First-time unemployment claims increased for a second consecutive week in Florida. The U.S. Department of Labor on Thursday released a report estimating that Florida had 7,513 jobless claims during the week that ended July 16, up from a revised count of 7,267 during the week…
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Florida Ag Commissioner Seeks To Bolster Amusement Ride Safety
Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried on Wednesday released a legislative “framework” that she said would improve safety for amusement rides, after a Missouri teen died in a fall out of a tower-style ride in Orlando. Tyre Sampson, 14, fell from a 430-foot tower-drop ride on March…
Read More Florida Ag Commissioner Seeks To Bolster Amusement Ride SafetyBiden Tests Positive For COVID-19 After Testing Negative On Tuesday
President Joe Biden is experiencing “very mild symptoms” after testing positive Thursday for COVID-19, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement. The 79-year-old president is fully vaccinated and has received two booster shots, Jean-Pierre said. He has begun taking Paxlovid, the oral…
Read More Biden Tests Positive For COVID-19 After Testing Negative On TuesdayFlorida Gubernatorial Candidate Fried Pulls “Chain Gang Charlie” Ad After Backlash
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Nikki Fried’s campaign drew attention this week for a digital ad that the group Women’s March Florida said was used to “disingenuously secure Black votes.” The ad was pulled, and Fried tweeted an apology Tuesday night. The ad targeted Fried’s Democratic primary…
Read More Florida Gubernatorial Candidate Fried Pulls “Chain Gang Charlie” Ad After BacklashFlorida Teen Charged With Attempted Murder After Stabbing His Mother And Female Victim
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – A Palm Harbor teen has been arrested after a double stabbing of his mother and another female victim. According to investigators, on Wednesday at approximately 8:52 p.m., deputies were dispatched to 121 Steeplechase Lane in Palm Harbor reference to complaints of…
Read More Florida Teen Charged With Attempted Murder After Stabbing His Mother And Female VictimFlorida Gov. DeSantis Awards $430,000 To Technical College For Workforce Development
Today, Governor Ron DeSantis awarded $430,000 to Manatee Technical College through the Florida Job Growth Grant Fund. The award funds a Diesel Systems Technology course to prepare a highly skilled workforce for in-demand occupations in the transportation, distribution, and logistics industries. “Advancing Florida’s workforce continues…
Read More Florida Gov. DeSantis Awards $430,000 To Technical College For Workforce DevelopmentPasco Sheriff Seeking To ID Violent Armed Robbery Suspect In Wesley Chapel
WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. – On July 19 around 7:20 p.m., a suspect, shown here, stole cash and merchandise from a business in the Wesley Chapel Blvd. area of Wesley Chapel. The suspect was armed and hit a victim with a black, semi-automatic handgun, but did…
Read More Pasco Sheriff Seeking To ID Violent Armed Robbery Suspect In Wesley ChapelRNC Community Outreach Center In Tampa Comes As Biden’s Approval Rating Craters Among Hispanics
Democrats enthusiastically believed that being soft, or even nonexistent, on illegal immigration would make them popular with Hispanic voters. Yet it appears most Hispanics in the U.S. appreciate law and order as much as other groups. And as consequence, the most woke president ever is…
Read More RNC Community Outreach Center In Tampa Comes As Biden’s Approval Rating Craters Among HispanicsWhile Democrats Cannot Define “Woman” The Dictionary Can’t Tell Us What Female Means
Democrats struggle to define what a woman is. Now, the actual authors of the dictionary can’t tell us what “female” means. According to Rebel News columnist Ian Miles Cheong, the Merriam-Webster dictionary has redefined female by essentially describing what it isn’t. On Tuesday, Cheong noted…
Read More While Democrats Cannot Define “Woman” The Dictionary Can’t Tell Us What Female MeansBiden Coming To Florida, Making Stops In Tampa And Orlando
After Vice President Kamala Harris visited Central Florida last week, President Joe Biden is planning to make stops Monday in Orlando and Tampa. Biden will attend a National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives conference in Orlando and speak at a Democratic National Committee rally…
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