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Huizhong Wu and Elaine Kurtenbach, Associated PressBANGKOK (AP) – China announced on Friday that it will impose a 34% tariff on imports of all US products starting April 10th. This is part of a gust of retaliation following the double-digit tariffs on US President Donald Trump’s “liberation day.”The new tariffs coincide with the 34% US “mutual” tariffs on China’s exports that Trump ordered this week.Beijing’s Commerce Ministry also said in a notice that it would impose more export controls on rare earths, materials used in high-tech products such as computer chips and electric vehicle batteries.The list of minerals targeted for…

Eid (pronounced “EED”) marks the end of the month of Ramadan for Muslims around the world and is celebrated during the first three days of Showal, the tenth month of the Islamic calendar. There are lots of feasts. And at the beautiful Masjid Al-Heii Mosque in Sanford, they throw big things.The Orlando Halal Eat Food Festival is the first of event coordinator Nausinakhaki. In the past, these festivals were more traditional. However, this year, congregation members wanted to welcome the entire community, as they often do for other events.Melt n Dip’s Dubai Chocolate Crepes are one of the food vendors…

TALHASSEE – In an extraordinary criticism of one state agency, Florida’s Department of Insurance Regulation told Congress that the department led by then-treasury officer Jimmy Patronis could have filled thousands of complaints Floridians made against property insurance companies.Patronis’ office referred 5.2% of property insurance complaints received over five years to regulators about possible violations of state law, indicating “potential underreports” written in a newly revealed memo obtained by the Times/Herald.The low referral rate made it difficult for regulators to police the industry, the memo said. Consumers filed more than 52,000 complaints against real estate insurers over the period.The memo given…

Associated Press Economics Writer Paul WisemanWASHINGTON (AP) — US employers added an astounding 228,000 jobs last month. President Donald Trump has embarked on a dangerous trade war with the world, indicating that the US labor market is in solid state. The unemployment rate reached a maximum of 4.2%.The number of recruits rose from 117,000 in February, almost twice the 130,000 economists had expected. The Labor Bureau’s revision shaved 48,000 jobs from its January and February salaries.Workers’ average hourly revenues rose 0.3% from February on what economists were expecting. Compared to a year ago, hourly wages are up 3.8%, slightly below…

Once the historic ocean liner reaches its final resting spot off the coast of Florida’s Gulf Coast, it becomes the world’s largest artificial reef. Competing diving companies are fighting for the huge ship to be carved near them, but one group is suing to stop the ship sinking. The SS US, a roughly 1,000-foot (305-meter) vessel that crushed the transatlantic speed record in 1952, is undergoing months of scrutiny at Alabama’s mobile port. Workers will empty and clean all 120 fuel tanks and remove chemicals, wiring, plastic and glass. “There are a lot of annoying people on the ship built…

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — State lawmakers are working to alleviate anxiety about taking the test to help students win a high school diploma. This includes mathematics and English exams. Supporters of the bill said they aim to help students test their anxiety by eliminating the need to graduate from the need to pass a specific test. The proposed changes are part of a massive education reform bill that some lawmakers believe will set students better towards success. “It focuses on not only children who can take the test, but also all children,” Sen. Corey Simon said. The bill ends the…

US District Judge James Boasberg suggested that the administration acted maliciously and failed to comply with his orders.WASHINGTON-US District Judge James Boasberg believed that President Donald Trump’s administration could be undermining the court by banning an order banning suspected Venezuelan gang members under alien enemy law.The Trump administration said it had not violated two of Boasburg’s orders, which prevented illegal immigrants from being deported under that particular law, but allowed them to be deported under other authorities.During the April 3 hearing, Boasberg appeared incredible, asking a Department of Justice (DOJ) lawyer that he relied on March 15 for his knowledge…

Jiang Junzhe and Matt Ott, Associated PressThe global market slipped further, with Wall Street responding to its own tariff set on Friday to President Donald Trump’s latest tariff set, before heading out on another day of losses on another Sunday.The S&P 500 futures fell 3.6% before the bell, but the Dow Jones Industrial Average futures fell 3.4%, below the 40,000 mark. Nasdaq futures fell 4%.This follows Thursday’s losses for three major US indexes ranging from 4% to 6%. Thursday’s wipeout was the worst day on Wall Street in five years.European markets were having an even more rough time on Friday.…

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (WFLA) – Authorities said Thursday it has identified two teenagers whose bodies were found on the landing gear on a JetBlue plane earlier this year. The Broward Sheriff’s Office told WPLG that after “a wide range of DNA testing,” the victims were identified as Jake Anilzurusi, 18, and 16-year-old Elvis Volques Castillo. A JetBlue spokesperson said the body was previously found on Jan. 6 in the plane’s landing gear compartment during “regular post-flight maintenance inspections.” United Airlines flights make emergency landings due to fire after departing from Florida Flight data shows that the aircraft had a busy…

PUNTA GORDA, Fla. (WFLA) – The charter boat captain was identified with cameras attracting another boater in southwest Florida this week. A video posted to Facebook and YouTube by Gage Towles shows the discussion between the two boats. This is in turn when the charter boat captain decides to step into the Towles boat. Northport firefighters caught the camera and made a bowler along with the charter captain, the chief says Attorneys for Captain Brock Horner provided the following statement to NBC affiliate WBBH: “As both Brock Horner’s lawyer and his friend, I would like to address recent videos that…