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VIRGINIA BOAR’S HEAD PLANT TO SHUT DOWN
The Boar’s Head plant based in Jarrat, VA that was at the center of a deadly listeria outbreak is set to shut down. Also, Boar’s
CPSC ISSUES RECALL ON BRIGHT BUILDER FORT KITS WITH FLASHLIGHTS
Name of Product: Bright Builder Fort Kits with Flashlights Hazard: The flashlight on the recalled kits violates the mandatory federal battery-operated toy regulation because the
CPSC RECALLS 866,000 SPA PUMPS; ONE DEATH REPORTED
Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Bestway (Hong Kong) International Ltd., of China, announced the recall of about 866,000 AirJet and HydroJet
U.S. CITIZENS CONVICTED OF CONSPIRING WITH THE RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT
A jury today convicted Omali Yeshitela, 82, Penny Hess, 78, Jesse Nevel, 34, all of St. Louis, and Augustus C. Romain Jr., 38, of Atlanta,
TERRORIST GROUP LEADERS CHARGED WITH 15-COUNT INDICTMENT
The Justice Department announced today that Dallas Humber, 34, of Elk Grove, California, and Matthew Allison, 37, of Boise, Idaho — leaders of the Terrorgram
BIG LOTS FILES CHAPTER 11 BANKRUPTCY
Big Lots recently announced today it will begin filing for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy and is now going through a court-supervised sale process. The retailer also
CPSC WARNS USERS OF MICROMOBILITY PRODUCTS AGAINST UNIVERSAL CHARGERS
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission urges consumers of micromobility products—including e-bikes, e-scooters, self-balancing scooters (hoverboards), and e-unicycles—not to use chargers that are
CPSC WARNS ABOUT CERTAIN BATTERY CHARGERS
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning consumers to immediately stop using SafPow SPC-42020 and AMPOWSURE ASP-C10S42020 battery chargers because they
VERIZON AGREES TO BUY FRONTIER
Verizon Communications agreed to purchase Frontier Communications for roughly $9.6 billion in an effort to increase its high-speed internet business. The purchase will merge Frontier’s
CPSC ISSUES RECALL FOR MAGNETIC CHESS TOY
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning consumers to immediately stop using and dispose of Magnetic Chess Games sold by
GAMESTOP TO OPEN “RETRO” STORES
GameStop recently announced its plan to overhaul several store locations into stores specializing in buying, selling, and trading retro games instead of new ones. GameStop
POSTAL SERVICE’S PLANNED CHANGES COULD SLOW DELIVERY IN RURAL AREAS
Planned changes possibly coming to the U.S. Postal Service may cause slower delivery in rural areas. Initially proposed on August 22nd, mail delivery times would
VIRGINIA BOAR’S HEAD PLANT TO SHUT DOWN
The Boar's Head plant based in Jarrat, VA that was at the center of a deadly listeria outbreak is set to shut down. Also, Boar's Head will permanently discontinue production of liverwurst which was ...
CPSC ISSUES RECALL ON BRIGHT BUILDER FORT KITS WITH FLASHLIGHTS
Name of Product: Bright Builder Fort Kits with Flashlights Hazard: The flashlight on the recalled kits violates the mandatory federal battery-operated toy regulation because the flashlights conta ...
CPSC RECALLS 866,000 SPA PUMPS; ONE DEATH REPORTED
Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Bestway (Hong Kong) International Ltd., of China, announced the recall of about 866,000 AirJet and HydroJet Spa Pumps. The rec ...
U.S. CITIZENS CONVICTED OF CONSPIRING WITH THE RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT
A jury today convicted Omali Yeshitela, 82, Penny Hess, 78, Jesse Nevel, 34, all of St. Louis, and Augustus C. Romain Jr., 38, of Atlanta, of conspiracy to act as agents of a foreign government. The d ...
TERRORIST GROUP LEADERS CHARGED WITH 15-COUNT INDICTMENT
The Justice Department announced today that Dallas Humber, 34, of Elk Grove, California, and Matthew Allison, 37, of Boise, Idaho — leaders of the Terrorgram Collective, a transnational terrorist grou ...
BIG LOTS FILES CHAPTER 11 BANKRUPTCY
Big Lots recently announced today it will begin filing for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy and is now going through a court-supervised sale process. The retailer also said that after gaining $705 million to fin ...
CPSC WARNS USERS OF MICROMOBILITY PRODUCTS AGAINST UNIVERSAL CHARGERS
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission urges consumers of micromobility products—including e-bikes, e-scooters, self-balancing scooters (hoverboards), and e-unicycles—not to u ...
CPSC WARNS ABOUT CERTAIN BATTERY CHARGERS
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning consumers to immediately stop using SafPow SPC-42020 and AMPOWSURE ASP-C10S42020 battery chargers because they pose a r ...
VERIZON AGREES TO BUY FRONTIER
Verizon Communications agreed to purchase Frontier Communications for roughly $9.6 billion in an effort to increase its high-speed internet business. The purchase will merge Frontier’s fiber networ ...
CPSC ISSUES RECALL FOR MAGNETIC CHESS TOY
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning consumers to immediately stop using and dispose of Magnetic Chess Games sold by JOMO because the loose, hazardous magne ...
GAMESTOP TO OPEN “RETRO” STORES
GameStop recently announced its plan to overhaul several store locations into stores specializing in buying, selling, and trading retro games instead of new ones. GameStop has had difficulties in r ...
POSTAL SERVICE’S PLANNED CHANGES COULD SLOW DELIVERY IN RURAL AREAS
Planned changes possibly coming to the U.S. Postal Service may cause slower delivery in rural areas. Initially proposed on August 22nd, mail delivery times would be adjusted with the goal of keeping a ...
