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The Stein Brenner family, owners of the New York Yankees, have donated $5 million to St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital in Tampa.Members of the family and hospital staff will be at George M. Steinbrenner Field today for a ceremony commemorating the donation before the Yankees’ spring training game with Toronto.Baycare, which runs the hospital, will use the money to expand emergency services, add treatment rooms and redesign the hospital’s entrance and lobby. Some will also be directed to purchasing advanced diagnostic equipment and fund specialized training programs for medical staff.This gift continues Stein Brenner’s legacy of support for children’s hospitals, just…

Experts say the current macroeconomic environment and changing consumer preferences have forced many C-store chains to reevaluate their product offerings.The possible blockbuster Couche-Tard-7-Eleven contracts across the industry, and convenience store operators who survived the pandemic are looking to boost store traffic with a more attractive in-store food offering and customer loyalty program that encourages drivers to fill tanks and stay for a while.From supermarket-sized BUC-EES with trash-free parking, dozens of gas pumps, sparkling bathrooms and free electric vehicle (EV) charging space for tired drivers, the industry is dumping its previous reputation as a gas-and-gasoline station with quick excits, gas and…

Blue Origin lined up what would be the first female crew to be released into space since the launch of the Soviet Women’s Solo in 1963.Pop singer Katy Perry and CBS Morning co-host Gail King are six women who have been announced as crews on the NS-31 mission for the Suborbital New Shepherd Rocket Set, due out this spring.Others to fly include Aisha Bow, Amanda Nuguen, Kerian Flynn and Lauren Sanchez.Sánchez, who works with Jeff Bezos, the founder of Blue Origin, is a former entertainment TV journalist. She organized the crew. Bow is a former NASA rocket scientist, and Nguyen…

Tampa – On a makeshift stage in the theatre lobby, the director… hm, thrusts out in the scene until pause. In the script, two white men harassed a young black man.Chris Jackson wanted the actor to take a breath. It embodies the cruel separatist physicality of the 1960s. It’s not too long ago when you think about Mosey, leaning against the dynamics of the whimsical forces that permeated the streets of Tampa. “These people spoke slowly,” Jackson told them. “They calculated racists in particular, because that’s the power they had. They could take the time. You know what I’m saying,…

Congress closed loom. Trump has decided to target the EU with a 25% tariff. Actor Jean Hackman and his wife are dead. The FBI was accused of withholding tax on Epstein documents.Congress’s closed loomThe US Congress is heading for shutdown on March 14th unless a substantial budget plan has been agreed.Republicans who are concerned about $36 trillion national debt are pushing to curb spending, but Democrats are still pushing Biden-era priorities, such as social infrastructure and social health care.Two emergency fund transactions have already been passed since the fiscal year began in September, but if the government does not agree…

Christopher Lugerber and Anne Die Inogeo, AP Business WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — The ongoing threat of tariffs from Washington and the possibility of government employment cuts could lead to a darker mood for consumers and place a major emphasis on an otherwise healthy economy.Data released Friday showed that consumers had the most spending cut since February 2021, even if their income rose. In a positive note, although inflation has cooled, President Donald Trump’s threat to impose major import taxes on Canada, Mexico and China (the top US trading partners) is likely to push prices higher, economists say. Some companies already plan…

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A new poll from the University of Florida Public Opinion Institute says the number of homeowners in Florida is on the rise. Polls found that the biggest problem facing Floridians is housing and property insurance costs. Given the option, 22% of respondents said they would go without the homeowner’s insurance. Dr. Michael Binder, a professor of Paul and professor of political science, said that in 2022, only 2% of respondents who believe housing costs are the most important issue, upwards of 25% over the course of a year. Are egg producers making profits by inflating prices…

st. Petersburg, Fla. (WFLA) – When the Firestone Grand Prix in St. Petersburg begins on Friday, February 28th, it’s time for everyone to start their engines. Over the next three days, organizers expect over 100,000 people to attend to cheer on their favorite drivers. It all began at 9:30am on Friday, with the first practice of the USF Pro 2000. Drivers of the NTT IndyCar series take the track at 3pm for their first practice session. The city streets have been transformed into St. Pete’s racetrack. “I think we’re ready for the noise and race cars at St. Pete. It’s…

A new interactive gaming venue moving to Disney Springs, Level99 is built around mental and physical challenges, unique games, group efforts and artwork, says the company’s CEO.”We’re not an escape room. Matthew Duplesey, founder and CEO of Level 99, will eventually become a two-storey 45,000-square-foot area where Walt Disney World’s NBA Experience attraction was occupied.This format will earn around 60 rooms with groups of 2-6 people, including the task.”It can be very physical, almost obstacle course style. It’s working with friends in a very visceral and practical way,” says Duplessie. “Or maybe it’s a mental game,” solving logic puzzles, etc.The…

The package’s goals include a sale from Chinese funds and a ban on CCP-related companies that own or lease real estate near critical infrastructure.On February 26th, Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders released a series of bills aimed at the influence of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in the state.Some of the packages, known as the Communist Chinese Defense Legislative Packaging, were introduced in January and February.”Signing this law will prohibit Chinese Communist Party-related businesses from owning property near critical infrastructure and will no longer allow Arkansas to lobby on behalf of communist China, Russia and other foreign enemies. My administration…