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‘Wicked’ dolls include link to porn site. Mattel apologizes
Toy manufacturer Mattel has apologized for a misprint that appeared on the packaging of its line…
Like the rest of the U.S., Los Angeles spends big on Halloween
On the corner of a busy intersection in Culver City, an oversize inflatable witch and racks…
$1.80 dinners and budget clothes? The spread of frugality is hurting China’s economy
TAIPEI, Taiwan — China’s 1.4 billion consumers once spent with enough abandon to help drive the global…
California steps up scrutiny of wage advance and debt relief services
Concerned that Californians were being victimized by novel types of lenders, state lawmakers gave regulators broad…
FTC adopts ‘click to cancel’ rule to simplify ending subscriptions
The Federal Trade Commission continued its crackdown on businesses that deceptively market and sell subscription services,…
Albertsons to pay nearly $4 million in false advertising case
Grocery titan Albertsons will pay $3.9 million to resolve a civil law enforcement complaint alleging that…
Striking dockworkers shut down ports on East Coast of the U.S.
WASHINGTON — The union representing thousands of dockworkers from Maine to Texas launched a strike Tuesday over…
Hiltzik: Why inflation is so hard to fathom
In the latest video of GOP vice presidential candidate JD Vance to go viral but not…