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Community volunteers are going to join IRS-certified tax preparers and accounting students from various universities with an aim to provide free tax preparation services for people with incomes under $57,000. The students who are taking part to provide help are from Davenport University, Aquinas College and Cornerstone University.

Free tax preparation services will be provided on April 11, 12, 14 and 15. Volunteers will provide help in cooperation with the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. It is cooperative effort of the Internal Revenue Service and nonprofit groups that give training to volunteers to prepare basic tax returns in communities across the country.

According to authorities, a New York City woman, Liana Barrientos, married ten times with ten foreign-born husbands in 11 years. The surprising thing was that Barrientos did not divorce any of them. Now, the woman has been sent into prison as the serial bride pleaded not guilty to felony charges in an alleged immigration scam on Friday.

According to the New York Times, the 39-year-old Barrientos had submitted for a marriage license in 2010 to Salle Keita, man from Bronx. At that time, she said that that she experienced hardly ever been married prior to. As per condition data, Barrientos' claims were false. She had married nine unique males throughout New York State concerning 1999 and 2002, as per the data.

Presidential campaign of Hillary Rodham Clinton could be launched soon and before the launch of campaign, President Barack Obama has some simple advice for her. He said Hillary should be herself, and if she does so, she is going to do great.

The new advice by the President sounds easy enough, but a number of politicians have found it tricky to just be themselves when it comes about presidential campaign. The former United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had spent a good share of her 2008 primary campaign in trying to discover the correct formula for revealing her true self. For about one and half decade, Democrat Al Gore tried to connect with voters in a natural way.

Major American airlines stated that the state-owned Persian Gulf carriers are improperly subsidized by their respective government. Now, the United States government agencies have decided to conduct a review the allegations made by the airlines. According to reports, the agencies have been seeking comments from parties that are interested by the end of next month.

In a joint statement, the departments of State, Commerce and Transportation said that the concern raised by airlines has been taken seriously by the United States government. The formal review process has been expected to start by the end of May, as per the reports.

On Friday evening, Katie the giraffe gave birth to a calf at the Dallas Zoo. The 7-year-old gave birth to her newest calf when tens of thousands of people were watching her. Katie's labor was broadcasted live online by cable television channel Animal Planet.

According to reports, the baby, which was born at about 6 pm, has not been named yet. The calf's gender was also not revealed. The Dallas Zoo has 12 giraffes and Katie is one of them. When Katie was giving birth to her baby, some members of the group were standing nearby her.

Katie, who came to Dallas in 2010 from the Fort Worth Zoo, is also the mother of 4-year-old Jamie. While confirming the birth, Katie's main trainer, Allison Dean, said that the giraffe is very good at communicating with her about how she is feeling.

American magician and juggler Penn Jillette has lost about 105-lbs, according to report by Jill Nicolini of CBS2. Jillette has been looking slim without the help of any magic trick. While talking to People Magazine, Jillette said that he went to 225-lbs from 330-lbs after suffering from hypertension that almost put him in the hospital.

While talking about Penn, Emily Longeretta, Senior Entertainment Editor at Hollywoodlife. com, said, "When Penn went to the doctor he was taking six pills a day for high blood pressure, and it was always a struggle for him and they said if he lost about 100-lbs he may never have to take those pills again".