Summary List PlacementThe US has now recorded roughly 735 cases of the coronavirus variant that emerged in New York City in November, a federal health official told Bloomberg Monday. This included 585 cases of the variant found in the last two weeks, Gregory Armstrong, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Advanced Molecular Detection Program, said.  Cases of the variant, named B.1.526, are now spread across 15 states, he said. Two teams of researchers first discovered the variant in samples collected in New York City in November, The New York Times reported on February 24. The researchers' studies have not yet been peer reviewed, but health experts told the Times that the results suggest the variant is on the rise. It's not known whether the strain, like o...

As Andy Warhol knew, fame is as much about myth-making as it is about talent. In the case of Tina Turner — unparalleled dancer, singer, and pioneering Black woman rockstar — talent was never an issue. For Turner, it was her story, and who was telling it, that nearly stymied her. From today’s vantage point, it’s hard to imagine a world where Tina Turner never got out from under the myth of the shared moniker of Ike & Tina Turner. She’s one of the only artists alive who could title a movie about herself solely with her first name. That name, foisted on her by her abusive ex-husband without her knowledge (she was born Anna Mae Bullock), was the only thing she wanted in her 1978 divorce settlement. Ike retained sole rights to all of their recordings, including their Grammy-winning single “

If you've been wondering when the 2020s would really feel like The Future, we've got some good news. An actual "space hotel"—with restaurants, theaters, and accommodations for up to 400 guests—is coming in less than five years.  View the 5 images of this gallery on the original articleThe Orbital Assembly Corporation (OAC) and Gateway Foundation have big plans for what the company is calling Voyager Station, many of which they first revealed in 2019. First, though, they have to build their massive spinning wheel in low Earth orbit, beginning in 2025.  While plenty of details are up in the air—regarding cost, for instance, both of building the station as well as staying there—OAC has indicated that the proliferation of versatile and reusable rockets like SpaceX's Falcon 9 will allow them t...

Summary List PlacementElon Musk said Monday that subscriptions for Tesla's "full self-driving" (FSD) feature should be available in the second quarter of 2021 – a slight delay from his earlier prediction. In response to a Twitter user who asked when the electric car company's FSD subscription was launching, Musk replied: "Q2 for sure." The price of an FSD subscription isn't known, but Musk said that "buying FSD will still be a better long-term deal than subscription." FSD currently costs a one-off $10,000 and is available in beta form to some drivers. It does not make a Tesla car fully autonomous. It is an add-on to Tesla's Autopilot — which can brake, accelerate, and steer automatically — and allows cars to park themselves, change lanes, and identify both stop signs and traffic lights...

Summary List Placement Jack Dorsey's Square has launched a banking arm to "operate more nimbly." Utah-based Square Financial Services aims to offer business loans and deposit products. The bank will first underwrite and originate loans taken out by Square's existing sellers. Sign up here for our daily newsletter, 10 Things Before the Opening Bell. Digital payments processor Square said on Monday it has launched in-house banking operations after completing the approval process with a US insurance agency and Utah's financial regulator. Square Financial Services, the industrial bank based in Utah's Salt Lake City, is now ready for business after receiving conditional approval nearly a year ago. "Moving forward, Square Financial Services will be the primary provider of financing for Squa...

Summary List PlacementMcDonald's will take action following allegations of sexual harassment by its staff, its CEO Chris Kempczinski said Sunday, after CBS released a wide-ranging report about the fast-food giant. Hundreds of female employees have been subjected to sexual harassment at McDonald's restaurants, resulting in up to 100 lawsuits and discrimination charges, Gillian Thomas, a senior attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union, told CBS. In some cases, the women were as young as 15 years old, she said. Thomas said that the "food service industry generally is one of the worst for sexual harassment claims." CBS Sunday Morning spoke to four women who had filed either discrimination charges or lawsuits against McDonald's corporate restaurants or franchises. All said that they ...

Dear Amy: My mom frequently “shares” things via social media that she has no right to share. She’ll take a picture that we have posted on Facebook or Instagram and post it herself; (almost as if she was the one who took it), often relaying the story of the picture as if it’s her own – basically “stealing” it and reposting it herself. Recently, she posted on Facebook about my and my fiancé’s wedding date, stating, “So excited for a [wedding month] wedding!” and tagging us. This was before we (the actual couple) had even announced it. I told her to take it down and explained about what a violation it was. She eventually said she understood where we were coming from and took down the post, but within the same day posted a funny story about OUR (meaning mine and my fiancé’s) dog that I had tol

Vivian (Hadley Robinson, right) finds inspiration in her mom Lisa (Amy Poehler) in “Moxie.” | NetflixIn addition to directing the winning cast, Amy Poehler plays the ‘cool mom’ who really is cool. When Amy Poehler played the “cool mom” who was actually uncool and irresponsible in “Mean Girls,” she was all of seven years older than Rachel McAdams, who played her daughter. Now here we are 17 years later and Poehler is playing a teenager’s mom who really IS cool in “Moxie,” a smart and sweet and inspirational comedy/drama directed by Poehler and featuring a winning ensemble cast of relative newcomers and reliable veterans. Premiering Wednesday on Netflix, “Moxie” starts off with a “Booksmart” vibe. It’s the junior year at an Oregon high school for Vivian Carter (Hadley Robinson) and her BF

Summary List PlacementWelcome to 10 Things Before the Opening Bell. Sign up here to get this email in your inbox every morning. Sign up for Insider Investing for your weekly markets analysis. Here's what you need to know before markets open. 1. Global stocks drop as WHO says worldwide COVID-19 infections rose for the first time in 7 weeks. The dip in stocks followed a surge in equities on both sides of the Atlantic on Monday. 2. US and European markets could be in dangerous bubbles, China's banking regulator warns. Guo Shuqing said stocks in the US and Europe had "seriously diverged" from their economies. 3. Zoom jumps 9% after the video platform beat earnings estimates and forecasted strong growth. The company's revenue forecast for the coming year was above Wall Street expectations. ...