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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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2019

February

Feb 07, 2019

• How to stop robocalls and block numbers
• Germany restricts Facebook’s data gathering
• Are your children racking up mobile game charges?
• Trump administration hands payday lenders a major victory
• Regulador alemán falla contra Facebook por uso de datos
• Descubre por qué deberías tener un fondo de emergencia
• ¿Qué pasaría si el sueldo mínimo federal fuera de $15?
• Caída de sistema de Wells Fargo impide que sus clientes hagan pagos con tarjetas
• Bajas temperaturas afectan rendimiento de coches eléctricos

Feb 06, 2019

• The least savory actors in the information economy
• File your taxes soon in case of a government shutdown
• How to check your child’s credit report
• Should you refinance your federal student loans?
• 3 reasons why it’s harder for women to buy homes
• Nuevo sistema biométrico de embarque en el Aeropuerto de Miami: reconocimiento facial
• Eli Lilly respalda propuesta sobre reembolsos en EEUU para bajar los costos de medicinas
• Washington busca eliminar protecciones en payday loans
• Cuatro pasos para hacer una revisión financiera

Feb 05, 2019

• Four to five billion consumer records were hacked in 2018, an increase of 126% over 2017 (Chinese)
• Fruit juice may have unsafe levels of lead and arsenic
• Student loans: Here’s how to save money on your taxes
• Facebook is laughing all the way to the bank
• Las papitas de pan de pita que se anuncian en la bolsa no son lo que se dice. Y eso podría ser un problema fatal
• Padre de Texas demanda a compañeros de hijo por ciberacoso
• Fiat Chrysler llama a revisión 660.000 camionetas
• Trabajadores en empleos alternativos
• Cuáles son los trucos que usan los supermercados para hacerte gastar más

Feb 04, 2019

• Airline mechanics feel pressured to overlook potential safety problems
• Boston University students were cheated thousands from fraudulent emails (Chinese)
• How your health information is sold, turned into ‘risk scores’
• FDA accused of ‘regulatory panic’ over e-cigarettes
• CDC says parents overdoing it on children’s toothpaste
• Democrats plan to Increase Social Security benefits, solvency
• The pros and cons of reducing homeowners insurance coverage
• Debaten prohibir venta de cigarrillos electrónicos con sabor en Nueva York
• ¿Qué efecto tiene Facebook en tu salud mental?
• Este año podrían devolverle más: lo que debe saber para su declaración de impuestos

Feb 03, 2019

• Google+ is officially disabling account starting April 2 2019 (Chinese)

Feb 02, 2019

• Apple releases update to prevent FaceTime eavesdropping (Chinese)

Feb 01, 2019

• The unfinished business of the Equifax hack
• If you do medicare sign-up wrong, it will cost you
• Should you refinance your student loans?
• Plan for a ‘Frugal February’?
• HHS takes on middlemen that inflate drug prices
• A minimum-wage worker needs 1.5 jobs to afford half their rent
• Facebook paga $20 dólares a usuarios para poder ‘espiar’ sus datos personales
• Apple soluciona falla que permitía oír conversaciones ajenas

January

Jan 31, 2019

• Homeowners in government programs at risk of foreclosure
• Apple escalates war against Facebook’s privacy practices
• The new federal income tax form: What you need to know

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