The Daily Populous

Saturday April 18th, 2026 day edition

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Donald Trump may have arranged himself a 11-figure payday after his own tax office signalled they would settle a lawsuit with him.

Today both Trump and the IRS asked a court to grant a 90-day extension so they could resolve the matter.

Donald Trump has the ability to fire anyone who would stop him getting a multi-billion settlement from the IRS.

Donald Trump has sued his own tax office for $14 billion.

Some years Trump paid nothing in taxes because of the vast amount of money he had lost in bad investments.

In February Trump suggested he might make a contribution to charity with the money he was getting from the taxpayer.

"Right out in the open, Donald Trump is suing his own IRS to try to steal $10 BILLION taxpayer dollars," she said on Bluesky. »

Ohio’s nursing homes are dumping patients at homeless shelters

Authored by apnews.com

CMS has faulted Eastland and six others in the past few years related to efforts to discharge patients to homeless shelters, most of which were ultimately carried out.

The woman had been caught drinking beer at her residence in the Eastland Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, in Columbus, prompting an involuntary discharge.

In some of the facilities cited by CMS, the providers allegedly failed to ensure patients got their medications as they were discharged to homeless shelters. »

US lifts sanctions on Russian oil despite earlier assurances

Authored by pravda.com.ua
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The US has lifted sanctions restrictions on the purchase of Russian oil and petroleum products loaded on vessels for 30 days, despite earlier public assurances that the licences would not be renewed.

On 13 March, the US lifted sanctions on Russian oil that had been loaded onto tankers at sea at that time.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent later said Washington's easing of sanctions on Russian oil would only bring Moscow "insignificant" revenue of about US$2 billion. »

The FBI Director Is MIA

Authored by theatlantic.com

On Friday, April 10, as FBI Director Kash Patel was preparing to leave work for the weekend, he struggled to log into an internal computer system.

An FBI director is expected to be available and focused on his job—especially when the nation is at war with a state sponsor of terrorism.

During Patel’s confirmation hearing to be FBI director, the Republican chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Chuck Grassley, expressed optimism that Trump’s nominee would implement much-needed reforms. »