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Costco Announces First Membership Fee Increase in Seven Years

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Costco Wholesale announced on Wednesday that it will increase its annual membership fees for customers in the United States and Canada, marking the first increase in seven years. The new rates will be effective from September 1. Costco’s membership program offers a variety of benefits to its customers, such as free sample testing, discounts on a wide range of products and services, and an annual 2% reward on eligible purchases made at its warehouses. The …

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Migrant TikToker’s Call for U.S. Invasion with Legal Loophole Goes Viral

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Leonel Moreno, a Venezuelan migrant with a significant online presence on TikTok, has been sharing advice with his followers on how to occupy vacant homes and assert squatter’s rights in the United States. Moreno, who resides in a suburb of Columbus, Ohio, stated in a recent video that under U.S. law, uninhabited houses can be claimed. He was likely referring to adverse possession laws, also known as squatter’s rights, which under certain conditions, grant unlawful …

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Bodies of 9 Men Discovered Near Fuel Pipeline

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In a chilling discovery on Tuesday, law enforcement officials in central Mexico stumbled upon the lifeless bodies of nine men in vehicles situated near a fuel pipeline. The circumstances leading to their untimely demise are still under investigation, but initial findings suggest that the illicit trade of fuel theft could be a contributing factor. Mexico has been grappling with the issue of fuel theft for some time now, with criminal gangs known to siphon off …

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Tensions flare as the US sends warships through Taiwan Strait

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U.S. warships transit Taiwan Strait, first since Pelosi visit – Reuters The USS Antietam and USS Chancellorsville entered the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, marking the first U.S. naval transit of the waterway since U.S.-China tensions flared up over House Speaker Nancy Pelosis’s visit to the island this month. John Kirby, a spokesman for the National Security Council, told CNN that the two ships sent a clear message that the U.S. military would operate anywhere international …

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