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ST. PETERSBURG — He didn’t want to watch the movie.It seemed sort of cringy, embarrassing and awful, to see himself on screen.He had never liked how he looked. Or sounded. The thought of spending two hours staring at himself seemed like torture. “I didn’t even really think it was going to happen,” said Davion Only-Going, 27. “It took so long, and so much changed since they started filming.”But a few days before the documentary premiered at the Sarasota Film Festival, Davion decided he should see it before strangers did.He watched it on his laptop. Alone.“My story is something that I’d…
The African government has appointed a special envoy to be sent to Washington to negotiate with President Trump’s representatives before the July 9 deadline.JOHANNESBURG – As mutual tariffs imposed by the US were expected to begin on July 9th, the African government has appointed a special envoy to be sent to Washington to negotiate with President Donald Trump’s representatives before the deadline.African countries, which make up the world’s poorest regions, will soon be attacked by as many as 50% of their duties. Trade experts said many people could no longer afford exports to the favorable US market, and the country…
There’s too much violenceThe shooter who killed two and six at FSU is the son of a lieutenant, officials say | April 19thMy heart sank when I read the Tampa Bay Times report on Florida State’s mass shooting. I’m a proud FSU graduate. As a student, I spent countless hours with the Student Union. I immediately imagined the fear of studying or eating lunch, and suddenly a shot rang out, screaming in panic.I’m also a proud university at the University of Florida, so I quickly imagined what my FSU parents were going through. I contacted Gainesville’s son to see if…
The Florida sun shines high and warm weather in the early summer moods, but the state’s outdoor event season has some treats before it’s too hot to get out. The St. John’s River Festival of the Arts, the Mount Dora Blueberry Festival and the Florida Puerto Rico Parade & Festival are all one of the events and celebrations that took place this weekend. Additionally, Central Floridians can enjoy the end of the martial arts show, Winter Park Paintout, Bokui Park Reggae Fest, Earth Fest 2025, special anniversary at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. Here’s how you can enjoy a…
It could take up to five years to develop a domestic supply chain to supplant China’s global monopoly in processing rare earths into materials needed to produce everything from iPhones to F-35 fighter jets.While the United States has most of the 17 rare earth elements and 50 critical minerals underground, it has no industrial capacity to refine them into processed metals and magnets, according to Melissa “Mel” Sanderson, American Rare Earths board member and Critical Minerals Institute co-chair.“Currently in the United States, we have zero magnet manufacturers,” Sanderson told The Epoch Times.She said that’s why China imposed export restrictions on…
Dozens of family and friends from all over the Bay Area came to our home for Easter Brunch. On Jambalaya and Ham, the conversation has changed to what is apparent these days: the hurricane.My neighbor in Tampa did some tree work before this hurricane season. That was clever. Hurricane Milton hit both us last year. Our friend in Gulfport had neighbors’ tree land in their pool during Hurricane Helene. We exchanged stories about finding Handimen, never-returned haunts, and piles of shards lined the streets for months. And they prepared for the war with plans for this season, which will officially…
Trump says Powell will remain the breeding committee chair until May 2026 as he continues to pressure the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates.President Donald Trump said Tuesday there were no plans to fire Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell as the president put pressure on the central bank to cut interest rates.”I’m not going to fire him,” Trump said in the oval office on April 22, after the oval ceremony of new Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins. “I hope he’ll be a little more proactive in terms of his idea of lowering interest rates. This is the perfect…
Annual reports by the Prevention League show a sharp surge in cases referring to Israel or Zionism.The Prevention League released a report on October 7, 2023 showing that the surge in anti-Semitism incidents following Hamas’ attack on Israel continued into 2024, with the total reaching record levels once again.Anti-Semitism in the United States has been at the highest level in 46 years, with the group reported in an audit of anti-Semitism cases, with 9,354 cases of anti-Semitic assault, harassment and vandalism nationwide in 2024.”This is the fourth consecutive year that anti-Semitism cases have risen and beat previous all-time highs,” the…
The candidate has pledged to eliminate state income taxes for people under $100,000, improve business and education, and “make California golden again.”Steve Hilton, a conservative author and contributor to Fox News, announced on April 22 that he was running to become California’s next governor.”Now is the time to make California golden,” the British-born Republican said the many supporters gathered along the Huntington Beach coastline.”Let’s make California a place where we have the opportunity again,” Hilton said in a video posted Monday. “Great work, great home, great kids. Let’s make California an inspiration again… There’s only one way to do that.”Now…
Trump reflected his attitude that China and other countries would want to do business with the United States.President Donald Trump told reporters on April 22 that if Communist China does not agree to the trade deal, the US will set tariff conditions.”In the end, they have to trade because otherwise they can’t trade in the US,” the president said at the oath ceremony of Paul Atkins, chairman of the new Securities and Exchange Committee. “So we want to get involved with them, but they need to trade, other countries have to trade, and if they don’t, we set up a…