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Amazon products recalled nationwide over death hazards
The U. S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced recalls of two products sold on Amazon due to serious safety risks to children, including tip‑over hazards and the danger of ingesting high‑powered magnets.
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Tax scams are on the rise. Here's what to know
NEW YORK (AP) -- Robocalls, texts, and phishing emails from scammers are up this tax season compared to previous years, with artificial intelligence likely increasing fraud attempts, according to the consumer protection bureau of the Federal Trade Commission.
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Tax scams are on the rise. Here's what to know
NEW YORK (AP) -- Robocalls, texts, and phishing emails from scammers are up this tax season compared to previous years, with artificial intelligence likely increasing fraud attempts, according to the consumer protection bureau of the Federal Trade Commission.
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Opinion | Social Media Isn't Just Speech. It's Also a Defective, Hazardous Product.
Mr. Wu is a law professor who studies how companies manipulate customers, extract wealth and deepen inequality.
For two decades now, social media companies have been virtually untouchable, profitably floating above accusations that they normalize propaganda, addict children and degrade our character.
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Could You Join A Trump Tariff Class-Action Suit? Here's What's Been Filed
If the lawsuits succeed, that means any consumers who bought products from those companies while the tariffs were in effect -- or paid tariffs on goods that were shipped to them, in FedEx's case -- could be eligible to receive money.
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Consumer sentiment hits lowest reading of the year in early March amid Middle East war
The conflict in Iran and resulting higher gas prices weighed on Americans' views of the overall economy, according to a preliminary reading of consumer sentiment in March.
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Millions of Americans skip meals, stretch medication to afford health care
Megan Cerullo is a New York-based reporter for CBS MoneyWatch covering small business, workplace, health care, consumer spending and personal finance topics.
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Bill targeting anti-abortion pregnancy centers hits a snag
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New Jersey legislators' effort to salvage a controversial bill targeting crisis pregnancy centers would make all health care providers subject to the state's consumer fraud act, from which they're now exempt.
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Credit bureaus are leaving more mistakes on frustrated consumers' reports under Trump's CFPB | CNN Business
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Credit bureaus are leaving more mistakes on frustrated consumers' reports under Trump's CFPB
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