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advertisement advertisement advertisement Imagine waking up to discover a $600 check from the government that you had no idea was coming. advertisement That was the experience for many Californians on Friday who received stimulus checks from the Golden State Stimulus package signed by Governor Gavin Newsom earlier this year. The package approves one-time payments of $600 or $1,200 per tax return for residents who received the California Earned Income Tax Credit, typically those who earned less than $30,000 last year. According to the state’s Franchise Tax Board (FTB), checks will be distributed twice a month and should begin hitting bank accounts after April 15 for people who filed a tax return between January 1 and March 1. Based on reactions on social media this morning, many recipients were surprised to receive the extra cash . Some speculated that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), which is currently distributing the third … [Read more...] about Surprise! New stimulus checks are showing up for some taxpayers, but they’re not from the IRS

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advertisement advertisement advertisement Publishing giant Simon & Schuster has announced it will not distribute the book written by one of the police officers who fired shots during the fatal Breonna Taylor raid last year. The book, written by Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly of the Louisville Police Department, is being published by Tennessee-based Post Hill Press, which specializes in “pop culture, business, self-help, health, current events, Christian, and conservative political books,” according to its website. advertisement advertisement To be clear, Simon & Schuster was never the publisher or editor of Mattingly’s book. Often large publishing houses have existing deals with independent publishers to distribute their books across shops and retailers. The Courier-Journal of Louisville was the first to report on the book and the distribution deal, which drew widespread outrage on social media. Stay focused, y’all. People … [Read more...] about Simon & Schuster drops plans to distribute book by police officer involved in Breonna Taylor shooting

advertisement advertisement advertisement Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase went public this week, fetching an $85 billion valuation, and spurring bitcoin and ether to all-time highs. Did we lose you already? Read on. advertisement advertisement What exactly does a cryptocurrency exchange do? It’s where you go to buy, sell, or store cryptocurrencies. Coinbase trades bitcoin and 50 other cryptocurrencies that you’ve never heard of, and it also does a lot of explaining to customers about crypto markets and the ins and outs of what’s happening with them. Why is it finally time to care about crypto markets? Remember the 1990s when newfangled web companies such as Netscape went public, and everyone breathlessly watched for confirmation that a company with no physical product was worth greenbacks? Same concept here. Coinbase is the first major cryptocurrency company to go public and therefore a test of whether it’s real or not. … [Read more...] about It’s okay if you’re still confused about Coinbase. Let us explain why it matters now