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Debate over cold meds for kids hinges on safety issue
Liz Hoffman
The first frost of the season hit Boston last week, and as every parent knows, the colds, coughs, stuffy noses and sore throats aren’t far behind.
But when parents go to the medicine aisle this winter, they may find fewer options, the result of a new set of federal recommendations handed down late last month.
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Mass. auto insurance overhaul is underway
Steve LeBlanc
Most drivers can look forward to a drop in their car insurance rates under the state’s new competitive system, but insurance officials couldn’t say how big the average decrease would be statewide.
Under the old system, where the state set one rate for all insurers, rates fell by 11.7 percent last year.
Consumer advocates have suggested that with the old system, car owners could have looked at another cut of at least 10 percent this year. Full story
Hub student helps U.S. newcomers find refuge
Daniela Caride
Shirley Austin has been through a lot.
Her family could have been killed during confrontations between Muslims and Christians in Jos, Nigeria, in the 1990s. For seven years, she couldn’t see her mother, Josephine, who fled to the United States, afraid of local riots. She left Africa at 17 in search of safety and a chance to reunite her family.
And still, Shirley considers herself “very lucky.” Full Story
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