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TikTok CEO faces off with Congress over security fears
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- TikTok CEO faces off with Congress over security fears
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- 2:33
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- The CEO of TikTok made a rare, high-profile appearance Thursday before a U.S. Congressional committee to make the case for why the hugely popular video-sharing app shouldn’t be banned.
Shou Zi Chew’s testimony comes at a crucial time for the company, which has acquired 150 million American users but is under increasing pressure from U.S. officials concerned about data security and user safety.
TikTok and its parent company ByteDance have been swept up in a wider geopolitical battle between Beijing and Washington over trade and technology.
Chew, a 40-year-old Singapore native, told the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce that TikTok prioritizes the safety of its young users and denies allegations that the app is a national security risk.
"We spent a lot of time adopting measures to protect teenagers. Many of those measures are firsts for the social media industry," Chew told lawmakers.
As for allegations TikTok...
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- Tampa man, 60, did 3,264 push-ups in an hour. It broke a world record.
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- 0:26
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Rob Stirling has been working out for more than 40 years, but only added push-ups to his exercise routine because injuries forced him to find a replacement for the bench press.
Now, no one in the world can do more push-ups than Stirling in 60 minutes.
On Feb. 24 at Tampa’s Powerhouse Gym Athletic Club, Stirling completed 3,264 push-ups in one hour, giving him the unofficial record until Guinness World Records certifies his attempt, which was filmed from multiple angles.
The previous record of 3,206, according to Guinness, was achieved by Australian Lucas Helmke on Nov. 17, 2022.
Stirling, an insurance agent who was born and raised in Tampa, said Helmke is half his age.
“It’s probably not going to sit really well with him that a 60-year-old has the record,” Stirling said. “So, I hope he does come back and he’s a competitor. And if he does break it, I’ll challenge him to a head-to-head competition.”
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- Search continues for boaters missing in Florida lake
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- 0:59
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Authorities in Florida were searching on Sunday for two missing boaters, who are believed drowned in a lake near the Legoland theme park.
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said the two men jumped into Lake Eloise on Saturday evening to save a third person from their group, a woman, who was struggling in the water after jumping in with the boat's anchor.
The men became separated from the boat and disappeared.
The woman was rescued by sheriff’s deputies after a girl on the boat dialed 911 on a cellphone.
The lake is beside Legoland in Winter Haven, but the incident was not connected with the theme park.
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- Alligator loses stare down with crane
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- 1:10
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- An alligator thought it would have an easy meal outside a Florida pond but it was not to be.
The alligator met a crane face to face as a standstill ensued with both animals staring each other down.
The crane ultimately made the alligator turn around and go back into the water without a scratch.
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- Farmworkers marching in Florida to demand better conditions
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- 2:48
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Farmworkers were leading a five-day, 45-mile (72-kilometer) trek on foot this week from one of the poorest communities in Florida to a mansion-lined, oceanfront town that is one of the richest in an effort to pressure retailers to leverage their purchasing power for better worker pay and working conditions.
The farmworkers said they were marching to highlight the Fair Food Program, which has enlisted companies like McDonald’s, Walmart, Taco Bell and Whole Foods to use their clout with growers to ensure better working conditions and wages for farmworkers. The farmworkers hoped to use the march to pressure other companies, like Publix, Wendy’s and Kroger, to join the program that started in 2011.
The march began Tuesday from the farming community of Pahokee, one of the poorest in Florida, where the median household income is more than $30,000. The march's launching point was a camp where farmworkers were coerced into working for barely any pay by a labor con...
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- Get to Know Times Political Editor Emily L. Mahoney
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- 2:15
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Originally from Arizona, political editor Emily L. Mahoney reports on all things Florida politics. She helps people understand what their elected officials are — or are not — doing at every level of state government and how it affects their lives.
No day looks the same.
