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Skittles, Starburst, and Life Savers Are Being Pulled From Grocery Store Shelves Right Now
RECALLED CANDIES
Goodbye Baggage Fees: This Black Man Created A Carry-On That Converts To A Personal Bag
A massively popular candy brand is recalling some of its fan-favorite products nation- wide due to the bags poten- tially containing metal fragments that may have fallen in during production.
Mars Wrigley Confectionery U. S. has issued a recall for its Skittles Gummies, Starburst Gummies, and LifeSavers Gummies due to the "potential presence of a very thin metal strand embedded in the gum- mies or loose in the bag."
Customers were the first to discover the metal inside the gummies, but luckily, the com- pany isn't aware of any ill- nesses or injuries to date.
According to the FDA, the products were manufactured
by a third party company and distributed in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. On the back of the package is a 10-digit manufacturing code that will be able to tell you if your product is part of the re- call.
"We are working closely with our retail partners to re- move any potentially impacted products from stores," a spokesperson from Mars Wrigley said in a statement to CNN Business.
If you believe you have pur- chased a recalled item, you should dispose of it immedi- ately and not consume it. Cus- tomers with questions can contact the company by calling 1-800-651-2564.
In a world where it feels like we continue to pay more to receive less during travels, Stephen Davis is solving a huge problem regarding ex- pensive baggage fees. Davis is the founder of Take OFF luggage: a suitcase that transforms from a carry-on to an under-the-seat per- sonal item.
He created the bag after his own personal travel woes.
“I was traveling to Phoenix with a friend on Spirit Air- lines when we realized the baggage fees cost more than the tickets, which were about $40 each,” he tells Travel Noire. “The baggage fees for
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a carry-on at the gate were about $100 for us, which is more than the ticket.”
His friend was adamant about not paying the baggage fees. As for Davis, that inci- dent prompted him to search for a bag that could convert to a personal item. To his surprise, there was nothing suitable in the market that would allow him to travel in style.
So, he created the lane that could save budget travelers hundreds of dollars in bag- gage fees.
You can purchase the bag, which retails for $119, on Amazon.
82-Year Old Woman Makes
History, Graduates From
University Of Maryland
Mae Beale, an 82-year-old woman from Maryland, has fi- nally achieved her dream of graduating college as she re- cently received her Bachelor’s Degree in Business Manage- ment from the University of Maryland Global Campus.
In the past years, Beale has been working as a licensed practical nurse at different health care and government agencies in Washington, D.C. While working at the Depart- ment of Health and Human Services’ Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, she discovered her skills in event planning.
“My supervisors thought I
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had something special,” she told WJLA-TV.
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