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Americans may find themselves missing an agency they usually love to hate if the government shutdown persists: the Internal Revenue Service.A protracted fight between President Donald Trump and Democratic congressional leaders to fund the government could delay payouts of tax refunds to millions of Americans who are owed money.The country's tax collector is among the federal agencies affected by the government shutdown, now in its second week.The IRS is currently working under non-filing season shutdown plans and will be updating it ahead of the upcoming tax season as soon as Friday, according to a person familiar with the matter.The possibility of a lengthy stalemate could complicate this year's tax season, the first under the new law passed by Congress in 2017.During a shutdown, the IRS typically doesn't perform audits, pay refunds or offer assistance to taxpayers if they have questions, especially outside of the filing season. And while some of the lights may still be on in the building, the agency is currently operating with only 12.5% of its workforce, or fewer than 10,000 federal employees."It does throw a little bit of wrench into things," said Kyle Pomerleau, economist at the Tax Foundation. "To the extent that individuals are relying on the refund any delay is going to be a negative."Tax filing season usually begins in mid-January, and if the shutdown is resolved by then it may have little lasting impact on taxpayers. The IRS has yet to announce when individuals and businesses can begin submitting their income tax returns.But any gap in individuals not receiving money they're owed will only intensify pressure on Trump and lawmakers to strike a deal quickly.Many consider it a major financial windfall that they use to help cover costly expenses or boost their yearly savings. Those who need the refunds the most are also usually among the first to file during the January to April tax season.The political impasse comes at a time when there was already going to be additional complexity as individuals and corporations wrestle for the first time with new tax law changes."This filing season was always going to be challenging," said Pomerleau. "The IRS was still figuring that out. Individuals were still figuring that out even with the full funding."The agency received two years of funding to implement the new tax law, so some of those activities including devising worksheets and tax forms along with instructions and publications have continued.But businesses can't call the agency for advice on changes, said Alice Jacobsohn at the American Payroll Association. That includes questions about how the new tax law may have changed things for this year's W-2 forms, which they must send out by the end of January.For now, individuals who call the IRS with questions are greeted with an automated message: "Welcome to the IRS. Live telephone assistance is not available at this time. Normal operations will resume as soon as possible." 2986

Aimee Bouc knew Austin Eubanks the way few people did.“He was not so much the person he was on TV. He wasn’t so serious," she says. Aimee was once married to Eubanks. The two met as teens and went on to have two children. Many knew Eubanks as a survivor of the 1999 Columbine shooting. He was shot in the hand and knee in the attack. He battled the impact of addiction and trauma over the 20 years that passed since the shooting. “I turned to substances to cope. That was the answer for me," Eubanks said in an interview in April for a story marking two decades since Columbine. Eubanks became a national spokesperson. He gave talks about his struggle becoming a beacon for others struggling the way he did. "I think it’s really important that not only as survivors of trauma, but survivors of addiction, speak out and share their stories," Eubanks said in April, "You never know when your story is going to change the life of somebody else."Austin wasn't able to fully escape the darkness of addiction. In May he was found dead in his home, the victim of an overdose. "There was so much pressure put on him to be this perfect person in the eyes of the world," Aimee says. "He didn’t feel he could actually go and get the treatment when he did go back to it.”In the months leading up to his death, Aimee suspected he was using again. “I believe there was always a fight. I don’t believe he was always using, believe that was more recently, Aimee says. "It never stops being a struggle. I don’t think addiction is something you can just stop struggling one day it’s always a work in progress." Now, as opioid companies face several lawsuits over the opioid crisis, Aimee says Austin would want more. “He wouldn’t want it to stop there," Aimee says. "In America, I believe strongly we need to start tackling and treating mental health and anxiety, depression, anything, any kind of problems. Almost like a dental check up in terms of insurance."Aimee knows progress in fighting the opioid crisis is too late for Austin, but she believes his life will still help others. "His story and the power behind Columbine really put him front and center of the opioid addiction and his TED talks and everything that he did," she said. "He brought a complete level of awareness and helped so many people and I've read their comments on how he helped them shape their lives. It just brought me tears of joy.”Aimee recently launched 2431

A social media users in Alban, Ontario, spotted a truck on top of a house while driving home from work on Monday. The accident was caught on the person's dashcam received as a birthday present two weeks prior. Thankfully, there were no injuries. 258

A mother arrested in Hawaii over the disappearance of her two Idaho children who wanted a judge to reconsider her million bail had her request rejected. A court hearing was held on Wednesday on Kauai, where Lori Vallow was arrested on an Idaho warrant. Seven-year-old Joshua “JJ” Vallow and 17-year-old Tylee Ryan have not been seen since September. Their disappearance has captured attention worldwide. Police also have said Vallow and her husband Chad Daybell have lied about the children's whereabouts. Her lawyers said she isn't a flight risk and had been willing to turn herself in prior to her arrest last week. 632

An African-American woman is now the publisher and editor of the Alabama newspaper that recently urged the Ku Klux Klan to "night ride again," the paper said.Elecia R. Dexter, a "strategic leader with expertise in human resources, operations and change management," took up the positions Thursday, the weekly Democrat-Reporter of Linden said in a press release.Dexter replaces Goodloe Sutton, who penned a staggering editorial with the headline " 458