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On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1576, Mughal Empire annexes Bengal after defeating the Bengal Sultanate at the Battle of Rajmahal. In 1862, The Medal of Honor is authorized by the United States Congress. In 1884, Louis B. Mayer, Russian-born American film producer, co-founded Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (died 1957) was born. In 1939, Bill Cooper, American football player was born. In 1956, Mel Harris, American actress was born. In 1978, Topher Grace, American actor was born. In 1979, Minnie Riperton, American singer-songwriter (born 1947) passed away. In 1988, Patrick Beverley, American basketball player was born. In 2003, Mark Lovell, English race car driver (born 1960) passed away. In 2024, Bill Viola, American video and installation artist (born 1951) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
Starlink reportedly adds $1,500 surcharge to customer’s bill to verify address
A Starlink customer says they were charged an additional 1,500 for seemingly no legitimate reason. On the Starlink subreddit, user Service-Apart claimed that they were billed this amount simply for Starlink to verify the address that they’ve had for the three years they’ve been paying for the service. When the customer contacted Starlink Support, they []
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· Jul 5, 2026
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· Jul 1, 2026
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· Jun 24, 2026
CRTC probes Rogers over latest wireless price hikes
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) sent a letter to Rogers over the carrier’s new price hike and asked it to answer questions about the increase. Earlier this week, MobileSyrup reported that Rogers and Fido notified some customers of a 5/mo price increase that would appear on their bills as a “Wireless Plan Rate Adjustment” starting []
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· Jun 22, 2026
Watchdog warns of spike in scam text messages, as new customs charges to take effect on 1 July
These scam texts may pose as a delivery or postage company asking the recipient to pay a fee.
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· Jul 5, 2026
Iran plans to charge service fees in Strait of Hormuz despite Donald Trump claiming otherwise
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