Maybelline, the world’s biggest cosmetic brand, is facing a deluge of boycott calls over its marketing partnership with a bearded makeup artist who was featured in an ad trying on lipstick. The advertisement, which was posted on Maybelline’s Instagram account on July 12 to coincide with Amazon Prime Day, shows social media influencer Ryan Vita…
Big Makeup Brand Faces Boycott Calls for Using Bearded Man in Lipstick Ad
Ford Slashes Prices on F-150 Electric Pickup Truck
Ford on Monday confirmed it is slashing prices for its F-150 Lightning truck due to lower battery costs. The Detroit-based automaker, which had raised Lightning prices earlier this year, said it was able to cut prices following improvements in scale and battery raw material costs. It came after Ford’s EV sales dropped 2.8 percent earlier…
Blinken Accuses Sen. Paul of Obstruction, Harming National Security With Confirmation Delays for Diplomats
WASHINGTON—The United States’ top diplomat is accusing a Republican senator of obstruction following refusals to confirm dozens of diplomatic appointments. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has been requesting documents related to COVID-19 for years over concerns that U.S.-funded “gain of function” experiments in Wuhan, China, might have contributed to the creation of the virus. Mr. Paul…
Is Inflation Over? Ask Your Pocketbook
July 17, 2023
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Commentary There was much rejoicing last week as June’s headline CPI (Consumer Price Index) came in at 3 percent, the lowest level of overall price level growth since March 2021. Financial media declared that the United States has entered “disinflation mode” and that the season of post-pandemic inflation was nearing an end. The previously scorned…
Cabinet Seeks to Avoid Future Labour Disruptions Following End to BC Port Strike, Says Minister
Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan says the federal cabinet is looking to avoid future labour disruptions following the end to the B.C port strike last week, which clogged national supply chains for about two weeks and left thousands of businesses across the country calling on Ottawa to wade into the dispute. “The scale of this disruption…
Moments of Movie Wisdom: Dangerous Associates in ‘Citizen Kane’ (1941)
Commentary How often do you read someone’s bio and wonder whether important chapters in his story have been omitted? Many people today are in important positions because of nothing more than one particular qualification, but their beliefs and values often aren’t taken into consideration. No matter how qualified a person may be for a job,…
Vivek Ramaswamy Reveals His Supreme Court Picks
July 17, 2023
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Fresh off high-profile appearances in Iowa and Florida, 2024 presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign has issued a list of people the entrepreneur might appoint to the Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals if he reaches the Oval Office. The Supreme Court shortlist includes two names that should be familiar to many Americans: Sen….
Anthony Furey: We Must Act Now to Stop the Decline of Our Cities
Commentary During my recent run to become mayor of Toronto, one line I heard from a lot of people was that they were considering moving out of town if Olivia Chow won the election. The challenges on our streets have become so dire on a number of fronts—crime, affordability, gridlock—that an exodus from the cities…
Tucker Carlson Roasts Biden Admin Over White House Cocaine
Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson roasted the Biden administration about the White House’s cocaine mystery after someone in the audience brought it to his attention at the Turning Point Action Conference on July 15. …
Country Star Jason Aldean Rushes Off Stage Mid-Concert for Health Emergency
An outdoor concert in Connecticut featuring country star Jason Aldean was cut short after the singer experienced a heat stroke on stage, his representative said on July 16. Mr. Aldean was performing at the Xfinity Theatre in Hartford when he suddenly rushed offstage in the middle of a song, forcing the show to end early….
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