Posts by Amelia Frost
Want Eggs With Your Breakfast? Pay a Surcharge, Waffle House Says.
Anyone craving the all-day breakfast at Waffle House will have to shell out an extra 50 cents for each egg in their omelet or scrambled eggs, the restaurant chain said on Monday. Waffle House said in a statement that the temporary surcharge, which went into effect the same day, was being added to address the…
Read MoreChaos Reigns As Federal Worker Accepts Trump Buyout, Receives No Response: Report
The US Office of Personnel Management sent out an email offering months of paid leave in exchange for the resignation of federal employees, but one employee who accepted the offer last week has been met with silence. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images As confusion ripples through federal agencies, one employee who accepted the “deferred resignation” offer sent…
Read MoreThis Vibrator Kept My Long-Distance Relationship’s Spark Alive
Material: Body-safe silicone Battery: 1.5-hour USB-rechargeable battery with 1.5-hour run time Noise level: Quiet Modes: 12 intensity levels Waterproof: Yes Remote- or app-controllable: App-controllable from anywhere Satisfyer has garnered many fans for its air pulse technology, which is similar to Womanizer’s but at a cheaper price point. When the long-distance version of its best-selling suction…
Read MorePepsiCo Adding Healthier Snacks as Its North American Sales Dip
Amid a national debate on highly processed foods and the rise of weight-loss drugs, PepsiCo is responding by offering healthier versions of some snacks. Early Tuesday, the company reported that revenue in the fourth quarter slipped modestly to $27.8 billion from $27.9 billion a year earlier, while net income rose to $1.5 billion from $1.3…
Read MoreUS Freezes Funding Contributions To Haiti Multinational Security Force: UN
The United States has frozen its financial contributions to a multinational security support mission in Haiti, a United Nations spokesperson said on Tuesday, a move that would stop $13.3 million in pending aid. “We received an official notification from the US asking for an immediate stop work order on their contribution to the multinational security…
Read MoreThe Closed-Door Battle to Become IOC President
Late Wednesday night, members of the International Olympic Committee gathered for a dinner at the Olympic Museum on the banks of Lake Geneva. The next morning, they would see presentations from seven candidates vying to be their leader, a role that would by most measures be the most important in international sports. At the closed-doors…
Read MoreTrump Wants to Know Why U.S. Cars Are Rare in Germany. Here Are a Few Reasons.
It is a question that vexed President Trump eight years ago and has re-emerged as a reason behind his threat to impose tariffs on the European Union: Why don’t Europeans buy cars from the United States? “They make it impossible to sell cars in the European Union,” Mr. Trump told reporters on Monday, reviving a…
Read MoreUS Flights Carrying Detained Migrants To Guantanamo ‘Underway’
The first US flights carrying detained migrants to America’s notorious Guantanamo military base in Cuba were underway Tuesday as President Donald Trump’s administration cracks down on illegal migration, the White House said. Guantanamo is primarily known as a detention center for suspects accused of terrorism-related offenses, but the base also has a history of being…
Read MoreElection Rematch For Ecuador’s President, Main Rival
In Ecuador’s presidential election, both top candidates want a second chance. Incumbent Daniel Noboa to finish his crackdown on narco violence, and lawyer Luisa Gonzalez to become the country’s first elected woman president. On Sunday, they will face off for the top post for the second time in less than 16 months. Noboa, in office…
Read MoreTrump, China’s Xi Set To Speak On Tariff Battle
US President Donald Trump and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping are expected to speak by phone on Tuesday, just hours after slapping tariffs on each other’s economies in an escalating trade war. Beijing said it was imposing levies on imports of US energy, vehicles and equipment in a return salvo minutes after Trump’s threatened tariffs on…
Read MoreRFK’s Nomination Passes First Test And Heads to Senate Floor
A lawyer working with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. demanded that the government stop distributing vaccines, and wanted to have approval withdrawn for the polio vaccine. Rebecca Noble/Getty Images Members of the Senate Finance Committee voted 14-13 to send the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be President Donald Trump’s Health and Human Services secretary…
Read MoreFerrari Reports Another Record-Breaking Year
Italian luxury carmaker Ferrari posted another set of record results on Tuesday, with net profit surging to more than 1.5 billion euros last year. Profit was up 21 percent on the previous year to 1.53 billion euros ($1.58 billion), beating the 1.46 billion euros predicted by analysts surveyed by Factset. Net profit in the fourth…
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