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Biden surveys Pinellas storm damage, pledges funds after Milton, Helene
ST. PETE BEACH, Fla. — Standing in front of a storm-battered home outside Sunset Park, President Joe Biden announced $612 million in new investments in projects to support recovery from Hurricanes Milton and Helene.
The funds, dispersed through the U.S. Department of Energy, include $47 million to Florida Power & Light and $47 million to ...Read more
State green-lights free gas for residents after Hurricane Milton -- but lines are long
MIAMI — Gov. Ron DeSantis gave the green light to open a network of free-fuel distribution depots in Southwest Florida in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton — a Category 3 storm that left much of the area without power, including gas stations.
DeSantis made the announcement on Saturday in Bradenton during the opening of a gas distribution ...Read more
California: Man charged with workers' comp fraud involving $100 million of billings
LOS ANGELES — In a major California workers' comp insurance case, authorities have charged an Orange County man who was twice convicted of fraud, along with a San Diego neurosurgeon and two others, in connection with allegedly billing nearly $100 million in fraudulent fees.
Following a three-year investigation, the Orange County district ...Read more
Ukraine's rocky past with Poland is haunting Zelenskyy
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was left seething after a meeting last month with Poland’s top diplomat, who made a show of putting the brakes on Ukraine’s ambitions for fast-track accession to the European Union.
During their exchange in Kyiv, Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski also brought up Warsaw’s demands that the victims ...Read more
Europe is almost out of time to defend its place in a brutal world
The European project is approaching a tipping point.
A combination of political paralysis, external threats and economic malaise is threatening to end the European Union’s ambitions to become a global force in its own right — pushing member states toward defending their own interests instead.
After decades of warnings and sub-par growth, ...Read more
SpaceX makes 'absolutely insane' catch of Starship's massive Super Heavy booster
ORLANDO, Fla. — SpaceX made history Sunday on its latest test flight of Starship managing to both successfully catch the massive rocket’s Super Heavy booster back at the launch site, and return Starship to Earth for a controlled ocean landing, although one that ended with an explosion.
The rocket lifted off from SpaceX’s Starbase facility...Read more
Gulf Coast beach towns reel from back-to-back hurricanes but promise a 'comeback'
SIESTA KEY – Scott Giorgi worked outside his waterfront home Friday loading hurricane debris into the bed of his black pickup when a tossed tree branch shattered the truck’s back window. He shrugged it off and kept hauling.
What’s one more window to fix when two hurricanes in two weeks battered your island home, pushing six feet of sea ...Read more
The possibly 'serious or life-threatening' reason a Miami company recalled corn pancakes
MIAMI — A Doral company has recalled the sweet corn pancakes it made for a nearby company after a labeling mistake created a dangerous situation for some consumers.
Cachapa de Maiz sweet corn pancakes from Trimar USA’s Los Andes Foods has wheat. The label put on Cachapa de Maiz by manufacturer Tipical Latin Food Corp. doesn’t list wheat, ...Read more
Israel data show hundreds of structures damaged in Iran's attack
Damage to private property from Iran’s recent missile barrage on Israel amounted to 150 billion to 200 billion shekels ($40 million to $53 million), according to figures provided by Israel’s tax authority, making it the most costly since the start of war a year ago.
Some 2,500 claims were submitted in the two weeks following the Oct. 1 ...Read more
13 days, 2 hurricanes, and incalculable anxiety in Tampa Bay
TAMPA, Fla. — We were still mucking the floors and ripping out drywall when we saw the first forecast.
The National Hurricane Center released the graphic, an ugly white blob over the Gulf of Mexico, at 11 a.m. last Saturday. It reached us via texts from our cousins and alerts from the local news or guys showing us their phone screen in line ...Read more
A crazier path to 270: Can Harris wrest Alaska away from Trump?
Under a cold drizzle that hints at the region’s long winter, Beverly Hoffman is busy putting up campaign signs in Bethel, a city 400 miles west of Anchorage, Alaska, only accessible by boat or plane and perhaps best known for its dog race that winds along the Kuskokwim River.
Bethel's streets are already dotted with placards for Democrat Mary...Read more
Google used influence, ultimatum to cut deal on California news
Google was negotiating to spend $110 million to support California’s struggling journalism industry, but the search giant had a demand: taxpayers would need to contribute tens of millions of dollars as well.
State Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks, the Oakland Democrat discussing a deal with Google, called California Governor Gavin Newsom’s office ...Read more
Baltimore Fire: Linden Heights fatal fire deemed accidental, cause unknown
BALTIMORE — Almost one year since two firefighters were killed after battling a blaze on Linden Heights Avenue, the fire has been classified as accidental, according to a news release from the Baltimore City Fire Department.
A fire broke out on Oct. 19, 2023, tearing through a group of rowhomes. Two firefighters, 31-year-old Rodney Pitts III,...Read more
'Nobody came': Tampa Bay seniors go days without power after Milton
TAMPA, Fla. — By Friday evening, Jan Elizabeth Campbell was tired.
Tired of walking up and down 11 flights in a pitch-black stairwell to get out of her downtown St. Petersburg senior living complex, 540 Town Center.
Tired of living without air conditioning, without water, without hot food.
Tired of hauling all her devices to a nearby Wendy�...Read more
Tito Mboweni, South Africa's first Black central bank chief, dies at 65
Tito Mboweni, who was the first Black governor of the South African Reserve Bank and was heralded by financial markets and business for keeping tight fiscal controls on the nation’s public spending, has died. He was 65.
The former governor died after a “short illness,” the Office of the Presidency said late Saturday.
Mboweni served as ...Read more
Liberal discontents look to topple Trudeau, Canadian reports say
A group of lawmakers within Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s governing Liberal Party is organizing to pressure him to step down, according to news reports.
Members of parliament held meetings in the capital, Ottawa, this week and have been asked to sign a document pledging to stand together in calling for a change in leadership, ...Read more
Man, 21, is accused of shoving, slapping CPD officer at University of Chicago pro-Palestine rally
CHICAGO — Authorities have accused a Florida man of shoving and slapping a Chicago police officer during a contentious pro-Palestine rally at the University of Chicago Friday.
A Chicago police officer attempting to disperse a group of protesters who surrounded a U. of C. police squad car said he felt someone — who was later identified as ...Read more
Human head, hands found in Colorado freezer ID'd as those of teen missing since 2005
The head and hands of a person found inside a freezer at a home in Colorado earlier this year are those of a teenage girl who disappeared nearly 20 years ago, authorities said Friday.
The victim has been identified as Amanda Leariet Overstreet, the Mesa County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.
The teen, who was last seen in April 2005...Read more
After Apalachee, Ga.'s Republican lawmakers split on gun safety rules
WASHINGTON — After four people were fatally shot last month at Apalachee High School in Barrow County, Republicans in Georgia’s state Legislature were convinced it was time to back some of the gun safety measures that have long been pushed by Democrats.
But the same shift has not happened among Republicans in Congress, where the deadliest ...Read more
Pilot in Catalina crash that killed 5 took off after dark: like flying into a 'black hole'
LOS ANGELES — On Tuesday night, the pilot of a small plane sat on the runway of Catalina Island's "airport in the sky" with four passengers on board and a decision to make. Take off into the looming darkness, relying primarily on the plane's instruments, or play it safe and wait until the morning?
The pilot shoved the throttles forward and ...Read more
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