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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – Think carefully about giving birth to a baby in the sun, according to a new study. On Monday, Personal Finance website Wallethub released an analysis of the best and worst states to have babies in 2025. The 50 states and the District of Columbia span the 31 important measures that are both cost and healthcare accessibility, and baby and family friendly. Florida ranked 44th overall. “The best states for having a baby minimize costs while providing first-class care for both newborns and their mothers. They also remain a good environment for parents after birth, a powerful…

By Associated Press, Rio Yamatt LAS VEGAS (AP) — When she accepted a housekeeping job at a casino on the Las Vegas Strip 16 years ago, she believed it was a step towards stability for her and her two-year-old daughter. However, single mothers themselves were exhausted, lagging behind their bills, and were caught up in a low-paying and almost support cycle without having to take out stable health insurance. For years, she said she hadn’t seen the safety net until now. For 25 years, her employer, the Venetian, resisted organizing efforts as one of the strip’s final holdouts, locked up…

Talahassee, Fla. (WFLA) – The Florida government’s Department of Efficiency, or Doge, is heading towards the Bay Area. Gov. Ron Desantis and Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia require cities and counties to provide access to buildings, budget records and data systems. But some lawmakers on the Capitol want to turn the administration’s script over.”First of all, Gov. Ron DeSantis needs to do his own thing,” state Rep. Anna Escamani (D-Orlando) said. State Democrats call Florida Dozi’s efforts political retaliation. “Manatee County is also targeted, but all the currently elected commissioners in Manatee County are his enemies. These are Republicans and…

Hillsboro County, Fla. (WFLA) – Main roads in Hillsboro County will be closed for the next two months. On Monday, the crew officially began work at the main stage of the “Progress Village Regional Drainage Project.” Two drivers raced in a race on the Selmon Expressway in Tampa for social media videos For up to two months, all Progress Boulevard will be closed from South 78th Avenue to South 85th Avenue. “That’s ridiculous,” said Willie McNeill, who lives nearby. On the first day of the closure, McNeill was even more annoyed as the driver detoured his neighborhood. “This is the…

SeaWorld Orlando introduces new icons for Halloween events. Visitors to Howl-o-scream will face Havoc, which the theme park calls “ambassadors of the darkness.” The chaos character appears to be a piece armed with a bloody machete and motorcycle, wearing a burnt skull, Ember-inspired eyes, a chain and a ragredient black coat. “Havoc is abandoned of ringmasters, and guests will feel his presence long before they see his smoldering silhouette,” a Howl-o-scream news release said. Habos was previously tied to a siren, the former face of the Sea World event. Havoc says he will “unleash his total anger” as an icon…

Related Coverage: Desantis checks Wannial Cartaz ready for hurricane evacuation ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida federal and state officials must create an agreement that shows government agencies or private contractors who have legal authority to detain people at the Alligator Alcatraz, an Everglades immigration detention facility, or perform the role of immigration officers. By Thursday, authorities must provide all written contracts and contracts that show those with legal custody for hundreds of detainees who were quickly constructed on isolated runways in the Everglades wilderness in South Florida more than a month ago, said District Judge Rodolfo Lewis, president of President…

KIE WEST, Fla. (WFLA) — Two men died on Florida keys during the gorgeous lobster season, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said last week. On July 30, an 82-year-old man identified as a Clarence Shower in Palm City was found to not respond while snorkeling in the Gulf Coast. McSO said he was about five miles off the mile marker 60. The showbar was returned to the coast around 10:45am and taken to the marathon fishermen’s hospital, where he was declared dead. On July 31, a 61-year-old man identified as Raymond Bruce Sasser from Loxahatchee lost consciousness from a Mile-Marker…

By Cora Lewis NEW YORK (AP) – Millions of student borrowers can start paying this summer, according to estimates from the Credit Bureau Transunion. The company predicts that around 3 million borrowers will be able to move to default by August. That means your payment has been over 270 days. At that point, loan holders are at risk of 15% of their pay being stagnated by the government, and their money is heading towards unpaid debt. There were no clear indications as to when wage decorations would begin. After the pandemic-era suspension ended when student loan payments ended in May,…

(Hok) – The number of people with Covid-19 in the United States is on a low but increasing, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data released Friday. Covid-19 is prevalent in many states on the Mid-Atlantic, southeastern, south and west coast. The agency said infections “are likely to grow or grow” in 40 states as of July 29, based on emergency department visit data. The infection was not changed in nine states. The weekly proportion of emergency department visits for people diagnosed with COVID-19 is low, but it is growing, the CDC said. The visit was the…

Cora Lewis and Linley Sanders, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The majority of US adults have been exposed to prices continue to rise and concerns about the impact of President Donald Trump’s tariffs have spread, making new polls findings that they have at least some emphasis on grocery costs. About half of all Americans say the cost of food is the “major” stress source in life now, while 33% say it’s a “minor” stress source, according to a poll from the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Only 14% say it’s not a cause of stress, highlighting the…