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Why Walmart just pulled 850,000 water bottles off the shelves

Three injuries have been reported so far, including two cases of irreversible eye damage.

Walmart is recalling hundreds of thousands of reusable water bottles after multiple customers reported injuries, some of them going blind.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced the recall of Ozark Trail 64 oz Stainless Steel Insulated Water Bottles last week, alerting consumers of the potential hazard and telling them to stop using the products immediately.

“The lid can forcefully eject, posing serious impact and laceration hazards, when a consumer attempts to open the capped bottles after food, carbonated beverages or perishable beverages, such as juice or milk, are stored inside over time,” the recall notice explained.

The notice also stated that some of the injuries related to the product have been serious. “Walmart has received three reports of consumers who were injured when struck in the face by a lid forcefully ejected from these bottles upon opening. Two consumers suffered permanent vision loss after being struck in the eye.”

The now-recalled product is not new to Walmart shelves. It’s been on the market since 2017. However, it seems injuries have only just been recently reported. The product itself does not contain the model number, however, the number, 83-662, can be found on the packaging. The bottles measure 4.41 by 4.41 by 11.5 inches, the agency noted.

In a statement to the Associated Press, Walmart said, “The health and safety of our customers is always a top priority” and said the brand has “fully cooperated” with CPSC to take the product off of shelves and alert customers to the danger. The company is offering full refunds for the water bottles and directed customers to return the water bottles to Walmart stores.

CPSC directed customers to call Walmart directly at 800-925-6278 or visit www.walmart.com/help or https://corporate.walmart.com/recalls for additional information.

Water bottles have become somewhat of a fashion statement, surging in popularity in recent years. But along with the rise in popularity has also come an uptick in safety concerns. Last year, Stanley made headlines after TikTokkers began testing the water bottles for lead, and in some cases, finding it.

The company initially said there is no lead in the products, then later clarified the statement to explain that lead is used in the manufacturing process, but that cups would have to be damaged for the lead to be exposed. A law firm sued the maker of Stanley cups over the concern, and other lawsuits followed.

EU trade ministers call Trump’s 30% tariffs ‘absolutely unacceptable’

The EU is America’s biggest business partner and the world’s largest trading bloc.

EU trade ministers agreed Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump‘s announcement of 30% tariffs on the European Union was “absolutely unacceptable,” and they are studying a new set of countermeasures to respond to the move.

What happened at Sun Valley 2025? A roundup of the biggest news and deals

From AI obsessions to over-the-top eyewear, here’s everything we know about this year’s secretive ‘summer camp for billionaires.’

This weekend, dozens of CEOs, tech tycoons, and billionaires packed their bags and jetted out of Sun Valley, Idaho, after the annual four-day Sun Valley Conference (nicknamed the “summer camp for billionaires”) came to a close.

$100,000, 100 streamers: IShowSpeed and Jynxzi’s Fortnite tournament is already drawing excitement

The internet’s already buzzing after IShowSpeed and Jynxzi revealed plans for a $100K Fortnite tournament featuring 100 streamers, promising pure chaos and creator-driven hype.

IShowSpeed and Jynxzi are teaming up to host a $100,000 Fortnite tournament, bringing together 100 top creators for what’s shaping up to be the biggest celebrity Fortnite match to date.

5 work-from-home purchases worth splurging for

Your wallet might feel a little lighter, but life will be infinitely better.

Aside from the obvious, one of the best parts of the work-from-home revolution is being able to outfit your workspace as you see fit.

Housing market shift has yet to loosen these 30 still-tight markets

Among the nation’s 200 largest metro-area housing markets, 30 markets at the end of June 2025 still had at least 50% less-active inventory than in June 2019.

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A newly discovered exoplanet rekindles humanity’s oldest question: Are we alone?

The discovery of a potentially habitable exoplanet by the James Webb Space Telescope sparks fresh curiosity across science and culture—reminding us that the search for life beyond Earth continues to inspire both children’s questions and civilization’s deepest reflections.

Child psychologists tell us that around the age of five or six, children begin to seriously contemplate the world around them. It’s a glorious moment every parent recognizes—when young minds start to grasp the magnificence and mystery of the universe beyond their nurseries and bedrooms.

How to battle work intensification

It’s not just you. Work has gotten harder over the past few decades. A CEO offers advice on how to make your job more manageable.

It’s not just you—work kind of stinks right now.

How Watch Duty became a go-to app during natural disasters

Led by tech outsider John Mills, Watch Duty topped the App Store and filled a critical emergency gap as Los Angeles faced one of its worst wildfire outbreaks in history.

During January’s unprecedented wildfires in Los Angeles, Watch Duty—a digital platform providing real-time fire data—became the go-to app for tracking the unfolding disaster and is credited with saving countless lives. Six months out from the fires, Watch Duty’s founder and CEO, John Mills, shares how his small nonprofit responded in the heat of the crisis and became a trusted source—even for government agencies. As wildfire season rages on and Texas recovers from devastating floods, Watch Duty’s story underscores both our growing vulnerability to natural disasters driven by climate change and the power of community-based solutions to keep us safe and connected when it matters most.

These 75 housing markets hit a critical threshold in favor of homebuyers

Among the nation’s 200 largest housing markets, these 78 metro areas now have active inventory above 2019 pre-pandemic levels.

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