Posts by Amelia Frost
Who Is Natalie Harp? Trump’s ‘Mystery Blonde’ on China Trip Dubbed His ‘Instant Enabler’ as Melania Stayed Home
President Donald Trump recently completed a diplomatic visit to China for a meeting with his counterpart Xi Jinping. The official delegation featured figures including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Elon Musk, and Tim Cook. Family members Eric Trump and Lara Trump also made the journey, while First Lady Melania Trump remained behind. However, it was…
Read MoreUSS Ford Returns After Iran, Venezuela Missions
The USS Gerald Ford returned to its Virginia base on Saturday after the longest deployment by a carrier since the Vietnam war. The world’s largest aircraft carrier completed the longest deployment by a carrier since the Vietnam war, which involved missions in the ongoing Iran conflict and the capture of Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro in January,…
Read MoreWhat Is Broadcom? The Unknown Company Building the AI Chips Powering Google, Anthropic, OpenAI and Meta
Most people couldn’t name Broadcom if you asked them. They could name Nvidia. They could name Apple, Google, and Microsoft. But Broadcom? The $700 billion company headquartered in a nondescript office park in Palo Alto, California? Blank stares. That anonymity is about to change. Broadcom (Nasdaq: AVGO) is quietly the backbone of the artificial intelligence…
Read MoreThe Bond Market Is Flashing a Warning — And a Former Biden National Security Adviser Says Americans Could Get Hit Twice
Don’t look now, but the pain from high energy prices might be about to bite Americans twice. With no end in sight to the war in Iran and oil prices stuck above $100 a barrel, bond traders worried about inflation have sold off long-term government debt in the U.S. and developed economies in recent days.…
Read MoreFormer CIA Director Says Cuba Crisis Could Become a New U.S. Migration Emergency
Former CIA Director Robert Gates said Cuba’s greatest national security risk to the United States is not an imminent military attack, but the possibility that the island’s deepening crisis could produce another mass migration emergency like the 1980 Mariel boatlift. “The biggest risk is that we end up with another Mariel evacuation from Cuba that…
Read MoreUS Seeks Raul Castro’s Indictment To Mount Pressure On Cuba
The US Justice Department (DoJ) is pursuing an indictment against former Cuban President Raul Castro as it mounts pressure on Havana to toe its geopolitical line and open up the economy. The Associated Press reported on Friday that the DoJ is seeking Castro’s indictment linked to his alleged involvement in the 1996 shooting down of…
Read MoreRival London Protests Draw Thousands as Police Deploy Major Security Operation
TOPSHOT – On Whitehall, supporters of British far-right activist Tommy Robinson, real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, take part in a march organised by Unite The Kingdom, in central London on May 16, 2026. Toby Shepheard/AFP via Getty Images London saw tens of thousands of people gather on Saturday for rival demonstrations, prompting a major police operation…
Read MoreWhat’s on the Louisiana May 16 Ballot: Five Constitutional Amendments Remain as U.S. House Primaries Are Suspended
Louisiana voters head to the polls on May 16, 2026, to decide on five proposed constitutional amendments that touch civil service rules, school governance, teacher pay, property taxes and judicial retirement age. The ballot also includes other races and local contests, but the state’s U.S. House primaries were suspended after a legal ruling and executive…
Read MoreSpaceX Files for the Largest IPO Ever Since Absorbing a $4.94 Billion Loss From Its xAI Merger
SpaceX accelerated its IPO timeline on Friday, targeting a June 12 Nasdaq debut under the ticker SPCX and a public prospectus release as early as May 21 — weeks ahead of schedule — as the rocket and satellite company seeks to raise up to $75 billion at a valuation above $2 trillion in what would…
Read MoreTrump Mum On Taiwan After Meeting With Xi
US President Donald Trump has maintained a strategic silence on Taiwan after his latest trip to China for a summit with President Xi Jinping. The development assumes significance as Xi had made known his fierce opposition to any US interference on Taiwan, a self-ruled island which China considers its territory. In December, the US approved…
Read MoreWhich AI Chip Stock Could Be the Next Nvidia? Broadcom, Marvell, AMD or Intel?
Nvidia has become the face of the AI boom, but investors are now looking for the next semiconductor winner that can turn artificial intelligence demand into the kind of long-term growth Nvidia enjoyed. Broadcom, Marvell, AMD and Intel are among the most closely watched names in that hunt, each with a different strategy for capturing…
Read MoreIranian Hackers May have Infiltrated Into US Gas Station Systems: Report
Iranian hackers could have effected a series of breaches of US systems that keep a tab on amount of fuel in storage tanks that feed gas stations across states, CNN reported. US officials suspect such breaches, and the hackers have probably infiltrated automatic tank gauge systems that were reportedly not password protected, according to the…
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