Posts by Amelia Frost
How Did Lindsey Graham Die? Cause of Death and Inside Senator’s Final Hours Before His Shocking Demise
Lindsey Graham died after suffering chest pain at his Washington home and going into cardiac arrest shortly after returning from a diplomatic visit to Ukraine, according to new reporting that has filled in the circumstances surrounding the South Carolina senator’s final hours. He was 71. Graham’s office initially announced on Saturday that he had died…
Read MoreQ2 Earnings, Economic Data: A Trigger-Heavy Week Looms Over Investor Sentiment
A mix of second quarter earnings coupled with economic data releases loom over the US markets this week. The markets mostly recorded gains in the week ended Friday. The S&P 500 gained 1.2%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq rose slightly on Friday, up 0.3%, to end the week up 1.7%. The Dow ended with a loss…
Read MoreTrillion-Dollar Panic? Elon Musk Abruptly Halts Live TV Appearance as Fresh SpaceX Concerns Mount
Elon Musk abruptly postponed a live CNBC interview on Friday just minutes before airtime, the network said, pulling out of a high-profile slot where he was due to discuss SpaceX’s market debut, Tesla and his latest artificial intelligence model. The interview had been heavily as a marquee business segment, with Musk expected to address the…
Read MoreDeep Skepticism About AI Companies Is The National Mood: US Respondents Favor Strict Federal Oversight
An overwhelming majority of US employees support the establishment of an artificial intelligence (AI) sovereign wealth fund, reflecting deep skepticism toward AI firms, according to a survey. The survey conducted by Verasight, a non partisan research firm, also indicates the public demand for strict federal oversight of AI firms as tech layoffs amid higher corporate…
Read MoreNuclear Lockdown: Massive 2-Tier UFO Spotted Over Texas Weapons Base in New Pentagon Files
A huge two-tiered UFO seen hovering beside a nuclear weapons facility in Texas in 2015 has emerged in what officials are calling the ‘clearest images yet’ of unexplained aerial activity, according to new Pentagon files released this week in Washington under a Donald Trump executive order. The US government quietly uploaded the latest batch of…
Read MoreWhere is Mitch McConnell Now? Gov Andy Beshear Demands Senator ‘End the Crazy Speculation’
Where is Mitch McConnell now, and how ill is he really? That is the question roiling Kentucky and Washington this weekend, as Democratic Governor Andy Beshear publicly demanded on Saturday that the 84‑year‑old senator release details of his health and ‘end the crazy speculation’ surrounding his weeks‑long absence from the US Capitol. For context, McConnell,…
Read MoreTrump Confidant South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham, 71, Dies
US President Donald Trump’s close ally Senator Lindsey Graham, a proponent of aggressive American foreign policy, died after a “brief and sudden illness.” He was 71. A statement posted on the social media account of the South Carolina senator said Graham’s family “appreciates prayers at this time and asks for privacy.” It did not give…
Read MoreMiddle East Tensions Flare Up As IRGC Shuts Strait Of Hormuz
Hostilities in the strife-torn Middle East are being reignited. The US forces launched a third wave of attacks on Iran near the contentious Strait of Hormuz on Saturday. The US strikes followed a missile attack on a commercial cargo ship by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the elite military unit of Iran. Iran responded…
Read MoreAirfares Up 20%: Delta CEO Says This Summer’s Flight Prices Won’t Fall
Travelers waiting for a break on airfares received an unusually direct answer on July 10: Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian told CNBC’s Squawk Box that the roughly 20% jump in domestic ticket prices is “sustainable,” that higher fares reflect strong demand and a disciplined industry, and that there is no relief in sight even…
Read MoreDua Lipa Just Sold Me on This Divisive Fall Trend With a Simple Summer Look
Oh, Dua Lipa, the power that you have over my wardrobe… Have you ever been so torn between wearing a midi skirt or trousers to work that you said, “to hell with it, I’ll wear them both!” Me neither, which is why I’ve been skeptical of the “skirt pants” trend that’s been percolating among fashion…
Read MoreKash Patel Abruptly Scraps Private Flight To Visit Girlfriend After Reportedly Being Summoned By ‘Frustrated’ White House Officials
FBI director Kash Patel abandoned a planned flight to see his girlfriend perform in Chicago on the same Friday he turned up at the White House, in an episode the Trump administration insists had nothing to do with any frustration over his conduct. MS NOW reported that Patel abruptly cancelled the trip on the morning…
Read MoreHow To End The Tussle Over Hormuz Strait: Is Britain, Oman Floating A Not So Straight Proposal
A proposal to find a lasting solution to the stalemate between the US and Iran over control of the Strait of Hormuz is being floated by Britain, policy wonks and Oman. The proposal could allow navigation fees to be charged in the Strait of Hormuz, with a rider. The transit fees would not be compulsory…
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