The White House has had a tumultuous last week or so. President Trump has come under fire from the Democrats, accusing him of abusing his power to ask the Ukrainian government for "help" in the upcoming election. These accusations led to Nancy Pelosi opening up an impeachment case against the President. However, many call the impeachment unconstitutional. White House Counsel Pat Cipollone wrote in a statement, "As you know, you have designed and implemented your inquiry in a maimer that violates fundamental fairness and constitutionally mandated due process. For example, you have denied the President the right to cross-examine witnesses, to call witnesses, to receive transcripts of testimony, to have access to evidence, to have counsel present, and many other basic rights guaranteed to all Americans. You have conducted your proceedings in secret. You have violated civil liberties and the separation of powers by tlu·eatening Executive Branch officials, claiming ...
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Everyone knows what Google is. The company founded in 1998 has become one of the most influential companies in the world. The term "google" has become synonymous with searching something on the internet. It's acquisition of YouTube for $1.65 billion in 2006 helped their growth skyrocket. They have also faced criticism for the way they advertise products, as well as facing numerous charges of violating antitrust laws. An investigation conducted by attorney generals of 50 states, led by Texas, is trying to determine if Google is becoming too big in the advertising industry. Google controls 31% of the internet's advertising, and many small companies trying to advertise argue that they have to follow whatever Google says, or else they won't be able to reach their customers. Google has also been fined $5 billion by European regulators for forcing owners of Android powered products to install their softwares. It's an understatement to say that Google is an ...
When we think of Cable TV, we generally think of the following: big networks such as CBS, ABC, NBC, and FOX, if we have more HBOs than our neighbor, how the last season of GOT ended, or how much is all of this gonna cost me. To fully understand how Cable TV took off and became the industry it is, we need to go back to the beginning. Cable TV started back in 1948 in Pennsylvania, Oregon, and Arkansas. By 1952, there were about 14,000 cable subscriptions across the nation. That number grew to around 850,000 subscriptions by the 1960s. In 1972, HBO became the first pay network, meaning that you could have 5 HBOs, 3 HBOs, or no HBOs depending on how much you are paying. Also in 1972, the FCC began regulation on cable. The Cable Act of 1984 helped the industry grow even more. Today, we have around 800 programing networks following the advent of HDTV in the early 2000s. People can watch their shows whenever they want now with DVR, which allows them to record episodes that they...
The NBA is one of the most influential sports leagues in the world. In the past decade, it has drawn players from all over the world, like Luka Doncic, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Joel Embiid, and rookie Rui Hachimura. With all this international influence, however, the NBA is on the verge of losing its largest international market: China. Last Friday, Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey put out a tweet in support of the protesters in Hong Kong. The protests, which have been going on since June, are surrounding proposals to allow extradition to mainland China. Morey's tweet was met with harsh criticism from the Chinese government, who have ordered CCTV, the state run television provider, to not air the remaining NBA preseason games, as well as cancel other NBA related events, such as the Lakers visiting a school yesterday as a part of the NBA Cares initiative. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver made this statement while in Japan in the wake of China's response: "I recognize our ini...
Fake news has been a divisive topic in our country over the past few years. The rapid spread of misinformation messes with people's minds, leading them to not know what is fact and what isn't. Facebook is a large part of the spread of fake news, and it's all thanks to a feature that they had removed 2 years ago: editable link previews. With this feature, users would be able to edit the image, headline, and description to whatever they wanted before they would post it. Facebook responded to this in 2017 in a statement, where they addressed the issue in the link editor and removed the feature entirely. Allowing the user to change a headline can heavily influence one's opinion. With the advent of social media, many young people get their information primarily from apps like Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, and Apple News. The instant access allows for them to quickly share any kind of news with their friends and family, who will then share it with more people until it ...
Sports are an escape for people. They serve as a way to bring people together and for them to forget about trivial topics like politics. Unfortunately, two security stewards at a German soccer match turned the event into a political spectacle. During a match between Dynamo Dresden and St. Pauli on Saturday, the stewards refused to remove a German flag from an exit. They were then seen wearing outfits displaying Nazi imagery, such as a shirt that displayed the logo of an SS division. Dresden has been scrutinized in the past for its use of offensive banners, and this latest offense could result in a fine of anywhere from $20,000 to $165,000. The usage of Nazi imagery in Germany violates Strafgesetzbuch section 86a, and the stewards face a fine or a prison sentence of up to 3 years. In my opinion, the actions of these stewards is disgusting. Using symbols that are linked to one of the most hateful political groups in history is uncalled for, especially at a sporting event. These g...