Posts by Amelia Frost
Mexican Mega-port Confronts Trump’s Tariff Storm
At dawn, container ships from Asia unload at a huge Pacific port in Mexico that so far appears to be weathering the storm unleashed by US President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Members of the navy patrol the waters off Lazaro Cardenas, which for years has also been a gateway for drug flows that Mexico is under…
Read MoreTrump’s Next 100 Days: Now Comes The Hard Part
President Donald Trump spent his first 100 days issuing a blitz of executive orders to deliver rapidly on campaign pledges, drastically downsize the government and reshape America’s role on the global stage. But the job gets trickier now for the self-styled dealmaker-in-chief, who must corral fractious Republicans on Capitol Hill to anchor his domestic policies…
Read MoreFive Things To Know About The Australian Election
Australians are voting in a general election Saturday, a hard-fought contest between party leaders with sharply contrasting visions for the country. Here are five things you need to know about the poll Down Under. The election pits left-leaning incumbent Prime Minister Anthony Albanese against staunchly conservative rival Peter Dutton. Both have blue-collar backgrounds — setting…
Read MoreNewark Airport Is Experiencing Major Flight Delays. What’s Causing Them?
Flying into or out of Newark Liberty International Airport has brought plenty of misery in the last week, with cancellations, delays stretching well past five hours and flight diversions that have stranded travelers far from their destinations. Passengers are reporting on social media that they have missed flights and spent hours stuck on the tarmac…
Read MoreApple Eases App Store Rules Under Court Pressure
Apple on Friday relaxed its App Store payment rules in the face of a scathing court order, with Spotify quick to reap the benefit. Apple’s update to its App Store guidelines let developers know they could now provide links to outside payment platforms, allowing people to buy apps featured in its US online shop without…
Read MoreTrump Says He’s ‘Taking Away’ Harvard’s Tax Exempt Status
Harvard University signaled Friday that it would resist President Trump’s renewed threat to revoke the school’s tax-exempt status, a move for which it said there was “no legal basis” as the president escalated his bitter dispute with the nation’s oldest university. Harvard stopped short of explicitly pledging a legal challenge to a revocation of its…
Read MoreUS Hiring Stayed Strong Amid Early Days of Tariff Policy, Jobs Report Shows
The latest message from the data on the U.S. economy is simple: So far, so good, until further notice. The labor market remained in a healthy state of balance as America entered a global trade war in April. U.S. employers added 177,000 jobs last month, the Labor Department reported on Friday. And the unemployment rate…
Read MoreTrump Proposes $163 Billion in Cuts Across Government in New Budget
President Trump on Friday proposed slashing $163 billion in federal spending next fiscal year, a drastic retrenchment in the role and reach of government that, if enacted, would eliminate a vast set of climate, education, health and housing programs, including some that benefit the poor. Issuing his first budget proposal since returning to office, Mr.…
Read MoreCompanies Are Raising Prices as Tariffs Hit
More companies are starting to warn that they will have to pass on higher costs to American consumers, raising prices for products like strollers, mattresses, power tools and cast-iron cookware as President Trump’s tariffs take hold. Some company officials said they had been left with no choice but to raise prices as they pay more…
Read MoreBillionaire-owned Paris FC Win Promotion And Prepare To Take On PSG
Six months after a joint takeover that involved Europe’s richest man and drinks giant Red Bull, Paris FC squeezed out a 1-1 draw at Martigues on Friday to lock up promotion to Ligue 1. The victory means that Paris will have two teams in the French top division for the first time in 35 years.…
Read MoreFormer Abercrombie C.E.O. Ruled Unfit to Stand Trial for Sex Trafficking
Michael S. Jeffries, the former chief executive of Abercrombie and Fitch who was charged with running an international sex-trafficking ring, on Friday was found unfit to stand trial because of an Alzheimer’s diagnosis. In a three-page order, Judge Nusrat J. Choudhury of the Eastern District of New York, wrote that Mr. Jeffries was “suffering from…
Read MoreTrump Insists Admin is Being ‘Careful’ With Deportations Following Joe Rogan’s Worries They Could ‘Become Monsters’
President Donald Trump responded to remarks from influential Trump supporter and podcast host Joe Rogan, who cautioned against abandoning due process as the administration conducts aggressive deportation tactics. During an ABC News interview marking his 100th day in office, Terry Moran read Rogan’s April 17 podcast remarks about the deportation of Venezuelans to a high…
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