IRS working to redirect millions of stimulus payments sent to unused bank accounts
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Many Americans are still waiting for their $600 stimulus payments and your tax preparer could be part of the problem. According to Jackson Hewitt, the IRS blindly sent the stimulus payments to over 13 million bank accounts that are no longer open or valid. Leaving many still asking, where is my stimulus?
When you pull up the personal Twitter account of the President of the United States, you’ll see a blank page with the words "account suspended." It’s an end to President Donald Trump’s account, which once hosted millions of followers, used as both a megaphone to his supporters and a political tool for years.
Sam Scheller is the CEO of non-emergency ambulance provider Guardian Elite Medical Services. As his EMTs help transfer patients in between hospitals, he’s noticing a change in the past few weeks.
One nonprofit hopes to turn that reality around with shovels and dirt. The biggest tool in the fight against trafficking might just be a place to stay safe from abusers and a place to heal.
00:00 – Stimulus woes continue, where is the money?
02:07 – President Trump booted from social media platforms
04:05 – COVID-19 surge worries many in Nevada
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