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Apparently, some Americans will receive an IRS stimulus check in the mail or via direct deposit. Find out who’s eligible to get it. Image Credit: Getty Images Four years after Americans received COVID-19 pandemic relief stimulus checks, another payment could hit your account soon. One million U.S. taxpayers will get a new payment. The news excited many when it was announced in December 2024. So, naturally, people are wondering who is eligible to get the check, how much they will receive and when the money will arrive. Learn more about the 2024 IRS stimulus checks below. How Much Money Is…
Eight-time cyclocross world champion Marianne Vos will make her long-awaited return to the off-road discipline after nearly two years out, at the World Cup in Besançon on December 29.The Royal Dutch Cycling Union (KNWU) announced Vos’ return on Monday and confirmed her performance would determine whether she’ll ride at the Cyclo-cross World Championships in Liévin, France later in the season.Her last cyclocross appearance was at the Benidorm World Cup in January 2023 as she skipped the entire subsequent 2023-24 ‘cross season to recover from iliac artery surgery undergone in August of that year. It was the first full cyclocross campaign…
FILE PHOTO: A Chinese Coast Guard ship with hull number 4203 is seen closely shadowing the convoy of Filipino fishing boats and a Philippine Coast Guard ship, on May 16, 2024, less 80 Nautical Miles from the island of Luzon, in the Philippines. Getty The Philippines said Monday it planned to acquire the U.S. Typhon missile system as part of a push to secure its maritime interests, sparking warnings from China of a regional “arms race.”The U.S. Army deployed the mid-range missile system in the northern Philippines earlier this year for annual joint military exercises with its longtime ally and…
Getty Images for AHA These celebs were all born on December 23. See which stars share a birthday today. Happiest of Birthdays to so many celebrities! Today, December 23, we’re honoring a bunch of stars who were born on this day. And since we’re just two days away from Christmas and amidst several winter holidays, it’s safe to say that these birthday stars could get double the gifting! From actress Susan Lucci to Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder, today’s is a special day for quite a few noteworthy names. Scroll through our gallery to see which celebrities were born on December…
Laurence Pithie and Finn Fisher-Black will start their time at Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe together at the Tour Down Under in January, after joining from Groupama-FDJ and UAE Team Emirates respectively in the Summer. The Kiwi pair have raced previously as teammates on the home nation’s squad at the New Zealand Cycle Classic stage race back in 2021, however, being just seven months apart in age, they’ve raced more frequently as rivals.”We’ve probably known each other since we were 13, 14, years old, I reckon,” Fisher-Black told Cyclingnews and The Cycling Podcast, speaking alongside Pithie at their team’s December training camp in Mallorca. “We…
One thousand, one hundred North Korean soldiers have been killed or wounded in Russia’s war with Ukraine, and Pyongyang may be preparing to deploy more North Korean soldiers to the region, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Monday. The information follows a report by Seoul’s spy agency last week that said at least 100 North Korean soldiers had been killed since entering combat in December.Pyongyang has sent thousands of troops to reinforce the Russian military, including to the Kursk border region where Ukrainian forces seized territory earlier this year.”Through various sources of information and intelligence, we assess that…
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsGhost towns emerge like bleached reefs flanking each side of the long road north out of Damascus. Mile after mile of destruction flickers by as if on a loop: such a widespread level of devastation that it is almost unfathomable.Empty, bombed-out cities, towns, and villages – once bustling hubs of life – form the scars of 13 years of brutal and bloody civil war. Thirteen years of a…
VW Group and workers agreed to 35,000 job cuts in Germany by 2030 The job cuts will be via retirements and voluntary measures Further cost savings will come from efficiency drives at plants and R&D teams Volkswagen Group and officials representing its workers reached an agreement on Dec. 20 to shed as many as 35,000 jobs in Germany by 2030, via retirements and voluntary measures. The move, which averted further strike action, ensures there will be no compulsory layoffs until 2030, as well as no plant closures in Germany. VW Group has over 120,000 workers in Germany, and an official…
Julie Appleby | (TNS) KFF Health NewsNew enrollments under the Affordable Care Act are on pace to trail last year’s record numbers by as many as a million as the outgoing Biden administration confronts upheavals in the program.Donald Trump’s election to a second term has cast uncertainty around the future of the health law. In addition, the Biden administration implemented cumbersome policies to reduce fraudulent enrollment and is combating a lawsuit that aims to block immigrants who lack legal residency from buying insurance under the program.So far, the number of new and returning enrollees using healthcare.gov — the federal marketplace…
By Tim Reynolds | Associated PressBasketball Hall of Famer Gregg Popovich has been away from the team because he suffered a mild stroke earlier this month, the San Antonio Spurs announced Wednesday.Popovich is in his 29th season as coach of the Spurs and there is no timetable for his return to the sideline, the team said. The stroke happened on Nov. 2 at the team’s arena, and Popovich is expected to make a full recovery.The 75-year-old Popovich, the NBA’s all-time win leader and a coach of five Spurs teams that won league championships, has already started a rehabilitation program, the…