By Sara Rathner The Covid-19 pandemic forced credit card companies to make dramatic changes in 2020, some of which will continue into 2021. Many issuers tightened their underwriting, leaving consumers with fewer card options to choose from if they had less-than-good credit. Balance transfer cards all but disappeared, with some […]
Year: 2021
Gyms and recreation centers in Pennsylvania had to close around Thanksgiving for three weeks to slow the spread of COVID-19 by: Samone Blair Posted: Jan 4, 2021 / 06:11 AM EST / Updated: Jan 4, 2021 / 09:04 AM EST SHARON, Pa. (WKBN) – Pennsylvania businesses that have been shut […]
Whether British skiers and snowboarders will be able to travel restriction- or quarantine-free to the French Alps this winter remains to be seen. Additionally, while ski resorts have been open for other activities since mid-December, a decision on whether ski lifts in France will be allowed to open, many for […]
It takes quiet reflection and a little time to complete these forms. As I wrote my instructions for making health decisions, I wanted to offer guidance for the situations I might not imagine now. I thought the best way to do that was to include my thoughts about what I […]
The Detroit News Published 9:47 p.m. ET Jan. 6, 2021 Jan. 6, 2019, was the worst day of my life. On that day I lost my family. My sister Rima, brother-in-law Issam and two nieces and a nephew were driving home from vacation, when a drunk driver hit their SUV head on, […]
Employees inside the casino prepare for the opening of MGM Cotai in Macau, China February 13, 2018. HONG KONG (Reuters Breakingviews) – There’s a new gamble worth taking for MGM Resorts International. One of its Asian investors, Snow Lake, wants the U.S. casino operator to sell a fifth of its […]
The hunt for the ‘SoHo Karen’ has gone cross-country. Two New York City police detectives are traveling to California in pursuit of Miya Ponsetto, the woman who was recorded on Dec. 26 allegedly assaulting a 14-year-old Black child after she falsely accused him of stealing her iPhone at the Arlo […]
With Democrats on the cusp of winning the narrowest possible control of the Senate, President-elect Joe Biden faces a wider avenue for enacting some of his campaign agenda, though the chamber’s legislative procedures will still pose limits. Raphael Warnock beat Republican opponent Kelly Loeffler in Georgia’s runoff elections on Tuesday, […]
Sandra has a small dark birthmark under her left eye, as does the actress, Clare Dunne, who plays her. The effect is that of a permanent shiner, a bruise that never goes away. It makes an eloquent metaphor for a woman struggling to recover from the trauma of domestic abuse. […]
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — The storming of the U.S. Capitol is a jarring but natural product of years of violence and hateful rhetoric stoked by disinformation and conspiracy theories, experts on far-right extremism said as they pored over images of Wednesday’s riot. Members of far-right groups, including the violent […]
“At a time when New York faces a historic budget deficit due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the current online sports wagering structure incentivizes a large segment of New York residents to travel out of state to make online sports wagers or continue to patronize black markets,” Cuomo said. An industry […]
(CNN) — The year 2020 is finally behind us, and let’s be honest: Things can only go up from here. That’s especially true for video games, with a ton of great releases lined up for 2021 on just about every platform. The new PS5 and Xbox Series X should […]
Recent editorials from Florida newspapers: ___ Jan. 3 The Palm Beach Post on problems with Florida’s unemployment system: At the risk of sounding like a record (remember those?) that continuously skips to the point of irritation, we must ask: What’s the progress on updating CONNECT, Florida’s infamous unemployment compensation system […]
Among the many bills sitting on Gov. Baker’s desk is one requiring cities and towns to notify residents any time raw sewage ends up in a local river or water body. As gross — and alarming — as it sounds, sewage dumps actually happen hundreds of times every year in […]
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia today announced the new world-class gaming and entertainment destination located in the Stadium District will open on January 19, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. with a series of reservation-only Preview Days for Live! Rewards Club members. The Preview Days will […]
Kylie Jenner, 23, faced backlash on Wednesday after launching a new hand sanitizer through Kylie Skin. Karwai Tang/Getty Images Kylie Jenner announced a new $7 hand sanitizer from her company, Kylie Skin. Some people have accused Jenner of profiting off the pandemic by selling hand sanitizer, while others have come […]
The pandemic has caused many people to reassess their priorities. There is talk of moving out of the city, simplifying life and saving more money. “I’m not going to spend money like that anymore,” my millennial daughter told me recently, talking about past shopping sprees on handbags, jewelry, and yes, […]
What a year! Last January, deans and employers alike were asking the same question: Is the full-time MBA dying? After all, applications had been down, thanks to a turbo-charged economy and a wave of new graduate degree options. Come summer, applications surged as prospective students sought shelter from a pandemic […]
monkeybusinessimages / Getty Images/iStockphoto Local governments collect property taxes to pay for community needs like public safety, education, infrastructure, street maintenance and recreation. Typically, property taxes are based on home values — and the tax rate varies among municipalities. Find Out: 30 Ways To Upgrade Your Home Without Blowing Your […]
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia today announced the new world-class gaming and entertainment destination located in the Stadium District will open on January 19, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. with a series of reservation-only Preview Days for Live! Rewards Club members. The Preview Days will […]
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It’s sad, but it’s been a golden age for swindlers. They are preying upon millions by pitching various pandemic-related scams. Americans have been swindled out of some $160 million since the beginning of 2020, reports atlasvpn.com. That translates into more than 118,000 individual cases of fraud. How are they getting […]
At a checkpoint for a vaccination site in South L.A. on Tuesday, officers from the Los Angeles Fire Department turned away those who did not have an appointment and documentation of a job in the healthcare industry. (Christina House/Los Angeles Times) Los Angeles County’s vaccine distribution effort hit a rocky […]