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- Nearly 70 percent of adoption credit claims were audited by IRS, report finds
Add another item to the list of red flags that may get you audited: Adopting a child. The Internal Revenue Service mishandled tax returns of adoptive families, flagging for further review 90 percent of those who claimed the adoption tax credit for the 2012 filing season. And a report by the federal agency’s Taxpayer Advocate [...]
- DHS debars scanner maker from government contracts
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has sent OSI Systems, the manufacturer of airport body scanners, a debarment notice which would prevent the company from receiving government contacts in the future. The notice was sent to the company after TSAdetermined that the company had failed to address security concerns about its scanners. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has sent OSI Systems, the manufacturer of [...]
- Florida man killed by FBI agent reportedly had link to Boston Marathon bomber, triple murder
A former mixed martial arts fighter who was fatally shot by an FBI agent in Florida following a “violent confrontation” knew one of the Boston Marathon bombers and was being questioned about an unsolved triple homicide that may be linked to him, according to reports. Ibragim Todashev, who was shot and killed early Wednesday during [...]
- Utah police close investigation into disappearance of Susan Powell
Josh Powell reportedly had an affair just months before his wife disappeared and his brother may have been “heavily involved” in getting rid of her body, Utah police revealed as they announced they couldn’t solve the sensational case. The West Valley City Police Department on Monday closed its books on the investigation of Susan Powell’s [...]
- At least 2 dead, more than 20 hurt as tornadoes slam Kansas, Oklahoma and Iowa
At least two people were killed and 29 were injured in Oklahoma as a severe storm system generated several tornadoes Sunday in Kansas, Oklahoma and Iowa, leveling neighborhoods and sending frightened residents scurrying for shelter as extreme conditions are expected to linger across the Midwest. The tornadoes, high winds and hail were part of a [...]
