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IRS urges tax filing ASAP, world's biggest telescope reaches final destination, and more top news

  • AP, CNN
  • Jan 24, 2022
  • Jan 24, 2022 Updated Mar 3, 2022
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Tax filing season begins today, and the IRS is urging Americans to file taxes as quickly as possible. Here are some more top headlines for the day.

Stocks end higher after dramatic selloff

It was a wild day on Wall Street, in which stocks sold off dramatically just to reverse course shortly before the closing bell rang.

US stocks opened in the red as investors worried about the Federal Reserve's plans to hike interest rates, tensions in Ukraine, earnings season and — of course — inflation.

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Evan Rachel Wood discusses alleged abuse by Marilyn Manson in new documentary

Evan Rachel Wood powerfully speaks out about the abuse she says she experienced in a new documentary.

"Phoenix Rising -- Part I: Don't Fall" premiered over the weekend at the Sundance Film Festival. In the film, Wood details her alleged abuse by her ex-fiance, Marilyn Manson.

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Burkina Faso's military seizes power in a coup, detains president and dissolves government

Burkina Faso's army said it took control of the country on Monday, deposing President Roch Kabore, dissolving the government and parliament, suspending the constitution and shuttering its borders.

The coup was announced on state television by Captain Sidsore Kader Ouedraogo, who said the military had seized power in response to the "ongoing degradation of the security situation" in the country and the "incapacity of the government" to unite the population.

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President Joe Biden was heard calling a reporter from the Fox channel a "stupid son of a b*tch" on a hot microphone following a White House event Monday afternoon.

The President's profane remark came as reporters were shouting questions while exiting the East Room following a White House Competition Council meeting on efforts to lower prices.

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As many as 8,500 US troops have been put on heightened alert for a possible deployment to Eastern Europe as Russian troops mass on Ukraine's border, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said Monday.

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin issued the prepare to deploy orders at the direction of President Joe Biden, the latest step the US has taken to prepare for a potential Russian invasion of Ukraine that officials have warned could be imminent.

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Jason Rivera, the 22-year-old NYPD officer killed in the line of duty, devoted his life to helping others

By age 22, Jason Rivera had already made profound contributions to New York -- and on Friday night, he gave his life trying to protect it.

Growing up in Manhattan as part of an immigrant family, the young officer had joined the New York Police Department with a goal of bettering the relationship between officers and the community -- all inspired by his own family's difficult encounter with police.

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Police: 6 found dead in home on Milwaukee's north side were killed by gunfire

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    MILWAUKEE (WDJT) -- A horrific discovery on Milwaukee's north side. Six people were found dead inside a home near 21st and Wright on Sunday, Jan. 23, and police are calling it a homicide investigation.

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'Full House' creator Jeff Franklin lists mansion built on property where Manson murders took place for $85 million

Jeff Franklin, Hollywood producer and creator of the hit ABC sitcom "Full House," has put his sprawling Beverly Hills mansion on the market for $85 million.

Known as the Cielo Estate, the 21,000-square-foot Andalusian-inspired property boasts nine bedrooms and 18 bathrooms. The resort-style grounds feature a 75-yard pool with a trio of waterfalls, two hot tubs, a 35-foot water slide, swim-up bar, grotto, koi pond and a lazy river, the real estate agent's listing states.

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