Posts by Amelia Frost
Hard-right Upstarts Eye Big Gains In Local UK Polls
Britain’s anti-immigrant Reform UK party is seeking to prove its credentials as a credible political force at local elections this week that will test the popularity of Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Nigel Farage’s hard-right upstarts are pushing to pick up scores of council and mayoral seats, as well as a parliamentary one, that they…
Read MoreLess-thirsty Rice Offers Hope In Drought-stricken Chile
A cold, dry part of Chile might not sound like the best place to grow rice, a famously thirsty grain that thrives in tropical conditions. But a new strain of the world’s favorite cereal developed by scientists in the drought-plagued South American country has generated hope that rice can be grown in seemingly inhospitable conditions.…
Read MoreAmazon Launches First 27 Project Kuiper Internet Satellites
The battle of billionaires in space between Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk has entered a new arena: satellite internet. Amazon, the company that Mr. Bezos started as an online bookseller three decades ago, is now a merchandising behemoth, the owner of the James Bond franchise, a seller of electronic gadgets like Echo smart speakers and…
Read MoreHouse Passes Bill to Ban Sharing of Revenge Porn, Sending It to Trump
The House on Monday overwhelmingly passed bipartisan legislation to criminalize the nonconsensual sharing of sexually explicit photos and videos of others — including A.I.-generated images known as “deepfakes” — and to mandate that platforms quickly remove them. The vote of 409 to 2 cleared the measure for President Trump, who was expected to quickly sign…
Read More‘Like A Dream’ As IPL’s 14-year-old Suryavanshi Becomes Youngest To Hit T20 Ton
Indian batter Vaibhav Suryavanshi on Monday became the youngest to hit a senior T20 century at 14 years and 32 days as he powered Rajasthan Royals’ successful chase against Gujarat Titans in the IPL. Suryavanshi, a left-hand batsman who became the youngest IPL debutant on April 19, smashed 100 off 35 balls to pummel the…
Read MoreUS Warplane Falls Off Aircraft Carrier Into Red Sea
The Truman is one of two US aircraft carriers currently operating in the Middle East AFP A multi-million-dollar US warplane fell off the Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier into the Red Sea on Monday in an accident that injured one sailor, the Navy said. A tractor that was towing the fighter plane — a model…
Read MoreWhy the Economic Disruption From Trump’s Tariff War Will Be Hard to Reverse
President Trump has made clear his intent to smash the reigning global economic order. And in 100 days, he has made remarkable progress in accomplishing that goal. Mr. Trump has provoked a trade war, scrapped treaties and suggested that Washington might not defend Europe. He is also dismantling the governmental infrastructure that has provided the…
Read MoreChatGPT Adds Shopping Help, Intensifying Google Rivalry
OpenAI is making its ChatGPT online search tool more appealing to shoppers as it faces criticism over its decision to shift to a for-profit structure from its original establishment as a nonprofit entity AFP OpenAI announced Monday that ChatGPT is now helping users find products online, enhancing its challenge to Google amid regulatory pressure on…
Read MoreTrump Wants Pollster ‘Criminals’ Investigated for Fraud After Multiple Polls Reveal Dwindling Approval
President Donald Trump called for media organizations and pollsters to be investigated for “election fraud” on Monday after a series of polls showed his approval ratings plunging to historic lows. Posting on his Truth Social platform, Trump lashed out at The New York Times, ABC News, The Washington Post and Fox News, accusing them of…
Read MoreInside The Mad Dash to Turn Division I Athletes Into Influencers
On a February afternoon at the University of North Carolina, a group of seven students on the diving team sat barefoot on the floor of the college’s muggy natatorium. They were staring expectantly at a petite blond woman in a black sweater perched on a concrete block. Vickie Segar was there, with the blessing of…
Read MoreNorth Korean Troops Undergo High-Powered Weapons Training In Russia, Video Shows
Russia’s Defense Ministry on Monday released a video showing North Korean soldiers undergoing combat training in Russia, shortly after both Moscow and Pyongyang confirmed North Korean involvement in the war in Ukraine. The video, shared by Russian state media TASS, depicts Russian instructors training North Korean troops in a variety of combat skills. Soldiers are…
Read MoreUN Food, Refugee Agencies Warn Of Huge Cuts After Funding Losses
The UN’s food and refugee agencies have warned of dire cuts to their services as funding plummets, especially from key donor the United States under President Donald Trump. The UN World Food Programme (WFP) will cut staff by 25 to 30 percent as contributions to the global aid agency have dropped, according to an internal…
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