• Fairfield County Unveils 2024 Comprehensive Plan for Future Land Use

    Fairfield County – In a bid to shape the future landscape of Fairfield County, local authorities have unveiled the much-anticipated 2024 Comprehensive Plan, detailing proposed land usage across various townships. The plan, encompassing multiple townships including Pleasant, Richland, Rushcreek, Violet, and Walnut, aims to guide development and growth in a sustainable manner. According to the […]

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    IRS aims to more than double its audit rate for wealthiest taxpayers in strategic plan update

    The IRS has released an update on its strategic operating plan, which includes more audits on the wealthiest taxpayers, large corporations and partnerships.

  • Texas oil baron's billionaire son, 37, builds 20 miles of barbed wire fence around his $105 million Colorado ranch to keep out locals who claim they are legally allowed on the land

    William Harrison bought the 88,000-acre expanse of land in 2017. He is locked in a legal dispute with locals who claim to have rights to the land. A trial this fall may order him to tear down his fence

  • Midlothian planning: Straiton Retail Park expansion plans would see four new large commercial units built

    Plans to expand Straiton Retail Park onto land behind the Asda store have been put before councillors for the first time. The application by Lansdowne Investment will see four new large commercial units built on the land at the popular retail park. Midlothian council’s planning committee heard the new premises may be home to retailers, but could also be food and drink or business premises. The meeting this week heard concerns about the access to the new buildings, which are proposed to be...

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    Following Fallout 4's next-gen update, its most popular mods are currently ones that, er, allow you to get rid of Fallout 4's next-gen update

    Fallout 4's next-gen update arrived late last week, and uh, a lot of folks weren't too impressed. While a lot of the initial backlash was due to technical issues or bugs, a lot of those on PC who've given the update a go now seem to be looking for ways to revert their game back to its pre-update state. Enter a couple of works that've quickly shot to the top of the game's Nexus Mods page.If you're just catching up on things, while a lot of the big complants folks have had about Fallout 4's...

  • Watsonians could land Scottish Cup double

    Watsonians go in against Western Wildcats in the women’s Cup Final on Sunday (16.00) seeking a domestic treble for the second year running. They beat the Auchenhowie club 3-0 in their play-off semi-final last weekend and coach Keith Smith and his squad have already annexed the Premiership and the play-off title and they are outstanding favourites in the game at Glasgow's National Hockey Centre. The Edinburgh club have gone through the domestic season unbeaten so far but Smith said: “Games...

  • City updates CPD’s use of force policies

    The Columbus Police Department has updated its general order on use of force to be aligned with the latest statewide training and accreditation standards, including an expansion of an internal board that reviews use of force incidents. Continue reading at The Republic News.

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    UPDATE: Landing Craft, Air Cushion Incident During Training

    NORFOLK, Va. – On the evening of May 1, a collision occurred between two landing craft, air cushions (LCAC) from USS Wasp (LHD 1) and USS New York (LPD 21) off the coast of Jacksonville, Fla.

  • IRS plans to more than double its audit rate of wealthy taxpayers

    The IRS is planning to ramp up audit rates of wealthy Americans and large corporations as part of its sweeping effort to crack down on tax cheats. The tax-collecting agency aims to increase the audit rates of taxpayers earning over $10 million by more than 50%. That will bring the audit rate for these individuals to 16.5% in 2026, compared with 10% in 2019.  It also plans to nearly triple audit rates on large corporations with assets over $250 million, as well as increase the audit rates of...

  • Latest Windows update has borked VPN use on all versions

    The latest Windows update has broken the ability to connect PCs to VPN networks, and there's currently no fix just a pain in the neck workaround The April 2024 Windows security patch appears to be the culprit for broken Virtual Private Network functionality. The bug prevents users from connecting to a VPN to conceal their home Wi-Fi network's IP address when browsing the web or accessing content from abroad. Ninja’s outdoor pizza oven is over £50 off Ninja’s versatile...

  • Biden campaign plans to keep using TikTok through the election

    WASHINGTON — Joe Biden’s re-election campaign plans to continue using TikTok for at least the next year, despite the president signing a law on Wednesday that would ban the social media platform nationwide if its China-based parent company doesn’t sell it in that timeframe. “A fragmented media environment requires us to show up and meet voters where they are — and that includes online,” a Biden campaign official told NBC News. “Tik Tok is one of many places we’re making sure our content is...

  • Why Disney is doubling down on theme parks with a $60-billion plan

    Over the decades since Walt Disney opened his first theme park in 1955, the company's tourism business has ballooned to an enterprise worth tens of billions in yearly sales, with sprawling locations in Anaheim, Orlando, Paris, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Tokyo. Today, the Burbank entertainment giant is doubling down once again. Disney plans to invest $60 billion over 10 years into its so-called experiences division, which includes the theme parks, resorts and cruise line, as well as merchandise. In...