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If you spent the week doomscrolling #RaptureTok and wondering whether to leave your houseplants a goodbye note, good news: the end times did not arrive on Tuesday. What did show up, however, were a bunch of very earthly headlines. One very famous network host is back (though not on every stationbecause why make anything simple in 2025?). Housing kept playing hot-and-cold depending on your ZIP code, retail nostalgia made a crafty comeback, and beverage brands learned that promising better guts requires better evidence. Michaels brings back Joann with new shop-in-shop rollout Months after acquiring Joanns intellectual property, Michaels is reviving the beloved crafts brand via two in-store experiences. The Knit & Sew Shop is rolling out across U.S. and Canadian locations, bringing back favorites like Big Twist yarn plus fabric-cutting tables and new sewing machines. A second concept, The Party Shop, expands into party goodsballoon bars includedas Michaels positions itself as a one-stop destination for creativity and celebrations. Not everyones cheering; some Joann loyalists see it as Michaels trying to become Joann (and maybe Party City) in all but name. TikTok goes apocalyptic with #RaptureTok Just in case your week wasnt already stressful, TikTok briefly convinced millions that the Rapture was scheduled for Tuesday. The viral RaptureTok trend started after a South African pastor predicted Jesuss return for September 23 or 24. Some former Evangelicals chimed in with stories of lingering Rapture trauma, while creators like @sonj779 leaned into parody with Rapture Trip Tips. In the end, doomsday didnt arrivebut the algorithm still delivered plenty of end-times content Zillow maps the hottest and coldest housing markets Zillows Market Heat Index pegs the national market at a neutral 52, but the map is anything but uniform. Sellers hold the upper hand in several Northeast and Midwest metros (think Rochester, Buffalo, Hartford), while buyers have leverage in parts of the Gulf and Southwest Florida, plus pockets of Texas and the Midwest. Inventory build-ups and days-on-market trends are driving these splits. The takeaway: pricing power is hyperlocalyour negotiating stance changes fast once you cross county lines. Jimmy Kimmel returns to late night after Disney suspension After nearly a week off the air following controversy over on-air remarks, Jimmy Kimmel Live! returned to ABC this week. Most affiliates aired the show, but station groups Nexstar and Sinclair say theyll keep preempting it for now. Viewers who cant catch it locally still have streaming and clip options. Amazon settles Prime case; $1.5B set aside for user refunds Amazon reached a $2.5 billion settlement with the FTC this week over allegations it used deceptive tactics to enroll customers in Prime and then made it too hard to cancel. The deal includes a record $1 billion civil penalty and a $1.5 billion fund for affected users, plus UI changes to simplify canceling. Poppi agrees to $8.9 million settlement over gut healthy claims Prebiotic soda Poppi will pay $8.9 million to settle a class action alleging its gut healthy marketing outpaced the science. Shoppers who bought between January 23, 2020, and July 18, 2025, can file claims (without receipts up to $16 per household; more with proof). Final approval is slated for November, with payments after court sign-off. Its a reminder that functional-health branding draws both customers and lawyersbring receipts, and preferably peer-reviewed ones. Trump promotes unproven Tylenol-autism and vaccine links At a White House presser, the president suggested ties between acetaminophen, vaccine timing, and autism. The claims are widely rejected by medical experts. Major medical organizations reiterated Tylenols appropriateness during pregnancy and emphasized decades of evidence against a vaccine-autism link. The administration framed new efforts as a broader push to study autisms causes. Health pros warn that mixed messages risk real-world harms if patients avoid needed care. Senate report flags DOGE cloud risks to Social Security data A Senate report this week alleges that Elon Musk’s DOGE moved sensitive Social Security and employment data to an inadequately secured cloud environment. Whistleblowers and internal risk assessments cited a high likelihood of a catastrophic breach. Lawmakers are calling for an immediate halt and tighter oversight. Costco ahi tuna poke recalled over potential listeria An FDA-announced recall covers more than 3,300 pounds of Kirkland Signature Ahi Tuna Wasabi Poke tied to contaminated green onions. Sold in 33 states with pack date 9/18/25 and sell-by 9/22/25, the product should be discarded or returned; no illnesses have been reported. Listeria can be serious for vulnerable groups and during pregnancy. Its the latest in a string of quality-control headaches for big-box private labelscheck your fridge before your next sushi-night shortcut.
