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Garnet Valley, PA
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Wawa Recalls Milk Sold Across PA Over Plastic Pieces: What To Know
Wawa is recalling several types of milk across the Mid-Atlantic because they could contain bits of plastic. The convenience store chain announced the recall of four 16-ounce Wawa milk products on Wednesday, Feb. 18. The recalled milk was sold at Wawa locations in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Wawa said the beverages could have soft plastic pieces, posing a choking risk. "While we have received no confirmed reports of any of the soft plastic pieces being present in these products, they are being recalled out of an abundance of caution," the company said. "Addit…
Hartford, CT
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Judge Backs Boneless Wings At Buffalo Wild Wings, Says Lawsuit 'Has No Meat On Its Bones'
A federal judge has weighed in on a very spicy issue that divides chicken wing lovers. Buffalo Wild Wings can continue using the name "boneless wings" for its breaded chicken bites, according to a court ruling on Tuesday, Feb. 17. The Illinois judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Chicago-area man who argued that the food was falsely advertised. Aimen Halim sued the sports bar chain after buying boneless wings at a Buffalo Wild Wings in Mount Prospect, Illinois, in January 2023. He claimed that he expected "wings that were deboned," but received what the judge descri…
Hartford, CT
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$7.25B Roundup Cancer Settlement Reached Before Major Supreme Court Decision
Monsanto has agreed to pay more than $7 billion to settle claims that its Roundup weedkiller caused cancer as a major Supreme Court case looms. German pharmaceutical and biotech giant Bayer announced the $7.25 billion settlement on Tuesday, Feb. 17. The proposed nationwide class agreement aims to resolve current and future claims that people developed non-Hodgkin lymphoma after exposure to Roundup. Bayer didn't admit to any liability or wrongdoing in the settlement, which was filed in a St. Louis circuit court. "The proposed class settlement agreement, together with the Supr…
Hartford, CT
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Parents Slam Company For Sexual Jokes Promoting Baby, Maternal Products
Frida Baby is facing growing backlash after social media users accused the company of using sexual jokes in its marketing for products for babies and mothers. Images and videos have spread on social media in mid-February, showing advertisements or packaging for infant and maternal products with sexual innuendos. One box featured the caption "This is the closest your husband’s gonna get to a threesome" on a three-in-one rectal thermometer for babies. Another children's thermometer box displayed in a store included the phrase "How about a quickie?" For the Electric No…
Arlington, VA
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Americans Paying 90% Of Trump's Tariffs One Year Later, New Data Shows
American consumers and companies are paying the vast majority of President Donald Trump's tariffs despite his claims that foreign countries would be responsible for the rising costs, according to new federal studies. US businesses and shoppers are responsible for nearly 90% of the economic burden from Trump's sweeping duties, according to new analysis from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. In 2025, the average tariff rate on U.S. imports jumped from 2.6% to 13%, based on data through November. The New York Fed found that in the first eight months of 2025, 94% of the tariff effects …
Hartford, CT
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Pepsi Launches New Cola As Soda Giants Battle In Prebiotic Market
Pepsi has released its new prebiotic cola nationwide as the beverage giant competes in the fast-growing prebiotic soda industry. The company officially launched Pepsi Prebiotic Cola on Tuesday, Feb. 17. The release comes less than three months after the drink's online debut sold out on Black Friday. The drink marks a first for Pepsi's legacy brand, adding prebiotic fiber to a traditional cola. Each 12-ounce can contains three grams of prebiotic fiber, 30 calories, and five grams of sugar, with no artificial sweeteners. Pepsi Prebiotic Cola is available in original and cherr…
National Interest
'FCC You': Colbert Blasts CBS For Scrapping His Interview With Prominent Democrat
Stephen Colbert says CBS lawyers stopped him from airing an interview with a prominent Democrat running for US Senate amid the news network's right-wing pivot. Colbert told viewers that the network's legal team ordered "The Late Show" staff not to broadcast his interview with Texas state Rep. James Talarico on Monday, Feb. 16. Talarico and Rep. Jasmine Crockett are running in the Democratic primary in the race for a seat currently held by Republican Sen. John Cornyn. According to Colbert, CBS said it was concerned about the Federal Communications Commission's "equal…
Hartford, CT
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Apple Unveils Video Podcasts As Competition Heats Up: What To Know
Apple is the latest streaming giant to start competing for eyeballs in what started as an audio medium. The company launched an integrated video podcast experience inside the Apple Podcasts app on Monday, Feb. 16. The move resembles similar efforts by Netflix and Spotify to expand their video podcast offerings. Apple is using its HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) technology to let viewers stream consistently across Wi-Fi and cellular connections. Users can also download video episodes like audio-only ones to watch offline. While Apple Podcasts has supported video since 2005, its audio and video fe…
Bethesda, MD
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Smoke Alarms May Not Sound During Fire, Sparking Large Recall
More than 10,000 smoke detectors are being recalled because they may not sound in time during a fire, federal officials said. The recall affects about 11,000 LSHOME 3-Pack Smoke Detector Fire Alarms, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on Thursday, Feb. 12. The recall covers 9-volt battery-operated alarms that are white and circular, with a light sound warning and a test button. Model number XG-7D04-KZ9Z and SKU number CX-50YP-A5VN are printed on the bottom of the unit. If the sensing threshold of the security warning is set too high, the alarm might not sound in a …
Hartford, CT
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Man Wins $25M In Pam Cooking Spray Lawsuit Over Lung Injuries
A Los Angeles man won $25 million after he claimed that years of using Pam cooking spray destroyed his lungs. A California jury awarded Roland Esparza $25 million on Wednesday, Feb. 4, after finding that Conagra Brands acted negligently and failed to warn consumers about the risks of using Pam cooking spray. Esparza sued the company in 2020, and his lawyers called the verdict the largest consumer award ever tied to a butter-flavoring chemical linked to serious respiratory disease. The case centered on diacetyl, a butter-flavoring chemical that has been linked t…
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