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Residents, city council members, and Church of Scientology have been locked in a tug of war on parts of the road in downtown Clearwater since city leaders voted in March to approve temporary approval of the sale of the land to the church. The church requested that the city buy a street owned in May after the group provided a counter proposal commemorating African-American history. What seemed like a hyperlocal debate over the future of Scientology’s downtown footprint has attracted the attention of Florida Attorney General.James Usmierer last month wrote to Clearwater Mayor Bruce Rector about the sale of part…

Canada and China have agreed to “normalize” high-level consultations between the two countries following a June 5 call between Prime Minister Mark Carney and Chinese Prime Minister Lee Qian, the Prime Minister’s Office said.”Leaders have exchanged opinions on bilateral relations, including the importance of engagement, and agreed to normalize the communication channels between Canada and China,” reads from the meeting from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).In the conversation, Carney and Lee also discussed trade between the two countries, saying, “We are working together to work together to deal with the fentanyl crisis,” according to a PMO statement.Kearney also refers to…

Damian J. Troise, AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) – Stocks rose on Wall Street on Friday following a report that surpassed expectations regarding the US job market. The S&P 500 index rose 1.2% in afternoon trading. The Benchmark Index is on track to notch second consecutive victory weeks. The Dow Jones industrial average added 448 points, or 1.1% as of 3:03 pm Eastern. Nasdaq Composite rose 1.4% Profits were wide, with all sectors in the benchmark S&P 500 rising. Technology stock has its distinctive value and has given the market its biggest boost. Chipmaker Nvidia jumped 1.6%, while iPhone…

Jeffrey Collins COLOMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Japanese companies have stopped construction at a $1.6 billion factory in South Carolina to make batteries for electric BMWs, citing “policy and market uncertainty.” Although Automotive Energy Supply Corp. did not specify what these issues were, the Republican governor of South Carolina said the company is dealing with potential losses in federal tax losses for electric vehicle buyers, incentives for EV companies, and tariff uncertainty from President Donald Trump’s administration. “What we’re doing is to bring caution, and let things come true because all of these changes are happening,” Gov. Henry McMaster said. The…

Panama City Beach, FL (WMBB) – After a year and a half construction, Panama City Beach is open for voyage dinners and shows. This is the largest of Dolly Parton’s three Pirates voyage attractions, with seating for over 1,000 people. Parton says he thought Panama City Beach was the perfect place to open a new location. “We know this is a great holiday spot. This is a great place to have dinner because the kids get hungry. They will still sleep after having a good meal and are entertained.” Pirates Voyage hosts up to four shows per day. Here, performers…

One of the Ghost Orchids, Florida’s rarest and most beloved swamp resident, could quickly see an increase in protection under the federal Endangered Species Species Act. Citing the increased risk of flower extinction, US Fish and Wildlife Service officials this week announced a proposal to list ghost orchids as endangered species. The decision has been welcomed by experts as a lifeline for phantom flowers after decades of poaching, wetland reduction and habitat loss. Federal wildlife experts say there are fewer than 1,000 ghost runs remaining in the United States, and less than half of them are old enough to replicate.…

Cybersecurity experts said that phishing is generally classified as a “social engineering attack” because it attacks people rather than systems.HMRC lost £47 million after winning 100,000 salary (PAYE) tax accounts in an organized crime case that started last year.UK tax authorities tried to assure taxpayers in their guidance Wednesday that this was an attempt to take money from the HMRC, not from an individual.After the exposure of the violation, HMRC said it took steps to protect these accounts by locking down these accounts, removing login credentials, further preventing unauthorized access and removing incorrect information from tax records.Authorities said the attack…

The Miami Herald reported Thursday that Attorney General Pam Bondy has been charged with “serious professional misconduct” in a complaint in a Florida bar. Bondy’s record as head of the Department of Justice has been condemned near the former Florida Supreme Court justice through nearly 70 law professors, lawyers and Florida ethics complaints, according to the Herald. In the complaint, the group alleges that Bondi violates ethical obligations in its current role and that “serious professional misconduct that threatens the rule of law and the control of justice” was committed by the Attorney General, Herald reported. Bondi is a Florida…

(Hill) – One of two Florida divers said he released 19 sharks and grouper from the longline and was convicted of theft after being forgiven by President Trump earlier this week. “This is something I didn’t think I had,” John Moore Jr. said Tuesday as he had a copy of the pardon that Trump had signed. The ship’s captain Moore Jr. and crew Tanner Munsell found out what they deemed illegal fishing line in 2020, three miles from Florida’s coast. Authorities said the line is owned by fishermen licensed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to study sharks. Moore…

AN D’Hynenzio, AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) – Inside a Walmart store in New Jersey, workers place finish touches on cakes and edible ink spongebobs on top. A colleague creates a buttercream rosette border for another cake, while another colleague covers the tier of the layer that will become a triple deck dessert with frost. It’s graduation season and the busiest time for 6,200 employees trained by the nation’s largest retailer who trained hand-decorated cakes for each customer’s order. The cake itself comes in a variety of shapes and sizes, pre-made, frozen, and from suppliers, rather than from Walmart’s…