Americans love their credit card rewards more than ever. For card companies, perhaps too much. When the Covid-19 pandemic halted travel—and travel spending—some speculated that it might also ground credit cards.

Card companies had for years leaned on travel-related rewards and point systems to attract wealthier customers and bigger spenders.

These often work by awarding points for every dollar spent, which can be redeemed for goods or services from banks’ reward-cards partners, such as airlines or hotel chains.

Some even just award a couple percentage points in cash back. But as Americans began concentrating their spending on everyday purchases closer to home, a lot of volume shifted to debit cards.

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LOWER MERION, Pa. - The parent of a 5th grade student at Bala Cynwyd Middle School is keeping his child away from school after he says he showed up on a "kill list" made by other students.The parent, who asked to remain anonymous, said they received a call from Lower Merion School officials on Mar. 27 - the same day six were killed in a school shooting in Nashville - and told their son had been threatened. "Other students suggested that a list be made of students within the building who they hoped are shot," the parent told FOX 29's Jeff Cole.

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A man who died due to Covid is found alive after two years in Madhya Pradesh

Covid in 2021, Kanwan police station in-charge Ram Singh Rathore said citing a family members' statement. However, despite receiving medical attention, Patidar passed away and was declared dead by the attending doctors. His family members received the body from the hospital and performed the last rites.

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House Speaker McCarthy rounds 100 days in office, faces tough road ahead

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 24: Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks during a news conference outside of his office at the U.S. Capitol on January 24, 2023 in Washington, DC.

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'Its not a panic situation': Dr Randeep Guleria on rising COVID-19 cases

#WATCH | Patna, Bihar: The Covid19 cases have increased, but hospital admissions haven't increased. It's not a panic situation. High-risk groups and the elderly need to take extra precautions: Dr Randeep Guleria, former AIIMS-Delhi Director pic.twitter.com/vlKyrEl49Z Earlier in the day, the Union Health Ministry data said that India's active caseload has gone up to 53,720.

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Alberta Premier Smith, with election looming, announces new limits on media questions

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India's active COVID-19 cases exceed 53,000, signaling pandemic concerns

COVID-19 cases in the country, a health expert has advised people to wear masks and follow Covid-appropriate behaviour. Dr Sandeep Nayar, Pulmonologist, HOD, BLK Hospital said that masks should be made mandatory in crowded places. "Amid a rise in COVID-19 cases, it is most important that people start wearing masks.

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Bob Lee stabbed following dispute involving alleged killer's sister, court docs reveal

SAN FRANCISCO - Before Nima Momeni allegedly stabbed high-profile tech executive Bob Lee three times with a kitchen knife, he drove his victim to a secluded area, fuming over some dispute involving his younger sister and vowing to "come down hard" on him, prosecutors alleged in court papers released Friday. Prosecutors outlined the hours before the deadly April 4 encounter, describing Lee hanging out with Momeni's younger sister, Khazar, and other friends, in a court motion seeking to detain the 38-year-old defendant in custody. The San Francisco district attorney's office charged Momeni with murder and an enhancement of using a knife after police arrested him at his Emeryville home on Thursday morning. Momeni made his first court appearance on the charges Friday but did not speak. His sister, Khazar Momeni, and her husband, Dr.

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Supreme Court asked to preserve abortion pill access rules

WASHINGTON - A drug manufacturer asked the Supreme Court on Friday to preserve access to its abortion drug free from restrictions imposed by lower court rulings, while a legal fight continues.Danco Laboratories filed its emergency request with the high court less than two days after an appeals court ruling in a case from Texas that had the effect of tightening the rules under which the drug, mifepristone, can be prescribed and dispensed.The new limits would take effect Saturday unless the court acts before then.The fight over mifepristone lands at the Supreme Court less than a year after conservative justices reversed Roe v. Wade and allowed more than a dozen states to effectively ban abortion outright.An appeal from the Biden administration also is expected.The abortion drug Mifepristone, also known as RU486, is pictured in an abortion clinic February 17, 2006 in Auckland, New Zealand.

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Will we ever know how many people died of covid-19 in China?

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Covid-like deadly pandemic could hit the world in next decade

Covid-19 could take place in the next decade as viruses emerge more frequently, with rapid vaccine rollout the key to reducing fatalities, according to a predictive health analytics firm. Climate change, growth in international travel, increasing populations and the threat posed by zoonotic diseases contribute to the risk, according to London-based Airfinity Ltd.

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Centre to revamp soil health card initiative to aid farmers

₹596.51 crore to analyze 50 million soil specimens in the coming three years. The revamped programme is set for a launch by the month-end. Intense cultivation and excessive use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides have been affecting India’s soil fertility.

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‘I love fashion’: Toronto teacher’s outfits go viral on social media

A teacher in Etobicoke, Ont., is going viral on social media because of how she dresses for school.

