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Stories by Dave Byrnes
Posted May 4, 2022, 3:39 pm
Dave Byrnes
/Courthouse News Service
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced Wednesday morning that Intuit Inc., the parent company of TurboTax, has agreed to pay $141 million to settle claims that it deceived millions of low-income U.S. taxpayers between 2016 and 2019. ... Read more»
Posted Sep 13, 2021, 12:13 pm
Dave Byrnes
/Courthouse News Service
Americans who oppose vaccinations but travel or work in vaccine-mandated jobs are turning to bootleg cards to circumvent vaccine requirements.
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Posted Aug 12, 2021, 4:29 pm
Dave Byrnes
/Courthouse News Service
The first challenge to a COVID-19 vaccine mandate to come before the nation’s highest court has been defeated after the U.S. Supreme Court denied a request to block Indiana University’s requirement that all students and staff get vaccinated before coming back to campus this fall.
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Posted Aug 9, 2021, 10:28 am
Dave Byrnes
/Courthouse News Service
The U.S. Department of Education announced that it will extend the freeze on student loan repayments through the end of January 2022, a pause that was initiated by the Trump administration in 2020, and it was set to expire on Oct. 1. ... Read more»
Posted Jul 22, 2021, 7:21 am
Dave Byrnes
/Courthouse News Service
Smoke from fires along the West Coast has created hazy conditions throughout the country this week, which experts say could become a regular occurrence as climate change fuels larger wildfires.
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