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• Nearly 70 percent of adoption credit claims were audited by IRS, report finds May 24, 2013
  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 […]
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• DHS debars scanner maker from government contracts May 23, 2013
  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 Transport […]
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• Florida man killed by FBI agent reportedly had link to Boston Marathon bomber, triple murder May 22, 2013
  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 […]
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• Utah police close investigation into disappearance of Susan Powell May 21, 2013
  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 […]
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• At least 2 dead, more than 20 hurt as tornadoes slam Kansas, Oklahoma and Iowa May 20, 2013
  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 […]
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• Tables turn on IRS, lawmakers grill agency at heated hearing May 17, 2013
  For the first time in years, the IRS was knocked down a peg or two. In a hearing that escalated into a boisterous public shaming of one of the country’s most-feared government agencies, lawmakers took turns Friday calling outgoing IRS Commissioner Steven Miller on the carpet for his department’s scandalous practice of targeting conservative groups. […]
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• Officials begin damage assessment after tornado that killed at least 6 in North Texas May 16, 2013
  Officials awaited daybreak to fully assess the scope of the destruction left in the wake of a deadly tornado in Granbury. Hood County Sheriff Roger Deeds said he hoped the death toll from the tornado would hold at six, with about 50 people injured and 250 people left homeless. The twister was part of a […]
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• Lawmakers ramp up scandal scrutiny, Boehner wants ‘jail’ for IRS offenders May 15, 2013
  Congressional Republicans — as well as some Democrats — are putting the screws to the Obama administration as they investigate a rash of potential scandals, lining up hearings and inquiries as top leaders suggest jail time for the worst offenders. “My question isn’t about who’s going to resign — my question is who is going […]
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• Device Will Turn iPhone into ‘Mobile Ground Station’ for Drones May 14, 2013
  A San Francisco-based startup company is hoping to sell an iPhone accessory that’ll turn the smartphone (or an iPad) into a “mobile drone ground station” that can control drones from up to a mile away. The “Fighting Walrus Radio” will allow drone owners to extend the range of commercially-available hobbyist drones from about 200 feet […]
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• White House in damage control mode as potential scandals pile up May 14, 2013
  The White House was in damage control mode Tuesday as an escalating series of potential scandals raised questions about whether officials abused their authority — all while threatening to undermine President Obama’s second-term ambitions. The latest controversy to hit the headlines was the allegation that the Justice Department secretly obtained two months o […]
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