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27 Mar

Visa, MasterCard Offer Retailers “Token” Relief in Antitrust Settlement

A proposed antitrust settlement announced Tuesday for Visa and Mastercard to reduce “swipe” fees charged to merchants to process credit card transactions would provide “very small relief” and does not end the need for Congress to pass legislation, the Merchants Payments Coalition (MPC) said.

 

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20 Mar
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This Week in Book Challenges

Here is an update on the latest book challenges for the week of March 20, 2024.

 

 

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20 Mar
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Celebrate the Trans Rights Readathon 2024: March 22–29

Rebecca Skyhart and KC Norton are part of the volunteer leadership team of the Trans Rights Readathon. Rebecca is a co-owner of the Be Yourself Bookshop. KC is an author. Learn more about the Trans Rights Readathon and find their tools and graphics on their website. 

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20 Mar

An Indies Introduce Q&A with Sara Daniele Rivera

“The Blue Mimes explores political and social upheaval in the United States, while also focusing on the individual experience of navigating such events, both presently and in our memories,” said Devon Overley of Loganberry Books in Shaker Heights, Ohio.

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20 Mar

An Indies Introduce Q&A with Kathy MacLeod

“Kathy’s memoir is tender and touching, filled with the hopes and disappointments of looking for a place to belong. There is so much heart in these pages! A true gem of a book,” said Ann Branson of Beach Books in Seaside, Oregon.

 
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