## Treasury recovers $1.3 billion in unpaid taxes from high wealth tax dodgers

Authored by abcnews.go.com

Yellen said in a speech in Austin that in 2019, the top one percent of wealthy Americans owed more than one-fifth of all unpaid taxes, “leaving ordinary Americans to shoulder the burden.”.

“To fix this, we’ve channeled IRS funding toward significant investments to combat tax evasion," she said.

In 2023 and 2024 the IRS launched a series of initiatives aimed at pursuing high-wealth individuals who have failed to pay their tax debts.

The IRS said the campaign is focused on taxpayers with more than $1 million in income and more than $250,000 in recognized tax debt.

And in the first six months of a new February 2024 initiative, the IRS collected $172 million from 21,000 wealthy taxpayers who have not filed tax returns since 2017.

The National Taxpayer Advocate, the independent IRS watchdog, issued a 2023 annual report stating that the IRS employs roughly 681 armed agents.

While the program included 12 participating states in the 2024 tax filing season, more states have joined in for the 2025 tax season, including Maryland, Oregon, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New Mexico, Connecticut, North Carolina, Wisconsin, and Maine. »

### Russian troops apparently kill surrendering Ukrainian soldiers near Pokrovsk, CNN reports

Authored by kyivindependent.com

Russian forces seem to have gunned down a group of surrendering Ukrainian soldiers near Pokrovsk in late August, CNN reported on Sept. 6, publishing an exclusive video.

This comes as another apparent case of Russia summarily executing Ukrainian prisoners of war (POW) or surrendering soldiers, which could amount to war crimes.

Drone footage published by CNN shows three Ukrainian soldiers surrendering after their trench was overrun. »

### Trump’s team scrambles after JD Vance’s response to Georgia school shooting

Authored by nj.com

And it appeared to strike a nerve with team Trump that she used Vance’s comments against them.

“Watch the full video and you’ll clearly see that JD Vance does not say what they claim he said.

Our statement on JD Vance calling school shootings “a fact of life” https://t.co/8OfUFHHzaL pic.twitter.com/rFFF3i4qa2 — Kamala HQ (@KamalaHQ) September 6, 2024. »

### Putin 'Dismayed' by Young Son Cosplaying Disney Characters: Report

Authored by newsweek.com

They are the two sons Putin is believed to have had with his mistress Alina Kabaeva.

Putin's eldest son has been reported as liking Disney and acting out... Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with forum's moderators on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Russia, on September 4, 2024.

Putin's eldest son has been reported as liking Disney and acting out the characters to the "dismay" of his father. »

### Voice Actors' Union Has Signed Deals With 80 Individual Games As Strike Continues

Authored by gamespot.com

The contracts, which include both tiered-budget and interim agreements, will allow performers more employment opportunities as the strike continues.

The video game actors' strike began on July 26 this year, with the union demanding fair AI protection for its members.

It has been confirmed that GTA 6 will be unaffected by the strike, and current live-service games are also exempt from the strike action. »

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