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Microsoft’s voting software is getting its first test in a small Wisconsin town

People in the small Wisconsin town of Fulton are the first to try out software Microsoft designed to confirm that votes are being properly counted. On Tuesday, Fulton residents are using the technology while choosing who will join the local school board and hold a seat on Wisconsin’s state

Canada town votes against having a Muslim cemetery

A Canadian town has voted to oppose a zoning change that would allow a Muslim cemetery to be built. The referendum was held on Sunday in Saint-Apollinaire, a town of about 5,000 located just outside Quebec City. Provincial rules meant only 49 people were eligible to vote;

New EU rules decree free, public 100Mbps Wi-Fi in every town in Europe

According to the president of the EU’s executive body, Jean-Claude Juncker, the EU is in trouble. Between the refugees and the terrorists and the finances, Juncker says, the EU is facing an “existential crisis,” and what Europe really needs right now is… more internet. Wait. More internet?