Posts by Amelia Frost
Democratic Congressman Slams Vance For ‘Lecturing Europeans’ on ‘Political Tolerance’ as Trump Admin Continues Federal Firings: ‘That’s a Bit Much’
[ad_1] Dem. Congressman Gerry Connolly slammed JD Vance for his comments at the Munich Security Conference on Friday. Getty Images Democratic Congressman Gerry Connolly slammed Vice President JD Vance during for “lecturing Europeans” on “political tolerance” during his address to global leaders at the Munich Security Conference. When asked during a CNN interview Friday who…
Read MoreWashington Air Disaster Probe Uncovers Instrument, Comms Issues
[ad_1] Faulty instruments and communication problems may have caused a passenger jet and army helicopter to collide in the worst US air disaster in two decades, flight safety investigators said Friday. The airliner was coming in to land at Reagan National Airport — just a few miles from the White House — when it collided…
Read MoreZelensky Says Ukraine Wants ‘Security Guarantees’ Before Engaging in Talks About Ending War
[ad_1] Nearly three years since Russia invaded Ukraine, talks about ending the violent conflict have resurfaced since President Donald Trump returned to the White House. On Feb. 14, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with U.S. Vice President JD Vance at the Munich Security Conference, where he requested “security guarantees” for Ukraine before any talks to…
Read MoreGerman Sports Carmaker Porsche To Cut 1,900 Jobs
[ad_1] Sports car manufacturer Porsche said Thursday it will axe 1,900 jobs after sales slumped in China and amid a tricky shift to electric vehicles, the latest blow for Germany’s stalling auto sector. The cuts will be made in the coming years in Germany, at the luxury brand’s Stuttgart headquarters and the firm’s nearby research…
Read MoreTrump’s Tariffs Could Worsen Europe’s Economic Slowdown
[ad_1] President Trump’s promise to hit the United States’ trading partners with tit-for-tat tariffs — including penalties for taxes that he claims the European Union unfairly imposes on American imports — could hardly come at a worse time for the continent. Mr. Trump on Thursday signed a memo directing his teams to prepare by April…
Read MoreTrump’s Funding Freezes Bruise a Core Constituency: Farmers
[ad_1] Skylar Holden, a cattle rancher in Missouri, had signed a $240,000 cost-sharing contract with the Agriculture Department to add fencing and improve the watering system for his property. But after the Trump administration abruptly froze federal funding, Mr. Holden said, he was suddenly out tens of thousands of dollars and on the hook for…
Read MoreBrazil’s Lula Threatens ‘Reciprocity’ In US Steel Tariff Row
[ad_1] Brazil’s President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva on Friday vowed “reciprocity” in response to a 25-percent levy on steel imports announced by US President Donald Trump. “There is no doubt, there will be reciprocity” from Brazil — the second-largest exporter of steel to the United States after Canada, Lula told Radio Clube do Para.…
Read MoreTexas Company Raises $350 Million To Produce AI-Powered Humanoid Robots
[ad_1] Apptronik, an Austin, Texas-based company, said it has raised $350 million to develop AI-powered humanoid robots, like Apollo shown here. apptronik Apptronik said it raised $350 million from Google, B Capital and Capital Factory to develop AI-powered humanoid robots. The Austin, Texas-based company is working on developing a “groundbreaking” robot, Apollo, that is designed…
Read MoreOverlooked No More: Lena Richard, Who Brought Creole Cooking to the Masses
[ad_1] This article is part of Overlooked, a series of obituaries about remarkable people whose deaths, beginning in 1851, went unreported in The Times. In 1949, as the chef Lena Richard stirred steaming pots of okra gumbo and shrimp bisque on live TV in New Orleans, viewers across the city — mostly white housewives and…
Read MoreWalgreens Manager Pleads Guilty In String Of Inside-Job Armed Robberies
[ad_1] A former Walgreens manager has pleaded guilty to her role in a series of inside-job robberies at the store where she worked. London Teeter, 21, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to interfere with interstate commerce by robbery. Her sentencing was scheduled for June. 12 and faces up to 20 years in prison.…
Read MoreWhich Interest Rate Should You Care About?
[ad_1] Watch out for interest rates. Not the short-term rates controlled by the Federal Reserve. Barring an unforeseen financial crisis, they’re not going anywhere, especially not after the jump in inflation reported by the government on Wednesday. Instead, pay attention to the 10-year Treasury yield, which has been bouncing around since the election from about…
Read MoreThe Soaring Cost of Eggs Is Hitting Your Local Breakfast Spot
[ad_1] Karen Huebner did not want to raise the price of omelets. Even as she was paying more for eggs week after week, she held prices steady on over-easy dishes and breakfast burritos and other customer favorites at the Hot Grillz Diner, the small restaurant her family owns in Walton Hills, Ohio, about 15 miles…
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