Month: July 2021

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TAMPA, Fla. — Israeli fleet operator Spacecom has secured an extension to use AsiaSat-8 until 2024, filling a coverage gap left by the loss of its Amos-6 satellite in 2016. The company agreed to lease Hong Kong-based AsiaSat’s satellite, which it calls Amos-7, for an extra two years for an annual fee of $14 million.
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Protesters gather in front of the Versailles restaurant to show support for the people in Cuba who have taken to the streets there to protest on July 11, 2021 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images WASHINGTON – The Biden administration expressed concern Monday after sweeping anti-government protests in Cuba were forcibly dissolved at
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks during the Future Decoded Tech Summit in Bengaluru, India, on Feb. 25, 2020. Samyukta Lakshmi | Bloomberg | Getty Images Microsoft said Monday it has agreed to acquire RiskIQ, a cybersecurity start-up, for undisclosed terms. The deal could help Microsoft expand its security business, which is growing faster than other
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Jamie McCarthyGetty Images The fashion industry let out a collective gasp this morning in response to two words flooding social media timelines: Pheobe Philo. After a three-year hiatus—following her departure from Celine in 2017—Philo is returning to fashion. The former creative director of Celine and Chloe is branching out to launch her own namesake label
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Questlove’s Summer of Soul (…Or When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised) will hit a cumulative $1.4 million rising to an estimated $1.47 million Monday with a $375,000 second-week gross in 752 theaters. The best performing documentary so far this year “may possibly get to $2 million, that’s our goal,” said Searchlight Pictures head of
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News Iggy Pop to Narrate King Tutankhamun Documentary Tutankhamun: The Last Exhibition chronicles the archaeological history of the ancient Egyptian ruler’s tomb By Madison Bloom July 11, 2021 Facebook Twitter Iggy Pop (Photo by Taylor Hill/FilmMagic). Facebook Twitter Iggy Pop will narrate a new documentary about ancient Egyptian ruler King Tutankhamun, Variety reports. The film,
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