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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

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

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

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

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

November 9, 2009 – Child car seat use is at an all-time high in the United States. But the fact that most parents are using child safety seats does not mean their children are properly restrained. That point was illustrated in two recent Inland-area crashes that left one baby dead and two others with major