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A sign outside the Internal Revenue Service building in Washington, on May 4, 2021. The Internal Revenue Service says it is conducting a comprehensive review of safety at its facilities. The action comes in response to an increasing number of threats borne of conspiracy theories that agents were going to aggressively target middle-income taxpayers. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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IRS initiates safety probe after threats to workers
By FATIMA HUSSEIN - Associated Press
Tue,08/23/22-5:02PM , 81 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Responding to an increasing number of threats born of conspiracy theories that agents were going to aggressively target middle income taxpayers, the Internal Revenue Service announced Tuesday that it was conducting a comprehensive review of safety at its facilities.
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The logo of the International Monetary Fund is visible on their building, April 5, 2021, in Washington. The IMF is facing pressure to eliminate, or at least, reevaluate how it imposes fees on loans it disperses to needy countries like war-torn Ukraine — which is one of the fund's biggest borrowers. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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IMF fees on war-torn countries closer to elimination
By FATIMA HUSSEIN - Associated Press
Fri,08/19/22-11:42PM , 130 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — The International Monetary Fund is facing pressure to reevaluate how it imposes fees on loans it disperses to needy countries like war-torn Ukraine — which is one of the fund’s biggest borrowers.
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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks about the economy during a news conference at the Treasury Department, July 28, 2022, in Washington. Yellen has directed the IRS to develop a plan within six months outlining how the tax agency will overhaul its technology, customer service and hiring processes. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

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Yellen tells IRS to develop modernization plan in 6 months
By FATIMA HUSSEIN - Associated Press
Wed,08/17/22-10:42AM , 160 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Now that President Joe Biden signed Democrats' expansive climate, tax and health care bill into law, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has directed the IRS to develop a plan within six months outlining how the tax agency will
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, right, and Japan's Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki shake hands during their meeting at the finance ministry in Tokyo, Tuesday, July 12, 2022. With thousands of sanctions already imposed on Russia to flatten its economy, the U.S. and its allies are working on new measures to starve the Russian war machine while also stopping the price of oil and gasoline from soaring to levels that could crush the global economy. (Kyodo News via AP)

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US, allies aim to cap Russian oil prices to hinder invasion
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Tue,07/12/22-11:09PM , 320 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — With thousands of sanctions already imposed on Russia to flatten its economy, the U.S.
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