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Best luxury SUVs
Best luxury SUVs Luxury SUVs package the versatility and all-wheel-drive capability of a mainstream SUV with the creature comforts and well-appointed cabin of a luxury car. Sure, buying one is often...
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Car brands that never had Top Picks
Car brands that never had Top Picks Each year, the most popular report in the Consumer Reports Annual Auto Issue is Top Picks, which spotlights the 10 best cars of the year. In a previous blog, we...
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How to deal with the end of Windows XP support
How to deal with the end of Windows XP support It's been going on close to 13 years—but for Windows XP, the party's over. Microsoft recently announced it will end support for the most popular version...
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Safe Patient Project targets defective hip and knee implants
Safe Patient Project targets defective hip and knee implants Almost 10 percent of artificial joints fail, sometimes because of surgical mistakes or complications—and also because of product defects....
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Wireless speaker shootout: Sonos Play:1 vs. the Bose SoundTouch 20 and...
Wireless speaker shootout: Sonos Play:1 vs. the Bose SoundTouch 20 and Samsung Shape M7 For the last decade, audio has often taken a back seat to video. It was overshadowed by TVs with ever-bigger...
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What happens if I don’t get health insurance by March 31?
What happens if I don’t get health insurance by March 31? Q. I’m married with two kids and I just can’t swing $600 or $700 a month for health insurance. We never go to the doctor. Should I pass? A....
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Warehouse club detergents close the gap with Tide
Warehouse club detergents close the gap with Tide How’d you like crisp, clean clothes and an extra $30 or $40 in your pocket at the end of the year? Switching from a premium-priced detergent to a...
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The danger of blind zones
The danger of blind zones Every year, children are injured and killed because drivers (in 70 percent of cases, parents and relatives) don't see them while backing up. The Insurance Institute for...
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How to maintain your new car
How to maintain your new car One of the reassuring qualities of contemporary cars is that they need much less-frequent service to keep them running well. Changing the spark plugs, breaker points, and...
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How to inspect belts and hoses
How to inspect belts and hoses A belt or hose failure can cause an overheated engine, loss of power steering, and loss of the electrical charging system. If a hose leaks coolant or the belt turning...
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Report finds backup cameras can help prevent needless tragedies
Report finds backup cameras can help prevent needless tragedies Backup cameras are more effective than parking sensors at helping drivers avoid dangerous back-over accidents with objects or people,...
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Don't get stung by changing contract provisions
Don't get stung by changing contract provisions Many companies give themselves the right to change their service agreements whenever they like, sometimes without giving you a heads up. It could be...
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Consumer Reports Reveals the Best Used Cars and Ones to Avoid
Consumer Reports Reveals the Best Used Cars and Ones to Avoid Used Car Standouts from the 2004 through 2013 Model Years YONKERS, NY — With prices at historic highs – even for models with high mileage...
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5 things parents should know about Graco’s car seat recall
5 things parents should know about Graco’s car seat recall Graco has recalled of about 3.7 million child seats in February and now another 403,222 seats in March for issues related to the seats’...
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The toilet papers that top Consumer Reports’ tests
The toilet papers that top Consumer Reports’ tests Downsizing has hit the toilet paper aisle as rolls become narrower, cardboard tubes grow in diameter, the number of sheets per roll falls, and the...
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So how much do I have to worry about high blood pressure anyway?
So how much do I have to worry about high blood pressure anyway? Q. Help! I hear that even small increases in blood pressure increase the risk of stroke. But I've also heard that for people 60 and...
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Is it safe to split my statin cholesterol drug to save money?
Is it safe to split my statin cholesterol drug to save money? Yes, but only if your doctor or pharmacist says it’s OK to do so. Several studies suggest that most statins can be split in half without...
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Tech legend Vint Cerf shares his views on the future of the Web
Tech legend Vint Cerf shares his views on the future of the Web Vint Cerf, co-developer of the TCP/IP protocols that run the Internet, recently toured the labs at Consumer Reports’ Yonkers, New York,...
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American Standard thinks you want a fancier toilet
American Standard thinks you want a fancier toilet “This is not my mother’s American Standard,” said Jay Gould, the company’s CEO, as he introduced the new DXV collection at its New York showroom....
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Where trans fat still hides
Where trans fat still hides The Food and Drug Administration is still considering whether to get partially hydrogenated oil, the top source of trans fats in the American diet, out of the food supply....
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