A tugboat pushing a fuel barge was the first vessel to use an alternate channel to bypass the wreckage of Baltimore’s collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge‚ which had blocked traffic along the vital port’s main shipping channel. The barge supplying jet fuel to the Department of Defense left late Monday and was destined for Delaware’s Dover Air Force Base‚ though officials have said the temporary channel is open primarily to vessels that are helping with the cleanup effort. Some barges...

Al Jazeera has condemned a new Israeli law that could shut down its operations in Israel and said “lies” spread by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu incited against the safety of the media network’s journalists worldwide. As Israel’s war on Gaza nears the six-month mark‚ the Israeli parliament‚ or Knesset‚ on Monday overwhelmingly backed legislation which allows the government to order the closure of foreign networks operating in Israel and confiscate their equipment if...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Monday that Qatar-based news station Al Jazeera would no longer be allowed to broadcast from Israel due to a measure shutting down media outlets deemed a "security risk." "Al Jazeera has harmed Israel's security‚ actively participated in the October 7 massacre‚ and incited against IDF soldiers. It's time to remove Hamas' mouthpiece from our country‚" he wrote on X. Israeli lawmakers in the Knesset passed a measure Monday to...

The Knesset passed into law on Monday a bill aimed at shutting down the operations of the Qatari state-funded news outlet Al Jazeera in Israel. The Likud stated on Monday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had spoken with Coalition Whip Ofir Katz to ensure that the bill passes and that the prime minister will act immediately to close Al Jazeera according to the procedure laid out in the law. According to the law‚ if the prime minister becomes convinced that content broadcast...

Costco is known for many things—their employee satisfaction and retention‚ their amazing Kirkland Signature generic brand‚ their massive (and addictive) $4.99 rotisserie chickens‚ their never-going-to-raise-the-price $1.50 hot dog and soda meal and more. But one favorite Costco feature that might just top them all? The Costco cake. Costco cakes are legendary. If you've never had a Costco cake‚ I'm so sorry. If you have‚ then you know. They are the trifecta of awesome—huge‚ cheap and utterly delicious. I don't even like cake that much and I can't stop eating a Costco cake. Like‚ if you ordered a fancy cake from a fancy patisserie and it tasted like a Costco cake‚ you'd say‚ "Oh yeah‚ that was worth the $ I just paid." Only at Costco‚ you'd get that delicious of a cake that would feed a thousand people for just $25. (Okay‚ 50 people‚ but still—cake for days.)This is why people have a serious loyalty to Costco cakes‚ which writer Lucy Huber discovered when she dared to question the Costco cake ordering process on Twitter. Huber took to the social media platform to share her anxiety over the antiquated way you have to order a Costco cake. You can't call it in. You can't order it online. You have to physically go to the Costco bakery‚ fill out a paper form at an unmanned cake ordering kiosk‚ drop your form in the drop box without speaking to a single human being‚ and then trust that your cake will be there when you return at your requested time.It was the last part Huber poked fun of when she wrote‚ “Ordered a cake from Costco and their system is from the 1800s‚ you write what you want on a piece of paper &; put it in a box then nobody follows up and you just show up and hope they made it? I tried to call to confirm &; they were like 'if you put it in the box‚ it will be there.'” \u201cOrdered a cake from Costco and their system is from the 1800s‚ you write what you want on a piece of paper &; put it in a box then nobody follows up and you just show up and hope they made it? I tried to call to confirm &; they were like \u201cif you put it in the box‚ it will be there\u201d\u201d — Lucy Huber (@Lucy Huber) 1683827354 "Oh also‚" she added‚ "when I called I had to call the main office bc there was no number listed for the bakery and they told me 'the bakery has no phone'. Truly living in 1802 right now."Everything she wrote is true. But as she quickly learned‚ one does not question the Costco cake ordering system‚ as the Costco cake brigade demonstrated with a deluge of "Trust the system!" and "If it ain't broke‚ don't fix it!" sentiments.Multiple people said they'd ordered more than 50 cakes from Costco with their dropbox system and had never had a problem. And any slight anxiety that might cause is worth it for cakes that are that cheap and that delicious. (As one person wrote after their first Costco cake experience‚ "100/10.") \u201c@jonathangraf @clhubes Hahahaha I\u2019ve ordered many cakes from Costco this way and have only had one problem: one time I tripped walking out of the store and it fell upside down\ud83d\ude01. Manager came out and gave me one to replace it. It wasn\u2019t decorated but it was a cake. Thanks Costco!!!\u201d — Lucy Huber (@Lucy Huber) 1683827354 People who love Costco really love Costco.They won us over with the 5 dollar chicken‚ cheaper gas and 1.50 hotdog plus drink. If the ceo of Costco was a murderer I’d need to see court documents from the trial before saying anything negative‚ let alone dissing the 1802 box— John (@John64647689) May 11‚ 2023 Only the Costco fanbase is built on a solid foundation of awesome business practices‚ fabulous food and great deals. \u201c@SlackfulCyclops @clhubes They do make dough and love working there. 20 workers at my local Costco won a $200 million lotto jackpot‚ and half of them stayed on after they were paid out. Like the door greeter has several mill in the bank and still as cheerful as ever.\u201d — Lucy Huber (@Lucy Huber) 1683827354 Even some Costco bakery employees chimed in with some humor and support. as a costco bakery employee we have to burn your paper with the sacred flame and hope that He brings the cake— tyler (@tylergotchi1) May 11‚ 2023 For the uninitiated‚ someone shared a photo of the magic cake kiosk where you make your choices‚ hope for the best and are never disappointed. \u201c@clhubes This is so funny. For those who haven\u2019t done it before‚ heres a pic of the flawless order form.\u201d — Lucy Huber (@Lucy Huber) 1683827354 Huber got a kick out of the response‚ sharing that she's never had a tweet go viral that fast and she was no longer worried about the box system. \u201cThis is the fastest one of my tweets has gone viral. The people LOVE Costco \ud83d\ude02 Excited to get my cake and no longer nervous!!!! I believe the box system works!\u201d — Lucy Huber (@Lucy Huber) 1683827354 As of this writing‚ she has not shared whether she received her cake as ordered or whether it was as scrumptious as the Costco cake lovers promised. This article originally appeared on 5.12.23

