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Three years after laws went into result to protect consumers from robocalls, a community profit advocacy throng says fewer than half of phone companies are in lawful operation, Betty Lin-Fisher reports.

That means many consumers are still subject to annoying robocalls and robotexts, which also makes them more susceptible to scams, said the U.S. PIRG Education fund.

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The fine print on condoms

If you habit secure sex, the IRS has some excellent information. Condoms now qualify as an itemized deduction, Medora Lee reports.

When the IRS recently announced recent levy brackets, standard deductions and other significant items for the 2025 levy period, it also issued Notice 2024-71. It says condoms for a taxpayer, spouse or dependent now qualify as a medical outlay and can be deducted if you itemize and your medical outgoings exceed 7.5% of adjusted gross turnover (AGI) for the year. AGI is total turnover minus deductions, or “adjustments” to turnover that you are eligible to receive.

It turns out that condoms are only one of many medical-related outgoings that qualify for a levy deduction.

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Pepsi workers in Chicago are out of a job after the business announced the immediate closure of the only plant left in the city on Monday, Amaris Encinas reports.

Pepsi employees were informed of the closure at about 5:45 a.m. ET, around the same period that Teamsters Local 727 received written notice from Pepsi attorneys. The selection to close the plant was a “challenging one,” PepsiCo Beverages North America said in a statement.

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Daniel de Visé covers money management for USA Today.