Airport Lounge Access Policies for Active Duty Military

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‘No United States of Europe’: Hungary’s Orban vows to strengthen his sovereign policies

Hungary will continue its anti-immigrant stance and will pursue a vision of the EU as a union of nations instead of the “United States of Europe,” PM Viktor Orban said after his party’s parliamentary elections victory. Orban believes the re-election triumph has given him a “strong mandate” to tackle the problems that concern Hungarians the […]

Cruise holiday policies: What to look out for when booking travel insurance

Cruise holidays for 2018 are continuing to increase, as more people take to the sea for their next big trip. Whilst they can be a great way to see the world, they can also be slightly expensive. British travellers may not purchase travel insurance, something many admit to despite it potentially leaving them out of […]

YouTube shooter IDed as woman angry at site’s “age-restricted” policies

Enlarge / Nasim Aghdam claimed that this “workout video” was unfairly subjected to YouTube’s age restrictions. (credit: Nasim Aghdam) The San Bruno Police Department has identified the suspect in Tuesday’s shooting at the YouTube campus as Nasim Aghdam, a 39-year-old woman from San Diego. The confirmation came hours after numerous media sources had initially named Aghdam as […]

Dick’s faced boycott threats when it changed its gun policies — but the majority of America agrees with the retailer (DKS)

Reuters/Rick Wilking Dick’s Sporting Goods faced backlash after it changed its gun policies in the aftermath of the Parkland, Florida shooting.  However, foot traffic actually increased in the two weeks after Dick’s announced the new gun policies.  73% of respondents polled by MSN said that they agreed with Dick’s decision to stop selling assault-style rifles. While […]

How Trump’s policies made Canada spend $131 million more on border patrols after its refugee system was inundated

Evan Vucci/AP Buffered by three oceans and the United States to the south, Canada has for decades had the luxury of being able to pick and choose its newcomers — but not since President Donald Trump started pushing against immigration. More than 20,000 people, including thousands of Haitians and Nigerians and hundreds of Turks, Syrians […]

These stores have the best return policies in retail

Shutterstock/jejim L.L.Bean has long been known for its lifetime return policy, which it ended in February. The store now offers a still-generous one-year window for returns.  It’s not the only US retailer with an extremely generous return policy. In February, L.L.Bean ended its legendary lifetime return policy to clamp down on customers who were taking […]

PayPal settles with FTC over Venmo disclosure and transfer policies

The FTC filed a complaint against PayPal over its Venmo peer-to-peer payment service back in 2016. The trade commission alleged that Venmo did not adequately disclose that customer transfers to external bank accounts were subject to review and could be frozen or removed. The FTC’s filing also said that Venmo misled consumers around privacy as […]