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Costco touts success of card scanner rollout; speeds up checkout process

Keith Fitz-Gerald, president of Fitz-Gerald Group, highlighted stocks of Costco, Palantir, and Lockheed Martin ahead of the market open. Costco recently introduced membership card scanners in front of warehouses in its U.S. stores and is already reaping the benefits, with the initiative being well-received by customers, Wholesale Club announced Friday. During Costco's fourth-quarter earnings conference, […]

Pelosi says Dem primary process was ‘open’ and Harris ‘won it’

Former Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday claimed the party's presidential nomination process was “open” after President Biden withdrew and that Vice President Kamala Harris “won” the nomination despite there being no such contest. Before Biden withdrew from the Democratic nomination in mid-July, Pelosi reportedly said she would support a competitive, open primary process […]

‘Eco-chaplains’ are helping individuals process their ‘climate grief’: NPR report

A new spiritual movement designed to help people deal with negative feelings about the planet being threatened by climate change is gaining popularity, NPR reports. Called “eco-chaplains,” these new spiritual leaders are being trained to meet a growing need to address the “grief, anxiety and burnout” felt over environmental issues. “Today, there are pastors across […]

Does Katy Perry-approved The Hoffman Process really work?

Katy Perry says a week-long, $5,350 hippie healing retreat – which involved smashing pillows with a baseball bat and ripping up phone books – changed her life. And others too Hoffman Institute Participants in California are spending thousands of dollars to “live more consciously” and break bad patterns by cutting out cell phones, alcohol, sex […]

Mets’ Christian Scott set to take next step in rehab process

Christian Scott should soon start throwing from 120 feet, which would be another step forward for the rookie right-hander in his return from a UCL strain he suffered on July 22. “Everything’s going well,” Scott said after another practice session before the Mets-Marlins game at Citi Field. He has yet to start throwing his curveball, […]

Change.Org Petition Demands Australian Breakdancer ‘Raygun’ be Held Accountable for ‘Manipulating’ Olympic Selection Process

Australian breakdancer Rachel Gunn (aka Rae Gunn) has the internet in stitches after performing one of the funniest breakdancing routines in Olympic breakdancing history. But not everyone is laughing. A Change.Org petition was recently created to hold “Rae Gun” and Australia’s head of the Olympic delegation, Anna Mears, to account for “manipulating” the selection process […]