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EPA blocks CNN and Associated Press journalists from attending Pruitt speech
Journalists from CNN, the Associated Press and E&E News, a publication that covers energy and environment issues, were barred by the Environmental Protection Agency from entering an event, which was focused on harmful chemicals in water. A handful of other reporters from other news organizations, however, were allowed inside the event for Director Pruitt's opening remarks after having been previously invited by the agency the day before. Jahan Wilcox, an EPA spokesman, said the agency barred reporters from attending due to space limitations inside the venue.
Farm Bill's Demise a Hit to Rural Broadband
The House of Representatives failed to pass a massive farm bill as Republicans were unable to shore up support from their conservative members. The 641-page bill addresses a range of issues related to agriculture, such as livestock disaster programs, conservation, feral swine, farm loan programs and broadband services in rural areas, just to name a few.
Cambridge Analytica ran voter suppression campaigns, whistleblower claims (CNN)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 05/17/2018 - 10:56These companies are getting killed by GDPR (CNN)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 05/14/2018 - 11:21John Malone's Liberty Global sells European cable businesses to Vodafone (CNN)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 05/14/2018 - 11:20Giuliani Said President Trump Killed AT&T Time Warner Merger, But the White House Says He’s Wrong
In another seeming flareup of his chronic foot-in-mouth disease, Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani on May 11 told the Huffington Post that the president “denied the merger” sought by AT&T and Time-Warner.