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Ice said the agent partnered with local Florida law enforcement agencies in an illegal immigration sweep called the tide waves.Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents working in partnership with local law enforcement in Florida have arrested nearly 800 illegal immigrants across the state over the past four days, the agency announced on April 26.While ICE has routinely implemented immigration enforcement across the United States, the agency referred to Florida’s efforts, calling it the Tidal Wave Operation, a “first” effort that combines federal immigration authorities with the resources of state and local law enforcement agencies.At a press conference on April 26th, ICE…
As a prominent developer gets ready to demolish two hotel buildings in a signature Miami Beach historic district, officials in a city known for its robust preservation rules say they are powerless to do anything about it.The reason: a controversial year-old state law that gives property owners in certain coastal areas unfettered power to tear down historic buildings, overriding local regulations designed to protect structures designated as architecturally or historically significant.The plan by Miami developer 13th Floor Investments is the first in Miami Beach to take advantage of the so-called Resiliency and Safe Structures Act, though city officials say it…
The incident occurred when Iran held a third round of nuclear negotiations with the US in Oman.Iranian media said he was killed on April 27 in a powerful explosion at Iran’s largest port of Bandar Abbas, which left at least 700 injured people.Firefighters continue to work to put out the fires from Saturday’s explosion in the Shahydrajae section of the port, Iran’s largest container hub. The explosion crushes windows several miles of the area, cutting the metal off the shipping container, damaging the contents, according to state media.They also sent a large plume of red black smoke into the sky…
After missing the final 25 games of the regular season with a lower body injury, Tkachuk eased his way back to bigger minutes, but has scored three goals in the series so far. With a chance to score immediately, a power play from Florida’s penalty kill suppressed the lightning again, allowing a zero shot in goal in two minutes. Finding Tampa Bay’s Thai target, Jake Guanzel made a clever move in the slot before firing a wrist shot over the net, making it 1-1 at 17:15. Throughout one period, the Panthers led 13-3 with a 5-5 scoring chance. Taking the…
The NRA leadership tracks the promise of transparency and integrity, Doug Hamlin, who replaces former head Wayne Lapierre, told the annual membership conference.ATLANTA – Doug Hamlin, executive vice president and CEO of the National Rifle Association (NRA), said reforms have been implemented to enable the 154-year-old organization to surpass legal issues.”We are making the necessary changes to make the NRA stronger where we are,” Hamlin told a gathering on April 26th at the Georgia World Conference Center in Atlanta.New Chief Compliance Director Robert Mensinger told the rally that the NRA has a “gold standard” of accountability.He was hired as one…
University Town Centre near Bradenton is expanding its products with 12 new options for shopping and dining.Sarasota’s University Parkway and off the coast of North Cattleman Road will grow in 2025 and 2026 with new restaurants, clothing retailers, furniture stores and more.Let’s take a look at what comes to UTC.Tampa Restaurants Come to UTCAward-winning chef Chris Ponte has two restaurants planned along North Cattlemen Road across from Ford Garage. One is Olivia, a modern Italian restaurant, and the other is a modern American restaurant in Swan.Named after Ponte’s daughter, Olivia, who started at Southernpa in 2019, occupies a 6,500-square-foot building.…
‘The debt will not go away. Education Secretary Linda McMahon said it would be transferred to others.The Ministry of Education resumed its collection on May 5 for the first time in five years for a default federal student loan, affecting around 5 million borrowers.Since March 2020, the department has not been collected on default loans. When Congress mandated student and parent borrowers to resume student loan payments in October 2023, the previous administration granted borrowers another year to be protected from the adverse effects of missed payments. Former President Joe Biden also did not lift the freeze on his collection.This…
“These canals wouldn’t exist without the United States,” the president said.President Donald Trump said on April 26 that American military and commercial vessels should be allowed to pass “free” through Panama and the Suez Canal.”These canals wouldn’t exist without the United States,” Trump wrote on his true social platform. “I asked Secretary of State Marco Rubio to take care of and commemorate the situation!”The Panama Canal, which extends across the isthmus connecting North and South America, rapidly crosses the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, carrying around about 40% of US container traffic each year.Americans, British leaders and businessmen discussed plans to…
Tampa Bay Buccaneers fans celebrate in the first round of the NFL Football Draft on Thursday, April 24, 2025 in Green Bay, Wisconsin (AP Photo/Matt Ludtke) TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are not making bold predictions. However, the four-time defending NFC South Champion is confident that there will be a good chance of getting better for players who took the NFL draft from Thursday to Saturday. General Manager Jason Licht and coach Todd Bowles hope the draft class will help the team’s defenses regain some of the swaggers lost in the past two seasons. After taking Ohio…
Images from the scene show police investigating a black SUV with its hood crumpled and its engine exposed underneath.At least nine people were killed and several others were injured after a car was rushed into the crowd during a street festival in Vancouver, local police said Sunday.The driver was taken into custody.The attack occurred at the intersection of Fraser Street and East 41st Street, where the Filipino community was holding a Lapu Lapu Day Block party on Saturday, Vancouver police said.”We’ll provide more information as the investigation unfolds,” police added.Images from the scene show police investigating a black SUV with…