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Seriously, you missed that question?

Let me ask you a question: Suppose you have $100 in a savings account earning 2% interest a year. After five years, how much would you have?
That's the first question on FINRA's Financial Knowledge Quiz (tinyurl.com/2wyr882b), which is part of the FINRA Investor Education Foundation's 2024 National Financial Capability Study, s ... (full story)

Google's unleashes 'AI Mode' in journey to change search

Google recently unleashed another wave of artificial intelligence technology to accelerate a year-long makeover of its search engine that is changing the way people get information and curtailing the flow of internet traffic to websites.
The next phase outlined at Google's annual developers conference includes releasing a new &q ... (full story)

Potential US semiconductor manufacturing boom complicated by Trump's economic policies

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Before "America First" became the Trump administration's mandate for foreign policy and trade, one sector was already working to bring business back to the United States: the semiconductor industry.
Aided by government incentives, American and foreign tech companies alike have invested hundreds ... (full story)

State

Pair of lawmakers want meditation time in schools

The sponsors of a bipartisan bill to promote mindfulness among Ohio’s schoolchildren believe a moment of silence each day at school is the appropriate place to start.
Rep. Gary Click of Vickery said taking a few minutes to slow down, focus, meditate or even pray could have an empowering effect on a student who may have had ... (full story)

The revival of an old program delegates Trump immigration enforcement to local police

As part of the Trump administration's push to carry out mass deportations, the agency responsible for immigration enforcement has aggressively revived and expanded a decades-old program that delegates immigration enforcement powers to state and local law enforcement agencies.
Under the 287(g) program led by Immigration and Custo ... (full story)

Released Israeli-American hostage's parents say the small things bring bliss as he recovers

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — For two days after Israeli-American soldier Edan Alexander was released from 19 months of captivity in Gaza, he couldn't eat anything. Despite periods of near starvation while being held by Hamas militants, Alexander just didn't have an appetite.
Then, his mother, Yael Alexander, put a burger and fr ... (full story)

Ohio State researchers studying behavior of West Nile virus

Researchers at The Ohio State University are investigating West Nile virus and the transmission cycles of the insect-borne disease in an effort to determine the best way to limit its spread.
Scientists hope to pin down the process by using mathematical models to analyze how factors such as temperature, light pollution and bird a ... (full story)

Bill would make firearm safety devices exempt from sales, use taxes

In an effort to promote gun safety and responsible gun ownership, a bipartisan lawmaker duo in the Ohio House of Representatives has sponsored a bill to make the sale of firearm safety devices exempt from state sales and use taxes.
Reps. Darnell Brewer, D-Cleveland, and Jennifer Gross, R-West Chester, characterized House Bill 12 ... (full story)