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IRS Fines 8 Million Americans, 0.3 Million of Them From Low Income Group

IRS has fined some 8 million people and 1.4 million households are forecast to fall prey of fines due to ignorance on new healthcare law. Commonly criticized as the Obama Care Law, the new law instructs all Americans to go through insurance net. But mainly due to ignorance about mandatory submission of tax returns and moreover legally remain exempted from tax net, have fall victim to count fine for $210 each.

Bill Gates Convinces billionaires to invest in cleantech energy ventures during the COP21

Microsoft’s Bill Gates announced during the Conference Of the Parties in Paris that he has convinced 28 billionaires to invest big money in the Breakthrough Energy Coalition, which is a private venture fund for new energy cleantech.

US Lifts Economic Sanctions Against Liberia After Decades

The United States lifted economic sanctions against Liberia on Thursday as Prresident Barack Obama cited the country's tremendous progress and committment to democracy.

President Obama announced changes on FAFSA to help students complete applications on time

U.S. President Barack Obama announced some changes on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid or FAFSA. This is to help students and families to rapidly process financial aid required by most colleges and universities.

President Obama shares his choice of songs on Spotify summer playlist

President Obama had listed his favorite songs on The President's Summer Playlist, available on Spotify. Along with the playlist, CNBC reported that President Obama had also released his summer reading list on a two-week family vacation in Martha's Vineyard.

Al Shabaab suicide truck bomber kills 13 people at the Jazeera Palace Hotel in Somalia

A suicide truck expoded on the walls of Jazeera Palace Hotel in Somalia. Thirteen were killed and 21 were injured. The Al-Shabaab group took charge of the attack.

Obama Signs USA Freedom Act, Protecting the Individual American's Privacy, Civil Liberties and National Security

US President Barack Obama signs the USA Freedom Act immediately after the Senate passed the bill. The law transfers the responsibility of collecting and keeping phone call data from the NSA to the phone companies themselves.

Obama won't plead to Supreme Court over executive immigration action; Admin counting on 5th circuit appeal

The Obama’s administration chooses not to bring to the Supreme Court a judge’s recent decision to halt the government’s immigration policies. It will instead wait for the result of its appeal on the 5th circuit.

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American Dream Deferred: Wealth Gap Deepens Among Millennials

A recent study found that there is a fresh wave of class conflict and animosity due to the widest wealth difference of any generation between affluent millennials and the rest of their age group.

Could You Qualify for SNAP Benefits?

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) oversees the food stamp program, also known as supplemental nutritional assistance, which is a vital tool for helping low-income families and individuals buy nutritious food.

Forget Stocks, Crypto Now Directly Impacts Housing Prices

According to a new study, as cryptocurrencies grow in importance inside American investment portfolios, their impact is seen not just in virtual transactions but also in real estate and consumer purchasing.

Bond Yields Drop as Job Growth Slows

After the April jobs data revealed weaker-than-expected payroll growth and an unexpected tick higher in the unemployment rate, U.S. Treasury rates fell on Friday.

Will Apple Keep Buffett Smiling? Doubts Emerge Over Company's Dominance

Even as late as 2020, four years after his investment colossus began to build a sizable stake in the business that produces iPhones, Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway was still using a flip phone.

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Is China's Central Bank Gold-Buying Spree a Precursor for War? Part II of II

The idea of a nation acquiring large gold reserves in preparation for military endeavors is not without historical precedent. Prior to World War I, European powers increased their gold reserves, and a century later, Russia's central bank doubled its gold holdings in the years before its invasion of Ukraine. This same strategic stockpiling of gold could be inferred from China and its pre-war positioning for a Taiwan incursion.

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