May 20th, 2023

​SpaceX, Unipol to Help Italians Hit by Flooding

​Bongino: Fox Firing Tucker 'Enormous Catastrophic Mistake'

By Newsmax Staff
​Elon Musk's SpaceX and Unipol Gruppo agreed to join forces to help people hit by flooding in northern Italy connect to the Internet, facilitating rescue operations, the Italian insurer said on Saturday.
Torrential rains devastated the eastern side of the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna, killing 14 people, causing billions of euros worth of damage, and hitting agriculture particularly hard.
Around 36,000 people were forced to leave their homes, and many of those who remained in flooded areas were left with no electricity. Rescue efforts are hampered by persistent bad weather and disruptions on phone lines.
 
Elon Musk's SpaceX and Unipol Gruppo agreed to join forces to help people hit by flooding in northern Italy connect to the Internet, facilitating rescue operations, the Italian insurer said on Saturday.
Torrential rains devastated the eastern side of the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna, killing 14 people, causing billions of euros worth of damage, and hitting agriculture particularly hard.
Around 36,000 people were forced to leave their homes, and many of those who remained in flooded areas were left with no electricity. Rescue efforts are hampered by persistent bad weather and disruptions on phone lines.
Under the agreement, Unipol acquired SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet terminals and will make them available for rescuers, hospitals, and the public. SpaceX is positioning its satellites to prioritize the Emilia-Romagna region and provide improved coverage.
"SpaceX, Starlink, and Tesla are happy to be of use in any way to help Italy and the people affected by the flooding," Musk said in a statement.
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By Newsmax Staff
​Former Fox News host Dan Bongino says the firing of Tucker Carlson was "an enormous catastrophic mistake" by Fox News.
In a wide-ranging interview with Megyn Kelly on her popular podcast, the conservative radio host and podcaster said Fox is also making a mistake by not explaining why Carlson, the network's number one host was fired.
"They really do need to provide some kind of an explanation," Bongino said. "It's just it's not going to work to keep it out there like that like this didn't happen, because I think a lot of people think this may be some kind of anti-Trump thing.""

Megyn Kelly speculated Fox is seeking to become more "establishment" and casting off pro-MAGA hosts and personalities.
"You're gone, Tucker's gone, you know there are a lot of questions over there now about what Fox is doing, because they also cut ties with people like Lara Trump," Kelly said.
"A lot of people wondering whether Fox is doing this intentionally without owning the fact that they're trying to cleanse themselves of people who were openly supportive of Trump or MAGA world."
Bongino made clear he did not believe his recent removal as the top host from Fox's Saturday night programming had anything to do with his support of Trump.
"I was not targeted," Bongino said. "My show, they were dying to re-up – we negotiated for an entire year."
Kelly, however, is not optimistic about Fox's future.
"They've gotten too big for their own britches," Kelly said.
"They think they're the Fox News of 10 years ago and they're not," she said.
"They're on the way down. They're not on the way up anymore in terms of audience share and popularity, and they no longer have a monopoly."