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IRS moves forward with free e-filing system in pilot program to launch in 2024 05/16/2023 05:39pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Most taxpayers are interested in filing their taxes directly to the IRS for free, a new report says, and that option will be tested next year. The IRS has spent the past nine months studying whether U.S. taxpayers want to see a free, e-filing system run by the government ��� and is Business Highlights: Bank execs blame panicked depositors for failures; IRS to pilot free e-filing 05/16/2023 04:53pm • ___ Bank execs blame panicked depositors for Silicon Valley, Signature failures, but senators blame them NEW YORK (AP) ��� Top executives at Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank largely avoided taking responsibility for their banks��� dramatic failures at a Senate hearing Tuesday, instead using th Editorial Roundup: United States 05/16/2023 04:08pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: May 10 The Washington Post on Congress, Biden and the border For more than three years, the Biden and Trump administrations have relied on an obscure public health law to manage illegal crossings at the southern border. That measure, w Recent beasts of the East, Heat and Celtics ready for latest conference finals showdown 05/16/2023 03:31pm • BOSTON (AP) ��� From the pandemic to the play-in tournament, not much has kept the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat from crossing paths in the Eastern Conference finals recently. When they tip off Game 1 of their latest playoffs pairing on Wednesday night, it will mark the third East finals matchup bet Biden vetoes bid by Congress to reinstate tariffs on solar panel imports from SE Asia 05/16/2023 02:43pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� President Joe Biden on Tuesday vetoed a congressional resolution that would have reinstated tariffs on solar panel imports from Southeast Asia, settling for now a long-running dispute over whether to punish China for trade violations that bypass U.S. rules limiting imports of che Job cuts, no Social Security checks: How consumers could be pinched by a US government default 05/16/2023 02:42pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� All the hand-wringing in Washington over raising the debt limit can seem far removed from the lives of everyday Americans, but they could end up facing huge consequences. Millions of people in the U.S. rely on benefits that could go unpaid and services that could be disrupted, o Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 05/16/2023 01:52pm • Here���s a look at how AP���s general news coverage is shaping up for select stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP���s complete coverage of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, and the rest of the world, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org Questions about cov Democrat pledges ethics package in his challenge of Mississippi GOP governor 05/16/2023 01:46pm • JACKSON, Miss. (AP) ��� A Democrat running for Mississippi governor said Tuesday that he will push legislators to enact an ethics package that includes limits on campaign donations, frequent disclosure about lobbyists' spending and a ban on former state officials quickly becoming lobbyists. ���We��� France issues arrest warrant for Lebanese central bank governor 05/16/2023 12:26pm • BEIRUT (AP) ��� A French investigative judge Tuesday issued an international arrest warrant for Lebanon's embattled central bank governor after he didn't show up for questioning in France on corruption charges, a Western diplomat said. Longtime central bank Gov. Riad Salameh was supposed to appear b What Is the FICA Tax? 05/15/2023 08:00pm • If you work for an employer, you will see FICA taxes among several types of taxes withheld from you on your pay stub. Here's a look at what the FICA tax is and how it is calculated. What Is FICA?FICA stands for the Federal Insurance Contributions Act. This law mandates that employers withhold taxes 10 apps to use now to make taxes easier next year 05/15/2023 08:00pm • Taxpayers gave a collective sigh of relief after the April tax deadline passed. Another year of scrambling to gather receipts and calculate expenses is over. However, the tax season doesn't have to be a mad dash to collect tax documents. Instead of waiting until next spring to get organized, star Why Green Bay, Wisconsin, Is the Best Place to Live in 2023-2024 05/15/2023 08:00pm • In the search for the place to make your new hometown, you likely want affordability that doesn't leave you feeling strapped for cash after paying rent or making a mortgage payment and covering groceries. You want ample activities year-round that can keep you entertained. You want to feel like you h Debt ceiling: McCarthy says 'no progress' ahead of talks Tuesday with Biden 05/15/2023 07:04pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Monday there's been ���no progress��� on debt ceiling talks ahead of a meeting with President Joe Biden on Tuesday at the White House, as the country pushes closer to a crisis over the need to raise its legal borrowing limit. Compounding pressure Delaware panel bumps up revenue forecast for this year, lowers estimate for next 05/15/2023 06:47pm • DOVER, Del. (AP) ��� A state panel has boosted Delaware���s government revenue forecast but lowered its estimate for the fiscal year starting July 1. The Delaware Economic and Financial Advisory Council, which sets the state���s official revenue estimates, on Monday boosted its revenue forecast for New Chicago mayor pledges commitment to progressive strategy, asks for unity 05/15/2023 04:50pm • CHICAGO (AP) ��� Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson began his first term of office Monday, asking Chicagoans to set aside deep differences, confront challenges together and build ���a city that works for everyone.��� Johnson, 47, whose victory was touted by progressives as evidence that bold stances lead