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The annual event, Walt Disney World Circuit, will return to the Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival, which begins Wednesday.Now in its 30th year, the fest is known for its topiary and other greenery, but the theme park’s “outdoor kitchen” and its menu food is at the forefront.Development of food and drinks for Epcot’s four major festivals is a year-round process, with some ideas on the whiteboard limbo until the right moment and festival match, says Disney chefs and staff.Among the new kitchen/kiosks this year are yacht grabs and beach grabs in the Rose Garden area that connects the world’s…

MIAMI, Fla. (WFLA) – A Florida man who bought a scratch-off ticket from Dollar Plus in Miami has given him a $5 million victory, according to the Florida lottery. Nathaniel Wrigley, 32, of Miami, purchased a $20 Gold Rush Limited scratch-off from the variety store at 13045 Southwest 88th Street. Scratch-off ticket worth $1 million for sale at Clearwater 7-Eleven Wrigley chose to receive the prize as a one-off, one-time payment of $3,960,000. The retailer has won a $10,000 bonus committee to sell victory tickets. Florida Lottery launched its Gold Rush Limited scratch-off game in September 2021. It features $5…

Universal Orlando is making a push related to fresh “Harry Potter” at the theme park with a new wave of interactive canes and a butterbeer season summons. There is also news about the grand space wands.Four new “Second Generation” wands for sale now can be connected to Universal Play within the official Universal Orlando Resort app. They offer enhanced experiences such as lighting and vibrations to spells cast in designated locations in the magical world of Universal Studios and Harry Potter Attractions on Adventure Theme Park Island.The new wands for sale now are personalized in the Wizard’s name, leading to…

Trump cited American lives lost to the “huge amounts of fentanyl” that flowed into the United States as justification for the latest tariffs.President Donald Trump’s long-awaited tariffs have been in effect in Canada and Mexico, with the US taxed on China.From March 4th, goods imported from North American neighbours will be slapped at 25% tariffs, the president confirmed.Last year, the US economy imported about $1 trillion worth of goods from two top US trading partners.Trump issued an executive order in China earlier last month to amend the existing 10%, raising it to 20% from March 4th. This will affect over…

Josh Balk, Paul Wiseman, Rob Zillies, The Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s long-standing tariffs on Canada and Mexico came into effect Tuesday, setting up costly retaliation by US North American allies.Starting just after midnight, imports from Canada and Mexico are currently taxed at 25%, while Canadian energy products are subject to 10% import operations.The 10% tariff Trump imposed on Chinese imports in February doubled to 20%, with Beijing retaliating on Tuesday with tariffs of up to 15% on a wide array of US farm exports. It also expanded the number of US companies to make controls and other…

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — State lawmakers will meet Tuesday to begin a legislative meeting in Tallahassee. One bill that will be debated will reverse plans to push back school start times next year. New bills will punish human traffickers to the fullest extent The reversal bill comes after several counties raised concerns about the impact of later start times on district families. The question in the air is whether to start middle and high school students late in the morning. In 2023, a law emerged that forced districts to reschedule the start and end times of student days for both…

To cut costs, government efficiency has ended leases nationwide, including a Florida office that has hundreds of federal workers focused on repairing Everglades and maintaining beaches throughout the state.The federal government has finished leasing the US Army Corps of Engineers office at its headquarters in Jacksonville district of Jacksonville, with about 800 of its approximately 800 Florida-based employees living there.Michelle Roberts, the district’s chief of corporate communications, confirmed that the Jacksonville office is aware of a letter sent to the Government Services Office Bradford Afford Afford, which was sent to the company that owns the building.The letter outlined the Trump…

James Dennehy’s retirement comes days after FBI chief Kash Patel was urged to investigate allegations that his New York office withheld some Epstein-related documents.James Denneh, head of the FBI’s New York Field office, reportedly sent an email to staff on Monday to announce that he was asked to submit his retirement papers.”I was informed today that I needed to put in the retirement paperwork that I just did that,” Denehi said in an email. “We were not given a reason for this decision.”After writing a list of the top 10 things he said he would miss about the FBI, he…

24-hour surveillance of the accused offender is brought in within the company after the Prime Minister’s concerns about “recurring instances” of people committing serious crimes.Private ankle monitors have been in the spotlight since state governments and police were left in the dark in January about the collapse of Melbourne-based GPS surveillance service Bailsafe.On Tuesday, reports were revealed that a high-risk offender was running after being equipped with a privately provided monitor and blocked it off in an instant.Chris Mins of NSW Premier said the failure reflected a trend in concern.”It’s clearly not working,” he told reporters.“There have been many repeated…

From illegal immigration to drug busts, in February there were numerous arrests from the law enforcement department of Florida Agricultural Consumer Services (FDACS).Stopping illegal immigrationState farm law enforcement officials intercepted a white cargo van that bypassed a farm blocking station in Nassau County, leading to the arrest of suspected illegal aliens and detention of four other illegal aliens.Human smuggling prevention in Nassau County:At Yulee in Florida, farmers have stopped a yellowbox truck where a driver and two passengers confirming legal entry into the US are missing ID and documents. They contacted the US Border Patrol and detained all three.Drug bustThe…