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Haven’t filed your taxes yet? Here are some last-minute tips
4Apr By adminNo Comments
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Haven’t filed your taxes yet? Here are some last-minute tips

Haven't filed your taxes yet? Here are some last-minute tips - CBS News Watch CBS News Americans have until April 15 to file their taxes or file an extension. If you live in Maine or Massachusetts, you have until April 17. An expert offers some last-minute tips if you still have to file. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On
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As Pressure on Harvard President Increases, University Board Feels the Squeeze
25Dec By adminNo Comments
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As Pressure on Harvard President Increases, University Board Feels the Squeeze

Dec. 24, 2023 10:32 pm ETIn the wake of calls for the resignation of Harvard President Claudine Gay, a growing number of faculty members are turning their focus to the other 11 members of the powerful governing board that runs the school.Some faculty are calling for members of the Harvard Corporation, the university’s board, to resign or apologize and one professor has even floated to the governor of Massachusetts a new governance structure for the school that would give lawmakers the chance to appoint a board member to represent the public interest.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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In Sedona, a Rust-Covered Home Is Disguised by the Desert Landscape
25Dec By adminNo Comments
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In Sedona, a Rust-Covered Home Is Disguised by the Desert Landscape

Ian and Anne Rowland are married software engineers who can work from almost anywhere. And that, during New England’s long gray winters, means anywhere but Cambridge, Mass. “We wanted a place that felt very different from our home, and a building that reminded us of that difference, even if we were sitting inside, working,” Ian says.That explains why they built a vacation house in Sedona, Ariz. If you’re trying to avoid gray, there is no better place than that Yavapai County town, which is set among some of the reddest rocks on earth.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Facing Housing Shortages, Cities Try Cramming More Units on Lots
24Dec By adminNo Comments
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Facing Housing Shortages, Cities Try Cramming More Units on Lots

The Austin duplex Jane Kurzawa Cravey and her then-husband moved into in 1979 was rundown, but the couple was able to use rental income from the second unit to pay off most of the mortgage and make improvements.As her property taxes climbed over the years, Cravey wanted to add a third unit as a way to pay off taxes and debts. She couldn’t make it work under the city’s regulations—until this year when Austin, Texas, changed its land development code to allow for up to three units on single-family lots. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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‘Millionaire’s Tax’ Money Brings Extra Road and Sidewalk Money to Haverhill, Other Communities
18Dec By adminNo Comments
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‘Millionaire’s Tax’ Money Brings Extra Road and Sidewalk Money to Haverhill, Other Communities

Haverhill and area communities are receiving big boosts in state aid for roadway and transportation projects with additional money coming from last year’s voter-approved “Fair Share” amendment, commonly known as the “millionaire’s tax.” Haverhill, which already receives about $1.5 million from the state in road aid—known as “Chapter 90”—is set to receive another $769,765 from the $100 million statewide allocation. Gov. Maura Healey said Friday in a press release the state is not putting any strings on the money. “This funding is particularly impactful because we are empowering cities and towns to decide how to use it to address their unique needs. We are grateful to the legislature for making this funding available and look forward to seeing how the municipalities will use it to stre...
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The Joy of the Boston Tea Party, 250 Years Later
16Dec By adminNo Comments
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The Joy of the Boston Tea Party, 250 Years Later

A wooden ship called the Dartmouth sailed into Boston Harbor 250 years ago carrying 114 chests of East India Co. tea that brewed, in a way, the American Revolution. On Dec. 16, 1773, fewer than 20 days after the Dartmouth’s arrival from London, dozens of Bostonians climbed aboard and dumped the tea into the harbor, protesting a Parliament-imposed tea tax. The event was recognized immediately as a world-changing event by perceptive observers. “The most magnificent Movement of all,” John Adams wrote in his diary the next day.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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House Condemns Campus Antisemitism Testimony of Penn, Harvard, MIT Presidents  
14Dec By adminNo Comments
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House Condemns Campus Antisemitism Testimony of Penn, Harvard, MIT Presidents  

Updated Dec. 13, 2023 9:51 pm ETThe House voted Wednesday to condemn the testimony of the three university presidents whose comments on campus antisemitism last week sparked calls for their resignation.The bipartisan resolution, which passed 303-126, with three members voting present, cited the presidents’ responses to a line of questioning from House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik of New York. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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The Best Architecture of 2023: Solving Problems in Imaginative Style
9Dec By adminNo Comments
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The Best Architecture of 2023: Solving Problems in Imaginative Style

The Great American Building, like the Great American Novel, is a phrase that can scarcely be uttered today without irony. The problem is that if you do not believe in greatness, you do not strive for it, which may explain why today we no longer seem able to make universally acknowledged masterpieces such as Fallingwater or the Chrysler Building. But if we no longer think in terms of greatness, the past year has given us some very good buildings. Imaginative problem-solving, masterly use of innovative technology, and concern for the human experience of a building: All are there in abundance.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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