Leanne Italie

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One of the U.S. Postal Service's new zero-emission electric Next Generation Delivery Vehicles (NGDV) is displayed in front of the organization's headquarters in Washington, on Aug. 7, 2025.
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A solar panel from Bright Saver sits at Craig Keenan's home Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, in Baltimore.
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This image shows a bowl of candy corn in Westchester County, N.Y. on Oct. 23, 2023.
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Halloween Fans Flames of Raging Candy Corn Debate
Love it or loathe it, market leader Brach's churns out roughly 30 million pounds of candy corn each year.
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Plastic Soul shoes are modeled outside the Doc Johnson factory and corporate offices, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022, in Los Angeles. Streetwear label Rose in Good Faith and sex toy company Doc Johnson have partnered to create a shoe derived in part from unused or defective sex toys.
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In this Monday, March 23, 2020, photo, Karen Haley cuts cotton fabric for masks to be given to caregivers during the coronavirus outbreak, at the North Sails shop in Freeport, Maine. The sail-maintenance business has converted part of its operation towards stitching masks instead of sails. Owner Eric Baldwin stitches masks in background.
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The normally spend their days selling, repairing and washing sails for boats.
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This combination photo shows a variety of celebrity spirits, top row from left, Crystal Head Vodka by Dan Aykroyd, Dos Hombres mezcal by actors Aaron Paul and Bryan Cranston, Cuca Fresca Cachaça Prata by Snoop Dogg, Aviation American Gin by Ryan Reynolds, Chateau Miraval Cotes de Provence Rose by Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, Highclere Castle Gin inspired by 'Downton Abbey,' bottom row from left, Old Camp peach pecan whiskey by Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard of Florida Georgia Line, Longbranch whiskey by Matthew McConaughey, Blackened American Whiskey by the heavy metal band Metallica, D’USSE XO cognac by Jay-Z, X SJP, a new sauvignon blanc by Sarah Jessica Parker and Proper No. Twelve Irish Whiskey by MMA fighter Conor McGregor.
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Celebrities are Deep Into Liquor, Wine with their own Brands
From Kate Hudson’s new vodka to Dylan Sprouse’s Brooklyn-made mead, celebrities with their own brands of spirits and wines can make drink-loving fans happy at the holidays.
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Mocktails Growing in Popularity
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This combination of photos released by Ralph Lauren shows Polo shirts made from recycled plastic bottles. Each shirt is made from an average of 12 bottles collected in Taiwan, where the Polos are made, in partnership with an organization called First Mile. The shirts will be available Thursday for men and women at RalphLauren.com and in stores around the globe.
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American entrepreneur, author, philanthropist and founder of Toms Shoes, Blake Mycoskie, poses during an interview in Los Angeles on Friday, May 6, 2016. Mycoskie, 39, reflects on 10 years of one-for-one giving and spoke about how he learned from his mistakes. To date, Toms has given away about 60 million pairs of shoes.
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Things were chaotic for the "chief shoe giver" in the beginning. There was manufacturing, for one, along with distribution challenges that once had a partner request money for a rented donkey to get the shoes where they needed to be.
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