f you don’t love this year’s loot, you’re not alone. Merchandise returns are expected to hit an all-time high—almost a trillion dollars’ worth—and many people already have a head start, per the advice of federal officials, who, in recent weeks, have recalled anxiety medications, dietary supplements, seventy-two thousand pounds of meat products—beef shanks, pork tongues—and sixty-two thousand eight hundred and seventy-two Kia EV6 vehicles (model years 2022-24), which have been found to randomly lose drive power.
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