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I.R.S. Stepping Up Efforts to Squash Fraud in Tax Credit Program
Author: Alan Rappeport
The Employee Retention Tax Credit continues to be ripe for abuse as Congress mulls shutting the program down.
Blinken Meets With Netanyahu at Moment of Tension Between U.S. and Israel
Author: Michael Crowley
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu repeated that Israel was determined to send troops into the crowded southern Gaza city of Rafah despite U.S. urgings not to.

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Nike wins German soccer deal over rival longtime outfitter
Author: Demi Lawrence
After 70 years, Adidas will no longer outfit Germany's soccer federation starting in 2027.

Washington State News

Kansas, Gonzaga test mettle with spot in Sweet 16 on line
(Photo credit: Gabriel Mayberry-USA TODAY Sports) Two of the top programs this century meet for just the third time when Kansas and Gonzaga battle for a Sweet 16 spot in Midwest Region play on Saturday in Salt Lake City. The fourth-seeded Jayhawks and fifth-seed Bulldogs are the only teams to win at least one game in each of the past 15 NCAA Tournaments. Gonzaga (26-7) is attempting to reach its ninth consecutive Sweet
A's RHP Trevor Gott to undergo Tommy John surgery, out for season
(Photo credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports) Oakland A's right-hander Trevor Gott will undergo Tommy John surgery and miss the entire season and part of 2025, MLB.com reported Friday. Gott has a fully torn UCL in his throwing elbow, per the report. Gott, 31, signed a one-year deal worth $1.5 million with the A's in December. He went 0-5 with a 4.19 ERA in 64 relief appearances with Seattle and the New York Mets in 2

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Israel’s Netanyahu rebuffs US plea to halt Rafah offensive. Tensions rise ahead of Washington talks
Author: MATTHEW LEE and JOSEF FEDERMAN, MATTHEW LEE and JOSEF FEDERMAN, , Associated Press,

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday once again left the Middle East empty-handed as Israel’s prime minister rejected American appeals to call off a promised ground invasion of the southern Gaza city of Rafah, which is overflowing with displaced civilians.

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Gunmen in combat fatigues fire at crowds at Moscow concert hall, a big blaze follows
Author: Associated Press

MOSCOW — Several gunmen in combat fatigues burst into a big concert hall in Moscow on Friday and fired automatic weapons at the crowd, injuring an unspecified number of people, Russian media said.

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Kate, Princess of Wales, says she has cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy
Author: BRIAN MELLEY and JILL LAWLESS, BRIAN MELLEY and JILL LAWLESS, , Associated Press,

LONDON (AP) — Kate, the Princess of Wales, has cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy, she said Friday in a stunning announcement that follows weeks of speculation about her health and whereabouts.

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With police departments facing a hiring crisis, some policies are being loosened to find more cadets
Author: BROOKE SCHULTZ, Associated Press/Report for America

PHILADELPHIA — Faced with gaping vacancies in its police force and concerns about public safety, the Philadelphia Police Department had to think creatively about how to get more candidates in the door. The answer? Fewer pushups.

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Immigration is fueling US economic growth while politicians rage
Author: Augusta Saraiva and Enda Curran, Bloomberg News

While the rising number of immigrants in the U.S. has sowed division among politicians across the country — and stoked angst among a swath of voters — there’s one place where almost everyone seems on the same, upbeat, page: Wall Street.

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