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• Anki's toy robots are getting a second chance at life
  
  Digital Dream Labs purchased assets belonging to San Francisco-based Anki when it shut down after running out of money last year, and now, you can back
  Pocket Lint.  Tuesday, 25 Feb 2020.
• The best tabletop games from Toy Fair 2020 - CNET
  
  From Godzilla and Back to the Future to a long-lost '80s classic, these are the coolest board games at Toy Fair.
  CNET.  Tuesday, 25 Feb 2020.
• Pet Poodle Snatched by Hawk, Found Alive Next Day
  
  A pet toy poodle seized by a hawk was found alive the next day, miraculously surviving the odds and was reunited with her owner.
  Newsmax.  Monday, 24 Feb 2020.
• Toy Industry Weighing Impact Of Coronavirus At New York Toy Fair
  
  The coronavirus, which has shut down factories and design offices across China, could hurt spring and summer sales and fall product launches, according to toy manufacturers at the 117th annual New York Toy Fair.
  Forbes.  Monday, 24 Feb 2020.
• Toy poodle scooped up by hawk at Pennsylvania home found 28 hours later
  
  Her owner says it's a miracle the 16-year-old blind and deaf dog survived.
  ABC News.  Sunday, 23 Feb 2020.
• Hasbro extends Disney pact for Star Wars, Marvel toys and games
  
  Hasbro has long benefited from its relationship with Disney. In the last year, Hasbro's partner brands revenue rose 24% to $1.22 billion.
  CNBC.  Friday, 21 Feb 2020.
• Inside Disney's rush to deliver Baby Yoda toys
  
  The new Star Wars character could help lift the toy industry - if the products ever arrive.
  BBC News.  Thursday, 20 Feb 2020.
• Boy runs away in terror after his mother dresses up as a giant toy bear
  
  Hilda Parrales disguised herself in a teddy bear costume and perched on a box in her son Aaron Dibi's bedroom in Little Elm, Texas. Her son, three, was left in tears by the prank.
  Daily Mail.  Thursday, 20 Feb 2020.
• Animatronic Baby Yoda and The Mandalorian Lego to headline New York Toy Fair
  
  Star Wars: The Mandalorian is undoubtedly the star of Disney+, which is available in the US now and coming to other countries, including the UK, on 24
  Pocket Lint.  Thursday, 20 Feb 2020.
• Walmart earnings miss as holiday season disappoints, outlook falls short of estimates
  
  Walmart saw weak demand for toys, apparel and video games during the holiday season.
  CNBC.  Tuesday, 18 Feb 2020.
• Pet owner swaps her Cocker Spaniel's crate for a cosy under the stairs home
  
  Natasha Hammond, from Warrington, transformed the underneath of her staircase into a cosy home for her Cocker Spaniel Coco, complete with a bed, toys, and even interior decoration.
  Daily Mail.  Monday, 17 Feb 2020.
• Cindy Sherman Beguiles France With 45 Years Of Astonishing Portraits
  
  Sherman expertly toys with pose, gesture, backdrops, costume, makeup, lighting, digital image processing technology, and composition, to create a wide variety of realist and imagined portraits, often with her as the model.
  Forbes.  Thursday, 13 Feb 2020.
• 2-year-old escapes from daycare, found riding toy trike alone on busy street in near freezing temps
  
  Police said the daycare has had four similar complaints in less than five years.
  ABC News.  Wednesday, 12 Feb 2020.
• Poodle wins group at Westminster dog show after McDonald's snack
  
  Siba the black standard poodle wins nonsporting group, Bono the Havanese wins toy group, Bourbon the whippet is named top hound, and Conrad the Shetland sheepdog wins herding.
  CBS News.  Tuesday, 11 Feb 2020.
• How Africa has been frozen out of Libya peace efforts
  
  "African capitals complain, with good reason, that Libya has become a toy of various powers," according to one analyst.
  BBC News.  Tuesday, 4 Feb 2020.

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