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January 23, 2023 at 10:04 am
January 23 is the official start of tax season for taxpayers and cyber crooks are looking to cash in by stealing your personal information and grabbing your tax returns.
There are ways to protect yourself and some tips on what taxpayers should look out for as scams become more and more elaborate.
Scammers will try to trick taxpayers by phone, email or regular mail, but the Better Business Bureau wants taxpayers to be extra cautious and think twice about how their tax filing and who gets access to their personal info.
The Better Business Bureau is keeping a close eye on tax scams and fake IRS agents trying to contact you.
The BBB reports that during 2021 there were at least 52,000 reports of tax scams to the IRS.
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January 23, 2023 at 10:03 am
On Monday morning, Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown will hold a press conference to announce recent indictments in a drug trafficking organization.
Brown will be joined by Baltimore City Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Anthony Barksdale, Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael S. Harrison, Baltimore City State’s Attorney Ivan Bates, Baltimore Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement Director Shantay Jackson, Baltimore City Deputy State’s Attorney Thomas Donnelly, and members of the Baltimore Police Group Violence Reduction Unit to announce the indictments of nine individuals charged with illegal possession of firearms, distribution of Fentanyl and Cocaine, and other related offenses.
The press conference will take place at 10:00 a.m. at the Maryland Office of the A...
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January 23, 2023 at 9:42 am
President Joe Biden has broken his silence on classified documents found at his home and office.
Washington insider Armstrong Williams joined The National Desk’s Scott Thuman Monday morning to discuss the recent developments.
Additional documents were recovered on Friday by Justice Department officials in Biden's Delaware home, despite the president saying a day before that there was nothing to be found at that location.
“What is unfortunate, Scott, is the integrity of the office and he held former President Trump accountable for the same actions," Armstrong said. "The problem for him is that these documents continue to show up out of nowhere. It's a distraction with all the issues that Americans are facing today."
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January 23, 2023 at 9:29 am
Last Friday, Governor Kim Reynolds and Lieutenant Governor Adam Gregg of Iowa were sworn into their second term. Governor Kim Reynolds and Lt. Governor Gregg, who were in Israel visiting the United Hatzalah headquarters in Jerusalem a couple of years ago, were so inspired by our lifesaving mission that they decided to adopt the United Hatzalah model for the great state of Iowa, especially in the rural areas.Our mission is to train volunteers to get to emergencies within 90 seconds and save lives.I am honored that United Hatzalah is a role model for the world and helping our American brothers and sisters with ideas that can help save their lives. This is why it is so important to showcase the success of what United Hatzalah does, so others can use it as an example and save even more lives. ...
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January 23, 2023 at 9:27 am
Baltimore, MD - Jan. 23, 2023 - The JCC of Greater Baltimore is proud to partner with LifeBridge Health for GoGirlGo! Created by the Women’s Sports Foundation, this award-winning program features weekly themed discussions about important issues facing young women, including nutrition, dealing with difficult feelings, confidence building, and more.
Designed for observant girls between the ages of 11-13, GoGirlGo participants will engage in fun, physical, team-building activities, learn new skills and play sports with local fitness experts and female college athletes. The courage, confidence and character gained through physical activity and sports participation are the very tools that empower girls to become the strong leaders of tomorrow.
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January 22, 2023 at 9:52 pm
So many patients sick with RSV had inundated Connecticut Children’s Medical Center that they had to be treated in hallways and playrooms. Facing their busiest season in memory last fall, hospital leaders floated a plan to enlist the National Guard to set up tents outside. Doctors braced for a dire winter — a looming disaster some dubbed a “tripledemic” — with flu season revving up, coronavirus roaring back and the holidays providing fuel for viruses to spread.
But no such surge materialized. The RSV wave has receded in Connecticut and across the country. Flu cases have rapidly dwindled. Covid hospitalizations rose briefly after Christmas, only to fall again.
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January 22, 2023 at 9:45 pm
They’re cracking down on contraband breakfasts.
Alongside the usual shipments of drugs and guns confiscated at the US border, customs officers are intercepting a surprising commodity – eggs.
Traffickers are attempting to sneak thousands of Mexican “huevos” across the border per week after skyrocketing prices have made them a hot...
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January 22, 2023 at 9:40 pm
Former President Trump holds at 17-point lead over Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) in a hypothetical GOP primary match-up, according to a new poll.
A Morning Consult poll released Wednesday showed Trump with 48 percent support among potential Republican primary voters, followed by DeSantis with 31 percent. Trump’s front-runner position differs from some polls since the November midterm elections, which have shown DeSantis closing the gap with Trump or taking a lead in some cases.
Former Vice President Mike Pence came in third with 8 percent, followed by former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) with 3 percent. Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) both received 2 percent.
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January 22, 2023 at 9:36 pm
The Prime Minister’s Office under Benjamin Netanyahu is reviving long-stalled plans to construct a combined PMO and official residence, known colloquially as the “Israeli White House,” Kan news reported Sunday.
