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Taken from the front pages of newspapers around the nation, News Headlines is your source for consumer issues. Access current and archived News Headlines collected by Consumer Action. News Headlines are listed in reverse chronological order, grouped by year, then month to allow for easier browsing.

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2017

September

Sep 01, 2017

• Uber will stop tracking riders after they are dropped off
• Home health care: Shouldn’t it be work worth doing?
• Un juez acaba con la subida del pago de horas extra

August

Aug 31, 2017

• 35 % of Americans are enrolled in auto pay — and It’s news to them
• 3 myths that could tank your credit score
• The FCC moved to undo net neutrality. So what’s next?
• Here’s what you need to know about flood insurance

Aug 30, 2017

• Making sure your help gets to Hurricane Harvey’s victims
• The Trump administration’s ongoing attack on workers
• As bitcoin surges in price and popularity, so do the complaints
• Harvey’s effects on fuel network hit U.S. motorists as gas prices rise
• HUD tightens requirements for loans seniors can take against homes
• Harvey’s burdens will fall hardest on the poor

Aug 29, 2017

• Extreme vetting for 2 categories of green card applicants starting in Oct (Chinese)
• File Harvey claims before law change
• How parents can help their grown child get an apartment
• Meet the sometime streamer
• How to file a claim for flood damage

Aug 28, 2017

• Gas prices increased 25 cents per gallon - a repercussion after Hurricane Harvey hit Texas (Chinese)
• Donations came timely for Red Cross for victims of Hurricane Harvey (Chinese)
• Unemployment in black and white
• Delays in federal background checks leave more than 700,000 people in limbo
• How Whole Foods’ lower prices will affect you
• Here’s what health care will cost you in retirement
• How Hurricane Harvey will impact prices at the gas pump

Aug 26, 2017

• Will Uncle Sam pay your bills? Don’t fall for it
• Looking beyond the Obamacare debate to improve health care

Aug 25, 2017

• ‘free cruise’ call could get you $900 (Chinese)
• Beware of phone fraud - overseas callers also prosecuted by the US (Chinese)
• Amazon cuts Whole Food prices in clear signal of changes to come
• How to balance debt and investing
• Why you should skip adderall as a study drug
• Stay-at-home parents: Go back to work when your nest is empty

Aug 24, 2017

• Loan servicer overcharged student borrowers eligible for debt forgiveness
• How Netflix guesses what you want to watch
• More debt relief for former Corinthian College students
• 4 ways companies track you online
• Walmart and Google are plotting to change your shopping habits

Aug 23, 2017

• Mr. Trump sides with Wall Street; you lose
• Richard Cordray defends CFPB arbitration rule
• How Powerball manipulated the odds to make another massive jackpot
• How to buy the mattress that’s perfect for you

Aug 22, 2017

• Talc powder causes cancer - patient awarded $417 million compensation (Chinese)
• Robocalls bombarded SoCal residents (Chinese)
• Let consumers sue companies
• FBI warns of spreading W-2 email theft scheme
• Aging parents with lots of stuff, and children who don’t want it
• Trump moves to impede consumer lawsuits against nursing homes
• Student loan debt crushing older Americans too
• How to take care of your clothes

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