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AmEx to offer debit card that will accrue rewards points

AmEx to offer debit card that will accrue rewards points

NEW YORK (AP) — American Express on Tuesday launched a checking account that comes with a debit card that will allow its customers to accrue its popular Membership Rewards points the same way they do on its credit and charge cards.
Don't got Moxie? Maine's beloved soda is in short supply

Don't got Moxie? Maine's beloved soda is in short supply

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Depending on whom you ask, Maine is in the midst of either a curse or a blessing: a shortage of Moxie. Moxie, a polarizing beverage that is the state's official soft drink, is in short supply because of supply chain woes.
Review: Book recalls '64 coast-to-coast adventure in a bus

Review: Book recalls '64 coast-to-coast adventure in a bus

“Cronies” by Ken Babbs (Tsunami Press) Author Ken Kesey, flush with cash from the publication of “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” filled an aging, broken-down school bus with friends in 1964 and led them on a drug-fueled drive across America, later
Money on the table: child credit $ available via tax returns

Money on the table: child credit $ available via tax returns

The Biden administration wants families with children to know that there is roughly $193 billion waiting for them — all they need to do is file their taxes to claim it.
When to start planting seeds indoors? Check your frost date

When to start planting seeds indoors? Check your frost date

February marks the midpoint of winter, and with spring just over the horizon, many gardeners are dreaming of sunny days and dirty fingernails.
Millennial Money: Watch for debt collectors, scams on social

Millennial Money: Watch for debt collectors, scams on social

Social media is where you watch cooking videos, gaze at photos of dreamy travel destinations and doomscroll through endless news headlines. Now, sites like Instagram, Facebook and Twitter could also be where debt collectors slide into your DMs.
‘Dune’ director out, KStew in and more Oscars surprises

‘Dune’ director out, KStew in and more Oscars surprises

The 94th Oscar nominations were full of surprises in both satisfying and disappointing ways, but when there are only five nominees in most categories, it's almost guaranteed that a few favorites will miss the cut.
Dutch government names commissioner to tackle #MeToo issues

Dutch government names commissioner to tackle #MeToo issues

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch government appointed a commissioner Tuesday to tackle sexual abuse and intimidation, after recent high-profile #MeToo cases shocked the European Union nation.
31M Americans to bet on Super Bowl, gambling group estimates

31M Americans to bet on Super Bowl, gambling group estimates

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A record 31.5 million Americans plan to bet on this year's Super Bowl, according to estimates released Tuesday by the gambling industry's national trade group. The American Gaming Association forecasts that over $7.
Review: Birdsong offers 3 powerful portraits of womanhood

Review: Birdsong offers 3 powerful portraits of womanhood

“Nobody’s Magic” by Destiny O. Birdsong (Grand Central Publishing) Destiny O. Birdsong’s "Nobody’s Magic" tells three separate stories, each centering on a Black albino woman living in Shreveport, Louisiana.
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