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Clearwater, Fla. (WFLA) – Hurricane season is here and the city of Clearwater is trying to get people ready for the storm and the reaction that follows. During the second Hurricane Expo event, city officials provided educational tools and resources available to all Clearwater residents. They said people need to know where they are staying, make plans and get supplies in advance. “Last season was one of the most impactful things we’ve ever had, so this season we know what you have, what you have, what you have, if you’re in a flood area. We know if you’re in the…
st. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) – Anti-abortion advocates took them to the streets of St. Petersburg on Saturday morning. These supporters were Roev by the Supreme Court. He said he was celebrating “Life Day,” which was close to the third anniversary of Wade’s overturn. “To be honest, I know a lot of us were surprised. We can live to see that day. It was a land law for 50 years, and now we are in a place where we need to continue our violations. “What you’re making is that you don’t have access to this healthcare service, so now people will…
Technology is driving the future of health in South Florida.There is a lot of innovation happening in this region. Medical students train using a simulator. AI targets Alzheimer’s disease, cancer and other health conditions. Elon Musk’s brain chips are undergoing clinical trials in Miami.Some new technologies are already making a difference in patient care, changing how doctors treat genetic conditions like cancer, stroke and sickle cell disease. It also helps to improve the quality of life of patients.Ultrasound targets cancerous tumorsHigh-intensity ultrasound is being used to liquefy cancerous tumors in the liver as part of a new painless treatment at…
TALHASSEE – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday ruled against firefighters who retired early due to Parkinson’s disease, alleging that the city of Sanford violated the Disability Act by limiting health insurance subsidies. The judge upheld a decision by the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals filed by Karyn Stanley, a fire department aide who retired in 2018 at the age of 47 due to the effects of the illness. The dispute stemmed from Stanley’s loss of health insurance subsidies two years after he retired, and involved questions about whether the city violated parts of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which…
st. Augustine, Fla. (WFLA) – Both shoes and shirt are fine for deputies at the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office who stopped him in a pit maneuver after chasing a barefoot, shirtless man on the street. In early June, a concerned citizen notified police a suspicious man near a mall in St. Augustine. The lawmakers spotted 27-year-old William Middleton, driving irregularly, heading in the wrong direction and threw trash through the window. As the aide tried to stop him, he continued driving, slamming his brakes multiple times and thrust his middle finger up at the officer. Middleton continued to escape…
As regular readers know, I am a fan of Ed Slot and the monthly newsletter on retirement accounts. The company, which charges itself as “American IRA experts,” also offers useful social security newsletters created by Heather Schreiber, an expert in the field. In a recent edition of the newsletter, Schreiber discussed “caregiver’s interests.” This refers to a widow (ER) who is responsible for raising a young child who has lost his or her parents. Regulations related to caregivers are complex and most individuals are unfamiliar with. Caregiver benefits Children under the age of 18 are eligible for survivor benefits if…
By Kelvin Chan LONDON (AP) – Music streaming service Deezer said Friday it will begin flagging albums with songs generated by AI, part of its fight against fraudsters. Paris-based Deather is tackling a surge in music on a platform created using artificial intelligence tools that say it’s being done to fraudulently acquire royalties. The app will display on-screen label warnings about “AI-generated Content” and notify listeners that some tracks in the album have been created with the Song Generator. Deezer is a small player in music streaming, dominated by Spotify, Amazon and Apple, but the company says that AI-generated music…
NEW YORK (AP) – Researchers at Cybersecurity outlet CyberNews say billions of login credentials have been leaked and compiled online into datasets, making criminals “unprecedented access” to accounts used by consumers every day. According to a report released this week, Cybernews researchers recently discovered 30 exposure datasets, each containing a huge amount of login information. This includes user passwords for a variety of popular platforms, including Google, Facebook, Apple, and more. 16 billion is about twice the number of people on Earth today, and what has affected consumers indicates that multiple accounts may be eligible for leaked. CyberNews points out…
TALHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — State lawmakers launched a 2025 legislative meeting examining state insurance companies claiming it had broken, simultaneously turning billions into affiliate companies. The session is wrapped, so where is the investigation? After an extended session that lasted 105 days, lawmakers left Tallahassee without further action on insurance concerns, despite holding an investigation raising a major red flag. At the start of the legislative meeting, House members held hearings to question the state’s current and previous insurance regulators, imposing them on a secret study that revealed that Florida insurance companies were changing money while claiming they were breaking.…
By Tom Murphy A small number of employers are becoming less common, leaving health insurance decisions entirely in the hands of workers. Instead of offering traditional insurance, they are giving workers money to buy their own coverage in what is known as the personal compensation reimbursement arrangement or ICHRA. Advocates say the approach offers an opportunity to provide something to small businesses that don’t have insurance. It also fits the conservative political goal of reducing the increased costs of employers and giving people more purchasing power to compensate them. However, Ikras risks finding compensation for employees, and they force them…