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The IRS Is Down 27% in Staff — Your Tax Refund Could Take Months, Not Weeks
A critical staffing vacuum at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has left millions of American taxpayers facing an agonising wait for their refunds this spring. The agency entered the 2026…
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Felix Y. Manalo Foundation: The Importance Of Cultural Sensitivity In International Humanitarian Outreach
For organizations involved in international humanitarian work, linguistic, religious, and social boundaries are an unavoidable reality. That’s why the most effective and successful programs go beyond relief delivery to build…
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Iran Reportedly Charging Millions To Ships To Go Through Strait Of Hormuz Citing Cost Of War
The Iranian regime is charging ship operators $2 million to allow them to go through the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway through which about 20% of the world’s energy…
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GOP-Linked Firms Took Millions From DHS Ad Campaign That Led to Noem’s Exit: Report
Two firms with ties to Republican political operatives received at least $23 million in commissions from a $220 million Department of Homeland Security advertising campaign that contributed to the removal…
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Trump Gives Iran 48-Hour Ultimatum: Open the Strait of Hormuz or Face Strikes on Power Plants
President Donald Trump issued one of the most dramatic ultimatums of his presidency on Saturday night, threatening to bomb Iranian power plants — starting with the largest one — if…
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‘It Ain’t Going to Happen’ — Sanders Forces Claude to Admit AI Regulation Is Being Blocked by Big Tech Money
Senator Bernie Sanders has used a nine-minute video interview with Anthropic’s AI chatbot Claude to argue that meaningful regulation of artificial intelligence has effectively been blocked — not by lawmakers,…
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Pete Hegseth Slams ‘Ungrateful’ Europe And Demands Allies Thank Trump
While speaking to reporters at the White House on Thursday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivered one of the Trump administration‘s sharpest rebukes yet of U.S. allies in Europe, accusing them…
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Russia Condemns U.S. Pressure Of Cuba, Says It Will Continue Backing Cuba, ‘Including Providing Material Support’
Russia condemned the U.S.’s pressure of Cuba, saying it will continue providing support to the island, including “material support.” Moscow released a statement expressing its “deep concern about escalating tensions…
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U.S., El Salvador Disappearing and Arbitrarily Detaining Salvadorans Deported From the U.S., Human Rights Watch Claims
One year after El Salvador began receiving deportees at its Terrorism Confinement Center, a new report by Human Rights Watch says the Central American country is disappearing and arbitrarily detaining…
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Bringing Care Home: How Life Home Care Is Redefining What It Means to Age with Dignity
When Dov Brafman founded Life Home Care, he was guided by a straightforward but profound belief: that people deserve to live their final chapters on their own terms, in the…
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Oil Prices Surge Above Pandemic-Era Levels As Iran War Tightens Supply Chain
Gas prices have spiked 27 cents a gallon on average in the last week as the Iran war has caused the price of oil to skyrocket. The New York Times…
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Fuel Shortages Further Strain Cuba’s Tourism Sector as Travelers Choose Other Destinations Amid Deepening Crisis
The current state of Cuba is critical. Ongoing U.S. blockades on oil, along with other sanctions, have pushed the Caribbean nation into a state of limbo. Among the industries hardest…
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Trump Gives Iran War Bizarre Rating ‘On a Scale of 10’
While speaking to reporters at a White House event, President Donald Trump said that he would rate the ongoing U.S. military campaign against Iran a “12, maybe 15 on the…
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Wisconsin Man Killed After Shooting at Officers While Fleeing Border Patrol Checkpoint
A Wisconsin man was shot and killed Wednesday after fleeing a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint in West Texas and firing at pursuing law enforcement officers, authorities said. The man, identified…
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SanDisk Corporation Shares Surge in Volatile Trading Amid AI Memory Demand
SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK) stock experienced sharp fluctuations in recent sessions, reflecting broader market dynamics in the semiconductor sector driven by artificial intelligence infrastructure needs and geopolitical uncertainties. As of…
