Posts by Amelia Frost
Berlin Film Festival To Try To Keep Politics At Bay
[ad_1] The Berlin Film Festival, which begins this week, is set for a challenge faced by the entire Western arts industry: how to stop politics from taking over the conversation. The first major European film festival of the year saw its 2024 edition overshadowed by a row about Israel’s bombardment of Gaza that left a…
Read MoreUS Army Takes Ukraine Drone Warfare Notes In Bavaria
[ad_1] Deep in a Bavarian forest, a black reconnaissance drone buzzes overhead, piloted by US soldiers hoping to put lessons learnt from the war in Ukraine into practice. Cheaper and more plentiful than in the past, drones are changing the face of modern warfare, particularly in Ukraine. Both Moscow and Kyiv use them for armed…
Read MoreTrump to impose metal tariffs on Monday, followed by broader levies.
[ad_1] More than 40 lawsuits filed in recent days by state attorneys general, unions and nonprofits seek to erect a bulwark in the federal courts against President Trump’s blitzkrieg of executive actions that have upended much of the federal government and challenged the Constitution’s system of checks and balances. Unlike the opening of Mr. Trump’s…
Read More36 Hours After Russell Vought Took Over Consumer Bureau, He Shut Its Operations
[ad_1] The day before Linda Wetzel closed on her retirement home in Southport, N.C., in 2012 — a cozy place where she could open the windows at night and catch an ocean breeze — the bank making the loan surprised her with a fee she hadn’t expected. Ms. Wetzel scoured her mortgage paperwork and couldn’t…
Read MoreElon Musk Demands Judge Who Blocked DOGE From Accessing Treasury Payment Systems Be ‘Impeached Now!’
[ad_1] Elon Musk responded to the SEC’s lawsuit in an X post. Latin Times Elon Musk demanded the impeachment of a federal judge after a ruling blocked his spending task force, DOGE, from accessing Treasury payment systems. U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer issued the decision on Saturday, ruling that only designated Treasury officials should access…
Read MoreGermany’s Scholz, Merz Clash Over Far-right AfD In Election Debate
[ad_1] German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday accused election rival Friedrich Merz of having broken his word by accepting support from the far-right AfD to push an anti-immigration motion through parliament. In their first and only one-on-one live TV debate ahead of the February 23 vote, centre-left Scholz — who is hoping for a late…
Read More2 Million Baked Goods Are Recalled Over Listeria Risk
[ad_1] About two million baked goods, including some doughnuts and coffee rolls sold at Dunkin’, were recalled over concerns of potential contamination with the bacteria Listeria monocytogenes, federal safety regulators said. The manufacturer FGF Brands, which distributes baked goods in the United States and Canada, issued the voluntary recall because of the “potential for contamination…
Read MoreDespite Ceasefire, Israeli Troops Kill At Least 4 Palestinians in Gaza City
[ad_1] Israeli forces killed at least three Palestinians in Gaza City on Sunday. Latin Times Despite last month’s ceasefire, Israeli troops opened fire on Palestinians in Gaza City on Sunday, killing at least four. A group of Palestinians was returning to their areas east of the Kuwait Roundabout near Gaza City when Israel Defense Forces…
Read More200 Million Americans in 40 States Could Be Hit With Snow as Winter Storms Sweep Across the Nation
[ad_1] Three winter storms will hit the U.S. this week, potentially bringing multiple feet of snow. NICOLAS MAETERLINCK/BELGA MAG/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES About 200 million Americans in 40 states can expect snow as three winter storms sweep across the nation over the next week. The first storm is expected to hit 10 states in the…
Read MoreSweden’s Police Struggle To Find Motive For Mass Shooting
[ad_1] Swedish police said Sunday they were still struggling to establish the motive of the man behind the Scandinavian country’s worst mass shooting, five days after the tragedy. A gunman killed 10 people on Tuesday after entering the Campus Risbergska, an educational centre for young adults in the town of Orebro, 200 kilometres (125 miles)…
Read MoreSecret Service Taps ‘Transformers’ Director For $2 Million Recruitment Ad to Air During Super Bowl: Report
[ad_1] Michael Bay attends the “Transformers One” premiere on September 17, 2024 in New York City. Latin Times The Secret Service has enlisted Hollywood director Michael Bay to produce a $2 million recruitment ad slated for debut during the Super Bowl pregame in New Orleans. The ad showcases agents at work alongside historic footage of…
Read MoreCyberattack Disrupts Publication of Lee Newspapers Across the U.S.
[ad_1] Newspapers across the country owned by the news media company Lee Enterprises were unable to print, had problems with their websites and published smaller issues after a cyberattack last week, the company said. In a statement emailed on Sunday, Lee Enterprises said that the company was facing disruptions to its daily operations because of…
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