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May 26 2026FINANCE

NTT Seeks Growth in Finance and Data Services

NTT is expanding its reach by offering a mix of products for both professional and personal investors. These items come through licenses or subscriptions, while the firm earns fees based on assets managed. They also sell conference tickets and advertising slots online. The company’s use of customer

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May 26 2026CRYPTO

Bringing Digital Shares to Wall Street

Prometheum thinks the next step for tokenised finance is not new crypto markets, but old‑school broker‑dealers and investment advisers. The company says that although many digital tokens exist, most people still buy shares through traditional brokers. If tokenised securities can enter those fa

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May 26 2026OPINION

Free Meals for All Kids? A Question About Fairness

The governor once promised to fix school funding and help kids start learning early. He said he would give more money to poor districts and improve reading and math for all children. Those promises sounded hopeful. After a year in office, the plan changed. The governor cut money that helps low‑inco

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May 26 2026POLITICS

Simple Choice: Why Alaska Should Drop Ranked Voting

Alaska voters face a decision next year about how to choose their leaders. A new proposal wants to end the system that lets voters rank multiple candidates. It says the old way—pick one person—is clearer and fairer. The current method is more complex. Candidates run in a “top‑four jungle

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May 26 2026OPINION

Utah Leads the Pack in Budget Resilience

The United States is running a high‑spending budget that will soon strain the national economy. While this is well known, fewer people realize how it affects state budgets and the everyday lives of residents. State workers, students, and Medicaid patients all feel the impact when federal money shrin

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May 26 2026TECHNOLOGY

Simple 3‑D Robots Made From A Few Photos

A new system called ART can build full 3‑D models of moving objects from only a handful of ordinary pictures. Unlike older methods that need slow calculations or work only on one type of object, ART treats the item as a set of stiff pieces that can rotate or slide. The technique uses a transfo

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May 26 2026EDUCATION

California Schools: The Quiet Battle for Better Funding

Education is the state’s biggest budget item, costing around 91 billion dollars for K‑12 and another 60 billion from local and federal sources. These funds shape the future of nearly six million students, and they also determine California’s economic health. Because of this, education is a top prior

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May 26 2026RELIGION

A Fresh Look at AI’s Impact on Life

The new 83‑page paper talks about how artificial intelligence changes everyday life. It starts by warning that fake news is now easier to spread, because AI can change pictures and videos. The author says this makes people believe false ideas, which weakens democracy. When practical gains are cho

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May 26 2026BUSINESS

New Tax Rules Make Giving to Charity Harder for Businesses

Businesses that donate money will find the rules tougher from January 2026. A new law, called the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), adds limits that cut into how much a company can claim as a tax deduction for charitable gifts. The effect is simple: a donation that once lowered the tax bill dollar

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May 26 2026EDUCATION

Learning to Save the Planet: A School Experiment

In a recent project, teachers tried a new way to teach kids about the planet. They used ideas from a theory called the Theory of Planned Behavior, which looks at what people think, feel, and plan before they act. The goal was to see if this approach could make middle‑school students act more respons

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