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IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel says the agency had lost capacity over the years to adequately assess "high wealth, high income filers." Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
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The medical examiner's official autopsy report for 29-year-old Tyre Nichols showed he "died of brain injuries from blunt force trauma," according to the Shelby County, Tenn., District Attorney's Office. Here, the screen at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans honors Nichols before an NBA basketball game between the New Orleans Pelicans and the Washington Wizards on Jan. 28. Matthew Hinton/AP hide caption
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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell speaks to the media on March 28 in Phoenix. The attorneys general of New York and California announced Thursday that they are investigating allegations of workplace discrimination by the pro football league. Matt York/AP hide caption
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