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Tuesday, January 16, 2024
'Children Are Dying' as Gaza Famine Arrives With 'Incredible Speed'
Gaza's children—already reeling from 102 days of U.S.-backed Israeli bombardment that has killed and maimed tens of thousands of them—are now dying of starvation, with adults likely to soon follow, as famine rapidly grips the besieged Palestinian enclave, doctors and United Nations officials said this week.....Read More
Hillsborough Cold Weather Shelters to Open Tuesday Night, Jan. 16, 2024
High demand is expected
Hillsborough County's cold weather shelters program will be activated tonight, Tuesday, Jan. 16, for the homeless and those who live in homes without adequate heat who are unable to find other accommodations. The National Weather Service expects local temperatures to dip to or below 40 degrees with wind chill in Hillsborough County on Tuesday night.
Shelter organizers are expecting high demand with limited capacity, so residents who need a warm place to stay are encouraged to use all resources like friends and family as a first option.
Hillsborough County is partnering with the following organizations to provide limited-capacity cold weather shelters for adults. All shelters will take in guests from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. unless they reach capacity prior to that time.
Locations:
Church of God of Prophecy Hyde Park
107 S. Oregon Ave., Tampa, FL 33606
Greater New Hope Church Anointed Ministries (Prayer Retreat Center)
2104 Mud Lake Rd., Plant City, FL 33566
Hyde Park United Methodist Church (Preferred Media Location)
500 W. Platt St., Tampa, FL 33606
Legacy Church
3416 N. 15th St., Tampa, FL 33605
New Life Church (hosted by Unbroken Dreams, Inc., -- Pet Friendly)
8216 N. 13th St., Tampa, FL 33604
Tampa Bay Mission of Hope
212 S. St. Cloud Ave. Building A, Valrico, FL 33594
Families with Minor Children
Metropolitan Ministries is supplying a limited number of single-night motel vouchers on a first-come, first-served basis for families with minor children. All congregate shelters are reserved for adults only. Pre-registration is required by calling the number below. Phone lines turn on at 9 a.m., and the deadline to call is 5 p.m. Families with minor children also should call (813) 209-1176.
Federal judge confirms: No FL-Dem presidential primary in March
Any chance that registered Democratic Party voters in Florida would participate in this March’s presidential primary ballot ended last Friday, when a federal judge rejected a Tampa attorney’s bid for a preliminary injunction.
The move might have allowed Secretary of State Cord Byrd to place the name of three other Democrats on the March 19 presidential primary preference ballot in addition to President Joe Biden. But that didn’t happen.
‘We’ve got our ticket punched’: Ron DeSantis comes distant second in Iowa caucuses
Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis has spoken to supporters following the results of the Iowa Republican caucus.
Mr Desantis finished second place in Iowa’s caucuses over Nikki Haley, and former US president Donald Trump took first place.
Vivek Ramaswamy – who is set to finish fourth – has suspended his 2024 presidential campaign.
“The media was against us – they were writing our obituary months ago,” Mr DeSantis said.
“I can tell you because of your support ... we’ve got our ticket punched out of Iowa.”
Maddow Melts Down Over Trump In Iowa, Blames Results On ‘Radicalized’ Republicans
“If we are worried about the rise of authoritarianism in this country, if we are worried about the potential rise of fascism in this country, if we are worried about our democracy falling [into] an authoritarian and potentially fascist form of government, the leader who is trying to do that is part of that equation, but people wanting that is a much bigger part of that equation and the American electorate is made up of two major parties,” Maddow told a panel.....Read More
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Monday, January 15, 2024
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Ron DeSantis thinks Insurrection Act should have been used against Black Lives Matter protests
Gov. Ron DeSantis has quibbled about whether the Jan. 6 2021 Capitol Riots constituted an insurrection, but he has no such qualms about making a similar declaration about Black Lives Matter protests and how he would have handled them.....Read More
Part of popular Pinellas County park may sit on Native American burial mound
A walk through Philippe Park in Safety Harbor means taking a journey through history. It dates back more than a thousand years, when the Tocobaga tribe built their capital city.
Researchers believe a part of Philippe Park sits on a Native American burial ground.
Sunday, January 14, 2024
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The Supreme Court will decide what cities can do about tent encampments
The Supreme Court announced on Friday it would hear a pivotal case that could transform homelessness policy in the United States. The case is the most significant legal challenge to the rights of homeless people in decades, and how the Court rules in a decision expected later this year will shape how cities respond to tent encampments.....Read More
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U.S. Appeals Court rules against DeSantis in Andrew Warren case
The ongoing legal battle between Governor Ron DeSantis and former Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren took another turn Wednesday when the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against the governor.....Read More
Blood banks need more donors as we face blood shortage
The Red Cross said there is a severe blood shortage impacting hospitals and patients across the country.
January is National Blood Donor Month. The nonprofit is encouraging people to participate because they are seeing a historically low number of donations.
Proposed citywide curfew for juveniles open for public discussion
On Tuesday, Tampa city officials will hold a panel discussion on a proposed curfew for juveniles under 16 years old.
This comes months after two people were killed, including a 14-year-old boy, and more than a dozen people were shot in Ybor City over Halloween weekend.
Sanders says Gaza ‘is worse than’ what happened in Dresden during WWII
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Gaza “is worse than” what happened in Dresden, Germany during World War II.
“If I use the word Dresden Germany to you, you think about the horrific destruction during World War II of that city. What is going on in Gaza now in three months, is worse than what took place in Dresden over a two year period. This is a catastrophe,” Sanders said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union.”
NTSB investigating 2 Brightline high speed train crashes that killed 3 people in Florida this week
The National Transportation Safety Board said Saturday it will investigate two crashes involving Florida’s Brightline train that killed three people at the same railroad crossing on the high speed train’s route between Miami and Orlando.....Read More
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