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TikTok wants state’s suit dismissed, responds to state ban on minor social media use • Florida Phoenix
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogTikTok wants to scroll past Florida’s claim it isn’t complying with the state’s social media ban for minors, seeking to dismiss a …
TALLAHASSEE — Attorney General James Uthmeier’s push against major tech companies is expanding to include Netflix. He filed a lawsuit against the …
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Salvadorans await word on protected status as midnight deadline approaches • Florida Phoenix
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogWASHINGTON — Temporary protected status for 170,000 Salvadorans is set to expire at midnight Wednesday, but the Department of Homeland Security said …
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After judge dismisses half of Tim Burke’s charges, feds say they won’t appeal
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogAlmost a year after a Tampa federal judge dismissed half the criminal charges against Tim Burke, prosecutors announced Wednesday they would no …
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Angie Nixon says there are ‘$10 million reasons’ to oppose Ashley Moody • Florida Phoenix
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogST. PETERSBURG — Three weeks after her double-digit victory in the Florida Democratic U.S. Senate primary, Angie Nixon is making her case …
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Kathleen Sullivan Kelley rides one of her horses at her Rio Blanco County ranch. (Photo courtesy of Kathleen Sullivan Kelley) Stories From …
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A Tampa woman was diagnosed with dengue fever. Within a week, she was dead.
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogONLY AVAILABLE FOR SUBSCRIBERS The Tampa Bay Times e-Newspaper is a digital replica of the printed paper seven days a week that …
The coastline in Steinhatchee remains covered in debris on Oct. 3, 2024, following Hurricane Helene. (Photo Jay Waagmeester/Florida Phoenix) The Sierra Club …
Republicans want to make the most of Florida’s mid-decade redistricting effort. The state’s new congressional map, passed by Republicans in the Legislature …
Just when you thought state politics could not possibly get sleazier, Hope Florida comes roaring back from the dead, putrid yet powerful, …
TALLAHASSEE – The fallout from the Hope Florida scandal, which was reignited last month after a grand jury report leaked to the …
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Amazon plane that crashed at Miami airport hit cleaning contractor van filled with 7 people
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Discontent will accompany blue‑collar voters to the polls in the midterm • Florida Phoenix
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogWhen union workers and their families gather this Labor Day, some may ponder Ronald Reagan’s memorable refrain, “Are you better off now …
Manatee County residents living near Premier Sports Campus North cheered as commissioners unanimously ended negotiations Tuesday with Wesley Chapel-based IceMann Development LLC …
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Increasing SNAP error rates could be good news for Florida (really) • Florida Phoenix
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogFlorida’s anticipated error rate in the federal food security program called SNAP appears to be on the rise — a move that …
Pinellas County school district officials have said it for more than a year: The system is rapidly losing students and needs to …
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Hemp entrepreneurs in Florida receive a reprieve — at least for another month • Florida Phoenix
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogIncluded in a congressional continuing resolution that President Trump signed Wednesday to fund the federal government through Dec. 11 is a provision …
MIAMI (AP) — An Amazon cargo plane overshot a runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday, striking multiple vehicles and pausing flights …
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One last time: Legislative Budget Commission meets to discuss immigration, long-term outlook
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogThe Florida Capitol building on March 11, 2026. (Photo by Jay Waagmeester/Florida Phoenix) Florida legislators will gather one last time ahead of …
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Florida nursing school was ‘deceptive’ and ‘misled’ students, lawsuit says
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogAn unaccredited nursing school that operates out of a Central Florida office plaza was “deceptive” and “systematically misled” students, failing to provide …
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FEMA is off the chopping block. But disaster aid is still a guessing game. • Florida Phoenix
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogState leaders are breathing a sigh of relief that the Trump administration’s threats to eliminate the Federal Emergency Management Agency have subsided. …
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Think your HOA is strict? Meet the rules of Indian Creek’s Billionaire Bunker
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogIn Indian Creek Village, money can buy you a $100 million mansion, a sprawling waterfront compound and a front-row seat to one …
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Judge criticizes Trump pressure on prosecutors on reflecting pool vandalism charges • Florida Phoenix
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogWASHINGTON — A District of Columbia Superior Court judge Friday seemed inclined to bar any new felony charges against former Olympian David …
St. Petersburg’s predominantly Black neighborhood of Childs Park has dealt with a pervasive odor for decades. Its residents organized four years ago …
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Florida’s universities are off-limits for anyone in the US ‘unlawfully’
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogView from the FIU campus. (Photo via FIU) Students must be lawfully in the United States to attend Florida’s universities, the board …
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Ahead of final vote, council questions $100M South Tampa flood project
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Trump’s newest order on birthright citizenship blocked in federal court • Florida Phoenix
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogA federal judge in Maryland Wednesday blocked President Donald Trump’s second attempt to redefine birthright citizenship. In a preliminary injunction, U.S. District …
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Duke Energy says it could cost St. Petersburg $4B to split off its grid
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogClean-energy organizers on Wednesday rolled out a new campaign in St. Petersburg to put a proposal about leaving Duke Energy on the …
