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Minneapolis (AP) – Two pigeons sneaked in on a Delta Air Lines plane, delaying the flight twice. The airline confirmed that pigeons boarded a flight departing Minneapolis for Madison, Wisconsin on Saturday. A passenger who filmed a video of another man using a jacket to catch one of the birds told the news outlet that the plane had to return to the gate twice because the bird was flying around the cabin. Tom Cow said the first bird was captured by the ground crew. The second time, the passengers intervened. “The pilot radioed the Control Tower about coming back for…

Falun Dafa, a traditional Chinese meditation discipline based on the principles of truthfulness, compassion, and tolerance, was introduced on May 13, 1992.Over a dozen MPs gathered on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on May 28 to mark the anniversary of Falun Dafa, a Chinese spiritual practice first introduced to the public more than three decades ago.MPs from both major political parties delivered speeches in front of hundreds of Falun Dafa practitioners and other attendees at the celebration. The event included a marching band and dance performances as well as demonstrations of the meditative exercises of Falun Dafa, also known as Falun…

By Audrey McAvoy HONOLULU (AP) — The Hawaii governor was signed Tuesday to raise funds to increase taxes on hotel rooms and vacation rental stays and to address the outcomes of erosion coastlines, wildfires and other climate change. The signature comes almost two years after the Maui wildfire killed 102 people and wiped out almost everything in Lahaina town, but marks the country’s first such levy to deal with the warming planet. Officials estimate that taxes will generate around $100 million a year. The money is used in projects like replenishing sand eroding Waikiki beaches, promoting the use of hurricane…

Changes were needed after Hurricane Milton was a traditional venue for school graduation in Pinellas County after the damage to Tropicana Field. This year’s graduation classes will host ceremonies at Clearwater’s Baycare Sound and Ruth Eckerd Hall, as well as Tampa’s Yuengling Center. Lakewood was one of four schools holding an opening ceremony at Sound on Wednesday. Anjie Mullen gets emotional as she watches the alumni’s huge display screen at Clearwater on Wednesday, May 28, 2025 at Lakewood High School’s opening ceremony at Baycare Sound at Coachman Park, 255 Drew St. Mullen’s grandson, Jason Laurence, was one of the graduate…

Alan Suderman, AP Business Writer The Italian man’s headline grabbing story says he was invited and tortured for several weeks inside a luxury Manhattan townhouse by a captor seeking Bitcoin. An attempted robbery is known as a “wrench attack.” This is a name popularized by online comics that laughed at how tech security could be reverted by typing someone with a wrench until they abandon their password. Wrench attacks have been on the rise thanks to Cryptocurrency’s shift to mainstream finance, says Phil Ariss of TRM Labs at Crypto Tracing Firm in a recent blog post. “Criminal groups already used…

Melina Warling, Anika Hammershrug, Joshua A. Bickel Gilbert, Ariz. (AP) – Just a short distance from Portico, patio, clay tile roofs and well-maintained lawns in the suburbs, Kelly Saxer is getting used to the questions. She weaves tomato grapes, snaps up asparagus, and generally stains her hands, and even visitors and nearby residents want to know what she is doing and how the farm she works has been caught up in here. “Sometimes we feel like we’re at the zoo because people just pass by and like our gorks, they just find it,” Saxar said. This is Agritopia. Everything that…

Video above: “Saharan dust is our friend” | A big dust plume heads for Florida (2024 report) Tampa, Fla. (WFLA) – A large amount of dusty feathers drift across the Atlantic Ocean, heading towards Florida. This has the advantage of causing gorgeous sunsets and reducing tropical development, but it also poses health risks for some. NOAA predicts above average hurricane season in over 2025: Here is the number of storms we can see On Tuesday, the National Weather Service, held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, reported hazy skies and conditions that could exacerbate allergies and cause problems for sensitive groups.…

Low-cost airlines are expanding their US footprint to Sanford. Starting this fall, we will serve the Dominican Republic as the airport’s first new airline since 2021. Based in the Dominican Republic, Aradget will begin direct flights three times a week between Orlando Sanford International Airport and Punta Cana International Airport on October 26th. Tickets were on sale Wednesday, with fares from $138 per person, from $162 to Punta Cana back to Sanford. Victor Pacheco Mendes, CEO of Aradette in 2022, said: “And we’re going to deliver… we’ve found that lower freight is very necessary in the (central Florida) area, but…

“China is trying to undermine our resilience and democracy,” the Czech Foreign Ministry said.The Czech Republic said on May 28 that a cyberattack on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ uncategorized network was carried out by Chinese national hackers.Czech authorities accused APT31, a hacking group related to China’s Ministry of National Security, of running a cyberspion campaign since 2022, according to a statement posted on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ website. The attack also affected unspecified institutions considered by the government as critical infrastructure, according to the statement.”China is trying to undermine our resilience and democracy,” the Czech Ministry of Foreign…

Lauren Schwarn, Neldwallet It’s a challenging time for small and medium-sized businesses. The majority of small businesses (59%) cited financial uncertainty as the biggest challenge they face. Business owners were surveyed as part of the National Small Business Association Small Business Economic Report in May 2025. It’s difficult for businesses to plan for changes in tariffs, tax policies and consumer spending, says Elizabeth Gore, co-founder of Hello Alice, a platform that connects small businesses with grants and resources. “There’s a lot in the air,” she says. Amidst these pressures, consumers want to do their part. A Nerdwallet survey in April…