Posts by Amelia Frost
Woman Pleads Guilty in Covid Tax Credit Scheme That Netted $33 Million
Some people binge-watched shows during the Covid pandemic. Others picked up pickleball. But according to federal prosecutors, one Las Vegas woman prepared and filed false tax returns for her business and others at a busy average rate of nearly 80 per month. Over a 16-month period beginning in June 2022, the Justice Department said Friday,…
Read MoreOpenAI Rejects Elon Musk’s $97.4 Billion Bid for Control of the Company
OpenAI’s board of directors on Friday rejected a $97.4 billion bid by Elon Musk and a consortium of investors to gain control of the artificial intelligence company, deepening a feud between Mr. Musk and OpenAI’s chief executive, Sam Altman. In a statement, Bret Taylor, the chairman of the OpenAI board, said, “OpenAI is not for…
Read MoreFull List of Prosecutors Who Have Resigned Following Trump’s Attorney General’s Order to Dismiss Eric Adams’ Indictment
Seven federal prosecutors have resigned in protest after Trump’s Attorney General, Emil Bove, ordered the dismissal of corruption charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams, with accusations of political interference. Latin Times Federal prosecutors are quitting in protest over political interference in the legal process. At least seven have resigned after the Justice Department abruptly dropped…
Read MoreWhat to Know About VAT, the Tax System Used in Europe That Trump Despises
President Trump on Thursday ordered his advisers to determine new tariff rates on America’s trading partners, a move that he said would “correct longstanding imbalances in international trade.” As part of his plan, Mr. Trump has taken aim at the value-added tax, a system used widely in Europe and elsewhere to tax the consumption of…
Read MoreThe Restaurant That Started Panda Express
This orange chicken has not been waiting for you on the steam table. It has not been bouncing and sweating in the darkness of a clamshell container while you wheel your luggage to the gate. At Panda Inn, the Pasadena restaurant that started Panda Express, the orange chicken is made to order, strewed with whole…
Read MoreDemocratic Congressman Slams Eric Adams’ Broadcasted Partnership With Trump’s Border Czar as ‘Open, Naked Corruption’
Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell blasts NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ partnership with Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, as “open, naked corruption” Getty Images In an alleged bid to dodge corruption charges, New York City Mayor Eric Adams teamed up with Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan—an alliance Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) is calling “open, naked corruption.” Adams…
Read MoreTrump Admin Fires CDC ‘Disease Detectives’ As Bird Flu Fears Rise: Sources
Nearly half of an elite US epidemiology program known as the “disease detectives” were dismissed by the Trump administration on Friday, according to sources familiar with the matter, dealing a blow to public health efforts as fears rise over bird flu. The sackings come as Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency pushes to downsize the…
Read MoreUN Vehicle Torched, Commander Wounded As Hezbollah Supporters Protest
A UN peacekeeping force vehicle in Lebanon was torched Friday as supporters of militant group Hezbollah blocked the road to Beirut airport in protest, with UNIFIL reporting one commander wounded in the incident. Hezbollah supporters have blocked the road to the country’s only airport for two consecutive nights over a decision barring two Iranian planes…
Read MoreArgentine Court Issues Warrants For Myanmar Officials Accused Of Rohingya ‘Genocide’
An Argentine court has issued arrest warrants for the head of Myanmar’s military junta and former officials including Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi over alleged “genocide and crimes against humanity” targeting the Rohingya minority group. The court ruling, seen by AFP on Friday, was issued in response to a complaint filed in…
Read MoreDemocratic Congressman Slams Vance For ‘Lecturing Europeans’ on ‘Political Tolerance’ as Trump Admin Continues Federal Firings: ‘That’s a Bit Much’
Dem. Congressman Gerry Connolly slammed JD Vance for his comments at the Munich Security Conference on Friday. Getty Images Democratic Congressman Gerry Connolly slammed Vice President JD Vance during for “lecturing Europeans” on “political tolerance” during his address to global leaders at the Munich Security Conference. When asked during a CNN interview Friday who he…
Read MoreUkranians Mark Valentine’s Day With Tears
All Natalia has for Valentine’s Day is the grave of her husband, Vassyl, a Ukrainian soldier killed at the front and now buried in the western city of Lviv. That and a purple book of poems she clutches tightly in her hands. “I gave this book to him as a wedding anniversary present. A month…
Read MoreGerman Sports Carmaker Porsche To Cut 1,900 Jobs
Sports car manufacturer Porsche said Thursday it will axe 1,900 jobs after sales slumped in China and amid a tricky shift to electric vehicles, the latest blow for Germany’s stalling auto sector. The cuts will be made in the coming years in Germany, at the luxury brand’s Stuttgart headquarters and the firm’s nearby research centre,…
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