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Thai foreign minister urges Myanmar's military to avoid violent attack on border town its army lost 04/12/2024 11:34am • MAE SOT, Thailand (AP) ��� Thailand���s foreign minister on Friday said he urged Myanmar���s military authorities not to violently respond to its army���s loss of an important border trading town to its opponents, and that so far they seemed to be exercising restraint. Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara spoke European court decision shows that a safe climate is a human right, former UN rights chief says 04/12/2024 10:17am • OXFORD, England (AP) ��� Having a safe climate is becoming more of a human right globally with this week's European court decision that says countries must better protect people from climate change, something warming-hit residents of the Global South long knew, said former Ireland President Mary Rob Biden heads to his hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania, to talk about taxes 04/12/2024 08:52am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� President Joe Biden is headed to his hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania on Tuesday to talk about who he believes should be paying more in taxes (billionaires) and who should be paying less (everyday Americans). Biden's campaign said in an announcement on Friday the upcoming spee Why did Yoon's party lose in South Korea's elections and what troubles does he face now? 04/12/2024 02:59am • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) ��� South Korean voters have handed liberals extended opposition control of parliament in what looks like a massive political setback to conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol. Some experts say the results of Wednesday���s parliamentary elections make Yoon ���a lame duck��� ��� 9 red flags that could trigger an audit 04/11/2024 08:00pm • An audit occurs when the IRS chooses to review a taxpayer's accounts and financial information to ensure they reported all required income and followed all tax laws. According to a 2023 report from Syracuse University's Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, the IRS audited 3.8 out of every How to Calculate Your Effective Tax Rate 04/11/2024 08:00pm • Your effective tax rate is a good indicator of how well you've been managing your tax situation. It's smart to calculate your effective tax rate each year to help you make adjustments to your withholding amount and budget for the year ahead. Your tax preparer may provide you with your effective tax Guide to Retirement Planning for the Self-Employed 04/11/2024 08:00pm • Saving for retirement can be hard enough, but self-employed workers don't have the benefit of an employer-sponsored 401(k) that automates savings. If you're self-employed, you'll have to take your own action to ensure you have enough money for a comfortable retirement.Self-employed individuals shoul Surprise: There another tax deadline on April 15 04/11/2024 08:00pm • If you have income from self-employment, gig economy work, investments or retirement plan withdrawals, you need to know about another tax deadline on April 15, 2024: the due date for first quarter estimated tax payments. If you work and don't have income taxes automatically withheld from your pay New York officials approve $780M soccer stadium for NYCFC to be built next to Mets' home 04/11/2024 06:08pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� New York City officials approved a plan Thursday to build a 25,000-seat stadium for Major League Soccer���s New York City Football Club next to the New York Mets��� stadium, Citi Field. The $780 million soccer stadium, expected to open in 2027, will anchor a 23-acre (9-hectare) red California lawmakers vote to reduce deficit by $17 billion, but harder choices lie ahead 04/11/2024 05:00pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) ��� California lawmakers don't know for sure how big their budget deficit is, but on Thursday they decided it's big enough to go ahead and reduce spending by about $17 billion. The vote represents a preemptive strike from Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is trying to get ahe School grants, student pronouns and library books among the big bills of Idaho legislative session 04/11/2024 04:02pm • BOISE, Idaho (AP) ��� Idaho lawmakers spent much of an unexpectedly long and sometimes contentious legislative session focusing on bills targeting LGBTQ+ residents by limiting health care and reading materials and installing protections for teachers who don���t use the pronouns transgender students Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg says Trump's hush money criminal trial isn't about politics 04/11/2024 12:03pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� When he was elected two years ago as Manhattan���s first Black district attorney, Alvin Bragg spoke candidly about his unease with the job���s political demands. A former law professor, he���s more comfortable untangling complex legal questions than swaggering up to a podium. But March Madness put Maryland sports betting in high gear 04/11/2024 10:40am • Maryland's retail sportsbooks and sports betting apps handled almost $100 million more in wagers in March than they did in February, largely from interest in March Madness betting. Total sports betting in Maryland in March was $537 million, up 21.3% from February and 39.1% more than sports wageri South Korea's prime minister and top presidential officials offer to resign after election defeat 04/11/2024 08:27am • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) ��� South Korea���s prime minister and senior presidential officials offered to resign Thursday after their ruling party suffered a crushing defeat in parliamentary elections in a blow to conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol. The results of Wednesday���s elections mean the li Got kids? Here's what to know about filing your 2023 taxes 04/11/2024 07:04am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� There are a few tax tips parents of children 17 and under should keep in mind before filing, tax pros say. Here���s what to know: Child tax credit The child tax credit has reverted lower for 2023 than in previous years, when it was expanded due to COVID. This means taxpayers with