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PM Modi will dedicate health infra projects worth ₹3,400 cr to Assam tomorrow

₹3,400 crore to the nation. The Prime Minister will reach Guwahati airport around noon. Then he will visit the AIIMS Guwahati campus to inspect its newly built campus and subsequently, dedicate it to the public. Apart from AIIMS, he will also dedicate three other medical colleges - Nalbari, Nagaon, and Kokrajhar -- to the nation.

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Why your tax refund could be smaller than last year

NEW YORK - Expecting a tax refund? It could be smaller than last year. And with inflation still high, that money won't go as far as it did a year ago.The 90 million taxpayers who have filed as of March 31 got refunds that were an average of nearly 10% less than last year, in part due to pandemic relief programs expiring.

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This looks like the last gasp of the pandemic

Unless we are in for a nasty surprise, India may currently be watching the ‘end of covid’ as forecast. We have had a harsh run. Let’s keep watch and see it through till it goes endemic Pandemics have no expiry date.

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NPR stops using Twitter after labeled 'Government-funded Media'

WASHINGTON - National Public Radio says it will no longer maintain its Twitter accounts after the social media platform labeled the organization "Government-funded Media.""NPR will no longer actively maintain its flagship Twitter (@NPR) or any other official NPR accounts, and we are officially deemphasizing Twitter across the organization," the group said on its website Wednesday.Earlier this month, Twitter labeled NPR as "state-affiliated media" - a term it also uses for propaganda outlets in Russia and China. They later revised the label on NPR's account to "Government-funded Media."NPR said Twitter refused repeated requests to remove the "state-affiliated media" label.

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India’s covid success story hailed the world over as a role model in crisis management: Jitendra Singh

NEW DELHI : Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Wednesday said that India’s Covid success story is hailed the world over as a role model in crisis management. Delivering the inaugural address of the national conference on “Disaster Resilient Methodologies on Pandemic" at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), the minister said that India’s Covid management was hugely successful under the able leadership of our Prime Minister Narendra Modi. During the Covid pandemic, when the world thought that India would be the biggest Covid hotspot, we emerged stronger and within 2 years, came out with 2 vaccines and provided the same to more than 50 countries around the world, he added.

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PM Modi to launch health infra projects worth ₹3,400 cr in Assam on Friday

₹1120 crores, is a state of the art Hospital having capacity of 750 beds New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Assam on 14 April to lay the foundation stone of various projects worth more than ₹3,400 crores. Modi will dedicate to the nation the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Guwahati and three other medical colleges in the state, according to an official release. ‘The operationalization of AIIMS, Guwahati will mark a momentous occasion for the state of Assam and the entire North-East region.

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How Patanjali and pandemic reshaped Dabur

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Police investigating threat made against Delaware County high school on Instagram

DELAWARE COUNTY - A threat against a high school in Delaware County has prompted law enforcement to take action Tuesday morning.Students and staff are expected to see an increased police presence at Interboro High School, in addition to the school resource officer.Police say a threat was made against the high school in Prospect Park on Instagram Monday night."The writer claims that he plans on harming students and staff members on today’s date," Prospect Park Police Chief Dave Madonna said in a Facebook post.MORE HEADLINES:While officials say they don't believe the threat is credible, they are taking necessary precautions."Someone wanted attention when they posted this, and now they definitely have ours," Madonna said.

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Post-COVID woe: Atlantic City casino earns fell 4.6% in '22

ATLANTIC CITY - Three years after the coronavirus pandemic erupted, Atlantic City's casinos are collectively struggling to get back to where they were before COVID-19 in terms of profitability.Figures released Monday by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement show that the city's nine casinos collectively had a gross operating profit of $731.2 million in 2022.

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Justice Department appeals Texas court ruling to halt order of commonly used abortion pill

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Some of your tax credit payments might be delayed, CRA warns. Here’s why

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Krispy Kreme will give students free doughnuts for A's on report card

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Singaporean conglomerate Temasek signs agreement to acquire 41% stake in Manipal Health

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More security planned after crowd of juveniles prompts South Philadelphia carnival shutdown

PHILADELPHIA - Officials are vowing to beef up security after what police called an "unruly" crowd of hundreds of juveniles prompted the shutdown of a south Philadelphia carnival.Police said an officer reported a large fight involving juveniles at the Easter carnival at about 7:30 p.m. Friday, and responding officers called for more units "due to approximately 500 unruly juveniles at the location." Related A night of family fun came to an abrupt end when police say hundreds of ‘unruly’ juveniles descended on South Philadelphia Friday.Police said the carnival was shut down and the crowds were dispersed before 10 p.m.

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Covid-19 may have originated from humans, claims Chinese scientist

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Princess Cruises opens sales for its longest ever world voyage

The 2,200-passenger Island Princess will visit 51 destinations, sailing to the Mediterranean, Central America, Africa, Asia and Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific. (Credit: Princess Cruise) Princess Cruises opened sales for its longest voyage yet- a 116 day cruise, touring six continents and starting at $19,999 per person. The full cruise starts at $19,999 per person for an inside stateroom, based on double occupancy.The 2,200-passenger Island Princess will visit 51 destinations, sailing to the Mediterranean, Central America, Africa, Asia and Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific.In total, passengers will experience 26 countries and cover 33,500 nautical miles.ROYAL CARIBBEAN CEO 'OPTIMISTIC' ABOUT FUTURE OF SAILING DESPITE GROWING RECESSION TALKWorld travelers will be given the option to depart from Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Jan.

