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EPA should move forward with proposals for vehicle emissions
EPA should move forward with proposals for vehicle emissions Consumers looking to boost their fuel economy and lower their cars' emissions can choose from an ever-increasing number of car and truck...
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Apple's electronics trade-in program moves in-store
Apple's electronics trade-in program moves in-store UPDATE: CNBC reported that Apple has confirmed its trade-in program starts in stores today. Apple also sent this statement to Engadget: "iPhones...
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Driving distractions go far beyond texting
Driving distractions go far beyond texting Driving to work this week, one of our editors observed a woman curling her eye lashes while behind the wheel. It sounds almost cliché, but this classic scene...
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Tire Talk Forum users visit Consumer Reports' Auto Test Center
Tire Talk Forum users visit Consumer Reports' Auto Test Center At our Auto Test Center, we recently were host to a group of die-hard tire enthusiasts who over the years have provided a lot of good...
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Hits and misses from our testing
Hits and misses from our testing For 2013 about 20 new models hit the street and another 20 or so received major redesigns. Automakers typically make a big deal over newly designed models at...
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Watch football anywhere
Watch football anywhere Football can be a complicated game, considering the "Da Vinci Code"-like playbooks players have to master, the intricate game-day schemes teams throw at each other, and the...
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Why doesn't Consumer Reports factor recalls into car Ratings?
Why doesn't Consumer Reports factor recalls into car Ratings? Consumer Reports often gives glowing Ratings to used cars from manufacturers with high recall numbers. Shouldn’t recall statistics be...
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Share your experience helping aging parents handle their money
Share your experience helping aging parents handle their money For a coming feature, we'd like to hear from you if you've been helping your aging parents with their finances. We would like to know the...
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Best coupon apps for grocery shopping
Best coupon apps for grocery shopping Those big binders might be fine for extreme couponers, but for the rest of us, it’s no way to shop. So we love the idea of coupon apps that automate deals for...
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With updates, Google Nexus 7 tablet is a winner
With updates, Google Nexus 7 tablet is a winner Updated 8/26/13: We installed the software update for the Nexus 7, rolled out through the online system updater by Google partly to address users'...
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Can a phone app help you find cheaper drugs?
Can a phone app help you find cheaper drugs? With all the mobile apps out there claiming to help cut your costs at the pharmacy counter, it can be tough to distinguish the money savers from the time...
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Disaster preparedness: How to be ready for the next big storm
Disaster preparedness: How to be ready for the next big storm There’s no telling whether the rest of this hurricane season will bring anything like Superstorm Sandy, which flooded more than 150,000...
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Store brands to savor
Store brands to savor It's one thing to save money by buying store-brand paper towels or trash bags, but do you dare replace a name-brand favorite—Heinz ketchup, say—with a store brand? Sure. Our...
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Eradicate credit card debt with peer-to-peer lending
Eradicate credit card debt with peer-to-peer lending People sick of paying off a credit card balance at astronomical rates are increasingly turning to peer-to-peer lending sites, such as Prosper.com...
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5 lessons learned from Consumer Reports' tests of treadmill desks
5 lessons learned from Consumer Reports' tests of treadmill desks We’ve learned some valuable lessons about treadmill desks through our testing and from contributors to our treadmill desks forum....
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Sony Alpha A3000 makes advanced cameras more affordable
Sony Alpha A3000 makes advanced cameras more affordable If you've been longing for an advanced camera that accepts interchangeable lenses but leery of high prices, you're in luck: Today Sony announced...
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Electrolux tops list of recommended wine chillers
Electrolux tops list of recommended wine chillers Not everyone is prepared to spend more than $1,500 on a wine chiller. But if you're into the finest wines, chances are you'll also want the best...
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How to get (almost) free credit card rewards
How to get (almost) free credit card rewards What if you could get cash back for paying your mortgage? Because you pay for some of your biggest monthly expenditures out of your bank account, you don’t...
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Vacation scams can cost you any time of year
Vacation scams can cost you any time of year Just because summer is nearly over doesn’t mean you can let your guard down when it comes to vacation scams. Whether it’s the sale of bogus time shares or...
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Bosch beats Sub-Zero among built-in refrigerators
Bosch beats Sub-Zero among built-in refrigerators We recently tested a batch of new built-in refrigerators, those behemoth, often panel-clad refrigerators that cost between $6,000 and $9,000. At those...
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