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Here's Why You Shouldn't Swallow 100 Magnets
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Oct 24, 2025 1:25 PM CDT

Here's Why You Shouldn't Swallow 100 Magnets

They linked together inside 13-year-old boy's gut, damaging his intestines, per case out of NZ

(Newser) - A 13-year-old New Zealand boy required surgery after swallowing as many as 100 small neodymium magnets he purchased online, according to a case study published in the New Zealand Medical Journal . Doctors at Tauranga Hospital discovered the magnets had linked together inside his digestive tract, forming four chains that damaged...

Temu and Shein Have Some Bad News for Consumers

Chinese retailers say they'll be raising prices to offset Trump administration's tariffs

(Newser) - US customers who continue to buy from Chinese fast-fashion retailers Temu and Shein could soon be seeing higher prices for their orders. Both retailers have warned US customers of price increases beginning next week in response to US-imposed tariffs on Chinese imports, per the Guardian . On May 2, the "...

Trump Triples Tariff That Will Affect Shein, Temu

'De minimis' tariff exemption for low-cost packages from China is ending

(Newser) - Not only is President Trump closing the loophole that allowed cheap goods to pour into the US from Chinese retailers including Temu and Shein, he's now tripling the tariff on those goods. The "de minimis" exemption for packages worth under $800 is ending May 2, and Axios reports...

Most Downloaded Free App in US Is Out of China

Temu takes top spot in Apple's App Store rankings

(Newser) - Apple is out with its annual list of the most downloaded apps in the US via its App Store, and the winner this year is a freebie out of China, reports TechCrunch . Shopping app Temu holds on to the No. 1 spot, which it ripped away from TikTok last year....

Watch Out, Shein and Temu. Amazon's Haul Is Here

E-commerce giant launches new online storefront to compete with China's discount retailers

(Newser) - Amazon has launched a low-cost online storefront featuring electronics, apparel, and other products priced at under $20, an effort to compete with discount retailers that have increasingly encroached on the e-commerce giant's turf. In a blog post on Wednesday, the company said the new Amazon Haul storefront will mostly...

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