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Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Tuesday, August 29, 2023

State attorney says DeSantis fired her because she was ‘prosecuting their cops’

Canada warns travelers to US about anti-LGBTQ laws

Canada is warning LGBTQ travelers visiting the U.S. that they may face discrimination and possible harassment because of dozens of recently passed state laws that target LGBTQ people.....MORE

Halloween in Tampa: spooky trails, haunted houses, concerts, pumpkin patches and more

Tampa is one of the best cities in America to celebrate Halloween. There are tons of fall festivals to enjoy in the city, and we now have a list of the spooky, scary, and fun Halloween specific events happening around Tampa.....MORE

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History Of Puerto Rico Explained At YBOR City

Tampa’s biggest urban arts and crafts festival arrives at Perry Harvey Sr Park

Get ready to shop and celebrate all things local this October at Perry Harvey Sr Park. Your Tampa Markets hosts the Tampa Arts and Crafts Festival on October 28 and 29 in the beautiful park. Perry Harvey is brimming with vibrant, massive sculptures, public art, and a full history trail to enrich your visit to the green space.....MORE

Feminine Ascension Market

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023 AT 7 PM – 11 PM

Bula's Kafe - St. Pete

Furious Florida Democrat TORCHES Ron DeSantis in MUST-SEE takedown

Chillum - Ybor City

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IRONY: Free speech proponent Matt Gaetz wants Judge Chutkan punished for her words

COUNTY BY COUNTY: What to expect from Idalia around Tampa Bay

Spectrum Bay News 9 Weather Experts have broken down, by county, what to watch for as Idalia gets closer to landfall.....MORE

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Mr. B's Burger

With Stewed Tomatoes

Mr B's Cafe Southern Cuisine - Ybor Heights

Ybor City Nightlife

Live cameras: Watch Idalia in Florida

See what conditions are like as Idalia hits Florida with these views from live webcams.....MORE

Biden administration targets diabetes drug, blood thinner, others for Medicare price negotiations

A popular diabetes treatment and the blood thinner Eliquis are among the first drugs that will be targeted for price negotiations in effort to cut Medicare costs.

President Joe Biden's administration on Tuesday released a list of 10 drugs for which the federal government will take a first-ever step: negotiating drug prices directly with the manufacturer.

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Google makes it easier to remove personal info

Google recently updated a powerful privacy feature called Results About You. The improvements make it even easier to find and remove your personal information from Google search results.

This can include information like your phone number, email and home address.

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Monday, August 28, 2023

The cost of inflation: Survey shows Floridians buy, eat less food due to rising food prices

Nearly a third of parents (29%) say they’ve had to cut back on fresh produce, with 21% saying they now consume more processed or fast foods.

Rising food prices are causing Florida families to reduce the amount of food they consume and choose less healthy options, a new survey from Farm Share found.

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Jacksonville shootings refocus attention on the city’s racism past and the struggle to move on

Jacksonville's racist past seemed to be losing its hold. But the racist killing of three Black people was a painful and startling reminder.

By some measures, Jacksonville was making strides to emerge from its racist past. But the killing of three Black people by a young, white shooter was a painful and startling reminder that the remnants of racism still fester in the Florida city.

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Florida Democrat: DeSantis has ‘blood on his hands’ after Jacksonville shooting

Florida state Rep. Angie Nixon (D) has issued a scathing rebuke of Gov. Ron DeSantis’s response to a white supremacist’s deadly rampage in Jacksonville this weekend.

Nixon, who represents the Jacksonville district where the shooting happened, told MSNBC’s Yasmin Vossoughian on Sunday that DeSantis has been leading “an all-out attack on the Black community with his anti-woke policies” and because of this, the GOP presidential candidate is responsible for Saturday’s violence.

“This is a governor who has done nothing but fan these types of happenings throughout our state,” Nixon said. “At the end of the day, the governor has blood on his hands.”

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