Last year was the “most challenging year taxpayers and tax professionals have ever experienced,” the Taxpayer Advocate said Wednesday in its latest annual report to Congress as the IRS gears up for the start of tax filing season on January 24.The top agency watchdog warned the agency is in crisis. […]
Month: January 2022
Biden says CPI inflation report shows progress in slowing down high prices
President Joe Biden on Wednesday touted the new consumer inflation report as evidence that price jumps have started to slow, but acknowledged that the economy has a ways to go before Americans see cost hikes return to a typical level.”Today’s report—which shows a meaningful reduction in headline inflation over last […]
Big Bear feels the strain of busy season amid Omicron surge
His skis nearby, John Gabin lounged at a picnic table, gazing up toward the steep slopes carpeted with snow.His 4-year-old son sprawled on his outstretched legs. “It’s a getaway from L.A., the city, you know?” said Gabin, 46, of North Hollywood, who rented a house in Big Bear Lake with […]
Covid-19 live updates: Omicron will infect ‘just about everybody,’ Fauci says
The omicron coronavirus variant will infect “just about everybody” regardless of vaccination status, top U.S.infectious-disease expert Anthony S.Fauci said Tuesday.But those who have been vaccinated will “very likely, with some exceptions, do reasonably well,” and avoid hospitalization and death, said Fauci, speaking at a virtual “ fireside chat ” with […]
A New $92,000 Flying Car Can Reach Speeds of 63 Miles Per Hour
Jetson One is a $92,000 flying car.It can reach a top speed of 63mph and can run for 20 minutes.You can purchase the car anywhere in the world.Get the latest tech news & scoops — delivered daily to your inbox.Loading Something is loading. Email address By clicking ‘Sign up’, you […]
National blood crisis reignites calls for FDA to end gay donor restrictions
Amid a national blood shortage, LGBTQ advocates and more than two dozen members of Congress are calling on the Food and Drug Administration to further ease donor restrictions on sexually active gay and bisexual men.To be eligible to donate blood in the United States, men who have sex with men […]
From living rooms to landfills, some holiday shopping returns take a ‘very sad path’
Enlarge this image A postal worker carries packages through the snow on Jan.3 in Washington, D.C.Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images A postal worker carries packages through the snow on Jan.3 in Washington, D.C. Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images More than half a trillion dollars.That’s the estimated value of all the stuff […]
New data finds AstraZeneca booster generates higher antibodies vs Omicron
DOH’s new guidelines cut COVID isolation, quarantine time for fully vaccinated The company said it adds to the growing evidence that supports a third dose of its vaccine irrespective of the primary vaccination schedule. “These important studies show that a third dose of Vaxzevria after two initial doses of the […]
Raising age of marriage for women will allow them to pursue a career: PM Modi | India News – Times of India
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the purpose of raising the age of marriage of women from 18-21 years was based on the principle of equality and to bring more women into the country’s workforce allowing them an opportunity to pursue their professional goals. Addressing the participants of […]
Why Cuba’s Extraordinary Covid Vaccine Success Could Provide the Best Hope for the Global South
Cuba has vaccinated a greater percentage of its population against Covid-19 than almost all of the world’s largest and richest nations.In fact, only the oil-rich United Arab Emirates boasts a stronger vaccination record.The tiny Communist-run Caribbean island has achieved this milestone by producing its own Covid vaccine , even as […]