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Comic strip Snoopy first started rocking a puffer jacket in the 1980s. A plush version of the bundled-up beagle is flying off the shelves in 2023.

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  • Pop Culture

Gen Z is suddenly obsessed with Snoopy — and not just because he's cute

Gen Z is feeling the love for Snoopy, who is flying off store shelves and going viral on TikTok. Here's why teens and twenty-somethings are newly obsessed (not that there has to be a reason).

December 18, 2023
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
This image provided by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration shows three recalled applesauce products:  WanaBana apple cinnamon fruit puree pouches, Schnucks-brand cinnamon-flavored applesauce pouches and variety pack, and Weis-brand cinnamon applesauce pouches.

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  • Business

The FDA is investigating whether lead in applesauce pouches was deliberately added

The Food and Drug Administration is working with Ecuadorian authorities to investigate Negasmart, who has been supplying cinnamon to the three recalled applesauce brands.

December 16, 2023
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By:
  • Juliana Kim
The guided-missile destroyer USS Carney in Souda Bay, Greece. The U.S. military said the ship shot down drones launched from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen on Saturday.

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  • World

Houthis launch more drone attacks as shipping companies suspend Red Sea operations

The U.S. and U.K. said their warships had shot down drones launched from Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen. Meanwhile, major shipping companies suspended operations in the area.

December 16, 2023
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By:
  • Willem Marx
Inflation has cooled significantly in recent months, yet many people are still paying more for a lot of things. That's because easing inflation doesn't actually mean prices are falling — it just means prices are rising more slowly. And that's a good thing for the economy.

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  • Economy

Inflation has cooled a lot. So why do things still feel so expensive?

Inflation has cooled significantly recently, but you may still find yourself paying more at the grocery store. What gives? Here's a primer on what easing inflation actually means.

December 16, 2023
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By:
  • Scott Horsley
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  • Energy

The tough economics of getting hard-to-find minerals for electric vehicle batteries

America's only cobalt mine opened last year to great fanfare, as the mineral is crucial for green energy. But it surprisingly closed just months later.

December 15, 2023
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By:
  • Stacey Vanek Smith
FILE - This Oct. 24, 2006 file photo shows file photo shows the Ice Harbor dam on the Snake River in Pasco, Wash.  (AP Photo/Jackie Johnston, File)

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  • Climate

Tribes celebrate historic deal with White House that could save Pacific Northwest salmon

The White House has reached what it says is an historic agreement over the restoration of salmon in the Pacific Northwest, a deal that could end for now a decades long legal battle with tribes.

December 14, 2023
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By:
  • Kirk Siegler
A portion of Jervois Global's Idaho Cobalt Operations mine near Salmon, Idaho Oct. 7, 2022

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  • Economy

Cobalt is in demand, so why did America's only cobalt mine close?

America's only cobalt mine opened last year to great fanfare, since the mineral is crucial for green energy. But it surprisingly closed months later.

December 14, 2023
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By:
  • Stacey Vanek Smith and
  • Eric Whitney
A jury in San Francisco this week ruled that Google has operated as an illegal monopoly in the way it controls its app store. In a separate but related case involving Apple, a court ruled the opposite way.

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  • Technology

Epic Games beat Google but lost to Apple in monopoly lawsuits. What does it all mean?

The tech giants' app stores are multibillion-dollar money-makers. Now the services are under threat like never before.

December 14, 2023
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn
Messages from X, the former Twitter, celebrated its support for rights groups such as Reporters Without Borders. But the press freedom group says X is "in no way an ally to an organization defending journalism."

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  • Media

'Shameless': Reporters Without Borders rebukes X for claiming to support it

X recently claimed to support the press advocacy group Reporters Without Borders — which in response called X "a haven for disinformation."

December 14, 2023
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
A traveler looks for baggage amid rows of unclaimed luggage at Los Angeles International Airport in June.

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  • National

Broken wings: Complaints about U.S. airlines soared again this year

Passenger complaints about airlines rose sharply in the first half of the year, according to consumer watchdogs. The number of canceled flights declined, but delays and other problems increased.

December 14, 2023
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By:
  • Joel Rose
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference after the central bank's policy meeting at the Federal Reserve in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 1, 2023. The Fed kept interest rates unchanged on Wednesday, but projected they would be able to lower them next year.

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  • Economy

The Fed is probably done raising interest rates and could cut them next year

The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday, amid signs of easing inflation. The central bank signaled that its benchmark borrowing rate may start to fall next year.

December 13, 2023
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  • Scott Horsley
This year's rally has really depended on seven stocks that Wall Street refers to as 'The Magnificent Seven': Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, NVDIA, Meta, Microsoft and Tesla

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  • Business

Wall Street calls them 'the Magnificent 7': They're the reason why stocks are surging

The S&P 500 has surged this year, but most of those gains are thanks to a handful companies nicknamed "The Magnificent Seven." And that's worrying Wall Street.

December 13, 2023
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By:
  • David Gura
Tesla is recalling more than 2 million vehicles across its model lineup to fix a defective system that's supposed to ensure drivers are paying attention when they use Autopilot.

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  • Business

Tesla recalls over 2 million vehicles to fix defective Autopilot monitoring system

The recall comes after a two-year investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration into a series of crashes — some deadly — that happened while the Autopilot system was in use.

December 13, 2023
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By:
  • The Associated Press
A man pumps gas in Alhambra, Calif., on Oct. 2, 2023.

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  • Business

Inflation continues to moderate thanks to a big drop in gas prices

Consumer prices rose 3.1% in November from a year ago, marking a more moderate pace of inflation thanks in large part to falling gasoline prices.

December 12, 2023
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By:
  • Scott Horsley
An oil pump jack stands near a field of wind turbines in Nolan, Texas, on Oct. 4. Oil companies are under pressure to pivot more swiftly toward renewable energy. Here's one reason why that's not happening so quickly: It's still incredibly lucrative to sell oil.

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  • Climate

Making oil is more profitable than saving the planet. These numbers tell the story

Major oil companies are under pressure to invest more money in clean energy — but there's a big hurdle: It's still a hell of a lot more profitable to produce fossil fuels.

December 12, 2023
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By:
  • Camila Domonoske
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