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Friday, October 25, 2024
What Trump can do on tariffs without Congress
Economists polled by The Wall Street Journal expect Trump’s proposed tariffs and tax cuts to fuel higher inflation and steeper deficits while slowing U.S. economic growth. Analysts at Moody’s Analytics also projected Trump’s tariffs, tax cuts and plans for mass deportations to take a serious toll on prices and the broader economy.....MORE
Harris criticizes Trump for ‘belittling’ Americans with ‘garbage can’ remark
“It’s just another example of how he really belittles our country. This is someone who is a former president of the United States, who has a bully pulpit, and this is how he uses it, to tell the rest of the world that somehow the United States of America is … trash.”
“The president of the United States should be someone who elevates discourse and talks about the best of who we are. And invests in the best of who we are, not someone like Donald Trump who is constantly demeaning and belittling who the American people are. America deserves better.”
Florida is in the clear for at least a week, but hurricane season is not over
As we get ready to enter the last month of hurricane season, we start to look closer to land, where storms are more likely to develop. When storms develop in these areas, they tend to turn east, but there are still a few instances when the shift doesn’t happen soon enough to avoid land.....MORE
His Ego Has No Limits
Trump calls in to Vance town hall on NewsNation, asks ‘How brilliant is Donald J. Trump?’
Former President Trump phoned in to NewsNation’s town hall featuring his running mate, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), on Thursday night to ask what he called “quite an interesting” question. “The answer should be easy: How brilliant is Donald J. Trump?” the former president asked Vance and NewsNation anchor Chris Cuomo.....MORE
Trump: America ‘like a garbage can for the world’
Former President Trump on Thursday compared America to a “garbage can for the world” as he railed against immigrants coming into the country in large numbers.....MORE
The free Blue Roof program provides plastic sheeting to protect storm-damaged roofs in Hillsborough County until permanent repairs can be made
Residents in Hillsborough County may be eligible for Operation Blue Roof. Operation Blue Roof provides a temporary covering of blue plastic sheeting to help reduce further damage to property until permanent repairs can be made.
The free program is offered by Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and is eligible to homeowners and landlords.
Operation Blue Roof: How Pinellas residents can get a free tarp for their roof damage
Pinellas County residents who sustained damage to their roofs can get a temporary blue tarp installed for free. Starting Saturday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will station mobile registration units in St. Pete and Madeira Beach to install the tarps for residents, in what they’re calling “Operation Blue Roof.”....MORE
Thursday, October 24, 2024
How Floridians can get food assistance after back-to-back hurricanes
Floridians affected by hurricanes Helene and Milton can now receive food assistance. On Wednesday, the Florida Department of Children and Families announced the state’s Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Program (DSNAP) application was approved.....MORE
Trump’s threats remind us that freedom of the press is on the ballot
For all the distracting fascination last weekend over Donald Trump’s vulgar comments about golf legend Arnold Palmer, we should focus our attention where it belongs: on his escalating threats, renewed on Sunday, against media outlets that do not bend to his will.....MORE
US announces $135M in humanitarian assistance to Palestinians
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday announced $135 million in new humanitarian assistance for Palestinians and said American negotiators will meet with Israeli and Qatari counterparts to revive talks on a cease-fire despite uncertainty over Hamas’s participation.....MORE
Trump BUSTED In Shattering Soldier Meltdown As Disaster Meeting Unveiled
Donald Trump is exposed for reportedly exploding in a racist rage against soldier, Private Vanessa Guillén, whose funeral he had pledged to pay for and then didn't.
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