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Beyonce petitions IRS to contest $2.7M back tax bill

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:30 GMT

After the Internal Revenue Service claimed Beyoncé owed nearly $2.7 million in back taxes from 2018 and 2019, she has now decided to file a petition disputing the claim.The 41-year-old music and fashion icon filed the petition in April, and has also requested a trial over the matter in Los Angeles, reports People. A potential date for the trial is unknown.The IRS originally dealt Beyoncé a Notice of Deficiency, which claimed she owed a total of $805,850 from 2018 and $1,442,747 from 2019, in addition to $449,719.40 in combined penalties from the two-year period.Beyoncé’s legal team is disputing at least $868,766 of that total, arguing that Bey had donated that amount to charity in 2018, and therefore it should have been counted as a deduction. The petition also agues that if there’s a deficiency in her payments, she “has acted reasonably and in good faith,” and should not be required to pay it.The Grammy winner has supported multiple charities over the course of her career, an...

Heat, Butler make another playoff statement, pushing past Knicks 108-101 in series opener

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:30 GMT

The opponent changed, the magic continues.The team that required two chances just to survive the play-in round, entering the NBA playoffs as the No. 8 seed at the bottom of the Eastern Conference bracket, is now three victories from consecutive appearances in the conference finals.No, nothing as dramatic as pushing past the No. 1-seeded Milwaukee Bucks, as they did in five games in the first round, but the Miami Heat made another statement Sunday.This time it was overcoming a 12-point deficit to take a 1-0 lead over the New York Knicks in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinals with a 108-101 victory at Madison Square Garden.With Jimmy Butler again in playoff mode, the Heat made it a second consecutive series of stealing homecourt advantage, having done it two weeks earlier at Milwaukee’s Fiserv Forum.Butler led the Heat with 25 points and 11 rebounds, supported by 20 points from Gabe Vincent, 18 from Kyle Lowry and 16 from Bam Adebayo.The Knicks, playing in the injury...

Lawrence man accused of supplying drugs to person who died in police custody

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:30 GMT

A Lawrence man is accused of supplying drugs to a person who died while in police custody early Saturday morning, according to police.Javier Garcia, 49, had been in custody himself at the Lawrence Police Department headquarters after being arrested this weekend for disorderly conduct.Garcia will now face an additional charge of distribution of a Class A substance following the death of 25-year-old Lawrence man Christian Marte-Martinez. He died early Saturday while in custody for disorderly conduct and malicious destruction of property.Marte-Martinez was placed into a cell at police headquarters at 1:15 a.m. Saturday. Garcia was being held in the same cell.Then at about 5 a.m. Saturday, police discovered that Marte-Martinez was unresponsive. They began CPR and other life-saving measures before he was transported to Lawrence General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.The incident remains under investigation by the Essex County District Attorney’s Office State Police Detectiv...

This San Diego area is among the most expensive ZIP codes in California

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:30 GMT

(NEXSTAR) – If you want to live in California, you've got expensive taste – whether you like it or not.Real estate brokerage Clever recently released an updated list of the most expensive ZIP codes in the U.S., and it will surprise exactly zero Californians to learn the list is dominated by exclusive enclaves around the Golden State. NWS says San Diego is in the peak of marine layer season, but why? Beverly Hills' 90210 may be the most famous ZIP code in the country – thanks to the 1990s TV show – but it's actually not the priciest. Atherton, home to some of Silicon Valley's wealthiest, takes the top spot with a shockingly high typical home value of $7.36 million. Another neighborhood about 15 minutes down I-280 also makes the list. Los Altos' 94022 has a typical home value of $4.26 million in 2023, according to Clever's analysis. Another four Southern California neighborhoods make appearances: the North of Montana/Pacific Palisades area (90402), the town Oprah and Prince Ha...

5 unique Airbnb stays in San Diego

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:30 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- For those looking to visit San Diego County, there are some unique stay options that could make the experience one to truly remember. This is even true for locals who are looking to find adventure and discover newness in a place they call home by planning a staycation.Instead of the conventional hotel stay, there are quirky places tucked away in neighborhoods throughout the region that offer quaint and curious housing on short-term rental platform Airbnb. 10 of the best rooftop bars in San Diego From beach havens to high-rise sanctuaries and more, here are five unique Airbnb stays that are available in San Diego.San Diego Tree HouseTap into past childhood fantasies of living in a tree house that's all your own by staking out in this unique Airbnb that overlooks the San Diego Bay and downtown skyline. Located just north of Little Italy, guests can enjoy three outdoor decks and a meditation room before taking a pause to experience an outdoor shower beneath a tree canopy...

