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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…

SpaceX announced plans to launch Starship from the Kennedy Space Center later this year on Monday, building an additional $1.8 billion infrastructure in Florida to support two launch sites.”SpaceX was founded on the ultimate mission of making humanity multifaceted. Spaceships are the vehicles that enable us to become spacecraft civilizations.” “With this vast expansion of spacecraft production and launch capabilities in Florida, we have taken a major step towards achieving this goal. We are grateful to our statewide partners for their continued support.”The massive investment, previously known as “Project Hinton” by Space Florida, is projected to bring 600 jobs, with…

Over the past three weeks, three warships have been circling Australia.China’s states and social media have reported detailed explanations of the status of the three Chinese warships orbiting Australia over the past three weeks.When the Australian Department of Defense revealed its location on February 13th, news about the naval ship trio broke, and since then the ship has crossed the country’s coastline and stayed in international waters.Task group 107 consists of the Type 055 cruiser Zunyi, the Type 054A frigate Henyan, and the Type 903 refill ship Weishanhu.They caused nationwide stirring when they took on the live fire practice in…

Congress began working seriously last week on the future of NASA’s Artemis program.Mike Khalidporos, the new representative of the Space Coast in the US home, led the US home space and aviation subcommittee at a hearing against the threat of losing China with a new race to return to the moon.”We are at a crossroads. The world is watching, and like communist China, our competitors are racing to beat us there,” Khalid Pollus, chair of the subcommittee, said during his remarks. “We can’t afford to be late. This is an opportunity to prove that America is still leading the world…

On average, Australian women earn 78 cents for every dollar a man makes, looking at the comprehensive numbers.The latest Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) report released on March 4th shows that while the gender wage gap in Australia is shrinking at a slower pace, five Australian companies are closing the gap.On average, Australian women earn just 78 cents for every dollar a man makes, earning a gap of $28,425 in annual salary.This sum makes it difficult for many women to achieve the same financial security as men.The report reveals that 56% of employers have reduced gender pay gaps over the…