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Colsen tabletop fire pits sold nationwide recalled after 19 people burned, some quite seriously
Nearly 90,000 Colsen-branded tabletop fire pits sold by major retailers nationwide are being recalled after dozens of alarming incidents left 19 people with burn injuries, some requiring surgery and others permanently disfigured.
The products are a burn and fire hazard in that alcohol flames can be invisible and lead to flame jetting when the pit reservoirs are filled, causing fire to flash back to the alcohol containers, unleashing burning alcohol onto people nearby, according to a notice posted on Thursday by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
“Use of the recalled fire pits can lead to injury quickly and unexpectedly, causing burns in less than one second that can be serious and deadly,” CPSC stated.
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
The federal agency said it has received 31 reports of flame jetting and flames escaping from the product’s concrete container, burning 19 people. Two of those cases involved third-degree burns to more than 40% of the victims’ bodies, and at least six incidents involved surgery, prolonged medical treatment, admission to burn treatment facilities, short-term disability, loss of function, physical therapy or permanent disfigurement, it stated.
The recall involves about 89,500 Colsen-branded indoor/outdoor tabletop fire pits manufactured by Colsen Fire Pitts of Miami, Florida, as well as Colsen-branded fire pits previously made by another company.
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Sold online by Colsen Fire Pits and Amazon.com, the recalled fire pits were also offered by FlipShop, Grommet, Meta, Sharper Image, TikTok, Walmart and Wayfair from January 2020 to July 2024 for between $40 and $90.
People who own the recalled fire pits should stop using them and throw them away, as the “firm stopped selling Colsen-branded fire pits less than one year after it acquired the product business and does not have the financial resources to offer a remedy to consumers,” the federal agency stated.
The fire pits should not be resold or donated, the agency stressed.
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
The recalled products consist of a concrete, open reservoir to hold burning liquid alcohol, and came in seven models varying in size from 5 to 18 inches wide. Gray or black in color, the fire pits are round, rectangular, hexagonal, square or skull-shaped.
Consumers can contact Colsen by email at: info@colsenfirepits.com or online at colsenfirepits.com.
Aldi is unveiling its lowest-priced Thanksgiving spread in five years, with the discount grocery chain possibly taking a page from the recent playbook of fast-food chains offering $5 value meals to entice price-sensitive Americans.
Aldi on Wednesday announced its “inflation-busting holiday meal” for 10 at a cost of $47.00, or $4.70 a person. Aldi’s Turkey Day fare runs about two bucks less than an offer by its bigger rival, Walmart.
U.S. inflation in September hit its lowest point since February 2021, reflecting lower gas prices and a small rise in food costs, prompting one analyst to declare inflation to be “dying, but not dead.”
Many consumers have responded to higher food prices by shifting from brand-name items to private label, a trend in Aldi’s favor given that more than 90% of the products it sells are its own private labels.
Aldi’s Thanksgiving meal follows a traditional menu and includes a Butterball turkey with spices, gravy, rolls, macaroni and cheese, stuffing and ingredients for cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, sweet potato casserole, green bean casserole and pumpkin pie.
Aldi U.S.
“With 25% of U.S. households now shopping Aldi, we know grocery prices are still top of mind,” Jason Hart, Aldi’s CEO, said Wednesday in a press release.
The prices cited by Aldi assumes a 16-pound turkey and availability depends on store location.
Based in Germany, Aldi operates 2,300 stores across the U.S. and plans to add another 800 locations by the end of 2028.
In 2023, a 16-pound frozen turkey averaged $27.35 and accounted for 45% of the cost of a Thanksgiving feast for 10, which cost $61.17, or about $6.12 a person, according to an annual survey by American Farm Bureau Federation. The group is expected to release its 2024 findings next month.
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Football fans: It’s time to kick back and relax with some Thursday Night Football as the Denver Broncos (3-3) face the New Orleans Saints (2-4) tonight at the Caesars Superdome.
The Los Angeles Chargers put an end to the Broncos’ 3-game win streak on Sunday, Oct. 13, with their 23-16 victory. Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton called it a “disappointing loss.”
“They ran the ball better than we did. We mustered up some offense late in the game. All of this starts with me. We have to be better offensively. We have to protect the ball better. That is what I saw. We will go from there. We have a short week,” said Payton, adding that the team will have to learn from the game and move forward.
Keep reading to find out how and when to watch the Broncos vs. Saints NFL game tonight.
Denver Broncos vs. New Orleans game tonight
The Denver Broncos vs. the New Orleans Saints NFL Week 7 game will be played on Thursday, October 17, 2024, at 8:15 p.m. ET (5:15 p.m. PT). The game will air on Amazon Prime Video.
The Broncos are favored (2.5-point) to defeat the Saints, CBS Sports reports, citing SportsLine. Saints Quarterback Derek Carr is listed as doubtful for Thursday night’s game as he recovers from a left oblique strain he suffered during an Oct. 7 matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium.
