NEWS A New Mexico judge has ordered Meta to pay $25 billion in penalties after a jury found the company deceived users about its privacy promises. 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. View All News Topics FAMILY After Raising Four Daughters, This Mom Shares What She Wishes Every New Parent Knew—Part Two Your Vacuum Robot May Be Missing Entire Areas of the House Because of Something Smaller Than the Furniture—What Thresholds, Cords and Dark Surfaces Can Change Why Does One Room Echo While Another Feels Quiet? The Surprising Role of Hard Surfaces, Furniture and Everyday Household Fabrics View All Family Topics FRIENDS Gallup’s newest survey finds that Americans who feel connected to their community are nearly twice as likely to feel like they’re part of something bigger than themselves. 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. View All Friends Topics FAITH A New Jersey township will pay a rabbi and his wife three million dollars and clear the way for the synagogue they fought ten years to build. 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 View All Faith Topics FASHION Cue and Veronika Maine are closing 26 stores across Australia as the womenswear chain’s prospective buyers push for a smaller footprint. 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 View All Fashion Topics FOOD Kayem Foods is recalling more than 1.5 million pounds of ready-to-eat hot dogs and deli meats after a customer found them delivered warm. 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 View All Food Topics FINANCE See More The FTC says investment scams are now the costliest type of fraud reported by older Americans, with losses jumping 42 percent to over a billion dollars. 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 View All Finance Topics FITNESS Pilates franchise RockSalt has named a franchise veteran with more than 20 years in the industry as its new chief operating officer, with 84 more studio openings planned. 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. View All Fitness Topics
