A video out of Chile shows an elderly woman being refused entry to a supermarket because she didn’t obtain the necessary government permission to buy groceries under the country’s lockdown rules. The clip shows the woman, who is apparently 100-years-old, appearing to be confused as she is denied access by security guards in uniform. “Unfortunately government measures are not intended for the... 

Aliexpress has become one of the largest online shops in the world competing with the likes of Ebay and Amazon. On all platforms there are scammers but nowhere like on Aliexpress. After all its a Chinese-only platform and the Chinese people just love to scam Westerners one way or another. The following scams are common on ebay Chinese sellers too but this is more common on Aliexpress since on Aliexpress... 

Two blasts have ripped through busy market areas in Baghdad, Iraq’s capital, killing around 80 people and injuring 160. The Islamic State militant group has claimed responsibility for one of the attacks. Iraqi officials quoted by AP put the death toll from the first attack, in Karrada district, at 78 and said that more than 160 people had been injured. Interior Ministry spokesman Saad Maan confirmed... 

Black Friday is a complete scam based around the manifestly provable hoax that consumers are getting huge discounts on products that would normally be more expensive at any other time of year. In reality, stores enjoy higher profit margins during the holiday period because retailers artificially inflate prices of goods in the months before Black Friday in order to make the subsequent discounts look... 

The multitudes of Americans who brave the freezing cold and the rampaging mobs in the belief it’s all worth it to get a great ‘deal’ on electronic goods they don’t really need and can’t afford are victims of a gigantic scam. Black Friday is a hoax. While believing that they are paying far less for high-end consumer products, shoppers who throw themselves on the altar of Black Friday madness... 

Just when you thought it was impossible for surveillance to get any creepier, a company has announced it has created mannequins with cameras installed inside that can be used to spy on shoppers and record their conversations – and that they’ve already been rolled out at numerous fashion stores across the world. The EyeSee mannequin, developed by Italian firm Almax, relies on technology used to... 

You may remember an LA Times article from last year, titled Beijing Loves IKEA — But Not for Shopping. In summary, the article revealed why there’s a line to get in the front door of the Beijing IKEA, but not one to check out. The picture above tells part of the story — just as many locals visit IKEA to sleep — on chairs, sofas, and occasionally beds — as come for the $2 plates of lox and... 

One of the ships impounded by Israel when it raided the flotilla of aid vessels off Gaza. Boarding party troops in deadly flotilla raid confiscated cards and spent on them, claim campaigners who were on board. Israeli troops have been accused of stealing from activists arrested in the assault on the Gaza flotilla after confiscated debit cards belonging to activists were subsequently used. In their... 

Who ratted out First Lady Michelle Obama for getting VIP treatment while shopping in Paris last month with her daughters? That would be French President Nicolas Sarkozy. The issue: Getting a store usually closed on Sundays to open for her. The cautious Mrs. Obama, who carries a limited, strategically applied issues portfolio, is now caught up–unwittingly–in a domestic debate in France... 

Kurt Husted is seen in this updated photo. Husted was an avid fan of motorcycle racing, friends said. A guard of an armored car was killed and a second person was wounded after two gunmen opened fire at the Lakewood Wal-Mart store Tuesday afternoon, police said. Witnesses told police the Loomis guard had just picked up some money at the Anchor Bank inside the store at 7001 Bridgeport Way West just...