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Anne d’Hynenzio and Michelle Chapman, business writer for the Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) – Macy’s sales and profits slipped in the first quarter and department stores. This cites a more cautious client and a US-initiated trade war that cuts its profit forecast for 2025. However, New York retailers have surpassed most performance expectations for the first three months of the year and maintained annual sales forecasts. However, Macy CEO Tony Spring said that after seeing little tariff-related price increases in the first quarter, there will now be some “limited” price increases, leading to a more cautious annual profit outlook.…

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – The Florida man is now a multi-millionaire after winning the Florida lottery at a gas station. The Florida Lottery has announced that Larson, a 58-year-old Lake City man, has requested a $3 million award from the March 29 painting at Tallahassee’s lottery headquarters. He chose to receive the prize as a one-off, one-time payment of $1,647,453. More Florida Lottery Stories: The Florida Man wins $3 million in the Florida Lotto Jackpot after purchasing tickets at a gas station The Florida Lottery launches four new scratch-off games featuring nearly $20 million in prizes. Larson’s tickets matched all…

Wilmerhale welcomed the ruling as a victory in constitutional rights, and the White House argued that the clearance decision was beyond judicial review.On Tuesday, a federal judge broke President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at suspending security clearance for Wilmer Hale’s lawyers, deeming unconstitutional.In a 73-page opinion, US District Judge Richard Leon said Trump’s orders violate the company’s rights to free speech and legitimate procedures, and said the order uses sanctions and other forms of “forcement” to suppress Will Mellerle’s “adverse causes and client representation.””Order screams through the bull. If you take on the cause of your disliked President Trump,…

Associated Press Business Writer Stanchion NEW YORK (AP) – US stocks remained stable on Wednesday. This has returned with a leap between days’ profits from record highs. The S&P 500 increased by 0.2% in early trading. It sits 3.5% below the record after a higher bill, hoping that the worst disruption caused by President Donald Trump’s trade war could have been passed. Last month it was about 20% below the mark. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 60 points (0.1%) as of 9:35am Eastern time, with Nasdaq Composite rising 0.2%. The next big test on Wall Street will take place…

The Port of Darwin was the bone of an ongoing conflict among Australians who were concerned about Chinese interference.Cerberus Capital Management, a US investment company linked to the Trump administration, has expressed interest in taking over the port of Darwin, which China has acquired.Before the federal election on May 3, both the Albanese government and federal opposition parties pledged to reclaim the port from Beijing-linked company Landbridge.”We have been an informal involvement with potential buyers for a while,” Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said. “If we need direct federal involvement, we are ready to act.”On May 28th, Terry O’Connor, non-executive director…

Here are the facts that may surprise you. The global fashion industry is a major contributor to climate change. And it’s a sneaky culprit because people don’t frequently have a relationship between shopping habits and rising temperatures. Karen Dorgerty (C-Change conversation)Our point is not to feel guilty about shopping, but the more you learn about the causes of climate change, the easier it will be to make your actions choices. All items we purchase must be produced, packaged and shipped to us as individual consumers or to our store. Each step along the way uses energy and resources to release…

The 13 days brought two storms and countless lessons. Whether you have a more clear understanding of your home’s flood risk, favourable hurricane snacks, or the importance of friends and family, our experiences with Helen and Milton in Tampa Bay have taught us something new to each of us. Ahead of the start of the new hurricane season on June 1, we asked Tampa Bay Times readers to share the most important lessons they learned last year. The reactions that came together highlight a smarter, stronger, more elegant community from the other side of repeated natural disasters. What lessons have…

As the legal officer searched Arkansas’ sturdy Ozark Mountains, the former police chief and convicted murderer fled the prison this weekend impersonating security guards, walking through the gates that were open for him, with his victim sisters on the edge.Grant Hardin, a former police chief at the small town Gateway near the Arkansas Missori border, has served a long sentence for murder and rape, and has become known as the “Ozarks Devil.”Hardin escaped Sunday from North Central Unit, a moderate security prison, also known as the Calico Rock Prison, according to court documents. The prison officer opened a safe gate…

LOXA Hatchee, Fla. (WFLA) – Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is holding a press conference at the South Florida dog rescue. The bill, called Trooper Law and Dexter Law, is named after two puppies who faced abuse at the hands of their owners. Just before Hurricane Milton hit Florida, a dog was found tied to a fence along the interstate. He was named Trooper as a nod to the Florida Highway Patrol trooper who rescued him. Trooper before being rescued by Florida Highway Patrol (credit: FHP Tampa) Trooper law would make a three-fold felony abandoning a pet prior to a natural…

The day after losing another spaceship during the launch of the test, SpaceX will return to normal work with the release of the Falcon 9 from Space Coast. The Workhorse Rocket will run until 1:17pm and will send another 27 StarLink satellites from the Kennedy Space Center launch pad, which targets the lift-off at 9:30am in the launch window that will start backups at 9:08am on Thursday. The space-launched Delta 45 weather squadron predicts 85% chances in good condition at launch sites at window openings, but worsens to 40% by the end of today’s window. Booster recovery weather also has…