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Inauguration day has arrived.President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn in at noon today, becoming the 47th president of the United States.The ceremony was moved indoors on Friday due to severe cold weather expected in Washington, D.C., today.➤ Inauguration Day Live Updates: Donald Trump takes oath of office, returns for second termTemperatures early Monday morning haven’t fallen to record lows in Washington, D.C., but it’s still cold outside.What time is the presidential inauguration today?Vice President-elect J.D. Vance will be the first to be sworn in, and Trump will be sworn in at noon.The ceremony was moved inside the U.S. Capitol because…
Alan Suderman, AP Business WriterPresident Donald Trump’s goodwill in the cryptocurrency industry has been tarnished after he and his wife launched a meme coin. Critics say the move looks like an unseemly cash grab that undermines efforts to legalize digital assets.The industry feels unfairly targeted by the Biden administration, which has spent millions to help Trump win, and is hoping to support the new president in making cryptocurrencies a bigger part of the mainstream financial system. I long for it. President Trump has promised to ease regulations and appointed pro-cryptocurrency bureaucrats to key government positions.The price of Bitcoin and other…
Florida Legislature meetings often have fascinating tidbits and sidebar stories, and the special session called by Gov. Ron DeSantis in late January is one that doesn’t appear on the printed House or Senate calendars. There are two interesting side bets.Bill Cotterell (Florida News Service)Officially, this special session gave President Donald Trump whatever he needed to mass deport illegal aliens, made it harder to propose state constitutional amendments through the petition process, and amended condo safety rules. However, it is still intended to provide assistance to Floridians. Hurricane damage last year. However, the only way to do that was to wait…
The Winter Park Playhouse will be housed within the Lowndes Shakespeare Center for the 2025-26 season as the regular theater undergoes major renovations.A unique arrangement means Winter Park Playhouse will only present musicals in the center’s Mandel Theater. The Mandel Theater will accommodate approximately the same number of audiences as the company’s regular venue. The Playhouse’s shows will continue to be held for several weeks at a time, and will be held five times during the season from August, when the Orlando Fringe begins using the center for its annual festival, to the end of April.The Shakespeare Center, home of…
issued January 17thORLANDO — The owner of an Orlando hotel has been sued by the Justice Department alleging discrimination when the hotel canceled a conference scheduled for an Arab-American group weeks after the attack that sparked the Gaza war. After filing a lawsuit, we reached an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice.A complaint filed Thursday by the Department of Justice alleges that the owner of the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Orlando at SeaWorld will be held by the Arab American Foundation in November 2023, nearly a month after the Hamas attack. It alleges that it discriminated on the basis…
As the threat of tariffs looms, a new Bank of Montreal survey finds 63 per cent of Canadians express concern about the possibility of a recession within the next 12 months.The online poll also found that 48% of those surveyed think the economy will weaken over the next 12 months, while 19% expect it to improve.Despite respondents’ pessimism, Robert Kavic, senior economist at BMO Capital Markets, said the global economy is expected to grow this year.”While trade concerns are top of mind for many Canadians and should be taken seriously, global economic growth is expected to continue and unless there…
The US stock market is closed today in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.This day is one of 12 federal holidays in the United States in 2025.➤ Inauguration Day Live Updates: Donald Trump takes oath of office, returns for second termThis year, this day is also Inauguration Day, where President-elect Donald Trump will take the oath of office at noon.Is the stock market closed today because it’s MLK Day and Inauguration Day?U.S. stock markets will be closed on Monday, January 20th in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday.The Nasdaq Stock Exchange and the New York Stock…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — Floridians from all over the state headed north to experience the winter storm. Some had traveled from their homes in Tampa Bay. Leslie and Michael Fox, along with their three young sons, packed up their snow gear and headed north to experience snow for the first time. 8-9 inches of snow sets record in Florida The Fox family decided to make the trip in honor of their eldest son, Mason, who lost his life last February after a battle with leukemia. It was his dream to see snow falling someday.”It was always his dream to see…
I was racking my brain the other day trying to figure out what priorities Hillsborough County should advance in its next legislative session. Then the county commissioners beat me to the ground. “Let’s increase government secrets.”The Hillsborough County Commission last week unanimously approved the legislative agenda for the 2025 session, which begins March 4. As before, the wish list includes the usual things, from expensive road and sewer projects to measures to uphold national rules. As a guiding document, the agenda is mundane, barebones, and fairly predictable. But Commissioner Donna Cameron Cepeda added an odd priority: “I support legislation to…
BUNNELL, Fla. (WFLA) – A Florida woman who was pulled over for speeding admitted to having a bag of marijuana in her body, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office. At 1:30 a.m. Monday, a deputy spotted a vehicle traveling 130 mph in a 60 mph zone on SR-11. The vehicle had been flagged because the owner had a suspended license and a history of fleeing from law enforcement. Florida police officer accidentally shoots man with his own gun The deputy issued a stop stick and stopped the vehicle, and the driver pulled over to the side of the highway.…