(Bloomberg) – SoftBank Group Corp., under pressure to raise capital after record losses in its investment business, is offloading part of its stake in wireless operator T-Mobile US Inc. in a $ 21 billion deal. The transaction, along with a plan to sell a 5% stake in its Japanese wireless …
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Arizona COVID-19 hospitalizations soar ahead of Phoenix Trump student rally
Cases of the new coronavirus in Arizona have exceeded 52,500, with COVID-19-related hospitalizations at the highest level since early April, according to the latest figures from the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS). The latest increase comes before a student rally in Phoenix, where President Donald Trump will speak Tuesday. …
Read More »Retiring from ballet at 26? Dancing can take you alone so far
It was March 1, and Silas Farley was coming off the best season thus far at the New York City Ballet. A member of the ballet corps since 2013, his lead roles that winter included a poetic and vivid portrayal of Prince Ivan in George Balanchine’s “Firebird,” opposite Sara Mearns. …
Read More »NBC’s New Peacock Streaming Service To Take Flight July 15
The more streaming services, the better, right? Well, regardless of the answer to that question, NBCUniversal has been preparing its new Peacock video streaming platform for a while. With content that includes *Ahem* classic shows like The Office, Parks and Recreation and Battlestar Galactica, many viewers will probably find something …
Read More »Black Lives Matter protests have not led to an increase in coronavirus cases: report
After weeks of speculation about whether Black Lives Matter protests in all states would lead to an increase in coronavirus infections, a study using data from the country’s largest cities found “no evidence” that the protests caused a increase in the number of new COVIDs -19 cases. in a paper …
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