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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

October

Oct 02, 2018

• How to adapt to the end of the world
• 1 million people default on student loans each year
• 6 ways to avoid the college debt trap

Oct 01, 2018

• The economic future isn’t what it used to be
• The old rules of the workplace aren’t working for women
• Trump administration suing California over new net neutrality law

September

Sep 30, 2018

• 50M Facebook accounts hacked — 10 tips to protect being hacked (Chinese)
• Elon Musk settles with the SEC and agrees to pay $20 million fine and step down as company chairman (Chinese)
• Honda recalls 1.4 M vehicles because of air bag defects (Chinese)

Sep 29, 2018

• Consumer bureau official blasts colleague over blog dismissing racism

Sep 28, 2018

• New immigration rules include good credit score and financial records to live in the US (Chinese)
• California Assembly members called on Congress to recognize Chinese-American WWII veterans (Chinese)
• Report finds reduced homelessness if San Francisco Prop. C passes (Chinese)
• New proposed regulations on good credit standing required from immigrants (Chinese)
• California Governor Brown vetoed two proposals to support illegal immigration (Chinese)
• Thousands sign Venmo privacy petition
• 28,000 public servants sought student loan forgiveness; 96 got it.
• SEC alleges Tesla’s Elon Musk lied to investors
• Debunking the myths about college financial aid
• Nueva ley permitirá a EEUU derribar drones

Sep 27, 2018

• California’s gas tax repeal measure makes fall ballot in November (Chinese)
• Uber’s data breach costed $148 million in settlement (Chinese)
• California probes links between high-cost lenders and consumer sites
• Trump anti-discrimination official once called hate crimes hoaxes
• Telemarketer made 21 million robocalls in 3 months
• Uber reaches $148 million settlement over its 2016 data breach
• Aguas cálidas en Atlántico generan fuertes huracanes
• Choferes de Uber protestan en España
• Kavanaugh, recordatorio del costo de los deslices juveniles

Sep 26, 2018

• Student loan “forgiveneess program” rejects almost every applicant
• Instagram has a drug problem. Its algorithms make it worse.
• US attorneys general discuss social media privacy concerns
• Uber acuerda pagar 148 millones de dólares por robo de datos
• Crece el rechazo a Airbnb en París; la empresa se defiende
• McDonald’s deja de poner conservantes a sus hamburguesas
• Facebook y Google se comprometen a combatir las noticias falsas

Sep 25, 2018

• Katy Tang opposed the adoption of the Costa Hawkins Rental Housing Act (Chinese)
• Michael Kors acquiring Versace is a bold move (Chinese)
• Elizabeth Warren’s ambitious fix for America’s housing crisis
• Congress wants to hear from everyone but consumers in a privacy hearing
• An insurance company wants your Fitbit data
• Future of 5G mobile data could hinge on a battle over utility pole fees

Sep 24, 2018

• Email fraud in real estate transactions have increased by 11 folds in 2 years (Chinese)
• Women suffer a stock options gap (as well as a pay gap)
• SiriusXM to buy Pandora streaming radio service for $3.5 billion
• An alternative to payday loans, but it’s still high cost
• People unaware Medicaid work requirements exist
• EEUU: Sentencian a “psíquica” a 6 años de cárcel
• California pide a Trump no revertir estándares vehiculares

Sep 23, 2018

• Camino Financial crece desde California para financiar a latinos en todo el país

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