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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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2018

July

Jul 30, 2018

• Trump administration plans to scrap rule to limit for-profit colleges abuses
• Meet the rebate, the new villian of high drug prices
• Los riesgos de que Facebook y Twitter pongan límites
• La lista secreta en los aeropuertos de Estados Unidos

Jul 27, 2018

• When the caller says your child has been kidnapped
• Sec. DeVos’ sides with for-profit colleges over debt-saddled students
• Worried about the I.R.S. scam? Here’s how to handle phone fraud
• Disneyland sube 40% salario a empleados en California
• YouTube planea programación original en México, India, Japón y otros mercados

Jul 26, 2018

• The San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved the banning of plastic tableware (Chinese)
• Victim in Queens cheated out of her life savings through online dating scam (Chinese)
• DeVos proposes to curtail debt relief for defrauded students
• Amazon’s facial recognition wrongly identifies 28 lawmakers, A.C.L.U. says
• Waymo partners with Walmart to shuttle customers in self-driving cars
• FICO, VantageScore stand against FHFA’s delay of new credit score model
• Conductores de Uber en Miami dependen del servicio para más de la mitad de sus ingresos

Jul 25, 2018

• Qualcomm may abandon acquisition of NXP - stock rose 6% after announcement (Chinese)
• More than 43% of renters are victims of rent fraud $5.2M lost (Chinese)
• Asian elderly cheated of $100,000 from phone scam (Chinese)
• Closing costs can add considerably to the price of buying a house
• How to buy a sofa online
• U.S. breaks up vast I.R.S phone scam
• Trump criticizes FCC for moving to block Sinclair-Tribune merger
• The big business of being Gwyneth Paltrow
• Ajustes de presupuestos
• Taxistas de Barcelona en huelga contra Uber

Jul 24, 2018

• Ritz Crackers products recalled over potential salmonella contamination (Chinese)
• FDA wants to expand open-label clinical trials in drugs (Chinese)
• IRS debt collection of poor people’s tax debts criticized
• A two-year degree cost him $90k. Now he’s battling the Dept. of Ed.
• Chemicals in food may harm children, pediatricians’ group says
• The SIM hijackers
• How to stop your smart TV from tracking what you watch
• Con el agua al cuello: los seguros de inundación van a subir de nuevo… y eso es solo el comienzo
• En India los rumores de WhatsApp matan
• Cuatro tipos de galletitas Goldfish se convierten en la tercera recogida nacional por temor a salmonella
• ¿Cuáles mentiras incitan al odio y cuáles no? Facebook tampoco lo sabe
• Gobierno de Trump reanuda pagos de Obamacare a aseguradoras
• Nebraska: somete a votación problema de inmigrantes

Jul 23, 2018

• Atención médica se diversifica a dieta saludable y ejercicio

Jul 21, 2018

• ¿De verdad sabes cuánta azúcar consumen tus hijos?

Jul 20, 2018

• Lawsuit targets ‘hidden fees’ in Wells Fargo finance programs
• The end of the resume?
• Paychecks lag as profits soar, and prices erode wage gains
• Facebook suspende a firma analítica mientras la investiga

Jul 19, 2018

• CFPB advisory board 2.0: Far fewer members
• How do I get out of $50,000 in debt: personal loan or repayment plan?
• Zillow expanding direct homebuyer program
• Congress may put American retirement vehicle in play
• What Android users should know about Google’s fight with the E.U.

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