Posts by Amelia Frost
What to Know About the Trump Family’s Deals in the Middle East
[ad_1] As President Trump pushes a new plan to take control of Gaza and clear out an area that once was home to an estimated two million residents, he is advocating bringing the United States much more deeply into a region where his family has a growing collection of real-estate and business interests. There is…
Read MoreTrump’s Plan to Send Migrants to Guantanamo Bay is ‘Frankly Insane,’ Former State Department Official Says
[ad_1] On Tuesday, President Donald Trump sent an initial group of migrants to Guantanamo Bay after announcing plans to begin detaining migrants at the base. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images A senior State Department official now working at Yale University as a law professor has weighed in on President Donald Trump‘s plan to send up to 30,000…
Read MoreCows Have Been Infected With a Second Form of Bird Flu
[ad_1] Dairy cows in Nevada have been infected with a new form of bird flu that is distinct from the version that has been spreading through herds over the last year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on Wednesday. The finding indicates that the virus, known as H5N1, has spilled from birds into cows at…
Read MoreUN Chief Warns Against Gaza ‘Ethnic Cleansing’ After Trump Comments
[ad_1] The UN chief warned Wednesday against ethnic cleansing in Gaza as he rejected US President Donald Trump’s bombshell proposal for the United States to take control of the Palestinian territory and displace all its people. Trump, in a White House news conference on Tuesday alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, stunningly proposed “long-term ownership”…
Read MoreF.C.C. Releases CBS ’60 Minutes’ Interview With Kamala Harris
[ad_1] The Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday released the transcript of a “60 Minutes” interview with Vice President Kamala Harris that has been at the center of a lawsuit between CBS and President Trump. The transcript of the interview shows that Ms. Harris gave a lengthy answer to a question about Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime…
Read MoreProfessors and University Officers Sue to Block Trump’s Anti-DEI Orders: ‘In the United States, There is No King’
[ad_1] University officials and education organizations are suing to block President Trump’s executive orders that roll back diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies, arguing they exceed executive authority and violate constitutional rights. “In the United States, there is no king,” the lawsuit, filed Monday in a Maryland US District Court, asserts. “The President can exercise…
Read MoreU.S. Postal Service Reverses Decision to Halt Parcel Service From China
[ad_1] The United States Postal Service made an about-turn on Wednesday and said it would continue to accept packages from mainland China and Hong Kong, reversing a decision to temporarily halt those deliveries after an order by President Trump that ended duty-free handling of many smaller parcels. The Postal Service’s halt and reversal just hours…
Read More100,000 Eggs Are Stolen in Pennsylvania Amid Shortage
[ad_1] The Pennsylvania State Police said this week that they were investigating the theft on Saturday of 100,000 organic eggs worth more than $40,000 from a distribution trailer in Greencastle, in south-central Pennsylvania. The eggs were stolen at around 8:40 p.m. from a facility operated by Pete & Gerry’s Organics, according to a police report.…
Read MorePro-Trump Media Sees Nothing but the President ‘Winning’
[ad_1] President Trump’s first weeks back in the White House have included government groups scrambling to figure out their funding and Wall Street investors getting whipsawed by trade wars that seemed to begin and then end in an instant. But through it all, the mood among those in right-wing media has been nothing short of…
Read MoreFollowing Trump, Argentina Quits World Health Organization
[ad_1] Argentina said Wednesday it will quit the World Health Organization, following in the footsteps of Donald Trump’s United States and citing similar complaints over the UN body’s management of the Covid-19 pandemic. Railing against the economic fallout of Covid-19 lockdowns, President Javier Milei lamented “one of the most bizarre crimes against humanity” as he…
Read MoreWorkday Axes 8.5% Of Its Workers: ‘Realize This Is Tough News’
[ad_1] Carl Eschenbach, CEO of Workday Via Getty Images The American cloud-based financial management software vendor Workday announced on February 5 that the company is cutting nearly 2,000 jobs—or 8.5% of its workforce—with CEO Carl Eschenbach citing in a memo that the layoffs are necessary for ongoing growth efforts at the company, including a particular…
Read MoreNovo Nordisk Annual Sales Jump on Demand for Ozempic and Wegovy
[ad_1] Novo Nordisk, the Danish pharmaceutical company behind Ozempic and Wegovy, capped off a somewhat turbulent 2024, reporting profit and revenue on Wednesday that comfortably beat Wall Street expectations. But the drugmaker said it expected sales growth to slow in 2025, as competition increases. Novo Nordisk retains its title as Europe’s most valuable company, but…
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