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Whoever buys the Owls will face a great deal more expenditure to bring the Hillsborough stadium and the training ground up to modern standards.
From BBC
But tax-law changes since 2018, including the increase in the standard deduction, have made taking a deduction for charitable giving less common.
From MarketWatch
Itemizing to get a higher deduction may be more tempting, but the widely used standard deduction is also growing.
From MarketWatch
Recent research from McGill University reveals that during the Cretaceous period, some sea creatures sat at the very top of an extraordinarily complex food chain, surpassing modern standards of ecological dominance.
From Science Daily
“By choosing not to use the standard generational labels when they’re not appropriate, we can avoid reinforcing harmful stereotypes or oversimplifying people’s complex lived experiences,” wrote Kim Parker, director of social trends research at Pew.
From Salon
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