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LifeSmarts program ends season with successful event in Philly
What a year! The 2012 LifeSmarts season has come to a close with the 2012 National LifeSmarts Championship in Philadelphia, where the student team from Frederick, MD was crowned national LifeSmarts...
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Calling FDA attention to wacky grocery nutritional labeling system
In May, NCL filed a formal complaint with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) about a nutritional scoring system - used in 1,600 stores nationwide - that gives snack chips, soft drinks, and desserts...
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Watch out for scholarship scams
Graduation season means optimism about a bright future ahead. Unfortunately, scam artist know how stressful paying for college can be and they’ve tailored a fraud to separate eager students and their...
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Don’t let foodborne illness ruin summer celebrations
With temperatures heating up, many of us are heading outdoors to celebrate summertime with picnics, cookouts, and other gatherings. While warm weather creates the perfect atmosphere for family...
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You on Twitter? So are scammers
Many consumers find the popular social media site, Twitter, useful for staying in touch with friends and family and getting updates from organizations or famous people. Unfortunately, scammers see the...
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Bogus charities expected to prey on donations for wildfire aid
Recent wildfires in Colorado have destroyed hundreds of homes and have forced tens of thousands of residents to evacuate. In June, President Obama declared the situation a national disaster, and the...
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Leaders looking to curb soda consumption in anti-obesity efforts
Localities across the country are starting to take action to make consuming large quantities of sugar-laden sodas a little more difficult for consumers. What do you think? Read on.
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College kids and credit: making smart choices
This time of year, many parents are thinking about giving their college-bound children a credit or debit card to help pay for living expenses. Once they get to campus, many students may be shocked at...
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Labor Day: Demanding legal wages for hardworking Americans
End-of-summer barbecues, final trips to the beach, and the hectic start of the school year are usually what come to mind with the arrival of Labor Day. But with an increasingly erratic economy, high...
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Payday lending scams kicking consumers when they're down
Payday loans are notoriously bad deals for consumers, providing short-term fixes to financial dilemmas at an extremely high cost. Con artists are finding ways of making them even worse.
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Get off to a healthy start this school year
It’s back to school season for much of America. There are many ways – for the health and well-being of the entire family – that parents and their families can start the year off right.
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LifeSmarts season open for competition!
The 2012-2013 LifeSmarts season is officially underway this September, with a new competition year going live at the program’s online home, www.lifesmarts.org, along with a variety of new consumer...
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Meet this year's Trumpeter honoree: Labor legend Cecil E. Roberts
For more than 30 years, NCL's Trumpeter Award has recognized leaders who are not afraid to speak out for social justice and for the rights of consumers. NCL Trumpeter Award recipients are honored for...
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Ensuring safe treats this Halloween
From costumes and candy apples to haunted houses and hayrides, Halloween offers activities to please the most demure and daring alike. For parents of children planning to trick-or-treat, however,...
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Watch out for scholarship scams
Graduation season means optimism about a bright future ahead. Unfortunately, scam artist know how stressful paying for college can be and they’ve tailored a fraud to separate eager students and their...
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Meet NCL's 2012 intern class
This summer, NCL welcomed a total of 7 interns from around the world. Working in different departments, they each contributed to our Savvy Consumer blog, wrote new LifeSmarts questions, and worked...
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Celebrate National Cyber Security Month
It's National Cyber Security Awareness Month, and NCL is working to educate consumers about the most-commonly reported scams popping up online, often disguised as legitimate offers, meant to trick...
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Business directory scams preying on small business owners
The National Consumers League’s Fraud Center is warning businesses and non-profit organizations to be on the guard for con artists armed with bogus “invoices” for business directory listings. We...
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Latest on meningitis outbreak
A multistate fungal meningitis outbreak has occurred among patients who received an injectable steroid. The New England Compounding Center (NECC) based in Farmingham, MA, distributed contaminated...
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Seasonal workers: avoid wage theft this holiday season
‘Tis the season of temporary holiday work. As unemployment continues to hover around eight percent, many Americans will be on the lookout for seasonal work this year. But before starting any new job,...
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