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US To Mint Final Penny After 238 Years: What To Know US To Mint Final Penny After 238 Years: What To Know
US To Mint Final Penny After 238 Years: What To Know The penny has officially run out of luck. After 238 years in circulation, the final one-cent coin will be pressed at the US Mint in Philadelphia on Wednesday, Nov. 12. According to CNN, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Treasurer Brandon Beach will oversee the minting of the last penny. Economists and lawmakers have proposed getting rid of the penny throughout the 21st century. They've cited the relatively high price of putting a penny in circulation, along with recent shifts toward digital payment methods and online banking. According to the US Mint, taxpayers spent $85.…

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by Chris Spiker
Business
Backup Camera Dangers Spark Recall Of Nearly 1.1M Vehicles In Ford's Latest Safety Issue Backup Camera Dangers Spark Recall Of Nearly 1.1M Vehicles In Ford's Latest Safety Issue
Backup Camera Dangers Spark Recall Of Nearly 1.1M Vehicles In Ford's Latest Safety Issue More than a million vehicles are being recalled by Ford due to frozen rearview camera displays in the latest safety concern for the US automaker. Ford issued the recall for 1,075,299 vehicles from 44 models, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said. The defect raises crash risks and adds to a long string of recalls that have plagued Ford in 2025. The recall impacts Ford and Lincoln vehicles with a software bug that can freeze or delay the rear camera image when reversing. The glitch stems from faulty SYNC4 software that can cause the infotainment scre…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Freeport Woman Killed Crossing Road, Driver Hospitalized: Police Freeport Woman Killed Crossing Road, Driver Hospitalized: Police
Freeport Woman Killed Crossing Road, Driver Hospitalized: Police An 89-year-old driver fatally struck a 73-year-old woman crossing a street in Freeport, Nassau County police announced on Wednesday, Dec. 18. Barbara Martin of Freeport was crossing North Main Street heading east near Stevens Street in Freeport on Tuesday, Dec. 17, at 5:04 p.m., according to police. That's when the 2014 Lincoln traveling southbound hit her, detectives said.  Martin was rushed to a nearby hospital, where she was pronounced dead at 6:38 p.m., according to hospital staff. The driver, whose name has not been released, was treated for minor injuries at a local hospital. …

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by Jillian Pikora