How to stream the Denver Broncos vs. New Orleans game
If you’re a Thursday Night Football fan, then you’ll want to get an Amazon Prime Video subscription.
Stream Thursday Night Football only on Amazon Prime Video
You can catch tonight’s game on Amazon Prime Video. Live coverage starts at 7 p.m. ET on Amazon Prime Video.
Amazon became the exclusive carrier of Thursday Night Football in September 2022. This season, they’re continuing as host through Week 17.
Amazon Prime is $14.99 per month after a 30-day free trial. In addition to NFL football, Prime members will get two-day shipping, member-exclusive Prime Day deals, and expedited shipping on Prime Deals. Prime Video membership is $8.99 per month.
“Prime Video delivers best-in-class pregame, halftime, and postgame shows, alternate streams such as Prime Vision, as well as fan-favorite interactive features like X-Ray, Next Gen Stats powered by AWS and Rapid Recap,” the company states online.
Check out Amazon’s new football fan shop
Are you looking to rep your favorite NFL team this fall? Shopping for licensed NFL gear online has never been easier with Amazon’s new NFL Fan Shop. You can shop by team, yes, that includes the Broncos and Saints.
There are plenty of other things to shop on Amazon, including these must-see deals on TVs – perfect for watching the big games this fall!
Watch your favorite sports events with Sling TV
Reminder: Amazon Prime Video has exclusive rights to Thursday Night Football through Week 17.
Not everyone has a cable TV subscription, but there are plenty of options that allow you to watch some of your favorite sporting events throughout the year. If you don’t have a cable TV subscription that includes NFL Network, you may want to consider getting a subscription to Sling TV.
To watch the NFL Network on Sling TV, you’ll need a subscription to at least the Orange tier ($20 for your first month). That consists of 35 channels, including 8 exclusive sports and family channels. But you can only stream on one device at a time.
However, we recommend leveling up your coverage to the Orange + Blue with Sports Extra tier to get more NFL and college football games this fall. The Orange + Blue plan regularly costs $60 per month, but the streamer currently offers a half-off promotion for your first month, so you’ll pay just $30.
If you’re not sure which package to pick, you can always head over to Sling TV’s website and choose “compare plans” to ensure you’re getting access to all of the channels you need. You can create an account in just three steps. You can also prepay to save even more money.
Top features of Sling TV Orange & Blue + Sports Extra plan:
- According to Sling, this deal offers “the most football on Sling for the best price”
- It includes NFL Network and RedZone as well as NBC, FOX and ABC in select markets
- There are 55 channels to watch and 20 channels listed as sports extras, which includes the Big Network
- You get access to most local NFL games and nationally broadcast games at a lower price
- It’s easy to sign up and there are no long-term contracts required
Although hiring across the U.S. remains robust, some job sectors are positively red-hot.
Demand for health care workers — specifically physicians and surgeons — is up 87% compared with February 2020, or just before the pandemic, according to new data from job site Indeed. Hiring for other health care roles, such as mental health therapists as well as and personal care and home health workers, are also up substantially, by 82% and 67%, respectively.
“No matter how the economy is doing, people are always going to want or need health care,” Indeed economist Cory Stahle told CBS MoneyWatch. “It’s interesting that we’ve been seeing this trend for a couple years, and we haven’t seen it turn around yet.”
By contrast, companies in other sectors that went on hiring sprees during the pandemic have pulled back. Demand for software developers has fallen 31% compared to before the pandemic, while jobs in information design and documentation — roles that are conducive to remote work — have also slumped, Indeed’s data shows.
“They shot up so high during the pandemic when people were working from home, and now they are rebalancing,” Stahle said. “It has come down after a hiring spree.”
Of the 46 sectors Indeed analyzed, here are the five sectors with the biggest jump in job postings since February 2020:
- Physicians and surgeons (87%)
- Therapy (82%)
- Personal care and home health (67%)
- Civil engineering (65%)
- Sports (48%) (includes coaches, personal trainers, physical therapists)
Here are five sectors where job postings on Indeed have fallen sharply compared with just before the pandemic:
- Software development (-31%)
- Information design and documentation (-31%)
- Media and communications (-23%)
- Mathematics (-23%)
- Marketing (-22%)
Overall, the U.S. labor market remains healthy, government data shows. The nation’s unemployment rate in September fell to 4.1%, up from a 55-year-low of 3.4% in April of 2023, but low by historical benchmarks.
Notably, hiring was strong across a range of industries, with nearly 58% of private industries adding jobs last month, according to Oxford Economics.
Employee pay has also accelerated as the economy recovers from the pandemic. Between February 2020 and September of this year, wages for workers in production and nonsupervisory roles rose a total of more than 26%, according to a new analysis from the Center for American Progress.
Consumer prices over that period climbed a total of 21.4%, the liberal-leaning think tank found.
