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With deadlines looming between the Tampa Bay Rays and Pinellas County on fundraising for the new stadium, a second group of wealthy investors want to buy the Tampa Bay Rays from owner Stu Sternberg. Tampa Attorney Carter McCain is leading the group and shares the news on the JP Peterson Show. McCain said he is competing with a team led by sports investment consultant Joe Molloy. McCain emphasized that financial commitments are more than just buying teams, especially as new stadiums are needed.Valued at $1.3 billion, the Rays are the third lowest team in Major League Baseball. The St. Petersburg…
By Aamer Madhani and Zeke MillerWASHINGTON (AP) — US officials have not decided who is behind the obvious cyberattacks on social media site X, which restricts access to the platform for thousands of users, according to Trump administration officials who are familiar with continuing investigation into the issue.The Monday suspension was described as a cyberattack by an official who was authorized to comment publicly on the matter and spoke on Tuesday on condition of anonymity. Officials stressed that while the Republican administration takes all cyberattacks against American companies seriously, the US government has not collected any specific information about the…
Florida Attorney General James Usmier on Monday said he was working on Juul Labs, Inc. to settle a lawsuit against past marketing for a company targeting Florida children. has announced a $79 million settlement with the company. As a result of the settlement, Juul must not take steps to reach Florida youth with advertising, promotions or marketing for Juul Products.”As a father, child safety and welfare is always the best in our hearts. Florida is the leader in the fight to end teenage vaping and is proud to announce this monumental settlement with Juul,” Attorney General James Usmier said. “But…
TALHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) – Residents descending the coast, leaving last year’s hurricane, were confused and annoyed by the delayed permits and recovery. Now, with another hurricane season approaching soon, several Tampa Bay lawmakers are hoping to pitch the law and cut through red tape to bring Floridians home. “Even today, there are residents waiting to get permission to return home. Video: A Florida woman is locked in a car as a tornado passes. The fragments fly away Diseglie of Pinellas County shared her efforts on Tuesday to address the Senate Committee on Community Affairs’ Permissions. Senate Bill 180 is described…
Florida Sen. Rick Scott joined his colleagues to announce the reintroduction of the Falun Gong Protection Act. The Act aims to impose sanctions on individuals who have specifically targeted Falun Gong practitioners, or individuals who are responsible for or are involved in forced organ collections. The bill also requires the Secretary of State to report to Congress on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) organ transplant policies and practices, and prohibits US cooperation with the CCP on organ transplantation while the evil Chinese government remains in power.Senators Ted Cruz, Roger Marshall, Ron Johnson, Mike Round and Tom Tillis are co-hosts of…
By Bruce Schreiner and Dylan RovanLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — With a new distillery set up to open soon, the manufacturer of Kentucky’s Broughs Bourbon was ready to implement its business plan. They were trying to bolster whiskey production to infiltrate favourable new markets in Canada and Europe.Currently, unaddressed threats from tariffs are destroying these plans.As with plans to invade Germany and France, efforts by black-owned stills to gain foothold in Canada are pending, said Victor Yarbrough, CEO of the Brough Brothers Distillery. That’s because he was caught up in the crossfire of a trade dispute incited by President Donald Trump,…
PARKLAND, Fla. (WFLA) – Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School was locked down Monday after police called a woman to report information about possible threats on social media. But investigators later said they learned that no threatening posts had been created for the school and that 21-year-old Gesmaldo Lamare seemed to have created them. USF, Utampa faces federal anti-Semitism investigation amid crackdown on pro-Palestinian protests Lamarre was arrested on Monday on charges of using 911 to report false information and obstructing the school’s management functions, Broward Jail records show. According to NBC 6 South Florida, LaMare called Coral Springs police earlier…
SAVANSANA, Ga. (AP) — Passengers on a small community flight to Miami attacked the flight attendant, kicking and punching the person in front of him, swallowing the rosary beads as the pilot returned to the Savannah, Georgia airport, court records show. The passengers were traveling with my sister. Her sister said she told her before the violent explosion, “Satan’s pupils were chasing them on the plane, so I’ll close my eyes and pray,” according to an affidavit from an FBI agent filed in U.S. District Court Tuesday. No one was seriously injured on a Monday night flight run by American…
The governor confirmed that he would sign a law prohibiting it. Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signed a law prohibiting the addition of fluoride to public drinking water, saying his state would be the first in the country to do so.In an interview aired on March 9, the Republican governor noted that half of Utah had already added fluoride to the water, and the dentist he consulted reported that he had not reported “dramatically different outcomes” in dental health between fluorinated and non-fluorinated counties.”If we are asking government drugs to be given medicines, it must be a really expensive bar for…
By AP Economics Writer Christopher Al GerberWASHINGTON (AP) – Stock markets are surged, consumers and businesses are beginning to get sour to the economy, economists are marking estimates of growth this year, with some people increasing the chances of a recession.The stock index is a record high, a sharp shift from a month ago when consumer sentiment was rapidly improving. Many executives were optimistic that President Donald Trump would cut taxes and pursue deregulation.Instead, Trump has actively implemented tariffs and tariff threats against the largest US trading partner. On Tuesday, Trump pushed import taxes from Canada to steel and 50%…