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AN D’Hynenzio, AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) – Amazon recorded first quarter profits and sales that beat analyst forecasts, highlighting online behemoth retention for shoppers seeking wide selection in a low price and uncertain economy. The Seattle-based company also reported massive sales growth rates for its renowned cloud computing arm Amazon web services, saying the market was closed on Thursday. But President Donald Trump’s uncertainty about tariffs and consumer spending has clouded Amazon’s outlook. Trump’s volatile trade policies (including a 145% tariff on China) have threatened to paralyze businesses, raise prices and hurt consumers. However, large companies like Amazon…
STARK, Fla. (AP) — An Army combat veteran whose Gulf War experience caused serious mental problems was due to be executed Thursday evening in Florida in 1998 for the shotgun killing of his girlfriend and her three children. Except for his slow modesty, Jeffrey Hutchinson is scheduled to receive a fatal injection at Florida State Jail near Stark from 6pm Thursday. If the execution is done, Florida will be fourth under a death warrant signed by Gov. Ron de Santis this year, with a fifth execution planned for May 15th. Hutchinson woke up at 4:30 a.m. Thursday, prison officials said.…
The Philippines is just over a week away from the midterm elections on May 12 amid warnings of communist China’s election interference.The Chinese citizen was arrested by the FBI-equivalent Philippines on suspicion of spying after being allegedly found on the trunk of his car with an electronic eavesdropping device.The man identified as 47-year-old Laos Hoi was reportedly on a grey Mitsubishi adventure parked outside the headquarters of the Philippine Election Commission (COMELEC) in Intramuros, Manila when he was arrested by the National Investigation Bureau (NBI) on April 29th.The incident follows a recent Senate investigation that warned of China’s efforts to…
By Michael Lietke and Barbara Oattei Apple CEO Tim Cook said Thursday that the majority of iPhones sold in the US in the current financial quarter are sourced from India, while IPads and other devices come from Vietnam as they work to avoid the impact of President Trump’s tariffs on their businesses. Apple’s revenue for the first three months of the year has surpassed Wall Street expectations due to high demand for the iPhone, and the company said tariffs had a limited impact on second quarter results. Cook added that, assuming things won’t change in the current quarter, Apple expects…
NAPOLIA, Fla. (WFLA) – The brothers of the murder victims hired three men to carry out the murder, according to the Department of Justice. On April 16th and 17th, 29-year-old Miguel Marquez Romero and 54-year-old Paulo Savon Montero spoke on the phone about killing individuals for $30,000. Frustrated by McDonald’s drive-thru, Florida man tries to steal the cash register: police DOJ said 41-year-old Jesus Pujol Hernandez was hired to do dirty work on the intended victim brother. All three Naples men had called each other and organized a meeting to discuss how they would carry out the murder, officials said.…
Congress gave Floridians a decisive victory on Thursday, who value state parks. The home has passed an amended version of the bill that bans the construction of golf courses, hotels, pickle courts and similar amenities on park land. The vote to approve the bill on Thursday was unanimous, just like the day before the Senate. Now we’re heading to the desk of the Republican governor who first hatched the park development plan that the administration first sparked mass outrage and that this proposal would not reappear again.Gov. Ron DeSantis didn’t say whether he would sign it, despite weeks of texting…
The president said his administration was to “return religion back to our country.”WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump held a prayer day event at the White House on May 1st, under a bright, sunny skies surrounded by blooming rose garden flowers. “We are bringing religion back to our country,” Trump said during the event. “That’s a big deal.” The prayer gathering dates back to the Continental Congress for centuries in 1775, and was held annually at the White House on the first Thursday of May 1952, with the opportunity being first designated by Congress. Trump said the event was central to…
BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — Two Florida women were arrested Wednesday after a starving puppy was found in the bathroom, the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office said. In a video posted to social media, Sheriff Wayne Ivy said the incident began when the suspect’s home was called to the suspect’s home on March 27 and took the puppy to an animal emergency hospital. “The dog was very malnourished and weakened in the worst cases. It was a puppy that was not fed,” Ivy said. The sheriff said his team was not allowed inside the house because the woman “doesn’t want her…
Cape Coral, Fla. (WFLA) — A Florida man tried to steal a cash withdrawal at a McDonald’s restaurant after getting frustrated at a drive-thru, according to the Cape Coral Police Department. Just after 4am on April 30th, officers responded to an ongoing robbery at the fast food chain on Del Prado Boulevard North. Witnesses reported that after the man and employee were caught up in a discussion, the man took off in a car trying to steal the register. “Established for War”: Florida man had plans to launch mass shootings, deputies say Surveillance video of the encounter showed a man…
ATLANTICS BEACH, Fla. (WFLA) – Police believe filming and killing coyotes could have stopped a series of extraordinary attacks taking place in Atlantic Beach. Atlantic Beach police said the animal coincided with the explanation of the coyote, who had terrorized residents in the area of Begonia Avenue. “Not Safe”: 3-Coyote Attacks reported in Florida Beach Town over two days NBC affiliate WLTV spoke with one of the victims who said they had to fight the coyotes while walking to work Wednesday morning. Thomas Cathy, the third person to be attacked within two days, was left with multiple bloody bite marks…