Monthly Archives: August 2022

Primark is eyeing huge US growth. Take a look inside the fast-fashion giant’s biggest store, which has a hair salon and a Disney cafe.

Grace Dean/Insider Fast-fashion giant Primark aims to expand significantly in the US. It doesn’t offer online shopping so its success relies solely on its physical stores. I went to the world’s biggest Primark spanning five floors, three cafes, and a beauty salon. Primark plans to open dozens more stores in the US over the next…

A novice flight attendant couldn’t find the cabin lights switch during a medical emergency, whistleblower says

The attendant (not pictured) was said to be part of an inexperienced crew. Insider A whistleblower says a novice flight attendant was unable to locate an aircraft’s cabin lights switch. The whistleblower told aviation safety charity CHIRP a senior crew member had to do it for them. CHIRP said senior crew members needed to take…

Confederate Festival in Brazilian town where US exiles from the South founded a slave-owning colony after the Civil War faces ban, report says

People stand in traditional outfits between dances at the annual Festa Confederada, or Confederate Festival, on April 24, 2016. Mario Tama/Getty Images A festival celebrating the Confederacy is celebrated annually in rural Sao Paulo in Brazil. It’s held in a town where Confederate supporters fled after the Civil War and founded a slave-owning colony. A…

Vanessa Guillén’s sister says her $35 million lawsuit against the Army shows it can’t hide sexual violence in its ranks anymore

The sisters of Vanessa Guillén, Mayra and Lupe, speak during a news conference outside the US Capitol in 2021. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images The family of murdered US Army soldier Vanessa Guillén filed a $35 million lawsuit against the Army. Guillén’s sister, Mayra, told Insider she hopes the lawsuit “opens the door…

Warren Buffett, Michael Burry, and other elite investors just revealed their Q2 stock portfolios. Here are 7 key trades they made.

Warren Buffett. Reuters Warren Buffett, Michael Burry, and other top investors revealed their Q2 stock portfolios this week. Ray Dalio, Stanley Druckenmiller, George Soros, Jim Simons, and Bill Miller made some notable moves. Here are the key trades that seven elite investors made last quarter. Warren Buffett, Michael Burry, and other leading investors filed portfolio…

Finland’s 36-year-old prime minister takes drug test after ‘wild’ party videos emerge

Prime minister of Finland Sanna Marin holds a press conference in Helsinki, Finland, on August 19, 2022 RONI REKOMAA/Lehtikuva/AFP via Getty Images Finland’s 36-year-old prime minister told reporters she took a drug test to “clear up any doubts.” Sanna Marin insists she didn’t take drugs. The results will be available in a week. She faced…

A developer is banned from its game’s own Steam forum for flaming other users

A developer has been banned from its game’s own Steam forum after repeatedly violating the platform’s discussion rules and guidelines. Developer Dolphin Barn Incorporated – which caught our eye when it slipped anti-mask rhetoric into its patch notes earlier this year – shared a screenshot of his ban on Twitter, which said: “This is the…