While millennials and Gen Zer’s often get lumped together as the “young group‚” they are certainly not the same. (Although‚ it is kind of hard to tell with all the Y2K fashion floating around.)But speaking as a millennial‚ we definitely have different approaches to life‚ a lot of which seems to come down to a sense of self-assuredness. That goes for shopping‚ socializing‚ self expression…and even going to the hair salon‚ apparently. Alexis Rex (@rex.artistry)‚ hairstylist and owner of Rex Artistry Salon in Maryland‚ gave a brilliant (and hilarious) demonstration of some key personality differences between her millennial clients and her Gen Z clients in a now viral TikTok video.First‚ Rex played her Millennial Customer. Millennial Customer gently knocks on the door and immediately expresses her gratitude. “Hey girl! So good to see you! So excited!”But at the same time‚ Millennial Customer wants in no way to be an inconvenience‚ so she immediately comes back with‚ “Where should I put my purse? It's okay‚ I'm just going to shove it in my own personal space so it's not in your way. At all."Never one to demand attention‚ Millennial Customer wants a very subtle hair color change. Really‚ "it shouldn't even look like I got my hair done.” Not “super bold‚” not “in your face.”Then after flooding the hair stylist with compliments‚ Millennial Customer (ever wanting to be a good student) will ask a bunch of follow-up questions about how to maintain the style. @rexartistry Millennial V Gen Z getting their hair done #hairstylist #hairstylisthumor ♬ original sound - Alexis Rex Then‚ Rex played her Gen Z Customer. Gen Z Customer bolts through the door with a “Hey queen!” like a hurricane (who has time to knock?!) and is ready to plop her stuff down anywhere. Unlike her millennial counterpart‚ Gen Z Customer is perfectly fine to take up space unapologetically and even show up with hair that “hasn’t been brushed in a month.”Gen Z Customer also knows exactly what she wants‚ and it’s anything but subtle. “I wanna do like in-your-face‚ bold contrast…I wanna look like a different f**king person. Let’s do it.”The confidence…it’s…palpable.Gen Z Customer has a different approach to complementing her hairstylist: “Oh my god! F**king Queen! You did that! God I love you.”No further questions. Gen Z Customer already knows her brand of hair care products‚ and it’s “Olaplex. All Olaplex.”Rex’s post quickly racked up 8.6 million views‚ generating literally thousands of comments discussing how spot on her imitations were.Millennials in particular chimed in‚ many of whom couldn’t help but applaud its accuracy of depicting how millennials seem to constantly be apologizing for simply existing.“I’m a millennial and once I missed the armhole for a sec when putting the cape on. I was convinced I had ruined the appointment‚” wrote one person.Another added‚ ‘I’m sorry for my hair. I’m sorry my hair takes so long. I’m sorry I had to move my head‚ omg I’m sorry. You offered me a drink? I will say yes. And then sorry.”Many were also quick to applaud how Gen Zer’s seemed to have no issues in this arena.“Gen Z just fully owning the ability to take up space‚” one person commented."As a millennial I love Gen Z so much. They’re so free to be themselves and so open‚” wrote another.While there may be differences between generations‚ we can all learn something from one another. And we all enjoy getting our hair did.By the way‚ Rex didn’t leave out her Gen X or Boomer clients. She has plenty videos of her imitating them‚ as well as some nifty style predictions on her TikTok‚ found here. This article originally appeared on 2.23.23