Latva’s Riga Festival to Host Industry Platform Magnetic Series

Boldly going where no one has gone before, the crew of the spacecraft in “Sputnik” is bound for new terrain. Surprise! Things don’t go as planned.

President Donald Trump once confided in South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem that it was his “dream” to be added to Mount Rushmore one day. It turns out that he was being serious. A White House aide reportedly tried looking into making Trump’s dream a reality, contacting Noem’s office to ask about the steps needed to add more presidents to the national monument, according to a source within the Republican party who spoke to The New York Times.

The State Department says Russia is using a well-developed online operation that includes a loose collection of proxy websites to stir up confusion around the coronavirus by amplifying conspiracy theories and misinformation. The disclosure on Wednesday was rare for the Trump administration, which has been cautious about blaming the Kremlin for disinformation campaigns, especially around the U.S.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAhead of Spotify’s earnings call for its second-quarter results, the company’s cofounder and CEO Daniel Ek and CFO Paul Vogel got on the phone for a short call with Variety’s Jem Aswad and Todd Spangler.