Mattel accused by health expert of 'stealth marketing' to children by placing free Barbie dolls in schools

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Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie as Ken and Barbie.

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Barbie is the star of the summer's hottest blockbuster. The much-hyped movie is the pinnacle of a 60-year history filled with rejections, lawsuits, and controversies for the world's most iconic doll.

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A chronological order of all the Barbies throughout history, ending with Margot Robbie in the Barbie movie.

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The unofficial timeline of how Burger King's 'have it your way' offer ended up with a guy ordering a $290, 100-patty burger in Bangkok

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A Whopper from the fast food chain Burger King sits on a packaging paper in Kaufbeuren, Germany.
We will indeed have it our way, thank you very much.

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A Burger King assistant manager was accused of serving customers fries that had been dumped in the trash

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The employee has been charged with malicious tampering with human food, per local reports.

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I made more money when I wore red lipstick as a waitress — America's tipping culture is gross

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Amelia Heppner.

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Popeyes is trying to get in on the 'girl dinner' trend, but Twitter users are saying it's just the regular menu with a fancier name

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A Popeyes restaurant in Chicago.
A Popeyes restaurant in Chicago.

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You can now find Costco-style low prices for generic prescription drugs at Kroger in a partnership with Mark Cuban's online pharmacy

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Customers of Mark Cuban's Cost Plus Drugs can now pick up their prescriptions at 2,000 Kroger pharmacies, Cost Plus said in a tweet Wednesday.

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Walmart is discounting its Walmart+ membership for customers on government assistance. Here's how to apply.

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Around a quarter of current Walmart+ members would qualify for a new discount targeting customers on government assistance programs, according to a company spokesperson.

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Amazon saved children's voices recorded by Alexa even after parents asked for it to be deleted. Now it's paying a $25 million fine.

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An Amazon Alexa device

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Workers at San Francisco's Anchor Brewing are trying to buy the brewery as it faces liquidation under Sapporo ownership

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A pack of Anchor Brewing's Mexican-style lager in special packaging commemorating San Francisco's Mission District sits on a picnic table with a view of the San Francisco skyline in the distance.
Anchor Brewing's employees are trying to buy the brewery and run it themselves after executives this month said it would liquidate the brand.

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