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It seems Publix will no longer display cakes with the Canadian flag. Or a flag that is not American.Because the company doesn’t fully explain the recent curious cake events. I landed me on my kitchen counter with a vanilla quarter sheet cake, seeking answers. There’s the saying, “Welcome, Canada’s Snowbirds!” With loopy red icing – but no maple leaves.The attached note reads as follows: No other flags are allowed. Just an American flag.This is how I reached this non-Canadian but not so Canadian cake.It’s 2025. Donald Trump is president. He has chosen Canada for reasons like buttercream, flip-flops on tariff…

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – More than 12 government agencies in Florida could close this year. The Associated Press reported that the General Services Agency (GSA) has notified landlords that the federal agency will close hundreds of leases of offices and buildings across the United States in the coming months. The GSA Plan Document obtained by the AP states the dates that many cancellations are expected to be enforced. Florida’s famous orange gloves may disappear soon The AP reported that agencies will need to negotiate a new lease or move it elsewhere if they remain open. According to the Associated Press,…

Dinner parties are a reliable place for theatrical dramas, from family meals in August: Osage County to the night of Powerkeeg depicted in “Disgraced.” Heck, if you have the right couple, like “the god of genocide”, then you don’t even need food.Orlando Shakes’ latest work, “Welcome to Mattson!”, features both a couple and dinner, offering plenty of food for thoughts about America today. Frankly, it’s not a beautiful photo. And that is expanded by starting things from a segment recorded from President Barack Obama’s first address in 2009.”Our time has passed – to protect our standing pats, to protect narrow…

NEW YORK (WPIX) – Popular coffee creamers for sale in 31 states have been recalled, according to the Food and Drug Administration. Distributor Danon issued a voluntary recall on several international pleasure coffee creamers on February 21 following reports of potential corruption and illness related to product use. The FDA began a Class II recall on Wednesday. “Class II recalls are issued for products that are unlikely to cause serious injuries or death, but there is still a possibility of serious adverse events with irreversible consequences,” read the FDA’s page on recall classification. The specific coffee creamers are: Cinnabon Classic…

NEW YORK – After the well-reviewed host’s debut, the Golden Globes are returning comedian Nicky Glazer to host the 2026 ceremony.Awards show producer Dick Clark Productions announced on Thursday that Glazer will return to the 83rd Glove in January next year. Glaser, the first woman to host a show solo, successfully rocked the ceremony, which she called “Ozenpic’s biggest night.””Hosting the Golden Globes this year has definitely been the most enjoyable thing I’ve ever had in my career,” Glaser said in a statement. “I can’t wait to do it again. This time, I will finally recognize my talent in front…

The weather could be severe Sunday night after a quick warm-up in Tampa Bay on Saturday.National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center said Sunday there was a slight risk of a serious thunderstorm in the Tampa Bay area (two of six threats). In the Big Bend region, predictors expect slight risks of bad weather (3 of the six threats).Nicole Carlisle, a meteorologist with the Meteorological Department’s Tampa Bay office, said the storm is likely to arrive Sunday evening. Thunderstorms pose a threat of wind damage and an isolated tornado. Weather services expect up to an inch of rain from the storm.”There’s…

According to a newly released arrest warrant, the man rescued from a burning Connecticut home told a shocking story of cruelty and constant hunger as he was kept by his father and stepmother for 20 years.The man told authorities that his confinement began when he was about 11 years old. He said that day and night are locked in almost every heat or unconditioned room, with limited food and water.With no access to the bathroom, he devised ways to dispose of waste, such as using a series of straws that led to window holes. When he eats due to lack…

Guest Op-Ed by Juan LondoñoLast week, Rep. Blanco (R) of the Florida House of Representatives introduced the HB 945. This is a bill that will reintroduce the cost of living (COLA) mechanism to return to pensions under the Florida Retirement System (FRS). After being eliminated in 2011, the reintroduction of Coke means pensions will receive adjustments to annual benefit distributions, so benefits are constantly adjusted to any kind of increase in cost of living. Although it is a well-meaning effort, the reintroduction of Coke would significantly retreat efforts to bring the FRS back to fiscal sustainability. For years, FRS has…

Kennedy Space Center – SpaceX will try again Friday evening to launch a replacement crew at the International Space Station, where a pair of NASA astronauts who flew on Boeing’s Starliner last summer were waiting to get home.The Crew 10 mission Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to be lifted from KSC’s launch pad 39-A at 7:03pm, topped with Crew Dragon Endurance.The four members will fly, including NASA astronaut Anne McLain, pilot Nicole Ayers, astronauts onishi, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, and Roscosmos Kosmono Kirill Peskov, who will command the mission.Once the launch is up, the quartet is scheduled to arrive at…

University of Florida Rachel CookEarlier this year, Florida’s K-12 teachers had already exceeded 3,000 vacancies. This continuing teacher shortage across the state has led University of Florida leaders to earn a new online Bachelor of Arts degree, scheduled to begin in fall 2025.Established by a Florida Department of Education grant developed by UF University of Education and provided by UF Online, the innovative program offers flexible, online and accessible learning for Florida residents who want to become educators.”We have an extreme teacher shortage in Florida and as a land granting agency, I think we have a responsibility to support the…