Court upholds ‘net-neutrality’ rules on Internet access

Court upholds ‘net-neutrality’ rules on Internet access

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a big win for the Obama administration, a federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld the government's "net neutrality" rules that require internet providers to treat all web traffic equally.

The 2-1 ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit is a victory for consumer groups and content companies such as Netflix that want to prevent online content from being blocked or channeled into fast and slow lanes.

Russians hack Democratic Party computers, copy Trump data
Donald Trump

Russians hack Democratic Party computers, copy Trump data

Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two sophisticated hackers linked to Russian intelligence services broke into the Democratic National Committee's computer networks and gained access to confidential emails, chats and opposition research on presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump, the party and an outside analyst said Tuesday.

The firm CrowdStrike said it was approached by the DNC to investigate a potential breach of its systems, which began as early as last summer. Immediately, CrowdStrike found on the DNC's computer some of the best hackers tied to the Russian government.

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