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Build-A-Bear recalls roughly 36,000 Heart-Warming Hugs Bears

Roughly 36,000 Heartwarming Hugs Bears, a stuffed animal manufactured by Build-A-Bear, are being recalled due to a zipper detaching from the bear’s pouch. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. On Thursday, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced that the stuffed animals pose a serious risk

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Thermos recalls 8.2 million bottles after stoppers eject, causing injury and reported vision loss

Thermos is recalling 8.2 million containers after consumers suffered laceration injuries — and in some cases reported permanent vision loss — when stoppers forcefully ejected from the products and struck them in the face. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The recall covers approximately 5.8 million

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Big Tech earnings test record stock market rally as AI spending takes center stage

Market watchers looking for clarity about the direction of Big Tech and the AI investment boom didn’t get much Wednesday afternoon amid a barrage of key earning reports. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Instead, four leading tech companies reported quarterly results that beat Wall Street’s

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The Onion’s bid to take over Alex Jones’ Infowars is in limbo as new court battles emerge

AUSTIN, Texas — The Onion’s plan to take over the Infowars platforms that Alex Jones built into a bullhorn of conspiracy theories and turn them into parody sites was in limbo again Thursday, after a Texas court paused a proposed deal involving the satirical news outlet. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access

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What falling wage growth says about where the U.S. economy is heading

Americans are getting smaller pay raises while tariffs and higher gas prices are threatening to make everything more expensive. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Translation: The affordability problem isn’t improving. New government data released Friday showed non-supervisory workers getting a 3.4% pay raise on average

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Savannah Guthrie returns to ‘TODAY’ amid search for mother: ‘It’s good to be home’

Savannah Guthrie returned to the “TODAY” anchor desk Monday, more than two months after her mother disappeared. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. “We are so glad you started your week with us, and it is good to be home,” Guthrie said at the start of

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U.S. added 178,000 jobs in March, reflecting resilient labor market just as Iran war escalated

The United States added 178,000 jobs in March, blowing past expectations and showing a resilient labor market just as the war with Iran began escalating, sending up oil prices. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The unemployment rate fell to 4.3% last month, down from 4.4%.

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U.S. oil has its biggest one-day price increase in six years, driving the cost of gas even higher

Oil prices surged Thursday, threatening to further drive up the price of gas as hopes for a near-term resolution to the Iran war faded following President Donald Trump’s address to the nation. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Stocks were volatile, with major indexes plunging early

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Is America on the cusp of a farm crisis?

Fourth-generation Iowa farmer Mark Mueller is no stranger to the ups and downs of the agriculture industry. But right now, he thinks America is on the cusp of a farm crisis. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. “I am more concerned now than I have been

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Republican leaders announce two-track plan to end the DHS shutdown

WASHINGTON — House and Senate Republican leaders jointly announced a plan Wednesday that they said would end the shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security that caused major airport delays. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. “In the coming days, Republicans in the Senate and House will

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