Posts by Amelia Frost
Porsha Williams Always Wanted More Kids. Then She Lost the Choice.
I always wanted four kids. I have three siblings and always pictured a big family of my own. That first diagnosis and miscarriage were the first signs it might not happen, but after Pilar, I did start to imagine having one more. I’m an older mom, but I had the right support system and financial…
Read MoreFlorida Republican María Elvira Salazar Breaks With Trump on Immigration, Says Hispanic Voters Feel ‘Betrayed’
Florida Republican Rep. María Elvira Salazar is taking a rare step for a member of her own party by publicly challenging President Donald Trump over his immigration agenda, warning that some Hispanic voters who helped deliver his 2024 victory now feel abandoned by his administration’s enforcement policies. In a new campaign advertisement released ahead of…
Read MoreHackers Are Hiding More Malware Instructions On Blockchains. AI Has Helped Drive A 440% Surge.
Hackers are increasingly using public blockchains to store instructions for malware, combining artificial intelligence with technology designed to make data difficult to alter or remove as cybercrime targeting the cryptocurrency industry continues to grow. Malicious instructions and infrastructure information written onto blockchains have increased 440% since the emergence of high-capacity Chinese open-source AI models without…
Read MoreThe Fed Raised Rates For The First Time In Three Years. The Dollar And Global Yields Are Feeling It.
The Federal Reserve’s first interest-rate increase in more than three years is rippling through global financial markets, strengthening the dollar and keeping bond yields elevated as central banks contend with renewed inflation pressure tied partly to higher energy costs. The Fed on Wednesday raised its benchmark federal funds rate by a quarter percentage point to…
Read MoreU.S. Missile Strike On Iranian School Might Be War a Crime: UN Report
A United Nations report found “reasonable grounds” that the U.S. committed a war crime when it bombed a primary school in Minab during the opening days of the Iran war. The document states that at least 157 people were killed in the airstrike, including 123 children who were between six and 13 years old. The…
Read MoreAndrew Yang Claims Rogue AI Agents Spread Self-Replicating Code Across the Internet As Revealed Incidents Multiply
Former presidential candidate Andrew Yang said an artificial intelligence lab chief warned him that rogue AI agents may have already altered the internet by spreading self-replicating code, raising new concerns about whether the public web can still be trusted as a resource for training and testing advanced AI systems. Yang described the alleged incident during…
Read MoreMarkets Recover After Fed-Fueled Selloff. Stocks Rise, Oil And Yields Fall.
Markets rebounded on Thursday after a selloff following the Federal Reserve’s decision to hike rates. Stocks rose, while bond yields and oil prices fell. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.65%, while the S&P 500 did so 1.15%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite overperformed, jumping 1.71%. At the same time, bond yields fell after topping 5%…
Read MoreThe Iran War Drags On With No End In Sight. JPMorgan Is No Longer Forecasting When.
JPMorgan is no longer forecasting when the Iran war could end, according to a new note. “For the first time since the start of the Iran conflict, we don’t have a baseline view,” said the bank’s head of global commodities strategy, Natasha Kaneva, according to CNBC. “We simply don’t know how to model the endgame,”…
Read MoreSEC Opens Door To Blockchain-Based Stocks. Investors Could Soon Trade Equities At All Times.
The Securities and Exchange Commission is opening the door to a new era of digital investing, creating a regulatory pathway that could allow certain trading platforms to offer tokenized versions of publicly traded U.S. stocks and bring traditional markets closer to operating around the clock. The SEC on Thursday issued an order establishing an “Innovation…
Read MoreClass-Action Lawsuit Accuses Meta Of Privacy Violations Related To Its Smart Glasses
A proposed class-action lawsuit accuses Meta of creating a database of people’s faces pulled from Facebook and Instagram to build a facial recognition feature on its smart glasses. “For years, Meta has indicated that it was considering building facial-recognition capabilities into its smart glasses,” the lawsuit says. “In June 2026, it was discovered that Meta…
Read MoreCongress Passes Economic Sanctions Against Russia. Critics Say It Will Broaden Trump Tariff Powers.
Congress passed a bill that strengthens economic sanctions against Russia, also broadening President Donald Trump’s ability to impose tariffs. Democratic Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal cosponsored the bill and said that it had “scorching sanctions” on oligarchs, financial institutions, and energy companies. The tariff aspect of the bill, Blumenthal said will allow the U.S. to go…
Read MoreKate Middleton Combined Three Fall Fashion Trends in One Stylish Dress
Kate Middleton is known for a classic style that rarely needs to be flashy to stand out. Instead of chasing fleeting trends, the Princess of Wales usually opts for timeless cuts, elegant colors, and the kind of pieces that will still work years later. She proves that a traditional outfit doesn’t have to look dated.…
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