## ‘Not going back’: Ford will cancel Starlink-Ontario deal even if tariffs are lifted

Authored by globalnews.ca

The cancelled contract is worth $100 million and was first signed in November 2024 to deliver Starlink satellite internet to rural and northern communities in Ontario.

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Starlink is run by SpaceX and owned by Musk, who has emerged as a key advisor to Trump.

During the election, with tariffs set to hit, Ford said he was cancelling the Starlink agreement as a retaliatory measure.

This time, Ford said the cancellation is permanent — even if tariffs are removed.

“I want to inflict as much pain as we possibly can until we get to a deal.”.

Musk responded the first time Ontario threatened to cancel the Starlink deal. »

### Political poll news site 538 to close amid larger shuttering across ABC and Disney

Authored by theguardian.com

The popular political poll news and analysis website, 538, is being shut down as part of a broader shuttering effort across ABC News and Disney Entertainment, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday night.

Disney is reportedly cutting 200 positions across ABC News Group and Disney Entertainment Networks, including shutting down the data-driven 538.

The ABC news magazine shows 20/20 and Nightline are to be consolidated into one program, resulting in further job cuts, sources told the Journal. »

### Michael Sheen Writes Off Over $1M Worth of Debt for 900 People Using His Own Money

Authored by hollywoodreporter.com

Michael Sheen has written off £1 million ($1.29 million) of debt for 900 people using £100,000 ($129,000) of his own money.

The business venture is documented in an upcoming Channel 4 documentary Michael Sheen’s Secret Million Pound Giveaway, set to air in the U.K. next week.

Sheen’s show aims to reveal how banks and finance companies are profiting from the country’s most vulnerable. »

### Neil Druckmann Says 'Don't Bet on' There Being a The Last of Us Part 3

Authored by ign.com

Series creator Neil Druckmann has put a real damper today on any hopes that a Part 3 is in the works...or ever will be.

Speaking to Variety, Druckmann gave a lengthy interview today largely centered around The Last of Us TV series.

However, at the end, the outlet asked him about the prospect of The Last of Us Part 3. »

### US supreme court weakens rules on discharge of raw sewage into water supplies

Authored by theguardian.com

The US supreme court has weakened rules on the discharge of raw sewage into water supplies in a 5-4 ruling that undermines the 1972 Clean Water Act.

The CWA is the principal law governing pollution control and water quality of the nation’s waterways.

The Republican super majority court ruled on Tuesday that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) cannot employ generic, water body-focused pollution discharge limits to Clean Water Act permit holders, and must provide specific limitations to pollution permittees. »

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