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Mattel Releases First Barbie Doll With Diabetes To Inspire Kids With Condition Mattel Releases First Barbie Doll With Diabetes To Inspire Kids With Condition
Mattel Releases First Barbie Doll With Diabetes To Inspire Kids With Condition Barbie is making history with a new doll aimed at uplifting children with diabetes. Mattel has launched its first Barbie doll with Type 1 diabetes, the company announced on Tuesday, July 8. The new doll wears a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) on her arm, secured with heart-shaped medical tape in signature Barbie pink.  The new doll is part of the 2025 Barbie Fashionistas line, which includes more than 175 diverse dolls. The Barbies have various skin tones, body types, hair textures, and visible disabilities like Down syndrome. Mattel partnered with global nonprofit Bre…

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by Chris Spiker
Business
Peloton Launches Reselling Marketplace For Used Bikes, Other Equipment Peloton Launches Reselling Marketplace For Used Bikes, Other Equipment
Peloton Launches Reselling Marketplace For Used Bikes, Other Equipment If your Peloton has become a clothes rack, you can now turn it into cash. Peloton launched its new reselling platform called Repowered on Tuesday, June 3. The online marketplace will allow customers to buy or sell used equipment. Repowered is rolling out in the Boston, New York City, and Washington, DC, areas. Sellers can set their own prices and get guidance from the artificial intelligence-powered tool Archive. Buyers can benefit from a discount on the equipment activation fee. Sellers will also get up to $600 off new Peloton purchases after selling their old equipment. Pricing recommen…

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by Chris Spiker
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Vinny Guadagnino Swaps Late Nights For Long Runs: How He Crushed The NYC Half Vinny Guadagnino Swaps Late Nights For Long Runs: How He Crushed The NYC Half
Vinny Guadagnino Swaps Late Nights For Long Runs: How He Crushed The NYC Half Vinny Guadagnino is swapping club nights for clocked miles. The Jersey Shore star, 37, ran the United Airlines NYC Half Marathon on Sunday, March 16, and later sat down with Peloton coach Becs Gentry on the New York Road Runners "Set the Pace" podcast to talk all things running—Jersey style. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Becs Gentry (@becsgentry) Vinny Guadagnino crosses the finish line at the United Airlines NYC Half Marathon. New York Road Runners Guadagnino, a Staten Island native, said he didn’t take running ser…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
2.2 Million Peloton Bikes Recalled 2.2 Million Peloton Bikes Recalled
2.2 Million Peloton Bikes Recalled Millions of Peloton users are being instructed to hit the brakes and exercise elsewhere due to faulty seats that could create a safety concern. Peloton announced a recall of approximately 2.2 million bikes that have seat post assemblies that can break during use, posing a fall and injury hazard, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced. To date, there have been 35 reports of the seat post breaking, including 13 reports of injuries that ranged from a fractured wrist, to lacerations and bruises due to people falling. The recalled bikes have the model number “PL01,” and the …

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by Zak Failla
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Amazon To Open Another '4-Star' Store In NJ Amazon To Open Another '4-Star' Store In NJ
Amazon To Open Another '4-Star' Store In NJ An "Amazon 4-star" store is slated to open at the Cherry Hill Mall in early 2022, making it the third store of its kind in New Jersey. The brick-and-mortar version of the online retailer is a store where customers can purchase items that have been rated four stars and higher on Amazon.com. Amazon 4-star -- which carries the retailer's most popular and highly-rated products -- has two other locations in New Jersey: One in Wayne at the Willowbrook Mall and another in East Rutherford at the American Dream Mall.  Warby Parker is also planning to open a store at the Cherry Hill Mall around the…

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by Joe Gomez
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Peloton Recalls Treadmills After 72 Injuries, 1 Child Death Reported Peloton Recalls Treadmills After 72 Injuries, 1 Child Death Reported
Peloton Recalls Treadmills After 72 Injuries, 1 Child Death Reported Peloton recalled all of its treadmill machines Wednesday. The popular exercise equipment company issued an apology for not acting faster on reports of nearly 72 injuries and the death of a 6-year-old child, who was pulled under the rear of a treadmill. Of the 72 injuries, 29 were to children such as second- and third-degree abrasions, broken bones, and lacerations, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Peloton CEO John Foley called the decision to recall both the Tread+ and Peloton Tread the "right thing to do." "I want to be clear... We should have engaged more p…

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by Cecilia Levine