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Hurricane Francine downgraded to Category 1 as New Orleans faces flood warning
Hurricane Francine had maximum sustained winds of nearly 100 mph when she made landfall. The storm is expected to weaken as it travels across land, but heavy rain and winds are still expected in Louisiana over the next 24 hours.
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Four people have been charged with $178 million COVID fraud
The federal government funded about $105 million requested from these fraudulent applications.
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Federal funds to assist Coloradans in online filing of state, federal tax returns
The Internal Revenue Service announced in March a full-scale launch of a pilot program of Direct File. A measured launch of Direct File was successful in early 2024 as taxpayers filed returns free of charge directly with the IRS.