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The Internal Revenue Service says the government's issues won't be affecting your tax refunds this year. The agency plans to wait until the end of tax season to furlough its employees, forcing them to take days off without pay.

Many government employees have already started receiving furlough notices. This is all part of those forced budget cuts that are going into effect.

Not a single American car made Consumer Reports' list of the top 10 picks for 2013.

Here are some that did: The Hyundai Elantra was named best budget car. The top mid-size sedan went to the Honda Accord. And the magazine picked the Toyota Highlander as top mid-size SUV.

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This should come as no shocker to all the parents out there: The vast majority of grandparents –- 89% -- admit to spoiling their grandkids.

And when it comes to spending time together, shopping is the second most popular activity (behind watching movies or TV at home). Nearly all of grandparents -- 96% -- say they’ve spent money on their grandkids at one point or another.