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U.S. citizens detained abroad still face tax fines. Lawmakers want to change that

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When journalist Jason Rezaian returned to the U.S. in 2016 after being wrongfully imprisoned in Iran for 544 days, he got a surprise from the U.S. government. “I got one of those bills from the IRS saying, you owe this much on this year, you owe this much on this year because of failure to pay on time — here's the interest that's accrued,” he told NPR. The bill was for more than…

Time: The Stealth Lobbying Cause You’ve Never Heard of: Wild Horses

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The blades spin dust and dirt all around the wild horses. Barely above their manes, the operators of the screaming helicopters are corralling the mustangs and burros into a pack and driving them toward holding pens, often miles and miles away. A few animals try to break from the pack, but most move like a school of fish, even those exhibiting obvious injuries and signs of exhaustion.…

D.C. Download: Nevada delegation leaves their mark on FAA bill

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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization bill isn’t the sexiest piece of legislation, but it’s essential — it governs U.S. air travel, and without a bill in place, the agency cannot collect revenue or make payments to government employees such as air traffic controllers. The 2024 FAA reauthorization, which passed the House Wednesday and was signed by President Joe…

EDITORIAL: For sports betting industry, heavy hand of Congress looms

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The Shohei Ohtani gambling controversy is the latest in a recent spate of incidents involving professional or college sports leagues and wagering. Perhaps this was inevitable given the rapid legalization of sports betting in most states and its subsequent embrace by leagues and organizations that had previously treated gambling as kryptonite.

Back on Track: The high-speed train from Las Vegas to California is closer than ever to becoming reality

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Nevada Congresswoman Dina Titus has been working on a proposed high-speed rail line between Las Vegas and Southern California for some 25 years. That’s long enough for something that once seemed like a futuristic dream project to be mostly forgotten by skeptical local residents.

NBC News: ‘Atomic veterans’ overwhelmingly denied benefits for illnesses related to radiation exposure during service

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Thousands of veterans who say they were sickened by radiation exposure during their military service have been denied federal benefits, the Department of Veterans Affairs said, as cancer and old age whittle the remaining number of survivors. When the PACT Act was signed last August, expanding benefits to veterans exposed to toxic substances, more than 8,000 people who helped…