Posts by Amelia Frost
How Trump’s One-for-One Tariff Plan Threatens the Global Economy
The world economy was already grappling with a perplexing assortment of variables, from geopolitical conflicts and a slowdown in China to the evolving complexities of climate change. Then, President Trump unleashed a plan to uproot decades of trade policy. In starting a process to impose so-called reciprocal tariffs on American trading partners, Mr. Trump increased…
Read MoreHow Pet Parrots Started a War Inside an NYC Apartment Building
Instead, the Rutherford leaned heavily on Charlotte Kullen. Her six-hour deposition, taken in September 2022, is difficult to read, in part because it captures her distress and in part because that distress is, legally speaking, beside the point. The judge overseeing the case signaled that she wanted a mediator to help the sides come to…
Read MoreThousands Of Probationary Employees Fired As Trump Administration Directs For Widespread Layoffs
Probationary employees across several federal health agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services on Saturday were notified of their termination through nearly identical letters. The letters informed them that their positions would be ending, marking a widespread reduction in staffing within these agencies. The letter, which was obtained by CBS News, stated: “Unfortunately,…
Read MoreTrump Media Loses More Than $400 Million In 2024
The parent company of Truth Social, President Donald Trump’s social networking platform, reported a loss of $400.9 million last year, with annual revenue dropping 12% to $3.6 million. Trump Media & Technology Group released its earnings late Friday, attributing part of the $400.9 million loss to a revenue-sharing deal with an unnamed advertising partner. After…
Read MoreRubio To Discuss Gaza Truce With Israel PM On First Leg Of Mideast Tour
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will discuss the Gaza ceasefire with Israel’s prime minister in Jerusalem on Sunday, launching a Middle East tour a day after the latest hostage-prisoner exchange. On his first visit to the region as Washington’s top diplomat, Rubio is expected to push US President Donald Trump’s widely condemned proposal to…
Read More18 Dead In India Stampede To Catch Trains To Hindu Mega-festival
At least 18 people died during a stampede at a railway station in India’s capital late Saturday when surging crowds scrambled to catch trains to the world’s largest religious gathering, officials and reports said. The Kumbh Mela attracts tens of millions of Hindu faithful every 12 years to the northern city of Prayagraj, and has…
Read MoreTrump Tariffs Fuel US Auto Anxiety
A flood of presidential trade policy announcements has kept US automakers on edge since Donald Trump returned to the White House last month. While some signature threats — like 25 percent tariffs on Mexico and Canada — have been wielded and then paused, Trump’s multipronged assault on the international trade order is building up incremental…
Read MoreDon’t Know Who To Vote For? Germany Has An App For That: The Wahl-O-Mat
Voting can be confusing, especially for young people casting their ballots for the first time, but in Germany they have an app to guide them through the democratic ritual: the Wahl-O-Mat. Also available online, the digital tool’s name translates roughly to the “voting machine” and has been a hit since its inception more than two…
Read MoreUkraine Rejects U.S. Demand for Half of Its Mineral Resources
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, during a closed-door meeting on Wednesday, rejected an offer by the Trump administration to relinquish half of the country’s mineral resources in exchange for U.S. support, according to five people briefed on the proposal or with direct knowledge of the talks. The unusual deal would have granted the United States…
Read MoreAmazon Union Push Falls Short at North Carolina Warehouse
Amazon workers voted overwhelmingly against a bid to unionize their North Carolina warehouse, the National Labor Relations Board said on Saturday, the latest setback in labor organizing efforts at the e-commerce giant. Workers at the RDU1 fulfillment center in Garner, outside of Raleigh, voted 2,447 to 829 against unionizing with Carolina Amazonians United for Solidarity…
Read MoreSyrian Kills Teen, Injures Five In Austria Knife Attack
A man thought to be a Syrian asylum seeker stabbed a teenager to death and wounded five others in southern Austria Saturday, police said, sending shock waves through the Alpine nation. The attack comes just two days after a suspected Afghan asylum seeker rammed a car into people in the city of Munich in neighbouring…
Read MoreZelensky: ‘I Really Believe the Time Has Come’ for Creation of an ‘Army of Europe’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called for the creation of a unified European army, arguing that Europe must be prepared to defend itself without relying on the United States. Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, Zelensky warned that the traditional security relationship between the U.S. and Europe is changing, citing comments from Vice President JD…
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