Saturday, June 17— 1 significant news story + experiment

Today ChatGPT read 936 top news stories and gave 1 of them a significance score over 7.

[8.1] Russian President deploys tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus as a warning to the West — The Straits Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin has confirmed that he has deployed tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus, marking Moscow's first deployment of such warheads outside Russia since the fall of the Soviet Union. Putin said that the move was intended as a warning to the West about arming and supporting Ukraine, and that it was a reminder that the West could not inflict a strategic defeat on Russia. The US has criticised Putin's decision, but has said it has no intention of altering its own stance on strategic nuclear weapons and has not seen any signs that Russia is preparing to use a nuclear weapon.

A little experiment. Here’s the least significant news from yesterday:

[1.4] Three men occupy table without eating at busy food court — STOMP

A video taken by a Singaporean Stomper shows three men playing games on their mobile phones while seated at a dining table in a crowded food court. The group did not have any food or drinks on the table, and despite the lunch crowd, they did not give up their seats to those waiting for a table. The incident occurred at the newly-opened Sinfoodie food court at Tai Seng Street, which is known to be very busy during lunch.

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