Thinking of not filing your tax return amid IRS cutbacks? Penalties can be costly, experts say

As the IRS faces cutbacks, some taxpayers are weighing whether to file returns this season.

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Hamas says it will release the bodies of four more Israeli hostages late Wednesday

Hamas will release the bodies of four more Israeli hostages Wednesday night, a spokesperson for the militant group said Wednesday.

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New Hampshire woman contaminated grocery store items with urine for years, police say

A New Hampshire woman was arrested on Friday for allegedly contaminating items at a grocery store with her urine over the course of several years and posting videos of it online, police said.

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Musk loses more than $100B as Tesla gives up trillion-dollar company status amid sell-off

Elon Musk's status as the world's wealthiest person is in no danger of changing.

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Utah set to become first state to ban fluoride in public water

Utah is gearing up to make history as the first state to ban fluoride in public water systems if Gov.

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Malibu beachgoers warned to avoid sick sea lions after more than a dozen reported in distress

More than a dozen sea lions have been reported sick over the past week in Southern California in a suspected domoic acid event, and beachgoers in Malibu are warned to avoid the distressed animals.

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Pope Francis in critical condition with pneumonia and kidney issues, Vatican says

Pope Francis remains in critical condition as he receives treatment for double pneumonia and a mild renal insufficiency, the Vatican shared on Sunday.

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‘Severance’ tops ‘Ted Lasso’ as most watched series on Apple TV+

"Severance" has dethroned “Ted Lasso” as Apple TV+'s most watched series ever after the highly anticipated second season of the psychological thriller dropped following a nearly 3-year hiatus.

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Robert De Niro talks first lead TV role in ‘Zero Day’: It's more work

Legendary actor Robert De Niro sits down with TODAY’s Savannah Guthrie to talk about his decision to act in his first lead role in a series with “Zero Day” on Netflix. "It's more work. This was like doing three features back to back." He also talks about his encounter with Debbie Downer on “SNL50.” "I was really happy to be a part of it," he says about his sketch with Rachel Dratch.

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One-armed basketball player makes women’s Division III history

Baileigh Sinaman-Daniel refused to let rejection, or the fact she was born with one arm, end her dream of playing the game that her childhood idol LeBron James made her fall in love with 15 years ago.

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'Euphoria' star Hunter Schafer says she was issued a male passport

"Euphoria" star Hunter Schafer, who is one of the most prominent transgender woman in Hollywood, revealed Friday that her new passport was issued with a male gender marker against her will.

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NYC Mayor Eric Adams' corruption trial indefinitely delayed, but judge won't dismiss charges yet

A federal judge indefinitely adjourned New York City Mayor Eric Adams' criminal trial on Friday, but did not yet dismiss the federal corruption charges.

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Spurs star Victor Wembanyama to miss remainder of NBA season with blood clot

Spurs star Victor Wembanyama will miss remainder of NBA season due to a blood clot in his shoulder, the team said.

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From homegrown genre to an official museum, D.C. celebrates 50 years of go-go

The Go-Go Museum & Café, the only collection dedicated to the celebration, study and preservation of all things go-go, is opening in its birthplace of Washington, D.C.

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Brittney Griner pulls out of speaking engagement over 'Gay Baby Jail' note found in hotel room

WNBA star Brittney Griner pulled out of speaking engagement earlier this week after finding a piece of tape in her hotel room with the words “Gay Baby Jail” written on it.

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11 lawsuits challenging DOGE focus on data access and privacy

The lawsuits and the privacy claims have quickly become some of the few substantive challenges to DOGE and its ability to fully operate thrown up by critics.

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Foreign service worker sues Trump claiming pregnant wife's life put at risk amid USAID shutdown

A foreign service worker whose pregnant wife allegedly was denied emergency medical transport while stationed abroad has filed an affidavit in federal court against the Trump administration, claiming its “rushed, haphazard and cruel” push to shut down the agency has placed the mother and unborn daughter at grave risk.

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Princess Kate shares hand-drawn portraits by her and her children

Kate Middleton and Prince William shared four portraits created by the Princess of Wales and her children — Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis.

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'The White Lotus' is bringing back Belinda: What you need to know about her character

“The White Lotus” is back, and so is Belinda, the resort masseuse played by Natasha Rothwell.

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5 New Yorkers charged in disappearance, death of Minnesota transgender man

Five people have been arrested and charged in New York in connection with the disappearance and death of a 24-year-old Minnesota transgender man who was reported missing earlier this week, officials said.

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A man stabbed 5 people in Austria, killing 1 in what police described as a random attack

VIENNA — A 23-year-old man stabbed five passersby in southern Austria on Saturday in what police said was a random attack that left a 14-year-old dead and four others injured.

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Top Trump administration officials to head to Saudi Arabia for Russia-Ukraine peace talks

National Security Adviser Mike Waltz and Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff are headed to Saudi Arabia to initiate negotiations toward peace between Russia and Ukraine, two sources familiar with the matter told NBC News.

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Mother and 2-year-old daughter die days after Munich ramming attack, police say

A 37-year-old woman and her 2-year-old daughter died from their injuries two days after a car intentionally plowed into a crowd in Munich, German police said.

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Trump orders end in federal funding for any schools that require Covid vaccines

President Trump on Friday signed an executive order halting federal funds for schools that require students to be vaccinated against coronavirus before they can attend classes in person.

