Posts by Amelia Frost
Trump Eats the Epstein Files in ‘Genius’ New L.A. Street Art: ‘Needs to Be on Billboards Everywhere’
[ad_1] President Donald Trump was spotted eating the files on sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in a new street art installation in Los Angeles, following backlash to a recent memo by the Department of Justice and the FBI. In a video posted Sunday by @vjaybombs on TikTok, an account that creates and projects edited videos that…
Read MoreDan Bongino’s Chances of Leaving Trump Admin As MAGA Influencer Predicts His Resignation Over Epstein Files Debacle
[ad_1] After a prominent MAGA influencer predicted that FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino would depart from his role in the Trump administration “in the next week” over backlash to the handling of the files on Jeffrey Epstein, traders have turned to predict who will be next to leave the administration. Far-right activist Laura Loomer has…
Read MoreUkraine’s Zelensky Seeks Shakeup With New Prime Minister
[ad_1] Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday that he was recommending economy minister Yulia Svyrydenko become prime minister in a significant political shakeup for the war-scarred country. The announcement is likely to herald a broad government reshuffle, more than three years after Russia launched its invasion that has cost tens of thousands of lives. “I…
Read MoreLVMH Italian Fashion House Loro Piana Put Under Court Administration
[ad_1] Italian fashion house Loro Piana, owned by French giant LVMH, has been placed under court administration for allegedly facilitating the exploitation of workers by subcontractors, police and a company source said Monday. In a statement, the Italian police labour protection service said it had “executed a decree of judicial administration issued by the Milan…
Read MoreJapan’s World Barber Classic Tries To Bring Back Business
[ad_1] Hundreds of rowdy spectators, many heavily tattooed, roared Monday at a Tokyo arena usually reserved for boxing — except the contestants were not athletes, but barbers. A dozen Japanese and foreign contestants were taking part in the World Barber Classic, showing off their hairdressing skills surrounded by national flags and the blare of hip-hop…
Read MoreDeadlocked Gaza Truce Talks Limp On But US Hopes For Deal
[ad_1] Stuttering Gaza ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas entered a second week on Monday, with US President Donald Trump still hopeful of a breakthrough and as more than 20 people were killed on the ground. The indirect negotiations in the Qatari capital, Doha, appeared deadlocked at the weekend after both sides blamed the other…
Read MoreSyria Deploys Forces After Dozens Killed In Bedouin-Druze Clashes
[ad_1] Syria deployed security forces Monday in the southern province of Sweida after at least 50 people were killed in clashes between Sunni Bedouin tribes and Druze fighters, a monitor said. The outbreak of sectarian violence underscores the challenges facing the administration of interim leader Ahmad al-Sharaa, whose Islamist forces overthrew president Bashar al-Assad in…
Read MoreResearchers Redesign Vaginal Speculum To Ease Fear And Pain
[ad_1] It is cold, hard, metallic and commonly associated with pain. Not a mediaeval torture instrument, but the vaginal speculum used every day around the world for essential gynaecological exams. Two engineers at Delft University in the Netherlands are now rethinking the decades-old design of the speculum — long dreaded by many patients — to…
Read MoreEU Climate VP Seeks ‘Fair Competition’ With China On Green Energy
[ad_1] The European Union is seeking “fair competition” with China and not a race to the bottom in wages and environmental standards, the bloc’s vice president for the clean transition told AFP on Monday. Deep frictions exist over economic relations between the 27-nation bloc and Beijing. Brussels is worried that a manufacturing glut propelled by…
Read MoreRescued German Backpacker Details Australia Bush Ordeal
[ad_1] A German backpacker who survived 11 nights in the Australian bush described on Monday how she got lost and confused after crashing her car. Carolina Wilga, 26, was found on a scarcely used track in Western Australia late last week miles from her vehicle after going missing in remote bushland, and police said she…
Read MoreFrance’s Military Pigeons Race In Memory Of Brave Predecessors
[ad_1] These days, French military pigeon number 193-529 is no longer needed to carry tiny messages during war-time communication blackouts. But the racing bird serves as a reminder of the brave service of its predecessors in World Wars I and II, and the 1870 siege of Paris. Inside Europe’s last military pigeon loft, Sergeant Sylvain…
Read MoreHong Kong Court Hears Appeals By Jailed Democracy Campaigners
[ad_1] A Hong Kong court began hearing appeals on Monday from 12 democracy campaigners who were jailed for subversion last year during the city’s largest national security trial. They were among 45 opposition figures, including some of Hong Kong’s best-known democracy activists, who were sentenced in November over a 2020 informal primary election that authorities…
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