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While President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats are readying their plan to hike incomes taxes on the wealthy, a new government report shows that their $1.9 trillion relief package slashed taxes for lower- and moderate-income Americans for this year. Taxpayers earning less than $75,000 annually will pay no tax, on average in 2021, thanks to a multitude of provisions in the American Rescue Plan, which Biden signed into law last month. Instead, lower-income Americans can expect to receive hefty refunds — though, of course, that will vary depending on every individual's finances. Those with incomes between $75,000 and $100,000 a year will pay an average tax rate of just 1.8%, according to the Joint Committee on Taxation, a non-partisan group that assists Congress with tax legislation. Tap the link in our bio to learn more.⁠ ⁠

Pres. Biden on new CDC mask guidance: “Starting today, if you’re fully vaccinated and you’re outdoors and not in a big crowd, you no longer need to wear a mask.”⁠ ⁠ Read the full story at LINK IN BIO. ⁠ ⁠ #joebiden #masks #cdc #covid #science #health

A judge granted Britney Spears permission to speak at an upcoming hearing regarding her conservatorship on June 23, after a request on Tuesday from the pop singer's lawyer. Spears has rarely commented on the case for more than a decade. https://t.co/utTygFX0AP

Body cam video shows Alameda officer's knee on Mario Gonzalez's neck before death, family says

With half the population still unvaccinated and COVID cases once again rising, just how close are we to the pandemic ending, both in the US and across the world? Whether it ends by the Fourth of July — or much further in the future — will depend on the vaccines, the virus, and decisions we make, experts say. Here are four ways that the pandemic could end in the US. Tap the link in our bio to read more.

Burning Man festival cancels in-person event again because of Covid-19

It was announced today that Zlatko Rendulić, the last living pilot of the Royal Yugoslav Air Force and defender of Belgrade in 1941, died aged 100

President Biden will nominate Texas Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, a critic of Trump's immigration policies, to serve as ICE director https://t.co/n9bRWDnC2l

Algerians’ most loved dessert in Ramadan ‘Qalb al-Louz’ is passed on from one generation to the next https://t.co/xjDCUDwisn

Kyoto woman accused of stalking police officer who previously arrested her for stalking

Ex-White House adviser for Obama charged in $200K theft from schools

Former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger asks appeals court to throw out murder conviction for killing Botham Jean

Reporter: ‘You chose to wear a mask as you walked out here. What message were you sending by wearing a mask outside alone?’ Pres. Biden: ‘Watch me take it off and not put it back on until I get inside’ https://t.co/FcVZU1LtMc

FBI announces federal civil rights investigation into fatal shooting of Black man by North Carolina deputies

Secular Turks Attack Erdogan for Alcohol Ban during Lockdown