The Daily Populous

Monday September 28th, 2020 morning edition

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President Donald Trump paid just $750 in federal income taxes the year he ran for president and in his first year in the White House, according to a report Sunday in The New York Times.

Trump, who has fiercely guarded his tax filings and is the only president in modern times not to make them public, paid no federal income taxes in 10 of the past 15 years.

Roughly half of Americans pay no income taxes, primarily because of how low their incomes are.

But IRS figures indicate that the average tax filer paid roughly $12,200 in 2017, about 16 times more than what the president paid.

Speaking at a news conference Sunday at the White House, Trump dismissed the report as “fake news” and maintained he has paid taxes, though he gave no specifics.

The president in 2017 paid $145,400 in taxes in India and $156,824 in the Philippines, compared to just $750 in U.S. income taxes.

During his first general election debate against Democrat Hillary Clinton in 2016, Clinton said that perhaps Trump wasn’t releasing his tax returns because he had paid nothing in federal taxes. »

NY Times: Trump paid $750 in US income taxes in 2016, 2017

Authored by apnews.com

Roughly half of Americans pay no income taxes, primarily because of how low their incomes are.

But IRS figures indicate that the average tax filer paid roughly $12,200 in 2017, about 16 times more than what the president paid.

The president in 2017 paid $145,400 in taxes in India and $156,824 in the Philippines, compared to just $750 in U.S. income taxes. »

Avatar 2: James Cameron reveals filming is '100 per cent complete'

Authored by independent.co.uk

Cameron also disclosed that filming was nearly complete for Avatar 3, the second of four planned Avatar sequels.

Talking to Arnold Schwarzenegger in a video call ahead of the 2020 Austrian World Summit environmental conference, Cameron stated that filming on Avatar 2 was “100 per cent complete”.

“We're 100 per cent complete on Avatar 2 and we're sort of 95 per cent complete on Avatar 3. »

Why J.R.R. Tolkien was denied the Nobel Prize in 1961

Authored by tolkienlibrary.com
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It was Ivo Andric, Yugoslav writer, who won for the "epic force with which he has traced themes and depicted human destinies.".

Andreas Ekstrom, a journalist who studied the documents last week, reported his findings in Swedish newspaper Sydsvenska Dagbladet.

They feature an original list of about 50 writers put forward for the award by academics, exerts and previous winners complete with commentary from the prize jury. »

South Florida bars packed after Gov. gives OK for Phase 3 reopening

Authored by local10.com

On Saturday, Florida reported 2,795 new cases of COVID-19, along with 14,022 resident deaths and 168 non-resident deaths from COVID-19.

“Just like restaurants, small groups — I think that’s what we’re intending for bars as well,” Trantalis said.

Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber called the move by DeSantis political — and unsafe in South Florida, which has had the highest concentration of the state’s COVID-19 cases. »