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Costco (NEW YORK) — Costco shoppers might want to check their home pantry to ensure any broth they may have purchased from the big box retailer is not impacted by a recent recall. In a Sept. 22 recall letter to Costco members on the wholesaler’s website, TreeHouse Foods announced that its 32-ounce cartons of Culinary […]

Eric Thayer/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The top brass at the Writers Guild of America approved a tentative agreement with the studios on Tuesday, ending a nearly 150-day strike and sending the deal to roughly 11,000 members for ratification. Hollywood writers will begin casting their votes on Monday and, if a majority supports […]

aluxum/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A New York judge ordered the cancellation of the business certificates for firms in the state owned by former President Donald Trump and others associated with the Trump Organization, casting into doubt the future of the private sector empire on which Trump has built his reputation for business acumen. The […]

David Livingston/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) and Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) will be heading back into negotiations on Monday, Oct. 2. “SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP will meet for bargaining on Monday, Oct. 2. Several executives from AMPTP member companies will […]

Mario Tama/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — After 148 days, leaders of the Writers Guild of America have unanimously voted to lift its strike, allowing writers to return to work Wednesday, Sept. 27. “The WGAW Board and WGAE Council also voted unanimously to lift the restraining order and end the strike as of 12:01 am PT/3:01 […]

Mint Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Federal Trade Commission and 17 state attorneys general filed a lawsuit against Amazon on Tuesday, accusing the company of illegally maintaining its monopoly power “to inflate prices, degrade quality, and stifle innovation for consumers and businesses.” The major tech firm allegedly deployed illegal business tactics “to stop rivals […]

Kinga Krzeminska/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Shoppers who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, a federal program to provide food benefits to low-income households, will soon have even easier options for online grocery shopping. Uber recently announced updates to its food and delivery platform Uber Eats, which starting in 2024 will allow […]

Jason Marz/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A group of prominent authors joined a proposed class action lawsuit filed against OpenAI over allegations that products like ChatGPT make illegal use of their copyrighted work, setting off a high-profile legal clash. While the lawsuit follows a series of similar legal challenges, it features a roster of well-known […]

Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — The Writers Guild of America reached a tentative deal with the major film and TV studios on Sunday, effectively ending a strike that had lasted 146 days. Though details of the agreement remain scant, the negotiating committee for the writers’ union lauded […]

Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Unions representing thousands of Hollywood movie and television writers reached a “tentative” deal with major studios on Sunday, ending a strike that lasted 146 days and brought pickets to productions and company offices nationwide. “WGA has reached a tentative agreement with the […]