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IN A BOAT OFF APOLLO BEACH — A slow morning on the water erupted into a frenzy when line began whizzing out of Steve Murawski’s fishing rod.“I’m on!” Murawksi yelled, scattering the boat’s crew into action.A tan fish launched from the glassy, shallow water tucked in this hidden pocket of Tampa Bay mangrove forest. It was exactly the type of fish Murawski’s team of scientists came here to find:Centropomus undecimalis, the common snook.Steve Murawski, USF College of Marine Science oceanography professor, holds up a common snook that he caught on March 27 in Tampa Bay. ( JEFFEREE WOO | Times )This one…

Construction reports for Research Group have just released new data identifying cities and counties, buying cities and counties where homes and blends are cheaper, and places where purchase premiums are surged. The report covers 343 US cities and over 1,000 counties, covering a detailed breakdown of purchases and rental premiums at each location, monthly home costs, and home prices purchases.This report compares the average numbers in the United States and Jacksonville.US-wide statistics:Purchase vs rent premium/discount: 21.0%Median monthly mortgage payments: $2,382Median monthly rent: $1,968Median home price: $355,328.The analysis shows that only 32 of the 343 cities are more affordable to buyers…

Four women accused controversial social media influencers of being affected by sexual violence.Controversial social media influencer Andrew Tate has been accused of having a gun in the woman’s face before saying, “You’re going to pay, as I say, as you say, whether it should be paid.”Documents from the case surfaced Thursday, filed in the UK High Court by four women who alleged Tate used sexual violence.One of the claimants claimed that in 2015 he grabbed her with his throat multiple times, attacked her with a belt, and pointed a gun in her face.The woman said that if Tate “speaks back…

“Someone once told me that Pizza Bruno wasn’t the best restaurant,” Bruno Zaccini tells me. Probably not for the vampire. His pizzeria is well known for its huge garlic knots, as well as the neoneapolis pie that burns in its crafty wood. It wasn’t like Zacchini planned it that way. In fact, the knot was a throwback to Kitchen Days at the Third Wave Cafe & Wine Bar in News Myrna Beach. Bruno Zaccini estimates that he crank out the Maitland social pizza Bruno oven on a busy night with about 200 garlic knots. It’s some serious foul smell. (Joe…

Beijing must know that the Chinese government will fight against the disadvantage when it comes to trade wars with the United States.ExplanationIf no one was surprised by the Trump administration’s tariffs, they still shocked everyone – Beijing and the world.Even as the White House puts a burden on almost every foreign producer and raises the cost of living in the US, President Donald Trump implicitly invited other nations to collect these “mutual” by retracting the trade binding he imposed on the US.Rather than taking advantage of that invitation, China’s communist regime chose to fight. It quickly announced new tariffs on…

Searches for hashtags and “customers” or number “104” are mostly blocked on social media platform Weibo, and the page shows an error message.The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) began censoring tariff-related content on social media platforms on April 9th ​​after US tariff rates rose.Social media posts criticizing the US were top hits.Searches for hashtags and “customers” or number “104” are mostly blocked on social media platform Weibo, and the page shows an error message.Negative posts about the US, particularly those mentioned egg shortages, were one of the most seen in Weibo. The state broadcaster CCTV has launched the hashtag “#ushastradewarandaneggshortage.”The US…

The first 27 satellites, planned for the first generation of constellations, were set to be lifted at 7pm on April 9th.Spotlights exhibited the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V Rocket, ready to fly from Florida’s Space Coast on the evening of April 9th. The cold white steam radiated from the cryogenic fuel tank on her main stage danced in the whipping wind that was supposed to keep her ground.Originally scheduled to lift the launch complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 7pm, launch times were pushed back several times due to insufficient weather conditions regarding wind and Stormcloud…

Oil prices have fallen by more than 12% over the week since Trump announced his tariffs.U.S. domestic crude oil stocks recorded an increase of 2.6 million barrels per week as commodity prices remained volatile due to new trade tariffs imposed by the Trump administration.According to an April 9 report by the Energy Information Agency (EIA) “US commercial crude oil inventory (excluding those from strategic oil reserves) has increased by 2.6 million barrels from the previous week.” The specified data is for the week ending April 4th.The report says it has around 442.3 million barrels of inventory, about 5% lower than…

MIAMI – A federal judge in Miami has found two people guilty in a case involving undocumented smuggling of immigrants from the Bahamas to the United States. Court records show that on October 24, 2024, Jordany Capoto Leon, 31, and 44-year-old Uniel Cabrera Pilot departed from the United States towards the Bahamas waters in a cuddy cabin-style boat. Authorities say two men picked up 18 people and tried to return to the US with them.The ship was tracked by the US Coast Guard Cutter Manoir. Cuttermanawar observed the activity and reentered US waters near Key Largo, Florida, to track the…

FBI Director Kash Patel has announced a major drug attack, a total of 48,400 pounds of drugs in the Port Everglades, Florida.According to a social media post on Patel, the monetary value of the drug seized by federal agents was $509 million.”This is what happens when you turn an officer into a police officer,” Patel wrote of the seizures.”There is no deadly force on planet Earth that causes overdose deaths of American citizens every seven minutes than foreign terrorist organizations. We are humbled to be part of this Department of Justice, and we continue to protect ourselves on the streets.”The…