Posts by Amelia Frost
Auto Sales Surged in Anticipation of Trump’s Tariffs
[ad_1] The auto industry witnessed a different kind of March madness last month as buyers flocked to dealerships to lock in deals before President Trump’s auto tariffs lift prices by thousands of dollars, several carmakers said. “This past weekend was by far the best weekend I’ve seen in a very long time,” Randy Parker, the…
Read MoreCory Booker Diaper Theories Erupt as Lawmaker Passes 20 Hours Without a Bathroom Break: ‘I Need to Know’
[ad_1] As Senator Cory Booker’s (D-NJ) marathon speech against the Trump administration stretches past the 20-hour mark, social media has become obsessed with one burning question: How is he avoiding bathroom breaks? Booker began speaking at 7 pm on Monday, speaking through the night and well into the following day. With Booker promising to continue…
Read MoreTrump’s Tariffs Are Coming, but at a Cost to U.S. Alliances
[ad_1] The incoming German chancellor, more convinced than ever that the defense and trade relationship with Washington is crumbling, has made plans to execute on his goal of “independence from the U.S.A.” He’s not the only one. The new Canadian prime minister said last week that “the old relationship we had with the United States”…
Read MoreGM Leads First Quarter US Auto Sales As Tariffs Loom
[ad_1] General Motors led US vehicle sales in the first quarter, according to company reports Tuesday, as the industry braces for President Donald Trump’s incoming tariffs this week. GM said its US sales jumped 17 percent in the quarter from the same period a year ago, reporting 693,363 deliveries. Fellow major automakers Toyota, Honda, Hyundai…
Read MoreTrump Says His Tariffs Will Take Effect Wednesday
[ad_1] President Trump has settled on a final plan for sweeping “reciprocal” tariffs, which are expected to take effect on Wednesday after he announces the details at an afternoon Rose Garden ceremony. The White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, confirmed the timeline in a briefing with reporters on Tuesday, adding that Mr. Trump had been…
Read MoreMore than 230 People Infected With Norovirus on Luxury Cruise Ship
[ad_1] More than 230 passengers and crew members have been sickened in an outbreak of norovirus during a 29-day round-trip luxury cruise from England to the Eastern Caribbean, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Queen Mary 2, the flagship ocean liner of Cunard Lines, left from Southampton, England, on March 8,…
Read MoreNo ‘Eye For An Eye’ Approach To US Tariffs: Mexico
[ad_1] Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Tuesday there will be no “eye for an eye” approach as the country braces for new US import tariffs kicking in this week. The leader of the United States’ biggest trading partner spoke on the eve of President Donald Trump’s expected announcement of “reciprocal” tariffs, with 25 percent levies…
Read MoreThe Battle To Control Assets Behind Bosnia Crisis
[ad_1] At the heart of the deepening crisis in Bosnia — where Serb leader Milorad Dodik has been pushing the weak central government to the brink with threats of secession — is a battle over who owns what. The 1995 Dayton peace deal that put an end to years of bloody war, forced ethnic Serbs…
Read MoreVance Ridiculed After Mistakenly Declaring Biden Was President in 2019: ‘Most Unqualified VP Ever’
[ad_1] Vice President JD Vance is being mocked by social media users after he accidentally stated that Joe Biden had been President in 2019. JD is the most unqualified VP ever — Sycamore’s Source (@sycamoressource) April 1, 2025 Incredible how time works in JD Vance’s universe, where Biden was secretly president in 2019 and traffic…
Read MoreVance Defends Deporting Maryland Father to El Salvador Prison Despite Trump Admin Admitting ‘Error’
[ad_1] Vice President JD Vance defended the deportation of a Maryland father to a high-security prison in El Salvador, despite the Trump administration admitting the removal was an “administrative error.” Kilmer Armado Abrego-Garcia, a 30-year-old Salvadoran man with a U.S. citizen wife and child, was deported on March 15 despite having a protected legal status…
Read MoreUK Vows GBP20 Million To Boost Drone And ‘Flying Taxi’ Services
[ad_1] The UK government said Tuesday it had pledged GBP20 million ($25.8 million) to help commercial drone services and “flying taxis” take off in Britain. The drone delivery market has landed in several countries including the United States, allowing customers to have online shopping dropped at their doors by fleets of flying robots. There have…
Read MoreThailand Rescue Dogs Double As Emotional Support
[ad_1] Thailand’s search and rescue dogs are taking on the role of emotional support animals for grieving relatives of victims of a Bangkok skyscraper flattened in a deadly earthquake. The 30-storey high-rise under construction collapsed in seconds on Friday when a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck neighbouring Myanmar, with effects felt as far as the Thai…
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