Posts by Amelia Frost
How Pet Parrots Started a War Inside an NYC Apartment Building
[ad_1] Instead, the Rutherford leaned heavily on Charlotte Kullen. Her six-hour deposition, taken in September 2022, is difficult to read, in part because it captures her distress and in part because that distress is, legally speaking, beside the point. The judge overseeing the case signaled that she wanted a mediator to help the sides come…
Read MoreThousands Of Probationary Employees Fired As Trump Administration Directs For Widespread Layoffs
[ad_1] Probationary employees across several federal health agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services on Saturday were notified of their termination through nearly identical letters. The letters informed them that their positions would be ending, marking a widespread reduction in staffing within these agencies. The letter, which was obtained by CBS News, stated:…
Read MoreTrump Media Loses More Than $400 Million In 2024
[ad_1] The parent company of Truth Social, President Donald Trump’s social networking platform, reported a loss of $400.9 million last year, with annual revenue dropping 12% to $3.6 million. Trump Media & Technology Group released its earnings late Friday, attributing part of the $400.9 million loss to a revenue-sharing deal with an unnamed advertising partner.…
Read MoreCryptocurrency Promoted By Argentina’s Milei Crashes
[ad_1] Argentina’s President Javier Milei admitted making a mistake on Saturday after promoting a cryptocurrency whose value soared and then crashed, with his office announcing an “urgent investigation”. According to news outlets, Milei posted a message on social media platform X Friday evening, praising a “private project” aimed at “stimulating the growth of the Argentine…
Read MoreRubio To Discuss Gaza Truce With Israel PM On First Leg Of Mideast Tour
[ad_1] US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will discuss the Gaza ceasefire with Israel’s prime minister in Jerusalem on Sunday, launching a Middle East tour a day after the latest hostage-prisoner exchange. On his first visit to the region as Washington’s top diplomat, Rubio is expected to push US President Donald Trump’s widely condemned proposal…
Read More18 Dead In India Stampede To Catch Trains To Hindu Mega-festival
[ad_1] At least 18 people died during a stampede at a railway station in India’s capital late Saturday when surging crowds scrambled to catch trains to the world’s largest religious gathering, officials and reports said. The Kumbh Mela attracts tens of millions of Hindu faithful every 12 years to the northern city of Prayagraj, and…
Read MoreTrump Tariffs Fuel US Auto Anxiety
[ad_1] A flood of presidential trade policy announcements has kept US automakers on edge since Donald Trump returned to the White House last month. While some signature threats — like 25 percent tariffs on Mexico and Canada — have been wielded and then paused, Trump’s multipronged assault on the international trade order is building up…
Read MoreDon’t Know Who To Vote For? Germany Has An App For That: The Wahl-O-Mat
[ad_1] Voting can be confusing, especially for young people casting their ballots for the first time, but in Germany they have an app to guide them through the democratic ritual: the Wahl-O-Mat. Also available online, the digital tool’s name translates roughly to the “voting machine” and has been a hit since its inception more than…
Read MoreChina Winter Sports Sector Zooms Along Despite Climate Risk Ahead
[ad_1] Packed slopes, plush turtle butt pads and 11-dollar passes: this is low-cost skiing in China, where winter sports are on a government-greased track to take in a projected $137 billion this year. The trend is bucking the sluggish consumption seen elsewhere in China’s post-Covid economy — though experts warn climate change and other environmental…
Read MoreUkraine Rejects U.S. Demand for Half of Its Mineral Resources
[ad_1] President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, during a closed-door meeting on Wednesday, rejected an offer by the Trump administration to relinquish half of the country’s mineral resources in exchange for U.S. support, according to five people briefed on the proposal or with direct knowledge of the talks. The unusual deal would have granted the United…
Read MoreAmazon Union Push Falls Short at North Carolina Warehouse
[ad_1] Amazon workers voted overwhelmingly against a bid to unionize their North Carolina warehouse, the National Labor Relations Board said on Saturday, the latest setback in labor organizing efforts at the e-commerce giant. Workers at the RDU1 fulfillment center in Garner, outside of Raleigh, voted 2,447 to 829 against unionizing with Carolina Amazonians United for…
Read MoreSyrian Kills Teen, Injures Five In Austria Knife Attack
[ad_1] A man thought to be a Syrian asylum seeker stabbed a teenager to death and wounded five others in southern Austria Saturday, police said, sending shock waves through the Alpine nation. The attack comes just two days after a suspected Afghan asylum seeker rammed a car into people in the city of Munich in…
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