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An anti-Smart Glasses sign on a trash bin.

Tech

Norway eyes temporary AI glasses ban in schools, gyms, parks, and beaches

A reverse osmosis water filtration system with blue pipes and filters labeled "POSTFILTER" and "PREFILTER."

Home

Water company said their old reverse osmosis system was failing, but Reddit says a $30 membrane may fix it

Salami with plastic in it.

Food

Shopper finds hard blue plastic in sliced salami, then says the store just threw it away

A variety of wetsuits hanging on display in different colors and sizes.

Outdoors

Around Canada's surf towns, discarded wetsuits are getting a second life

A person looking at water heaters.

Home

Homeowner comparing water heater bids learns brand matters less than model and where it's sold

The wood framing inside a new cabin.

Home

Alaska family races first snow, reusing a torn-down house to finish their cabin

Pipes and fittings made of copper and PVC laid on gravel, with a partially dug hole in the ground.

Home

California homeowner's shutoff repair raised alarms over a buried SharkBite

A building engulfed in flames with dark smoke rising, framed by bare tree branches.

Business

Dallas blast killed 3, but the federal review of Atmos' safety is still under wraps

An officer and a deer.

Outdoors

Canada officers hood, hoist, and free deer wedged between fences as it bleats in protest

A swan on a lake.

Outdoors

Rescuers free swan stuck in storm lagoon, then send it back to its waiting mate

Plastic colored pencils.

Home

Shopper grabs 'wood-free' pencils, then finds plastic pitched as the greener choice

A group of people loading kayaks in the back of a moving truck.

Outdoors

California inlet cleanup gave away free boats, but some recipients did not follow rules