Posts by Amelia Frost
WLFI Co-founder’s X Account Exploited To Promote Fake Barron Trump Memecoin; Losses Reported
[ad_1] KEY POINTS WLFI warned X users not to engage with the compromised account Witkoff later said his account was compromised but has since been retrieved Prominent internet personality Taylor Caniff said he lost $3,600 due to the breach Another user claims to have lost 458 $SOL worth some $90,000 on current prices The X…
Read MoreTrump Threats To South Africa Rattle Automakers
[ad_1] South Africa exports vehicles worth about $1.9 billion every year, many to the United States under a trade deal now in jeopardy as President Donald Trump piles pressure on the country. “I don’t think that South Africa has got a chance of the renewal” of the African Growth and Opportunity Act, said Neil Diamond,…
Read MoreAfghan Faces Trial Over Deadly Knife Attack On German Policeman
[ad_1] An Afghan man with suspected jihadist motives goes on trial in Germany on Thursday over a knife attack that killed a policeman and wounded five others at an anti-Islam rally last year. The hearings will start less than two weeks before German elections and at a time of heated debate about immigration and public…
Read MoreTreasury Secretary Makes Trip to Kyiv
[ad_1] Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent became the first senior Trump administration official to visit Ukraine, arriving on Wednesday for talks on an agreement that would trade access to Ukrainian natural resources for continued military support. Mr. Bessent’s trip comes amid anxiety in Kyiv and among American allies about whether U.S. support for the Ukrainian war…
Read MoreNorth Korea Destroys Family Reunion Centre In ‘Inhumane Act’, Seoul Says
[ad_1] North Korea is demolishing a venue that for decades hosted tearful reunions of families separated by the Korean War and the division of the country, Seoul said Thursday, decrying the “inhumane” move. Millions of people were swept apart by the 1950-53 Korean War, which split the peninsula and separated brothers and sisters, parents and…
Read MoreF.A.A. Facing Criticism After Three Deadly Plane Crashes
[ad_1] For the Federal Aviation Administration, Jan. 29 was the beginning of one of the most challenging stretches it has faced in decades. That night, in Washington, an American Airlines regional jet collided with an Army helicopter near Ronald Reagan National Airport, resulting in 67 deaths. In a news conference the next day, President Trump…
Read MoreTens Of Thousands Go Hungry In Sudan After Trump Aid Freeze
[ad_1] For the first time in nearly two years of war, soup kitchens in famine-stricken Sudan are being forced to turn people away, with US President Donald Trump’s aid freeze gutting the life-saving schemes. “People will die because of these decisions,” said a Sudanese fundraising volunteer, who has been scrambling to find money to feed…
Read MoreMusk Reportedly Set to Land $400 Million State Department Contract for ‘Armored Teslas’ as DOGE Continues ‘War on Waste’
[ad_1] Elon Musk’s Tesla is set to secure a $400 million federal contract for armored vehicles as his role in the Trump administration raises conflict-of-interest concerns. AFP/Getty Images Elon Musk’s Tesla is poised to secure a massive $400 million contract from the U.S. State Department for armored vehicles, according to federal procurement documents. The deal,…
Read MoreChina’s 2024 Coal Projects Threaten Climate Goals: Report
[ad_1] China last year began construction on projects with the greatest combined coal power capacity since 2015, jeopardising the country’s goal to peak carbon emissions by 2030, according to a report published Thursday. The world’s second-largest economy is the biggest emitter of the greenhouse gases that drive climate change, but also a renewable energy powerhouse.…
Read MoreAP Reporter Again Barred From Oval Office Over ‘Gulf Of America’
[ad_1] An AP reporter Wednesday was barred from attending White House events for the second straight day, as Donald Trump’s administration sought to justify its actions against media that refuse to call the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America.” A day earlier the Associated Press said its reporter was blocked from covering an Oval…
Read MoreElon Musk and the Right Are Recasting Reporting as ‘Doxxing’
[ad_1] For years, journalists have written about the social media posts of government employees to help reveal the positions, motivations and actions of public officials. But when a journalist recently trained that same lens on Elon Musk’s new government efficiency program, the billionaire suggested that the reporting might be illegal, joining other powerful figures connected…
Read MoreAP Accuses White House of Violating First Amendment
[ad_1] The Associated Press on Wednesday accused the White House of violating the First Amendment and called on the Trump administration to stop blocking its reporters from press events. Julie Pace, the executive editor of The A.P., said in a letter addressed to Susie Wiles, the White House chief of staff, that the White House…
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