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I just purchased a car through a broker and will never purchase another car without him. It was the easiest most cost effective experience in my life and I cannot stand buying cars.

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Question is, do they think they look great, or do they realize they are 20lbs over, and everyone else sees it?

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LOS ANGELES - Spoiled crab meat, beef, and pig feet are among millions of pounds of decomposing food now rotting inside and outside a burned Lineage Logistics warehouse in Boyle Heights, creating a strong odor that residents say has become unbearable as cleanup efforts continue.

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crab meat

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"The smell goes into my throat. I had vomiting, gagging," Ramirez said.

"It’s not something you want to be smelling. You don’t want to wake up in the morning and get hit with that rancid dead body smell," said Oscar, a nearby resident.

Officials warn the decaying food mass poses an ongoing public health concern. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health says the remaining material could generate nuisance odors, attract pests, and create conditions consistent with potential biohazard concerns if not properly contained.

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Without looking at the dealer list, I imagine Sonic is on there.

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The Federal Trade Commission is sending letters to 97 auto groups nationwide, warning them that the prices they advertise must be the total price—including all mandatory fees—that consumers will be required to pay.

The letters encourage dealers to review their advertising and pricing practices, including ensuring advertised prices include all fees consumers will be required to pay when buying a vehicle. At a minimum, this includes evaluating advertised prices to ensure they match actual prices charged to consumers. The FTC will continue to monitor the marketplace, the letters state, and will take additional action as warranted to ensure compliance with the FTC Act and other rules the Commission enforces.

“The Trump-Vance FTC is committed to preventing auto dealers from misleading consumers with low advertised prices and then adding on mandatory fees at the end of the purchasing process,” said Christopher Mufarrige, Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection. “The FTC will remain focused on monitoring auto dealerships to ensure that the market functions efficiently and competitors are transparently competing on price.”

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The letters the FTC sent to the auto dealers cite several examples of illegal pricing practices in the auto industry including:

*advertising a price that does not reflect all required fees,

*advertising a price that reflects rebates or discounts not available to all consumers,

*advertising a price that fails to take into account the amount of an additional required down payment,

*conditioning the advertised price on consumers using dealer financing,
requiring consumers to buy additional items not reflected in the advertised price, and

*advertising unavailable or non-existent vehicles.

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Their Director of SNAP policy is somehow unaware that they take money from general mills, kelloggs and walmart?

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Rep. Brandon Gill asked Gina Plata-Niño, Director of SNAP Policy and Advocacy for the Food Research and Action Center, why her organization advocates that SNAP benefits cover sugary sodas like Coca-Cola, and eventually arrives at the questions: "Do organizations who profit off of food stamps fund your organization or businesses?" "Does General Mills fund your organization?"

"I don't have access to that information," the witness said.

"I do," Gill said. "It's right here. They do fund your organization. Do they profit off of food stamps?"


"Retailers are the major beneficiaries. That's where EBT dollars are utilized," the witness said.

"Yes, and they're profiting off of your advocacy. Do you think that that's a conflict of interest?" Gill asked, getting no response. "I think most people think that's a conflict of interest. I know you don't want to answer. My time is up."

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