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With CDC in chaos, scientists and physicians piece together replacements for agency's lost work
Read full article: With CDC in chaos, scientists and physicians piece together replacements for agency's lost workThe CDC is in turmoil, with outside groups stepping in to handle work once done by the agency.
Alaska's Indigenous teens emulate ancestors' Arctic survival skills at the Native Youth Olympics
Read full article: Alaska's Indigenous teens emulate ancestors' Arctic survival skills at the Native Youth OlympicsThe Native Youth Olympics in Anchorage, Alaska, is a three-day celebration of Indigenous culture in the form of games that mimic hunting and survival techniques that Alaska Natives in the Arctic region have relied on for thousands of years.

Jacksonville woman pleads guilty to $1.3M in tax fraud
Read full article: Jacksonville woman pleads guilty to $1.3M in tax fraudJACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A 37-year-old Jacksonville woman faces up to three years in prison after pleading guilty to aiding and assisting in the filing of a false tax returnAccording to the plea agreement, Nicole Johnson was the owner and operator of Financial Asset Tax Service, which offered tax return preparation services. For the tax years 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017, Johnson prepared returns for individuals in which she falsified the amounts of deductions and tax credits owed to the taxpayers. As a result, those taxpayers received undeserved tax refunds. Johnson fraudulently claimed the General Business Credit and False Tax Credit for taxpayers who were not entitled to them, and inflated itemized deductions. As a result of the false returns prepared by Johnson, the IRS issued more than $1.3 million in undeserved refunds.