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Two Million Cosori Air Fryers Are Being Recalled Due To Fire Risk &Raquo; 6A00E550081576883402B751996799200C 320Wi

Two million Cosori air fryers are being recalled due to fire risk

Another big recall made the news recently. Cosori is recalling about 2 million air fryers in the United States, 250,000 in Canada and 21,000 in Mexico. A wire connection in the air fryers can overheat, posing fire and burn risks. The firm has received 205 reports of the air fryers catching fire, burning, melting, overheating, […]

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Agencies Want To Hear From You About Bad Experiences With Tenant Background Checks &Raquo; 6A00E550081576883402B75173Deff200B Pi

Agencies want to hear from you about bad experiences with tenant background checks

Most landlords and property managers use tenant background checks to decide whether to rent to someone. Two federal agencies want to hear about your experiences with background checks used to screen tenants. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Federal Trade Commission have received thousands of complaints about the background checks including people being rejected for […]

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One Child Killed, Another Injured In Baby Trend Strollers &Raquo; 6A00E550081576883402B75196Fb7C200C 320Wi

One child killed, another injured in Baby Trend strollers

It’s important to keep up on what’s happening with unsafe products under the jurisdiction the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission or CPSC. The agency and Baby Trend are warning consumers about the risk of head or neck entrapment in Baby Trend’s Sit N’ Stand Double and Ultra strollers with model numbers beginning with “SS76” or […]

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Watch out for celebrity endorsements

Before you spend money on that “Shark-approved” miracle invention, weight loss product, or keto diet pill, make sure it’s really been featured on the “Shark Tank” program. Scammers are using fake “Shark Tank” celebrity testimonials and endorsements – along with fake photos and videos – to generate publicity and profits. Before you click and make […]

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Safety Of E-Bikes For Kids Comes Under Scrutiny &Raquo; 6A00E550081576883402B75195B62F200C 320Wi

Safety of e-bikes for kids comes under scrutiny

Until this week, I hadn’t heard about a potential safety problem with electric bicycles or “e-bikes.” An article in The Washington Post, “A Child’s Death Prompts Questions About Brake Safety on E-bikes,” caught my attention. A lawsuit filed against Rad Power Bikes by the parents of a 12-year-old girl who was killed in 2021 in […]

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Feds And States File Lawsuit Against Google For Monopolizing Ad Tech Markets &Raquo; 6A00E550081576883402Af148Df767200C 320Wi

Feds and states file lawsuit against Google for monopolizing ad tech markets

It’s positive to see government agencies working to curb monopoly power. The U.S. Department of Justice and eight states filed a lawsuit on Tuesday charging Google with operating an unfair monopoly scheme in markets for advertising technology. The lawsuit alleges Google leverages control over advertising technologies that web display ads are bought and sold through, driving out competition and receiving […]

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Watch Out For Problems With Peer-To-Peer Payment Apps Like Venmo And Zelle &Raquo; 6A00E550081576883402Af148Dd3D0200C 320Wi

Watch out for problems with peer-to-peer payment apps like Venmo and Zelle

I’ve written about it before, but it’s worth highlighting again. A Consumer Reports evaluation of peer-to-peer or P2P payment apps found that users could lose money to fraud or scams and face privacy risks because app providers may share their personal information widely and it’s difficult for users to delete their data. More than half of Americans, […]

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