Ron DeSantis is sounding off about antisemitism on college campuses, saying the federal Justice Department and Department of Education should be tasked to handle protests that have devolved into threats against Jewish students.....Read More
Monday, April 22, 2024
Sunday, April 21, 2024
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Israeli strikes on southern Gaza city of Rafah kill 22, mostly children, as US advances aid package
Israeli strikes on the southern Gaza city of Rafah overnight killed 22 people, including 18 children, health officials said Sunday, as the United States was on track to approve billions of dollars of additional military aid to its close ally.....Read More
Saturday, April 20, 2024
What Stogie Had For Lunch
Stewed Chicken
With Rice and Cabbage
$6.49 Lunch Special
Hines Caribbean Cuisine
3313 N. Nebraska Ave, Ybor Heights
Tampa's Best Jamaican Food!
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Florida looking at a hotter-than-average summer, NOAA says
You may want to clean out the kiddie pool and dust off the patio furniture early this year. We’re in for a hot start to summer, according to a national weather outlook released Thursday by the National Weather Service.....Read More
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US vetoes Palestinian bid: Widely-supported full UN membership blocked
The United States has vetoed a draft resolution at the UN Security Council, which called for Palestine to become a full member of the United Nations.
The US was the only country to vote against it. 12 members voted in favour, with the UK and Switzerland abstaining.
Advocates fear for pro-Palestinian speakers after USC nixes valedictorian’s address
The University of Southern California (USC) is under fire after it revoked the right of its pro-Palestinian valedictorian to speak at graduation, revealing what critics say is a free speech double standard and kicking off what’s expected to be a controversial year for commencement addresses.....Read More
Is it legal to smoke weed in Florida? Here’s where marijuana legalization stands
According to Florida law, possession of 20 grams or less of cannabis is a misdemeanor punishable by a maximum sentence of one year in prison and a maximum fine of $1,000. Some people charged with this offense can enter a diversion program where, after fulfilling certain requirements, the misdemeanor charge will be dropped.....Read More
Friday, April 19, 2024
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Ocasio-Cortez, Tlaib criticize ‘appalling’ suspension of Omar’s daughter at Columbia
Democratic Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (N.Y.) and Rashida Tlaib (Mich.) slammed the suspension of Rep. Ilhan Omar’s (D-Minn.) daughter from college after she participated in a pro-Palestinian protest on campus.....Read More
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U.N. Photo Collection Shows Gaza War Through the Lens of Palestinian Journalists
The Gaza Collective Photo Essay project, organized by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), collected work from 14 Palestinian photographers who were each asked to share one image that captured the devastation of the Gaza Strip over the last six months. We speak with Charlotte Cans, head of photography at OCHA, about the project. “It’s one thing to say there’s a war and it’s horrible, and it’s another thing to see an image of a child being pulled out from the rubble. It really hits you differently,” Cans says of the motivation behind the project. “It was really important to elevate the stories coming from Palestinian photojournalists, who are the only window into what is going on in Gaza.”
US Supreme Court to hear arguments over homeless public sleeping bans similar to Florida law
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on Monday in a case that will determine if it’s constitutional to ban homeless people from sleeping in public — a case that could impact a similar, recently-enacted Florida law.....Read More
Thursday, April 18, 2024
What Stogie Had For Lunch
Crne con Papas
Moro and Platanos
Huracan supermarket
Sligh and Central, Tampa
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