Posts by Amelia Frost
Australian PM Lures Voters With Supermarket Crackdown
[ad_1] Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese promised Sunday to outlaw supermarket price gouging with the threat of heavy fines, ahead of a tightly fought May 3 general election. The supermarket crackdown and a surprise income tax cut are among a string of government proposals to ease the cost of living, which voters consistently cite as…
Read MoreSpecter of Auto Tariffs Spurs Some Car Buyers to Rush Purchases
[ad_1] Ziggy Duchnowski spent Saturday morning car shopping along Northern Boulevard in Queens with two goals in mind. He wanted to find a new small car for his wife, and he hoped to strike a deal before the new tariffs that President Trump is imposing on imported cars and trucks affect prices. “The word on…
Read MoreProtesters Denounce Musk At Tesla Dealerships In US, Europe
[ad_1] Demonstrators descended on Tesla dealerships across the United States and Europe on Saturday to protest company chief Elon Musk, who has amassed extraordinary power as a top advisor to US President Donald Trump. Waving signs with messages like “Musk is stealing our money” and “Reclaim our country,” the protests took place peacefully following fiery…
Read MoreWhite House Correspondents Cancel Comedian Booked for Annual Dinner
[ad_1] Here’s another thing getting cut in Washington: comedy. The White House Correspondents’ Association said on Saturday that it canceled a planned performance by Amber Ruffin, the actress and talk-show host, at its annual black-tie dinner on April 26. A monologue by a featured comedian is usually the highlight of the journalists’ soiree. Memorable performances…
Read MoreSudan Army Chief Says War Will Not End Until RSF Lays Down Its Arms
[ad_1] Sudanese army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan vowed Saturday that his troops will fight on until the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) lays down its weapons. In his first televised address since the military recaptured the capital Khartoum this week, Burhan said that an end to nearly two years of devastating fighting is possible “if…
Read MoreThong Sandals Are Having a Moment. Here Are 7 Ways to Style Them for Spring 2025
[ad_1] I love black thong sandals because they guarantee absolute versatility. However, Spring-Summer 2025 is the perfect excuse to break away from the traditional and finally dare to try footwear in solid or pastel tones that are trending this season. This street style photo inspires me to try to those brown options found at luxury…
Read MoreGai Gherardi, Who Made Eyeglass Frames Fashion Statements, Dies at 78
[ad_1] Gai Gherardi, a Los Angeles optician who with a partner attracted a celebrity clientele by pioneering the notion that eyeglass frames did not have to be dull but rather could be fashion statements of individuality, died on March 16 at her home in Hollywood. She was 78. Her sister, Heather Gherardi, said the cause…
Read MoreAre Women Allowed Their Own Dreams, Wonders Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
[ad_1] Twelve years after her last novel, best-selling Nigerian author and feminist icon Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is making a highly anticipated return with “Dream Count”. The story recounts the intertwined fates of four women from Nigeria who emigrate to the United States and then find out their lives do not work out as planned. At…
Read MoreUS Woman Released By Taliban In Afghanistan
[ad_1] An American woman has been freed by the Taliban in Afghanistan after she, two Britons and their Afghan translator were detained earlier this year, Washington’s former envoy to Kabul, Zalmay Khalilzad, said Saturday. “American citizen Faye Hall, just released by the Taliban, is now in the care of our friends, the Qataris in Kabul,…
Read MoreWHO Must Cut Budget By Fifth After US Pullout: Email
[ad_1] The World Health Organization has proposed slashing a fifth of its budget following the US decision to withdraw, and must now reduce its reach and workforce, its chief said in an internal email seen by AFP on Saturday. The WHO is facing an income gap of nearly $600 million in 2025 and has “no…
Read MoreFears And Hopes At Collapsed Mandalay School
[ad_1] Rescuers clambered into the wreckage of the Wisdom Villa Private High School on the outskirts of Mandalay on Saturday until a jammed door blocked their passage. “Is there anybody inside?” they shouted. Dozens of people gathered outside hushed, straining to hear a cry, a voice, a whisper. But there were no sounds. The six-storey…
Read MoreTrump Claims He’s Breaking ‘All Modern Presidential Staffing Records’ as DOGE Continues to Gut Government Personnel
[ad_1] President Donald Trump boasted on Friday that his administration is “breaking all modern Presidential Staffing Records,” even as the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) continues slashing federal jobs at historic levels. Trump declared that his Presidential Personnel Office had made over 2,200 offers, all accepted, and that his administration had sent more nominations to…
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