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Florida asked readers this week today. “Should Brevard County and its cities do more to curb homelessness on the Space Coast?”Here’s what the voters said:Over 83% of online voters in our informal, unscientific online voting were selected. “Yes. I’ll do more.”Only 9% chose “No, we’re way too much.” An additional 6.55% chose “We’re good at our current efforts.”Just over 1% of the votes, they were chosen as “I don’t care/It doesn’t matter to me.”Some of the comments left behind (some edited by length):“I vote for Brevard and its municipalities need to do more, but that shouldn’t be interpreted as to…
JUNO, Alaska – The remains of all 10 people killed when a small plane crashed into ice in the Bering Sea have been recovered, authorities said.The Norm Volunteer Fire Station made an announcement on its Facebook page Saturday afternoon. Recovery crews were competing to recover their bodies before winter storms were expected to hit the area.”All 10 people on the Bering plane were officially taken home,” the fire department wrote in a social media post around 3pm.The crew were still working on collecting the aircraft, the fire department said.The Bering Air Single-Engine Turboprop plane had been redirected from Unalakleet to…
Two Republican candidates disqualified them from running for Florida Senate seats, prompting legal challenges that affect election timelines. Another disqualified candidate, Gabriel Goddard, also plans to challenge the verdict against him. The disqualification leaves three Republicans and one Democrat competing for Senate seats in the upcoming special election. It is scheduled to begin on February 14th for overseas and military voters.The Florida Department of Elections Bureau’s decision could affect the already tough timeline of the election, as it would disqualify two Republican candidates from running for the upcoming Senate seat. It has sex.Influenced candidates – Florida Rep. Debbie Mayfield and…
The Victorian liberals claimed victory in one of two Victorian by-elections after the Greens admitted their defeat.Rachel Westway marked her first change of hands in over a decade, locking out Greens candidate Angelica Di Camillo in the Melbourne internal seat in Praslan on Sunday afternoon.Greens leader Ellen Sandel has denounced the losses on preference and timing of by-elections.”Obviously, that’s not the outcome we wanted, but because informal labor candidates send their preferences to the liberals, these workers’ preferences have now been handed a seat to the Liberals.” She said.“The Greens High Primary Votes are something I am proud of, especially…
Donald and Melania Trump’s inauguration day was Monday, January 20th, 2025. It was also Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday. Trump supporters usually line up along South Boulevard to see the President’s Motorcade from Palm Beach International Airport. After the Super Bowl, Donald and Melania Trump could return to Florida in less than a week for the Daytona 500.Donald Trump (again) was president a month ago, and is on his second trip to Mar-a-Lago, a private club in Palm Beach, Florida. That would make Mar-A-Lago, known as the “South White House” or “Winter White House,” appear to be…
Gov. Ron Desantis pushes to support the federal government’s deportation efforts, despite remaining locked up in a deadlock with legislative leaders over new laws to strengthen state and local immigration enforcement. It’s there.On Friday, he signed a contract that the Florida Highway Patrol is part of a federal immigration enforcement program with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency under the Department of Homeland Security. “We have to step up to do our part,” DeSantis told reporters at the Capitol. “The goal is that we need to reestablish internal enforcement in this country.”Under the programme known as 287(g), select FHP…
Most of the Trump administration has been barred from accessing sensitive Treasury records for at least a week, the judge ruled.A federal judge temporarily banned the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), run by Elon Musk, and has access to personal financial data from millions of Americans who remain in the Treasury Department.The late-night order issued Saturday by Manhattan US District Judge Paul Engelmeyer blocks most officials in the Trump administration, including Musk and members of his cost-cutting initiative — at least a week of delicate Access the Treasury records, but the case proceeds, but at New York Courts.By the injunction,…
Will 2 Mega Million tickets make you a billionaire this week? It made two lucky jackpot winners richer for less than a month.On Christmas Eve 2024, the Jackpot hit a billion dollars. This is the 12th time in history that the Mega Millions or Powerball Lottery Jackpot has hit its milestone. Lottery jackpots have only surpassed $2 billion once (see below). On Friday, December 27th, the jackpot reached $1.22 billion. The next day, the Florida lottery reported that one California ticket matched all five numbers and Megaball.Less than a month later, a much smaller mega million jackpot was billed again…
By Sandra Bullock from Kiplinger’s personal financesTodd Jackson, chairman of Independent Insurance Agent and American broker, discusses the possible 2025 home and car insurance scenarios.Question: Consumers have seen a sharp rise in homeowners’ premiums and car insurance in recent years. What is behind the increase?Answer: There are several factors. Before 2022, the insurance market went through a lower than usual stage of hurricane activity. However, hurricane activity actually surged in 2022 and 2023, coinciding with rising inflation in many different sectors that affected the homeowner insurance industry. Looking at the consumer price index for all consumer goods, prices rose by…
Workers will secure the line so that Carnival’s Mardis Gras docks at Terminal 3. The cruise ship entered Port Canaveral with misty horns on a very misty morning.Malcolm Denemark/Florida TodayCelebrity Equinox arrived before 7am and arrived in terminal 1 with a thick mist dock, accompanied by a BCSO boat. The cruise ship entered Port Canaveral on a very misty morning with a foggy horn.Malcolm Denemark/Florida TodayThe boat ramp at Freddie Patrick Park was an activity hub as the boat put the boat in the water in the mist. The cruise ship entered Port Canaveral on a very misty morning with…