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AUSTIN, Texas -- Holiday goodwill doesnt extend to scammers, but experts say peace of mind is possible with common sense strategies to avoid schemes that steal your joy and your money. Successful scammers spend a whole year coming up with new strategies and methods to bilk consumers buying gifts for family and friends. Beverly Gor, executive council volunteer for AARP Texas, said if your plan is to buy gift cards from a big-box store, make sure they have not been stripped of their value prior ...

HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. -- One of the major takeaways from last months big climate conference in Scotland is, all levels of government need to collaborate to address climate change. One small New York community is trying to do just that. ...

PHOENIX -- A new report shows, despite getting billions of dollars from the federal government under the American Rescue Plan, many airlines continue to interrupt travelers plans with cancellations and are slow to issue refunds. When the pandemic hit in early 2020, air travel in the U.S. and across the world almost completely stopped. ...

BISMARCK, N.D. -- Over the coming weeks, North Dakotans will be clicking the "purchase" button as they order holiday gifts online, and fraud experts say scammers are finding ways to exploit consumers. Amy Nofziger, director of fraud victim support for AARP, urged the public to avoid abrupt transactions done with little research, adding fake social-media ads are a big concern this year. ...

CONCORD, N.H. -- With the holiday shopping season under way, experts are urging Granite Staters to watch out for scammers. A survey from AARP found many plans for holiday shopping this year may incur some risk. ...

GREAT FALLS, Mont. - Student-loan borrowers have had a reprieve from making payments during the pandemic, but thats set to end in 2022. Starting in February, the pause on federal student-loan payments will be lifted for the first time since the pandemic began in March 2020. ...

The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry Tacloban-Leyte says 'the exorbitant hike in arrastre rates is anti-people as it will cause a price increase of commodities' in Eastern Visayas

Singapore News - DBS' digital banking services resumed yesterday after a disruption that prevented customers from accessing services through its website and app for about two days. The outage was not caused by a cyber attack, said the bank. In an update posted on Facebook at 9pm... Read more at www.tnp.sg

Singapore News - The year-end monsoon season in Malaysia has resulted in more expensive vegetables here, with some roughly doubling in price recently. Local vegetable sellers said the price hike is not unexpected, adding that leafy greens are easily damaged by torrential rain. The... Read more at www.tnp.sg

Singapore News - A problem with DBS Bank's access control servers disrupted its online banking services, including PayNow, for the second day yesterday. Reacting to the bank's worst outage in more than a decade, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said it will consider taking... Read more at www.tnp.sg