Best All-Weather Tires

These tires are denoted by the same mountain/snowflake symbol on the sidewall that appears on dedicated winter/snow tires. This means they meet industry standards for winter traction. All-weather tires are a subset of main tire categories, meaning they’re mixed in among all-season and SUV all-season tires. There are eight tested all-weather tire models in our…

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Best Places to Buy Hearing Aids—and the Worst

Included in our newest ratings are 17 places to buy hearing aids: Amazon, Audibel, Beltone, Connect Hearing, Costco Wholesale, Eargo, ENT or otolaryngologist offices, Hear.com, HearingLife, HearUSA, hospitals or clinics, Jabra/Jabra Enhance, MD Hearing, Miracle-Ear, Sam’s Club, TruHearing, and the Veterans Administration.  Overall, 86 percent of members who bought a hearing aid said they were…

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Take Part in Veganuary and You Might See Yourself Differently

THIS ARTICLE IS republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Humans have long wrestled with their conscience about killing and eating animals. The “meat paradox” (the conflict between people’s preference for meat and their concern for animals) may have inspired cave paintings from 37,000 years ago. Since then, many leading thinkers have eschewed…

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Best Wireless Headphones (2025): Tested Over Many Hours

Wireless headphones are the default these days, and there are roughly one gazillion of them (and counting). We do our best to test them all, but not everything we test can make the big list. Here are some other great options worth trying. Soundcore Space A40 for $60: Even though they’ve moved off our main…

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Best Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids for You

Still, only a tiny fraction of adults over 40 with hearing difficulties have purchased an OTC hearing aid, according to a July 2023 survey from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. A major barrier is likely still cost, says Lindsay Creed, AuD, associate director of audiology practices at ASHA, though the introduction of a hearing aids feature…

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Buy Now, Pay Later Loans From Affirm, Afterpay, and Uplift Are a Risky Way to Pay for Flights, Hotels, and Cruises

The buy now, pay later industry is best known for its no-interest, no-fee “pay-in-four” loans, which consumers pay back in four installments over about two months. Because pay-in-fours don’t require the kind of “hard” credit check that can affect one’s credit score, these loans are often approved in seconds.  Buy now, pay later companies also…

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How to Prevent Your Pipes From Freezing

If you turn on a faucet and only a trickle comes out, you may well have a frozen pipe. “If you suspect the pipes are frozen, be careful when thawing them out because if the pipe has already burst, the water will come flowing out and flood your home,” says John Galeotafiore, who oversees Consumer…

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Ford and Lincoln Recall More Cars and SUVs to Fix Backup Cameras

Vehicles Recalled• Ford Flex SUVs manufactured between May 1, 2019, and Dec. 2, 2019.• Ford Fiesta hatchbacks and sedans manufactured between June 3, 2019, and Aug. 1, 2019.• Lincoln MKT SUVs manufactured between June 3, 2019, and Oct. 11, 2019. The problem: The backup cameras on these vehicles may stop displaying an image or they may show a…

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