If fulfilled, the project is expected to cost hundreds of millions of shekels.
Plans for a single compound that will house the Israeli prime minister’s dwelling and offices have intermittently been considered for long years, but have been frozen time and again for various reasons.
The Kan report said the PMO was now looking for an architect and a project manager to advance the matter.
In response, the PMO said the new government “intends to review the proposal for building an office and residence and methods for its realization. Positions will not b...
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January 22, 2023 at 8:01 pm
Baltimore, MD – Jan. 22, 2023 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Mr. & Mrs. Liel Hayun on the birth of a son.
Mazel Tov grandparents Mr. & Mrs. Michael Teichman and great-grandparents Allan & Kate Genut
יה"ר שיזכו לגדל בנם לתורה, לחופה, ולמעשים טובים. אמן!
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January 22, 2023 at 3:00 pm
Jeff Zients, the former White House coronavirus response coordinator, is expected to replace Ron Klain as White House chief of staff, two sources familiar with the plans told The Hill.
Zients left his role as Biden’s first COVID-19 czar in April 2022 after advising the pandemic response effort and was replaced by Ashish Jha. He returned this fall ahead of the midterm elections to assist Klain with preparations for staff turnover as well as other projects.
The White House declined to comment.
Zients was director of the National Economic Council under former President Obama and before that was acting director of the Office of Management and Budget. Between the Obama and Biden administrations, he was chief executive officer of an investment firm, Cranemere, and wa...
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January 22, 2023 at 2:03 pm
Baltimore, MD – Jan. 22, 2023 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Dovi Bernfeld (Lakewood) & Shoshana Samet (Baltimore) on their engagement. Mazel Tov to Dr. & Mrs. Ronnie Samet
יה"ר שיזכו לבנות בית נאמן בישראל. אמן!
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January 22, 2023 at 1:40 pm
Kol Yisrael Boys Choir is a new and exciting extracurricular activity for boys, ages 8-13, in our community! The mission of the choir is to provide a positive experience and opportunity for each boy to shine. So many people have beautiful voices and many have not yet had the chance to share their talent with Klal Yisrael. Many others have tremendous potential and would benefit from vocal training and professional guidance. This choir will grant each of these boys an opportunity to thrive and succeed! Members of the choir will have the chance to improve their voices, develop their musical talent, build self-confidence, engage in teamwork, and have a positive experience. The choir will be led by Moishe Rez, a professional singer and voice teacher born and bred in Baltimore. Moishe perf...
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January 22, 2023 at 12:44 pm
A close ally of President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday that deliveries of offensive weapons to Kyiv that threaten Russia's territories will lead to a global catastrophe and make arguments against using weapons of mass destruction untenable.
Vyacheslav Volodin, speaker of the Duma - Russia's lower house of parliament - warned that the United States and NATO's support of Ukraine is leading the world to a "terrible war".
"If Washington and NATO countries supply weapons that will be used to strike civilian cities and attempt to seize our territories, as they threaten, this will lead to retaliatory measures using more powerful weapons," Volodin said on the Telegram messaging app.
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January 22, 2023 at 12:40 pm
Baltimore, MD – Jan. 22, 2023 - There is limited seating for tonight’s show. To purchase tickets, please call 410.358.6279. Still want to support NCSY? Click here and spin the wheel for a chance to win $10,000.
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January 22, 2023 at 12:28 pm
Americans are piling on credit-card debt just as interest rates are reaching historic highs.
Multiple polls show American consumers sinking deeper into credit-card debt. A new survey from Bankrate, the consumer finance company, found 46 percent of cardholders carrying credit-card balances from month to month, up from 39 percent a year ago.
A survey by NerdWallet, the personal finance company, found the average U.S. household carrying $7,486 in credit-card debt, a 29-percent increase from a year earlier. A third poll, from the personal finance website GOBankingRates, found that 14 million Americans owe more than $10,000 in credit-card debt.
Card balances are rising at a time when consumers may find it harder than ever to pay them down. Cre...
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January 22, 2023 at 12:27 pm
At least 10 people have died in a mass shooting following a Lunar New Year festival in a city east of Los Angeles, according to authorities.
The shooting in Monterey Park, California, occurred at a dance club and was reported around 10:22 p.m., the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said, after the Lunar New Year festival that was scheduled to end at 9 p.m. Police said the shooter was a male, but did not say whether he was still at large.
“Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide detectives are responding to assist Monterey Park Police Department with a shooting death investigation,” the department initially said in a short statement Sunday morning. “There are nine deceased. There is no additional information available at this time.”
Los A...
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January 22, 2023 at 12:07 pm
The need for supervision in school kitchens. Join us as we listen in to a conversation between R’ Nosson Dubin, Kashrus Administrator of HKA (Houston), and founder of the Kosher Institute of America, and R’ Yitzchok Hisiger.
