Labubu

(Newser) - From the election of Zohran Mamdani to the intrigue surrounding the jewel heist at the Louvre, keeping up with this year's news left some Americans struggling with pronunciations, per the AP . The language-learning company Babbel and the Captioning Group closed-captioning company on Thursday released a list of the words...

(Newser) - A shipment claiming to be light bulbs was intercepted at Seattle's airport, revealing more than 11,000 counterfeit Labubu dolls worth over $500,000—and raising new alarms over the booming trade in fake collectibles. The shipment, which arrived at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport from South Korea labeled as...

(Newser) - Pop Mart's Labubus aren't exactly cheap, but they're at least safer than knockoff versions of the plush monster-like characters, dubbed "Lafufus." The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued an " urgent safety warning " on Monday, noting these imitation products "break apart easily, releasing small...

(Newser) - A police department in Southern California recovered about $30,000 worth of Labubu dolls that were stolen from a warehouse, the agency announced this week. The collectible items have recently surged in popularity. The Labubus were stolen in a series of trips that spanned multiple days, the Chino Police Department...