The US Consumer Product Safety Commission is launching CPSC 2.0, a comprehensive social networking initiative that will make lifesaving and other safety information more accessible to consumers. Utilizing a variety of technologies and social media sites, CPSC will rapidly expand its reach to millions of consumers.
Consumers can find CPSC on its “OnSafety” blog, which has messages, […]

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Price realistically, make minor repairs and accept the reality that houses are worth less today than they were a few years ago. That’s the consensus of real estate agents in and around the District, who say a three-year slide in housing prices, low mortgage rates and a new $8,000 federal tax credit has shifted power […]

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What could be better than saving time and money? Here’s a sample of some web-based services designed to help you do both.

Find constantly updated codes for free and discounted shipping from more than 600 etailers, including Best Buy, Amazon, Home Depot, Target, Macy’s, and PetSmart at FreeShipping.org.
Yapta.com is an  online travel shopping service known for monitoring airline […]

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Saving money is a priority for many consumers these days. But the New York City-based Insurance Information Institute advises thinking twice about reducing insurance coverage. Here’s what the III describes as the six biggest insurance mistakes:

Insuring a home for its real estate value rather than the cost of rebuilding.Because the value of real estate has declined in […]

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Many new parents cover electrical outlets, install latches on cabinet doors and take dozens of other precautions to childproof their homes. But many overlook the potentially fatal hazard posed by glass tables, as well as the risks the tables create even for older children.
In December, an 11-year-old Rhode Island girl died after she suffered a […]

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Homeowners aren’t the only ones who engage in spring cleaning. Traveling home repair crews look forward to it, too. Their goal is to clean out your wallet. The scams usually involve a worker in a truck or van and several accomplices, often the worker’s own children. The accomplices will […]

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Moving from one house to another is more than a matter of packing and unpacking. As psychologist Jill Kristal explains, it’s a major transition that generates wide-ranging emotions. And it’s especially complicated when children are involved.
Whether they’re toddlers or teens, children need time to put the past behind, learn about a new environment and settle […]

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The newly-redesigned Honda Fit beat the Toyota Yaris and Nissan Versa in Consumer Reports’ tests of six subcompacts and small sedans and remains CR’s highest-rated subcompact.
The Honda Fit became a hot-selling vehicle when gasoline prices topped $4 a gallon. A redesigned and slightly larger Fit arrived last fall, and it improves on the space-efficient formula […]

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Fire destroyed a three-story house on the Esplanade in Pelham Manor, NY on New Year’s Eve. The property is located just north of Boston Post Road. The family was not at home when the fire broke out around 8:40 pm. Firefighters from Pelham Manor, Pelham, White Plains and Eastchester battled for several hours to bring […]

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Christmas tree fires are a potential hazard of the season. Statistics show electrical failures or malfunctions are responsible for nearly half the tree fires each year. Another 27 percent of fires result because the tree is near a source of heat, like candles lanterns, kerosene heaters or gas-fired heaters.
Organizations like the National Fire Protection […]

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