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Internet Shuts Down Man for Saying He’s ‘Getting His Wife Back’ After Birth

The internet shut down a new father after saying during labor that he’s looking forward to “getting his wife back.” Published to Reddit’s r/AmITheA**hole forum, a woman under the username u/milesawayfromshore shared her story to the AITA community to see if she was in the wrong for kicking her husband out of the delivery room. […]

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Internet Drama in Canada. (Really.)

Let’s talk about internet policy! In Canada! Wheee! I’m serious that there are useful lessons from a saga over home internet service in Canada. What has been a promising, albeit imperfect, system that increased choices and improved internet service for Canadians is poised to fall apart. Barring a last-minute government intervention today or Friday, many […]

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Readers Write: Abortion law, Section 230 and the internet, economic dysfunction

Opinion editor’s note: Star Tribune Opinion publishes letters from readers online and in print each day. To contribute, click here. ••• A May 13 letter writer stated that ” the dependency of a fetus is unique, since only the impregnated women can ‘care’ for it.” I say to states making it difficult to impossible for […]

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Take a break from the internet with these tips : Life Kit : NPR

MALAKA GHARIB, HOST: This is NPR’s LIFE KIT. I’m Malaka Gharib, an editor on NPR’s science desk, and today, we’re talking about what life was like before the internet, how it’s changed and what we can do about it. PAMELA PAUL: We’re never bored anymore because we have constant access to information, entertainment and connection. […]

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Less than a third of eligible Coloradans use federal internet rebate program

A federal program offering $30 to $75 each month to offset the cost of broadband internet service has attracted less than 30% of eligible users in Colorado since it launched in January. But that fraction includes 132,060 Colorado households who have enrolled in the Affordable Connectivity Program, as of May 9. The program, which started […]

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Buffalo shooting was culmination of racism, gun access and internet culture

WASHINGTON —  If it’s Monday … President Biden heads to Buffalo tomorrow after the racially-motivated shooting in the city. … Other deadly shootings take place in Southern California and Houston. … A New NBC News poll shows support for abortion rights hitting all-time high. … The poll also finds Biden’s job rating below 40 percent […]

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Bizarre Optical Illusion of Chess Board Baffles Internet

A bizarre optical illusion showing two sets of seemingly different chess pieces is baffling internet users. The image has gone viral after being posted by science journalist Tom Chivers on Twitter, with the post racking up more than 2,000 likes. Despite the recent interest in the illusion, the image was actually created by researchers Barton […]

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Ting Internet to bring next-generation fiber internet to Alexandria, Virginia

National fiber internet leader to deliver Alexandria’s first city-wide fiber internet service ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ – Ting Internet, a division of Tucows (NASDAQ: TCX), (TSX: TC), has announced that it will be bringing next-generation fiber internet to the residents and businesses of Alexandria, providing the city with its first city-wide fiber service. […]

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