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When pilot Kenneth Arnold took off in a single-engine plane one afternoon in June 1947 from Cheharis, Washington, he was searching for a lost military plane that had crashed. But what he found was completely different. Today, it is what sparks cultural obsession in the United States. While flying around Mount Rainier, Arnold reportedly encountered nine curious and wingless objects that speed up the sky at 1,200 mph. Arnold spent years trying to explain what he saw. It reportedly uses a term that has soaked into American lexicons since “flying saucer.” Since then, Americans have been independently pinned to the…

With your help we did it!Thanks to the incredible generosity of our readers, we have achieved our $175,000 funding target for the Tampa Bay Times. Over 900 readers and supporters contribute. Donations ranged from $5 to $50,000. The total so far, including checks still arriving, was $187,000 as of 2pm on Friday.We would like to express our sincere gratitude from all of us at the Times for the record number of readers who contributed to our weekly “It’s Your Times” campaign.If you are still thinking about contribution, we welcome it. Needs are greater than fundraising goals. The money we receive…

MIAMI, Fla. (WFLA) – Cuban actor and telenovela star Pedro Moreno, 44, was arrested Wednesday after a dispute with his wife, the Miami-Dade Police Department reported. The couple has been married for 17 years, but are in the midst of a divorce. According to NBC affiliate WTVJ, the conflict began when Moreno’s wife, Barbara Estevez, allowed the actor to use her cell phone and began “snooping” through it. Investigators say the struggle over the device escalated after refusing to put the phone back to her, and Moreno “forced” removes it from Estevez’s hands. Hollywood, California – September 17: Actor Pedro…

Wyatte Grantham-Philips and Michael Liedtke, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) – Fortnite says it’s not available worldwide on Apple’s iOS as the tech giant blocked bids to release popular video games for iPhone users in the US and Europe. “Apple blocked Fortnite submissions and cannot be released to US app stores or to the European Union’s epic game store,” Fortnite, owned by Epic Games, wrote X, a platform previously known as Twitter: “Sadly, Fortnite on iOS will be offline all over the world until Apple unblocks it,” Fortnite says. In a statement sent to Apscoist Press, Apple said it specifically…

Related Video: Sea Ship Margaritaville arrives in Tampa Tampa, Fla. (WFLA) – The Margaritaville at Sea is expanding its fleet. Florida-based cruise line announced on Wednesday it had purchased its third ship, the Costa Fortuna. The ship is currently operated by Costa Cruises. Costa will continue to drive the boat until late next year. Upon renovation, the cruise ship will become the largest ship in the Margaritaville, a sea fleet. The ship weighs over 102,500 tons and accommodates approximately 3,450 passengers. Video: Gators appear at Oldsmar’s house at moments like “Jurassic Park” The ship features three passenger decks, vast outdoor…

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s only publicly and historically black university board has chosen a lobbyist with ties to Republican Gov. Ron de Santis. The Florida A&M University board of trustees elected Marva Johnson, a senior executive at telecom company Charter Communications and a former member of the state board of education, touted his experience climbing corporate ladders and sailing through the state legislature. Johnson, which must be confirmed by a committee of governors, was previously tapped for various state commissions by Desantis and then Gov. Rick Scott. “As a leader, I’m advocating for resources. If they get in your…

Walmart CEO Bill McMillon says Walmart stores in the state have already been notified by all higher tariffs that price increases for shoppers are all rising.“We will do our best to keep prices as low as possible, but given the magnitude of the tariffs, even at the level of decline announced this week, we cannot absorb all the pressure given the reality of retail margins.But how much of a percentage can these costs rise? Walmart CFO Jon Rainey says double digits.”We keep the prices as low as possible, but when we see a 30% tariff on something, we can see…

By Christopher Lugerber WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer sentiment fell slightly in May for five months and in the astonishing economist in May. The preliminary reading of the University of Michigan’s closely monitored consumer sentiment index, released Friday, fell 2.7% per month to 50.8, the second-lowest level in the nearly 75-year history of the survey. The only low reading was in June 2022. Since January, sentiment has fallen by nearly 30%. Americans have largely got a sour view of where the economy is heading, inspired by the Trump administration’s immense import obligations. In recent weeks, the White House has retreated…

By Alex Gailey, Bankrate.com Since having her first child in 2015, certified public accountant Katie Thomas has repeatedly asked herself the same impossible question: career or family? Following a layoff six months after having her first child, Thomas decided to start her own business because she needed more flexibility to juggle caregiving and her career. Three years later, her daughter slightly older, she decided to reenter the workforce to work full-time for one of her clients. The return wasn’t what it cracked out to be. Between 2019 and early 2023, she worked 70-plus hour weeks, all while welcoming her second…

The initiative is the latest move by a Robert F. Kennedy-led HHS, which has increased surveillance of food chemicals.The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on May 15th that it will launch a “more powerful and most systematic review process for food chemicals already on the market.”Since Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took over as Health and Welfare Secretary (HHS) in February, removing harmful ingredients from the American food supply has emerged as a key initiative for his Make America Healthy (MAHA) platform.”Parents don’t have to worry about what their child’s food is,” Kennedy said in a May 15 statement. “We…