How to Make Your Car Last 200,000 Miles and More

To help your money-saving journey to the 200,000-mile club, our experts have mapped out what you need to do to get there. We’ve used a 2023 Toyota RAV4 as an example—the bestselling vehicle in America and popular among Consumer Reports members—but the checklist will be similar for most vehicles. Our guide focused on a used…

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Best Battery Riding Lawn Mowers of 2025

To get you ratings and reviews of the latest models by early spring, we travel to our mower testing facility in Fort Myers, Fla., to conduct tests in late winter at grounds we prepare each year.  We plant 1,800 pounds of grass seed (predominantly annual rye, prized for its dense growth) and cut 500,000 square…

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Trump’s Trade War Is Strengthening China’s Soft Power

Trump administration officials have promoted the tariffs as a way to boost US manufacturing and create more high-paying jobs. But American small business owners painted a very different picture of the situation on TikTok. In one video, the founder of a trendy hair accessories brand rolled her eyes and explained that the company’s products “literally…

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Baby Shampoos Without Harmful Chemicals

Hair needs are unique to each individual, and your child might benefit from a bathtime routine tailored to their specific hair type, whether wavy, curly, coily, or straight. To start, use only water to wash your baby’s hair for the first few baths before introducing a gentle shampoo, says Asamoa. If your baby’s hair becomes…

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Best Battery Mowers and Tractors for Mulching Your Grass

To get you ratings and reviews of the latest models by early spring, we travel to our mower testing facility in Fort Myers, Fla., to conduct tests in late winter at grounds we prepare each year.  We plant 1,800 pounds of grass seed (predominantly annual rye, prized for its dense growth) and cut 500,000 square…

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Most and Least Reliable Clothes Dryer Brands

Our owner satisfaction rating reflects the proportion of CR members who are extremely likely to recommend the dryer they bought to others. CR surveyed 56,562 members over a three-year span from 2022 to 2024, basing results on their experiences with 62,755 dryers purchased new between 2014 and 2024. If you’re just beginning your search for…

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Talking Cars 469: Driving the 2025 Nissan Murano

Main theme: The Nissan Murano gets a new look, inside and out, for 2025. It’s the midsized two-row SUV’s first revamp in nearly a decade, and it looks great. But we wonder who the target audience is, especially considering that we paid nearly $50,000 for our tested car. Read the 2025 Nissan Murano first drive. …

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