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Quoting the Battlefield massacre, Trump said he was attending a high stakes meeting between Russia and Crane, detouring from his Gulf trip.President Donald Trump on Monday increased the chances of flying to Turkey later this week to participate in planned peace talks between Russia and Ukraine.Trump, who has appeared on a diplomatic tour of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, told White House reporters on May 12 that the May 15 meeting between Russia and Ukraine could present a real opportunity for peace.”I think we may get good results from Thursday’s meeting in Turkey between Russia and Ukraine,”…
By David A. Lieb With the victory of global pesticide manufacturer Bayer, Georgia became the second state to protect pesticide manufacturers from several lawsuits that claimed it did not warn customers of potential dangers. The law signed Friday by Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is designed to protect Bayer from lawsuits that claimed that the popular weed killer Roundup could not tell customers that it could cause cancer. It is written enough to provide Georgia legal protection to pesticide manufacturers who follow federal labeling requirements. The North Dakota governor signed such first law last month, but similar measures have been considered…
Manatee County officials have approved a $34 million plan to purchase and renovate the Lakewood Ranch building, where they will relocate several county government businesses.The two-storey, 101,000-square-foot building is located on 11 acres at 9,000 Town Center Parkway in southeastern Manatee County. The county has reached a contract to purchase the property from a Delaware-based company for $23.5 million. Staff estimates an additional $11 million will be needed to equip and move the building branded as the “East County Campus.”Staff say sectors that include development services, real estate management, financial management, government relations, public works and natural resources will be…
Michelle Chapman, AP Business Writer Stocks in many companies that source at least some of the goods from China have skyrocketed on Monday as US and Chinese officials announced they have reached a contract that rolls back most of the recent tariffs and have called a 90-day truce in the trade war to allow more consultations to resolve the trade dispute. US trade representative Jamieson Greer said the US agreed to lower the 145% tariff rate on Chinese goods by 30% to 115 percentage points, but China agreed to lower the US goods rate by 10% to the same amount.…
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – A new report released Monday shows that many Tampa Bay families have more than $100,000 in living, with almost half of their families struggling to buy the basics. Annual Asset Limits, Income Constraints, Employed (Alice) Report revealed that the household survival budget for four-family infants and toddlers in Pinellas County has risen to $108,480. In Sarasota County, it swelled to $104,424, the report said. Alice reports that the survival budget reflects the lowest cost of living and work in today’s economy. Includes housing, childcare, food, transportation, healthcare and basic smartphone plans. Five Florida Big Lot stores…
One man who appeared at Idea Exchange Pinellas on Friday had not been tested for HIV and hepatitis C for over a decade. Another unemployed person said they need to take control of their health.They didn’t need to name them. You simply need to be screened for two illnesses to follow the volunteers in the AA pop-up canopy using blood taken from your fingers.Over 50 people participated in a free outdoor health screening at 16th Street S in St. Petersburg on Friday. The event is intended to provide screening for behaviors that include homelessness, unemployed, and intravenous drug use. Approximately…
Kingdom Security said “now I’m experiencing something different.”Food retailers have seen a “significant” increase in pensioner shoplifters last year.Kingdom Security’s retail director John Nussbaum said his staff are looking at “a different kind of shoplifter now” as the cost of living “pushing people through things they’ve never seen before.”Kingdom Security, which provides security services to hundreds of stores across the country, including supermarkets, convenience stores and shopping malls, has been receiving weekly shoplifting reports from across the UK, involving “people who can’t afford food.”He states:“For us over the past 12 months, we have this different level of crime right now,…
FORT MYERS, Fla. (WFLA) – Lee County deputies continue their efforts to search for a man who went missing almost a year ago. Eric Wall, 43, left his Fort Myers home on foot on June 18, 2024, and was unable to return to his family. Credit: Lee County Sheriff’s Office The Lee County Sheriff’s Office said Eric is still missing after immediate investigation and search efforts conducted by detectives. Miami University football player involved in the fatal Lago crash On Saturday, members of the main crime unit, missing persons units, analysts, marine and AG units, and dive team members gathered…
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – A Florida High School senior passed away Friday after being caught in RIP current a few days before graduating. Sebastian River High School said he was “tragically caught up in a RIP current and pulled under the water for a few minutes” when he went to the beach with a group of upscale mates after school. “Despite long efforts to revive him, he died in the hospital shortly after the incident,” a school official said in a Facebook post. Miami University football player involved in the fatal Lago crash The Indian River County Sheriff’s Office told…
Bad News, Beach Fans: Seaweed Monsters are expected to return and be bigger than ever.Scientists at the University of South Florida predict that people scientists called Sargassum, a point that tracks floating seaweed mats called Sargassum, could be the state’s worst seaweed season. The latest report, published on April 30, projects 40% more seaweed than previous record turmoil in 2022.The seaweed masses stacked on the beach and gather around the marina and docks also form earlier than usual in the remote seawater. Bloom began in March and reached unprecedented levels by the end of April, said Chung Min-fu, a professor…