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METRO.US 2 NEWS TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, 2018 WELCOME TO NET NEUTRALITY #MeToo MOMENTUM, METRO.US DECISION FALLOUT WOMEN’S MARCH SIX OF THE BIGGEST 1 The U.S. Federal Com- Verizon Com- MOMENTS TO WATCH munications Commission munications Inc. FOR IN 2018 voted on Dec. 14 along and hands them party lines to repeal landmark power over what MORGAN ROUSSEAU, MANAGING EDITOR 2015 rules aimed at ensuring a content consum- Take a breath and enjoy a nice little free and open internet, setting ers can access. lull in the wake of the 2017 holiday up a court fi ght over a move Consumers season, because 2018 is gearing up to that could recast the digital are unlikely to see immedi- 2 be a year like no other. It’s a new year, landscape. The approval of FCC ate changes, though internet O n Jan. 21, on the heels of the mega #MeToo movement, the and hopefully, a new and better you. Chairman Ajit Pai’s proposal in service providers say they may Women’s March will storm Las Vegas with Power to the Polls, But will the U.S. be a new and better a 3-2 vote marked a victory for engage in paid prioritization, an event that organizers hope to use to empower progressives nation? Here are six big stories to internet service providers such also known as “internet fast in the 2018 midterm elections, capitalizing on the energy from some watch in 2018. as AT&T Inc., Comcast Corp. and lanes.” 2017 election victories. 6 MOMENTS TO WATCH ANOTHER ROYAL WEDDING 3 The wedding of Britain’s Prince Harry and his fi ancee Meghan Markle will take place on May 19, at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor. Queen Elizabeth’s grandson, the fi fth in line to the throne, and Markle, who stars in the TV legal drama “Suits,” announced their engagement in November. Given the international curiosity about the high-profi le couple, the nuptials are sure to be a topic of interest come spring. ALL PHOTOS BY GETTY IMAGES THE 2018 BILL COSBY’S SEX SOCCER: 2018 WINTER OLYMPICS ASSAULT TRIAL FIFA WORLD CUP 4 5 6 T he Olympic Winter W ith a recent shift in entertainer T he 21st FIFA World Cup Games will kick off in Py- empowerment against is accused will take place in Russia eongchang, South Korea, sexual assault, all eyes of drug- from June 14 to July 15. on Feb. 9. The United States will likely be on the trial of ging and Eleven cities will host a total of 64 will participate in the Winter disgraced comedian Bill Cosby. sexually matches in the tournament that’s Games, White House press sec- The high-profi le proceedings are assaulting held every four years, with the retary Sarah Sanders said after set to kick off on April 2, in Nor- Andrea fi nal taking place at the Luzhniki questions arose about security ristown, Pennsylvania. Cosby’s Constand, Stadium in Moscow. For the fi rst in neighboring North Korea, fi rst sexual assault trial ended a former time since 1986, the United States which has recently ramped up with the South Koreans and in a mistrial in June 2017 after a administra- Men’s National Team will not be weapons testing. “The protec- other partner nations to secure jury failed to reach a unanimous tor with the women’s basketball among the 32 teams competing tion of Americans is our top the venues,” Sanders tweeted in verdict after deliberating more team at his alma mater, Temple after it had a shocking 2-1 loss to priority, and we are engaged December. than 50 hours. The 80-year-old University, in 2004. Trinidad & Tobago in October.