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By Cora Lewis NEW YORK (AP) – If your life has been bailed out for the past year by a wildfire, hurricane, flood, tornado, or another disaster, the IRS recognizes that it may take more time to file your taxes and grants an automatic extension beyond the normal filing deadline. It is also permitted to amortize certain amounts of losses caused by disasters, reducing tax burden. It could be damaged property, lost income, or loss of small business. “We’ve seen a lot of experience in the future,” said Alison Flores, manager of the H&R Block’s Tax Research Institute. “We see…
Lucy, Port St. FL (WFLA) – The bride was given a court date, but was not married. On April 11, officers from the Port St. Lucie Police Station pulled a vehicle traveling 105 mph in Crosstown. The duo reportedly said that the reason they were speeding up was because the bride was late for her own wedding. The time marked on the body camera video showed 2:42pm in Port St. Lucie. “Whose wedding is it?” the officer asks the vehicle pair. Polk County woman is running through her estranged husband’s new girlfriend, deputies say The woman wearing a white passenger…
The lace is the seating of the state’s top court.The North Carolina Supreme Court ordered tens of thousands of votes to be counted in the contested election for the judicial seat.In a 4-2 ruling, which took over on April 11, the state’s Supreme Court said votes must be counted from people whose election officials have been registered since 2004 but have not recorded the last four digits of their driver’s license number or Social Security number.The majority said the lower courts incorrectly decided that votes could not be counted unless voters provided evidence of eligibility before the deadline. The majority…
Fort Lauderdale – To ordinary observers, the quiet spot known as Abreu Place may look like a small park dotted with shaded trees and located between two riverside homes in Rio Vista.However, Fort Lauderdale says that the patch of land on the south side of New River is not a park, but a boulevard dedicated to the city more than a century ago.Just a third of the acres of parcels are at the heart of a controversial legal battle between Fort Lauderdale and the property owners living on either side.The lawsuit filed in Broward Circuit Court on March 26th alleges…
A Kremlin spokesman reiterated the claim that Russian forces “will carry out strikes with only military and paramilitary targets.”Ukrainian officials have killed 34 people and injured more in the April 13 Russian missile attack in Smie City, the northeastern city of Ukraine. “Only the villains can take the lives of ordinary people and act this way,” Ukrainian President Voldy Zelensky said in the aftermath of the reported attack. He also called for a robust response to reported attacks that occurred amid the US’s continued efforts to ensure a limited ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. Smee mayor Artem Kobzar has declared…
Associated Press Technology Writer Barbara Ortutay Meta Platforms Inc. faces a historic anti-trust trial since Monday, when the Tech giants can force them to destroy Instagram and WhatsApp. It was a startup I bought over a decade ago and has since grown into a social media powerhouse. The looming antitrust trial will be the first major test of President Donald Trump’s ability to challenge the big-name federal trade commission technology. The lawsuit was filed against Meta (then called Facebook) during Trump’s first term in 2020. It claims that the company has squashed the competition by buying Instagram and WhatsApp and…
Audrey Petersen’s daughters were able to feel the presence of their mothers by sorting manicure and cupboard craft supplies and drawer boxes with too many first aid kits. They sifted through piles of self-help books and greeting cards at every opportunity and laughed. They removed sticky notes she held on the walls and cabinets, reminding her of birthdays and weddings that she would not attend.Petersen passed away on February 9, 2024 at the age of 61. She was one of dozens of domestic violence victims in Florida last year.Related: A Florida nurse creeps up and then killed. Why didn’t the…
According to the International Maritime Agency, the contract is the first global CO2 price in any sector. According to the United Nations, shipping companies will have to pay for large amounts of greenhouse gases.The United Nations International Maritime Organization (IMO) country voted for the rules at its London headquarters on April 11th.The Net Zero Framework’s regulatory draft is expected to be officially adopted in October this year, before it comes into effect in 2027.IMO, a specialized agency that regulates maritime transport, said the rule was the world’s first rule to combine mandatory emissions restrictions and greenhouse gas (GHG) pricing across…
Volsia County, Fla. (WFLA) – Two law enforcement officers almost hit an SUV at the scene of the crash early Sunday, according to the Volsia Sheriff’s Office. Veterans Services Organization (VSO) Sergeant and Florida Highway Patrol troopers were at the scene of a car-deer collision as the SUV drove on the highway at highway speeds. Bodycam’s video shows a police officer running into the grass when the SUV crashes into a VSO Sergeant’s police car, crashing into the back of the car, hitting a deer, and then spun onto the highway. “My life flashed before I could look right there,”…
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story contains graphic details of violence as well as explicit language. If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, you can call the Florida Domestic Violence Hotline at 800-500-1119. Additional resources are at the bottom of this story.A sampling of statements Audrey Petersen made to authorities in the week before she was killed. ( AYA DIAB | Times )CLEARWATER — It was dark by the time Audrey Petersen got home, but a neighbor keeping watch said the coast looked clear. She disabled her security system and, pepper spray in hand, went to make herself a drink.“No sign…