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Former Consumer Product Safety Commission chairman Elliot Kaye watches a demonstration of how an Ikea dresser can tip and fall on a child during a news conference at the National Press Club in 2016.

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  • Business

Consumer safety regulators adopt new rules to prevent dresser tip-overs

At least 199 children died from clothing storage unit tip-overs between 2000 and 2022, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

April 26, 2023
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  • Joe Hernandez
Mattel Inc. announced a new Barbie doll with Down syndrome. It was created to give more children an opportunity to see themselves in Barbie, the company said.

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  • Arts & Life

Mattel unveils a Barbie with Down syndrome

The company has been moving to diversify its doll collection. It has so far made other Barbie and Ken dolls with wheelchairs, vitiligo, hearing aids, and prosthetic limbs.

April 25, 2023
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Brian Nelson, with U.S. Attorney Matthew Graves for the District of Columbia, speaks during a news conference on Tuesday at the Department of Justice in Washington.

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  • Asia

A tobacco giant will pay $629 million for violating U.S. sanctions against North Korea

British American Tobacco, one of the largest tobacco companies in the world, agreed to settle allegations that it did illegal business with Pyongyang in violation of U.S. sanctions.

April 25, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Prince William and Prince Harry walk after viewing tributes for the late Queen Elizabeth II outside Windsor Castle last September. Court papers say Prince William received "a very large sum of money" in a 2020 phone hacking settlement with the British newspaper arm of Rupert Murdoch's media empire. Prince Harry alleges in another lawsuit that Murdoch newspaper employees hacked into royals' phones.

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  • Europe

Prince William got a 'very large sum' in a Murdoch settlement in 2020

Prince William received a large payout in 2020 from Rupert Murdoch's British newspaper arm in an alleged phone hacking case, according to court documents made public Tuesday.

April 25, 2023
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  • Lauren Frayer
Tucker Carlson speaking at an event in Hollywood, Fla., in 2022. Carlson was ousted from Fox News on Monday. One of his legacies as a host will be mainstreaming conspiracy theories into politics and media.

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  • Media

How Tucker Carlson took fringe conspiracy theories to a mass audience

Many of the false narratives Carlson promoted were part of the "great replacement" conspiracy theory, the racist fiction that nonwhite people are being brought into the U.S. to replace white voters.

April 25, 2023
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  • Shannon Bond
The Walt Disney Co. logo appears on a screen above the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Aug. 8, 2017, in New York.

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  • Media

ESPN announces layoffs as part of Disney's moves to cut costs

ESPN was not part of the first phase of Disney reductions. Besides this week's layoffs, another round of job cuts will take place by the start of summer. Both phases impact off-air employees.

April 25, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
This illustration provided by ispace in April 2023 depicts the Hakuto spacecraft on the surface of the moon with the Earth in the background.

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  • Space

Contact is lost with a Japanese spacecraft attempting to land on the moon

A Japanese company lost contact with its unmanned Hakuto spacecraft moments before touchdown on the moon Wednesday, saying the mission had apparently failed.

April 25, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
A Hyundai sedan sits in the parking lot of East Bay Tow Inc., where California Attorney General Rob Bonta held a news conference on Thursday.

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  • Business

A group of state AGs calls for a national recall of high-theft Hyundai, Kia vehicles

Millions of vehicles manufactured by the companies between 2011 and 2022 can be easily hotwired and also lack engine immobilizers, a common anti-theft device.

April 25, 2023
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  • Joe Hernandez
A senior operations manager for Uber directs drivers at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.

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  • Business

When your boss is an algorithm

Drivers for Uber and Lyft say the apps promote wage discrimination.

April 25, 2023
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  • Ally Schweitzer
Berna Anat, author, podcaster, and financial hype woman.

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  • Your Money

Meet the 'financial hype woman' who wants you to talk about money

Her description of the world of money is "hella male, hella pale and hella stale."

April 25, 2023
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  • Manuela López Restrepo
Fox News host Tucker Carlson speaks at a National Review Institute event on March 29, 2019, in Washington, D.C. The network announced Monday that it would "part ways" with Carlson.

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  • Media

Tucker Carlson ousted at Fox News following network's $787 million settlement

Fox News announced in an abrupt statement it will "part ways" with longtime host Tucker Carlson, seen by many as the face of the network's brand. The star figured prominently in the Dominion lawsuit.

April 24, 2023
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  • David Folkenflik
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  • Business

The path to Bed Bath & Beyond's downfall

The retailer Bed Bath and Beyond is going out of business. The chain once dominated the home goods market. But it's become rudderless, turbulent and broke.

April 24, 2023
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  • Alina Selyukh
Don Lemon attends the 16th annual CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute at the American Museum of Natural History on Dec. 11, 2022, in New York City.

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  • Media

CNN announces it's parted ways with news anchor Don Lemon

Lemon, a 17-year veteran of the cable network, said he was "stunned" when his agent told him Monday morning that he had been terminated.

April 24, 2023
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  • Joe Hernandez
Under Twitter CEO Elon Musk, the company has stopped its previous practice of limiting the spread of tweets from Russian, Chinese and Iranian government media accounts.

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  • Business

Twitter once muzzled Russian and Chinese state propaganda. That's over now

The company used "visibility filtering rules" in order to curtail propaganda and misinformation. Under Elon Musk, those guidelines have been discarded.

April 24, 2023
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  • Dara Kerr
Bed Bath & Beyond has lost shoppers and money after a series of ineffective or mistimed turnaround attempts. It has also exhausted numerous financial lifelines. Shown here is a Bed Bath & Beyond store in Westbury, New York.

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  • Business

Homeware giant Bed Bath & Beyond has filed for bankruptcy

The retailer, which also owns the BuyBuy Baby chain, has lost shoppers and money after a series of ineffective or mistimed turnarounds. It plans to close stores.

April 24, 2023
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  • Alina Selyukh
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