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US expected a big travel year, but overseas visitors — angered by Trump — are heading elsewhere
Olja Ivanic looked forward to welcoming some cousins from Sweden to her Denver home in June. Ivanic and the four travelers were planning to go hiking in Colorado and then visit Los Angeles and San Francisco.
But then President Donald Trump berated Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a February meeting at the White House. ... (full story)
New FINRA study examines vulnerability to scams
A question often considered in financial literacy circles is: "What makes people vulnerable to being scammed?"
A new financial capability study recently released by the FINRA Investor Education Foundation (which included researchers from the University of Minnesota and RTI International, a nonprofit research institute ... (full story)
Schools relying on digital surveillance find security still takes a human touch
Four years ago, a sixth grader in Rigby, Idaho, shot and injured two peers and a custodian at a middle school. The tragedy prompted school officials to reimagine what threat prevention looks like in the district.
Now, student-run Hope Squads uplift peers with homemade cards and assemblies. Volunteer fathers patrol hallways throu ... (full story)
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The founder kings of Silicon Valley: Dual-class stock gives US social media company controllers nearly as much power as ByteDance has over TikTok
(THE CONVERSATION) When Congress passed a law in 2024 to ban TikTok unless it came under U.S. ownership, lawmakers argued that the app's Chinese parent company posed national security concerns. The Trump administration, which had granted the viral video app a reprieve shortly after taking office in January 2025, extended that pause ... (full story)
State
Panel rejects appeal from women who wanted mailing of tax notices ceased
An appellate panel affirmed judgment in favor of the defendants in a suit brought by a Columbus woman who wants the Franklin County treasurer’s office to stop sending her unpaid-tax notices for property she claims she no longer owns.
The three-judge panel of the Tenth District Court of Appeals determined the Franklin Count ... (full story)
Scholarships for child care are drying up. Now families are paying the price
PHOENIX (AP) — For parents who need to work but can't afford the steep cost of child care, federally funded scholarships can be a lifeline. Delivered through state child care assistance programs, the scholarships can mean the difference between a parent working full time — or not at all.
But qualified families increa ... (full story)