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SpaceX Rival OneWeb Files for Bankruptcy, Citing Covid-19 as a Factor SpaceX

SpaceX Rival OneWeb Files for Bankruptcy, Citing Covid-19 as a Factor

Launch of Soyuz rocket carrying OneWeb satellites. Image: RoscosmosTelecommunications firm OneWeb has filed for bankruptcy, leaving the status of its orbital internet constellation, which currently consists of 74 satellites, in doubt. The debt-stricken company said it failed to secure required funding on account of the covid-19 pandemic.OneWeb announced on Friday…
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March 30, 2020
China is Willing to Negotiate on Nuclear Arms, But Not on Trump’s Terms Nuclear Disarmament

China is Willing to Negotiate on Nuclear Arms, But Not on Trump’s Terms

Here are four steps that might bring Beijing to the table. President Trump announced to the world in a March 5 tweet that he would propose “a bold new trilateral arms control initiative with China and Russia.” China immediately rejected the idea the very next day. It would be wrong, however, to infer that…
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March 30, 2020
Twitter Deleted Two Tweets From Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro For Spreading Coronavirus Misinformation Bolsonaro

Twitter Deleted Two Tweets From Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro For Spreading Coronavirus Misinformation

The journalists at BuzzFeed News are proud to bring you trustworthy and relevant reporting about the coronavirus. To help keep this news free, become a member and sign up for our newsletter, Outbreak Today. On Sunday, Twitter deleted two tweets by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro because they contained false or…
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March 30, 2020
A Van Gogh Painting Was Stolen From a Dutch Museum Closed Due to the Pandemic Rijksmuseum

A Van Gogh Painting Was Stolen From a Dutch Museum Closed Due to the Pandemic

Singer Laren Museum’s Evert van Os speaks to the press outside the museum on March 30, 2020. ROBIN VAN LONKHUIJSEN/ANP/AFP via Getty Images With museums completely vacated as the coronavirus pandemic rages on, thieves have apparently begun taking advantage of the lack of crowds and potentially diminished security forces. On…
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March 30, 2020
‘The Hunt’: Betty Gilpin’s Hilarious Star Turn May Make The Year’s Unluckiest Movie Into A Cult Classic Joker

‘The Hunt’: Betty Gilpin’s Hilarious Star Turn May Make The Year’s Unluckiest Movie Into A Cult Classic

Hillary Swank and Betty Gilpin in Blumhouse's 'The Hunt' Universal The Hunt works both as a topical black comedy and as a glorious star vehicle for Betty Gilpin’s unusually eccentric female action hero. The Hunt may be the unluckiest movie in modern times, at least since The Interview. The Blumhouse…
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March 30, 2020