There is also expected to be a 33 per cent spike in sales of hot water bottles — and a suggestion that people could even be saving money by making their own clothes, with those owning sewing machines forecast to rise by 60 per cent.
The report was created without the help of the Democrats on the committee, which are the majority party, and was released four days before the midterm elections and signals that the GOP will target the bureau if they retake the majority in the House.
It details Republican Senator Chuck Grassley’s revelation that agent Tim Thibault as part of a ‘scheme’ to discredit derogatory’ information on President Joe Biden’s son, and content caused allegations from the laptop to be ‘falsely’ labelled as ‘disinformation’.
The damning file said the bureau is ‘rotted at its core,’ manipulated domestic violent extremism statistics for political purposes and downplayed investigations and ‘serious allegations of wrongdoing’ leveled at Hunter Biden.
It details Republican Senator Chuck Grassley’s revelation that agent Tim Thibault as part of a »scheme’ to discredit derogatory’ information on President Joe Biden’s son, and caused allegations from the laptop to be ‘falsely’ labelled as ‘disinformation’
Research by the insurance firm Aviva predicts a 113 per cent increase by the end of the year in adults who own a ‘sleeved blanket’ that can be worn like a robe, while owners of electric blankets could be up by 89 per cent.
However, modern ones are far easier and safer to use and many have automated settings. The manufacturer Crockpot estimates that an electrical pressure cooker generally uses around 500W to cook an average stew in just 21 minutes, compared with 205 minutes to cook the same meal using around 3,000W in a conventional oven.
But anxiety about whether they were safe to use — and the advent of the microwave — made them fall out of favour.
Simply opening up a scalding metal pan filled with high-pressure steam was something of a lottery — with many fearing the lid would explode across the kitchen.
Explaining the popularity of pressure cookers for hard-pressed modern homeowners, a John Lewis spokesman said: ‘The cooking method often used by our parents and grandparents to tenderise cheaper cuts of meat is once again popular as thrifty, time-poor cooks rediscover the time and fuel-saving benefits of these marvellous machines.’
He served as senior counterterrorism advisor to the chairman of the US House Homeland Security committee before joining Disney-owned ABC in 2013 where his team won an Emmy for their documentary on the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando.
‘James is known for news scoops such as the killing of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and the hostage rescue of an American in Nigeria, as well as his deep dive investigations of friendly fire incidents, military cover-ups and cases of Americans held hostage by terrorist groups and rogue regimes.’
He was still wearing his typical military-style getup, including an army field jacket with an Afghan flag patch, backpack, aviator shades and a keffiyeh scarf — a nod to Meek’s celebrated dispatches from the frontline in Afghanistan.
The magazine alleged that agents spent ten minutes inside Meek’s top-floor pad and found a laptop containing classified information, citing ‘sources familiar with the matter’ — but friends and former colleagues of the popular, well-regarded reporter say that doesn’t add up.
‘While the department cannot speak to any specific case or activity, the Department strictly adheres to the Attorney General’s July 2021 memorandum prohibiting the use of compulsory process with regards to members of the news media acting within the scope of newsgathering activities,’ she told the Daily Beast.
Meek previewed the book on social media and the first sentence on its jacket read: ‘In April, ABC News correspondent James Gordon Meek got an urgent call from a Special Forces operator serving overseas.’
Meek’s recent work includes 3212 Un-Redacted, a feature-length Hulu documentary revealing how the Pentagon covered up a botched 2017 mission in Niger, West Africa, in which four Green Berets were killed by ISIS insurgents.
Around the same time Meek suddenly ended his involvement in a book he was co-writing with Lt. Col. Scott Mann, a retired Green Beret, entitled Operation Pineapple Express: The Incredible Story of a Group of Americans Who Undertook One Last Mission and Honored a Promise in Afghanistan.
They point out that ABC has not made any legal intervention, nor voiced its support for the star correspondent, who is said to have cited ‘personal reasons’ for abruptly quitting after nine successful years at the alphabet network.
The Department of Justice has not disclosed its reason for targeting Meek but — in an unusual step — Dena Iverson, principal deputy director in the DOJ’s Office of Public Affairs, released a statement insisting that agents had acted lawfully.
‘The James W. Foley Legacy Foundation had planned to honor James Gordon Meek with its 2022 World Press Freedom Award for his years of foreign correspondence and his efforts to evacuate Afghan special operators and their families after the fall of Afghanistan in August 2021,’ a spokeswoman told DailyMail.com.