Bank customers in the US are often surprised by $35 overdraft fees, and those who can least afford them are charged the most frequently. That could change, however, after the Biden administration proposed a rule Wednesday that could save consumers more than $3 billion a year in bank fees.
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- Apple Watch imports banned in America — again
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Winter storms
As a brutal Arctic blast wraps up in the eastern US, a new winter storm system is bringing freezing rain and precarious conditions to the Pacific Northwest. At least 40 people have died in the dangerous winter weather across nine states since January 12. Fatalities have been reported in Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, Mississippi, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Wisconsin. Back-to-back storms are now delivering a deadly "one-two punch" to the Northwest with freezing rain and ice in Oregon and Washington and heavy snow through the region's interior through the end of the week, the National Weather Service said. Meteorologists warn that the icy roadways and downed power lines are triggering road closures and power outages impacting tens of thousands of people.
Apple Watch imports banned in America — again
A ban on some Apple Watch models will be reinstated today. Read more about the legal saga.
Royal family
Catherine, Princess of Wales, will spend up to two weeks in the hospital after undergoing abdominal surgery, Kensington Palace announced in a statement Wednesday. The operation was successful and Catherine — known by many as Kate — is expected to recover at her home in Windsor after she is discharged. It is unclear what the surgery was for, but a royal source told CNN that the 42-year-old's condition was non-cancerous. Shortly after Kate's hospitalization was made public Wednesday, Buckingham Palace revealed that King Charles III will also be going to the hospital next week for treatment for an enlarged prostate. Buckingham Palace said the 75-year-old would undergo a "corrective procedure" and described his condition as "benign."
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