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According to a report recently published by the U.S. State Department, the Xinjiang region of China remains mired with human rights issues strongly denounced by the U.S. government. The report states unequivocally that glaring examples of such human rights violations took place throughout 2024. “Genocide and crimes against humanity occurred during the year in China […]

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has approved a new product safety standard for water bead toys. Water beads are small, colorful balls made of super-absorbent polymers that can grow up to 100 times their original size when exposed to water. Water beads are also known as jelly beads, hydro orbs, crystal soil and gel beads, […]

Don’t love making cold calls? You’re not alone. Most sales reps consider it the hardest part of their job. They don’t like reading from a script all day, and they don’t like being hung up on, ignored or brushed off. However, despite all this, cold calling must still be done.  Rather than just gritting your […]

LEGO has secured a legal victory against a California-based distributor accused of copyright, trademark and patent infringement. U.S. District Judge Alvin Thompson has granted Lego’s motion for a default judgment against Veux Toys, finding the company “willfully failed” to defend itself against an April 29 complaint and that, regardless, “no meritorious defense exists,” according to […]