as a means of defense against possible long-range attacks from the Soviets, NORAD is a
it is being investigated by the antitrust division of the U.S. Department of Justice, which is looking into egg price increases. Cal-Maine said it is cooperating with the investigation.In its most recent quarter, which ended March 1, Cal-Maine said its net income more than tripled to $508.5 million compared to the same period a year ago.
The price of real eggs has some consumers turning to fake ones for Easter crafts this year.Craft retailer Michaels said sales of its plastic egg craft kits — which were listed for $2.49 on the company’s website Thursday — are up 20% over last year. Michaels said sales usually peak closer to Easter, but it started seeing a noticeable uptick in early March this year.“With a little over a week still to go until Easter, our craft egg kits are nearly sold out,” the company said.
Associated Press writer Aamer Madhani contributed to this report.NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon posted higher first-quarter profit and sales that beat analysts’ projections, underscoring the online behemoth’s hold on shoppers looking for low prices and a wide selection in an uncertain economy.
The Seattle-based company also reported strong sales growth for its prominent cloud computing arm Amazon Web Services, it said after the market closed Thursday.
However, uncertainty about President Donald Trump’s tariffs and consumer spending clouded Amazon’s outlook.Kate Mara and Robinson in a scene from “Friendship.” (A24 via AP)
Kate Mara and Robinson in a scene from “Friendship.” (A24 via AP)But there’s also a feeling in the second half of the movie that DeYoung isn’t sure how to end this slide into insanity and the movie gets unmoored from its satirical look at bromances and just follows Craig as a one man wrecking machine, like the movie was hijacked by
Not to take anything away from DeYoung’s debut, which is a hoot. Do us all a favor and see it with your buddies. And if you see a guy there all alone, maybe reach out?“Friendship,” a A24 release that is in select theaters Friday and goes wider May 23, is rated R for “language and some drug content.” Running time: 100 minutes. Three stars out of four.