Amanda Gorman Says She Has Declined Around $17m In Deals Since Inauguration – The American poet will grace Vogue’s May issue and spoke about being conscious of ‘taking commissions that speak to’ her. [guardian]

A Toxicologist’s Testimony Challenged Claims By Derek Chauvin’s Lawyer That George Floyd Overdosed On Fentanyl – A forensic toxicologist at the laboratory that tested George Floyd’s blood said it was common for intoxicated driving suspects who used fentanyl to have higher levels of the drug in their systems than Mr. Floyd did when he died. [nyt]

Nuke Developer Gets $280 Million To Make Plasma Hotter Than Sun – TAE Technologies Inc., a developer of nuclear fusion technology, raised $280 million to build a demonstration system after the company was able to produce superheated plasma at 50 million degrees Celsius (90 million degrees Fahrenheit), a key milestone in the effort to reproduce the power of stars to generate electricity on Earth. [mav]

Sir Richard Sutton – Man suspected of killing one of UK’s richest men stopped by armed police after 100-mile drive. [sky]

Police Have Been Called To Prince Harry And Meghan Markle’s Santa Barbara Home Nine Times in the Last Nine Months – Officers responded twice over Christmas alone due to a trespasser. [vanfair]

North Korea: Kim Jong-Un Warns Of ‘Difficult’ Crisis – North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has urged citizens to prepare for a “difficult” crisis, following human rights groups’ warnings that the country faces dire food shortages and economic instability. [bbc]

Tax Season – Here Are The Dates To Keep In Mind – If those two words send shivers down your spine, you’re not alone. Here are the most important dates to jot down so you don’t miss a deadline. [here]

Segway (Yes, Segway) Is Making A Hybrid Motorcycle Worthy Of All Your ‘Tron’ Fantasies – The bike’s powertrain uses a fuel cell to turn gaseous hydrogen into electrical energy. [rr]

Taxi Boss Shot Dead: Cata President Killed, 2 Shot In N2 Ambush – The Cape Amalgamated Taxi Association (Cata) has called for calm after its president and another man was gunned down on Borcherds Quarry Road. [dv]

Exclusive Books ‘Taking Advice’ On Possible Legal Action Against Former CEO – News24 reports that Trisk departed before a disciplinary hearing relating to alleged financial misconduct and abuse of the company credit card. [capetalk]

Microsoft Is Now Worth Nearly $2 Trillion – But Apple Is Still More Valuable – Microsoft could soon become only the second American company ever to command a $2 trillion market capitalization. [busins]

Unseen Footage Of Queen Elizabeth Revealed – New and previously unseen footage of Queen Elizabeth II, including home movies and recently digitized “lost” material from her tours around the world, will be shown Thursday in the UK for the first time. [cnn]

Larry Ellison Briefly Becomes The World’s Sixth $100 Billion-Dollar Person – Oracle’s billionaire cofounder Larry Ellison hit centibillionaire status for the first time after shares of his software company rose on Thursday. [forbes]

‘Satan Shoes’ Launched By Lil Nas X, Which Contained A Drop Of Blood, To Be Recalled After Nike Lawsuit – Nike filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against MSCHF Product Studio following the launch of the sneakers. [sky]

Saks Fifth Avenue Will Stop Selling Fur By The End Of 2022 – Citing customer demand, the luxury department store chain will phase out mink, fox, chinchilla, sable and other furs. [rr]

Sylvester Stallone Is Apparently Mar-a-Lago’s Newest Member – The actor bought a $35 million mansion near Donald Trump’s club in December. [vanfair]

Britney Spears Displays Her Toned Figure – In a sheer leopard print catsuit during fun outfit change video – after she denied claims she doesn’t do her own posts following documentary. [dm]

Prince’s Unreleased Album ‘Welcome 2 America’ Finally Arrives This Summer – Hear title track from latest Vault release, recorded in 2010 but shelved, out July 30th. [rollsto]

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