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'Oh well': Elon Musk shrugs as he loses multi-million dollar business contract

The richest man in the world, Elon Musk, shrugged off the loss of a $100 million deal on Monday with a two-word response: "Oh well."

Musk posted the retort on his social media platform X following news that Ontario Premier Doug Ford was scrapping the province's deal with Starlink just hours before a 25% tariff on Canadian goods was due to go into effect.

The province partnered with Musk's satellite company in November with a goal of bringing "high-speed internet to thousands of homes in remote and rural communities across Ontario," CTV News reported. ...

Feb 03, 2025

Sharks bite 3 Long Island swimmers on July 4, day after teen surfer attacked off Fire Island beach

Sharks bit at least two swimmers on the beaches of Fire Island and another swimmer in the Hamptons on Tuesday, authorities said, startling vacationers, closing beaches and bringing the tally of possible bites at the Long Island summer destinations to five in just two days. On Fire Island, a shark bit the right hand of a 49-year-old man as he paddled off Fire Island Pines, and another shark punctured the thigh of an adult woman as she swam in Cherry Grove, according to the Suffolk County Police Department. In Southampton, a 47-year-old man swimming in chest-deep waters at Quogue Village Beach w......

Jul 05, 2023

‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ team reimagined Chicago as a war zone, but stopped short of bombing The Bean

CHICAGO — Chicago is ravaged by war on “The Handmaid’s Tale” — but of course our damn parking meters managed to survive. Last week’s episode of the dystopian Hulu series follows June (played by Elisabeth Moss) and Janine (Madeline Brewer) after they escape to Chicago, which has become a major battleground in the fight against Gilead forces. The pair hide out in a Dante’s Pizzeria; swap their handmaid’s cloaks for a Cubs hat at the Field Museum; and wander past Do-Rite Donuts in a deserted West Town neighborhood. “We actually had reached out to various companies to see if we can get clearance o......

May 18, 2021

City of Ontario considers outright ban on coal power

The city of Ontario may soon ban power plants from burning coal. This is an outright ban, nothing less. According to CTV News, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne, alongside Al Gore, announced the proposed ban, which will be introduced by Monday and take…

Nov 24, 2013

Life-giving chemicals found in 1.5 billion-year-old water in Canada

Scientists said Wednesday they had found life-giving chemicals in water at least 1.5 billion years old, which they are now combing for signs of microscopic organisms surviving from a prehistoric age.

May 15, 2013

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'Oh well': Elon Musk shrugs as he loses multi-million dollar business contract

Sharks bite 3 Long Island swimmers on July 4, day after teen surfer attacked off Fire Island beach

‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ team reimagined Chicago as a war zone, but stopped short of bombing The Bean

City of Ontario considers outright ban on coal power

Life-giving chemicals found in 1.5 billion-year-old water in Canada

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'Oh well': Elon Musk shrugs as he loses multi-million dollar business contract

Sharks bite 3 Long Island swimmers on July 4, day after teen surfer attacked off Fire Island beach

‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ team reimagined Chicago as a war zone, but stopped short of bombing The Bean

City of Ontario considers outright ban on coal power

Life-giving chemicals found in 1.5 billion-year-old water in Canada

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