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Tuesday October 3rd, 2017 day edition

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The US Senate today gave Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai another term on the FCC.

Pai would have had to leave the FCC at the end of 2017 if the Senate hadn't approved President Donald Trump's request to give Pai a new term.

Pai, who has proposed deregulating broadband providers and eliminating net neutrality rules, received a new five-year term retroactive to July 1, 2016.

The four Democratic senators who helped Pai gain re-confirmation were Joseph Manchin (D-W.V.); Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.

Further Reading Ajit Pai announces plan to eliminate Title II net neutrality rules.

Today's Senate vote likely ensures that Pai will remain the FCC chairman until at least the end of Trump's current four-year term.

With his proposal to eliminate net neutrality rules, Pai wants to revoke "essential consumer protections on the Internet," he said. »

City leaders vote unanimously to pass marijuana proposal in Atla - CBS46 News

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City leaders voted unanimously 15-0 to pass the controversial issue of the decriminalization of marijuana in Atlanta on Monday.

"In Atlanta and in Fulton County, 92 percent of the arrests for small amounts of marijuana are the arrests of African-Americans, that is the most biased rate of arrests in the country," councilman Hall told CBS46 News in September.

Are you in favor of the decriminalization of marijuana (less than 1 ounce) in Atlanta? »

Earlier School Start Times May Increase Risk of Adolescent Depression and Anxiety, URMC Study Says

Authored by urmc.rochester.edu

Earlier School Start Times May Increase Risk of Adolescent Depression and Anxiety, URMC Study Says.

Teenagers with school starting times before 8:30 a.m. may be at particular risk of experiencing depression and anxiety due to compromised sleep quality, according to a recent URMC study.

The findings provide additional evidence in the national debate over how school start times impact adolescent health. »

Elon Musk Unveils Supercomputer Capable of Simulating Entire Universe or Running PUBG on Medium Graphics

Authored by thehardtimes.net
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PALO ALTO, Calif. — SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed a newly designed supercomputer capable of simulating an entire universe or running PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds on medium graphics with no stuttering today.

The supercomputer, which cost $5 billion to build, has the ability to create an entire new universe capable of creating life from scratch or run PUBG without having all of the buildings look like they are melting, but it cannot do both at the same time.

“That being said, both the universe and the PUBG game feature bushes that look exactly like people from far away. »

CBS executive fired after saying Las Vegas victims didn't deserve sympathy

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CBS fired a legal executive Monday after she wrote on Facebook that she was not "sympathetic" to the victims of the mass shooting in Las Vegas.

At least 59 people were killed and more than 520 were injured after a gunman opened fire at a country music festival in Las Vegas on Sunday night.

Our hearts go out to the victims in Las Vegas and their families,” the network wrote. »