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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced the recall of over 2 million Cosori brand air fryers due to "reports of the air fryers catching fire, burning, melting, overheating, and smoking." The agency received 205 fire reports, 10 reports of minor injury, and 23 reports of minor property damage. 

Publisher Penguin Random House has announced plans to publish "classic" unedited versions of several of Roald Dahl's children's books after it faced criticism over its intentions to adjust the text to be more suitable for modern readers, The Associated Press reports. 

O to the M G! Succession is coming to an end. 

The Emmy-winning HBO drama's upcoming fourth season will be its last, creator Jesse Armstrong revealed in an interview with The New Yorker. 

"You know, there's a promise in the title of Succession," he said. "I've never thought this could go on forever. The end has always been kind of present in my mind. From Season 2, I've been trying to think: Is it the next one, or the one after that, or is it the one after that?" 

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Tax season is upon us, and tax credits are a good way to lower your bill. Parents and guardians should take note this year, as Kiplinger reports that "[o]ne of the most significant changes for 2022 was to the child tax credit."

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This week's question: AMC Theaters is introducing tiered pricing in its cinemas, with seats in the middle rows costing $1 to $2 more than other areas. What would you name these rows to convince moviegoers of the value of paying extra?

At least one Texan has run in every U.S. presidential race since 1972, but 2024 may well break that 50-year streak, The Associated Press reports. President Biden hasn't decided if he is running for re-election, but the Republican race is wide open and the field may not be until shortly before the first GOP presidential debate in August. But so far, none of the likely Texas GOP candidates — Gov. Greg Abbott, Sen. Ted Cruz, and former Rep. Will Hurd — seem prepared to throw their hats in the ring.

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For the past few years, influencer marketing has dramatically shifted how brands connect with consumers. With just one video or post, popular content creators can turn anything from a beauty product to a water bottle into a viral sensation, especially on TikTok. But recently, some content creators have started to take another route, using their platform to tell users what not to buy. They're calling it "de-influencing." Here's everything you need to know:

The Supreme Court is hearing landmark cases involving a law that has thus far shielded internet companies, like Google and Twitter, from being liable for the content posted by their users. Could the outcomes upend the internet as we know it?

The National Transportation Safety Board on Thursday released a preliminary report about the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment, writing that the crew didn't know anything was wrong until a "critical audible alarm message" blasted right before the train went off the tracks.

Warner Bros. is going there and back again. 

The studio is set to make more movies in the Lord of the Rings franchise, as confirmed Thursday by Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav in an investor call. Warner Bros. has entered into a multi-year agreement with Embracer Group AB, the rights holders, to develop the feature films. 

In a statement, Warner Bros. film executives Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy said that "for all the scope and detail lovingly packed into the two trilogies"... Читать дальше...