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  • Comcast announced early Thursday that it will buy a controlling stake in NBC Universal in a deal valued at roughly $30 billion, setting up the Philadelphia-based cable company to achieve its ambition of becoming one of the nation's most powerful entertainment companies.
  • Cable giant Comcast is trying to build an entertainment empire with its purchase of NBC Universal, but analysts warn the deal might not turn out well for consumers. It could bring higher prices and more charges for content that used to be free, even as it reshapes the media landscape.
  • The Internet is often considered the realm of the young. But in the U.S., people over 65 are one of the fastest-growing groups to go online and social media usage among seniors has soared.
  • A federal appeals court has thrown out the FCC's rules aimed at pushing net neutrality and ensuring that Internet providers treat all users and programs equally. The decision could endanger the Obama administration's National Broadband Plan.
  • President Obama is meeting with high-tech luminaries Tuesday at the White House.
  • The Soskas Talk About Horror, Beauty, And Body Modification
  • Who regulates Internet traffic? It's a question that the FCC, Internet companies and the telecom industry are fighting over. Wall Street Journal reporter Amy Schatz explains what's at stake for the future of broadband -- and what each side wants in current legal proceedings.
  • Editor's note: NPR's Corey Dade recently traveled to New York to interview the Rev. Al Sharpton about the unusual arc of his checkered career, from pugnacious street fighter for racial justice to savvy insider with ties to CEOs, a successful television show and the the ear of a soon-to-be second-term president. Click on the slideshow above to see a day in the life of Sharpton and hear more about how he juggles it all while running a civil rights organization with 40 chapters across the nation, hosting his own radio show, and appearing on PoliticsNation -- all on the same day.
  • San Diego saw the loss of longtime law enforcement leader Bill Kolender and former Union-Tribune editor Jerry Warren.
  • Reality Show to Follow San Diego Navy Bomb Disposal Experts
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