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Tim Armstrong: People need to vote on net neutrality

By Molly Wood, Stephanie Hughes, and Shaheen Ainpour

February 19, 2018

“The net neutrality debate has to end up in Congress,” says Oath CEO Tim Armstrong, onstage at the Makers Conference at Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles. — Rachel Murray/Getty Images

Oath is uniting AOL and Yahoo, but can it compete with today's online giants?

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The Source Code: Tim Armstrong

By Molly Wood and Stephanie Hughes

February 19, 2018

Tim Armstrong speaks at an event on the Times Center Stage in New York City. — John Lamparski/Getty Images for Advertising Week New York

The CEO of Oath talks about the combination of AOL and Yahoo.

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States join the fray over net neutrality repeal pushback

By Ryan Kailath

January 26, 2018

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When the public weighs in on proposed regulation, does it matter?

By Kimberly Adams

January 22, 2018

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Senate Democrats want to CTRL+Z FCC net neutrality repeal

By Molly Wood and Christopher Olin

January 11, 2018

From left, Democratic senators Bill Nelson, of Florida; Ed Markey, of Massachusetts; and Tammy Duckworth, of Illinois, speak on Capitol Hill yesterday about a Congressional Review Act resolution that would undo action by the FCC and restore net neutrality rules. — Mark Wilson/Getty Images

Sen. Ed Markey says there is powerful momentum to restore the consumer protection.

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Inpatient care could end at Nashville's safety net hospital

By Blake Farmer

January 03, 2018

The daily census at Nashville General Hospital is down to fewer than 40 patients, making it one of the least busy hospitals in town. But advocates for the uninsured say that's still 40 patients who are getting care that might have trouble finding it elsewhere. — Blake Farmer/ for Marketplace.

Nashville Mayor Megan Berry has proposed ending the inpatient unit of Nashville General Hospital and rethinking the city's role in caring for the uninsured.

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Will 2018 be the year of less tech, not more?

By Amy Scott, Molly Wood, and Shaheen Ainpour

January 01, 2018

A picture taken on Nov. 20, 2017 shows logos of US online social media and social networking service Facebook. — LOIC VENANCE/AFP/Getty Images

In 2017, tech companies experienced a series of bad headlines. Could that mean less tech enthusiasm in 2018?

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What the tax bill means for economic mobility

By Kai Ryssdal and Daisy Palacios

December 22, 2017

From left, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican from Kentucky, and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch, a Republican from Utah, arrive at a press conference after the Senate passed the tax reform bill today in Washington, D.C. — Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images

It's "going to increase our black-white wealth gap," says professor Dorothy Brown of Emory University.

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