## Williams-Sonoma fined $3.18 million for falsely labeling products as 'Made in USA'

Authored by scrippsnews.com

Williams-Sonoma could be paying a hefty fine for claiming a small chunk of its products were "Made in USA" when they weren't.

Williams-Sonoma settled those charges and was required to pay $1 million to the FTC, and the following year, it submitted a report describing how it had complied with every provision in the order.

However, the FTC's new claims state the company has violated the order with multiple deceptive U.S.-origin claims in the years since — including on three products in July 2021, when it filed the compliance order.

The federal body said in numerous instances, those products were actually "wholly imported" from China.

With brands under its own moniker, Pottery Barn, West Elm and more, the company raked in nearly $8.7 billion in sales last year.

It's interesting to question, however, if U.S.-made labels have at all contributed to the company's success.

Another survey from the Reshoring Institutein 2020 found over 69% of respondents preferred American-made products, and more than 80% were willing to pay 10% to 20% more for them. »

### American Airlines keeps mistaking 101-year-old passenger for baby

Authored by bbc.co.uk

For example, on one occasion, airport staff did not have transport ready for her inside the terminal as they were expecting a baby who could be carried.

The glitch the BBC witnessed happened when Patricia was flying between Chicago and Marquette, Michigan - a flight this reporter was also travelling on.

American Airlines has not responded to a request for comment. »

### “Sneaky” Bethesda Makes Subtle Change To Free Fallout 4 Update Wording

Authored by raiderking.com

But, those who received their copies of Fallout 4 from PS Plus Essential and the now-defunct PS Plus Collection are currently unable to avail of the free update.

PC players also got a free update that includes several fixes and additional support for widescreen and ultra-widescreen monitors.

The highlight of Fallout 4’s next-gen update for PS5 and Xbox Series S/X are the two new graphic options: “Performance” and “Quality”. »

### Plato's burial place finally revealed after AI deciphers ancient scroll carbonized in Mount Vesuvius eruption

Authored by livescience.com

The decipherment of an ancient scroll has revealed where the Greek philosopher Plato is buried, Italian researchers suggest.

Like Pompeii , Herculaneum was destroyed in A.D. 79 when Mount Vesuvius erupted, cloaking the region in ash and pyroclastic flows.

Sign up for the Live Science daily newsletter now Get the world’s most fascinating discoveries delivered straight to your inbox. »

### Korea-Japan diplomatic feud looms large over Naver’s Line messenger app

Authored by koreatimes.co.kr

The prospect of a diplomatic feud between Korea and Japan is looming large as Tokyo began trying to exclude Naver from its joint management with SoftBank of Line mobile messenger app, according to industry and government officials, Sunday.

This came after a massive leakage of Line users’ personal information last November via Naver’s cloud server in Korea.

He urged both countries to communicate through various channels, so that this issue will not develop into a diplomatic feud. »

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