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Walmart recalls 850,000 water bottles after two consumers suffer vision loss from ejecting caps

The recall covers Walmart’s “Ozark Trail 64 oz Stainless Steel Insulated Water Bottles,” which have been sold at the chain’s stores across the country since 2017.

Boston Globe - Business - 12 minutes ago

Commentary: Plastic bags are back at Don Don Donki – but consumer attitudes to disposables have changed

Though Don Don Donki has reintroduced plastic bags in stores, Singapore consumers are becoming aware of how much waste is generated, says Lionel Dorai of Zero Waste SG.

Channel NewsAsia - Opinion - 19 hours ago

Kraft Heinz considers breakup amid sluggish sales, changing consumer preferences: report

The company is said to be mulling the creation of a new entity that would include many Kraft products and could be valued at as much as $20 billion.

New York Post - Business - 22 hours ago

Opinion & Commentary -- Miami Readers React to Florida Man's Nobel Prize Nomination

Readers on social media responded immediately, pointing out the irony of President Donald Trump's nomination.

Miami New Times - US News - 22 hours ago

Behind Grok's racist debacle, Dems' violent rage and other commentary

Elon Musk's Grok AI was caught spreading antisemitic talking points, musing about rape, and blaming Mossad for the death of Jeffrey Epstein, according to reports.

New York Post - Opinion - 23 hours ago

Opinion & Commentary -- Phoenix readers react to Valley's new unsavory 'swamp king' billboard

An artist depicted the president naked and sinking in a scandal-plagued swamp. More than 7,500 readers responded.

Phoenix New Times - Top Stories - 23 hours ago

Commentary: 'Love Island USA' watch parties could offer a guide for saving television

You don’t have to love 'Love Island USA' to appreciate that in this increasingly fractured time of TV viewership, it is drawing people together, our columnist writes.

Los Angeles Times - Entertainment - 1 day ago

Commentary: Why carmakers need to bring back buttons

Asian companies lead a reversal from car dashboards dominated by touchscreens, says the Financial Times’ June Yoon.

Channel NewsAsia - Opinion - 1 day ago

REVIEW - Superman has a problem — and it's not the film's commentary on immigration - Jackson Weaver - News - Entertainment - | July 8

James Gunn's new Superman movie hits theatres this week. While fun, it is also something of a mess.

CBC News - Entertainment - 2 days ago

Commentary: Climate justice, ICE raids and the Dodgers

The team's failure to serve its Latino fan base is painful for climate and immigration activists alike.

Los Angeles Times - Top Stories - 2 days ago

After Navy Federal Overdraft Fees Case Dropped, Experts Warn Troops Will Need to Be More Vigilant -- Former officials from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or CFPB, are calling the watchdog's choice to let Navy...

Former officials from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or CFPB, are calling the watchdog's choice to let Navy Federal Credit Union off the hook for charging its members millions in illegal overdraft fees unprecedented, and they warn that the agency doesn't seem to living up to its promise to protect troops from financial scams and predatory acts.

Military.com - Opinion - 2 days ago

Opinion & Commentary -- Commentary: Trump Administration Takes DeSantis Book Ban Playbook Nationwide

Ron DeSantis rewrote the rules of public education to serve his censorious agenda. Trump has been studying the blueprint.

Miami New Times - Top Stories - 2 days ago

Commentary: Elon Musk has launched his own party – US history suggests it will fail

American political history is littered with the wrecks of challengers who thought they could break the two-party system, says an academic.

Channel NewsAsia - Opinion - 4 days ago

Commentary: Russia is paying schoolgirls to have babies. Why is pronatalism on the rise around the world?

Declining birth rates are a global trend, but there is often an ideological dimension to pronatalism, says this Aberystwyth University international politics lecturer.

Channel NewsAsia - Opinion - 4 days ago

Commentary: 'And Just Like That...' seems determined to insult women over 50. And under 50

The reboot of HBO's groundbreaking series 'Sex and the City' has failed to mature the women at the center of the show, or their relationships, much to this viewer's dismay.

Los Angeles Times - Entertainment - 8 days ago

Commentary: Republican budget bill would slaughter America's cleanest, cheapest energy

It's hard to find reasons for optimism. But we're not doomed.

Los Angeles Times - Top Stories - 9 days ago

Insurer Blue Shield of California's new parent company alarms consumer advocates

Whistleblower demands California regulators rescind restructuring of Blue Shield of California, which established a new corporate parent in Delaware. He claims the move could make it harder to regulate the medical insurer.

Los Angeles Times - Business - 12 days ago

Commentary: Just keeping Donald Trump in the room will be seen as a victory for NATO summit

The capability deficit that Canada and European member states have compared to the US was thrown into stark relief by Washington’s airstrikes against Iran, says international security professor Stefan Wolff.

Channel NewsAsia - Opinion - 17 days ago

Commentary: Israel-Iran conflict exposes frailties of Tehran's regime

Social repression and economic woes have significantly reduced the support that Iran’s regime once enjoyed, says political risk analyst Hasan Jafri.

Channel NewsAsia - Opinion - 17 days ago

How to Be a Smarter Fashion Consumer in a World of Overstated Sustainability

Outsmart greenwashing with tips for more sustainable clothing

Scientific American - Top Stories - 25 days ago

Consumer sentiment reading rebounds as people get over tariff shock

The University of Michigan's closely watched Surveys of Consumers showed across-the-board rebounds from previously dour readings.

CNBC - Business - 25 days ago

Commentary: Next challenge for PM Anwar's PKR - keeping its anchor role in government

The Parti Keadilan Rakyat leadership elections turned out to be intense and not without controversy. But Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s party has a far bigger challenge ahead, says this public policy consultant.

Channel NewsAsia - Opinion - 1 month ago

Commentary: The Johor-Singapore SEZ will need a lot of energy – nuclear power might be the key

Singapore and Malaysia both face energy challenges that could undermine the long-term viability of the special economic zone, says Dr Victor Nian from the Centre for Strategic Energy and Resources.

Channel NewsAsia - Opinion - 1 month ago

Commentary: The resilient coffee discovery that could save our morning brew

As climate change puts pressure on supply, new varieties are coming to the fore, says the Financial Times' Anjana Ahuja.

Channel NewsAsia - Opinion - 2 months ago

Commentary: 'De-extinct' dire wolves hide humanity's destruction of nature

The word “de-extinction” is not just itself untrue. It seeks to diminish the inconvenient truth of the biodiversity crisis, says this expert.

Channel NewsAsia - Opinion - 2 months ago

Have a consumer problem? The Globe's Fine Print columnist wants to help.

Have you had trouble getting a well-deserved refund, faced poor service from a company, or otherwise dealt with unfair treatment after money changed hands? Sean P. Murphy wants to hear your story.

Boston Globe - Business - 7 months ago

Ultra Processed | Food Tech & the American Diet -- Americans are among the world's biggest consumers of ultra-processed foods, which comprise more than half of an average adult's diet and two-thirds of a child's. As technology continues to accelerate innovations in additives, chemicals and food products, U.S. regulators are struggling to keep up. CBS Reports examines why ultra-processed foods have become so pervasive in the American diet, and what filling the gaps in federal regulation can do to ensure Americans are fed and healthy.

Americans are among the world's biggest consumers of ultra-processed foods, which comprise more than half of an average adult’s diet and two-thirds of a child’s. As technology continues to accelerate innovations in additives, chemicals and food products, U.S. regulators are struggling to keep up. CBS Reports examines why ultra-processed foods have become so pervasive in the American diet, and what filling the gaps in federal regulation can do to ensure Americans are fed and healthy.

CBS News - Top Stories - 9 months ago