Posts by Amelia Frost
How a Deal to Shape Golf’s Future Went Cold
[ad_1] Just months ago, professional golf seemed to be on the brink of resolving a bitter conflict that had torn the sport apart. The PGA Tour and Saudi-backed LIV Golf circuit, rival leagues that had been feuding over stars and audience share for several years, finally submitted a proposal for a deal to the Justice…
Read MoreUK Lawmakers Begin Emergency Debate To Save British Steel
[ad_1] UK lawmakers held a rare Saturday parliamentary debate as the government seeks to pass emergency legislation to stop the last British factory that can make steel from scratch shutting down. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said his administration plans to “take control” of the struggling Chinese-owned British Steel plant to prevent its blast furnaces…
Read MoreAccord Reached ‘In Principle’ Over Tackling Future Pandemics: Negotiating Body
[ad_1] WHO members on Saturday reached agreement over how to tackle future pandemics after three years of discussions, the co-chair of the negotiating body told AFP. “We have an accord in principle” and the final version will have to be okayed by the various member states, Anne-Claire Amprou, who is also French ambassador for world…
Read MoreHamas Expects ‘Real Progress’ In Cairo Talks To End Gaza War
[ad_1] Hamas expects “real progress” towards a ceasefire deal to end the war in Gaza, an official said, as senior leaders from the Palestinian movement hold talks with Egyptian mediators in Cairo on Saturday. The scheduled talks come days after US President Donald Trump suggested an agreement to secure the release of hostages held in…
Read MoreTrade War Forces Tough Question for Retailers: Raise Prices or Eat the Cost?
[ad_1] Vivian Hoffman has worked in retail for a half-century, including 25 years as a buyer for Century 21 and the last eight running Whim, a chain selling affordable women’s clothing in the suburbs of New York City. She has adapted to recessions, the turmoil after the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, and the Covid-19…
Read MoreBessent Takes Tricky Center Stage as Trade Wars Roil U.S. Economy
[ad_1] The traditional gathering of former Treasury secretaries to welcome a newly minted one into the fold is usually a lighthearted and pleasant affair. But when the group convened this month, on President Trump’s “Liberation Day,” the tone was strikingly serious. The dinner, organized by former Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin, took place at a…
Read MoreAs Tariffs Hit, Americans Are Racing to Buy Car Seats, iPhones and Christmas Gifts
[ad_1] Emily Moen, a coffee shop manager in Omaha, was scrolling through TikTok earlier this week when she came across a video informing her that President Trump’s tariffs could lead to higher prices for essential baby products. Ms. Moen, who is 15 weeks pregnant, said that she had not planned to buy a car seat…
Read MoreHow to Ease Your Money Anxiety When the Economy Is Stressing You Out
[ad_1] Even before this year’s economic turmoil hit, financial anxiety among Americans was running high. Really high. Four out of five Americans in a survey for Discover last year said they were worried about their money situation, with inflation, everyday expenses and the state of the economy leading a litany of concerns. Nearly two-thirds said…
Read MoreHow the Crypto Industry’s Political Spending Is Paying Off
[ad_1] At the end of a three-hour hearing last month, Senator Ruben Gallego, Democrat of Arizona, sided with a group of Republicans in a hotly contested debate. He voted to advance the GENIUS Act, a bill backed by the cryptocurrency industry. “It’s clear that digital assets are here to stay,” Mr. Gallego said after the…
Read MoreUN Warns US Aid Cuts Threaten Millions Of Afghans With Famine
[ad_1] Fresh US cuts to food assistance risk worsening already widespread hunger in Afghanistan, according to the World Food Programme, which warned it can support just half the people in need — and only with half rations. In an interview with AFP, WFP’s acting country director Mutinta Chimuka urged donors to step up to support…
Read MoreJunta Chief Frontrunner As Gabon Holds First Election Since 2023 Coup
[ad_1] Gabonese voters began casting ballots on Saturday in a presidential election with eight candidates that is widely expected to make junta chief Brice Oligui Nguema the oil-rich central African country’s first elected leader since his 2023 coup. Oligui, the general who led the August 30, 2023, putsch that ended 55 years of iron-fisted dynastic…
Read MoreGerman Refinery’s Plight Prompts Calls For Return Of Russian Oil
[ad_1] No Russian oil has been delivered via the Druzhba pipeline to the PCK refinery in Germany in more than two years because of sanctions levied against Moscow following its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. But with the plant in the town of Schwedt on the border with Poland struggling to adapt to processing other raw…
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