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It wasn’t country music that he squealed the tractors at a family cattle ranch in Texas and helped Brandon Gill spend his time. Instead, even as a child, Gill listened enthusiastically to talk about radio shows and audiobooks by conservatives. Political chatter was his preference.It is therefore not surprising that his early love led to his desire to serve in Congress. He is currently a freshman lawmaker representing Texas’ 26th Congressional District. But it was another kind of love that led to a holiday meal suspended by lively discourse between Gill and one of the most prominent commentators in conservative…

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Controlled by George Jack The move to underscore the mismanagement of the Biden administration’s Medicare Advantage (MA) is a change in exit door policy that is threatened to disrupt health care plans for around 33 million seniors. The Biden administration’s proposed refund adjustment amounts to effective funding cuts that would pose well below inflation rates and put three million older Floridians at risk. Instead of bolstering programs that enjoy widespread popularity, the Biden White House chose to undermine its likely to undermine those who rely on its expanded profits and competitive pricing.Over half of Medicare eligible seniors choose MA over…

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Adriana Gomez Ricon and Fatima HusseinWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday said he would not return to his drastic tariffs on imports from most parts of the world unless he flattens trade with the US, delving into plans to introduce taxes involving financial markets, causing fear of a recession and retreating the global trading system.Speaking to reporters on Air Force 1, Trump said he didn’t want the global market to fall, but he wasn’t worried about a massive sale, adding that he “may have to take medication to fix something.” His comments come after global…

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Despite the lack of formal diplomatic relations, the US is Taiwan’s most important international advocate and its main weapons source. On April 6, Taiwan’s President Lai Qingte said his country would provide zero tariffs and not provide retaliation as the start of negotiations with the US.Lai said Taiwanese companies will also increase their investment in the US. The comments came in response to the cleaning of import duties announced by President Donald Trump on April 2nd. Taiwan has a trade surplus with the US, with 32% tariffs on exports to the US.However, the new tariffs will not affect semiconductors, one…

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The Court of Appeals has given Abrego Garcia’s attorneys to respond to government submissions until Sunday afternoon.A federal judge on April 6 denied the Trump administration’s allegation to maintain an April 4 order that directs the return of illegal immigrants deported to Salvador prisons. The White House described Kilmer Abrego Garcia’s deportation as “administrative error.”In a submission on April 6, Xinis said her previous orders “have remained full of strength and effectiveness,” shooting down a government argument claiming he lacked the ability to mediate Abrego Garcia’s return as he is no longer in US custody.”As the defendant admits, they had…

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By Adriana Gomez LiconFort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP) — The administration’s chief executive said Sunday that more than 50 countries targeted by President Donald Trump’s new tariffs have reached out to launch negotiations over import taxes that have swayed financial markets, fostered fears of recession and overthrow the global trading system.The higher fees are expected to be collected from Wednesday, leading to a new era of economic uncertainty with no clear end. Treasury Secretary Scott Bescent said unfair trade practices are “not something that can be negotiated in days or weeks.” He said the US must see “what the country offers…

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The Rosewood Massacre was just a short paragraph in one of Stephanie Borden’s textbooks when she was in elementary school.”I didn’t teach a lot of black history from school,” a 27-year-old marine biology student at Florida International University told the Miami Herald. Slavery, Abraham Lincoln freed slaves, Martin Luther King Jr. and his assassination, and Barack Obama’s presidency, were highlights of the black history she studied at school.”My study of black history came from my family,” she said.But on Tuesday, as she sat on the newly baptized Black History Learning Tree on Florida International University’s campus, a small sip of…

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Paxton, whose office appeals the ruling, called it “absurd” and “not based on facts or law” in a statement Friday night.A district court judge awarded four whistleblowers a total of $6.6 million on April 4 in the case against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.The whistleblower was fired shortly after reporting Paxton to the FBI. Travis County Judge Catherine Moussey said the plaintiff had determined that “by the predominance of evidence” had proven liability, damages and attorney’s fees in a complaint against Paxton’s office.”The court hereby took the plaintiff’s decision because the Attorney General’s Office violated the Texas Whistleblower Act by…

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The original Fort Lauderdale spinning hotspot is back – with a twist. literally.Piertop, the famous revolving rooftop restaurant at the newly renovated Pier 66 6 Resort, has reopened above the iconic tower of Causeway on 17th Avenue. The resort, originally opened in 1965 but closed in 2017, reopened in January this year after a $1 billion reconstruction.The designated historic landmark is an icon of someone who grew up in Fort Lauderdale in the 1960s and ’70s and is ranked in terms of Broward County history alongside the My Kai Restaurant and the Polynesian Show, as well as its cocky mermaid.…

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An Israeli Treasury official said on April 3 that Trump’s latest tariff deployment could affect Israeli machinery and medical equipment exports.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on April 6 that he hopes to reduce tariffs taxed on Israel when US President Donald Trump meets in Washington this week.On April 2, Trump announced baselines and mutual tariffs of all US trading partners. Israeli imports have faced 17% tariffs since April 9th.After visiting Hungary for the past few days, Netanyahu left for Washington on April 6 to visit with Trump on April 7, officials said.The debate covered the Israeli hostages that Hamas…

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