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  • Shimano recalls 760,000 bike cranksets over crash hazard following several injury reports

    September 22, 2023 - 6:44 AM

    NEW YORK (AP) — Cycling company Shimano is recalling some 760,000 bike cranksets in the U.S. and Canada due to a crash hazard that has resulted in several reported injuries.

  • Met Gala 2023 live updates: Fashion highlights from carpet

    May 02, 2023 - 7:59 AM

    NEW YORK (AP) — Fashion's biggest night is underway — after all, it is the first Monday in May. Follow along for real-time updates on the 2023 Met Gala from The Associated Press. We'll be bringing you news in all formats, all day and all night, from the carpet at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and behind the scenes. This year's theme revolves around late fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld.

  • Pandemic fuels sports biking boom in cycling nation China

    August 09, 2022 - 2:34 AM

    BEIJING (AP) — Lindsay Mo couldn’t go to her gym after Beijing shut down indoor sports facilities in May because of a coronavirus outbreak. So she started cycling — and soon fell in love with the sport.

  • Masks, social distancing and speed: Snowmobiles enjoy boom

    February 01, 2021 - 8:53 AM

    PORTLAND, Maine - The thrill of hurtling along a remote trail, coupled with Americans’ ongoing desire to get outside during the pandemic, is creating the biggest boom in more than two decades for the snowmobiling industry.

  • Pot industry wants to see 'stoner' stereotype go up in smoke

    August 29, 2018 - 1:33 PM

    LOS ANGELES - Michelle Janikian, who writes about marijuana for publications like Herb, Playboy and Rolling Stone, says after she tells someone what she does for a living, she usually spends the rest of the conversation "trying to act so friendly and mainstream" so they don't think she's stoned.

  • Recalls this week: strollers, compact utility loaders

    May 25, 2018 - 11:08 AM

    A line of strollers that fail to meet federal safety standards are among this week's recalled consumer products. Others include compact utility loaders and bicycles.

  • Recalls this week: jackets for babies, children's bicycles

    November 10, 2017 - 10:13 AM

    Quilted jackets for babies are being recalled this week because of snaps that can detach and pose a choking hazard. Other recalled consumer products include children's bicycles with a faulty crank.

  • Recalls this week: children's plates and bowls, toys

    October 06, 2017 - 10:35 AM

    Millions of children's plates and bowls are being recalled because a plastic layer can peel off, posing a choking hazard. Other recalled consumer products include toys that also can pose a choking hazard to infants.

  • Recalls this week: Washing machines, bicycles

    November 04, 2016 - 10:47 AM

    Millions of washing machines with a faulty top door that can pop off during use are among this week's recalled consumer products. Others include faulty bicycles and dehumidifiers.

  • Recalls this week: Fiery phones, bikes, barstools, stollers

    October 14, 2016 - 11:52 AM

    Samsung expanded its recall of its hazardous Galaxy Note7 phones after it received additional reports of overheating that can lead to fires or an explosion. Other recalled consumer products this week include bicycles and strollers.
  • iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
    Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability.  Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjo
  • Discharge coming from the Sandher Fruit Packer plant. Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
    A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit

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