“The news of New York Times editor Jill Abramson’s abrupt dismissal caught the Internet off guard on Wednesday afternoon, with no indication—even from the Times itself—as to why Abramson had been let go. Now reports are trickling in that the sudden firing was prompted by Abramson’s complaints over what she …

“”I’m going to have to exempt myself under that white privilege banner,” O’Reilly said. Fox News host Bill O’Reilly denied that white privilege exists in America and cited his past experiences of growing up on Long Island and working at an ice cream shop as reasons for why he is …

“The Federal Communications Commission today voted in favor of a preliminary proposal to allow Internet “fast lanes” while asking the public for comment on whether the commission should change the proposal before enacting final rules later this year. The order was approved 3-2, with two Republican commissioners dissenting. The Notice …

“Marco Rubio says pro-choice Democrats who criticize him for doubting man-made climate change should be questioned on why they support abortion when “it’s a proven fact” that “human life begins at conception.” Appearing Wednesday on Sean Hannity’s radio show, the Florida Republican accused his critics of hypocrisy for rejecting what …

We found Americans who have never had Coca Cola and asked them to try it for the first time ever on-camera. “If my mom knew I was drinking Coke, she’d be very disappointed in me.” Post to Facebook: http://on.fb.me/QOeyBR Like BuzzFeedVideo on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1ilcE7k Post to Twitter: http://bit.ly/QOez8U Featuring Jennifer …

Tell the FCC what you think: http://90so.tv/FCCproposal The FCC today has voted 3-to-2 to accept Chairman Tom Wheelers’ new Open Internet framework. Though amended from its more controversial text, it leaves open the question of internet fast lanes, which many see as fundamentally undermining net neutrality. But you wouldn’t necessarily …

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May 15, 2014— The skeleton of a teenage girl who lived during the last ice age has been determined to be the oldest most complete human skeleton ever discovered in the New World. Researchers expect that the 12,000- to 13,000-year-old remains, found in an underwater cave in 2007, will increase …