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Thursday, July 13, 2023

Black Lives Matter marks 10th anniversary with new calls for justice

BLM organizations will commemorate the decade with in-person and virtual events, issuing renewed calls to reallocate money from police departments and into Black communities that have suffered from police brutality, unequal treatment in criminal justice systems and mass incarceration.....MORE

Jackson House in Tampa gets historical marker

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FDA approves 1st over-the-counter birth control pill in US

U.S. officials have approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill, which will let American women and girls buy contraceptive medication from the same aisle as aspirin and eyedrops.

The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday it cleared Perrigo’s once-a-day Opill to be sold without a prescription, making it the first such medication to be moved out from behind the pharmacy counter. The company won’t start shipping the pill until early next year, and there will be no age restrictions on sales.

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61-Unit Affordable Housing Complex To Open In University Area

The latest affordable housing option funded in part by Hillsborough County will celebrate its grand opening Friday, this time in the University Area.....MORE

Wednesday, July 12, 2023

Ybor Life

7th Ave

Celebrating Tampa's birthday with a blast from the past

Tampa Locavores

Glen and Lexii at NY, NY in Ybor

HOMELESS VETS NEED HELP

Tampa Hoods: Ybor City

7th Ave

Federal Judge hits Ron DeSantis with BAD NEWS

Rally for Tampa 5 at George E. Edgecomb Courthouse

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Ron DeSantis vs. the Tampa 5 with Gia Davila

On March 6th, five protesters at the University of South Florida in Tampa Bay, FL were brutalized by campus police during an action that protested Governor DeSantis’ racist attacks on education. Gia Davila, a member of the Tampa Bay Students for a Democratic Society, was one of the students who were attacked and arrested. Today she joined us to recount the events of the day, the continuing fight for justice for the Tampa 5, and the political repression in Florida under Ron DeSantis.

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“Tampa 5” celebrate getting extension on their court cases

Left to Right: Lauren Pineiro, Gia Davila, Laura Rodriguez and Chrisley Carpio

Members of the University of South Florida community who were arrested on campus in March were in court today. Defendants say they now have more time to build their case.....MORE

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Tuesday, July 11, 2023

INVOLUNTARY: Two former FBI agents get order to depose Trump

The lawyers for Peter Strzok and Lisa Page have been granted the opportunity of a lifetime as a judge has ordered that they can and will depose Donald Trump next week.

The deposition will be made that much more interesting by the recent allegation by John Kelly, under oath, that Trump sought to have the IRS sent after Strzok and Page.

Additionally, Trump is infamous for not listening to his attorneys and telling provable lies.

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