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A new analysis from Sports by online betting company Doc shows that Florida can generate $369.4 million in tax revenues annually if it legalizes and taxes sports betting on average per person nationwide. “While Florida people can already place bets through the sports betting app, the state hasn’t collected a penny of taxes. This makes Florida the third highest untapped tax revenue out of 12 holdouts. Reports The three cities alone could contribute a large portion. Jacksonville: $16.6 million per year Miami: $8.1 million per year Tampa: $7 million a year For comparison, New York raised over $1 billion from…
By Jennifer Cinco Kelleher HONOLULU (AP) — Honolulu is not just an effort to su fossil fuel companies to hold them liability for the harms of climate change, but the city’s lawsuits stand even more in line with similar lawsuits across the country. Tuesday’s hearing shows how these fights unfold in court. In 2020, the Hawaiian capital sued major oil companies, including ExxonMobil, Shell and Chevron, claiming that it had known nearly half a century that fossil fuel products could warm the planet and create climate-changing greenhouse gas pollution. The lawsuit also says companies are profiting from consumption of oil,…
Melbourne, Fla. (WFLA) – A 58-year-old Georgia man died in a weekend skydiving accident on Florida’s space coast. The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office told NBC affiliates, where the man was attending the charity event when the accident occurred on Saturday, July 26th. Jeffrey Knight was charged with a fatal crash at Clearwater Ferry Authorities say the 58-year-old did a “hard landing” behind Crowne Plaza Oceanfront, a hotel near Melbourne. The first 911 calls were routed to Melbourne Police. However, officers arrived and after finding the injured man, they requested the sheriff’s office. He was taken to a nearby hospital where…
TALHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) – President Donald Trump is tapping GOP-led states to redraw maps of Congressional districts ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Texas has already called on state lawmakers to act, but now the question is, will Gov. Ron DeSantis do the same? Although it is usually rezoned once every 10 years, lawmakers may be preparing the GOP to turn their eyes to at least one democratic legislative seat in the Tampa Bay area and redraw the state’s legislative map earlier than expected. If the governor chooses to do so, it is not the first time Desantis has called…
Matt O’Brien and Linley Sanders Most US adults say they use artificial intelligence to search for information, but few people use it for work, email, draft or shop. Young adults are most likely to lean on AI, and many use it for brainstorming and working tasks. New findings from the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll show that 60% of Americans, and 74% of Americans under the age of 30, use AI to find at least some information. Polls highlight the ubiquity of AI in some regions and limitations in other areas. Only four in 10 Americans say…
Universal Orlando has unveiled the last two haunted houses planned for the 2025 edition of Halloween Horror Night, in a maze based on the WWE world and the 2023 film “Five Nights at Freddy’s.” At a home named WWE Presents: The Horrors of the Wyatt Socks, HHN guests meet Uncle Howdy and “one of the most unsettling groups in WWE history.” “Rambling Rabbit, Mercy the Buzzard, Abby the Witch, and the Pigs will be waiting for bloody revenge on the world that abandoned them.” Also, at hand: The Devil is approaching the shadows. In the wrestling circle, Wyatt Six was…
Melina Warling and Matthew Daly When President Donald Trump rolled out plans to increase artificial intelligence and data centers, the key goal was to clear the barriers to rapid growth. And that meant targeting the National Environmental Policy Act – the 55-year-old bedrock law aims to protect the environment through a process that allows the public to be heard before the project is approved, taking into account the possible impact of the project. Data centers that demand huge amounts of energy and water have sparked strong opposition in some communities. The AI Action Plan released last week by Trump announced…
By the Lone Cook BRUSSELS (AP) – The French Prime Minister described it as a “dark day” for the European Union and a “submission” to the US tariff request. Commentators said that shaking hands with President Donald Trump, EU Commission chief Ursula von der Reyen, was equivalent to surrender. The problem is that Europe is heavily dependent on the US, not just trade. Reflecting Trump, von der Leyen spoke out that she approved over the weekend and set the tariff level for most European exports at 15%, 10% higher than she currently has. Her staff texted reporters who argued that…
MIAMI (AP) — Two more are in danger after two children are killed, and two more are sent overboard during a sailing camp in Miami after the barge collided and sunk the boat, authorities said. All six on the sailing ship were pulled out of the water by a responder and rushed to a nearby hospital where four children were declared to have died on arrival, said Petty Officer Nicholas Strasberg, a spokesman for the U.S. Coast Guard. Live: FWC shows details of the Clearwater Ferry collision halt Two of the six people rescued were in “good condition,” Strasburg said.…
(Nexstar) – Sandwiches probably didn’t have much more authority than John Montagu, the fourth Earl of Sandwiches. But he’s been dead for a long time, so he has to resort to Yelp to identify the best place to ring Reuben, Hero and Hoagies. Advances National Sandwich Month in August, Yelp has compiled the first list of the nation’s “top 100 sandwich shops” based on Yelp’s contributor community ratings and reviews. Among the nation’s top-rated eateries, Yelp analysts have identified dozens of delis and plenty of lunch counters with numerous five-star reviews. First place went to Franky’s deli warehouse, a modest…