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Lake Wales – As Trevor Murphy is pulled up to his father’s 20-acre grove in one of the fastest growing counties in the United States, he points to a one-storey cookie cutter home that invades orange trees from every side.”At some point, this won’t become an orange glove anymore,” says Murphy, a third-generation grower, staring at a row of trees on Lake Wales. “You look over here, and it’s all homes, and that’s going to happen here.”Pork County, which includes Lake Wales, contains more citrus fruit than any other county in Florida. And in 2023, many people moved to Polk…

The department warns schools and universities that it could lose federal funds over racism. The Department of Education is looking at more than 50 universities for racism in accordance with President Donald Trump’s executive order to terminate the Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion (DEI) program, which considers certain students to be discriminatory based on race, ethnicity, and other standards.The department released its investigation Friday after issuing a memo stating that schools and universities could lose federal money rather than racial considerations such as admissions, scholarships and other racial considerations.”Students must be evaluated according to their merits and achievements, not biased towards…

Florida, once known as the government’s transparency beacon, is getting darker and darker, with clouds spreading across the United States.David Kyrie (Brechner Information Freedom Project)From March 16-22, 2025, the country will celebrate the 20th anniversary of National Sunshine Week, born in Florida.Times have changed.My colleagues and I have studied and taught information freedom since 1977 at the University of Florida Joseph L. Brechner Freedom Information Project. We monitor the status of open and accountable governments and monitor that our findings do not work for Florida and democracies across the United States.But first, let’s look back on a sunny day.The sun…

JUNO, Alaska – In the early hours of Friday morning darkness, they lined up the streets along the Bering Sea coastline.Holmes pumped his fist as he ran along with the sleigh with a headlamp beaming from his forehead as he finished a 1,128-mile (1,815km) race across the Alaska wilderness at Gold Rushtown, Gnome. This year’s running distance was the longest in Iditarod’s 53-year history.He said his victory felt “magic” and gave his dog a credibility and embrace to which he described as family.Who is Jesse Holmes?Holmes lives in the Nenana Interior Alaska community, about 300 miles (480 km) north of…

ISLAMABAD – The death toll from extremist hijacking trains in southwestern Pakistan’s southwestern mountains has risen to 31 soldiers, staff and civilians, as the military accused India and Afghanistan of supporting rebels on Friday.The separatist Baroque Liberation Army, which argued responsibility for Tuesday’s attack, issued a statement that the fighter fled with 214 hostages and then executed everything.The militants took over the Jafar Express on a remote mountain road in Balochistan, blowing up train tracks in the attack, then took passengers hostages at a standoff for the day.Army spokesman Ahmed Schaudhry said the soldiers killed 33 rebels, rescued 354 hostages…

TOKYO — Japanese police said Friday that she arrested the suspect for fatal stab wounds by a YouTuber while she was live streaming on downtown Tokyo Street.Tokyo Metropolitan Police said Tuesday that 42-year-old Kenji Takano was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. He was subsequently sent to the prosecutor, but has not yet been charged.After the attacker repeatedly stabbed her with her upper body, the victim, Aeri Sato, was rushed to the 22-year-old hospital and was later declared to have died.Witnesses and livestream viewers say they heard her scream for help, and the stream suddenly turned black.The suspect told police…

News AnalysisDollar General reported a decline in revenues with rising fourth quarter sales.On March 13, Goodlettville, Tennessee, had net sales of $10.3 billion for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2024, up 4.5% from the previous year. Net sales growth was driven by increased sales of the same store and openings of new stores, although partially offset by store closures.Sales at the same store increased 1.2% from the previous year, reflecting the mixed effects of an average ticket transaction increase of 2.3% and a 1.1% decline in customer traffic. Quarterly sales increased due to higher spending on consumables, but partially…

The former 1990s singer shared what led to her homelessness in a YouTube video.Dawn Robinson, a founding member of the 1990s R&B group En Vogue, reveals that she is homeless and embraced “car life” after dealing with her personal struggles over the years.In a YouTube video posted on March 11, the 58-year-old told fans that she had lived in the car for the past three years.”Everyone, for the past three years, almost three years, I’ve lived in a car. …I said that. Ah, my god, it’s out,” she said with an ah relief sigh.The singer said that after first living…

Americans became uneasy about the economy in February as inflation expectations surge and consumer sentiment has been rushing for more than two years.According to a consumer survey at the University of Michigan, American consumer confidence fell sharply in February, hitting a 29-month low, but long-term inflation expectations recorded its biggest monthly jump in 32 years.This data suggests that US households are decorating due to uncertainty (presumably turbulence). The Trump administration argues that as tariffs and other policies take effect, it will be a short-lived “detox” period as government spending moves into the private sector.In a Consumer Trust Survey released by…

Eliza Haverstock, Nald WalletOn March 7, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that sought to restrict the eligibility of public service loan exemptions (PSLFs). The Secretary of Education has directed that they write a proposal to remove PSLF eligibility for borrowers working in organizations that serve “substantially illegal purposes.”Despite the strong language of orders, at this point, no borrower is at the immediate risk of losing PSLF eligibility. The program allows borrowers federal student loans after making 10 years of payments while working in public services, including teachers, firefighters, police officers, health workers, government workers and other nonprofit employees.”You’re…