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Filers must supply this information within 30 days through their IRS online account or face longer delays.
LaGuardia’s own social media account said longer than typical lines might happen at security checkpoints “due to staffing impacts from the federal funding lapse.”
From Barron's
He no longer spoke primarily as a reformer, but as a performer on the political stage—a power broker.
But with Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz blocking the usual route for around 20 percent of global oil production, a longer war would cause "real impacts", he warned.
From Barron's
For residents now returning home, the crisis is no longer about escape, but recovery.
From Salon
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