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Associated Press, by Cathy Bussewitz NEW YORK (AP) – Thousands of workers from the three Midwest manufacturing plants where Boeing developed military aircraft and weapons continued their strike early Monday, potentially complicating progress in recovering the aerospace company’s financial foundations. The strike began at the Boeing facility in St. Louis. St. Charles, Missouri. Illinois Mascouta, approximately 3,200 local members of the International Association of Mechanics and Aerospace Workers voted on Sunday to reject the four-year labor agreement, the union said. “The 837 members of the IAM District will build aircraft and defense systems that will keep our country safe,” Sam…

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – My Safe Florida Home is a popular grant program that helps homeowners cut their property insurance costs and started applying Monday morning. The Florida Legislature has allocated $280,000 to fund the program. This year, the program’s focus will be on low-income homeowners. Florida Doge targets Pinellas in Hillsboro County in the next audit The program will help Florida residents with free wind stump testing and grants of up to $10,000, provide storm-related upgrades to their homes and qualify for property insurance discounts. Property covered by this program includes single-family homes, detached home properties, or townhomes. Residents…

Stan Choe, AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — US stocks are rallying and recovering many of their sharp losses as they worry about how President Donald Trump’s tariffs are punishing the economy. The S&P 500 jumped 1.2% in morning trading, keeping it down more than two-thirds of Friday’s decline. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 396 points (0.9%) as of 10:15am Eastern time, with Nasdaq Composite rising 1.6%. IDEXX’s lab led the way, up 23.7% after veterinary sellers and other healthcare products sellers reported stronger profits than analysts expected. It also raised its annual profit forecast. Tyson Foods similarly…

Katie Kelton, CCC, Bankrate.com When it comes to shopping back to school, some of us may lovingly consider a new backpack and a fresh pencil scent. However, Bankrate’s 2025 school shopping survey shows that others may simply see dollar signs. Stubborn inflation continues to convert nearly one into a shop with three back-to-school shoppers (30%), but in recent years that percentage has fallen, indicating that perhaps Americans are used to paying higher prices. Ronda Sandel House, senior bankrate account manager in Charlotte, North Carolina, has a long back-to-school shopping list for her three children. In addition to school supplies, they…

MIDDLEBURG, Fla. (WFLA) – The 14-year-old was taken into custody Monday morning after killing his parents, the Clay County Sheriff’s Office said. According to Sheriff Michelle Cook, the 911 operator received a call shortly after midnight from a young man who said he had just killed his parents. Credit: Clay County Sheriff’s Office The 14-year-old said that deputies could find their parents at home and he would walk a little to the church where he would wait for them. Lawmakers responded to both locations where the 14-year-old child was detained. When deputies responded to the house they found the two…

Associated Press Business Writer Michelle Chapman Tesla is awarding Elon Musk with around $29 billion in valuation stock, just six months after a judge ordered the company to cancel his large pay package. The electric vehicle maker said in a regulatory filing Monday that Musk will first have to pay Tesla a limited share of $23.34 per share. In December, Delaware Premier Catalyn St. Jude McCormick reaffirmed his previous ruling that Tesla had to cancel a multi-billion-dollar salary package for masks. She discovered that Musk designed the Landmark pay package in fake negotiations with non-independent directors. At the time, McCormick…

Florida’s top power companies tell consumers that everything is in place to avoid grid breakdowns from the heat the state sees Florida Power & Light (FPL), JEA, Duke Energy Florida and Tampa Electric Company (TECO) said they have strengthened their infrastructure by strengthening their underground power generation lines and power poles with more concrete and steel. FPL says it has introduced smart grid technology and devices to monitor the health of the energy grid to detect and prevent problems and recover power faster in the event of outages. The company says it does not expect a blackout due to increased…

Even though it’s not the election season where voters usually adjust to hear the pros and cons about political candidates, a new report from RadioInk says news/talk remains the most listened genre in the country. “It’s not all about politics. It’s about consumer news, insurance costs. A storm off the coast is ready to hit the state. This is all why people keep listening to talk radio.” For top radio formats, news/talk is number one, followed by modern adult country music. For younger viewers, the all-sport format continued to show growth between the ages of 18 and 34. But the…

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – Tropical storm Dexter has formed from the US coast as the National Hurricane Center monitors two other low-pressure areas. Tropical Storm Dexter According to the NHC, Tropical Storm Dexter is expected to leave the US coast and stay north of Bermuda. Dexter has traveled 12 miles east-northeast and will move faster in the east-northeast or north-east direction by Tuesday. The maximum sustained wind is 45 mph, with a high gust of wind. The next few days will be slightly strengthened, likely to be post-tropical by Wednesday, according to the NHC. According to the NHC, tropical storm…

Related Video: Officials provide updates after two children are killed at Miami Sailing Camp MIAMI, Fla. (WFLA) – A third camper van on a yacht struck by a barge in Biscayne Bay died Sunday, officials said. NBC affiliate WTVJ reported that the US Coast Guard confirmed that there was a 10-year-old girl at Jackson Memorial Hospital, surrounded by her family when she passed away. Former Bal Harbor Mayor Gabriel Grossman confirmed the death of his cousin, 10-year-old Ariel Buchman in a previous Twitter post. On the saddest day of the Jewish calendar, my family lament the loss of my 10-year-old…