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Amazon 'anti-union propaganda,' employee surveillance loom over labor vote at North Carolina warehouse

Italo Medelius-Marsano was a law student at North Carolina Central University in 2022, when he took a job at an Amazon warehouse near the city of Raleigh to earn some extra cash.

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Las Vegas finally breaks its streak of 214 dry days — with 0.01 inches of rain

LAS VEGAS — After 214 straight days with no measurable rain, a drizzle finally came to the Las Vegas Valley.

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Trump announces plan to impose 'fair and reciprocal' tariffs against U.S. trading partners

President Donald Trump signed a memorandum Thursday calling for "fair and reciprocal" trade tariffs on all major U.S. trading partners, including longtime allies.

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Prebiotic soda brand Olipop valued at $1.85 billion in latest funding round

Prebiotic soda brand Olipop said Wednesday that it was valued at $1.85 billion in its latest funding round, which raised $50 million for the company.

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Google says U.S. is facing a power capacity crisis in AI race against China

The U.S. is facing a power capacity crisis as the tech sector races against China to achieve dominance in artificial intelligence, an executive leading the energy strategy of Alphabet’s Google unit said this week.

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Meeting with Trump, Jordan's king offers to take in thousands of Palestinian children

WASHINGTON — Jordan’s King Abdullah II said Tuesday that he would take in 2,000 Palestinian children from Gaza who are very sick or have cancer in response to a plan by President Donald Trump to resettle the residents of the war-torn strip.

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Sonya Massey's family reaches $10M settlement over fatal shooting

Sonya Massey’s family has reached a $10 million settlement more than six months after she was shot and killed in her Illinois home by a deputy.

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Judge finds Trump administration violated court order halting funding freeze

A federal judge in Rhode Island Monday said that the Trump administration violated his order halting a sweeping federal funding freeze and ordered the government to “immediately restore frozen funding.”

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Judge finds Trump administration violated court order halting funding freeze

A federal judge in Rhode Island Monday said that the Trump administration violated his order halting a sweeping federal funding freeze and ordered the government to “immediately restore frozen funding.”

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This popular Facebook page is a portal to 1970s and '80s NYC gay history

A growing Facebook group, Gay New York 1970s and 80s, serves as a virtual online time machine, guiding its tens of thousands of followers back to an era many of them never knew while building a vibrant online community for the future.

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New York poultry markets ordered to close temporarily as bird flu concerns spread

The order, signed by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul Hochul on Friday, requires the markets to close for a week as facilities undergo a complete disinfection process.

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DHS Secretary Kristi Noem endorses plan to overhaul FEMA

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Sunday that she is in favor of getting rid of the Federal Emergency Management Agency in its current form.

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Nonalcoholic booze scores big ahead of the Super Bowl

Zero-proof beer sales are surging just as another major brand touts its newest boozeless brew during Sunday’s big game.

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Guatemalan president says no timeline on receiving third-country nationals after Rubio meeting

In an exclusive interview with NBC News on Thursday, Guatemalan President Bernardo Arevalo said his country and the United States “don’t have a timeline” on when Guatemala will begin receiving non-Guatemalan nationals who are deported by the Trump administration.

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War-torn Lebanon forms its first government in over 2 years to end deadlock

BEIRUT — Lebanon’s new prime minister on Saturday formed the country’s first full-fledged government since 2022.

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Hamas names hostages to be freed after accusing Israel of breaching ceasefire

Hamas announced the names of three Israeli hostages to be released on Saturday in exchange for 183 Palestinian prisoners and detainees.

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Government lawyers with ethics concerns look for help amid Trump crackdown

Some government lawyers hope that bar associations, which have themselves been targeted by Trump, will come to their aid.

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Over 150 women raped during Congo prison break, U.N. says

At least 165 women were raped by male inmates during a mass breakout from a prison in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the United Nations.

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Some tariff concessions from Canada and Mexico touted by Trump lack substance, experts say

President Donald Trump and his supporters have heralded his use of tariff threats to extract concessions on drug trafficking and border security from Canada and Mexico.

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Travis Kelce praises Taylor Swift's homemade Pop-Tarts ahead of Super Bowl: 'Unbelievable'

Taylor Swift's Pop-Tarts are back in the spotlight after Travis Kelce gushed over them during Super Bowl Opening Night on Monday.

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Trump appoints Treasury secretary as acting head of consumer protection agency

WASHINGTON — In what appears to be yet another move to consolidate parts of the federal government, President Donald Trump has appointed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

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Honda's new EV production revolution begins with $1 billion investment in Ohio

MARYSVILLE, Ohio — Honda Motor is launching the next generation of its manufacturing in a historically unusual place for the 75-year-old Japanese automaker: Ohio.

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Egg prices have soared as farmers contend with bird flu outbreak

The average price for a dozen eggs in the U.S. has jumped 50% in the past year and the cost increase appears to have accelerated since November.

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Ken Martin wins election as the next chair of the Democratic National Committee

Ken Martin, the longtime leader of the state Democratic Party organization in Minnesota, will be the new Democratic National Committee chair after winning Saturday’s election, as his party looks to turn the page and recover from a dismal 2024.

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Democratic National Committee prepares to elect a new party chair

Democrats will take their first tangible step this weekend to drag themselves forward from their 2024 election loss: electing the next chair of the DNC.

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