Posts by Amelia Frost
Migrants Are Being Increasingly Detained During Routine ICE Check-Ins As Deportations Increase: Investigation
[ad_1] Immigrants with all sorts of cases in process, pending appeals or parole, have been required to regularly check in with Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to ensure their papers are in order and they are continuing to follow the law. But as the Trump administration ramps up its mass deportation efforts, these appointments have…
Read MoreGoogle Cloud Facilitates AI Surveillance Along U.S.-Mexico Border Despite Prior Denials: Report
[ad_1] Google Cloud is facilitating artificial intelligence-powered surveillance for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) along the southern border, according to federal contract documents reviewed by The Intercept, despite previous denials by its leadership that it would be involved in such work. The project involves upgrading 50 towers with up to 100 cameras across six…
Read MoreE.U. Officials Set to Vote Today on First Retaliatory Tariffs
[ad_1] The European Union plans to vote on Wednesday afternoon on its first retaliation measures in response to President Trump’s tariffs, moving closer to placing increased duties on a range of manufactured goods and farm products that would take effect in phases starting next week. The list up for consideration is a slightly trimmed down…
Read MoreFive Takeaways From Trump’s Plan to Rescue Coal
[ad_1] Hard hats are back. So is “beautiful, clean” coal. President Trump signed four executive orders on Tuesday to try to bolster the country’s declining coal industry, including the lifting of restrictions on mining and burning of the dirtiest fossil fuel. In addition to waiving air pollution limits and other regulations on coal imposed by…
Read MoreSome US Consumers In ‘Survival Mode’ As Trump Tariffs Arrive
[ad_1] American consumers braced for pain even ahead of President Donald Trump’s hefty tariffs on imported products, which came into effect overnight Tuesday into Wednesday. Some rushed out to buy the latest smartphones ahead of any price increases, while others said they had been watching their spending more closely than before. “I live in an…
Read MoreIndia Central Bank Cuts Interest Rates As Trump Tariffs Kick In
[ad_1] India’s central bank cut interest rates in the world’s fifth-largest economy on Wednesday as US President Donald Trump’s tariffs kicked in and policymakers warned of “challenging global economic conditions”. The cut, the second this year, aims to boost a slowing economy grappling with the impact Trump’s sweeping tariffs. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI)…
Read MoreTrump’s Tariffs Will Pummel Asia. But One Country Sees Opportunity.
[ad_1] For just about everyone in Asia, President Trump’s latest round of severe tariffs is a disaster. Everyone but Liu Gang, who sees this moment as a chance to double down on his electronics factory in the Philippines. “I tell companies: ‘Come to the Philippines,’” Mr. Liu said as he competed to be heard above…
Read MoreTaiwan Exporters Count The Cost Of Trump’s ‘Ridiculous’ Tariffs
[ad_1] Taiwanese exporters are crunching numbers and talking to American clients as they scramble to figure out how to respond to US President Donald Trump’s tariff blitz that threatens to derail their businesses. While the final impact is not yet known, factory owners on the island are clear eyed on one thing: moving operations to…
Read MoreUS DOJ Disbands NCET Crypto Scam Unit, Opts For Trump’s Blockchain-Friendly Focus
[ad_1] Four years after the US Department of Justice has established its cryptocurrency scam unit and watchdog, it is now disbanding the team as it tries to align with what the Trump administration wants for blockchain. Over the past years, this specific unit has focused on going against the use of crypto for different crimes,…
Read MoreTrump’s Tariff Goal Is to Eliminate Trade Deficits. Economists Have Doubts.
[ad_1] Behind President Trump’s decision to hit some of America’s largest trading partners with stiff tariffs is his fixation on the trade deficit that the United States runs with other nations. But many economists say that is a poor metric for judging the quality of a trade relationship. The steep tariffs, which went into effect…
Read MoreJared Isaacman, Trump’s Pick to Lead NASA, Calls Mars a Priority in Confirmation Hearing
[ad_1] NASA will prioritize sending American astronauts to Mars, President Trump’s nominee to lead the space agency will tell a Senate committee on Wednesday. The nominee is Jared Isaacman, the chief executive of the payment processing company Shift4 Payments, who is a close associate of Elon Musk, the founder of SpaceX. As someone who has…
Read MoreWhat Will Happen to the Handbags?
[ad_1] A mere month ago, luxury businesses were looking forward to a new era of deregulation, lower taxes and a booming stock market — and dreaming of well-heeled buyers splurging on opulent ball gowns and statement watches. Instead, as the Trump administration imposes 20 percent tariffs on products from the European Union, they are bracing…
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