The Daily Populous

Sunday June 18th, 2017 evening edition

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A group affiliated with the Koch brothers' powerful political network is leading an online campaign against Mayor Greg Fischer's $5.4 million proposal to expand Louisville’s ultra-fast internet access.

"Fundamentally, we don't believe that taxpayers should be funding broadband or internet systems," said David Williams, president of the taxpayers alliance, which is part of industrialists Charles and David Koch's political donor network.

The group says $5.4 million is a misuse of taxpayer funds when the city has other needs, such as infrastructure and public safety.

According to ProPublica, a nonprofit investigative newsroom, the group is part of a “constellation of dark money” organizations that have received millions of dollars from the Koch brothers’ network.

Williams said the group receives funding from "a lot of different sources," including groups affiliated with the Koch brothers.

He said the group is considering a more traditional lobbying campaign ahead of the budget's approval, which is expected June 22.

She told members Google has "been very careful to not share too much about what their network deployment plans are.". »

Bodies of 7 Missing U.S. Sailors Found in Destroyer Damaged in Collision

Authored by nbcnews.com

The U.S. 7th Fleet said in a statement Sunday morning local time that "a number of sailors that were missing" were found in flooded compartments.

The fleet commander would not give an exact number of the bodies found because family notifications were still being made.

A defense official told NBC News that the bodies of all seven sailors have been found. »

Trump Tried to Convince NSA Chief to Absolve Him of Any Russian Collusion: Report

Authored by newsweek.com

The memo was written by Rick Ledgett, the former deputy director of the NSA, sources familiar with the memo told The Wall Street Journal.

The memo said Trump questioned the American intelligence community findings that Russia interfered in the 2016 election.

American intelligence agencies issued a report early this year that found Russian intelligence agencies hacked the country’s political parties and worked to sway the election to Trump. »

Rome stages big cheese bailout for Parmesan

Authored by independent.co.uk

Robust in flavour and crumbly, it is a classic of Italy's artisan food traditions, made by hand by 430 craft producers around the city of Parma.

But with Italian consumption falling as costs soar, almost a third of producers now face bankruptcy.

"We just need a bit of time to reorganise ourselves," said Giorgio Apostoli of Coldiretti, Italy's agriculture lobby. »

NASA wants to probe Uranus in search of gas

Authored by yahoo.com

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The theoretical missions, which would see NASA spacecraft heading to both Uranus and Neptune, would be of huge scientific benefit.

Both Uranus and Neptune still hold many secrets yet to be revealed, and the proposed missions would include both flybys and an orbiter that would send an atmospheric probe to Uranus in order to sample its gasses and detect elements. »