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Dehumidifiers Recalled After Causing $2 Million in Property Damage
More than 2.2 million dehumidifiers have been flagged in a massive recall because they can overheat, smoke and catch fire. The Consumer Product Safety Commission says the recalled dehumidifiers have been linked to 46 fires and more than $2.15 million in property damage.
3 Financial Moves to Make Before You Buy a Home
Home sales in the U.S. are skyrocketing as interest rates remain at historically low levels. In fact, Zillow expects nearly 7 million existing-home sales this year—the most since 2005. With so many prospective homebuyers on the market, you too may be wondering if it’s time to take the plunge into homeownership. Before you begin hunting…
800,000 Baby Video Monitor Batteries Recalled
Uh oh! Summer Infant has recalled more than 800,000 rechargeable batteries used in baby video monitors because of a burn hazard.According to theConsumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the batteries can overheat and rupture, potentially burning users.So far, Summer Infant has received 22 reports of overheating – including several incidents of smoke and minor property damage.Here’s what parents need to know:1. The products affected by the recall are the batteries …
Baby Stroller Recall
More than 96,000 Jeep Liberty strollers have been recalled by Kolcraft due to projectile hazard, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
GoldieBlox: A New Approach To Engineering For Girls
A friend of mine emailed me a video about a female engineer, Debbie Sterling, who was raising money for her new company. Frustrated that the engineering industry was so male-dominated, she created a construction toy for little girls with the purpose of exposing them to the world of engineering.