Rates disclosure narrows gap for credit card costs
Washington AP. New Federal Reserve rules require card issuers to reveal interest rates, fees, and terms in a signup chart and notify customers ahead of account renewals. Activists urge switching to lower rates. bankers cite limited impact as most rates stay high amid industry consolidation.
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Judge orders psychiatric test for Bakker in fraud trial
PTL founder Jim Bakker was ordered to undergo psychiatric testing at a federal corrections facility to determine his competence for trial on fraud and conspiracy charges. Judge Robert Potter halted the trial after a psychiatrist testified Bakker showed hallucinations and hid in his attorney’s office.
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Scant fruits blamed for Henry VIII’s death, says historian
History Today writer Susan Kybert argues Henry VIII died in 1547 from scurvy caused by lack of vitamin C rich foods. The piece notes symptoms, historical beliefs, and 18th century cure insights, with Tudor diet cautions and patients’ frail health during Lent. Henry’s six marriages and divorce from Catherine of Aragon are also referenced.
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