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New members signing up for a Costco membership on or after September 1, 2024 (and renewal members) are experiencing a membership fee increase of $5 from $60 to $65.  Business membership increased by $10 to $130 a year. COSTCO: “Over the coming months, membership scanning devices will be used at the entrance door of your local warehouse” and “Once deployed, prior to entering, all members must scan their physical or digital membership card by placing the barcode or QR Code against the scanner.” Members with cards that don’t have a photos, should be prepared with a valid photo ID, and encourages shoppers to visit the membership counter and get a Costco ID with a photo. Costco’s new rule also requires all guests to be accompanied by a valid cardholder to enter its stores, which is aimed to prevent non-members from sneaking in with a member's card. Costco’s first membership price hike in 7 years just went into effect  - Yahoo! Finance Costco's first membership fee increase in 7 year

In a letter dated August 26, 2024, Mark Zuckerberg told the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee that he regretted not speaking up earlier about pressure earlier regarding Biden administration efforts to "censor" COVID-19 content during the pandemic. Zuckerberg says Biden administration pressured Meta to censor COVID-19 content | Reuters Mark Zuckerberg: White House pressured Facebook over COVID-19 content | AP News Mark Zuckerberg admits Biden admin pressured Facebook to censor COVID content, says it was wrong to suppress Hunter laptop coverage Zuckerberg says he regrets caving to White House pressure on content - POLITICO Mark Zuckerberg says Meta was 'pressured' by Biden administration to censor Covid-related content - YouTube  - 6abc Philadelphia Mark Zuckerberg says he censored content due to pressure from Biden administration - YouTube  - ABC News Mark Zuckerberg says White House ‘pressured’ Meta to ‘censor’ Covid-19 content - YouTube  - CNBC

Former DNC Vice Chair Tulsi Gabbard and Democrat candidate for nomination in the 2020 United States presidential election says the 'contrast couldn't be more clear' between the two presidential candidates on 'Kudlow' on FOX Business. Tulsi Gabbard says Donald Trump met with adversaries, dictators, and allies to prevent wars, and Kamala Harris critized Trump for that. Tulsi Gabbard explains why she's endorsing Trump: 'This is personal for me' - YouTube  - FOX Business BACKGROUND ... Tulsi Gabbard - Wikipedia Kamala Harris - Wikipedia

Former Bill Clinton administration Secretary of Labor Robert Reich opened an editorial on The Guardian that criticizes Elon Musk because Musk has endorsed Trump, and that is the introductory reason Musk needs to be reined in. Reich also accuses Musk of spreading lies about a deadly attack on schoolgirls on July 29, 2024, but doesn't indicate any of the details of the mass stabbing incident, also known at the Southport Stabbing. Reich doesn't mention that suspect Axel Rudakubana, a 17-year-old British citizen born in Cardiff to parents from Rwanda, was arrested at the scene and was charged with three counts of murder, ten counts of attempted murder, and possession of a bladed article. Reich doesn't mention that anti-migrant rioters and the general public doubted that they were being told the truth by authorities about the suspect.  Instead Reich defines the rioters as  Reform UK leader Nigel Farage posted video of “machete fights in Southend tonight” and claimed: “Our countr

Three people were killed after a small twin-engine Cessna  Cessna 421C  crashed into a row of townhouses Saturday about 10:30 a.m., August 31, 2024 in a neighborhood in the city of Fairview east of Portland, Oregon.  The crash site was about one mile southwest of the Troutdale Airport (KTTD), where the aircraft took off. Heavy fire was showing from a row of townhouses on Heartwood Circle in a gated community known as Fairview Terrace, northeast of the intersection of Sandy Boulevard and NE Arbor Crest Drive in Fairview. Fire from the aircraft crash also caused a 5-alarm brush fire after power lines fell. 3 dead after small plane crashes into townhomes east of Portland | kgw.com 3 people dead after small plane crash in residential area near Troutdale airport - OPB  (Oregon Public Broadcasting) Plane carrying 2 people crashes into townhomes near Portland; one resident missing | AP News 3 dead after small plane crashes in Fairview neighborhood - YouTube  - KPTV FOX 12 Small plane crashes

Terahertz electromagnetic waves (wavelength = 1 mm to 0.1 mm ), which occupy a range in the electromagnetic spectrum between infrared light and microwaves, can be controlled by a polarization multiplexer, and manage higher data rates (aggregated data rates up to 155 and 190 Gbits per second). New technology in the Terahertz range is expected in the upgrade to 6G devices. 5G peak data rates are 20 gigabits per second and average data rates are over 100 megabits per second.  6G revolution begins: Researchers achieve record-breaking data speeds  - StudyFinds.org Ultra‐Wideband Terahertz Integrated Polarization Multiplexer - Gao - Laser & Photonics Reviews - Wiley Online Library Korea plans to launch 6G network service in 2028 - The Korea Times BACKGROUND ... 6G - Wikipedia

ABBA in 2024 joined a list of performers who’ve objected to Trump using their songs since the 2020 election campaign.  ABBA ask Trump to stop using their songs, but his team says they have the OK | AP News

Wayne Noel ran a stop sign in his Honda Civic while he was being tailed by police, and crashed into a Jeep Cherokee SUV at 212th Street and 90th Avenue in Queens, New York. The suspect was accused of abducting a 9 year-old girl at a grocery store, and sexually assaulting her in the Queens neighborhood. The police caught up with him within . License JEB 2220, Honda Civic Man who sexually assaulted girl, 9, dies in police chase in Queens: NYPD - YouTube  - PIX11 News Perv kidnaps 9-year-old from supermarket and molests her in car – then dies in crash next day while fleeing cops 90th Ave & 212th St - Google Maps

