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Denver (KDVR) – Admission fees for all 63 people at the national park will be exempt from Thursday as the National Park Service will be commemorated in June. This day is known by many names – Black Independence Day, Liberation Day, Jubilee Day – but the reason for celebrating it is to commemorate the day the last African Americans learned they were no longer enslaved. President Abraham Lincoln had already signed the Emancipation Declaration, but as of January 1, 1863, it became official, but the African people of Galveston, Texas learned of the declaration on June 19, 1865. A guide…

AP Business Writer Alex Veiga McLean, Va. (AP) – The average 30-year U.S. mortgage rate has eased for three consecutive weeks. This is a welcome trend for future home buyers when higher borrowing costs continue to drag on in the housing market. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Wednesday that the long-term rate fell to 6.81% from 6.84% last week. A year ago, the price averaged 6.87%. The borrowing costs for 15-year fixed-rate mortgages, which are popular for homeowners to refinance their mortgage, have also decreased. The average rate eased to 5.96% from 5.97% last week. According to Freddie Mac, a…

Sunrise, Florida – Once in a lifetime? Try it twice in two years! Maintaining the Stanley Cup in South Florida, the powerhouse Panthers stuck to signature brand hockey to secure their second straight championship with a 5-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup final held at Amelan Bank Arena on Tuesday. “Forward Sam Bennett, who brought Comte Smaystrophe home as the most valuable player of the postseason, said: “There’s so much faith in that locker room, and there’s a lot of experience. We really believed that everyone could win the Stanley Cup again from…

ST. PETERSBURG — A seashell-pink star of vintage postcards and Instagram feeds alike, the Vinoy Renaissance Resort and Golf Club is a Tampa Bay icon. Long a hotspot for dances, weddings and luxe getaways, the Mediterranean Revival-style hotel is steeped in history, from the original ceramic tile floors to the hand-painted cypress rafters.And now it’s celebrating a big milestone: In December, the Vinoy turns 100. Locals and visitors might know that the Vinoy was one of the first luxury hotels on the Gulf Coast, a playground for actors, athletes and presidents. They may have seen it on shows like “Ghost…

International Drive’s entertainment complex, Icon Park has several soccer-related activities related to the FIFA Club World Cup event, which will host games in Orlando this month. At the Illusions Museum of Illusions Attraction, visitors can earn discount tickets with the Score & Save experience. Those who kick a soccer ball into an area designated as a “discount goal” will receive up to $7 on same day entry. The setup is located in the front event space of the MOI. “We love creating simple and memorable ways for guests to interact with the museum,” George Young Dahl, general manager of the…

Riviera Beach, Fla. (WFLA) – A 14-year-old child is charged with murder after being accused of fatally shooting a man in Riviera Beach last month. According to NBC affiliate WPTV, the teen was booked at the Palm Beach County Jail Monday night on charges related to the May 19 shooting. That night, around 10pm, Riviera Beach officials responded to reports of gunshots in the area. At the scene, they spotted a Nissan Altima crashing into a garden along West 30th Avenue. PASCO Hospital Employees are accused of forcing patients Authorities said the vehicle is 32-year-old Noeraint Gulesaint, who died of…

Gov. Ron DeSantis chartered four jets to bring nearly 1,500 Jewish Americans on a trip to Israel to Israel as the conflict with Iran intensifies.American participants fled Cyprus from Israel, a Mediterranean island nation, via cruise ships. There, they were supposed to board an airline ticket to Tampa, but according to a statement from Israeli Hainariel, they were funding trips to the country, primarily for young Jewish adults.The Florida Emergency Management Department wrote on Sunday on Facebook that it is “actively coordinating efforts to support Americans seeking evacuation from Israel’s hostile situation.”Israel said it would pay all transportation costs for…

Paul Wiseman, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits that were soaked into 245,000 last week has hovered at a historically low level, the Labor Department said Wednesday. The US unemployed claims it has been cut from the previous 250,000. The economists expected last week’s claim to coincide with 250,000. The four-week average of billing smoothing weekly volatility rose to 245,500, the highest since August 2023. The number of Americans raising unemployment rates fell to 1.95 million in the week of June 7th. The weekly unemployment claims represent layoffs, and have remained mainly…

Making predictions and helping people plan disasters has been my business and passion for over 30 years.Brian Lamare (Personal courtesy of Brian Lamarre)One thing that keeps me up at night is that people are aiming for extremely vulnerable areas that are not evacuated or ready to do so, considering impactful weather events such as hurricanes. Given the recent proposed impact on the federal government, I am worried about the National Weather Service (NWS), the agency that provides your daily weather forecasts and life-saving warnings.At the beginning of the Atlantic hurricane season, the NWS is extremely understaffed in many locations across…

MIAMI – Josephina Mareles is part-time overnight shift as a receptionist at a Miami Beach apartment, allowing her three children, an aging mother and paralyzed siblings during the day.She helps feed, bathe and give medicine to Rodrigo Muralles, an adult sibling who has epilepsy and became disabled after signing Covid-19 in 2020.”We feed him and we cater to his personal needs, so he’s alive,” said 41-year-old Josefina Muralles. He forgot everything. ”Her husband works full time, but the arrangement means their household income is just above the federal poverty line. It’s too expensive to qualify for Florida’s Medicaid program, but…