Week of November 3, 2025
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Walmart Announces Black Friday Sale Schedule
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When a consumer reporter and his wife tried to come home from a recent London trip, they were not allowed to check-in because they didn't have the credit card used to purchase their tickets with them. Say what?
That story is in Mouse Print* this week.
As you are going through any Halloween candy, pay attention to the chocolate ones. According to the New York Times, some tradiional milk chocolate candy like Almond Joy, Rolo, and Mr. Goodbar are no longer milk chocolate. That is because the federal standard of identity for milk chocolate has not been met, meaning it has less milk fat than required. So watch out for unadorned words like "chocolate" or "chocolatey" that may just be a chocolate coating.
[Ignore ad at start.] According to an investigation by CBC Marketplace, millions of people get medical information from TikTok videos. That alone is a scary thought. But in a sample of 200 of the videos, 80 percent of them purporting to suggest cures and treatments for cancer and autism were not backed by scientific evidence. Here is the print version of this story.
A study of thousands of those aged 55 or older for up to seven years revealed that those who consumed at least one extra serving of ultra-processed meats and/or beverages per day showed an increased risk of developing cognitive impairments. That meat-heavy pizza with sugary cola on the side might be a double-whammy.
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