Posts by Amelia Frost
Trump Order Could Cripple Federal Worker Unions Fighting DOGE Cuts
[ad_1] Federal worker unions have sought over the past two months to lead the resistance to President Trump and his Department of Government Efficiency, filing lawsuits, organizing protests and signing up new members by the thousands. This week, Mr. Trump struck back with a potentially crippling blow. In a sweeping executive order denouncing the unions…
Read MoreU.S. Presses French Companies to Comply With Trump’s Anti-Diversity Policies
[ad_1] For months, French businesses have been bracing for the fallout of trade wars and tariff threats from the United States as the effects of President Trump’s “America First” policies ripple out. But this past week, the French corporate world was roiled by another type of Trump missive. In a terse three-paragraph letter sent by…
Read MorePension Funds Push Forward on Climate Goals Despite Backlash
[ad_1] In the past few months, some of the largest banks and asset managers in the United States have quit net zero networks, the climate groups that encourage their members to set ambitious carbon reduction targets and collaborate internationally on sustainability efforts. But the week after Donald J. Trump won re-election in November, NYCERS, a…
Read MoreLetters to the Editor, March 29, 2025: ‘Those who forget history…’
[ad_1] Breadcrumb Trail Links News Calgary Opinion Letters Published Mar 29, 2025 • Last updated 7 minutes ago • 2 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference at Rideau Cottage in Ottawa, Canada in this…
Read More‘We Need Aid’: Rescuers In Quake-hit Myanmar City Plead For Help
[ad_1] Exhausted, overwhelmed rescuers in Myanmar’s second-biggest city pleaded for help Saturday as they struggled to free hundreds of people trapped in buildings destroyed by a devastating earthquake. Friday’s shallow 7.7-magnitude quake destroyed dozens of buildings in Mandalay, the country’s cultural capital and home to more than 1.7 million people. In one street, a monastery’s…
Read MoreTrump and Tariffs Enter the Scene Only Days Into Canada’s Election Campaign
[ad_1] On Wednesday, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s election campaign had brought him to the bridge between Windsor, Ontario, and Detroit, over which $300 million worth of auto parts cross daily. He unveiled a series of promises of programs for workers and auto-related industries that would be rolled out if President Trump imposed tariffs on products…
Read MoreDenmark Criticises ‘Tone’ Of Vance’s Greenland Comments
[ad_1] Denmark on Saturday said it did not like the “tone” of US Vice President JD Vance comments that Copenhagen had not done enough for Greenland during a visit to the strategically placed, resource-rich Danish territory coveted by US President Donald Trump. “We are open to criticisms, but let me be completely honest, we do…
Read MoreTrump’s Attacks on Big Law Firms Have
[ad_1] It is a cornerstone of American democracy, enshrined in the First Amendment of the Constitution: People have the right to challenge the actions of their leaders. Countless citizens, companies and others have exercised that right by filing lawsuits against the U.S. government. This has been happening for more than 200 years. But the barrage…
Read MoreHow U.S. Airports Like Pittsburgh’s Generate Electricity On Site to Avoid Heathrow-Like Outages
[ad_1] When Christina Cassotis, the chief executive of Pittsburgh International Airport, heard about the power outage that forced London’s Heathrow Airport to suspend operations last week, she thought of the workers who were frantically trying to manage the chaos. But when an outage hits closer to home, she has a more restrained response: Keep calm…
Read MoreBloomberg Has a Rocky Start With A.I. Summaries
[ad_1] Bloomberg, the financial news powerhouse, has been experimenting with using artificial intelligence to help produce its journalism. It hasn’t always gone smoothly. The news outlet has had to correct at least three dozen A.I.-generated summaries of articles published this year. One happened on Wednesday, when Bloomberg broke news about President Trump’s auto tariffs. The…
Read MoreThe Financial Fallout of Being Deactivated from Delivery Work
[ad_1] Steve McDougall earned about $900 a week delivering for Uber Eats and DoorDash, whizzing through the heavy traffic of Gloucester, Mass., on an e-bike. The flexible hours allowed him to tend to his 15-year-old daughter and two parents with disabilities. “It’s not great money, but it’s freedom,” said Mr. McDougall, 40. “I get to…
Read MoreHow Climate-Resilient Chickens Could Help Fight Poverty
[ad_1] “How old do you think these chickens are?” Levy Phiri asked the crowd, after scooping four multicolored birds out of a crate and setting them down in the courtyard outside the primary school in Kambvumbe, a village in Zambia’s rural Eastern Province. The roughly 200 people who came out in the midafternoon heat for…
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