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Big recall of gel fuel for firepots
![<span style="font-size: small;">WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly a half-million bottles and jugs of gel fuel used in outdoor ceramic patio decorations known as firepots are being recalled.</span>](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-06/252465780-22141723.jpg "<span style="font-size: small;\">WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly a half-million bottles and jugs of gel fuel used in outdoor ceramic patio decorations known as firepots are being recalled.</span>")
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly a half-million bottles and jugs of gel fuel used in outdoor ceramic patio decorations known as firepots are being recalled.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission says the pourable gel fuel can ignite unexpectedly and...Tags: Washington, DC, Consumer Confidence
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Car Clinic
10am-11am, Sunday www.carclinicnetwork.com It's hard to believe that a successful businessman's first intelligible phrase was "Hot car, Momma," but it gets easier when you know the man in question is Bobby Likis. A two-year-old Bobby uttered these words...Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Arts and Culture, YouTube, Marketing, Mass Media
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Going gluten-free more common, but not necessarily easier
For more than 20 years, Kristine Kidd tasted what came her way as the food editor at Bon Appetit magazine. But she never felt great. "I had digestive issues my whole life," she says, but 21/2 years ago, the aching joints, bloating, fatigue and digestive...
Tags: Recipes, Celiac Disease, Research, Allergies, New Products
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Consumer Reports: Smartphone security tips
A smartphone can contain a lot of information that its owner would rather keep private. But 39 percent of the more than 100 million American adult smartphone owners fail to take even minimal security measures, such as using a screen lock, backing up...Tags: Google Play, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Computer Hardware, Wireless Technology, New Products
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Consumer Reports: Food-Preservation Lessons From Storm Sandy
With six months elapsed since Superstorm Sandy socked the mid-Atlantic and predictions pointing to a very active Atlantic hurricane season this year, Consumer Reports has taken stock of the superstorm's impact and distilled its lessons. In one of the...Tags: Weather Reports, Weather, FEMA, Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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When short sales leave sellers short
Are large numbers of homeowners who have negotiated short sales with lenders at risk because of a startling omission in the American credit system? Do their credit reports and scores indicate that they were foreclosed upon, rather than having negotiated a...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Mortgages, U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Federal Housing Administration, Services and Shopping
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Kevin Hunt: Why Consumer Cellular Is Better Than Your Wireless Service
The Hartford CourantConsumer Cellular remains relatively unknown among wireless carriers despite giving its subscribers what every AT&T or Verizon (or cable television) customer desires: a no-contract, low-cost, buy-only-what-you-need option with basic service starting at...Tags: Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., Computing and Information Technology Industry, Computer Hardware, Telecommunication Service, Television Industry
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GLOBAL MARKETS-US dollar soars, stocks set new highs on Fed QE exit talk
Reuters* Fed's Williams says stimulus reduction could start this summer * U.S. consumer sentiment rises to nearly six-year high * U.S. dollar index hits nearly three-year high * Dow, S&P 500 surge to record closing highs By Herbert Lash NEW YORK, May 17...Tags: Stock Activities, Foreign Exchange Market, Central Bank, S&P 500, NASDAQ
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Measure of US economy's future health rises 0.6 percent in April after March dip
AP Economics WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — A measure of the U.S. economy's future health rose solidly in April, buoyed by a sharp rise in applications to build homes and a better job market. The Conference Board said Friday that its index of leading indicators increased 0....Tags: Labor Markets, Employment Opportunities, Stock Market, Employment, Homes
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Mary Sanchez: Responsibility for Asian sweatshop safety lies with us, too
Another apparel factory has collapsed in a poor Asian country, killing three workers, and I fear I'm partly to blame. The evidence of my complicity sits idle on the landing, next to a tennis racquet. Asics shoes. My adored new pair, so light, makes it...Tags: Heavy Engineering, Health and Safety at Work, Human Rights, Politics, Tommy Hilfiger
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COMMODITIES-Up broadly on strong US economic data; gold slumps
Reuters* Oil, copper up on strong US consumer sentiment, stock market * Corn up too on less sales by farmers focused on planting * Gold at 1-month low as Fed pressured to end US stimulus By Barani Krishnan NEW YORK, May 17 (Reuters) - Oil and copper prices...Tags: Non Ferrous Metal, Foreign Exchange Market, Casino and Gambling Industry, China, S&P 500
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ADVISORY-Please ignore alert on Tesoro from Consumer Watchdog
ReutersPlease ignore the alert "California Consumers Doomed to High Gas Prices as Feds & State Bless Tesoro Purchase of BP Refinery & Arco Stations" as it was inadvertently issued. The press release was from Consumer Watchdog.Tags: BP Plc
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