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Joel Griffith: Big box retailers pocketed free checking account perks — now they want your credit card rewards

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:58:52 GMT

Most of us don’t give much thought to the process of using a credit card. We just know it’s convenient, and we enjoy the rewards many card-issuers offer. But if Big Box retailers get their way through the Orwellian-named Credit Card Competition Act, that will change. We’ll be paying more in fees and higher interest rates while earning fewer rewards as merchants try to shift their costs onto you.To see why, consider what happens when you use a credit card.Quite a bit happens before and after a transaction that takes mere seconds. A network — called an interchange platform — quickly determines whether your credit card is valid and if you have sufficient credit available. And within hours of the purchase, credit supplied on your behalf by your card issuer flows through the interchange platform and is deposited as funds in the merchant’s checking account.Hundreds of banks worldwide issue credit cards with unique interest rates, repayment terms, and re...

Erwin Chemerinsky: A federal judge’s gag order against Trump may be satisfying. But it isn’t constitutional

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:58:52 GMT

Although I often wish that Donald Trump would shut up, he has a constitutional right not to. A federal judge went too far in restricting his free expression Monday when she imposed a gag order on the former president.U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who is presiding over the Washington prosecution of Trump for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection, ordered him to refrain from rhetoric targeting prosecutors and court personnel as well as inflammatory statements about likely witnesses.Chutkan issued the order in response to a motion from special counsel Jack Smith. Trump has said on social media that Smith is “deranged,” that the judge is “a radical Obama hack” and that the court system is “rigged.” He has also attacked potential witnesses such as former Vice President Mike Pence.“This is not about whether I like the language Mr. Trump uses,” Chutkan said in announcing her decision from the bench. “This is about language tha...

Cannabis roll out woes continue

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:58:52 GMT

AMSTERDAM, N.Y. (NEWS10) - As the cannabis industry continues to be plagued with a slower rollout than expected, NEWS10 visited a capital region shop still on hold to find out how the latest New York Supreme Court ruling is keeping them from opening. Former baby food plant to start growing marijuana The owners of Amsterdam Cannabis say they have met all the requirements needed by the state to open an adult use recreational marijuana dispensary in Montgomery County. “We have been ready for about three months to open,” said Chief Executive Officer Tommy Marcellino.Tony Marcellino, Chief Operating Officer, told NEWS10 about the process that has taken longer than he expected.  “We were awarded a license in April. And then started our build out and you know, everything, coordinating everything. And have been done with that since the beginning of August.”And that’s when a New York Supreme Court put a stop to the process. it was part of a lawsuit filed by a group of veterans over ho...

Delaware Av Boys & Girls Club re-opens this week

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:58:52 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Out of the ashes, the Delaware Avenue Boys and Girls club is back following a fire nearly 2 weeks ago. Starting tomorrow these doors will open once again to welcome teenagers back to the facility.MORE NEWS from NEWS 10"It’s surreal to think like a week ago. We didn't think we were going to open this gym for our kids to come back in but tomorrow all of this will be kind of cleared out the gym is clean smelling good…” said David Gordon the club’s program director.He says following countless hours of manpower, after school programs have resumed, and Come Connect Church was able to hold it's Sunday services in the gym. When the gym officially reopens tomorrow night, the club will host a teen night and resume youth sports."When teens come back, we got a lot of programs…volleyball, some frisbee, some indoor kickball…" Gordon previewed. For Gordon who grew up in Albany, the recovery process was a labor of love. "I know Albany. I've seen the transitions of Albany fro...

Bardavon Theater to host free Nosferatu screening with live organ

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:58:52 GMT

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Bardavon Theater announced they will be hosting a free screening of the horror movie "Nosferatu", accompanied by a live score performed on Wurlitzer organ. The event is scheduled for October 28 at 7:30 p.m. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! The classic vampire film was released in 1922, six years before the Bardavon's iconic organ was installed in 1928. The Mighty Wurlitzer will be played for the screening by world renowned organist Juan Cardona Jr. The Bardavon Theater is located at 35 Market Street in Poughkeepsie. The screening is open to the public, with no registration required.

