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st. PETERSBURG – Pinellas County residents, on average, were slightly healthier last year than Florida and most other counties across the country, a national study found.However, the data hides harsh truths in the St. Petersburg region.Black residents in their south downtown neighborhood live five years less than the average Pinellas residents. They are twice as likely to experience the struggle between transportation and access to food.Their children are almost 40% more likely to die as infants.These are some of the inequality that the healthy St. Petersburg Foundation hopes to tackle through a new partnership with Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital. The…

The Mexican was found guilty in 2021 for killing a young California couple while driving drunk in 2021.The Trump administration is currently involved in cases of illegal immigrants who are scheduled to be released from California prisons more than six years earlier.Oscar Eduardo Ortega Anguiano was recently granted early release after being convicted in 2021 for murdering a California couple who crashed while driving drunk.Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) has detained illegal immigrants and he will soon be transferred to ICE custody, the agency confirmed Wednesday.”Oscar Eduardo Ortega Angiano, a two-time illegal alien from Mexico, led to the death of an…

Top Florida universities have agreed that campus police will work with Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) to assist the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in eliminating illegal immigration on university campuses.As reported in campus reform, five of Florida’s largest public universities reportedly signed an agreement to partner with ICE, making it the country’s first university.These schools include the University of Florida Gainesville, University of Florida (UF) at Florida Atlantic University (FAU), Boca Raton in Boca Raton, University of Central Florida (UCF), University of South Florida (USF) in Tampa, and Florida International University (FIU) in Miami.The agreement known as 287(g) allows state…

ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia Mega Church pastor, who led the nationwide 40-day “fast” boycott of Target Stores over the retail chain’s commitment to diversity initiatives, calls for that effort to continue as a “complete target boycott.” Pastor Jamal Bryant said this week that the Minneapolis-based retailer has not met all the demands of the boycotting efforts. Among them is restoring their commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion principles and pledging money to black-owned banks and businesses. In January, Target announced it would phase out a small number of DEI initiatives, including programs designed to help black employees build meaningful…

Elon Musk, a special civil servant who leads Doge, recently announced in May that he would spend more time running the electric car company Tesla.President Donald Trump praised Elon Musk on April 23 after SpaceX founders announced in Washington that he would retreat from his time with the Office of Government Efficiency (DOGE).”I can’t speak any more about any individual,” Trump told reporters. “He’s an incredible guy. He’s a great guy.”As a special government employee, Musk, as mentioned in Trump’s January executive order, is less than 130 days to work with the administration. He announced on April 22 that he…

The bomb reports from The Times/Herald Tallahassee Department are shaking the political grounds of our state. If they had just caught up, Medicaid contractors made a $10 million charitable donation as part of an over-settlement. Contractors were overcharged, caught and had to find the right organization to return money to people.Red Cross? United Way? Moffit? no. Put $10 million in Casey Desantis’ hands.The Hope Florida Foundation, a nonprofit started by the First Lady of Sunshine, aimed to “help Floridians quit government aid” (in a good way). What’s wrong with the charity overseen by the most powerful family in Florida’s politics?…

CHATSWORTH, N.J. — A fast-moving wildfire involving parts of New Jersey’s pine Valens has not resulted in injuries, officials said Wednesday, but said it is expected to grow before rains later this week.Fires in Lacey and Ocean Township in southern New Jersey have grown to over 20 square miles (52 square kilometers) and could continue to burn for several days, officials said. No one has been injured so far, and 5,000 residents have been evacuated, but are allowed to return home. A single commercial building and some vehicles were destroyed in the fire, but 12 structures remained threatened Wednesday evening.”This…

As the city prepares for the 2026 World Cup and the 2028 Olympics, it will have to cut its spending significantly to close the city’s budget shortage.The city of Los Angeles is facing a $1 billion budget deficit projected for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, leading Mayor Karen Bass to call on layoffs of 1,647 city workers in the $13.95 billion spending plan announced Monday.Los Angeles is tackling several issues, including declining revenue, higher liability, and increased pay costs. The sacrifices from the January fire that destroyed Los Angeles also added to the increase in urban costs.”This budget will continue to…

The list includes the requirements for foreign donation disclosure at universities and the end of “restorative justice” practices in public schools. On April 23, President Donald Trump announced additional education reform measures that he said would promote transparency and meritocracy around Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives. We support technology and innovation. Improve your learning environment.During a signing ceremony and press conference in his office, he was adjacent to Education Secretary Linda McMahon, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, and disabled military veterans.The first executive order, “Transparency on Foreign Impacts at American Universities,” requires higher education institutions to disclose the country of…

Factory activities improved in April, but price pressures and uncertainties associated with the Trump administration’s trade policy were focused on the outlook.The US manufacturer showed modest yet meaningful signs of improvement in April, according to data released Wednesday by S&P Global.The April 23 report, combined with Federal Reserve data, suggests that the American industrial sector is stable amidst tariff-related uncertainty.The S&P Global Flash US Manufacturing PMI rose from 50.2 in March to 50.7 in April, showing a height of two months, slightly above the neutral 50th threshold that separates expansion from contraction.Factory production has also returned to growth, reducing edges…