT&T $45 Million Instead

Authored by motherboard.vice.com

Rather than allow that to happen, Tennessee's legislature just voted to give Comcast and AT&T a $45 million taxpayer handout.

EPB—a power and communications company owned by the Chattanooga government—offers 100 Mbps, 1 Gbps, and 10 Gpbs internet connections.

Instead, Tennessee taxpayers will give $45 million in tax breaks and grants to giant companies just to get basic infrastructure built. »

Stephen Colbert throws staff pizza parties when he beats Jimmy Fallon's ratings

Authored by mashable.com

When it comes to the battle of the late night shows we know one thing for sure: Jimmy Fallon's ratings have been down for weeks and Stephen Colbert is celebrating by throwing his staff exciting pizza parties.

According to the Times, Colbert was "losing by more than a million viewers" this time last year, so to celebrate he's going all out — and yep, that means staff pizza days.

"Throughout the offices of The Late Show, staff members could be heard saying, “Pizza! »