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California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on April 17 that the state plans to file a lawsuit against the Trump administration to “demolate the Americans.”According to the Services Committee of America, a non-profit organization that supports and provides America’s volunteer programs, approximately 85% of America’s federal staff are placed on paid administrative leave, with all Americanorps NCCC members being sent home.Americaorps NCCC is a full-time volunteer housing services program for around 2,200 people to age 26, according to the program.The Epoch Times reached out to Americaorps for comment.The Trump administration says it is working to reassess funds and identify federal areas…

With U.S. frustration rising, Marco Rubio warned that the Trump administration could abandon its peacemaking efforts in the absence of any clear progress.The Russia-Ukraine war, now in its fourth year, continues to rage.During his election campaign, U.S. President Donald Trump pledged to swiftly bring an end to the deadly conflict upon returning to office in January.After three months of phone calls, meetings, and trips seeking to bring the two warring countries to the negotiation table for a cease-fire, a concrete breakthrough has yet to materialize.Here’s what we know about the current state of U.S. efforts to end the war—or at…

Tampa Bay’s anti-Donald Trump terms have been fired.Hundreds of demonstrators flocked to downtown St. Petersburg on Saturday afternoon, chanting, chanting and speaking out about their disapproval of the 47th American president. And they promised to continue to show up. Anti-Trump protesters will chant on the streets surrounding Williams Park in St. Petersburg on Saturday, April 19, 2025, and chant the signs of waves. This was the second major protest in April against a coalition of locally led groups by the Pinellas branch of the national women’s organization. (Dirk Shadd | Times)Helen Ambargie, lead organizer for the St. Petersburg event, said:This…

Kevin Hall was at the agency for 21 years.Researchers specializing in researching ultra-processed foods retired early from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for what they described as censorship by their superiors.”Recent events have led to question whether NIH is a place where unbiased science is free to do so,” Kevin Hall said on social media platform X on April 16th.”Specifically, I have experienced censorship in reporting research, which I have experienced reporting our research due to the agency’s concern that it appears not entirely support the narrative of my agency’s leadership’s preconceived notions about ultra-highly processed food addiction,” he…

Some Palm Beach County residents are balking on yet another housing project proposed for the county’s agricultural reserves and don’t want to advance plans for the 259 homes in West Boynton.The project, called West Boynton Ranches, is proposed for a plot of land just south of Boynton Beach Boulevard and east of Lyons Road. 65 homes are considered labor housing.Jmorton Planning & Landscape Architecture, the developer representing the project, is attempting to use the new county land use designation: “Required housing.” (JMorton Planning is also working on other AG Reserve projects, including warehouses around Bedner’s Market and proposals for Park…

President Donald Trump’s bold move to hike tariffs on Chinese goods to 145 percent—met by Beijing’s 125 percent retaliation—has reignited a national debate over trade, economic independence, and the future of American industry.A new poll of 18,438 Epoch Times readers shows broad support for Trump’s tough stance against the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its decades-long record of exploiting global trade to the detriment of U.S. manufacturing and national security.The tariffs target what Trump calls the CCP’s predatory tactics: currency manipulation, intellectual property theft, forced technology transfers, and market-warping state subsidies that systematically disadvantage American businesses.By zeroing in on strategic…

The most important number here is 16. The Florida Panthers need 16 wins to successfully defend the Stanley Cup. Kicking off what they want, the Panthers, the second championship in March of two months, will face cross-state rival Tampa Bay Lightning in Round 1 of the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs. Game 1 is set at Amalie Arena on Tuesday. “We know them really well, they know us really well, and obviously we’re in the same state,” Alexander Barkov Grandetain said of the much-anticipated series. “It’s a big competition between us, it gets bigger and bigger every year. It’s good for…

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (WFLA) — The teenage body was recovered from the waters in Fort Lauderdale Beach on Friday after police received reports of a swimmer gone missing. Fort Lauderdale police said the swimmer was reported missing near the 800 block of Seabreeze Boulevard around 4:42pm. Seeing the FLPD dive team searching for a swimmer, police said they found the teenage body around 8pm Fort Lauderdale police determined that the cause of the death was a drowsing death. According to NBC affiliate WESH, parents told reporters that her son was in the water with his basketball teammates when the water…

Gift and real estate tax exemptions could fall from $13.99 million in 2026 to about $7 million.They say that death and tax are the only thing that is certain. However, they can come at once in the form of real estate taxes, often called death tax. However, most people do not pay real estate tax. This is primarily due to a lifetime gift of $13.99 million and a real estate tax exemption in 2025. This means that real estate taxes are charged on the value of the property that exceeds that amount. But that can change dramatically.The large threshold was…

Related Videos: Officials give suspect timelines and provide updates on victims from deadly FSU shootings TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – Florida State University President Richard McCullough announced that classes and regular businesses will resume on campus on Monday. “I know it doesn’t feel like a normal week,” McCullough wrote in a statement. “It was the last one before the finals and a lot of you are still handling what happened.” The campus community claimed two lives and injured six people last Thursday after a mass shooting on campus. Two food service employees killed in FSU shooting “Take care of yourself,” he…