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Dolce & Gabbana’s Skims collab is the perfect antidote to the luxury slowdown

The luxury industry is in a slump. Dolce & Gabbana’s strategy is to create affordable pieces with Skims, Kim Kardashian’s shapewear label.

If you’re in the mood for some luxury that won’t break the bank, Dolce & Gabbana has got your back. Next week, you’ll be able to shop its collaboration with Skims, where you’ll be able to snag lingerie, swimwear, and ready-to-wear pieces for as little as $48. More elaborate pieces will cost $698, which is about the price of a D&G scarf.

Hims & Hers stock tanks as Amazon debuts fixed pricing for hair-loss and erectile-dysfunction drugs

The telehealth company’s share price fell by double digits after the e-commerce giant upped the competition for direct-to-consumer marketplaces.

Hims & Hers Health, a telehealth service for clients to access healthcare and prescriptions from home, is seeing its stock take a steep dive on Thursday, just after Amazon announced updates to a strikingly similar service for Prime members.

China hacked U.S. telecommunications networks, FBI and CISA say

The FBI did not identify any of the individuals targeted by the hackers but said most of them ‘are primarily involved in government or political activity.’

A federal investigation into Chinese government efforts to hack into U.S. telecommunications networks has revealed a “broad and significant” cyberespionage campaign aimed at stealing information from Americans who work in government and politics, the FBI said Wednesday.

What Gen Zers on TikTok mean when they say they’re ‘crashing out’ over Trump’s election

The term has been used by those online to refer to relationship turmoil or other life stressors.

Another word has entered the internet lexicon, and it couldn’t be more timely. 

What is a recess appointment? Trump could use this tactic to bypass approval for controversial picks like Matt Gaetz and Pete Hegseth

Trump wants to use a constitutional clause to appoint Cabinet members without Senate confirmation, which could let him push through unpopular nominees.

President-elect Donald Trump is already making waves with his controversial picks for his new government, and his call on a Republican-controlled Senate to change existing rules and let him appoint those nominees without a vote.

Trump Cabinet picks so far: 4 ways to track appointees in real time

The announcements this week have been coming fast and furious from Trump’s Truth Social account. Here’s how to keep up.

Political appointments may be a normal part of any presidential transition, but don’t expect to hear that word too often as President-elect Donald Trump announces his picks for Cabinet positions and other key government roles this week.

Women’s baseball league to launch amid growing interest in women’s sports

The Women’s Professional Baseball League announced plans last month to launch in 2026 as a six-team circuit for female players.

For nearly every highlight of Julie Croteau’s trailblazing baseball career—all except her time as a double in A League of Their Own, really—she shared the field with men. Frequently, as teammates. Always as foes. That’s mostly how it’s been for generations of female players.

RKLB stock soars by 50% as Rocket Lab looks to give SpaceX a run for its money

The aerospace manufacturer is the new hottest rocket maker after it reported stellar third-quarter earnings.

Shares of Rocket Lab USA (NASDAQ: RKLB), an aerospace manufacturer and launch-service provider, were up 50% in midday trading on Wednesday, after earnings beat Wall Street estimates.

Will another storm hit Florida? Possibility of Hurricane Sara is being closely watched

The National Hurricane Center is reporting a high chance of a tropical depression forming over the next 48 hours, tracking across the Caribbean Sea.

All eyes are on the Caribbean, where a developing tropical depression could potentially turn into the next hurricane to hit Florida, perhaps the last for the 2024 season.

Kraft Heinz discontinues school Lunchables

After failing to gain popularity, Kraft Heinz pulls school-specific Lunchables from the menu.

Lunchables—pre-packaged boxes of crackers, cheese, and deli meat—will no longer be part of the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), a school program that provides free lunches to kids in need, Kraft Heinz announced Tuesday. While Lunchables, which were first introduced in the ’80s, are popular with kids (and parents, given they are easy to pop in a lunchbox), critics have suggested that the meals, including those the brand made specifically for schools, aren’t nutritious.

In early 2023, Kraft Heinz introduced two meals “built for schools”—a pizza kit and a turkey and cheese plate. In an advertisement for the meal kits, the brand listed the amount of protein and whole grains. “Two Lunchables now meet NSLP guidelines!” it wrote. But criticism over including the snack in the program came quickly.