Yrjo Kukkapuro, Who Made the Easiest of Easy Chairs, Dies at 91
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Yrjö Kukkapuro, renowned Finnish chair designer, dies aged 91
‘Almost every Finn has sat on a chair he designed,’ his studio says, with his postmodern creations gracing galleries around the world. Yrjö Kukkapuro, a renowned Finnish designer whose postmodern ...The Guardian - Feb. 10 -
As Israel uses US-made AI models in war, concerns arise about tech’s role in who lives and who dies
U.S. tech giants have quietly empowered Israel to track and kill many more alleged militants more quickly in Gaza and Lebanon through a sharp spike in artificial intelligence and computing servicesABC News - 1d -
Who Will Win the Super Bowl? N.F.L. Coaches Made Their Picks.
Can Kansas City pull off the three-peat, or will Philadelphia get its revenge? Coaches from around the league gave their unfiltered opinions.The New York Times - Feb. 7 -
Who has made Troy's Premier League team of the week?
After every round of Premier League matches this season, Troy Deeney gives us his team of the week. Do you agree with his choices?BBC News - 3d -
Rutherford Chang, Who Turned Collections Into Art, Dies at 45
He was best known for amassing more than 3,400 copies of the Beatles’ “White Album” and using them to demonstrate the aging of a cultural artifact.The New York Times - Feb. 9 -
Eleanor Maguire, Memory Expert Who Studied London Cabbies, Dies at 54
By watching the brain process information, she discovered that a specific region plays a key role in spatial navigation — and that it can be strengthened like a muscle.The New York Times - 5d -
India anger as judge frees man accused of raping wife who then died
The controversial ruling once again shines a spotlight on the issue of marital rape in India, which refuses to criminalise it.BBC News - 5d -
Zakia Jafri, Who Sought Justice for Victims of Indian Riots, Dies at 86
For two decades, she waged a legal battle against government officials in India after her husband was brutally killed in Gujarat in 2002.The New York Times - 2d -
Marian Turski, Auschwitz survivor who warned of danger of indifference, dies at 98
Marian Turski, a Holocaust survivor who became a journalist and historian in postwar Poland and was a co-founder of Warsaw’s landmark Jewish history museum, has diedABC News - 1d
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Trump Flips the Script on the Ukraine War, Blaming Zelensky Not Putin
As he seeks to negotiate a peace deal with Moscow, President Trump is rewriting the history of Russia’s invasion of its neighbor.The New York Times - 4h -
As Trump Turns Against Ukraine, Republicans in Congress Stay Quiet
Congressional Republicans have mostly tempered their criticism or deferred to the president as he topples what were once their party’s core foreign policy principles.The New York Times - 5h -
Ukrainians Say They Feel Betrayed by Trump and U.S.
President Trump’s claim that Ukraine was responsible for its war with Russia has left many Ukrainians disillusioned.The New York Times - 3h -
Ukrainians Say They Feel Betrayed by Trump and U.S.
President Trump’s claim that Ukraine was responsible for its war with Russia has left many Ukrainians disillusioned.The New York Times - 3h -
‘Long Live the King’: Trump Likens Himself to Royalty on Truth Social
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