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Barron's
The U.S. stopped minting pennies. Now the old ones are piling up.
For most people, it isn't worth taking $5 of pennies and feeding them into a Coin Star machine. "The money's not worth the time," said economics professor Robert Whaples. It’s illegal to melt pennies for the metal value, but that could change at some point, according to Whaples. The metal in most pennies is worth less than a penny, but if zinc values rise, there might be more push to change the law. For fun, people can determine the value of the metal in their coins by visiting the website Coinflation, he added.
March 6, 2026
Yahoo! News
Razor-thin outcome highlights importance of provisional ballots
The close race in the 26th State Senate District between Sen. Phil Berger Sr. and Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page the heavy attention given to the race has brought provisional ballots to the forefront, said politics expert John Dinan. “When an election is as close as this one — and how fitting is it that the marquee primary of this entire North Carolina election cycle is so close and the outcome still undetermined – the focus naturally turns to provisional ballots.”
March 6, 2026
MSN
Sluggish jobs report sees US economy shed 92,000 jobs, unemployment tick up to 4.4%
"It was weak all around. There's no putting lipstick on it," said economist Andre Mouton. "If you're in the Federal Reserve's position and you're trying to decide whether to lower rates or not, you're weighing, on the one hand, risks of inflation, which have just gone up because of the oil shock. On the other hand, you're considering unemployment, which has also just gone up. I think it puts the Federal Reserve in a really tough spot."
March 6, 2026
Newsday
Betting on prediction markets sees some spiraling into debt
Even without the rise of prediction markets, people looking to gamble have other options, including those that aren’t legal, Strumpf said. “To me, it's always important to remember that we don’t live in a perfect world where we can snap our fingers and say, you know, let's get rid of this activity and then it'll stop.”
March 5, 2026
Health News Report
Wearing a weighted vest to strengthen bones? Make sure you’re moving
It’s encouraging news for people trying to lose weight safely, especially older adults who want to drop pounds without losing bone or muscle mass. “If we're going to be putting vests on people, we need to train those people to be up and moving,” said health and exercise science professor Jason Fanning, who also is a primary investigator in a current study looking at how movement affects pain from arthritis. “A vest can be a great tool. But, like any tool, it's not going to do the work for you."
March 5, 2026
Heavy
Daniel Berger leads Arnold Palmer Invitational
Beyond the competition, the tournament will also highlight the legacy of Arnold Palmer and Winnie Palmer with Friday’s “Foundation Friday” initiative. The program celebrates the work of the Arnold & Winnie Palmer Foundation and its partners while supporting youth golf and character development initiatives. This year’s effort includes a new leadership and character program being developed with Wake Forest University, Palmer’s alma mater.
March 5, 2026
Travel + Leisure
The most beautiful college campuses in the U.S.
When it comes to universities, a campus is often one of the first things that shapes how a school is perceived. Wake Forest was named to this list of the top 50 most beautiful college campuses in the U.S.
March 5, 2026
Spectrum News
Popular prediction markets take heat from lawmakers
Prediction markets also saw an uptick in trading shortly before the U.S. raid in Venezuela that arrested and removed President Nicolas Maduro. Economics professor Koleman Strumpf, who studies prediction markets, said such activity before military action can be a concern. “If this is a topic such as invasion, like an invasion of a country, and these markets give an early warning about something happening, that could be detrimental to military action. … That can be a national security concern,” Strumpf said.
March 5, 2026
Winston-Salem State University
WSSU graduate becomes first student to attend Wake Forest Law through new partnership
In October 2024, WSSU and WFU’s School of Law signed a Memorandum of Understanding that creates a pathway for up to two WSSU students to matriculate into the law school’s full-time residential juris doctor program. Ashtonshtyn Jackson, a 2025 Winston-Salem State University graduate, will enter the Wake Forest University School of Law.
March 5, 2026
All Politics Now
Voter discontent, lack of party loyalty costly to 8 NC legislative incumbents
Any House Democrats who were "willing to work across the aisle with Republicans to override gubernatorial vetoes were defeated by more progressive Democrats," said politics professor John Dinan. "The Republican incumbent defeats appeared to turn on circumstances and developments that were particular to the candidates in each of these races."
March 4, 2026
WXII-TV (Winston Salem, NC)
North Carolina Senate District 26 race hinges on provisional ballots
"The general expectation is the provisional ballots are heavier in Rockingham than in Guilford, that a greater proportion of those tended to go for Page," said poltiics professor Dinan. He also added context to how each candidate is most likely feeling as this process takes place. "If I'm the Berger Camp, I'm hoping that there's more Guilford provisional ballots that might lean in my favor, and if I'm the Page camp, I'm hoping for more provisional ballots in Rockingham because that's where my voters have been more heavily located."
March 4, 2026
Yahoo! News
Political science professor shares his thoughts on latest primary election results
In this newsroom interview, politics professor John Dinan provides analysis on the primary election results in North Carolina.
March 3, 2026