Suspect wanted in connection with east end assault on woman

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:30 GMT

Toronto police are searching for a man who allegedly sexually assaulted a woman in the area of Victoria Park Avenue and O’Connor Drive on Friday night. Police say a woman was waiting at a bus stop when a man approached her and began talking her. The man then followed the woman onto the bus and demanded she sit with him. As the woman exited the bus, the man hugged and kissed her against her will. She managed to push the man away and he fled the scene. The suspect is described as being approximately 50 years old, five-foot-10 to six-feet in height with a short beard. He also spoke with an accent. The man was last seen wearing a grey jacket, blue jeans, brown work boots, a black baseball hat and glasses.

Sudan’s army and rival extend truce, despite ongoing clashes

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:30 GMT

CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s army and its rival paramilitary said Sunday they will extend a humanitarian cease-fire a further 72 hours. The decision follows international pressure to allow the safe passage of civilians and aid but the shaky truce has not so far stopped the clashes. In statements, both sides accused the other of violations. The agreement has deescalated the fighting in some areas but violence continues to push civilians to flee. Aid groups have also struggled to get badly needed supplies into the country.The conflict erupted on April 15 between the nation’s army and its paramilitary force, and threatens to thrust Sudan into a raging civil war.Earlier Sunday, an aircraft carrying eight tons of emergency medical aid landed in Sudan to resupply hospitals devastated by the fighting, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross, which organized the shipment. It arrived as the civilian death toll from the countrywide violence topped 400. More than two-thirds of ...

9 injured by gunfire at South Carolina party now recovering

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:30 GMT

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Masked gunmen fired without warning into a crowd at a late night teen party at a South Carolina park over the weekend, wounding nine people, a sheriff said.All nine hit by gunfire are expected to live, as well as a woman who was injured when she was run over by a fleeing car and another person who was cut on the hand, Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said in a Sunday update on the Saturday shooting.“So fortunate and so glad and so thankful that right now we believe that everybody is going to survive,” Lott said. “It’s not because those who were doing the shooting didn’t try.”Deputies were called to Meadowlake Park near Columbia around 1:20 a.m. Saturday and found only a few people at the scene. Not long after, hospitals started reporting several gunshot victims arriving in emergency rooms, deputies said.Teenagers from several high schools had gathered at the park for the afterhours “flash party” that was announced on social media and not sponsored by the local...

Former Blue Jay Teoscar Hernadez discusses emotional return to Toronto

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:30 GMT

The Toronto Blue Jays will head out on the road for almost two weeks after finishing up their series at home Sunday against the Seattle Mariners. The weekend series marked the first time the two clubs played each other since Toronto blew an 8-1 lead in last fall’s Wild Card Series game. It also marked the first time the Jays faced former teammate Teoscar Hernández since he was traded to the Mariners in the off-season. Lindsay Dunn spoke with Hernández about being back in the city for the first time since the trade:Lindsay Dunn: As soon as you stepped onto the field the fans were chanting your name. What has it been like for you to be back here in the city and get such a warm embrace from Jays’ fans?Teoscar Hernández: “I mean, the love that they give me is impressive. I didn’t expect nothing less from the fans, they are great. I enjoyed them so much for the time that I was here and I appreciate them.”LD: Is this series against the Blue Jays something that you ...

Pope voices willingness to return Indigenous loot, artifacts

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:30 GMT

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis said Sunday that talks were underway to return artifacts in the Vatican Museum that were acquired from Indigenous peoples in Canada and voiced a willingness to return other colonial-era objects in the Vatican’s collection on a case-by-case basis.“The Seventh Commandment comes to mind: If you steal something you have to give it back,” Francis said during an airborne press conference en route home from Hungary. Recently, Francis returned to Greece the three fragments of the Parthenon sculptures that had been in the Vatican Museums’ collection for two centuries. The pope said Sunday the restitution was “the right gesture” and that when such returns are possible, museums should undertake them.“In the case where you can return things, where it’s necessary to make a gesture, better to do it,” he said. “Sometimes you can’t, if there are no possibilities — political, real or concrete possibilities. But in the cases where you can restitute, please d...