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Kmart Pays $1.4 Million To Settle Accusations Of Illegal Coupon Acceptance,...
In most of the country, pharmacies can offer rewards points, coupons, or other inducements to get you to switch prescriptions to them. Not only is this illegal in certain states, it’s also illegal to...
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Federal Data Breach Included 5.6M Compromised Fingerprints, Five Times The...
Federal investigators underestimated the number of fingerprints stolen in a massive breach of the Office of Personnel Management earlier this year: the agency announced Wednesday that 5.6 million...
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Once Medicaid Decides That You’re Dead, It’s Hard To Come Back To Life
When you’re dead, you generally can’t come back. It’s also difficult to come back when you’re actually alive, but the government thinks that you’re dead. An 87-year-old on Brooklyn is understandably...
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The 3 Biggest Banks Extracted $6 Billion In ATM And Overdraft Fees From Us...
Back in 1998, comedian Al Franken published a satirical novel where the fictional Al Franken ran a single-issue presidential campaign against ATM fees in 2000. A technical malfunction erased ATM...
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6 Things We Learned About The IRS’s Fight Against Fraud And Identity Theft
Things are difficult for the IRS right now. For the last few years, people contacting the IRS have encountered lengthy phone hold times, and identity theft and refund fraud drain billions of dollars’...
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Here’s What You Should Know About Philadelphia’s New Tax On Soda
Philadelphia is just the second municipality in the United States (after Berkleley, CA) to pass a tax on sugary beverages, though dozens of places have tried it. Well, okay, but what does that mean for...
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Feds Arrest 61 For Alleged Indian Call Center Scam That Bilked Millions From...
Earlier this month, police in India detained hundreds of employees in three different call centers for allegedly proliferating a scam that involved calling unsuspecting consumers masquerading as...
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Where Attorney General Nominee Jeff Sessions Comes Down On Consumer Issues
The election may feel like it happened just yesterday, but it’s now ten days behind us, and the building transition to the administration turnover in January is well underway. As part of that, today we...
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Airbnb Won’t Be Held Liable For Law-Breaking Listings In NYC
Back in October, the state of New York passed a new law specifically aimed at micro-hoteliers who rent out one or more New York City apartments to tourists. Airbnb immediately sued the state and the...
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LeEco And Vizio Call Off Acquisition, Blame “Regulatory Headwinds”
Last year, the Chinese electronics company LeEco announced plans to acquire the popular television brand Vizio for around $2 billion. Today, the two companies said they’re calling the merger off,...
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