Disturbance between migrants and police in seaside town or commune Grand-Fort-Philippe in northern France. The area is a launch zone for migrant from northern France to the United Kingdom. Grand-Fort-Philippe is located about half way between Calais and Dunkirk near the Strait of Dover between northern France and southeast England, and is about 150 miles north of Paris. Panic in France as 'war' between migrants and police sparks chaos in seaside town near UK | World | News | Express.co.uk French seaside town blighted by 'urban guerrilla warfare' between riot cops and UK-bound migrants as squalid new 'Jungle' camp crops up | Daily Mail Online BACKGROUND ... grand-fort-philippe - Google Search 50°59'24.0"N 2°06'36.0"E - Google Maps

Baltimore Ravens Offensive Line coach Joe D'Allessandris dies at age 70 from complications of a surgery earlier during the Summer of 2024. Ravens OL Coach Joe D'Alessandris Dies at 70; Spent 45 Years in NFL, NCAA, More | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors | Bleacher Report Baltimore Ravens on X: "Our hearts ache with grief and sadness upon learning of Coach Joe D'Alessandris' passing early this morning. Baltimore Ravens on X: "https://t.co/znjEVJvWKJ" / X

 The urge to go the big party of orgies and drugs in Nevada's Black Rock Desert is not in demand. Did the 2023 torrential downpour ruin the spirit, a drug-induced death in 2023, or it something in 2024? Too much bad rap on Reddit, etc? Maybe people are just too weird even for Burning Man. We all know there is plenty of "wierd" every day on the Internet. Or maybe the Burning Man crowd is growing tired of being weird. Those that would go for the public nudity might not be motivated to go because nudity has decreased to avoid unauthorized nude photos being shared via easily-uploaded photos on smartphones. The symbolic burning of a large wooden effigy of "the Man" the Saturday occurs the evening before Labor Day. The week-long party leads up to that Saturday evening. The first Burning Man began as a bonfire ritual on the summer solstice on June 22, 1986. Panic grows that iconic Burning Man festival famed for drugs and orgies is on verge of COLLAPSE after washout 202

According to a preliminaryreport by Louisiana Congressman Clay Higgins, a Butler police sniper's bullet (shot #9) damaged Thomas Matthew Crooks's gun, damaging it before a Secret Service sniper killed him with the fatal head shot (shot #10). The previous eight shots were fired by Thomas Matthew Crooks. Notable observations from Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) report ... "The 9th shot fired on J13 [July 13, 2024] was from a Butler SWAT operator from the ground about 100 yards away from the AGR building.  Shot 9 hit Crooks’ rifle stock and fragged his face/neck/right shoulder area from the stock breaking up.” “The 10th (and, I believe, final) shot was fired from the southern counter-sniper team.” Higgins Releases Preliminary Investigative Report - Congressman Clay Higgins Preliminary-Investigative-Report-8.12.24.pdf  []PDF from Clay Higgins Sniper shot Trump gunman's weapon and delayed him - report  - BBC Clay Higgins blasts FBI for releasing Thomas Crooks' body for

Phil Donahue died at the age of 88 at his home in Upper East Side of Manhattan Monday, August 18, 2024.  He died after a long illness. Phil Donahue, talk show host pioneer and husband of Marlo Thomas, dies at 88  - NBC Phil Donahue, influential TV talk show host, dead at 88 - ABC News Phil Donahue, daytime talk show pioneer, dies at age 88 - CBS Chicago Phil Donahue Was the First TV Host to Feature Someone with AIDS — All About the Late Star’s Groundbreaking Moment  - People Phil Donahue Dead: Oprah Winfrey, Sally Jessy Raphael Pay Tribute  The Hollywood Reporter ------------------- Aggregated and/or curated news by  CARDINAL NEWS - Arlingtoncardinal.com

Three out of four Gen Z Americans blame social media for a negative impact on their mental health. Gen Z blame by platform ... 20% blame Instagram 20% blame TikTok 13% blame Facebook Among those who reported negative emotions on social media, the bad feelings occurred in an average 38 minutes. According to Talker News, Talker Research surveyed 2,000 Gen Z Americans who use social media; the survey was commissioned by LG Electronics and administered and conducted online by Talker Research between June 20 and June 24, 2024. Instagram, TikTok and YouTube are now the top three most used sources for news for British teens, according to the broadcasting regulatory authority Ofcom. Gen Z blames social media for ruining their mental health -- but no one's signing off Why 3 in 4 Gen Z blame social media for their mental health decline - Talker Why 3 in 4 Gen Z blame social media for their mental health decline - Talker  (longer version) BACKGROUND Gen Z: How young people are changing activi

Florida condo owners are cutting their selling price as they try to move out before they are forced to pay upcoming repair costs. Florida law requires larger maintenance reserves after the Surfside condo collapse. Florida hit by 'worst real estate crisis in decades' as desperate condo owners slash prices by up to 40%: 'It's paradise lost' | Daily Mail Online As Florida Condo Prices Fall, What’s a Condo Seller to Do? | Kiplinger Miami-Dade, Broward condo sales down in real estate report | Miami Herald Elliman Report: Florida New Signed Contracts 6-2024 | Miller Samuel Real Estate Appraisers & Consultants Elliman Report: Florida New Signed Contracts 7-2024 | Miller Samuel Real Estate Appraisers & Consultants Florida Condos & Apartments For Sale - 28405 Listings | Zillow Inside South Florida’s branded condo tower boom | ISG World  posted January 12, 2023 -- no new articles since then. FLASHBACK New details shed light on cause of Surfside condo collapse | WF