I went to Costco for the first time. Here are 12 things that surprised me.

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I visited Costco's store in South Croydon, London.

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Ford's UAW deal proves workers can sometimes get what they want – and bosses should be worried

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UAW members on the picket line.

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I got run over by a train – twice

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Sarah de Lagarde's arm and leg were amputated after she fell onto train tracks in September 2022.

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Zero income tax and tight security makes Dubai one of the best destinations for a 'workation,' study finds

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Dubai was rated the second-best spot to take a working vacation.

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'Why is it packaged like a pregnancy test?' Some McDonald's workers really hate the new McFlurry spoon

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McFlurry in Singapore.
McDonald's is getting rid of its hollow plastic McFlurry spoons in the US.

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Chipotle says it's going to hike prices to help pay for new $20 per hour wage hike for workers in California

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Chipotle said it hadn't decided yet about a price increase in California.

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United Airlines is being sued by two flight attendants who say they were replaced by 'young, white, thin women' for LA Dodgers charters

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A United Airlines plane.

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Forget Threads, it's LinkedIn and YouTube that Elon Musk wants to do battle with

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Elon Musk discussed his priorities for X.

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Boeing's now lost more than $2 billion on the new Air Force One planes – and has Donald Trump to blame

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Boeing is building two new planes to replace the existing Air Force One fleet.

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Linda Yaccarino follows up her car-crash interview by pretending everything's just fine at X

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Linda Yaccarino was hired to become X, formerly Twitter's, CEO by Elon Musk earlier this year.

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