Posts by Amelia Frost
Warren Questions Bessent Over Musk Access to Treasury Payment System
Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts sent a letter on Monday to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent demanding answers for why the so-called Department of Government Efficiency was granted access to the federal payments system, giving Elon Musk and his team a powerful tool that could be used to track and potentially limit government spending. The letter…
Read MorePanama Canal Fees Have Become a Flashpoint. Here’s Why They’ve Risen.
The cost of using the Panama Canal has risen in recent years — excessively so, President Trump has asserted. The canal operator says droughts, investments in upgrades and sheer demand are among the reasons. But if Mr. Trump wrests lower canal fees out of Panama, American consumers may not feel much difference, because canal costs…
Read MoreOne Response to Trump’s Tariffs: Trade That Excludes the U.S.
In May, the 10-country Association of Southeast Asian Nations, known as ASEAN, will meet the six Middle Eastern nations that make up the Gulf Cooperation Council. The summit’s host, Malaysia, has invited China to attend. China is also poised to update its own free-trade agreement with ASEAN, which includes Cambodia, the Philippines, Indonesia and Vietnam.…
Read MoreGroundhog Day: Is Punxsutawney Phil Accurate? His Forecaster Ranking Will Shock You
Groundhog Day has been celebrated since the 1880s. Latin Times KEY POINTS Phil made his winter prediction Sunday to a large crowd in Pennsylvania The NOAA’s ranking of Groundhog Day prognosticators puts Phil in third-to-last spot Staten Island Chuck of New York has a much higher accuracy rate than Phil Groundhog Day 2025 has just…
Read MoreSouth Korea Appeals Court Upholds Samsung Chief’s Fraud Acquittal
Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Jae-yong arriving at a Seoul court to hear his appeal verdict AFP Samsung Electronics chief Lee Jae-yong was cleared again Monday of a raft of charges linked to a controversial 2015 merger which prosecutors claimed was designed to seal his control of the South Korean tech giant. Lee was orginally cleared…
Read MoreTrump Announces Talks With Canada, Mexico Over Sweeping Tariffs
President Donald Trump said he will discuss the punishing tariffs he has levied on Canada and Mexico with both countries on Monday, after arguing that Americans may feel economic “pain” from the 25 percent duties but that it will be “worth the price.” Speaking to reporters after he flew back to Washington Sunday evening from…
Read MoreMajority Of Millennial, Gen Z Voters Favor Abortion Restrictions Ahead Of March For Life
As tens of thousands of Americans prepare to gather in Washington, D.C., for the March For Life on Feb. 7, a new survey reveals that a majority of Millennial and Gen Z voters are in favor of abortion restrictions. Conducted by the Demetree Institute for Pro-Life Advancement, a project of Students for Life of America,…
Read More$SAN Soars Above 100%: Memecoins, Other Smaller Tokens Survive Trump Tariff-Triggered Crypto Crash
KEY POINTS $SAN was up 104% in the day and other survivors were far from its stellar performance during a weekend bloodbath $GRIFT surged over 25%, $ALPHA added 24%, and $STNK was up by 23.5% overnight Bitcoin is down over 6% in the day, and $ETH and other major altcoins are also in the deep…
Read MoreUSAID Crisis: Musk Says Trump Agreed To ‘Shut It Down’ After Officials Blocked DOGE Access
“The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the world’s largest humanitarian aid donor, may be shut down after tech billionaire Elon Musk claimed that President Donald Trump agreed to wind down the agency. Early Monday, Musk held a live session on X Spaces and said that he spoke in detail about USAID with the president.…
Read MoreTwo Years On, Construction Jungle Emerges From Antioch’s Quake-hit Ruins
Whenever Sema Genc enters a room, the first place she looks is the ceiling: would it hold up in an earthquake, or would she be trapped under the rubble again? “That fear is always with you,” said the 34-year-old, whose home in Antakya collapsed on top of her in a 7.8-magnitude quake that devastated swathes…
Read MoreThree Years After Ukraine Invasion, Europe Still Deals With Energy Crisis
At a newly built dock along Germany’s Elbe River, tankers from the United States unload liquefied natural gas to fuel factories and homes. In central Spain, a forest of wind turbines planted atop mountains helps power the energy grid. In French government buildings, thermostats have been lowered in winter to save electricity. In the three…
Read MoreHow China Allegedly Contributes To The Deadly Fentanyl Crisis
US President Donald Trump has slapped new tariffs on Chinese goods, partly in response to Beijing’s alleged role in a deadly opioid epidemic in the United States. Washington has long accused Beijing of turning a blind eye to the deadly fentanyl trade, which US authorities estimate caused tens of thousands of deaths a year. China…
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