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Enlarge / The Facebook app displayed on the screen of an iPhone. (credit: Fabian Sommer | picture alliance | Getty Images) Facebook's most recent attempt to extricate itself from a potentially landmark lawsuit has come to a dead end, as a federal court declined to hear another appeal to stop the $35 billion class action. In San Francisco last week, the US Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit denied Facebook's petition for an en banc hearing in the case. Usually, appeals cases are heard by a panel of three judges out of all the judges who work in a...

Photo – Sam Riles. Photo – Sam Riles. Photo – Sam Riles. Photo – Sam Riles. Every Basil Bangs product has initially been inspired by a problem. The brand’s signature beach umbrellas, for example, came about when the co-founder Krista Huebner was seeking a stylish solution to remaining sun safe while watching her husband and fellow co-founder Mike Durante surf. Later, after the couple married and had children, they began designing spill-proof tablecloths, and totes to suit everyday parenting and weekends at the beach. ‘My three personal criteria when assessing our designs is to ask if it’s going to be...

One of the ways I've adapted my small city apartment to suit my needs is by converting the previously unused "dining room" into a book-filled reading nook and using my living room coffee table to eat a majority of my meals instead. I'm all about that floor seating life, which I also find helpful for having friends over for game night or book club (I mean, who doesn't want to sit near the charcuterie board?). When my well-worn knitted pouf finally reached the retirement stage (aka it resembled a flattened pancake), I had my sights set on an embroidered Moroccan...

As a frequent international traveler, I’ve come to depend on Global Entry, a system that allows me to clear U.S. customs in few minutes. While the process of becoming a member may seem cumbersome, it’s actually relatively painless, and the service continues to exceed my expectations, though renewing has become somewhat arduous in the last year. And though the program launched more than a decade ago, it continues to evolve and change. Here are some important things you should know if you plan on getting Global Entry, including how you can get it for free, what to expect during the...

Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. Walmart and Buy Buy Baby are pulling all infant inclined sleeperseven those that have not yet been recalledfrom their store shelves and websites. The decision comes after Amazon, eBay, and two smaller retailersAlbee Baby and You Are My Everythingsaid earlier this week that they would also ban the products, which have been tied to at least 73 infant deaths. The announcement follows a letter Consumer Reports sent last week to 15 major retailers, online marketplaces, and trade groups urging them to stop selling infant inclined sleepers, which position babies...