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In the first six months of this rampage we call the second Trump administration, I’ve mostly managed to come up with columns that had something hopeful, or at least darkly cheerful. Barry Golson ( Courtesy of Barry Golson )God knows Donald Trump has a taste for the absurd. Though, as far as I can find, he’s incapable of making a self-deprecating joke, his pepper spray of coarse insults (he punches in only one direction: down) and his carousel of wacky branding ideas is in perpetual motion. We ought to expect it for the next three years. But there’s no question he can…
Anne D’Hynenzio, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) – The first day of retail sales, which competed with Amazon’s Prime Day event, launched Tuesday, encouraged solid online spending compared to a year ago, according to two data sources. Adobe Digital Insights, which tracks visits to ecommerce sites, reported that US consumers spent $7.9 billion on their online stores on Tuesday, up 9.9% from a comparable day last year. Adobe said the retailer offered discounts ranging from 9% to 23%, comparable to the July 2024 sales event. The data company said shoppers were particularly keen to utilize transactions relating to electronics, electronics…
Living in Florida has long fascinated Canadians, but new analysis shows that they rarely see it as a destination. The number of Canadians looking for homes in Miami and Orlando fell by about 30% in each region compared to the previous year in May, and Fort Lauderdale saw a 21% DIP, according to data compiled by Redfin, a real estate service and data provider. And “Before the US sets sudden tariffs on Canada, fewer Canadians are looking for homes in the US than in early 2025,” Redfin said. Shortly after the Trump administration implemented a 25% tariff on imports from…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Agricultural Commissioner Wilton Simpson announced Monday that more than 85,000 illegal hemp products have been seized in the first three weeks of a statewide enforcement initiative targeting child safety violations. The crackdown, dubbed the “Operation Safe Summer,” is led by Florida Agricultural Consumer Services (FDACS), and focuses on HEMP retailers and manufacturers across the state. This operation is intended to enforce recently updated rules designed to prevent the product from being sold or packaged in a way that appeals to children. “Florida does not tolerate the sale of dangerous and illegal hemp products that put children…
TALHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — Signing the Sunshine Genetics Act has established Florida as a national leader in pediatric genetic medicine, but lawmakers and advocates say this is just the beginning. After being signed by Governor Ron Desantis, the Sunshine Genetics Act will implement a five-year pilot program for newborns. Families can choose to sequence the family’s complete genetic codes for free. “The Meaning is Fearful”: Cybersecurity Experts Consider Following AI Impersonator Marco Rubio The goal is to catch serious, treatable genetic conditions before symptoms appear, providing access to family responses and care when timing is most important.”It’s only a matter…
By Michelle Chapman Pharmaceutical giant Merck is buying Verona Pharma, a company focused on respiratory diseases in a deal of about $10 billion. The agreement gives Merck access to Verona Pharma’s new chronic obstructive pulmonary disease medication. US regulators approved an inhaled medication more than a year ago to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in adults. “Ohtuvayre will complement and expand our cardiopulmonary disease treatment pipeline and portfolio while delivering close and long-term growth and value to shareholders.” Verona CEO David Zaccardelli added that Merck’s commercial reach will help Ohtuvayre reach more COPD patients. According to the National Institutes…
MIAMI, Fla. (WFLA) – Li faces serious charges while on a fire rescue from former Miami-Dade after investigators say they found a hidden camera in a fire station bathroom. According to an arrest warrant obtained by NBC6, the camera’s microSD card contains over 600 video clips. Hillsboro County teachers showed students “video of themselves engaged in sexual conduct”: HCSO Genchu Li, Manuel Fernandez, 55, is believed to have planted a camera in the men’s bathroom at Doral’s fire station. Authorities said they disguised the camera as a wall charger connected to an electrical outlet. After employees found the device in…
Walton County, Fla. (WMBB) – Backstreet boy Brian Litrell has filed a court order against the Walton County Sheriff’s Office. The lawsuit alleges that sheriff officials have not prevented the public from using Littrell’s private beachfront properties. Ritz Cracker Sandwiches urgently recall potentially “life-threatening” errors Littrell’s lawyers filed a Mandom’s warrant petition against the sheriff’s office on June 19, alleging that law enforcement refused to fulfill its obligation to enforce Littrell’s private property rights. The document calls Litrell’s property “BLB Beach Hut, LLC.” Littrell properties extend from State Road 30A to the average high water line. The documents explain many…
Walton County, Fla. (WMBB) – Backstreet boy Brian Litrell has filed a court order against the Walton County Sheriff’s Office. The lawsuit alleges that sheriff officials have not prevented the public from using Littrell’s private beachfront properties. Ritz Cracker Sandwiches urgently recall potentially “life-threatening” errors Littrell’s lawyers filed a Mandom’s warrant petition against the sheriff’s office on June 19, alleging that law enforcement refused to fulfill its obligation to enforce Littrell’s private property rights. The document calls Litrell’s property “BLB Beach Hut, LLC.” Littrell properties extend from State Road 30A to the average high water line. The documents explain many…
By Josh Bork WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump picked out Brazil on Wednesday with a 50% import tax to treat former President Jair Bolsonaro. Trump shunned standard form letters with Brazil, particularly linking his tariffs to the Bolsonaro trial. Trump described Bolsonaro as a friend and hosted a former Brazilian president at his Mar Lago resort in 2020 when both were in power. “This trial should not be held,” Trump wrote in a letter posted to the Truth Society. “It’s a witch hunt that should be over soon!” There’s a sense of relatives as Trump was indicted in 2023…