Posts by Amelia Frost
Do Elon Musk and His Father Get Along?
[ad_1] Errol Musk wants the world to know that he and his son Elon are actually on very good terms. “Always have been,” he said in an interview on Friday, just days after comments that he made calling Elon a bad parent went viral. On a recent episode of the Wide Awake podcast, Mr. Musk…
Read MoreBrazil Potash Launches Development Of One Of The World’s Largest Reserves
[ad_1] Brazil Potash has launched a significant development of one of the world’s largest potash reserves. The development is near the Autazes region in the Amazon Basin. The company predicts the area has enough reserves to fulfill approximately 20% of Brazil’s potash demand, significantly reducing the country’s reliance on imported goods. Brazil is the world’s…
Read MoreDid the Covid-19 Pandemic Change How You Travel? Let Us Know.
[ad_1] Those dark days began almost five years ago. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared Covid-19 a pandemic, and four days later, U.S. states began to order shutdowns and travel restrictions. By the end of the month, the European Union had barred nonessential travel from outside the bloc, cruise ships were under…
Read MoreHow Trump’s Tariffs Could Reorder Asia Trade and Exclude the U.S.
[ad_1] As President Trump uses tariffs as a weapon in his quest to even the score on trade with the world, Asia is emerging as target No. 1. And it’s not just because of China. Asia is home to seven countries that run the biggest trade surpluses with the United States, Mr. Trump’s go-to yardstick.…
Read MoreWhy the Price of Gold Keeps Breaking Records
[ad_1] At his inauguration, President Trump said that “the golden age of America begins right now.” He was right, in one sense. The price of gold has been bursting through records in the first month of Mr. Trump’s second term, recently trading at more than $2,900 per troy ounce. It is up about 12 percent…
Read MoreMan Badly Wounded In Assault At Berlin’s Holocaust Memorial: Police
[ad_1] German police said on Friday that a man was badly wounded in a possible stabbing at central Berlin’s Holocaust memorial near the US embassy with the attacker still at large. “A man was seriously injured by an unknown person” there, police said on X, and “rescue workers are caring for several people on site…
Read MoreApple Says Halting Data Protection Tool For UK Users
[ad_1] Apple said on Friday it was ending full end-to-end encryption for British customers and iPhone users, following US media reports the UK government had asked for global data access. “Apple can no longer offer Advanced Data Protection (ADP) in the United Kingdom to new users and current UK users will eventually need to disable…
Read MoreAmazon Gains Creative Control Over the James Bond Franchise
[ad_1] The family that has steered the James Bond franchise for more than 60 years, zealously protecting the superspy from the indignities of Hollywood strip mining, has agreed to relinquish control to Amazon. The deal, which was announced Thursday morning, comes after a behind-the-scenes standoff between Barbara Broccoli, who inherited control of Bond from her…
Read MoreS.Africa Wants ‘Inclusive’ Talks On Ending Ukraine War, Invites Zelensky
[ad_1] South Africa said Friday that talks to end Russia’s nearly three-year war in Ukraine must involve all parties and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was expected on a state visit soon for discussions. President Cyril Ramaphosa invited Zelensky to talks after heavy criticism of moves by Russia and the United States to negotiate an end…
Read MoreCoinbase Says S.E.C. Will Drop Crypto Lawsuit
[ad_1] The cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase said on Friday that the Securities and Exchange Commission had agreed to drop its lawsuit against the company, lifting a legal cloud over the global crypto industry and signaling a broader retreat by federal regulators. Coinbase, in a post on its website and in a regulatory filing, said it had…
Read MoreWhen They Stop Selling Your Favorite Thing
[ad_1] For 15 years, Elizabeth Spiridakis Olson used a matte lip pencil in a shade of red called Dragon Girl. In her view, it was “one of the great reds, and the perfect consistency.” Ms. Spiridakis Olson, a freelance creative director in South Orange, N.J., used it almost daily. She kept one Dragon Girl lip…
Read MoreFrance Far-right Leader Cancels US Speech After ‘Nazi Gesture’ By Ex-Trump Aide
[ad_1] France’s far-right leader Jordan Bardella said Friday he had cancelled his speech at a right-wing meeting in Washington after a “gesture alluding to Nazi ideology” by conservative firebrand Steve Bannon. The president of France’s National Rally (RN) party, who is in the US capital, said he was not present when Bannon — one of…
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