Dish Network has completed a $ 1.4 billion acquisition of Boost Mobile, a former Sprint subsidiary that resells prepaid mobile service. After years of buying spectrum but never providing service, Dish is finally a mobile phone provider, albeit as a reseller that does not yet operate its own network. Dish …
Read More »Hachalu Hundessa: Riots break out in Ethiopia as protest singer is buried
Image copyright Ethiopian TV Screenshot Ethiopian state-owned television is broadcasting some scenes from the funeral service The funeral is held for Ethiopian singer Hachalu Hundessa, as riots over his death have spread from the Oromia region, where he was seen as a hero. Armed gangs are reported to roam the …
Read More »Trump says New York painting ‘Black Lives Matter’ in front of Trump Tower is ‘symbol of hatred’
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump lashed out at New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Wednesday for his plans to paint “Black Lives Matter” on the street in front of the Trump Tower. Trump called the project a “symbol of hatred” that would be “denigrating” Fifth Avenue, the Manhattan …
Read More »5 children, including a baby, hospitalized in Huntsville with coronavirus
Five children, including a 4-month-old baby, are hospitalized in Huntsville after testing positive for the new coronavirus. Also among those children is a 4-year-old cancer patient, Huntsville Hospital CEO David Spillers said Wednesday. Spillers said he hoped all the children would recover, but also noted that this is the first …
Read More »Redskins can’t move to new stadium unless team name changes: report
The Washington Redskins are reportedly trapped at FedEx Field unless the organization decides to change its name. The team is looking to move to a new stadium in the near future, and the potential to move to RFK Stadium in DC depends on the organization’s willingness to change its name, …
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