PARIS — A top official with the U.S. Export-Import Bank says the export credit agency is considering proposals for more than $5 billion in satellite industry financing. Speaking at the World Satellite Business Week conference, Judith Pryor, first vice president and vice chair of the board of directors of Ex-Im, said the bank was interested in helping the industry finance new projects while remaining agnostic about specific architectures or technologies. She said the bank was reviewing $1.3 billion in financing proposals “likely to come to fruition” within the year. An additional $4 billion in deals are “a little less further…
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NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139… leads the pack of new titles coming to the PlayStation Plus Extra and Deluxe/ Premium catalogue, this month. Starting September 19, all higher-tier PS Plus members can delve into a post-apocalyptic realm where machines and androids are stuck in a proxy war, and follow a brother’s quest to cure his sister Yonah from a life-threatening disease. Fight back sickness-ridden monstrosities through a customisable blend of magic and swordplay, all the while accompanied by a talking book. NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139… will be available on the PS4. Another standout this month is Unpacking, a calm puzzle game where you…
U.S. President Joe Biden and China’s President Xi Jinping shake hands as they meet on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Nusa Dua on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on November 14, 2022.Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty ImagesSINGAPORE — The U.S. and China have been in a political tussle for years now — but other countries shouldn’t have to choose one over the other, Asian leaders said at the Milken Summit this week.”All the countries in Southeast Asia, including Singapore, are friends with both China and the US. We have close links with both countries and we…
NewsSZA Shares Acoustic Version of “Snooze” with Justin Bieber: Listen Bieber featured in the recently released video for the SOS track By Hattie LindertSeptember 15, 2023FacebookXSZA and Justin Bieber (Getty Images)FacebookXSZA has released a new, acoustic version of “Snooze” featuring Justin Bieber. The track appeared on her 2022 album SOS. Bieber appeared in the music video for the track, which SZA released in August. Listen to “Snooze (Acoustic)” below. During a performance in New York on September 8, SZA teased a deluxe version of SOS—tentatively titled Lana—coming out sometime this fall. She has a new song with Drake, “Slime You Out,” due out…
In this articleSTLAFGMFollow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNTMembers of the United Auto Workers union hold a rally and practice picket near a Stellantis plant in Detroit, Aug. 23, 2023.Michael Wayland / CNBCDETROIT – The United Auto Workers union plans to strike three U.S. assembly plants of General Motors, Ford Motor and Stellantis, UAW President Shawn Fain announced Thursday night.The strikes are contingent upon the union and automakers not reaching deals by an 11:59 p.m. ET deadline. People involved with the discussions told CNBC the sides remain far apart Thursday night and strikes are “highly likely.” Fain on Wednesday also said…
Cardi B and Offset called it quits in 2020, TMZ reported at the time, but they reconciled before the end of the year and welcomed a new child in the fall of 2021. The couple’s often tumultuous relationship has had its fair share of ups and downs prior to Cardi filing divorce papers in September 2020. They started 2018 secretly married, but then dealt with cheating rumors. In April of that year, Cardi confirmed they were expecting a baby and that they were married. By the end of 2018, Cardi announced they’d fallen out of love and would be breaking…
Well, just call Liv Taylor Annalise Keating because she got away with murder. Actually, Analise never killed anyone, so that’s not a great comparison, but you get the point! She outsmarted the system! She outsmarted her husband! She spit in the name of authority! And blah, blah, blah. Will succeeded in finally breaking Liv beyond repair during Wilderness Season 1 Episode 6, and she decided the only way out was to frame him for the crime she committed. Wilderness was filled with terrible people from top to bottom. People who weren’t afraid to hurt others, showed little remorse, and doubled…
There are so many things to love about the end of the year–the holidays, football, and beautiful landscapes right out of a storybook. However, none of these things can protect you from the freezing temperatures also associated with this time of year, but the best heated hoodie can.Even the best standard hoodies on market can’t compete with heated hoodies when it comes to keeping you blissfully warm in the coldest conditions. Now, if you’ve never looked into heated apparel, you might be a little skeptical about how it works. Despite the marketing imagery used by most brands, you won’t have…
Growing up as a Javanese daughter, there was one word that was drilled deep into my head by my mother: malu, which means “shame.” I had a huge list of things that I shouldn’t do or say because they could bring shame to my parents. I still hear the word often even today, in my mother’s voice, at the back of my head. Safe to say, I learned the concept of taboo pretty early in life. I was a good kid, but as a grown-up, I am shameless. Writing shamelessly liberates me, and I hope it might help liberating my…
