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IRS Sending $2.4 Billion in Payments to 1 Million Taxpayers Who Missed Out on Stimulus Checks

$2.4 billion worth of automatic payments will be sent out in Dec by the IRS to taxpayers eligible for a pandemic-era tax break but didn’t claim the COVID cash.
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Over Half of North America at Risk of Power Blackouts: NERC

50% of North America is facing serious risk of an energy shortfall in coming years amid retirement of thermal plants and addition of renewable energy sources.
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University Pays $700,000 to Settle With NASA Over Professor’s Undisclosed Ties to China

The University of Delaware on Dec. 16 settled with NASA after allegedly failing to disclose a professor’s ties to and support from the Chinese regime.

Federal Agency Urges High-Level US Officials to ‘Immediately’ Switch to Encrypted Apps

CISA issued officials and politicians to stop using standard phone calls and text messages after U.S. teleco companies were targeted by Chinese hackers.
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Wisconsin School Shooter Was in Touch With Man Who Says He Was Plotting His Own Attack

Teenage girl who carried out a school shooting in WI had been in contact with man in CA who told law enforcement he was plotting attack on a government building.
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California’s Regulations Causing Truck Shortages, Rising Costs, Industry Says

California’s zero emission regulations are causing truck shortages and rising costs, according to the trucking and heavy-duty vehicle industry.
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FBI Warns Public Not to Shoot at Drones in New Jersey

FBI’s Newark, NJ, office called on residents not to shoot or shine lasers at objects in the sky amid drone sightings that are alarming elected officials.
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Mystery Drones Have Stalked US for Years

Spike in unidentified drone sightings in northeastern US is unnerving. Similar incidents have occurred for years with little apparent action from government.