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This version of the column first appeared in Stepinitely, columnist Stephanie Hayes’ weekly newsletter featuring bonus columns and behind the scenes chatter. Get it in your inbox every Monday.Discussion suggests that artificial intelligence is stealing both our souls and writers’ ticks. Detectives are beginning to assume that a humble em dash (which appears to be the elongated hyphen surrounding this phrase) conveys that the prose was written by AI.This could probably bring some truth. Because AI steals from writers to write. Professional writers love em dash. Journalists in particular most often use them and abuse them with reckless abandonment when…

Would cruise passengers be willing to spend the night in the biggest suite of brand new luxury ships? Regent Seven Seas Cruise bets that a very wealthy guest will drop $25,000 for one night in the Skyview Regent Suite. Its price tag offers 8,794 square feet of space in the vast two-level suite of Seven Seas Prestige, the latest and largest ship on the Ultra Laxley Cruise Line. The ship is scheduled to sail from Miami to its Caribbean and South American destinations starting December 2026. The newest ship on Regent Seven Seas Cruises, Seven Seas Prestige offers shy people…

The measure banning ship searches caused by water safety inspections is one of many new laws enacted in Florida this week.The law ceases long-term practices that state and local maritime law enforcement agencies can stop sailors and board ships without any possible causes. Gov. Ron Desantis said that the long-standing ship searching methods “created unnecessary friction” between sailors and law enforcement. The governor signed a bill called the Boater Freedom Act at a press conference in Panama City Beach in May.”If you’re walking down the street, law enforcement can’t go to you and stop you and search for you,” DeSantis…

By David Mchugh Frankfurt, Germany (AP) — The head of the European Central Bank said inflation rates have become more unpredictable due to shocks like the Covid-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “The world ahead is more uncertain, and that uncertainty is likely to make inflation more uncertain,” ECB President Christine Lagarde said on Monday in a speech to hold the central bank’s annual meeting in Sintra, Portugal. “It’s pretty basic, but that’s the reality.” One reason she said was that increasingly regular supply disruptions led companies to change prices more frequently, a habit that surpassed recent inflation rates…

Florida lawmakers proposed two bills, SB 1404 and HB 1467, to stop any form of online betting that is not covered by Florida’s Seminole contracts. If passed to the law, they restrict the operation of the state’s online gambling, especially many sweepstakes casinos and sports betting platforms. However, both bills have been withdrawn from consideration until further notice. Under SB 1404, announced by Senator Corey Simon, internet gambling was defined as an external value of a casino-style game or game played to win money. The bill was intended to ban online casinos that are not under the Seminole tribe. The…

MIAMI, Fla. — Florida environmentalists are warning against controversial plans to build a new federal detention facility deep in the Everglades. The proposed facility, which is what is called “Alligator Alcatraz” by opponents and supporters, is scheduled for construction near the area around Big Cypress National Reserve, causing serious concern among environmentalists. “This isn’t about wildlife, it’s not about water,” said Jessica Mendoza, organizer of the Florida Environmental Defense Network. “Building huge prison complexes in sensitive areas like the Everglades risks polluting aquifers that provide clean drinking water to millions of Floridians. Paving wetlands will not bring them back.” Protesters…

TALHASSEE – Gov. Ron DeSantis rejected a project that costs roughly $567 million from Monday’s state budget, including millions of dollars from initiatives sponsored by Republican lawmakers who challenged his administration.In the last time before the state spending plans came into effect, Desantis made statewide cuts. It investigated $14 million in the Hillsboro County Sheriff’s Aircraft Hangar, $1.2 million to investigate the Miami-Dade Homeowners Association fraud, and more than $4.5 million in various county affordable housing initiatives.He cut another $5.7 million in public radio and television station funding and reduced $3.1 million in public advocate pay raises.In addition to local…

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — More than dozens of Floridians have been charged after one of the Department of Justice’s biggest healthcare fraud investigations have been filed on record. The 2025 National Healthcare Fraud Scam was intended to engage federal and state law enforcement agencies nationwide and combat healthcare fraud schemes with patients and taxpayers. Medical Transport Services Deliver Women to the Wrong Home This effort has resulted in criminal charges against 324 doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and other health professionals across the country. Of these, 19 were Florida, and the group worked at a physical rehabilitation center in Tampa. The owner…

Sunrise, Fla. — Florida Panthers Hockey Operations & General Manager, President Birchit announced today that the club has agreed to sign defender Aaron Eckbrad on an eight-year contract extension until the 2032-33 season. “Aaron has been a pillar of our defense and has been consistently excellent on both ends of the ice as one of the best defenders in the NHL in the last decade,” Zito said. “From the rookie campaign that won Calder to two Stanley Cup championships, Aaron’s perfect leadership on the ice is essential to our team’s success. We are excited to continue his career in South…

Tampa, Fla. (WFLA) – Gov. Ron Desantis calls the “Alligator Alcatraz.” “We were in a situation where there was as limited space as the ice could have,” DeSantis said. “You know, are all our prisons full of illegals, or do you want to do that on a different mission?” close Thank you for signing up! Please be aware of us in your inbox. Subscribe now 8 on your side Sign up now if(window.checksizeclasses && window.checksizeclasses instance of function) {window.checksizeclasses(); } The Everglades’ controversial immigration detention center is scheduled to open Tuesday, and DeSantis said President Donald Trump is expected to…