U.S. Warns Allies Russia Could Put a Nuclear Weapon Into Orbit This Year

The American assessments are divided, however, and President Vladimir Putin denied having such an intention, saying that Russia was “categorically against” it. Source link

The Rise and Fall of Art Mogul Louise Blouin

After a dramatic rise in business and society, the art-world mogul Louise Blouin finds herself unloading a Hamptons dream home in bankruptcy court. Source link

Beyoncé Becomes First Black Woman to Top Billboard Country Chart

Her single “Texas Hold ’Em” debuted atop the country airplay chart after its release during the Super Bowl. Source link

Let Tesla Expand? Germans Vote No.

A local town’s vote against the U.S. automaker’s proposed expansion is nonbinding, but citizens expect it to be honored. Source link

Danielle Brooks Has an Oscar Nomination. So Why Is She in Mourning?

As she tries to find her place in Hollywood, the “Color Purple” stage and screen star bids an emotional goodbye to a character she has lived with for nearly a…

How to Dry Off a Soaked iPhone (Don’t Use Rice)

It fell in the toilet. Your clumsy partner knocked a glass of water onto it. You forgot it was in your pocket when you jumped into the pool. That’s just…

A British Nuclear Missile Test Fails, Again

The British government confirmed on Wednesday that the test launch of an unarmed Trident missile from a Royal Navy submarine last month had failed, raising questions about the state of…

Jimmy Van Eaton, Purveyor of the Sun Records Beat, Dies at 86

His drumming lent spontaneity and imagination to the unfettered sound of seminal rock ’n’ roll records by Jerry Lee Lewis and others. Source link

Gab’s Racist AI Chatbots Have Been Instructed to Deny the Holocaust

The prominent far-right social network Gab has launched almost 100 chatbots—ranging from AI versions of Adolf Hitler and Donald Trump to the Unabomber Ted Kaczynski—several of which question the reality…

The BT Tower, a Once-Futuristic London Landmark, Will Become a Hotel

The tower, once used to send telecom traffic, has been sold and will be transformed by the company that turned the TWA terminal at Kennedy Airport into a hotel. Source…