With the growing number of Earth-orbiting satellites defunct and space junk becoming a concern, the Federal Communications Commission announced Tuesday that it has fined a company for the first time for failing to properly dispose of a dead satellite. . The commission said that television provider Dish had agreed, as part of a settlement, to …
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The headlines were deadly. Pixar, once regarded by film critics and ticket-buyers as a studio that could do no wrong, failed so badly at the box office that its future as a cultural force was in doubt. Pixar’s creative spark had apparently been extinguished – poof. The movie in question, “Elemental,” has since made those …
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Midway through Stevie Nicks’ concert at Madison Square Garden on Sunday night, the musician told the audience she had a “surprise,” sparking speculation among the audience about a possible unexpected guest: whether it might be Lindsey Buckingham. could? It turned out that the special guest was a barbie Nix, and its musical capabilities were limited …
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United Airlines announced plans to buy 110 new airplanes on Tuesday in a move it claims will boost the travel business in coming years, despite evidence that demand for flights is currently weakening. The airline plans to purchase 50 Boeing 787 Dreamliners, a twin-aisle aircraft, and 60 single-aisle Airbus A321neos. Delivery will start in five …
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The Biden administration announced Tuesday that makers of 10 expensive drugs have agreed to negotiate with the federal government for lower prices for Medicare recipients. Pharmaceutical companies said they would begin negotiations with the government, while many of them were suing the administration, arguing that the new law authorized negotiations — and harsher ones. potential …
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Four years ago, Spotify’s business was stagnating. Apple went ahead of that As the top paid music service in the United States, losses were mounting and subscriber growth was slowing. The company’s chief executive Daniel Ek decided that Spotify needed to transform from a music service to a store for everything audio. The first missing …
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Ethan Raskin, a health educator at Kaiser Permanente in San Jose, California, said high levels of burnout have exacerbated staffing shortages. Patients are having to wait longer than usual for appointments, he said, only to face greater delays in waiting rooms. “If they see something on your mammogram and send you for a sonogram, you …
Emma McGuinness traveled to Walt Disney World with her family in October 2019 to celebrate her 30th birthday. But when she fell down the 214-foot water slide called Humunga Cowabunga, she experienced “excruciating pain” and suffered “severe and permanent physical injury,” according to the lawsuit filed by her and her husband, Edward McGuinness, in Orange …
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A majority of justices appeared poised to challenge the constitutionality of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau during arguments at the Supreme Court on Tuesday, the agency established during the Obama administration to crack down on abuses by banks and other financial services providers. The judge did not appear to agree with the arguments against the …
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CNN’s plan to introduce a streaming version of its popular lineup has faced some resistance less than a week after its debut. DirecTV, one of the nation’s largest satellite TV providers, has warned CNN’s parent company that programming on the new streaming channel risks violating the contract between their businesses, according to two people at …
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