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White House Unveils New “College Score Card” To Help Students Select Schools

http://ift.tt/1L7PteR ( bluwmongoose ) With student loan debt now well past the $1.2 trillion mark — due in no small part to students tha...

Ace And TrueValue Hardware Consider Maybe Not Selling Insecticides That May Harm Bees

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http://ift.tt/1A4o36i ( Karen Chappell ) Bees are important: they aren’t just cool-looking and producers of delicious sweeteners, but the...

Surfing Outfitter Quiksilver Declares Bankruptcy, Will Close 27 Stores

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http://ift.tt/1Q7BS6L ( James Crawford ) If you happen to have a gift card for Quiksilver sitting around idle, don’t use it as a tiny sur...

Weigh Your Insurance Options Carefully Before Choosing Where To Buy The New iPhone

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http://ift.tt/1UIE6A2 Back at the beginning, there used to be that there was only one way to get an iPhone: give AT&T at least $200 and ...

Walmart Knocks $1 Off Price Of 2-Year-Old Gaming Computer, Adds 44 Of Something

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http://ift.tt/1K33VTr Sure, most people in search of the finest gaming computer that $1,200 can buy wouldn’t head to Walmart, but that appar...

Sony: You Actually Shouldn’t Use Waterproof Xperia Phones Underwater

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http://ift.tt/1UMs979 A promotional photo for the Xperia Z5. Sony’s doing a bit of an about face after touting its Xperia devices as bein...

NASA TV Will Soon Bring Outer Space To Your Living Room In Ultra-HD 4K

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http://ift.tt/1J3rd7y Who needs to sit outside and gaze at the stars when you can get a more detailed view of space happenings from your tel...

Lyft & First National Bank Busted For Forcing Customers To Accept Robocalls & Spam Text

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http://ift.tt/1Bbz2sL ( Σπύρος Βάθης ) As we recently pointed out with the PayPal terms of service , it’s against the law for a company t...

Don’t Pay A Telemarketer $500 Up Front For A Discount Travel Club Membership

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http://ift.tt/1K2NsPb Everyone loves bargains, and there are some discount cards that are worthwhile. However, if someone calls you up and o...

California Debt Bill Allowing Consumers To Fight Unfair Default Judgments Passes Senate

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http://ift.tt/1K2NsP5 Daniel Lobo We recently told you how potentially millions of Americans are stuck with someone else’s debt because o...

You Can Now Make Your Own Pepsi At Home With A SodaStream

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http://ift.tt/1UMfXn1 ( JeepersMedia ) SodaStream recently said it’d be focusing more on sparkling waters than on competing with traditio...

Would You Pay $200 For A Machine That Only Brews Single Servings Of Tea?

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http://ift.tt/1M2ahDc ( JeepersMedia ) If you’re a fan of machines that dispense a single serving of liquid at a time, here’s to hoping y...

Google Fiber May Expand Again: San Diego, Irvine, Louisville Now On List

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http://ift.tt/1FC6Oqj Google’s expansion plan map Google has once again lengthened their shortlist of cities that could someday soon see ...

Etsy To Try Same-Day, Next-Day Delivery In New York City

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http://ift.tt/1F23aLf ( Kathy Z Tang ) With Amazon’s new “Handmade” platform trying to nose into territory that has long been the domain ...

Regulators Could Call On Other Parts Makers To Increase Production Of Replacement Takata Airbag Inflators

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http://ift.tt/1wAvgEf ( Listener42 ) Just days after federal regulators announced they would hold a public meeting to once again address...

Study Says Ancient North American Civilizations Shared Our Devotion To Caffeine

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http://ift.tt/1FC0RJG ( fordsbasement ) If this were a celebrity weekly the above headline would read, “Ancient Civilizations — They’re J...

Walmart Asks More Suppliers To Pay For Space In Warehouses And On Shelves, And They Rebel

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http://ift.tt/1NEeATJ ( Ben Schumin ) Walmart, the world’s biggest retailer, has an unimaginable amount of power over the vendors who sup...

Starbucks To Roll Out Mobile Ordering Nationwide, Accept Android Pay By End Of Month

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http://ift.tt/1FDEYfz ( ronnyg ) Android users – and those living in areas of the country where mobile ordering isn’t available at their ...

For-Profit Colleges Lead The Way On Loan Defaults: Report

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http://ift.tt/1KfuCFU ( RiddimRyder ) During the Great Recession, the growing industry of for-profit colleges promised millions of Americ...

Jane Birkin Gives Hermès Permission To Continue Using Her Name On Crocodile Leather Bags

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http://ift.tt/1Ui0F9m ( twicepix ) Actress Jane Birkin and Hermès have come to terms over the pricy crocodile leather handbags that have ...

Discount Supermarket Chain Aldi Prepping To Take On Walmart & Others In U.S.

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http://ift.tt/1L0iAxT ( Mike Mozart ) When you mention the name of Germany-based supermarket chain Aldi to most Americans, you get one of...

Salmonella Outbreak In Minnesota Linked To At Least 17 Chipotle Restaurants

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http://ift.tt/1Q3DMtn ( Josh Bassett ) A salmonella outbreak in Minnesota that’s sickened 45 people and sent five to the hospital has bee...

After Twenty Years, Target To Drop Cherokee Brand Clothes

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http://ift.tt/1Cp5Ivh ( Mike Mozart ) The racks of clothing available at Target will look a bit different in two years, as the retailer a...

Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds

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http://ift.tt/1Q6hfrq Here are eight of the best photos that readers added to the Consumerist Flickr Pool in the last week, picked for usab...