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Request for Jesse Jackson to lie in honor at Capitol denied

February 21, 2026February 21, 2026 · Tampa Bay, Florida Local News

WASHINGTON — The late Rev. Jesse Jackson will not lie in honor in the United States Capitol Rotunda after a request for the commemoration was denied by the…

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British royal family faces its worst crisis in generations

February 21, 2026February 23, 2026 · Tampa Bay, Florida Local News

LONDON — King Charles III’ s brother was under arrest. Police were searching two royal properties, and news commentators were endlessly discussing the details of a sex scandal…

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Trump says he’ll enact additional 10% tariff after Supreme Court decision

February 20, 2026February 20, 2026 · Tampa Bay, Florida Local News

Hours after the Supreme Court struck down many of President Donald Trump’s far-reaching tariffs in a 6-3 decision, the president said Friday he plans to sign an excecutive order…

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Jesse Jackson, who led Civil Rights Movement for decades after King, has died

February 17, 2026February 18, 2026 · Tampa Bay, Florida Local News

CHICAGO — The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, a protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and two-time presidential candidate who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades…

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Jordan Stolz wins second speedskating gold of Olympics

February 14, 2026February 14, 2026 · Tampa Bay, Florida Local News

MILAN — For a while now, Jordan Stolz’s talent and dominance as a speedskater, and his much-anticipated potential for Olympic success, prompted many to repeatedly mention his name…

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U.S. military reports series of strikes against Islamic State targets in Syria

February 14, 2026February 15, 2026 · Tampa Bay, Florida Local News

WASHINGTON — The U.S. military on Saturday reported a series of strikes against Islamic State group targets in Syria in retaliation for the December ambush that killed two…

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DOJ to allow lawmakers to see unredacted Epstein files

February 7, 2026February 7, 2026 · Tampa Bay, Florida Local News

WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice will allow members of Congress to review unredacted files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein starting on Monday, according to a…

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DOJ investigating if Walz, Frey impeded immigration enforcement

January 17, 2026January 17, 2026 · Tampa Bay, Florida Local News

MINNEAPOLIS — The Justice Department is investigating whether Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey have impeded federal immigration enforcement through public statements they have made,…

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Trump says he may put tariffs on countries opposed to U.S. controlling Greenland

January 16, 2026January 16, 2026 · Tampa Bay, Florida Local News

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — President Donald Trump suggested Friday that he may punish countries with tariffs if they don’t back the U.S. controlling Greenland, a message that came as…

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Authorities intensify crackdown on Iran demonstrators

January 10, 2026January 10, 2026 · Tampa Bay, Florida Local News

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Protests sweeping across Iran neared the two-week mark Saturday, with the country’s government acknowledging the ongoing demonstrations despite an intensifying crackdown and as…

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Greenland’s party leaders reject Trump’s push for U.S. control of island

January 10, 2026January 10, 2026 · Tampa Bay, Florida Local News

NUUK, Greenland — Greenland’s party leaders have rejected President Donald Trump’s repeated calls for the U.S. to take control of the island, saying that Greenland’s future must be…

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Nick Reiner’s arraignment in parents’ killing is delayed until February

January 7, 2026January 7, 2026 · Tampa Bay, Florida Local News

LOS ANGELES — The high-profile private attorney for Nick Reiner resigned from his case Wednesday for reasons he said he could not reveal, and he later told reporters that under California…

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Trump: U.S. to get 30 to 50 million barrels of oil from Venezuela

January 6, 2026January 7, 2026 · Tampa Bay, Florida Local News

CARACAS, Venezuela —  President Donald Trump said Tuesday on his social media site that “Interim Authorities” in Venezuela would be providing 30 million to 50 million barrels of “High Quality”…

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U.S. cuts the number of vaccines recommended for every child

January 5, 2026January 6, 2026 · Tampa Bay, Florida Local News

WASHINGTON  — The U.S. took the unprecedented step Monday of cutting the number of vaccines it recommends for every child — a move that leading medical groups said…

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U.S. plans to ‘run’ Venezuela, Trump says, after operation to oust Maduro

January 3, 2026January 3, 2026 · Tampa Bay, Florida Local News

CARACAS, Venezuela — Hours after an audacious military operation that plucked leader Nicolás Maduro from power and removed him from the country, President Donald Trump said Saturday that the…

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U.S. economy expands at surprisingly strong 4.3% annual rate in third quarter

December 23, 2025December 23, 2025 · Tampa Bay, Florida Local News

WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy expanded at a surprisingly strong 4.3% annual rate in the third quarter, the most rapid expansion in two years, as consumer and government spending,…

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Officials set to meet in Geneva as Ukraine’s allies push back on U.S. peace plan

November 21, 2025November 23, 2025 · Tampa Bay, Florida Local News

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s Western allies rallied around the war-torn country on Saturday as they pushed to revise a U.S. peace plan seen as favoring Moscow despite its all-out invasion of…

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Former Vice President Dick Cheney dies at 84

November 4, 2025November 4, 2025 · Tampa Bay, Florida Local News

WASHINGTON — Dick Cheney, the hard-charging conservative who became one of the most powerful and polarizing vice presidents in U.S. history and a leading advocate for the invasion of…

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FDA restricts use of kids’ fluoride supplements citing emerging health risks

November 1, 2025November 2, 2025 · Tampa Bay, Florida Local News

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Friday moved to limit the use of fluoride supplements used to strengthen children’s teeth, the latest action by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his…

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Trump cuts tariffs on China after meeting Xi in South Korea

October 30, 2025October 30, 2025 · Tampa Bay, Florida Local News

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE — President Donald Trump described his face-to-face with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday as a roaring success, saying he would cut tariffs on…

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