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Why a Visa-Mastercard legal settlement could lead to your rewards credit card getting declinedNov 13, 2025 2:24 pm - Visa and Mastercard have proposed a settlement in their long-running legal dispute with merchants over interchange fees. This new settlement, announced Monday, could impact how customers use their credit cards. Merchants may now choose not to accept certain high-reward cards due to higher fees.
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Justice Department sues to block California US House map in clash that could tip control of CongressNov 13, 2025 2:01 pm - The Justice Department on Thursday sued to block new congressional district boundaries approved by California voters last week, joining a court battle that could help determine which party wins control of the U.S. House in 2026.
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From gowns to pantsuits, Michelle Obama explains her iconic fashion picks in ‘The Look’Nov 13, 2025 11:52 am - On any day during her eight years as first lady of the United States, Michelle Obama said she could go from giving a speech to meeting with a counterpart from another country to digging in her vegetable garden with groups of schoolchildren. And her clothes had to be ready for that, which she details in her new book, “The Look.”
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Sarah Jessica Parker to be honored with Carol Burnett Award at the Golden GlobesNov 13, 2025 10:46 am - Sarah Jessica Parker is going from someone who gives out prizes to getting one. The Emmy- and Screen Actors Guild Award-winner — and judge for the 2025 Booker Prize — was named Thursday as the recipient of the Carol Burnett Award for her “outstanding contributions to television on or off screen.”
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Now, it’s her story: HBO’s steamy ‘Seduction’ reimagines ‘Dangerous Liaisons’ with a female gazeNov 13, 2025 10:22 am - “Welcome to the delicious hell that is high society,” beckons the trailer for “The Seduction,” HBO Max’s steamy new French-language drama inspired by “Dangerous Liaisons” premiering Friday.
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Nicolas Cage’s ‘The Carpenter’s Son’ turns an apocryphal text about Jesus’ youth into a horror filmNov 13, 2025 9:50 am - When filmmaker Lotfy Nathan was introduced to the apocryphal text about Jesus’ childhood, he immediately began poring over it as a springboard for what would eventually become “The Carpenter’s Son,” the supernatural thriller starring Nicolas Cage opening in theaters Friday.
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Netflix’s new ‘Last Samurai Standing’ pays respect to the originalNov 13, 2025 9:10 am - “Last Samurai Standing,” a Netflix series launching on Thursday, is set in a Japan where the feudal samurai era is about to end. The hero, Saga Kokushu, played by Junichi Okada, is one of dozens of samurai in a live-or-die survival game to save family, community and honor.
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Ukraine’s army chief visits besieged city as Zelenskyy confronts graft scandalNov 13, 2025 8:11 am - Ukraine’s top military commander said Thursday he visited troops holding the front line in a key eastern city besieged by Russian forces, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy grappled with the fallout from a corruption scandal that has engulfed his administration.
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Disney streaming and parks shine in fourth quarter, but some TV networks, movies weakerNov 13, 2025 8:09 am - Disney's fourth-quarter performance was mixed as a weaker performance from its television networks and some films was buffered by strength in its streaming business and theme parks.
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50-year mortgages? NFL kickoff rules? Here’s where some of Trump’s latest musings standNov 13, 2025 7:20 am - President Donald Trump loves offering outlandish ideas and then repeating them until they start to become mainstream — even if they don't always come to fruition.