Chinese laborers working at a construction site at sunset in Chongqing, China on March 6, 2005.China Photos | Getty ImagesBEIJING—China’s retail sales and industrial production picked up pace in August with better-than-expected growth, according to National Bureau of Statistics data released Friday.Retail sales grew by 4.6% in August from a year ago, beating expectations for 3% growth forecast by a Reuters poll. The increase was also faster than the 2.5% year-on-year pace in July.Industrial production grew by 4.5% in August from a year ago, better than the 3.9% forecast and faster than the 3.7% increase reported for July.Fixed asset investment, however,…
Andromeda, Unexpected (Courtesy: Marcel Drechsler, Xavier Strottner and Yann Sainty) Amateur astronomers Marcel Drechsler, Xavier Strottner and Yann Sainty have beaten thousands of amateur and professional photographers from around the world to win the 2023 Astronomy Photographer of the Year. The image – Andromeda, Unexpected – was taken near Nancy, France, and captures a huge plasma arc next to the Andromeda galaxy (M31), which is the closest spiral galaxy to the Milky Way. The plasma arc is the largest such structure nearest to us in the universe and astronomers are now investigating the surprising discovery. As well as winning the £10…
In this articleUPSAALDALFollow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNTAn American Airlines 787 is loaded with cargo at Philadelphia International Airport.Leslie Josephs/CNBCMore companies are warning that a surge in the cost of fuel and employee pay hikes will eat into profits this quarter.Companies from aerospace manufacturers to package delivery giant UPS are digesting big new labor deals. Meanwhile, unions from the auto industry to Hollywood are pushing for better compensation. Airlines, whose biggest expenses are jet fuel and labor, are getting hit particularly hard.Delta Air Lines on Thursday cut its adjusted earnings forecast for the third quarter to between $1.85 and $2.05…
It’s a Dora like you’ve never seen her before — in complete CGI animation. Nickelodeon is relaunching the famed Latina explorer in new animated theatrical short, Dora and the Fantastical Creatures, exclusively in theaters on Friday, Sept. 29 preceding the Spin Master Entertainment/Nickelodeon Movies/Paramount picture, PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie. The new CGI animated preschool series of Dora will debut in spring 2024 on Paramount+ stateside. Internationally, Dora will stream day-and-date on Paramount+ and air on Nickelodeon channels in all markets where available. In Dora and the Fantastical Creatures, Dora (Diana Zermeño) and Boots (Asher Spence) embark on an incredible…
WASHINGTON — The Defense Department on Sept. 14 submitted to Congress a report explaining how it intends to keep satellites in orbit safe from aggression — and ensure that services like GPS navigation and space-based communications are always available. The unclassified report, “Space Policy Review and Strategy on Protection of Satellites,” was mandated by law and is an attempt to explain how DoD is dealing with threats facing U.S. satellites, such as Russian jammers and Chinese lasers that can blind satellites. The report responds to congressional requirements from the 2022 and 2023 National Defense Authorization Acts. One directs DoD and…
India’s government has told a court that Elon Musk’s X is a “habitual non-compliant platform” and for years has not followed many orders to remove content, undermining the government’s role, according to a legal filing reviewed by Reuters.The remarks were contained in an August 24 non-public filing by India’s IT ministry to the high court in the southern state of Karnataka, which is set to hear a challenge brought by the social media platform over a government fine in coming days.X and India’s IT ministry did not respond to Reuters’ request for comment.Formerly known as Twitter, X has an ongoing…
In this photo is the Madison South Health Center that is owned and operated by Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin.Kevin Wang | APPlanned Parenthood will resume abortions in Wisconsin next week, after a state court ruled that a 174-year-old criminal law does not ban the procedure.Abortion services will resume on Monday at Planned Parenthood’s clinics in Milwaukee and Madison, according to a statement issued Thursday by the organization’s Wisconsin chapter. Patients can start booking appointments today, according to the statement.”In consultation with attorneys, physicians, partners and stakeholders, Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin is confident in our decision to resume abortion care in…
Desiigner just got sentenced in his mid-flight masturbation case, and now he’ll have to register as a sex offender. According to the docs, obtained by TMZ Hip Hop, the judge ordered the “Panda” rapper to register as a sex offender going forward, in addition to the other conditions of his 2-year probation … such as participating in a psychiatric evaluation and drug testing. Desiigner is also barred from owning or possessing firearms and must perform 120 hours of community service. TMZ Hip Hop broke the story … Desiigner pleaded guilty to indecent exposure after he was accused of whipping out…
In this articleFSTLAM-ITGMFollow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNTUnited Auto Workers President Shawn Fain greets workers at the Stellantis Sterling Heights Assembly Plant, to mark the beginning of contract negotiations in Sterling Heights, Michigan, U.S. July 12, 2023. Rebecca Cook | ReutersDETROIT – The United Auto Workers union is preparing to conduct unprecedented, targeted strikes against Ford, General Motors and Stellantis if the sides fail to reach new deals by 11:59 p.m. ET Thursday.Targeted, or bottleneck, strikes are an alternative to national actions in which the union only strikes select plants. They’re different from when members walk out of all factories and…