Posts by Amelia Frost
Israel Announces Creation Of 22 Settlements In West Bank
[ad_1] Israel announced on Thursday the creation of 22 new settlements in the occupied West Bank, risking further strain on relations with the international community already taxed by the war in Gaza. Israeli settlements in the West Bank are regularly condemned by the United Nations as illegal under international law, and are seen as one…
Read MoreForeign Students Seek To Quit Harvard Amid Trump Crackdown
[ad_1] Harvard University has been flooded with requests from foreign students to transfer to other institutions as US President Donald Trump’s administration seeks to ban it from hosting international scholars, a staff member said Wednesday. “Too many international students to count have inquired about the possibility of transferring to another institution,” Maureen Martin, director of…
Read MoreMusk’s Most Memorable Moments As Trump’s Advisor
[ad_1] Billionaire Elon Musk has said he is leaving his role in the US government, in which he was tasked with reducing federal spending, shortly after his first major break with Donald Trump over the president’s signature spending bill. While classified as a “special government employee” and “senior advisor to the president,” the South African-born…
Read MoreThousands Storm Aid Warehouse In Gaza As Hunger Crisis Deepens
[ad_1] Thousands of desperate Palestinians stormed a United Nations warehouse in central Gaza on Wednesday, with the World Food Programme reporting two possible deaths in the tumult as Israel and the UN traded blame over the deepening hunger crisis. The humanitarian situation in Gaza, where aid has finally begun to trickle in after a two-month…
Read MoreLee Jae-myung’s Rise From Poverty To Brink Of South Korean Presidency
[ad_1] Lawsuits, scandals, armed troops and a knife-wielding attacker all failed to deter Lee Jae-myung’s ascendancy from sweatshop worker to the cusp of South Korea’s presidency. After losing by a gossamer thin margin in 2022, the Democratic Party candidate has returned to the ballot, and is now poised to replace the political rival he was…
Read MoreAfrica Elects Its Next ‘Super Banker’
[ad_1] The race to become Africa’s next “super banker” ends on Thursday, with five candidates, including one woman, vying to succeed Nigeria’s Akinwumi Adesina as head of the African Development Bank in a contest that appears too close to call. In 2015 it took six rounds of voting to elect Adesina as president of the…
Read MoreThousands To Evacuate As Canada’s Manitoba Province Declares Wildfire Emergency
[ad_1] More than 17,000 people in Canada’s western Manitoba province were being evacuated on Wednesday as the region experienced its worst start to a wildfire season in years. “The Manitoba government has declared a province-wide state of emergency due to the wildfire situation,” Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew told a news conference. “This is the largest…
Read MoreAI Personal Shoppers Hunt Down Bargain Buys
[ad_1] Internet giants are diving deeper into e-commerce with digital aides that know shoppers’ likes, let them virtually try clothes on, hunt for deals and even place orders. The rise of virtual personal shoppers springs from generative artificial intelligence (AI) being put to work in “agents” specializing in specific tasks and given autonomy to complete…
Read MoreIsrael And UN Clash Over Aid To Gaza
[ad_1] Israel accused the United Nations Wednesday of seeking to “block” Gaza aid distribution, as the global body said it was doing its utmost to gather the limited assistance greenlighted by Israel’s authorities. The humanitarian situation in Gaza, where Israel has imposed a two-month aid blockade, is dire, with food security experts saying starvation is…
Read MoreHailey Bieber’s Rhode Has Been Sold to E.L.F. Beauty for $1 Billion
[ad_1] Hailey Bieber, the woman that you are. After launching her skin care brand, Rhode, in 2022, Bieber has officially created a billion-dollar business. On May 28, E.L.F. Beauty announced its agreement to acquire Rhode in a $1 billion deal. “E.L.F. Beauty found a like-minded disruptor in Rhode,” said E.L.F. chairman and CEO Tarang Amin…
Read MoreNvidia Earnings Beat Expectations Despite US Export Controls
[ad_1] Nvidia on Wednesday reported earnings that topped market expectations, with a $4.5 billion hit from US export controls being less than the Silicon Valley chip juggernaut had feared. Nvidia said it made a profit of $18.8 billion on revenue of $44.1 billion, causing shares to rise nearly four percent in after-market trades. Nvidia in…
Read MoreGOP Lawmaker Berated After Wild Confession About ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Days After Voting in Favor
[ad_1] Nebraska Rep. Mike Flood was berated at a town hall meeting on Tuesday after making a shocking confession about President Donald Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill,” just days after voting in favor of passing the controversial legislation. During a heated Q&A, one audience member asked Flood, who represents around 650,000 constituents, why he voted to…
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