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We won't know exactly when Americans can get a second stimulus check as part of a new economic relief package until negotiations are wrapped (here's our best guess for delivery), but the good news is that your potential payment could actually be bigger for individuals and their dependents than the first stimulus payment. (Here's how Americans say they'll use the second checks and how the IRS determines your stimulus payment.)Read Full Story DependantFederal FundingFederal Income TaxesThe Washington PostInternal Revenue ServiceWhite HouseDirect PaymentsIncome TaxPension IncomeIncome LimitsSenateCNETDirect ExpressIndividuals An AGIStimulus Checks

TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) — An inmate died from suicide Friday morning at the Shawnee County Adult Detention Center, the Department of Correction said. Officers found 42-year-old Wendy Deever hanging in her cell when performing rounds. Emergency personnel cut down Deever and performed life-saving measures, she was later pronounced dead. Deever...Read Full Story  Law Enforcement OfficerDrug ParaphernaliaFelonySuicideFBICrimeGun LawsEmergency PersonnelTOPEKAInmateCounty SheriffCorrections OfficerAggravated AssaultDepartment Of CorrectionWendy Deever

MADRID (Reuters) - Venezuelan opposition politician Leopoldo Lopez arrived in Madrid on Sunday, Spain’s foreign ministry said in a statement, after spending the past year at the Spanish ambassador’s residence in Venezuela to escape house arrest.“Leopoldo Lopez arrived in Madrid today, being able to reunite with his family,” the statement said.Lopez’s decision to leave the Spanish embassy in Venezuela was “personal and voluntary”, it said.Lopez’s party, Popular Will, did not say how he left Venezuela, but two people familiar with the matter said he travelled via Colombia.Lopez, in a series of tweets in the early hours of Sunday, hinted he had left Venezuela but did not disclose his location.“Venezuelans, this decision has not been easy, but rest assured that you can count on this servant to fight from anywhere,” Lopez tweeted.“We will not rest and we will continue working day and night to achieve the freedom that all Venezuelans deserve.”Lopez was jailed in 2014 after leading protests against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. He was released to house arrest in 2017.From house arrest, he was a mentor to opposition leader Juan Guaido, who early last year invoked the constitution to assume an interim presidency and began a campaign to unseat Maduro.In April 2019, when Guaido tried to spur a military revolt against Maduro, Lopez appeared on the streets again alongside him. When the uprising fizzled, Lopez sought shelter first in the Chilean diplomatic residence and then at the home of the Spanish ambassador.Lopez’s wife, Lilian Tintori, who had joined him at the Spanish ambassador’s residence, left for Spain in May 2019 along with their daughter.Reporting by Jessica Jones, Elena Rodriguez, Belen Carreno; Editing by Catherine Evans, Susan Fenton and Nick MacfieForeign MinisterMadridSpainAmbassadorVenezuelansColombiaHouse ArrestSpaniardsNicolás MaduroLeopoldo LopezNicolas MaduroReutersJuan GuaidoCatherine EvansNick MacfieLeopoldo LópezJuan GuaidóLilian Tintori

LEXINGTON, Ky.— A car wash in Lexington is using its Tunnel of Terror to create a socially distanced haunted house. Devon Keigley at the Rainstorm Car Wash in Hamburg is inviting everyone to come through Friday and Saturday. “You know COVID has affected everyone unfortunately and this gives people you...Read Full Story PandemicCoronavirus Disease 2019HalloweenHamburgKYTerrorHaunted HouseCanned FoodVolunteersLocal FoodHope CenterDevon KeigleyPeopleCanned Goods

Mr. Lemuel Gary Langley of Jack, AL, died as a result of a motorcycle accident Saturday, October 24, 2020, on County Road 200 in Jack. He was 65 years old. A graveside service will be held Wednesday, October 28th, 2020, at 3:00 p.m. at Purdue Assembly of God Cemetery with Brother Keith Price officiating. A visitation will begin two hours prior to the service at 1:00 p.m. at the cemetery. Mr. Langley was born August 9th, 1955, in Moultrie, GA to Lillian Erlene Hurst Langley and the late Lemuel Derwood Langley. He served in the U. S. Army as a paratrooper.Read Full Story U.S. ArmyCounty HighwayMoultrieLemuel Gary LangleyKansasU. S. ArmyAdyson PricePurdue AssemblyBetty LangleyChris BeckAngie SuddithCaliber DennisPam BeckLesterSandy StephensJamie LangleyKeith Price

COLUMBUS (WJW) — The Ohio Department of Health released the state’s latest coronavirus numbers Sunday afternoon. There have been 198,115 total confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 in the state since the pandemic began, which includes an addition of 2,309 cases reported today, along with a total of 5,206 deaths (there were no additional fatalities reported today).Read Full Story  Coronavirus Disease 2019PandemicFatalityVirusCOLUMBUSWJW (TV)HamiltonCoronavirus NumbersState DepartmentHealth DepartmentOhio Department Of HealthFranklinDeathsHospitalizationsCuyahogaMike Dewine

As a physician, specializing in obstetrics and gynecology for the last 28 years, women’s health is what I do. I feel a weight on my spirit over the fear that Judge Amy Coney Barrett could allow her religious beliefs to lead to restrictions on a woman’s right to privacy and agency. (Would she have been considered for the Supreme Court if she were a devout Muslim?) I feel, again, how I cannot discuss Roe v. Wade with those who would restrict it because it comes down to religious beliefs of when life begins that cannot be argued. Then it hit me, why is a federal policy threatened by a religious belief, one that is not shared by all religions?Read Full Story Roe Vs. WadeBeliefDevout MuslimAbortion RightsCatholic ChurchReligionThe Supreme CourtObstetricsIslamJudaismUS Supreme CourtReligious BeliefsReligious LifeDr. Maura QuinlanReligious TeachingsAmy Coney Barrett

SACRAMENTO — A November ballot initiative to raise property taxes on big-business owners in California is drawing unconventional political support from health care power players and public health leaders. They see Proposition 15 as a potential savior for chronically underfunded local health departments struggling to respond to the worst public...Read Full Story Property TaxInitiativeFederal FundingHealth DepartmentsCoronavirus Disease 2019Local GovernmentSacramento CountyKaiser PermanenteState FundingPublic FundingGovernment FundingCalifornia HealthlineHealth Access CaliforniaDignity HealthChamber Of CommerceGavin Newsom

OAKLAND, Calif. - New red flag warnings that run from Sunday afternoon through Monday could bring the strongest winds of the year. The widespread fire danger is affecting essentially all of Northern California. Cal Fire says it’s possible wind gusts could get just below hurricane speed. And with tinder dry...Read Full Story Cal FireTropical CycloneSaint HelenaDaniel BerlantSan Francisco Bay AreaNorthern CaliforniaWind SpeedWeather ConditionsFlying FirefightersBerkeley BerkeleyHimalayan Sherpa KitchenJesse ArreguinTiffany MontelliDawa Sherpa

Usually reserved for suspected terrorists, Delta Airlines has added the names of 460 people to its no-fly lists for refusing to comply with a requirement to wear masks during flights, according to a memo to employees from the company's CEO. Delta CEO Ed Bastian revealed the number in an internal...Read Full Story Delta Air LinesCoronavirus Disease 2019United StatesAmerican AirlinesAir TravelGovernment EmployeesU.S. TravelDelta AirlinesJetBlue AirwaysABC NewsMasksDelta Flight CrewsFace CoveringsFlightsPeopleEd Bastian