One evening in late January, Haider Ackermann, the new designer at Tom Ford, was tucked into a velvet banquette at La Reserve, the discreet, tryst-worthy hotel not far from the Élysée Palace in Paris. He was doing his best impression of Tom Ford, the man. “Hello, Haider,” Mr. Ackermann purred, his voice dropping an octave…
More than 100,000 Americans are on waiting lists for donor organs, most needing a kidney. Only 25,000 human donor kidneys become available each year. Twelve Americans on the kidney list die every day on average. Scientists first transplanted genetically engineered pig organs into other animals and then to brain-dead human patients. In 2022, researchers received…
Mar 8, 2025; Denver, Colorado, USA; Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon (29) celebrates with bench after his goal in the third period against the Toronto Maple Leafs at Ball Arena. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images The Colorado Avalanche are firmly focused on winning now, while the Chicago Blackhawks are looking to the future. Colorado…
The United States push to maintain the dollar’s global dominance through stablecoin adoption could have unintended benefits for Bitcoin, as the world’s largest cryptocurrency is emerging as a potential federal reserve asset. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the US government will use stablecoins to ensure that the US dollar remains the world’s global reserve…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is planning to conduct a large-scale study to re-examine whether there is a connection between vaccines and autism, federal officials said Friday. Dozens of scientific studies have failed to find evidence of a link. But the C.D.C. now falls under the purview of Health and Human Services Secretary…
An unvaccinated person who died in New Mexico has tested positive for measles, state health officials said on Thursday, possibly the second such fatality in a growing outbreak that began in West Texas. The officials have not yet confirmed that measles was the cause of death, and said the person did not seek medical treatment…
Michigan State Spartans guard Jase Richardson (11) goes to the basket against the Iowa Hawkeyes during the first half at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.PHOTO USA TODAY SPORTS IMAGES It’s a great day to be a college basketball fan. With several smaller conference tournaments already in progress and major programs wrapping up their regular season, there is no…
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) announced on March 10 that it had received the nod from Spain’s securities regulator, the Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV), to offer Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) trading services to its customers. Spain’s second-largest bank’s crypto offerings in Spain will enable users to buy, sell and manage digital…
Vera Molnar, a Hungarian-born artist who has been called the godmother of generative art for her pioneering digital work, which started with the hulking computers of the 1960s and evolved through the current age of NFTs, died on Dec. 7 in Paris. She was 99. Her death was announced on social media by the Pompidou…
Good morning. “Dear Winter,” the sign in front of a local business read, “I’m breaking up with you.” Me, too. I love cold, snow, thick ice, quartered oak roaring in the fireplace. I love sea smoke on the bay and the crunch of frozen leaves beneath my feet in the forest. But I don’t love…