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To control your spending this holiday season, stick with cash
(THE CONVERSATION) The holiday shopping season is now here, and Americans are ready to splurge. The average U.S. shopper expects to spend more than US$1,000 on gifts for Christmas and other winter holidays this year, surveys show.
These days, consumers have no shortage of payment options, each seemingly more enticing than the la ... (full story)
The Conversation: Dogecoin is a joke − so what's behind its rally?
(THE CONVERSATION) Rockets aren't the only thing Elon Musk is sending into the stratosphere.
After a three-year plummet, dogecoin is blasting off again, jumping 250% since the election of Donald Trump – part of a broader wave of optimism in the industry, due to Trump's courting of crypto advocates during his campaign.
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Graduate students explore America's polarized landscape via train in this course
(THE CONVERSATION) Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching.
Title of course:
Crossing the Divide
What prompted the idea for the course?
I developed the idea for this course in 2016 during an Amtrak writing residency program. I spent over t ... (full story)
Akron Law signs second 3+3 agreement with an HBCU
Administrators at The University of Akron School of Law have signed a 3+3 agreement with Wilberforce University, the oldest HBCU (Historically Black College or University) in the state of Ohio and the first private HBCU in the nation, establishing an accelerated pathway for undergraduates to obtain their bachelor’s and law deg ... (full story)
State
Presidents have used immigration 'parole' since the 1950s. Now it could disappear under Trump
MIAMI (AP) — Cuba's at one of its lowest points since the 1959 revolution, with nationwide scarcity fueling massive emigration, occasional protests and government crackdowns. Gangs control the streets of Haiti's capital, firing on arriving jets and forcing delays in elections to replace slain President Jovenel Moïse.
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County allowed to redistribute property taxes after payment error
Franklin County had the authority to retain and redistribute more than $407,000 collected from the city of Obetz for property tax overpayments, but cannot withhold any more funds to make up for the discrepancy, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled recently.
In a 5-2 decision, the Supreme Court granted Obetz one of three requested act ... (full story)
Will Trump's return lead to new wave of bestselling books?
NEW YORK (AP) — As she anticipates her estranged uncle's return to the White House, Mary Trump isn't expecting any future book to catch on like such first-term tell-alls as Michael Wolff's million-selling "Fire and Fury" or her own blockbuster, "Too Much and Never Enough."
"What else is there to le ... (full story)
Technology
About that strange Black Keys crypto show at the Civic
It’s pretty interesting to be at the collision point of several worlds, especially these days.
This particular recent collision had the world of cryptocurrencies and the blockchain, the world of rock’n’roll, and the political world crash landing together at the Akron Civic Theatre in the form of a small show fe ... (full story)