Pilgrimage to mecca. Began in the United States where the coronavirus death toll has now passed 150000 thats the highest number of fatalities in any nation and accounts for nearly a quarter of the global toll medical experts are warning america will see deaths skyrocket even higher if it doesnt take more steps to control a pandemic brazil has the 2nd highest death toll with more than 90000 deaths the country has just registered almost 70000 new infections in one day and the u. K. Is the 3rd worst affected with around 46000 virus related deaths confirmed so far why cant i joins us live from washington d. C. So mike this is quite a figure for the United States and a stark warning from from medics isnt there. Very much a stark warning and this is a truly disturbing figure for Health Professionals and the country as a whole now what is happening is that theres a mixed trend in terms of the spread of the pandemic there is a slight decrease in the rate of infection but there is a marked incr
Filing season and the irss. Andling of challenges at the 2020 Filing Season got off to a typical start. Since then, this Filing Season as been anything but typical a result of the National Health emergency stemming from the ongoing pandemic. Almost all regular tax filing and tax payment deadlines have been extended. This includes the individual and Corporate Income tax filings and payment deadlines, which were pushed back from the normal april 15 to july 15. There are some rumors they might be extended again. I dont know. I have heard that at least once. Extendedhese deadlines, the tax Filing Season continues with many taxpayers still filing taxes as usual to get their tax refund. At the same time, consistent with the Government Shutdown orders and cdc guidance, the irs limited much of its work to essential services, closed a number of facilities, and instituted telework policies where practical. Shortstaffed irs during the busiest time of the year. Understandably, that meant to taxpay
Back summary openings. A lot going on in the states and around the country as the numbers continue to spike. A question for you has the pandemic impacted your behavior and if so, how . 30,ou are under 2027488000 . 50,een 30 and 2027488001 . Age,u are over 50 years of 2027488002 . You can also send us a text message at 2027488003 or facebook andt at twitter. We begin with this piece that marks the difference between these latest couple of weeks. Surge is not the same as new yorks crisis. The virus that ravaged northeastern u. S. Cities is surging through western states. It is different this time. Younger people are getting sick with covid19. States that have brief lockdown are encouraging social distancing and mask wearing. Many have embraced the usual summer rituals. Health officials are sounding the alarm of outbreaks going through house parties. Some took the end of stayathome orders as permission to live their lives unimpeded. Old, bentez, 30 years the night at a nightclub sharing d
Policing accountability seems to be always about Holding Someone responsible after something has gone wrong. That includes criminal prosecutions and civil rights actions, civilian review boards and body cameras. Government, of the cut accountability is about people having a voice upfront, their elected representatives passing laws transparently that govern different areas of whatever the regulated industry is with public input. We dont do that around policing. Our organization is dedicated to changing that. Host what caught our attention was an oped you wrote in the wall street journal, how to rethink policing is the headline. You write that cops should not be sent to deal with social problems like Substance Abuse, Mental Illness and homelessness that they are not trained to handle. Tell us more. Guest one of our big strategic areas is called Reimagining Public Safety based in part on some of the same assumptions of the defund folks. I dont think many police would disagree with the ass
Lost a loved ones from the covid19 pandemic. Fay, with Tropical Storm making its way to the northeast, i hope everyone is staying safe. Ofare facing a crisis unprecedented proportion. The novel corona pandemic has already infected over 3 million and killed over 100,000 americans. The scale of the loss is staggering and efforts to produce a lifesaving axing continues, but not all americans have been impacted equally. Communities of data from the cdc shows africanamericans and hispanic populations are three times more likely to be infected and twice as likely to die from covid19 than white populations. This administrations response to the outbreak has been an utter failure on a multitude of levels. As likely to die from covid19 than white populations. This administrations response to the outbreak has been an utter failure on a multitude of levels. Nowhere is this more acute than its neglect of Minority Health. Since the onset of the outbreak, it has been clear that communities of color a