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Costco's annual Gold Star membership fee was last increased in 2017, when it went from $55 to $60.
  • Costco still won't raise its annual membership fees, CFO Richard Galanti said Tuesday.
  • The last time the company increased its fee was 2017, with prior hikes every five to six years.
  • Costco collected nearly $4.6 billion in fees for the past year, representing 72% of profits.

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Tom Cortese, Peloton co-founder and chief product officer, is stepping down from his role. In a press release shared on Tuesday, Peloton says it will replace Cortese with former Twitter executive Nick Caldwell.

“After nearly 12 years of pouring myself into Peloton and serving our Members, I have decided it is time to move on and



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Serial frames of a dog being given a ‘safe passage’ by three crocodiles,  in  a  sentient  behaviour  suggestive  of  ‘cross-species empathy’.
A dog swims near a mugger crocodile, who didn't seem interested in eating it.
  • Crocodiles appeared to nudge a stray dog to safety when it took refuge in a river. 
  • Scientists are not sure why the crocs didn't just eat the dog, as they were within "striking range." 
  • Ultimately, researchers believe crocodiles have a higher cognitive function than they're given credit for. 

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Several stone tools found at the Rimrock Draw Rockshelter in Oregon, including the large orange chalcedony tool found below ash from Mt. Saint Helens.
  • Archaeologists found stone tools humans used to butcher animals in what's now Oregon.
  • The tools were below ancient camel and bison tooth fragments that were over 18,000 years old. 
  • It's among the earliest evidence of human occupation



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UPS said it will hire 100,000 seasonal workers for the holiday rush.
  • UPS plans on hiring 100,000 seasonal workers to beef up its workforce for the holiday season.
  • Pay rates for these roles will be higher than last year thanks to a new labor contract
  • Working as a seasonal employee can be the first step toward a $170,000-per-year pay package.

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Cassidy Hutchinson, the former aide to Mark Meadows, President Donald Trump's chief of staff, testifies to the January 6 committee on June 28.
  • Cassidy Hutchinson said a fellow Trump aide celebrated his January 6 congressional subpoena.
  • "Cheers to our subpoenas. We're officially in the big leagues," Hutchinson said Ben Williamson told her.
  • Hutchinson said she went to

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If you’ve just picked up a new iPhone 15 device, before you transfer over your data from an older phone, make sure to update that new phone to iOS 17.0.2 first. An Apple support document says that the update, which came out on Thursday, fixes an issue that “may prevent transferring data directly from another iPhone during setup” (via MacRum



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A parasitic brain-infecting roundworm primarily spread by rats and snails is planting down roots in more parts of the U.S., research this week suggests. Scientists appear to have confirmed the presence of the parasite within local rodent populations in the state of Georgia. While human cases are considered rare, these…

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