TIME October 23, 2017
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Five people at a
Baltimore high
school were
hospitalized after
a strange odor
coming froma
pumpkin spice
air freshener
prompted a
hazmat scare and
evacuation.AOL announced that
its once massively
popularinstant-
messaging service,
AIM, will shut down
foreveron Dec. 15.Christian Louboutin is
launchinga baby line of his
famous red-soled shoes that
will retail for $250.McDonald’s attempt to bring
back its 1998 Szechuan
sauce in “super-limited”
supply after it was featured
on an episode ofRick and
Mortybackfired when the
majority of customers left
empty-handed.‘A l i t t l e
uncomfortable.’
DAVE GROHL, Foo Fighters front
man, on the band’s experience
filming Carpool Karaoke, adding
that James Corden is
a “very nice guy”Larry David and
Bernie Sanders
find out they are
distant cousins in
the season premiere
of PBS’sFinding Your
Roots—a discovery
that was preceded
by David’s playing
Sanders in multiple
episodes ofSaturday
Night Live.The new trailer forThe Last JedigaveStar
Wars enthusiasts a first glimpse at a Porg—
an adorable puffin-like creature that’s already
rivaling BB-8 in the cuteness department.A woman dressed
as the Monopoly
man showed up at
the Senate Banking
Committee hearing
on the Equifax data
breach to protest the
credit-rating agency’s
use of forced
arbitration.Harry Potter fans can now
purchase the 14th century
cottage that was used as his
Godric’s Hollow childhood home
in the first Deathly Hallowsmovie.TIME’S WE E KLY TAKE ONTime OffPopChart
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Bandai America is
launching a smaller
version of its iconic
Tamagotchi toy
to mark the 20th
anniversary of the
digital pocket pet’s
release.TAMAGOTCHI: JAMIE WISEMAN—DAILY MAIL/REX/SHUTTERSTOCK; PORG: INDUSTRIAL LIGHT & MAGIC/LUCASFILM; HARRY POTTER: CARTER JONAS;SANDERS & DAVID, MONOPOLY, GROHL, PUMPKIN: GETTY IMAGES; SZECHUAN: MCDONALD’S; SHOE: CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN/GOOPBy Megan McCluskey