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High levels of lead found in fidget spinners
U.S. PIRG says lab work found lead levels as high as as 33,000 ppm in the Fidget Wild Premium Spinner Brass , and 1,300 ppm in the Fidget Wild Premium Spinner Metal . "Safety is one of our top priorities", Howard Chizick, a spokesman for Bulls-I-Toys, said in an email. The Fidget Wild Spinner Premium Brass is also being sold on Target's website .
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TripAdvisor marks hotels where sexual assaults have been reported with red badges
They advise anyone considering visiting the properties to "perform additional research for information" when making travel plans. The badges are first being deployed on listings for three resorts in Mexico: the Grand Velas Riviera Maya , the Iberostar Paraiso Maya , and the Iberostar Paraiso Lindo.
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NFIB now says it supports House tax bill
That's according to a Senate GOP source familiar with the details on the legislation being released Thursday afternoon. Yet as the Senate Finance Committee unveiled its bill, a few stark differences emerged with the version approved by the House tax-writing committee, underscoring the challenges ahead in getting both chambers to agree on the complex and far-reaching legislation that would affect almost every American.
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Macy's is shutting its Westside Pavilion store and others in California
The retailer recorded a drop of 0.9 percent, compared to the decline of 0.2 percent expected by Thomson Reuters. In a Nutshell: Net income more than doubled, while sales fell slightly, mostly due to store closures, in the third quarter, at Macy's Inc.
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Justice Department Wants AT&T to Sell CNN, Turner or DirecTV
Some executives at the companies are viewing the stipulation as a political barb aimed directly at CNN, which President Donald Trump has frequently demonized as " fake news ". If Time Warner decides to pull out of the AT&T deal and gets a better offer, it has to pay AT&T $1.73 billion. "I can now say that the timing of the closing of the deal is now uncertain ", he told an investor conference.
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Uber to work with NASA on flying taxi management systems
By 2023, Uber believes a paid, intra-city flying taxi could be up and running. UberAir differs from UberChopper, a helicopter service the company has in the past offered during events such as the Coachella music festival, or during summertime for trips between New York City and the Hamptons.