Obamas report $81,472 in federal taxes for 2015
President Obama and Michelle Obama show adjusted gross income of 436,065 with 81,472 in federal taxes and 18.7 percent rate, largely from salary and 60,745 in royalties, while donating 64,066 to charity. The couple paid 16,017 in Illinois taxes. Biden family income and taxes also listed.
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Tiger attack kills Florida zookeeper at Palm Beach Zoo
Stacey Konwiser, 38, a Florida zookeeper, was killed after a Malayan tiger attacked her in a secluded yard at the Palm Beach Zoo. The tiger was subdued by a tranquilizer as she received treatment and died later at a hospital. Konwiser had just marked three years at the zoo and was preparing for a Tiger Talks program.
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Army approves 22 women for combat officer roles
Twenty two women training to be U S Army officers will be commissioned as second lieutenants in the infantry and armor branches under new rules permitting women in combat jobs. Thirteen are approved as armor officers and nine as infantry officers. all must finish remaining training to qualify.
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Military facilities in disrepair across U S defense sites
Senate Appropriations Committee warns that about one quarter of Defense facilities are in poor or failing condition per the latest facility assessments. The report notes crumbling infrastructure, mold and rodent problems across U S military sites in the fiscal 2017 appropriations cycle.
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Wisconsin teens fail bail cut in Slender Man stabbing case
A Waukesha County judge refused to reduce bail for Anissa Weier and Morgan Geyser, two 14 and 13 year olds charged with attempted first degree homicide for the May 2014 stabbing of a classmate to please Slender Man. Their bail remains at 500000 each as they await trial in adult court.
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Belgium transport minister resigns over airport security flaws
Belgian Transport Minister Jacqueline Galant resigned after EU confidential reports warned Belgium of serious deficiencies at airports including Brussels. Opposition Green parties released the 2015 commission finding that airports were not compliant in several security areas. Galant defended herself and attacked Laurent Ledoux, former president of her ministry’s executive committee.
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Czechia chosen as one-word country name for easier branding
Czech Republic leaders select Czechia as a one-word alternative name to simplify products tags and jerseys. The change needs cabinet approval and UN lodgment, amid debates on familiarity and confusion with Chechnya and regional terms like Cesko and Cechy Bohemia.
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Courts vacate 1957 murder conviction freeing longheld suspect
Illinois judge vacated Jack McCulloughs 2012 conviction for the Maria Ridulph kidnapping and murder, ordering a new trial after finding disregarded evidence and a false identification in 1957. McCullough, 76, was released on bond while remaining charged, with potential for later prosecution considered unlikely. Maria Ridulphs brother Charles Ridulph opposes the release as McCullough remains in Illinois under supervision.
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