November 25, 2009 – Here are a few things bargain-hungry consumers need to know before they hit stores before dawn the day after Thanksgiving. Black Friday reality check: Of the hordes of pre-dawn shoppers who line up for hours outside stores on the day after Thanksgiving, most will not bag the best bargains that appear […]
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November 24, 2009 – The Department of Transportation (DOT) issued a fine against Continental Airlines and ExpressJet Airlines for stranding passengers in Rochester, Minn., for nearly six hours last August. It is the DOT’s first-ever fine for an airport stranding. The agency “levied a total civil penalty of $100,000” against the carriers for their roles
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November 23, 2009 – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with Stork Craft Manufacturing Inc., of British Columbia, Canada, today announced the voluntary recall of more than 2.1 million Stork Craft drop-side cribs, including about 147,000 Stork Craft drop-side cribs with the Fisher-Price logo. The recall involves approximately 1,213,000 units distributed in
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November 20, 2009 – When you buy a new washing machine, you don’t expect it to stink up your house. But that seems to be a common problem for people who own high-efficiency front-loading washers. Rae Lembersky of Seattle likes her front-loader. It saves water and electricity and gets the family’s clothes clean. But she
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November 20, 2009 – Each year, Neiman Marcus unveils a handful of over-the-top fantasy holiday gifts. Take a quick spin through the luxury retailer’s 2009 Christmas Book and you just might forget about scaling back this year. Cupcake Car Price: $25,000 This cheery confection is like a delicious-looking go-kart. Coast down the road in style
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November 20, 2009 – Forget the apocalyptic earthquakes and alien abductions on the screen, the real movie horror is the fat-saturated popcorn sold by some theater chains, a nutrition advocacy group claims. Just one popcorn-and-soda combo can match the calorie-and-saturated-fat count of three McDonald’s Quarter Pounders and 12 pats of butter, according to the Center
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November 19, 2009 – The World Against Toys Causing Harm, Inc., released its annual “10 Worst Toys” list to aid parents when shopping this holiday season. Included on this year’s list were popular characters such as Wall-E, Curious George, X-Men and Batman. W.A.T.C.H.’s list consists of toys with the potential to cause injury, or even
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November 19, 2009 – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with Lucas Innovation Inc., of China, today announced a voluntary recall of the Perfect Flame SLG Series Gas Grills. The burners of the grills can deteriorate causing irregular flames and the lids of some models can catch fire, posing fire
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November 19, 2009 – A tour bus returning from an Iowa casino ran off a southern Minnesota interstate and rolled over in a ditch Wednesday, killing two people and injuring 21, authorities said. The bus, operated by Strain Bus Line Motorcoach Tours in Rochester, was eastbound on I-90 just west of Austin about 3:20 p.m.
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