The Daily Populous

Tuesday June 13rd, 2017 morning edition

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He also said the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook that left 26 people dead, including 20 children, never happened.

Mr Jones has now repeated his comments, including about what he says never happened at the elementary school in Connecticut, in an interview to NBC’s Megyn Kelly.

She said he had made his reputation by spreading conspiracy theories, including the claim that Sandy Hook did not happen.

More than 1,000 runners climbed the 1202 stairs, and 222 meters of height in the Frankfurt Messeturm skyscraper run AP.

“Any time you give someone like Alex Jones a platform, their followers will double-down or increase their attack on grieving families,” she told the Associated Press.

Ms Kelly has reportedly defended the decision to interview Mr Jones by saying it her job to “shine a light”. »

Logitech finally finds a good use for wireless charging: A mouse pad

Authored by arstechnica.com

Logitech has found a legitimate use for wireless charging: the Powerplay mouse pad, which constantly charges your wireless mouse.

Theoretically, future wireless Logitech mice will support the powercore, so you can keep using the same Powerplay charging mat.

Sadly, Powerplay doesn't use a standardised wireless charging tech like Qi; rather, Logitech has apparently spent the last few years developing something proprietary. »

The 8 members of Congress that support the FCC's net neutrality repeal received over $4.5 million in telecom donations

Authored by privateinternetaccess.com

In the US Congress, eight members, both Senators and House Representatives, have come forward in support of the FCC’s net neutrality “update” with a formal statement of support or by contributing to party’s anti net neutrality talking points.

The members of Congress that support the FCC’s plan to kill net neutrality have received millions from telecoms and ISPs.

These are the 8 members of Congress that have publicly supported the FCC’s plan to destroy net neutrality. »

'Amazing change' for Montreal homeless men taking part in urban beekeeping program

Authored by cbc.ca
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Accueil Bonneau, a local group that offers a drop-in day centre and variety of services for homeless men, partnered with Montreal urban beekeeping company Alvéole four years ago.

The program is partnered with Alvéole and has seven different locations of hives across the city.

Now the program, whose aim is to teach job skills and encourage social interaction, has 60 hives in seven locations across the city. »

Senators Say Binding Arbitration Helps AT&T Dodge Accountability

Authored by dslreports.com

AT&T was a pioneer in using fine print to try and ban their customers from suing them via class action, instead forcing users into binding arbitration where corporations win more often than not.

This week AT&T took some heat from a handful of Senators claiming that AT&T uses this process to dodge accountability for bad behavior.

And while class action lawsuits certainly have their own problems, critics of binding arbitration say it's a "solution" that's actually worse than the problem it professes to cure. »