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The Daily Money: Plane crash "survivor's guilt"


Good morning. This is Betty Lin-Fisher with The Daily Money today.

As news spread of the Delta regional flight that crashed and ended up upside down in Toronto, some other airline passengers were also in disbelief.

Passengers who volunteered to give up their seats for a later flight and passengers whose plane was preparing for its landing in Toronto before the crash have a feeling of "survivor's guilt."

Your flight safety questions answered

Travel columnist Zach Wichter is being asked a lot whether it is safe to fly. In his latest column, Zach answered a few questions that newsroom colleagues had, which may also be on your mind.

File your taxes early in case employee cuts delay refunds

The mantra to file your tax returns early may have new meaning this year, reports Medora Lee.

The IRS is facing a double whammy of a hiring freeze and the potential to lose thousands of workers in the next couple of weeks as part of President Donald Trump's downsizing of the federal government.

That could really affect taxpayers' ability to get fast refunds or assistance.

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