Posts by Amelia Frost
Selena Gomez’s Half-Up Flippy Lob Is the Perfect, Easy Summer Hairdo
Though some celeb hairstyles can be hard to re-create, it isn’t the case with this quick and easy look. Simply pull the top half of your hair back, apply some styling serum, cream, or gel (to treat frizz and get that slicked-back look), use a boar-bristle brush to keep those wispies in check, and tie…
Read MoreWho Is Dr. Casey Means? Everything You Need to Know About Donald Trump’s Pick for Surgeon General
Who is Casey Means, President Donald Trump’s pick for US Surgeon General, as of May 7? That’s a good question. Means is already pretty popular within Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s MAHA (Make America Healthy Again) universe, but those outside the MAHA world have greeted her nomination with a high degree of skepticism. Means is best…
Read MoreMusk Argued Being a ‘Public Official’ Should Make Public Meeting Addressing Neighbor Dispute Private: Report
Elon Musk’s team attempted to make a public hearing private by invoking his political ties as officials were set to review a fence built without permits at his Texas mansion. Elon Musk tried to prevent a public meeting about an unpermitted fence and gate at his Texas mansion by claiming his status as a “federal…
Read MoreThis Is the Tinted Moisturizer That Editors & Makeup Artists Swear By
If you have very oily skin, you might want to opt for this Laura Mercier tinted moisturizer that has a soft matte finish. This blurring pick does just the trick: It controls shine, has long-lasting wear, and even provides SPF protection. It helps even out skin tone and texture, too, and does a great job…
Read MorePro-Palestinian Protesters Occupy Columbia University Library, Prompting NYPD Sweep
NEW YORK — Dozens of pro-Palestinian demonstrators were arrested Wednesday evening after occupying part of Columbia University’s Butler Library, an escalation of campus tensions tied to the Israel-Gaza conflict. The protesters, many wearing masks and kaffiyehs, breached a security gate shortly after 3 p.m. and took over the second floor of the library’s main room,…
Read MoreIsrael’s Aid Blockade To Gaza ‘Unacceptable’: Red Cross
The Red Cross on Thursday denounced the human cost of the war raging in Gaza, slamming Israel’s “unacceptable” full blockade on aid into the besieged and conflict-ravaged Palestinian territory. Aid agencies have repeatedly warned of a growing humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, which they say has been exacerbated by an Israeli blockade on all aid since…
Read MoreIsrael Forces Close UN Schools In Annexed East Jerusalem
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees said Thursday that Israel closed three of its schools in annexed east Jerusalem, months after an Israeli ban on its activities took effect. An AFP photographer at the scene reported that a closure notice in Hebrew was left at the entrance of at least one of the schools, and…
Read MoreU.S. Trade Deal Could Lift UK Economy, but Won’t Transform It
The British government made faster economic growth its No. 1 mission. But efforts to kick-start it have been repeatedly knocked off course by a global economy lurching from one crisis to another. On Thursday, British officials appeared to secure a win. The country is set to announce some form of trade deal with the United…
Read MoreFirst Responders In Gaza Run Out Of Supplies
First responders in Gaza said Thursday that their operations were at a near standstill, more than two months into a full Israeli blockade that has left food and fuel in severe shortage. Israel denies a humanitarian crisis is unfolding in the Gaza Strip, where it plans to expand military operations to force Hamas to free…
Read MoreA’ja Wilson Now Has a Nike Signature Shoe. Why Did It Take So Long?
A’ja Wilson, a center for the Las Vegas Aces, is widely acknowledged as the best player in the Women’s National Basketball Association. She is something like the league’s on-court answer to LeBron James or Michael Jordan. “I don’t shy away from having conversations with her about being the greatest to ever play,” said Becky Hammon,…
Read MoreTrump Picks Casey Means As Surgeon General Nominee, Replaces Janette Nesheiwat
President Donald Trump picked Dr. Casey Means for the role of U.S. Surgeon General after withdrawing the nomination of Dr. Janette Nesheiwat, according to the White House’s announcement on Wednesday. The decision came just one day before Nesheiwat’s Senate confirmation hearing was scheduled to begin. Trump took to social media to share that Dr. Means…
Read MoreHow India Is Trying to Squeeze Pakistan Far From the Battlefield
Even as India was gearing up to use its military to strike at Pakistan this week, calling it revenge for a terrorist strike in Kashmir last month, the government was pursuing other forms of power projection as well: bloodless and more refined, and mostly aimed at Pakistan’s economic vulnerability. On Friday, May 9, the executive…
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