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Arrest made after man killed in broad daylight in Overbrook, police say

PHILADELPHIA - A man is dead after a daytime shooting rang out in Philadelphia's Overbrook section Saturday afternoon.Police were called to the 1400 block of 54th Street to find a gunshot victim around 1 p.m.The 50-year-old man was shot once in the chest, and pronounced dead at a local hospital.MORE HEADLINES:An arrest was made, and weapon recovered, according to authorities.Police have yet to announce further details, including what led to the deadly shooting.

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PM Modi has brought preventive health into focus for first time in India: Jitendra Singh

The minister said that the need of the hour is using diverse Indian data to develop indigenous solutions to India’s medical health issues. New Delhi: Union minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for bringing ‘preventive health care‘ into focus. “It is under the leadership of PM Modi that in just a span of two years, India could produce two DNA vaccines and one nasal vaccine," he said while addressing the delegates participating in the Thyrocon, as Chief Guest at GMC Jammu.

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Pandemic spurs Indian firms to boost CSR spending, compliance

NEW DELHI : The number of companies defaulting on their corporate social responsibility (CSR) spending commitments plummeted in FY21, even as an increasing number of companies went beyond their legal obligations to contribute to their communities, corporate affairs ministry data showed. The encouraging trend of companies complying with their CSR obligations and many going beyond comes after legislative changes kicked in on 22 January 2021.

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COVID-19 origin mystery continues, Chinese researchers publish data from Wuhan market

ALSO READ: Biden signs law declassifying US intel on Covid origin Meanwhile, the World Health Organization reiterated calls for China to share information, insisting that all hypotheses would continue to remain on the table until this happened. Data from the early days of the COVID pandemic was briefly uploaded by Chinese scientists to an international database last month.

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Kansas approves bill to end gender-affirming care for transgender youth

FILE-A transgender woman speaks at a Transgender Day of Visibility event on March 31, 2023. (Photo by Aimee Dilger/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) TOPEKA, Kan. - Republican legislators in Kansas approved a plan early Friday to end gender-affirming care for transgender youth, capping a week of intensifying efforts to rolling back LGBTQ rights like other states with GOP-controlled legislatures.The Kansas House voted 70-52 to pass a bill requiring the state's medical board to revoke the licenses of doctors who provide gender-affirming care to minors, even though many professionals who deal with transgender youth see such care as vital to preserving their mental health and preventing suicides. The Senate then voted 23-12 to approve the measure, sending it to Democratic Gov.

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How did COVID-19 start? WHO chief says it’s impossible to know unless…

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World Health Day: PM Modi expresses gratitude for healthcare workers, health minister shares glimpse of health strategy

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Amid Covid surge, Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya to hold review meet today

pic.twitter.com/nH06TGEayb On Thursday, India logged 5,335 fresh coronavirus cases, the highest in 195 days, while the active cases have increased to 25,587, according to the Union health ministry data updated showed. India’s active Covid caseload currently stands at 25,587 with a daily positivity rate of 3.32 per cent, the ministry said.

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Supreme Court rules transgender student can run girls track in West Virginia

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed a 12-year-old transgender girl in West Virginia to continue competing on her middle school’s girls sports teams while a lawsuit over a state ban continues.The justices refused to disturb an appeals court order that made it possible for the girl, Becky Pepper-Jackson, to continue playing on her school’s track and cross-country teams, where she regularly finishes near the back of the pack.Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas would have allowed West Virginia to enforce its law against Pepper-Jackson.Pepper-Jackson is in the middle of the outdoor track season. She had filed a lawsuit challenging the law, the Save Women’s Sports Act, which West Virginia lawmakers adopted in 2021.

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Rancocas food pantry set to reopen after theft closed it; pantry seeking non-perishable donations

RANCOCAS, N.J. - A woman whose food pantry was ransacked in 2021 is getting much needed help. During the pandemic, the woman saw a need and opened a food bank, which someone then robbed."I am so grateful and verklempt about the whole thing. When she told me, I just broke down crying," Linda Orsuto commented.Orsuto started the food pantry in front of her Rancocas Village antique store.

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Are robot waiters the future? Some in restaurant industry think so

FILE - A robot serves to the customers at the Naulo restaurant in Kathmandu, Nepal on Sept. 17, 2022.

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Anti-vaccine activist RFK Jr. challenging Biden in 2024

File: Attorney Robert Kennedy Jr. speaks as hundreds gather in Times Square to protest vaccination mandate during a "Freedom Rally" in New York City on October 16, 2021.

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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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