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By Associated Press President Donald Trump wrote to 14 countries on Monday outlining the higher tariffs they face if they do not trade with the US by August 1. In a letter posted to Truth Social, Trump warned the country that he would face even higher tariffs if he retaliates by raising his import tax. Let’s take a look at the countries where we received the customs letter. Myanmar Customs tariff rate: 40% Major exports to the US: clothing, leather goods, seafood Answer: Major General Zaw Min Tun, a spokesman for the military government in Myanmar. The government said it…

Orange County, Fla. (WFLA) – A Florida driver was arrested Friday after saying he saw the Troopers shoot fireworks from a car while playing donuts in a street takeover. The Florida Highway Patrol said one of the sergeants was patrolling the air near Paramore Avenue and Gore Street in Orlando. (Florida Highway Patrol) Infinity was later discovered near Holden Avenue and the Orange Blossom Trail. The Troopers said they had stopped traffic and identified 20-year-old Roderick Baez as the driver. Watch: Drone catches suspects hiding in the sewer system: HCSO A Roman candle fireworks were found in Baez’s passenger seat,…

Related Video: Marco Rubio has been sworn in as Secretary of State WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department is warning US diplomats about attempts to use technology based on artificial intelligence to impersonate Secretary of State Marco Rubio and perhaps other officials, according to two senior officials and Cable, according to two senior officials and Cable, who have been sent to all embassies and consulates. The warning comes after a scammer pretending to be Rubio discovered he tried to reach out to at least three foreign ministers, the US senator and the governor, according to Cable on July 3, originally…

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Rick Scott (R-FL) and Bill Hagerty (R-TN) have introduced a bill that requires the U.S. Census Bureau to include citizenship questions about all future censuses and prevents non-citizen immigrants, including undocumented immigrants. The proposed law is supported by Republican Sens. Tim Sheehee (R-MT), John Haven (R-ND), Mike Lee (R-UT), and James Lankford (R-OK). Supporters of the bill argue that the current census will unfairly inflate political expression in states with large, undocumented immigrant groups, such as California, at the expense of other states like Florida. “Illegal aliens should not be allowed to break the law and…

AP Business Writer Alex Veiga Stock will be mixed in Tuesday morning deals, the day after a major sale, following the Trump administration’s decision to impose new import duties that will come into effect on more than a dozen countries next month. The S&P 500 has been below 0.1% per day since posting its biggest drop since June. The benchmark index was close to the best ever set last week. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 59 points (0.2%) as of 11:13am Eastern time, with the Nasdaq Composite rising 0.1%. Bond yields were almost high. Treasury yields rose to 4.42%…

Anne D’Hynenzio from Apsion Press Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) – Amazon is extending annual Prime Day sales and offering new membership perks to Gen Z Shoppers amid a tariff-related price concerns and consumer boredom at the event to mark the 11th year. The promised blitz of summer deals for e-commerce giants for prime members begins Tuesday at 3:01am ET. Seattle-based Amazon is holding its first four-day, imitated Prime Day. The company launched the event in 2015 and expanded to two days in 2019. Before closing Prime Day early in 2025, Amazon said that trading often drops every five minutes…

SeaWorld Orlando has revealed two of the five ghost homes scheduled for this year’s Howl-o-Scream event. One of them is new content, and the other is a return theme. Two return zones have also been posted. The new home is called the Collector’s Curse and includes real estate hosted by the title character. Collectors “enchant their guests with unusual artifacts and ancient artifacts,” SeaWorld says. But there is also a “twisted underworld of cursed creation and monster mutations.” The home he returned to was Farm 51, again featuring a country house. The scary zones that have been carved so far…

SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — Sarasota County Commissioner plans to invest millions of dollars in improving stormwater infrastructure due to the impact of last year’s hurricanes. Some residents in the area said they were worried about flooding every time it rained and had not done anything about it. On Tuesday, the county is moving forward to give people some relief. In areas like Filippi Creek, people experienced many floods last year. Neighbors said they were concerned about stream debris and sediment filling after years of maintenance. “Don’t make so many public advocacy mistakes. The long-standing accumulation of sediment in Filippi…

Taylor Grant squeezed the sauce next to a dinosaur-shaped nugget that had just been pulled from the air fryer. She handed out a styrofoam plate to her 14-year-old daughter, April. In the sink, raw chicken was thawed for dinner. Grant, 29, sat by his side in April, but didn’t eat. Pushing a red braid into the back of the leopard print headband, she said she usually only eats once a day so that the child can eat. “I’ll stretch it out,” she said.A mother of four and a nursing student, Grant is doing everything he can to support his children…

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Leaders of Florida’s new controversial immigration detention center, Wani Alcatraz, are pushing back against Democrats who have been denied access to the facility. Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday highlighted the importance of the facility near the Everglades. “What the Department of Homeland Security says to us is, look, we just process it, we don’t have the ability to do anything before we’ve put someone in bed overnight and then banished. So they asked us for help.” Billy Joel Cancellation 2025-2026 concert destroyed within two weeks of Blue Spring State Park reopening Billy Joel Cancellation 2025-2026 Brain…