Posts by Amelia Frost
Professors and University Officers Sue to Block Trump’s Anti-DEI Orders: ‘In the United States, There is No King’
University officials and education organizations are suing to block President Trump’s executive orders that roll back diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies, arguing they exceed executive authority and violate constitutional rights. “In the United States, there is no king,” the lawsuit, filed Monday in a Maryland US District Court, asserts. “The President can exercise only…
Read MoreU.S. Postal Service Reverses Decision to Halt Parcel Service From China
The United States Postal Service made an about-turn on Wednesday and said it would continue to accept packages from mainland China and Hong Kong, reversing a decision to temporarily halt those deliveries after an order by President Trump that ended duty-free handling of many smaller parcels. The Postal Service’s halt and reversal just hours later…
Read More100,000 Eggs Are Stolen in Pennsylvania Amid Shortage
The Pennsylvania State Police said this week that they were investigating the theft on Saturday of 100,000 organic eggs worth more than $40,000 from a distribution trailer in Greencastle, in south-central Pennsylvania. The eggs were stolen at around 8:40 p.m. from a facility operated by Pete & Gerry’s Organics, according to a police report. “The…
Read MorePro-Trump Media Sees Nothing but the President ‘Winning’
President Trump’s first weeks back in the White House have included government groups scrambling to figure out their funding and Wall Street investors getting whipsawed by trade wars that seemed to begin and then end in an instant. But through it all, the mood among those in right-wing media has been nothing short of ebullient.…
Read MoreFollowing Trump, Argentina Quits World Health Organization
Argentina said Wednesday it will quit the World Health Organization, following in the footsteps of Donald Trump’s United States and citing similar complaints over the UN body’s management of the Covid-19 pandemic. Railing against the economic fallout of Covid-19 lockdowns, President Javier Milei lamented “one of the most bizarre crimes against humanity” as he explained…
Read MoreWorkday Axes 8.5% Of Its Workers: ‘Realize This Is Tough News’
Carl Eschenbach, CEO of Workday Via Getty Images The American cloud-based financial management software vendor Workday announced on February 5 that the company is cutting nearly 2,000 jobs—or 8.5% of its workforce—with CEO Carl Eschenbach citing in a memo that the layoffs are necessary for ongoing growth efforts at the company, including a particular focus…
Read MoreNovo Nordisk Annual Sales Jump on Demand for Ozempic and Wegovy
Novo Nordisk, the Danish pharmaceutical company behind Ozempic and Wegovy, capped off a somewhat turbulent 2024, reporting profit and revenue on Wednesday that comfortably beat Wall Street expectations. But the drugmaker said it expected sales growth to slow in 2025, as competition increases. Novo Nordisk retains its title as Europe’s most valuable company, but its…
Read MoreMinds That Matter: Entrepreneurs To Follow In 2025
In recent years, the world has seen a lot of progress in fast digital evolution since the narrative around blockchain got into the limelight, and now, Artificial Intelligence. The stage of 2025 took a different approach and offered a range of entrepreneurial innovations, drastically changing world sectors. Led by forward-looking Entrepreneurs, these inventions have opened…
Read MoreUSAID Employees Worldwide Will Be Ordered to Stop Working Friday, Must Return to the US
In a sweeping move to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Trump administration has ordered nearly all agency employees worldwide to stop working by Friday and return to the United States within 30 days. The directive, confirmed by the Trump administration on Tuesday, follows weeks of speculation about the agency’s future. USAID…
Read MoreTesla Sales Fall In Germany As Musk Backs Far Right
Tesla sales plunged in Germany last month, official data showed Wednesday, after billionaire owner Elon Musk waded into the country’s election campaign by vocally backing the far right. Just 1,277 of the US firm’s electric cars were registered in Europe’s biggest auto market in January, down nearly 60 percent year-on-year, the KBA federal transport authority…
Read MoreAI Company Bans Use Of AI For Job Applications: ‘We Want To Evaluate Your Non-AI-Assisted Communication Skills’
Dario Amodei (R), co-founder and CEO of Anthropic, an artificial intelligence safety and research company, takes part in a debate at the Vivatech technology start-ups and innovation fair. Latin Times The company behind a successful AI assistant is requiring job applicants to write their application without the help of an AI assistant. Anthropic, responsible for…
Read MoreUS Trade Gap Swells In 2024 As Deficits Under Fresh Scrutiny
The US trade gap swelled last year to nearly $920 billion, according to government data released Wednesday, as deficits come under the spotlight with President Donald Trump’s return to the White House. In 2024, the overall US trade deficit grew to $918.4 billion, widening 17 percent from 2023 as imports ballooned more than exports, said…
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