American Eagle responds to the controversy around its ad campaign with Sydney Sweeney: 'Great jeans look good on everyone'

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American Eagle has responded to the controversy around Sydney Sweeney's new denim campaign,

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India grows 80% of the world's turmeric. So why are farmers struggling?

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Turmeric has been cooked into staple dishes and used in herbal medicine for thousands of years in India.

Sam Altman enters his dad influencer era by setting a baby crib trend

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Side by side images of Sam Altman and Cradlewise smart crib.
Sam Altman's favorite crib is nearly $2,000.

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The shopping wars are heating up this July as Dollar General and Walmart offer discounts ahead of Amazon's Prime Day

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An Amazon delivery worker pulls a delivery cart full of packages during its annual Prime Day promotion in New York
Amazon's longest-ever Prime Day has competition from even longer sales from other retailers this year.

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The CEOs of Din Tai Fung think robots would ruin their iconic soup dumplings

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Din Tai Fung's offerings.
Din Tai Fung is leaving dumpling-making to humans for now.

Din Tai Fung

I spend $200 a week on groceries for my family of 5. Staying on budget is difficult, so I swear by these cost-saving strategies.

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The author (not pictured) uses coupons to save money on grocery shopping.

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Sneakerheads and footwear insiders tell us why Nike is on the right track

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Lamar Stewart with his shoe collection
Lamar Stewart has over 100 pairs of shoes in his collection.

Lamar Stewart

A made-in-America apparel brand describes how Walmart helped it produce a more affordable US flag T-shirt

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Bins of apparel at an American Giant facility.

American Giant

Trump's America First tariffs are raining on America's birthday parade

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President Trump pinching the spark out of a firework

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For a decade, Indiana businessman Bob Hamilton has operated six fireworks pop-ups in the weeks leading up to July 4. Most years, it's a great business — he says he brings in about $200,000 for a few weeks of work.

I ranked 4 store-bought barbecue sauces. The best was also the cheapest.

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I ranked four different store-bought barbecue sauces. My favorite was the perfect balance of tangy and sweet.

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