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State lawmakers rush to set rounding rules for when there are no pennies
Months after the last of the United States' 1-cent coins were pressed, some states are beginning to offer their own 2 cents on the penny problem by setting rounding guidance for cash purchases.
President Donald Trump announced early last year an end to penny production, saying it was wasteful. It cost 3.7 cents to make each 1-ce ... (full story)
Sports
LeBron James breaks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s NBA record for career field goals
DENVER (AP) — LeBron James surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the most field goals in NBA history but his night ended with a disheartening loss and a sore left elbow.
James hit a turnaround 12-foot jumper over Zeke Nnaji with 12 seconds left in the first quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers' 120-113 loss to the Denver Nuggets ... (full story)
Aging and Sarcopenia
When most of us think about the aging process we typically think about some of the more mundane occurrences - like grey hair, wrinkles, arthritis and slowing down.
Yet unfortunately these issues are the proverbial tip of the aging iceberg!
For in reality there are a host of aging-related processes that are far more than mun ... (full story)
In an era of unprecedented player movement, why one college basketball senior stuck around
PITTSBURGH (AP) — David Dixon could have left. The thought crossed the Duquesne forward's mind a few times over the years. Maybe more than a few.
There might have been situations where Dixon could have found more playing time. Or more money. Or a higher profile. Or a mixture of all three.
Yet as each offseason came, Di ... (full story)
State
Smithsonian museum will revamp its slavery exhibit after artifact loan runs out
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Smithsonian museum exhibit about the maritime journey that millions of Africans were forced to take across the Atlantic to slavery in the Americas will change later this month, when a remnant from one of the first sunken slave ships ever recovered is taken off display in Washington.
The National Museum ... (full story)