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Associated Press Business Writer Michelle Chapman Disney’s profits and revenues rose in the third quarter. The entertainment company has added subscribers to its streaming service and continues to check its strength at theme parks across the country. It also raised its full-year adjusted revenue forecast on Wednesday. Walt Disney Co. won $52.6 billion, or $2.92 per share, for the three months ended June 28th. It won $2.62 billion the previous year, or $1.43 per share. Tourists strolling Lake Buena Vista, Florida (AP Photo/John Rouse) on Tuesday, August 5, 2025 at Disney Store World in the Disney Springs Shopping and Entertainment…

When I ask Disney’s global public relations manager Karen McClintock about the evolution of diet around this iconic realm, she tells her that it wasn’t really an evolution. “It was a revolution.” And I heard that Shot “travels the world.” The perfectly cooked lobster tail creates a gorgeous $28 add-on. (Amy Drew Thompson/Orlando Sentinel) The “innovative” restaurant celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2025. McClintock, who started his company in 1992, was first there. There was also a restaurant space that opened in 1971 at Disney’s Modern Resort, the world’s top restaurant. But by the 90s, the show had evolved into…

Anna-Louise Jackson, Bankrate.com The house always won gambling and soon it felt like Uncle Sam would do that too. That’s because gamblers face what is equivalent to the tax hikes that begin in 2026. New rules included in the large tax bill signed into law in July will reduce the tax credits that gamblers can claim for losses between 100% and 90% starting next year. Consider this: If a gambler wins $20,000 in the same year and loses $20,000, this tax change will affect how much of the losses they can deduct. – In the 2025 tax year, taxpayers can…

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – The Hillsboro and Pinellas County organizations are again teaming up for their annual efforts to ensure students and teachers have what they need for their grade. The Hillsboro Education Foundation and the Pinellas Education Foundation hold their annual Tampa Bay School Supply Drive. For more than 20 years, the organization has supported more than 200,000 financially disadvantaged students. “66% of Pinellas County’s student population is having a free, reduced lunch,” said Kim Jowell, CEO of Pinellas Education Foundation. “They are considered low-income. When you think about those families, they have to put food on the table,…

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – Tropical Storm Dexter will strengthen as the National Hurricane Center moves east-northeast to monitor two obstructions in the Atlantic. Tropical Storm Dexter At 5am, Dexter was located about 405 miles south-southeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia. According to the NHC, Dexter will travel east-northeast at around 13 mph in a few days, so it is expected to increase forward speeds in the coming days. The maximum sustained wind increases to approximately 45 mph as the gusts increase. Dexter is expected to be strengthened in the next 48 hours as the system becomes the cyclone of the era.…

This year, NASA said returning to the moon with humans is a top priority. Through the Artemis program, astronauts orbit the moon for scientific research in 2026 and land on the moon in 2027. Currently, NASA interim administrator Sean Duffy says plans to build a reactor that will be deployed on the moon will be excited. “It’s about winning the Second Space Race,” said a NASA official. NASA’s idea of deploying nuclear reactors in space is expected to occur around 2030. Their goal is to win to arrive Russia and China first. The Trump administration is urging NASA to get…

U.S. retail unemployment has skyrocketed dramatically this year, up 249% compared to the same period in 2024, according to a new report from challenger Gray & Christmas, global outplacement company challenger. By the end of July, US retailers had announced 80,487 job cuts. The report identifies inflation, tariffs, and broader economic uncertainty as key factors that encourage the closure of these layoffs and preservation. Continuous weakening of consumer spending could lead to additional reductions in retail talent. This trend is part of a larger wave of layoffs affecting multiple industries. So far, in 2025, employers across the US announced 806,383…

Florida Attorney General James Usmieyer has filed lawsuits against several online porn operators, accusing minors of violating the state’s ageing laws by allowing minors to access adult content. The complaint covers both national and international institutions, including the popular website XVIDEOS. Uthmeier claims it “significantly” ignored Florida’s ageing requirements under HB 3, signed in 2024, which requires users to have anonymous or secure age checks before accessing explicit materials. The platform, named in the lawsuit, reportedly continued to operate without performing any form of verification, despite receiving a formal notice from the Attorney General’s Office in April requesting compliance. CA-PUB-4888566141701504…

The friends and family of Terry Borea, known professionally as Hulk Hogan, are seen outside Beach Baptist Church in Indian Rock. (Lewis Santana|Times)Comedian Theo Fon, left, musician Kid Rock will be seen outside the Baptist Church in Indian Rock after a service ceremony for Terry Borea, known as Hulk Hogan, in Largo on Tuesday. (Lewis Santana|Times)Professional skateboarder Bam Margera is seen outside the Indian Rock Baptist Church after a service ceremony at Terry Bollea, known as Hulk Hogan. (Lewis Santana|Times)Nick Borea, third from the right, the family of Terry Borea, known as the Hulk Hogan Watch, has his cas loaded…

TAMPA, Fla. — US lawyer Gregory W. Kehoe has announced that a federal ju judge has convicted Lorenzo Valerio Popoca (Mexico 31, Mexico) of conspiring to methamphetamine transport two counts. Valerio-Popoca is realized for a minimum of 10 years in federal prisons at each count. His sentencing hearing is set for October 29, 2025. Valerio Popoca mediated and coordinated the delivery of half a kilogram of palmetto methamphetamine, according to testimony released at the trial. On March 30, 2018, Valerio-Popoca brokered and coordinated the delivery of two kilograms of methamphetamine at Sun City Centre. Valerio Popoca was a fugitive until…