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More than halfway through the 2017 filing season, the IRS reported receiving 5.7 million fewer individual returns than at a comparable point the prior year.

IRS student loan link went dark. Security concerns could have kept the data tool down for weeks.

Senate Democrats were skeptical about Rex Tillerson’s tax arrangement with ExxonMobil

Lawmakers question the Secretary of State about his agreement with ExxonMobil where he was chairman and CEO.

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FASB updates standard on gains and losses from derecognizing nonfinancial assets

FASB updates standard on gains and losses from derecognizing nonfinancial assets:

The Financial Accounting Standards Board clarifies some aspects of its revenue recognition guidance.

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Tax-exempt charities don’t meet IRS requirements:

The Internal Revenue Service approves 94 percent of the 501(c)(3) applications it receives through the simplified Form 1023-EZ.

However, approximately 25% of them do not pass.

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Relatives demand answers after Australian bride-to-be fatally shot by Minneapolis cop

Authorities released no details about what led to the shooting of Justine Damond, whose fiance said she had called 911 to report what she believed was a sexual assault in an alley near her home.

Despite 'Hire American' rhetoric, Trump officials order 15,000 new visas for foreign workers

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Woman shot at her gender-reveal party in Ohio wasn't pregnant

Glencoe librarians solve mystery of old purse

Glencoe librarians solve mystery of decades-old purse found in building duct work
Just a few days after library officials went public with the information that a black leather purse was found in the building's basement duct work, some detective work coupled with modern technology led them to the apparent owner of the long-forgotten handbag.

SIU student beaten, robbed before his death, indictment charges

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Racist emails show Chicago official joked about 'safari' tour to see violence in black neighborhoods

In a city scarred by a deep and troubling history with guns, a supervisor in the scandal-plagued water department used his city email account to negotiate firearms deals and make light of deadly Fourth of July violence in black neighborhoods by offering "Chicago Safari" tours.

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