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Getting hung up on cell phone insurance

If you’ve purchased a cell phone recently, your head is probably still swimming. There is a seemingly endless array of new phones with an equally endless array of options. Between applications and rate plans, accessories and coverage areas, the process has become so complicated, it can drive even the calmest consumer batty.

Scope recalled over defective caps

Consumer products maker Procter & Gamble Co. on Friday recalled certain one-liter bottles of Scope Original Mint and Scope Peppermint mouthwash in the U.S. and Canada because their child-resistant caps might malfunction.

Children’s tiaras recalled over lead concerns

About 7,300 children’s tiaras, made in China and imported by Wilton Industries Inc. of Woodridge,  have been recalled because they  contain high levels of lead, which is dangerous for young children.