Posts by Amelia Frost
U.S. Economy Shows Signs of Strain From Trump’s Tariffs and Spending Cuts
The United States economy is starting to show signs of strain as President Trump’s abrupt moves to shrink federal spending, lay off government workers and impose tariffs on America’s largest trading partners rattle businesses and reverberate across states and cities. Funding freezes and firings of federal workers combined with the prospect of costly trade wars…
Read MoreBitcoin Reserve Or Broken Promise? Crypto Community Divided As YouTuber Calls Trump’s Pledge A ‘Scam’
KEY POINTS Crypto Rover triggered the debate on X Wednesday, saying Trump gave $BTC holders “a trade war” instead of a Bitcoin reserve Some believe Trump ushered in a new era of crypto and shouldn’t be blamed for the broader market downturn Others called out “whiny” Bitcoiners for their impatience on an SBR, which will…
Read MoreTrump Administration Gets A Breather As Supreme Court Temporarily Pauses Foreign Aid Deadline
U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts stepped in Wednesday to pause a court-imposed deadline requiring the Trump administration to release $2 billion in frozen foreign aid. The Trump administration argued that it was unable to meet the midnight deadline set by Washington-based U.S. District Judge Amir Ali, Reuters reported. Roberts issued a temporary order,…
Read MoreElon Musk Admits ‘Accidental’ Cancelation Of USAID Ebola Prevention: ‘We Won’t Be Perfect’
KEY POINTS Musk said the initiative was canceled but ‘immediately’ restored since the DOGE isn’t perfect USAID officials denied that Musk ‘restored’ the agency’s work on Ebola prevention X users are divided over the matter, with some predicting DOGE ‘mistakes’ may evolve into bigger issues U.S. President Donald Trump’s first cabinet meeting was a spectacle…
Read MoreTexas Reports First US Measles Death In A Decade Amid Growing Outbreak
Texas health officials reported on Wednesday that a child in West Texas has died from measles. This is the first measles-related death in the U.S. in ten years. Measles is a highly contagious respiratory illness, which can cause life-threatening illness to anyone who is not protected against the virus. Measles can be transmitted by direct…
Read More7-Eleven Founding Family’s Bid to Block Foreign Takeover Collapses
The founding family of 7-Eleven’s Japanese parent company has failed to secure the money to buy it out, the company said Thursday, months after they launched a bid worth over $50 billion to fend off a foreign takeover. Seven & i Holdings, which sits atop a vast network of 85,000 convenience stores, primarily in Asia…
Read MoreSEC Closes Gemini Probe, Seeks Pause In TRON, Justin Sun Case
The SEC under Gary Gensler issued Wells notices against Gemini and several other crypto firms. YouTube Screenshot/ Gemini Official YouTube Chanel KEY POINTS Cameron Winklevoss proposed that the SEC reimburse crypto firms if a regulator ‘refuses to write rules’ before taking legal or investigative actions He also said involved SEC staffers should be given a…
Read MoreSearch For Missing Malaysia Airlines Plane Resumes 11 Years Later
AFP A decade after vanishing without a trace, Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 is back in the spotlight as a U.S. marine robotics company renews the search for answers in one of aviation’s greatest unsolved mysteries. Malaysian Transport Minister Anthony Loke confirmed Tuesday that the government had given initial approval for the search to continue, though…
Read MoreWho Makes the Red Carpet? Steve.
Steve Olive, who has worked in the event carpet business for more than three decades, is the man the Academy trusts to get its iconic rug just right. Source link
Read MoreTrump Says He and Zelensky Will Sign ‘Very Big Agreement’ on Friday
President Donald Trump said he will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenksy on Friday to finalize a ‘very big agreement.’ Alex Kent/Getty Images President Donald Trump confirmed reports that the U.S. and Ukraine have agreed upon the terms of a “very big agreement” and announced plans to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Washington,…
Read MoreGavin Newsom Announces He’s Starting a Podcast And Will Interview MAGA’s ‘Biggest Leaders and Architects’
California Governor Gavin Newsom is launching a podcast that promises “real conversations” on key issues and teased interviews with “some of the biggest leaders and architects in the MAGA movement.” “We need to change the conversation, and that’s why I’m launching a new podcast, and this is going to be anything but the ordinary politician…
Read MoreHow to Watch the Launch of Intuitive Machines’s Second Moon Landing Mission
Intuitive Machines landed a robot on the moon last year. Can the Houston company do it again, but keep the spacecraft upright this time? The company’s second lander, named Athena, launched on Wednesday evening on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It will attempt a landing on March 6.…
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