Costco – which operates more than 500 big-box retail stores across the US and 200-plus abroad – announced the upcoming buying limits during an earnings call on Thursday, according to a transcript obtained by AlphaStreet. Leading the call, chief financial officer (CFO) Richard Galanti outlined a number of pressures on …
Read More »Hactivist jailed in ‘Little Guantanamo’ says prison blocked him from contacting wife, covering for ‘sexually abusive’ guard
Gottesfeld is serving a 10-year sentence for a “cyberattack” on Boston Children’s Hospital in 2014 – which he says he did to help end the “torture” of the teen girl Justina Pelletier, who was being administered the wrong treatment while her parents lost custody of their daughter to the state …
Read More »AOC torched over ‘barely comprehensible’ statement attempting to explain ‘present’ vote on $1bn Iron Dome bill she opposes
Having changed her ‘no’ vote to ‘present’ at the last minute on a $1 billion bill to replenish Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system the day prior, AOC took to Twitter on Friday with a vast, 900-word missive attempting to justify the move to her constituents. While she stated the …
Read More »Trudeau says two Canadian citizens accused of spying by Beijing boarded plane home, hours after Huawei executive’s release
“About 12 minutes ago, the aircraft carrying Michael Kovrig and Micheal Spavor left Chinese airspace and they are on the way home,” Trudeau announced in a televised statement late on Friday. The announcement came hours after Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou was released from Canadian custody after striking a …
Read More »No fuel shortage? Motorists queue for petrol across UK, nearly 400 stations impose £30 limit amid ‘unprecedented demand’
Long queues of cars at petrol stations were spotted across the UK on Friday, with hundreds of motorists seeking to top off their tanks amid fears of fuel shortages. Some petrol stations ran out of fuel and closed, while many others lacked at least one brand of fuel, according to …
Read More »‘War criminal! Out!’ Protesters greet Hillary Clinton as she becomes chancellor of university in Northern Ireland
Clinton was inaugurated on Friday as the first-ever female chancellor of Queen’s, a public university dating back to the 1840s. She was actually appointed to the five-year term in 2020, but her installation was delayed on account of the Covid-19 pandemic. Cries of “Shame on Queen’s! Shame on you!” and …
Read More »‘Bodies with vaginas’?! Lancet slammed for ‘erasing women’ after promoting latest issue with controversial quote
“Historically, the anatomy and physiology of bodies with vaginas have been neglected,” says the pull quote on the cover of its latest issue, with the publication date of September 25. By Friday evening, it had accumulated fewer than 300 likes and retweets combined – against the 4,600-plus replies and quote-tweets …
Read More »Makeshift camp in Texas CLEARED, leaving observers wondering where migrants went
The last group of migrants has been bused out and the camp bulldozed, Fox News correspondent Jeff Paul tweeted on Friday afternoon. Citing the US Border Patrol, Paul said seven flights had returned 1,949 migrants to Haiti. Another 3,901 have been moved to other Customs and Border Patrol facilities in …
Read More »Imposing an ill-conceived vaccine mandate on the US Armed Forces falls right in step with our military’s disastrous leftward march
The United States military is facing a serious disease that puts its readiness at risk, but it isn’t viral – it’s ideological. As the Pentagon imposes a Covid-19 vaccination mandate on our armed forces, it’s spreading a malaise of leftist identity politics that threatens their very coherence and competency. On …
Read More »Canada frees detained Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou after US drops extradition bid
A Canadian judge ordered Meng released from custody and vacated the bail requirement on Friday afternoon. The Chinese executive was “in tears” as she hugged her lawyers, according to Canadian reporters. “My life has been turned upside down,” Meng told reporters. “It was a disruptive time for me.” She added …
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