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A former Key West firefighter was arrested after authorities discovered a detailed diagram of the city’s infrastructure inside his residence, a cache of weapons, a bomb-making parts, and a detailed diagram. According to a report from Keys Weekly and a statement from the main West Police Station, law enforcement officials executed search warrants in private homes, revealing a schematic of firearms, materials commonly used in creating explosives, and various important areas around the city.Authorities have not yet revealed what the former firefighters were intent, but the existence of such material, coupled with the illustrations, raised serious concern among local officials…
A woman was arrested Tuesday after an investigation tied her to a dead animal found in a toilet at Orlando International Airport in December, Orlando police reported.Alison Agatha Lawrence, 57, was taken into custody in Clermont on charges of aggravated animal cruelty (three-degree felony) by the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, according to a statement by Orlando Police Department. Lawrence is currently in custody at the Lake County Jail, according to jail records.WFTV reported Wednesday that Lawrence allegedly owned a dog in the airport bathroom, citing an unnamed source. She was about to board the flight, but she lacked the necessary…
By Christopher Lugerber, Economics writer for the Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve holds benchmark interest rates on Wednesday, indicating it expects to cut interest rates twice this year, even if inflation is seen as stubbornly rising.The Fed also expects this year and the next economy to grow more slowly than it was three months ago, according to a set of quarterly economic forecasts released on Wednesday. Growth fell from 2.8% last year to just 1.7% in 2025, down from 1.8% in 2026. Policymakers expect inflation to rise slightly by the end of the year, starting from the current…
Schools must either take corrective action against anti-Semitism by the end of today or lose billions with federal aid. Columbia University interim president Katrina Armstrong has worked with President Donald Trump and federal agencies to implement protections for Jewish students and demonstrated that by March 20th he is recovering funds from the U.S. Department of Education.After the Department of Education’s Civil Rights Office withdrew $400 million in federal grants to Columbia earlier this month, Ivy League schools have determined that they have failed to properly deal with the lasting events of anti-Semitism following the protests and campus occupations that Jewish…
Associated Press Business Writer Matt OttThough a little more Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, layoffs remain historically low.U.S. unemployment alleges that there has been an increase in applications between 2,000 and 223,000 for the week that ends March 15, the Labor Bureau said Thursday. That’s less than expected by 224,000 new application analysts.The weekly application of unemployment benefits is considered a layoff proxy and has been in the range of 200,000-250,000 for the past few years, primarily in the 200,000-250,000 range.The four-week average even extended some of the weekly swings, increasing from 750 to 227,000.The Labor Bureau’s February…
Fort Lauderdale – Take as much rest as you can. Back in Florida, following a busy four-game road trip to the northeast that ended in a row with the Montreal Canadiens and New York islanders over the weekend, the Florida Panthers (41-24-3) were practicing at Baptist Health Iplex on Wednesday after two off-days. “It was huge,” Anton Landell said of taking a few days off after a busy road trip. “We feel our schedule was pretty crazy. We want to get into the end of the season and save as much energy as possible and make sure we’re ready when…
Since 2009, in a time when edible education experience began teaching Orlando middle schoolers where their food came from and how to prepare it, the program, its facilities, and its reach grew in ways that chef and co-founder Kevin Fonzo never dreamed of.”It reached the whole community,” Fonzo explained, saying that at first about 200 students benefited from one school. “Now we serve thousands of children and adults. This is amazing because the importance of knowing where the food comes from, how it grows, how it is cooked, and how delicious food has an effect on your body is a…
The submitted videos are presented in 11 languages and have attracted over 10 million views in 150 countries.Gan Jing World (GJW) has officially announced the winners of the 2024 Kindness Is Cool Video Awards.GJW announced the winners on Saturday, saying this year’s competition encouraged participants from around the world to share an exciting act of kindness through videos sent using the hashtag #Kindnessiscool on its online platform.The contest attracted over 26,000 acts of kindness from participants from over 50 countries. According to GJW, the submitted videos will be presented in 11 languages, attracting over 10 million views in 150 countries…
The federal bankruptcy court ordered Leo Gobony, the owner of the violent brewery, to give control of the craft brewery after failing to comply with a court order that would halt spending.Federal bankruptcy judge Roberta Colton announced an order Wednesday that would provide group consulting control of Clearwater Brewery’s accounting books, finances and pay records.Financial advisor Govoni is facing investigations by the FBI, Securities and Exchange Commission and the Internal Revenue Service to bankrupt a St. Petersburg nonprofit by adjusting $100 million in loans to its own company. The money that was not repaid was sucked up from more than…
Tariffs, inflation and the recession were central themes at the policy meeting in March.The Federal Reserve concluded its two-day policy meeting on March 19th and did not change interest rates immediately after the second round.For investors, the decision was widely anticipated to keep the policy rate between 4.25% and 4.5%.Instead, the financial markets focused on the US Central Bank’s economic and policy forecasts and what Chairman Jerome Powell said at a post-meeting press conference.“Overall, the meeting provided insight into how the Fed thinks about the current economic situation, but Charlie Ripley, senior investment strategist at Allianz Investment Management, said in…