1. By a party-line vote of 3-2, the Federal Communications Commission moved Thursday to repeal net neutrality, which required internet providers to give consumers equal access to all content online. As The New York Times notes, scrapping net neutrality could give broadband companies the “power to potentially reshape Americans’ online experiences,” in that they’ll be allowed to block certain websites and charge more for higher-quality service and content. (NY Times)
2. A woman has been arrested on murder charges in the death of a 4-year-old girl in Wiscasset, according to Maine State Police. Shawna Gatto, 43, was arrested shortly before 6 p.m. Thursday evening at her home in Wiscasset. Kendall Chick, 4, died last week from a blunt force injury to her abdomen, according to the State Medical Examiner’s Office. (WMTW)
3. A 9-year-old boy fell off the roof of an apartment building in Windham on Thursday morning while he was collecting icicles. He was unconscious when emergency responders arrived at the house and is being treated for serious injuries at Maine Medical Center. The boy had been playing outside and bringing icicles into his grandmother’s apartment when she heard a “thump” the grandmother went outside to find the source of the noise. She found the boy in a narrow alcove on the back of the house and called 911. (Press Herald)
4.A new study published by the National Institute of Drug Abuse shows that American teenagers are smoking a lot more pot nowadays than cigarettes. Over the past 30 days, 22.9 percent of high school seniors admitting they’d used marijuana, with 16.6 percent copping to vaping tobacco and only 9.7 percent saying they’d smoked cigarettes. (NY Times)
5. Apple’s most expensive computer, the iMac Pro, hit store shelves on Thursday. The computer’s price starts at $4,999. If you have the need and/or just some extra dough hanging around, you can get the fastest, most upgraded version of the iMac Pro for a whopping $13,000. It’s a 27-inch matte gray computer that Apple CEO Tim Cook described as “really bada**.” The powerful computer is geared toward developers and designers. (CNN)
