Coke Designed a Plastic Bottle to Sell Us All More Soda
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Coke Designed a Plastic Bottle to Sell Us All More Soda

McWhorter polled consumers, who indicated that they’d prefer contour bottles over straight-walled ones by a margin of five to one. Younger consumers saw the bottle as modern and different, while older people who remembered the shape associated it with quality. Consumer interest confirmed, Ivester wanted not just a plastic replica of the glass bottle, but...

Taiwan lowers Typhoon Ragasa death toll to 14; China starts cleanup | Floods News
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Taiwan lowers Typhoon Ragasa death toll to 14; China starts cleanup | Floods News

The weakened storm remains a rain threat to Vietnam and other parts of Southeast Asia. Published On 25 Sep 202525 Sep 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Taiwan has lowered the death toll from Typhoon Ragasa by three to 14 as the weakened tropical storm moves through China and heads to...

Bags brand Strathberry launches debut cashmere collection
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Bags brand Strathberry launches debut cashmere collection

Published September 25, 2025 Best known for its bags, Strathberry has expanded its reach by this week entering ready-to-wear and introducing its first cashmere collection.  Strathberry Made in the brand’s home country, Scotland, we’re told the new pieces are “rooted in heritage and inspired by a commitment to conscious luxury”. They include a range of...

AEW Dynamite Results, Winners, Live Grades, Reaction, Highlights After All Out 2025
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AEW Dynamite Results, Winners, Live Grades, Reaction, Highlights After All Out 2025

After Dax Harwood, Cash Wheeler and Stokely Hathaway disingenuously apologized for their actions, Willow Nightingale arrived to call Beth Copeland one of her inspirations, demanding they apologize sincerely. Willow slapped Stokely in the face then “Speedball” Mike Bailey and Kevin Knight evened the odds before FTR could act. They sent FTR running. This was a...

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Broadcom’s prohibitive VMware prices create a learning “barrier,” IT pro says

Broadcom didn’t respond to Ars Technica’s request for comment for this article. Compatibility problems Migrating off of VMware hasn’t only resulted in delayed projects for the Indiana school district; it has also brought complications for its HCI hardware. The district’s IT director told Ars that Dell won’t provide long-term support for the hardware if it’s...

Labour MPs are privately urging me to challenge PM, says Andy Burnham
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Labour MPs are privately urging me to challenge PM, says Andy Burnham

Jennifer McKiernanpolitical reporter, Georgia Robertspolitical correspondent and Henry Zeffmanchief political correspondent AFP via Getty Images Andy Burnham has said MPs have privately called on him to challenge Sir Keir Starmer to become prime minister. In the Daily Telegraph the Manchester mayor, who is not currently an MP, said he was not “plotting to get back”...

Vipin Narang: Why Seoul doesn’t need its own nukes to counter North Korea
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Vipin Narang: Why Seoul doesn’t need its own nukes to counter North Korea

This week, Dr. Vipin Narang joins the NK News podcast to unpack how the U.S. and South Korea are seeking to strengthen extended deterrence against North Korean threats under the joint Nuclear Consultative Group, a platform that he helped develop and lead as a key nuclear policy official under the Biden administration. Narang highlights how...

Banter, blunders begin at Ryder Cup opening ceremony
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Banter, blunders begin at Ryder Cup opening ceremony

Sep 24, 2025, 07:09 PM ET FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — With the opening tee shot still two days away, the gamesmanship at the Ryder Cup began Wednesday when European captain Luke Donald took a few subtle jabs on pay-for-play during his speech at the opening ceremony. “We’re fueled by something money cannot buy,” Donald said. Europe,...