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TALHASSEE — The Florida Senate unanimously passed the bill Wednesday to build golf courses, hotels and other amenities on state park land amid speculation and uncertainty about the future of the popular bill. The Senate vote would normally represent the penultimate hurdle before heading to governor, but that’s another obstacle before the time for this year’s legislative meeting, which is due to close on Friday. The Capitol, which has already passed a version of the bill, will have to approve it again as the changes. The passageway goes down to the wire. The proposal came from a bomb controversy last…

MIAMI, Fla. (WFLA) — A Florida nurse was sentenced to life in prison after her conviction in the murder of her 7-year-old adopted daughter in 2018, a report from NBC affiliate WTVJ said. Gina Emmanuel, a 56-year-old Miami-Dade registered nurse, was convicted on April 15 of first-degree murder of Samaya, 7, and was found guilty of abuse of two other adopted children, court records show. Florida hiker dies after falling off a cliff in Utah According to WTVJ, prosecutors said Emmanuel abused children for months, feeding human waste, burning hands on the stove, tape them on a chair, chained them,…

The federal court of appeals previously ruled that special compensation payments were capped at the six-year mark.On April 28, the Supreme Court considered whether the federal government could block combat-related special compensation for veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) six years later.Veterans are permitted to seek retrospective combat-related special compensation (CRSC), but the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals held that such payments are subject to the Prohibition Act (31 USC 3702), which has a six-year restriction law.The Supreme Court considered whether the CRSC Act (10 USC Section 1413) which approves such compensation includes a way to resolve claims that…

NASA was able to quickly have a new leader after President Trump advanced the nomination of billionaire Jared Isaacman on Wednesday of the committee, winning a full Senate confirmation vote. The Senate Commerce Committee, Science and Transportation Committee voted 19-9 to allow two space traveller nominations to move forward. Isaacman testified before the committee on April 9th, winning the support of Senator Ted Cruz of R-Texas and Senator Maria Cantwell, D-Washington. Bipartisan support comes after Isaacman told the committee that Artemis’ mission to the moon remains a priority despite Trump and SpaceX founder Elon Musk pushing to focus on Mars.…

In the financial sector, there is a lot of talk about potential recessions. What should I do?Recent headlines and newspapers about potential recessions on the horizon may scare you. In fact, an analysis released this month by JP Morgan could potentially land 60% by the end of this year.What is a recession? Although there is no universally recognized definition, it is often referred to as a prolonged period of economic decline characterized by a decline in gross domestic product (GDP), an increase in unemployment, and a decline in stock market performance.The Economic Research Bureau, which officially declares a US recession,…

By Josh Bork WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday admitted that his tariffs could bring fewer and more expensive products in the United States, saying American children might “have two dolls instead of 30 dolls,” but he argued that China would suffer a trade war. The Republican president tried to reassure the nervous country that his tariffs would not cause a recession after a new government report showed that the US economy had contracted in the first three months of the year. Trump quickly took responsibility for his Democratic predecessor, Joe Biden, as his tariffs meant that China…

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondy said Tuesday that the Trump administration saved more than 119 million lives with its drug prevention efforts. “In President Trump’s first 100 days, he seized over 22 million fentanyl knitting, saving over 119 million lives,” Bondi posted on X on his official account. Today is Fentanyl Awareness Day. In President Trump’s first 100 days, we seized over 22 million fentanyl knits, saving over 119 million lives. We are fighting for our lost loved ones’ families, for those whose lives are at risk, and for our souls…pic.twitter.com/nqlnn0nipn- Attorney General Pamela Bondi (@agpambondi) April 29, 2025 According…

Judge Gorsuch has approached Justice Department lawyers about what they can expect from FBI agents.The Supreme Court heard oral debate on April 29th about whether the FBI should be protected from civil lawsuits over the 2017 attack on a Georgia couple’s home.In the early hours of October 18, 2017, FBI special agent Lawrence Guerra mistakenly believed he had arrived at the gang member’s home to carry out a search warrant. Instead, he smashed the door of another house. It is the door for Hilliard Toy Critt and his partner Katrina Martin.According to a petition to the Supreme Court, Clitt pulled…

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) — A multi-agency manhunt ended with a suspect who was taken into custody after being found in a mud hole Tuesday afternoon. Deputies for the Washington County Sheriff’s Office in northern Florida led the search, resulting in the arrest of 40-year-old David Earl Gipson of Caryville. “Operation Snow Storm” leads to 19 arrests in Pinellas County Gipson has been accused of murdering 74-year-old Lettty Cooper Collins and brutally beating his stepdaughter. The search began Monday and ended with Gipson’s arrest at about 3pm on Tuesday. Gipson was on foot for hours before his arrest. “The dog…

By David Mchugh Frankfurt, Germany (AP) — European economy grew stronger in the first three months of the year, but there was hope for a continued recovery quickly suppressed by US President Donald Trump’s trade war. Official figures released on Wednesday by Eurostat, 20 eurozone countries’ gross domestic product rose 0.4% in the first quarter, with a growth rate of 0.2% in the final part of 2024. But on April 2, just two days after the end of the quarter, Trump announced a new onslaught of tariffs on almost all US trading partners, striking goods imported from the EU at…