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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

June

Jun 05, 2017

• GM wants to drive the future of cars that drive themselves
• Outcry over EpiPen prices hasn’t made them lower
• Reforms on the table for new kind of home-improvement loan
• College grads face next hurdle: Paying back student loans
• Desinfectantes contra gérmenes: ¿cuál gana la batalla?

Jun 03, 2017

• 68 months after white jobless rate peaks, black rate finally drops to same level
• Auto repair fraud targeted at Asians (Chinese)

Jun 02, 2017

• California proposed 100% clean power by 2045 (Chinese)
• Delta mileage program is more cost-effective than purchasing miles (Chinese)
• Kmart hack: Credit card information stolen in data breach (Chinese)
• California Senate Passes marijuana ‘Sanctuary State’ Bill (Chinese)
• Payday lenders, charging 460%, aren’t subject to California’s usury law
• Airbnb is popular, but renting out your car? That’s another story
• Is AI the end of jobs or a new beginning?
• Cómo cinco frases de una carta ayudaron a sembrar la adicción a los opiáceos en los EEUU
• China es el nuevo líder en el campo de la inteligencia artificial

Jun 01, 2017

• Multiple mortgage applications affected by abusing hidden accounts (Chinese)
• Don’t store credit card online (Chinese)
• 7 ways to ready your finances for divorce
• 3 car buying tricks to ensure you get a good deal
• Steady jobs with pay and hours that are anything but
• Supreme Court ruling on printer cartridges

May

May 31, 2017

• Recipients fear cuts to food stamps and disability aid in Trump budget
• Will Trump’s budget cut mail delivery? Plan revives contentious question
• When to repair vs. replace those pricey home appliances

May 30, 2017

• Betsy DeVos has invested millions in this ‘brain training’ company
• Buried deep within GOP bill: a ‘free pass’ for payday and car-title lenders
• With budget in crisis, many OK schools hold classes four days a week
• Hackers hide cyberattacks in social media posts
• With retirement savings, it’s a sprint to the finish

May 29, 2017

• California Senators proposed the SB562 bill - free healthcare (Chinese)

May 26, 2017

• Healthcare insurance increases next year with few choices (Chinese)
• Bad credit causes hike in car insurance (Chinese)

May 25, 2017

• Graco recalls more than 25,000 car seats (Chinese)
• Johnson & Johnson selling sub-standard non-prescriptive drugs (Chinese)
• Lawyers suspected of EB-5 Visa Fraud in purchasing real estate (Chinese)
• Court weighs whether Trump can say “You’re fired!” to consumer watchdog
• The most alarming sentence in CBO’s health-care report
• Labor dept. will avoid further delay of retirement savings rule
• Google now knows when its users go to the store and buy stuff

May 24, 2017

• Fiat Chrysler Faces U.S. Criminal Emissions Investigation (Chinese)
• White House banks on savings from Dodd-Frank rollback
• DOJ asks in budget proposal that cities be forced to detain illegal immigrants
• U.S. accuses Fiat Chrysler of trying to mask emissions in 100,000 vehicles
• Target to pay $18.5 million to 47 states in security breach settlement
• The case that could doom Elizabeth Warren’s Wall Street watchdog
• Analistas: Habría 23 millones más sin seguro médico en EEUU
• Hispanos en EEUU más propensos a sacar ahorros de jubilación

May 23, 2017

• Why it’s so hard to know whether school choice is working
• Nathan’s and Curtis hot dogs recalled after complaints about metal flakes

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