Amazon has launched a new outlet called Haul which caps the price of products on sale at $20 (£15.79), in an effort to take on low-cost retailers Temu and Shein.The online shopping giant unveiled Haul as a mobile-only experience available in its Shopping app for US customers on Wednesday.It says shoppers can expect “crazy low prices” on Haul products that are “worth the wait” of up to two weeks for delivery.It marks the platform’s long-awaited foray into the sale cheaper goods with lengthier shipping times – a business model which has spurred the rise of Chinese-owned e-commerce apps. Bloomberg journalist…
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The word is out that Donald Trump will begin mass deportation efforts this January. Luckily for migrants, the Canada border remains open thanks to the Liberal government, which is attempting to assure the people that the migrant crisis will not flow north. Abdulla Daoud, executive director of The Refugee Centre in Montreal, claims that “policy takes time.” Daoud has underestimated the newly appointed US border tzar, Tom Homan, and fails to acknowledge that illegals began fleeing America the moment Trump’s victory was declared. Daoud insists the crisis is not imminent. “Whatever Trump will enact, we will not see the remnants…
A viral video that’s making its way around social media right now is an ad for a fictional company called ‘Cryo’ which offers to cryogenically freeze liberals and wake them up when Trump’s presidency is over. One of the things that makes the ad so effective is that the production quality is realistic. Also, the entire premise of the ad and the service reflect a certain level of reality. You know that there are people who would actually use this service if it was really available. The ad appears to be a production by the folks at Newzy: Don’t Cry,…
The mother of Liam Payne’s only son, singer Cheryl Cole, can be seen in a new interview filmed just days before the One Direction star’s death.Filmed October 8, a little more than a week before the “Familiar” star’s tragic death, the Brit-pop songstress can be seen smiling and reminiscing about her days with Girl Aloud, one of the most popular acts in UK music history, for a lead-in special to an upcoming concert film.Article continues below advertisementLiam Payne’s Tragedy Was Days Away, But Cheryl Cole Was Already Dealing With Another HeartbreakThough no one could see the tragedy that would befall…
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will send a protest note to the Philippines over its new maritime laws due to their overlapping claims in the South China Sea, its deputy foreign minister said on Thursday (Nov 14). The protest will follow a complaint also from China over the Philippines’ Maritime Zones Act and the Archipelagic Sea Lanes Act, which Manila said was intended to strengthen its maritime claims and bolster its territorial integrity. Malaysia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Mohamad Alamin said the government has reviewed the reference documents related to the Philippines’ laws and found that they touch upon claims to the Malaysian…
Scientists have found the largest coral in the world near the remote Solomon Islands in the Pacific Ocean, a gigantic organism that can be seen from space. The “mega coral” is 32 metres (105 feet) long and 34 metres (111 feet) wide and is believed to be about 300 years old, the National Geographic Society said on Thursday. It is mainly brown but features splashes of bright yellows, blues and reds, and is covered with ripples of waves, mirroring the ocean’s surface. The organism, which has a circumference of 183 metres (600 feet), is made up of a network of…
Jim Montgomery shared that top defender Hampus Lindholm will be out for “weeks” with a lower-body injury, suffered while blocking a shot from St. Louis’ Justin Faulk on Tuesday night. The shot appeared to hit Lindholm’s left knee and forced him out of the game after just eight minutes of ice time.Lindholm’s departure from the lineup is dismal news for the Bruins. He’s received the second-highest ice time on the team, averaging just under 21 minutes through 17 games — only behind Charlie McAvoy’s 24 minutes of average ice time. Lindholm has recorded three goals and seven points in that span, adding 17 blocked…
Apple’s next big thing is a smart home device infused with Apple Intelligence, according to a new Bloomberg report published Tuesday.The device will look like a square iPad, the size of two iPhones side-by-side, and be able to be mounted to the wall, per the report. It will feature a 6-inch screen and function as a smart command center for the home, with control over locks, lights, sprinklers, speakers, and other smart home appliances.Just like the iPhone, which recently received an Apple Intelligence update, the new device for home will come with Siri and Apple Intelligence. Users will interact with…
A perforated pebble from the Nahal Ein Gev II archaeological site, which may be an ancient spindle whorlLaurent Davin A set of 12,000-year-old pierced pebbles excavated in northern Israel may be the oldest known hand-spinning whorls – a textile technology that may have ultimately helped inspire the invention of the wheel. Serving as a flywheel at the bottom of a spindle, whorls allowed people to efficiently spin natural fibres into yarns and thread to create clothing and other textiles. The newly discovered stone tools represent early axle-based rotation technology thousands of years before the first carts, says Talia Yashuv at…
The president of the Pacific Islands nation of Palau, Surangel Whipps Jr., was returned for a second term after a national election held last week, a final tally by the Palau Election Commission showed Wednesday.The results showed Whipps Jr. won 5,626 votes, defeating his brother-in-law Tommy Remengesau, who received 4,103 votes.Palau, which is important to the U.S. military amid tensions with China and is among a dozen diplomatic allies of Taiwan, held a national election for president and its Senate on Nov. 5.“Looking ahead, I know the challenges we face are significant, but so are the opportunities,” Whipps said in a statement…