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Shopping for school supplies becomes a summer activity as families juggle technology and tariffs
NEW YORK (AP) — Feeling nostalgic for the days when going back to school meant picking out fresh notebooks, pencils and colored markers at a local drugstore or stationary shop? The annual retail ritual is both easier and more complicated for today's students.
Chains like Walmart generate online lists of school supplies for ... (full story)
Trump's nominee to oversee jobs and inflation data faces shower of criticism
WASHINGTON (AP) — The director of the agency that produces the nation's jobs and inflation data is typically a mild-mannered technocrat, often with extensive experience in statistical agencies, with little public profile.
But like so much in President Donald Trump's second administration, this time is different.
Trump ... (full story)
Do fraud victims have susceptible ‘mental frames?’
Does how you "view the world" affect the likelihood of becoming a fraud victim?
The FINRA Investor Education Foundation attempted to address that issue in a recently released study, "Exposed to Scams: What Beliefs About the World Are Associated With Fraud Victimization?" (tinyurl.com/55tp8n48). Also involved ... (full story)
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4 out of 5 US troops surveyed understand the duty to disobey illegal orders
(THE CONVERSATION) With his Aug. 11, 2025, announcement that he was sending the National Guard – along with federal law enforcement – into Washington, D.C. to fight crime, President Donald Trump edged U.S. troops closer to the kind of military-civilian confrontations that can cross ethical and legal lines.
Indeed, si ... (full story)
COVID-19 vaccines for kids mired in uncertainty amid conflicting federal guidance
(THE CONVERSATION) It's August, and parents and caregivers are frantically preparing their kids for a new school year by buying supplies, filling out forms and meeting teachers. This year, many parents also face a question that's more complicated than usual: Should my child get an updated COVID-19 vaccine, and will I even have that ... (full story)
State
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth belongs to an archconservative church network. Here's what to know
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says he's proud to be part of the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches, an archconservative network of Christian congregations.
Hegseth recently made headlines when he shared a CNN video on social media about CREC, showing its pastors arguing women should not have the ... (full story)
$200M endowment focused on Black Americans taking shape
Started in 2020 as a five-year initiative inspired by the racial justice outcry following the police murder of George Floyd, the California Black Freedom Fund plans to expand to a $200 million endowment. The move is both rare in the world of philanthropy and politically bold, given the Trump administration's efforts to eliminate rac ... (full story)