Delivery truck hits Maple Avenue Bridge in Glenville

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:58:52 GMT

GLENVILLE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- On Thursday afternoon, Glenville Police responded to Maple Avenue for the report of a bridge strike. Police located a 2021 Kenworth delivery truck operated by Steven Pulcher, 51, of Hudson. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Pulcher told the officers that he was following his GPS and did not know the height of the vehicle. Police charged him with three vehicle and traffic law violations and the Glenville Town Code for disobeying an over-height warning.No injuries were reported. The bridge strike closed Maple Avenue for approximately one hour and 15 minutes.

Troy man gets 25 years for attempted murder

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:58:52 GMT

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A 23-year-old male from Troy will serve 25 years in state prison and five years of post-release supervision after being convicted of attempted murder. Zack Zeoli was accused of shooting a victim in the vicinity of 5th Avenue and Rensselaer Street in August 2022. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Zeoli was sentenced to 15 years for criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, 5 to 15 years for a forgery charge, and 2 1/3 to 7 years for possession of forgery devices charge. The judge ordered the sentences to run consecutive to the attempted murder charge.The victim, another resident of Troy, survived but sustained injuries to the chest, neck, and hand.

LoDo company blames 7-Eleven for workers feeling unsafe. 7-Eleven says it’s being scapegoated.

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:58:52 GMT

A national real estate firm said workers feel unsafe outside its office building at 18th and Blake in LoDo, an issue that it lays at the feet of its ground-floor tenant: 7-Eleven.But 7-Eleven said it is being scapegoated for downtown’s lingering problem of vagrancy.This debate between landlord and tenant played out in letters between lawyers last year. It escalated Oct. 16 when 7-Eleven’s corporate office sued the owner of 1755 Blake St.The dispute began in September 2021, when Seattle-based Unico paid $61.2 million for the five-story building. 7-Eleven had been a tenant for 11 years by that time.Within months of buying the property, Unico began complaining of problems there.“Over the last several weeks, one person has overdosed in front of the premises, a stabbing suspect fled into the premises, a partially clothed man slept in front of the store, a family slept outside (it), and an exterior window was shattered,” Unico’s property manager, Maria Clark, wrote to 7-Eleven’s corporate...

Laphonza Butler won't run for a full U.S. Senate term

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:58:52 GMT

Recently appointed California Democratic U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler will not run for a full term in 2024, the Senator announced Thursday.Butler, the former president of political action committee EMILY's List, was appointed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom to fill the late Dianne Feinstein's seat.She was sworn in earlier this month and there had been speculation that she could enter the race from the formidable position of effectively being a sitting U.S. Senator. Former KTLA 5 reporter Christina Pascucci running for U.S. Senate "I’ve spent the past 16 days pursuing my clarity - what kind of life I want to have, what kind of service I want to offer and what kind of voice I want to bring forward," Sen. Butler said in a statement. "After considering those questions I’ve decided not to run for Senate in the upcoming election." Butler said she plans to make the most of her remaining time in office, which is over a full calendar year."California voters want leaders who think abou...

Authorities seek public’s help to identify suspects in Palmdale Ulta robbery

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:58:52 GMT

Detectives from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department are seeking the public’s help to identify potential suspects regarding a robbery in Palmdale.The incident occurred at an Ulta Beauty location in Palmdale, located on 10th St.. The incident took place on June 20.Two woman suspects were seen entering the store and leaving with over $1,800 worth of perfume. (LA County Sheriff’s Department) Two women were seen entering the store and leaving with over $1,800 worth of perfume, according to a news release.Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact Detective Chavez with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Palmdale Sheriff Station at (661)272-2482.Information regarding the incident can also be submitted anonymously by calling Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-TIPS (8477), downloading the “P3 Tips,” or by visiting the LA Crime Stoppers website.