Month: May 2022

Walmart Pulls Juneteenth Ice Cream After Backlash

Walmart has pulled a Juneteenth-themed ice cream flavor from shelves after facing a considerable public backlash, with critics accusing the retailer of cultural appropriation and inappropriate commercialism. On Monday, Walmart decided to withdraw an ice cream from its food label Great Value for Juneteenth, the holiday commemorating the emancipation of black slaves in Texas on…


Major Bank CEO Says Free Speech ‘Increasingly Difficult’ After HSBC Suspends Banker Over Climate Talk

The head of one of HSBC’s biggest competitors has said that free speech is becoming “increasingly difficult” after a top executive at HSBC Holdings was suspended when he criticized central bankers and policymakers for exaggerating the financial risks of climate change. Stuart Kirk, the global head of responsible investing at HSBC’s asset management division, was suspended following an internal investigation…


Federal Government Says Court Challenge to Quebec Language Law Possible

Federal Justice Minister David Lametti says his government is not ruling out a court challenge to Quebec’s newly adopted language-reform law. But Lametti says he first wants to see how it’s implemented, adding that the law could be enforced in a way that doesn’t violate constitutionally protected rights. Quebec’s Bill 96, adopted on Tuesday, extends…


Judge Rules Freedom Convoy Leader Tamara Lich to Remain out of Jail While on Bail

Freedom Convoy organizer Tamara Lich didn’t breach her bail terms for agreeing to attend an award ceremony in her honour and thus won’t return to jail, an Ontario judge has ruled. Ontario Superior Court Justice Kevin Phillips said on May 25 that his decision was based on how well Lich’s surety has supervised her, that…


Judge Rules Freedom Convoy Leader Tamara Lich To Remain Out of Jail

Freedom Convoy organizer Tamara Lich didn’t breach her bail terms for agreeing to attend an award ceremony in her honour and thus won’t return to jail, an Ontario judge has ruled. Ontario Superior Court Justice Kevin Phillips said on May 25 that his decision was based on how well Lich’s surety has supervised her, that…


Elon Musk Says Starlink Works ‘Quite Well’ on Plane, Says He Is Testing on His Private Jet

Tech billionaire Elon Musk said on May 23 that he is testing SpaceX’s Starlink on his private jet. “I am testing Starlink on the plane. Some polishing needed, but it’s working quite well,” Musk wrote on Twitter. In a separate tweet on the same day, Musk wrote, “Starlink does work on vehicles in motion, including…


Danone, Reckitt Race to Ramp Up US Baby Formula Supply Amid Shortage

LONDON—Danone SA has been doubling shipments to the United States of Neocate formula for infants allergic to cow’s milk while Enfamil maker Reckitt is also working to boost supplies amid a nationwide shortage, company executives said on Wednesday. Top manufacturer Abbott Laboratories in February recalled dozens of types of its Similac, Alimentum, and EleCare formulas,…


Get a 2nd Opinion, Maybe Even a 3rd

There’s an old joke about second opinions. What do you call a doctor who finishes in the bottom of their class? Doctor. So always get a second opinion—maybe even a third. P.L. was a lovely 42-year-old woman who had two kids and wasn’t planning on having any more. She was getting more and more frequent…


Police Recount Disturbing Details of Texas Elementary School Shooting

Every student who was killed in a mass shooting in Texas on Tuesday was in the same classroom, according to a law enforcement official. Lt. Christopher Olivarez of the Texas Department of Public Safety told the”Today Show” and CNN on Wednesday that the child victims were in the same fourth-grade classroom at Robb Elementary School in…


How to Clean Grout and Eliminate Grime Between Tiles Using Pantry Staples

Grout is porous, making it tricky to keep clean. And because the grout lines between tiles are often slightly deeper than the surface, simply wiping down your tiled surface often isn’t enough for tough stains or grime. On tile floors, crumbs, dirt and other debris can be left behind along the grout lines, even after…