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9/1/2021
It’s the plastics industry’s worst-kept secret: a huge percentage of their products are designed to be used once then thrown away -- and yet it’s us, the consumers, who are left to pay for the cleanup.
9/1/2021
Amazon’s new policy comes at a time when courts have been asked the question who is responsible for defective products when they are bought from an online platform that is acting as the go-between for the seller and the purchaser.
8/27/2021
Hurricane Ida is projected to make landfall in Louisana late Sunday. Residents can start thinking now about how to protect themselves from opportunists and scam artists.
8/20/2021
The hackers say they have personal data on 100 million people. Long before this breach, you should have assumed some or all of your personal information was compromised
7/15/2021
How the pandemic has worsened the medical debt crisis
7/13/2021
Wendy's, the third largest burger chain in the country, committed to prohibiting the routine use of medically important antibotics in its meat supply chains by the end of 2030.
7/9/2021
If you’re stunned that safety standards for inclined sleepers weren’t required before, get this: The new rules don’t take effect for a year. That’s one of the problems in the world of infant sleep.
6/29/2021
With the new federal law in effect as of June 30, 2021, we should start seeing a decline in illegal robocalls. But the scams certainly won't halt overnight. Here are some tips to live by.