How Will Trump’s Decision to Eliminate the Penny Impact Prices? Economists Share Their Insights.

President Donald Trump said he directed the U.S. Treasury Department to stop manufacturing pennies, citing rising costs. “For far too long the United States has minted pennies which literally cost us more than 2 cents,” the president said in a Feb. 9 post on Truth Social, announcing the new policy. “This is so wasteful!” It is true. In its 2024 annual report, the U.S. Mint…

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Two Convicted Immigrants Detained by ICE in Massachusetts After Parole, While 21 Others Are Granted Freedom in Just One Month

The seven-member state Parole Board turned two illegal immigrant murderers over to ICE agents in December while freeing a staggering 21 other killers and rapists during a series of decisions in the last month of the year, according to a Herald review. In one heinous case, ICE thanked the Massachusetts Department of Correction for honoring…

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