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CONSUMER REPORTS: Awesome Toasters
Celebrities, high tech, and toasters? These three things don’t usually go together. But Consumer Reports’ testers find they do now. Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay put his name on a toaster for Kmart. And the Food Network put its name on a...
Tags: Food Network (tv network), Bacon
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Breastfeeding baby doll: creepy or groundbreaking?
NEW YORK (AP) — We've got dolls that wet, crawl and talk. We've got dolls with perfect hourglass figures. We've got dolls with swagger. And we've got plenty that come with itty bitty baby bottles. But it's a breastfeeding doll whose suckling sounds...
Tags: Barbie (fictional character), Services and Shopping, Janet Jackson, Fox News Channel (tv network), Breastfeeding
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CONSUMER REPORTS: Great pod coffeemakers
Single-serve coffeemakers that use coffee pods are more popular than ever, and everyone wants a piece of that market, including Starbucks. Consumer Reports just tested the one from Starbucks along with nearly two dozen others. They cost anywhere from...
Tags: Starbucks Corp., Coffee
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Toyota on top in latest Consumer Reports survey
DETROIT (AP) — Japanese brands are the top performers in Consumer Reports' annual rankings of vehicle reliability. The magazine says Toyota Motor Co.'s Scion, Lexus and Toyota brands took the top three spots. Mazda, Subaru and Honda are close...Tags: Scion, Cadillac, Ford, Lexus, Toyota
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Amid bumper crop, families could get PB&J break
ATLANTA (AP) — Choosy moms and dads may be packing more PB&J in lunches this winter, when the cost of a jar of Jif or Skippy is expected to fall even as other grocery prices rise. Peanut butter prices soared last year after a drought and high...Tags: Butter, Droughts, Peanut Butter, Natural Disasters, Charity
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Cheerleading needs sports safety rules, docs say
CHICAGO (AP) — Cheerleading isn't just jumping and waving pompoms — it has become as athletic and potentially as dangerous as a sport and should be designated one to improve safety, the nation's leading group of pediatricians says. The number...Tags: Skull Fracture, Legs, Health and Medical Professionals, Elburn, Injuries and Wounds
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CONSUMER REPORTS: Getting good health insurance
WSBT TVFinding a good health insurance plan is one of the most important decisions you can make, and it’s not always easy. Insurers are now required to use a new form that describes in plain English deductibles, co-pays and other costs. Consumer...Tags: Aetna Inc., Humana Incorporated, Healthcare Policies, Private Health Care, Government Health Care
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Social Security benefits to go up by 1.7 percent
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 56 million Social Security recipients will see their monthly payments go up by 1.7 percent next year. The increase, which starts in January, is tied to a measure of inflation released Tuesday. It shows that inflation has...
Tags: Consumer Confidence, Inflation and Deflation, Economic Indicator, Economy, Business and Finance, Washington, DC
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Holiday sales to rise 4.1 percent
Associated PressNEW YORK – Americans are expected to spend more during what's traditionally the busiest shopping season of the year, but they're not exactly ready to shop 'til they drop like they have been in the past two years. The National Retail Federation, the...Tags: Toys "R" Us, Inc., Consumer Confidence, Economic Indicator, Lifestyle and Leisure, Hobbies
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Indiana sues mortgage aid companies
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- You want to modify your home loan to stop foreclosure and a company offers to help for an upfront fee. You pay the fee. And your home winds up in foreclosure while the company that took your money disappears. On Wednesday, five out-of-...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Fraud, Crime, Law and Justice, Economy, Business and Finance, Lawyers
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Bracing for a bacon shortage
WSBT-TVST. JOSEPH COUNTY – Bad news if you love bacon. A pork shortage is on the horizon. Remember the hot, summer drought? It killed a lot of the corn crop, and less corn means less food for pigs, so farmers are scaling down their herds. Bacon,...Tags: Bacon, Pork Chops, Blueberries
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Romney Medicare plan: Key details still in flux
WASHINGTON (AP) — Medicare is the one health insurance plan that will cover virtually every American at some point in life, and Republican Mitt Romney is proposing the biggest changes since its creation nearly 50 years ago. With important details...
Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Medicaid, Insurance, Elections, Apples
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