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Taiwanese Foreign Ministry/Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — When Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan last week, the world braced for China’s response. Within hours of her departure, China began military [Read More…]

stockcam/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Snapchat announced a new in-app family center on Tuesday, which is designed to start conversations between parents and minors about safer social media usage. In the new family center, parents [Read More…]

Mattel (NEW YORK) — Mattel has brought back one of its most iconic dolls: Barbie Totally Hair. Since initially debuting 30 years ago, the toymaker has released an updated version of the ’90s doll. The [Read More…]

James Marshall/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Wild swings in the share price of a largely unknown Hong Kong-based fintech company in recent days have reminded some analysts and traders of the “meme stock” craze, which [Read More…]

Toyota (NEW YORK) — An average of 38 children die every year in hot cars. Tuesday marked the 14th hot car death in the U.S. this year, a number that is expected to rise as heat [Read More…]

Catherine McQueen/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. hiring saw a dramatic increase in July, as the economy added 528,000 jobs and the unemployment rate fell to 3.5%, according to data released by the Bureau of [Read More…]

Catherine McQueen/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Wall Street will be closely watching the new U.S. employment data on Friday, the latest sign of whether the U.S. economy is entering a recession as the Federal Reserve [Read More…]

Oscar Wong/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Trae Bodge, smart shopping expert, shared her tips for saving on groceries with Good Morning America, to help consumers keep costs down at checkout. Consumer prices on food experienced [Read More…]

Jason Alden/Bloomberg via Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — Meta said it is focused on continuing to disrupt emerging cybersecurity threats, including “perception hacking” efforts that could attempt to create unjustified fears about the security [Read More…]

James Devaney/GC Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Two of former President Donald Trump’s grown children have been deposed by the New York Attorney General’s Office as part of its civil investigation into the family real [Read More…]

97/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As summer break draws to a close, parents are hitting the ground running with back-to-school shopping. Back-to-school essentials traditionally ranged from notebooks and pens to t-shirts and gym socks — [Read More…]

Samuel Corum/Bloomberg via Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — Travelers could soon have more rights if their flight is canceled or delayed, as the Department of Transportation looks to “strengthen” protections for consumers seeking refunds. The [Read More…]

nycshooter/Getty Images (ST. LOUIS) — Nearly 2,500 Boeing workers at three St. Louis-area facilities on Wednesday accepted a contract offer from the plane manufacturer after calling off a strike planned for earlier this week. In [Read More…]

Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — The parent company of department store chain T.J. Maxx has agreed to pay a $13 million fine for the sale of roughly 1,200 recalled products over [Read More…]

French’s (NEW YORK) — It may be hot dog season, but one condiment company made a tangy new twist on the popular yellow spread by turning it into a confection. Ahead of National Mustard Day [Read More…]

Rob Melnychuk/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Airline passengers hoping for a little more leg room or space on plane seats can tell the federal government how they feel for the next 90 days. The Federal Aviation [Read More…]

nycshooter/Getty Images (ST. LOUIS) — Nearly 2,500 Boeing workers at three St. Louis-area facilities will vote Wednesday on a contract offer from the plane manufacturer after calling off a strike planned for earlier this week. [Read More…]

Lyons Magnus (NEW YORK) — From oat lattes to plant-based protein drinks, a new recall has had a sweeping impact on more than 50 nutrition drink products distributed across the country. Lyons Magnus LLC has [Read More…]

Matteo Colombo/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — After a near-historic decline over the first half of the year, the S&P 500 — a popular index to which many 401(k) accounts are pegged — bounced back in [Read More…]

Rudy Sulgan/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — More than 60 major American companies that employ tens of thousands of U.S. workers are asking the Supreme Court to uphold the use of race as a factor in college [Read More…]