Dec 23, 2017

New Yorkers scrambling to pre-pay 2018 taxes

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New York state officials have been flooded with calls from New Yorkers hoping to pre-pay 2018 taxes under the current tax code, according to the New York Times. They are especially concerned with the elimination of state and local tax deductions, as New York has high state and local taxes.

Background: Following the passage of the GOP tax cuts bill, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed an executive order allowing residents to pre-pay their taxes.

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WHO won't call coronavirus a pandemic as cases spread

Data: The Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins, the CDC, and China's Health Ministry. Note: China numbers are for the mainland only and U.S. numbers include repatriated citizens.

The World Health Organization will not yet call the coronavirus a pandemic, claiming that needs across affected countries are too varied and the classification would increase fear, per a briefing Monday.

The big picture: As South Korea and Italy stepped up emergency measures in efforts to thwart the spread of the virus, WHO expressed concern about infections with no clear link to China. COVID-19 has killed at least 2,620 people and infected almost 80,000 others, with all but 27 deaths occurring in mainland China.

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The coronavirus is spreading quickly in cities nowhere near Wuhan, China, and the window to prevent a global pandemic is narrowing.

Zoom in: Here's a look at what comes with a coronavirus outbreak in communities outside China that have been hardest hit so far.

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