NEWS The FTC and 12 states are suing to block PlayPower’s purchase of rival playground maker Burke, saying the deal would let prices climb even higher. Former GigaMedia CFO Nihat Cardak has been suspended from practicing before the SEC, after his 2023 conviction for conspiracy to commit securities fraud was upheld on appeal. Former GigaMedia CFO Nihat Cardak has been suspended from practicing before the SEC, after his 2023 conviction for conspiracy to commit securities fraud was upheld on appeal. View All News Topics FAMILY A 5-Day Thanksgiving Devotional to Help Your Family Focus on Gratitude Loving Thyself Rocks is recalling about 600 crystal glass cups after finding the glass can break during normal use, risking cuts and swallowed glass. The Conversations Married Couples Avoid Today Can Become Their Biggest Problems Tomorrow View All Family Topics FRIENDS I’m the Mom Friend Who Organizes Everything—and You Might Like Having Me Around More Than You Think A new Pew Research Center survey finds women are three times more likely than men to join an online community built for their gender, with mothers leading parenting groups too. Are You Building Trust in Your Situationship—or Just Getting More Attached With Time? View All Friends Topics FAITH Psalm 131 Describes a Soul That Has Become Quiet and Content—Why That Image Is So Different From the Restless Way Many of Us Approach God Moses Was Trying to Lead an Entire Nation by Handling Every Problem Himself—What Jethro’s Advice Reveals About Responsibility, Wisdom and Accepting Help A Washington School District Agreed to Pay $275,000 and Apologize to Families After a Dispute Over Off-Campus Bible Instruction—What the Settlement Says About Religious Freedom and Public Schools View All Faith Topics FASHION The FTC forced T-shirt giant Gildan to drop a pricing clause that was blocking smaller wholesale competitors from getting the same discounts Primark is recalling about 2,100 kids’ coin purses because they tested over the legal limit for a toxic chemical We’re Rethinking What Aging Looks Like—and Why Getting Older Doesn’t Have to Mean What It Once Did View All Fashion Topics FOOD The FDA says Family Farmstead Dairy’s raw mild cheddar cheese, sold in New York and New Jersey, may carry E. coli after lab tests found the bacteria in two samples. A popular Puerto Rico pantry staple is being recalled after its maker admitted sesame was left off the ingredient label entirely Lidl pulled a coffee and vanilla gelato from store shelves across ten East Coast states after routine testing turned up listeria bacteria View All Food Topics FINANCE See More AARP’s own survey finds most older adults say next year’s 3.5% Social Security raise falls short, with most wanting an increase of 5% to 8% instead. The Grocery Price You See Online May Not Match the Price on the Store Shelf—Why Pickup, Delivery and In-Store Shopping Can Produce Different Totals Your Bank May Advertise a High Savings Rate That Applies Only Under Certain Conditions—The Fine Print That Determines What You Actually Earn View All Finance Topics FITNESS Budget gym chain PureGym is paying £235 million for Switzerland’s NonStop Gym, a deal that would make it the country’s largest budget-gym operator. Sweat and Tonic says its new Calabasas studio, opening with 37 Lagree reformer machines, will be the largest Lagree studio in the world. Boutique-fitness founder Anne Mahlum paid eight weeks of back wages to more than 130 Y7 Yoga workers out of her own pocket after the chain’s owner stopped paying them. View All Fitness Topics
