Posts by Amelia Frost
Jenna Bush Hager Reveals Dramatic Bob Haircut on Live TV
Jenna Bush Hager is the latest celeb to hop on the bob haircut trend. While cohosting Today with Jenna & Friends with Leslie Bibb on June 16, Hager took the plunge and got her hair cut live on TV. It’s only fitting that she’d get a bob alongside cohost Bibb, whose own haircut on season…
Read MoreVision, Grit, and Growth: How Dr. Walter Leise Built Himself and Sarasota Medical Products from the Ground Up
Dr. Walter Francis Leise III was once the kid that teachers wrote off. Diagnosed with dyslexia early on, he lagged behind in reading. His school performance led some educators to believe he wouldn’t catch up, a label that stuck painfully, even though it couldn’t have been further from the truth. “I could read a word…
Read MoreUS Retail Sales Slip More Than Expected After Rush To Beat Tariffs
US retail sales declined more than expected in May, government data showed Tuesday, dragged by a slowdown in auto sales as consumers pulled back after hurrying to get ahead of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs. As Trump’s levies flow through the country, analysts are keeping a close watch on how consumers — a critical driver…
Read MoreGlobal Oil Demand To Dip In 2030, First Drop Since Covid: IEA
Global oil demand will fall slightly in 2030, its first drop since the 2020 Covid pandemic, the International Energy Agency said Tuesday. In an annual outlook for the oil market, the Paris-based agency cited sluggish economic growth, global trade tensions, the rise of electric cars and the shift away from crude to produce power. Annual…
Read MoreGaza Rescuers Say Israel Army Kills More Than 50 People Near Aid Site
Gaza’s civil defence agency said Israeli forces on Tuesday killed more than 50 aid seekers in the southern city of Khan Yunis, the latest deadly incident near an aid site in the Palestinian territory. The Gaza Strip has been ravaged by more than 20 months of war between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas, with…
Read MorePoll Finds Public Turning To AI Bots For News Updates
People are increasingly turning to generative artificial intelligence chatbots like ChatGPT to follow day-to-day news, a respected media report published Tuesday found. The yearly survey from the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism found “for the first time” that significant numbers of people were using chatbots to get headlines and updates, director Mitali Mukherjee…
Read MoreRussian Strikes Kill 14 In ‘Horrific’ Attack On Kyiv
Russian strikes killed at least 14 people and wounded dozens in Kyiv in what Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday called “one of the most horrific attacks” on the capital. Zelensky said “an entire section of an apartment block” was destroyed and rescuers were searching under the rubble for possible survivors. AFP journalists heard drones…
Read MoreEmpty Seats As Chelsea Win Opener At Club World Cup, Benfica Deny Boca
Chelsea began their Club World Cup campaign with a 2-0 victory against Los Angeles FC in a largely empty stadium on Monday as Brazilian giants Flamengo also got off to a winning start and a Benfica comeback denied Boca Juniors in a stormy encounter. As the inaugural 32-team tournament gradually kicks into gear in the…
Read MoreBahaa Hariri and the Battle for Lebanon’s Future
During a golden age, Beirut was known as the “Paris of the Middle East”—a cosmopolitan mecca that gleamed with fancy restaurants and hotels. The fashion magazine Vogue went so far as to label the Lebanese capital a “jet-setters’ playground,” with a social scene to rival wealthy European capitals. That was in the 1970s, before the…
Read MoreBank Of Japan Holds Rates, Says To Slow Bond Purchase Taper
The Bank of Japan kept interest rates unchanged Tuesday and said it would taper its purchase of government bonds at a slower pace amid concerns about the effect of trade uncertainty on the world’s number four economy. The central bank spent years buying up Japanese Government Bonds (JGBs) to keep yields low as part of…
Read MoreVerdict Due For Sweden’s ‘Queen Of Trash’ Over Toxic Waste
A court in Sweden will rule Tuesday in the country’s biggest environmental crime trial, where a self-proclaimed “Queen of Trash” and four others stand accused of illegally dumping toxic waste. The once-acclaimed waste management company Think Pink is accused of dumping or burying some 200,000 tonnes of waste from the Stockholm area at 21 sites…
Read MoreOil Prices Jump After Trump’s Warning, Stocks Extend Gains
Oil prices rallied Tuesday after Donald Trump urged Tehran residents to evacuate, stoking fresh fears of all-out war as Israel and Iran continued to pound each other with missiles. Hopes that the deadly conflict can be contained helped most equities rise, while the US president’s earlier claim that the Islamic republic wanted to make a…
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