News round the world

  Joe Biden's $2,000 stimulus checks: How soon could you get yours? Doug Whiteman Thu, January 7, 2021, 8:00 AM PST Joe Biden's $2,000 stimulus checks: How soon could you get yours? President-elect Joe Biden's pitch this week for a quick, third round of coronavirus relief payments looks closer to becoming reality. Since last week, most Americans have been receiving their second COVID "stimulus checks," for $600, after an attempt to raise the amount to $2,000 failed in the closing days of 2020. On Monday, Biden said $2,000 checks could "go out the door" soon if voters in Georgia gave him a Democratic majority in the U.S. Senate — and now, that's happened. Here's what we can currently say about whether and when you're likely to see a third stimulus check. Biden made his remarks about $2,000 checks at a campaign rally in Georgia, where Democrats were trying to unseat incumbent Republican U.S. senators in a pair of runoff elections held on Tuesda...

  Jennifer Lawrence Reveals the Real Reason She's "Incredibly Rude" Allie Hogan Thu, January 7, 2021, 2:37 PM PST There are many cases of  celebrities being called unapproachable  or rude, but there are very few celebrities who would own up to being impolite. Credit where it's due: Academy Award-winning actor  Jennifer Lawrence  actually admitted to being "incredibly rude," explaining that she becomes rude on purpose when she's in public. Read on for more insight into Lawrence's intentional bad behavior, and for more celebrity rudeness,  James Corden Says This Is the Rudest Celebrity He's Ever Met . Jennifer Lawrence labeled herself "incredibly rude."

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Millions of pandemic stimulus payments have been deposited in incorrect customer accounts due to an Internal Revenue Service error, according to Intuit TurboTax, which is helping to distribute the payments.     banking industry sources confirmed the error, which will delay distribution of the badly needed aid. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Millions of pandemic stimulus payments have been deposited in incorrect customer accounts due to an Internal Revenue Service error, according to Intuit TurboTax, which is helping to distribute the payments. Two banking industry sources confirmed the error, which will delay distribution of the badly needed aid. "For those who don't receive a direct deposit, they should watch their mail for either a paper check or a prepaid debit card," the IRS said in a notice on Thursday. Intuit TurboTax tweeted on Wednesday: "Unfortunately, because of an IRS error, millions of payments were sent to the wrong accounts and some may...