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More women are freezing their eggs, but few appear to be returning to use them, a new study found. The study was led by researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, and published last month in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. It found that the number of planned, elective egg freezing cycles increased exponentially between 2014 and 2021, jumping from 4,153 to 16,436. Notably, women increasingly chose to freeze their eggs at younger ages, the study found. In 2014, the average age for egg freezing was 36. Seven years later, in 2021, that had dropped to 34.9 years of age. “This is the largest U.S. study to date on elective fertility preservation, revealing insights into the clear shift in reproductive behavior as more women delay childbearing to pursue education, careers, and personal goals,” Lindsay Kroener, a professor in reproductive endocrinology and infertility at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and senior author of the study, said in a statement.” Women may be increasingly opting out of having children Despite the uptick in women choosing to preserve their eggs, fewer than 6% of these women used their frozen eggs within the study’s five to seven year follow-up period. Of those that did go back to use their eggs, they tended to be between the ages of 38 and 42 years of age. The study’s findings follow previous research that shows an increasing number of women are deciding not to have children. A 2024 United Nations report found that global fertility is in decline. And other research suggests more women may also be choosing not to marry, too. A 2019 Morgan Stanley study based on Census Bureau data, projected 45% of prime working age women (ages 2544) will be single by 2030, up from 41% in 2018. Women may be choosing not to have children for a number of reasons, including the rising cost of childcare (and cost of living) and the fact that women disproportionately feel forced to leave their jobs to care for young children. However, experts say more research is needed before coming to any strong conclusions. “It will be important to see how return rates for thawing evolve with a longer follow-up period. Over time, we may find that more young patients ultimately return to use their eggs, Kroener said.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration blocked imports of spices this week from an Indonesian company amid widespread worries of radioactive contamination. The agency said it found cesium 137 in spicesspecifically clovesfrom Indonesian company PT Natural Java Spice that were shipped to California. The discovery marks the second food product imported from Indonesia found to have radioactive contamination, as recalls of potentially tainted imported shrimp expanded. “Products from PT. Bahari Makmur Sejati and from PT Natural Java Spice will not be permitted to enter the U.S. market until these firms provide the FDA with information to adequately demonstrate that they have resolved the conditions that gave rise to the appearance of the violations,” the FDA said in a statement issued Thursday. What is cesium 137? Cesium 137 is a radioactive isotope that is formed during nuclear fission. Its used in industry and chemotherapy, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. It is also present in the environment, largely due to nuclear weapons testing and nuclear accidents, including the 1986 Chernobyl disaster and 2011s Fukushima nuclear accident. That environmental presence means trace amounts can be found in food. Foods contaminated with cesium 137 may pose a potential health concern, the FDA said, especially if people are exposed repeatedly to the isotope. The FDA is investigating the source of the contamination, it said. The Associated Press reported that the International Atomic Energy Agency, a nuclear watchdog, believes that the contamination may have come from an industrial site located near a shrimp processing plant in Indonesia. What products are affected by the FDA’s recall? Since August, the FDA has issued multiple recalls of shrimp, with more products affected this week. The list of recalled shrimp is as follows: Aug. 21, 2025: Southwind Foods, LLC Recall Aug. 22, 2025: Beaver Street Fisheries, LLC Recall Aug. 27, 2025: AquaStar (USA) Corp Recall Kroger Brand Aug. 28, 2025: AquaStar (USA) Corp Recall Aqua Star Brand Aug. 29, 2025: Southwind Foods, LLC Recall Expansion of original recall Sept. 19, 2025: AquaStar (USA) Corp Recall Expansion of original recall Sept. 23, 2025: Southwind Foods, LLC Recall Expansion of original recall Sept. 23, 2025: Lawrence Wholesale, LLC Recall Kroger Brand The FDA said that none of the contaminated spices entered the U.S. market, and that is has received no reports of illness stemming from spice imports. The agency said it is continuing to investigate.
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