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10 most popular Amazon items Yahoo readers bought this week — plus 5 really good weekend deals, up to 88% off

10 most popular Amazon items Yahoo readers bought this week — plus 5 really good weekend deals, up to 88% off

This electric scrubber comes with eight detachable brushes, including a flat brush for tile floors and grout, a round brush for curved surfaces, a cloth brush for fabrics and more. It has a “powerful” motor with two speeds: one for daily cleaning, while the second provides a deeper, more intense scrub. The handle extends from about 12 inches to 43.3 …

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Popular Weight-Loss Drugs Like Ozempic Pose Hidden Risks for Young Women, Warn Researchers

Popular Weight-Loss Drugs Like Ozempic Pose Hidden Risks for Young Women, Warn Researchers

An Australian analysis of more than a million primary-care records suggests many women of reproductive age starting GLP-1 receptor agonists for weight loss aren’t using effective contraception, despite potential pregnancy risks. Credit: Stock Researchers warn that widespread use of weight-loss drugs like Ozempic among women of reproductive age may pose hidden risks to pregnancy. Flinders University researchers caution that many …

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Popular sandwich shop to be bought by gas station chain in $566M deal

Popular sandwich shop to be bought by gas station chain in 6M deal

A popular fast-casual sandwich shop will be bought by a gas station chain in a $566 million deal, The Associated Press reports. Potbelly, which was founded in Chicago in 1977, will be acquired by Atlanta-based RaceTrac by the end of the year, the report said. The sale is expected to help Potbelly reach its goal of quadrupling its size to …

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Amazon quietly drops popular free shipping perk right before holidays – TheStreet

Amazon quietly drops popular free shipping perk right before holidays  TheStreet Amazon is eliminating one of its most generous legacy perks  CNN Amazon Pares Back Free Shipping Perk on Prime Membership  The New York Times Amazon is tightening restrictions on shared Prime accounts. Here’s who is impacted.  USA Today First they came for Netflix passwords. Now, some free Amazon deliveries are ending  Los Angeles Times …

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Nintendo wins a $2 million lawsuit against popular Switch modding webstore

Nintendo wins a  million lawsuit against popular Switch modding webstore

Nintendo has just won another major battle in its longstanding war against piracy. Earlier this summer, a US federal court ruled in favor of Nintendo in a lawsuit against Ryan Daly and the Modded Hardware website. The site was known for selling devices that allowed users to get around Nintendo’s piracy protections, including the popular MIG Switch flashcart that lets …

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Terrifying study finds six popular artificial sweeteners could be linked to dementia – find out which

Terrifying study finds six popular artificial sweeteners could be linked to dementia – find out which

An eight-year long observational study found links between the consumption of artificial sweeteners and a significant decline in memory and cognitive skills for middle-aged adults A new study reveals some no- and low-calorie sweeteners may being linked to cognitive decline(Image: Getty) While many choose artificial sweetener options as a way to make a healthy choice, new research shows that sweetener …

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Scientists Warn Of ALS Risk From Popular Superfood Loved By The Wealthy

Scientists Warn Of ALS Risk From Popular Superfood Loved By The Wealthy

A luxurious mushroom dish long favored by gourmets and the elite may be hiding a disturbing secret.  In Montchavin, a ski village nestled in the French Alps, residents spent decades eating wild mushrooms that they believed boosted health and longevity. But after a string of cases of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, scientists now believe …

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In 2020, humans suddenly vanished from a popular bay in Hawai‘i. What happened next was remarkable

In 2020, humans suddenly vanished from a popular bay in Hawai‘i. What happened next was remarkable

When the Covid-19 pandemic reached Hawai‘i’s Hanauma Bay in 2020, the popular snorkelling site – which attracts nearly one million visitors every year – was closed almost overnight. It remained shut for seven months. The sudden absence of tourists created what scientists call a ‘natural experiment’ – it was a rare opportunity to study how quickly damaged coral reef ecosystems …

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Researchers find alarming overlaps among 18 popular VPNs

Researchers find alarming overlaps among 18 popular VPNs

A new alleges that 18 of the 100 most-downloaded virtual private network (VPN) apps on the Google Play Store are secretly connected in three large families, despite claiming to be independent providers. The paper doesn’t indict any of our picks for the , but the services it investigates are popular, with 700 million collective downloads on Android alone. The study, …

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