## Costco sues the Trump administration, seeking a refund of tariffs

Authored by nbcnews.com

Costco Wholesale has sued the Trump administration, asking the Court of International Trade to consider all tariffs collected under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act unlawful.

The company said in a filing Friday that it is seeking a “full refund” of all duties under the act paid as a result of President Donald Trump's executive order that imposed what he called "reciprocal" tariffs.

In oral arguments in early November, justices appeared skeptical about the government's case to let them continue.

Trump became the first president ever to use the IEEPA law to impose import duties.

Lower courts earlier ruled against the administration's use of the law but kept the tariffs in place while the case was argued.

Through the end of October, the government had collected $205 billion in tariffs.

With Friday's lawsuit, Costco becomes the latest major company to seek tariff refunds through the courts. »

### Man unexpectedly cured of HIV after stem cell transplant

Authored by newscientist.com

A handful of people with HIV have been cured after receiving HIV-resistant stem cells – but a man who received non-resistant stem cells is also now HIV-free.

A man has become the seventh person to be left HIV-free after receiving a stem cell transplant to treat blood cancer.

Five people have previously become free of HIV after receiving stem cells from donors who carried a mutation in both copies of a gene encoding a protein called CCR5, which HIV uses to infect immune cells. »

### 'We are counting on China': Macron to ask Xi Jinping to push Russia toward ceasefire

Authored by newsukraine.rbc.ua

On Wednesday, December 3, French President Emmanuel Macron will ask Xi Jinping to influence Russia to achieve a ceasefire in Ukraine during his visit to China, according to a statement by French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot, cited by BFM .

During the visit, the French president intends to ask the Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, to influence Russia.

In this way, Macron aims to secure a ceasefire in Ukraine and to improve trade relations between China and the EU. »

### Starbucks to pay $35M to NYC workers in settlement as ongoing strike draws pols to picket line

Authored by apnews.com

The development came amid a continuing strike by Starbucks’ union that began last month at dozens of locations around the country.

The workers want better hours and increased staffing, and they are angry that Starbucks hasn’t agreed on a contract nearly four years after workers voted to unionize at a Buffalo store.

Some workers carried giant mock-ups of Starbucks takeout cups, bearing the union’s logo instead of the coffee chain’s insignia. »

### HR director arrested for allegedly drugging over 200 female applicants to make them urinate during interviews

Authored by wtfdetective.blog

A human resources director working for a government institution has been accused of drugging more than 200 women in an effort to make them need to urinate at difficult moments during their job interviews.

Sylvie Delezenne was among more than 240 women targeted by Christian Nègre, the HR director at the French Cultural Ministry, according to The Guardian.

The lawsuit states that after giving them the drugged drink, Nègre would propose taking the interview outside for a walk. »

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