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Several sectors in the state, from Florida’s aerospace industry to local housing developments, are feeling the impact of higher tariffs.A recent website post by Northeast Florida Career Source talks about how Northeast Florida manufacturers are dealing with the impact of tariffs.Lakeray, who heads the North Florida Manufacturers Association, told Florida every day that his group members are already dealing with higher tariff costs.”One member of the Jacksonville area had unexpectedly increased raw material prices due to new tariffs. The member received a steel shipment from China to the US. Along the way, he was slapped with tariffs that quickly went…

MIAMI, Fla. (WFLA) – More than 40 people have been arrested after lawmakers responded to reports of an argument and found a ring of chicken fights in an illegal game, the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office announced. Deputies responded to the 14,000 block of SW 192nd Avenue on Friday, May 16th about 4pm on several people engaged in a physical altercation. MDSO said the deputies arrived on the scene and found that individuals were not only fighting, but also engaged in illegal game chicken fights. Credit: Miami-Dade Sheriff’s OfficeCredit: Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office When the agent was on the property, we saw a…

According to developer Equinor, about 30% of the project is already complete.New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced on May 19 that the Trump administration agreed to lift the stop order on a major wind project off the New York coast, which has been pending since last month.The project, Empire Wind, was approved by the former Biden administration last year, but Home Secretary Doug Burgum suspended it for review on April 16, citing inadequate analysis at the time of approval.Hochul announced that President Donald Trump and Bulgham have allowed the project to resume after engaged in “countless conversations” between developer Equiner…

Experts say CCPs continue to underreport the scale of the outbreak as they spread to Hong Kong and Taiwan. China’s official COVID-19 infection rate doubled in April, according to the latest report from health authorities in the Communist government. Meanwhile, since early May, Chinese citizens across the country have reported a new wave of respiratory infections, causing hospitals to become overcrowded once again.Experts who spoke in the Chinese version of the Epoch Times say the ruling Communist Party of China (CCP) has continued to cover and downplay the true scale of the country’s Covid-19 outbreak, with Hong Kong and Taiwan…

While state law requires parity, Republican pollers are rare in Michigan’s biggest city, a study from a nonprofit found. Research released this month showed that Democratic voting workers far outperformed Republican pollers in the precincts of Michigan’s biggest city during the November 2024 election.Researchers at the Michigan Fair Election Institute (MFEI), a nonprofit organization for educational institutions, conducted the study based on official government records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).Detroit hired 4,176 pollers (also known as election inspectors) in the November 2024 election. Of these, 2,994 were Democrats, 504 were Republicans, and 678 either blanked the party’s…

Victoria’s state budget records its first operational surplus since Covid-19, but net debt remains a burden Victorian patients will pay for years to come.Victoria’s treasurer Jaclyn Sims is springing a $600 million forecast operating surplus for 2025/26.But that’s $1 billion lower than what was forecast in December, and independent economist Saul Eslake said forecasts for net operating surplus for next year’s fiscal year should be met with a “big yawn.””Victoria cannot begin to pay off her debts. In fact, unless she operates a cash surplus, she cannot begin to stop adding to her debt,” he told AAP.”I would have been…

Many details have not been revealed yet.The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is planning to provide an update on Covid-19 policies this week.FDA commissioner Dr. Marty McCurry and Dr. Vinai Prasad, who heads the FDA centre regulating vaccines, will discuss “an evidence-based approach to COVID vaccination” on May 20th.The FDA has directed its parent agency, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), to request comment and did not respond to requests for details.The event will be called City Hall and will start at 1pm.Prasad said in a video released by the FDA on May 8 that the vaccine will…

MIAMI, Fla. — Miami-Dade County, considered a Florida Democratic home, shows the latest voter registration data showing Republicans outperform Democrats. This change is a milestone for the county’s Florida GOP, which once served as a cornerstone of democratic electoral power.According to the latest voter registrations, there are currently 464,370 registered Republicans (34%) compared to 440,790 Democrats (32.27%) and 429,099 independents and third-party voters (31.41%). The GOP now leads the county with total registered voters, showing a reversal of trends over decades.Miami-Dade has seen a surge in Republicans in recent years when the trustworthy Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton scores 30…

The Justice Department said no final decision has been made yet.The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) said it could drop Boeing’s criminal charges for allegations that the company deceived federal regulators ahead of the two 737 biggest crashes that killed 346 people.In an application on May 17, the DOJ said government officials would meet with the victims’ families who fell crash the day before to discuss a potential pretrial resolution that would dismiss the denial of criminal fraud charges against the aerospace giant.The department informed the families that no final decisions were made. He also said the family consistently advocated…

Operation Guardian Angel uses federal arrest warrants rather than ice detainees to force federal authorities to detain county prisoners.As it could be a game-changer in the Trump administration’s deportation efforts, the California Central District and federal partners of US lawyers have launched a program that “neutralizes California’s sanctuary state policy.”According to a press release from the Department of Justice, Operation Guardian Angel, released by federal officials on May 19, will file complaints and arrest warrants to allow federal authorities to detain as many defendants as possible from county jail.”Under the Trump administration, we will not allow sanctuary jurisdictions to prevent…