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Nominees for the 2018 World Press Photo contest are both newsy and unexpected: child jockeys, a blindfolded rhino, cave-dwellers in China.

A $7,500 tax credit is available for the lease or purchase of many electric vehicles — but only if contracts are inked by midnight on Sept. 30. The result: The market for EVs is a little distorted.

Consumers tend to spend about 10% more when they adopt mobile contactless payment methods, according to research from Assistant Professor Yuqian Xu at UNC-Chapel Hill.

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(Image via Saul Griffith, blogging about bond risk at forexabode.com)Kansas Governor Sam Brownback and other Republicans held a short rally in Topeka to celebrate their Tuesday night primary victories. But yesterday's (WED) celebration was clouded by news that yet another agency had downgraded the state's creditworthiness. KPR's J. Schafer reports. ==================== (longer version)KS Credit Downgrade Dampens GOP Victory PartyFresh off his election night victory, Kansas Governor Sam Brownback rallied his supporters during a brief celebration in Topeka. But yesterday's (WED) gathering of Republican primary winners ended with reporters asking the governor some tough questions about the latest news from S&P, or Standard and Poor's. The credit rating agency announced Wednesday that it had lowered the state's bond rating. KPR's J. Schafer has more. ====================TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A second leading bond-rating agency has downgraded its credit rating for Kansas and cited what it calls the state's "structurally unbalanced budget" following massive personal income tax cuts. Standard & Poor's said Wednesday that it is dropping its rating for Kansas to AA from AA+. The agency also dropped its rating for bonds backed by state tax dollars. Moody's Investor Services downgraded its credit rating for Kansas in May. S&P said in its report that Kansas will probably need to cut spending in the future to offset the income tax cuts. The reductions were enacted that the urging of Republican Governor Sam Brownback to stimulate the economy. Brownback noted that the state's rating remains high and said rating agencies don't like tax cuts.

(Flickr Photo by Infidelic)KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Hallmark Cards says will eliminate at least 225 jobs by doing away with its party ware business and streamlining parts of its greeting card operation. The Kansas City Star reports that 125 to 150 jobs will be cut over the next 15 to 20 months by eliminating party wares, which Hallmark says weren't meeting revenue expectations. An additional 100 positions will be axed this year through streamlining. Hallmark has about 3,200 employees in Kansas City and roughly 12,000 worldwide. It says the staff reductions will include severance packages for those who lose their jobs, while some workers may be reassigned to other positions within the company.