Your weekend must reads🗞️
👋Good morning! I'm John Riley, and I hope that you are safe and weathering winter's latest shenanigans. Now why not settle in for a look at some of the best stories from Paste BN?
But first, let's talk football: The NFL playoffs move on to the divisional round today and Sunday. Here are our expert picks on who will win and which games are most watchable.
NASA's bold plan to take down the space station
🚀NASA is laying the groundwork for the demise of the International Space Station, home to crews of astronauts since 2000. The space agency is seeking proposals for a spacecraft that can dock with the station and safely direct it to crash in an ocean upon its retirement in 2030. Read more
- Moon lander setback: Congress pressures NASA after Artemis delayed
- UFOs: Civilian pilots could report sightings under FAA bill
You're a millionaire? Join the club.
💰Sometime around age 50, the average American can now expect a household net worth exceeding $1 million, new data shows. How did that happen? Household wealth swelled at a record pace during the pandemic, fed in part by surging home values. Read more
- What does 'wealthy' mean? 5 numbers that tell the story
- The top 1%: Their wealth now dwarfs the entire middle class
Let's mind our own business, shall we?
🔒When Princess Kate announced that she would be having abdominal surgery, it set off immediate speculation about the reason. But the reality is that everyone deserves privacy when they withhold health details. Read more
Winter weather 101: Survival tips 🌨️
- Winter emergency kit: 10 items to keep in your car
- Winter storm: How to drive in a winter storm
- Frozen windshields: How to defrost windshields quickly
- Freezing pipes: How to prevent your pipes from freezing
- Power outage: How to prep, what items you need
Wait, there's more: Scroll down👇 for more great Paste BN stories. See you next week!