Here’s a closer look at how her work impacts our community. See the other faces behind your local news at http://tampabay.com/connect-with-us
To hear more from Emily, sign up for our free, weekly politics newsletter, The Buzz, at http://tbtim.es/thebuzz
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- The story behind Parkesdale Market’s famous Plant City strawberry shortcakes
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- 1:35
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Thousands make the pilgrimage to Plant City during strawberry season to eat strawberry shortcakes piled high. From January to the end of March (and if the weather cooperates, April) they line up to taste at Parkesdale Farm Market at 3702 W Baker St. — part garden center, part produce market and part ice cream shop.
Here’s where the tasty tradition came from.
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- Speak Easy showcases the lively creativity of Tampa Bay’s indie music community
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- 1:31
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- The St. Pete band with funk, jazz and rock influences has played nearly every venue in the region — including their own backyard.
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- A Tampa teen was racially harassed by her teacher. He’s bullied students for years.
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- 1:48
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Social studies teacher Todd Harvey’s personnel records and interviews with 13 current and former students depict a teacher who has long run his classroom like a bully.
The story of a teacher who openly harassed students — to include singling out their race and gender — provides insight into the discrimination students can face within their own schools. It shows how schools can respond tepidly, choosing to tolerate a teacher like Harvey while students in formative years are left feeling unheard and without a sense of recourse.
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- Get to Know Times Photographer Dirk Shadd
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- 1:58
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Our photographer Dirk Shadd hails from Cincinnati. He spends his days capturing everything from professional sports and art events to public figures and Florida nature.
The variety of his daily assignments and the people he meets along the way make journalism special for him.
Here's a peek into how his work impacts our community. Get to know our staff more at tampabay.com/connect-with-us
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- 4 best places to find shortcake in Tampa Bay during strawberry season
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- 1:46
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- One staffer visited local spots from Plant City to Wimauma, all worth your time and your money.
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- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis delivers his State of the State address
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- 1:28
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has positioned himself as the architect of a new conservative vision for the nation during his annual State of the State address.
In Tuesday's address, DeSantis championed his aggressive stances through the pandemic and culture wars as a blueprint for Republican leadership.
It comes as DeSantis builds momentum for a presidential run and marks the start of Florida's annual 60-day legislative session.
He's traveled the country talking about how America should be more like Florida.
This session, that means issues like telling teachers what pronouns they can use for students, making guns more available to Floridians and keeping keeping immigrants who are in the country illegally out of the state.
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- Hurricane victims pitched tents beneath a bridge. Then they had to go.
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- 4:05
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- It’s a cloudy morning in early February. John "Capt. Jay" Burki has been documenting the days for more than four months. Ever since Hurricane Ian hurled his boat — his home, everything he owns — from the bay into the mangroves. Ever since he moved into a parking space beneath the Matanzas Pass Bridge.
Capt. Jay hasn’t lived on land this long in 30 years, and he longs to be back at sea.
He tries to appreciate his donated bed, the generator someone bought him, coffee in the morning, rum and Coke at night. The sound of waves against the broken docks, the salty taste of the air.
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- USF police clash with protesters in march over diversity programs. Four arrested.
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- 1:18
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Four people were arrested after a physical altercation Monday at the University of South Florida during a protest against Gov. Ron DeSantis’ proposal to ban diversity programs at state universities.
Protesters say officers with the University Police Department used excessive force while the department said in a statement that students started the clash.
About 25 members of Tampa Bay Students for a Democratic Society, a campus activist group, were protesting the governor’s stances against diversity, equity and inclusion departments shortly after 12:30 p.m. Monday. The group marched from the Marshall Student Center to the Patel Center for Global Solutions, chanting that they demanded a meeting with USF President Rhea Law to ask what she was doing to protect marginalized students.
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- Get to Know Times Data Editor Langston Taylor
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- 2:23
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Data editor Langston Taylor spends his days sifting through records and information to tell complicated stories in an accessible way.
In 2022, he and then-environment reporter Zachary T. Sampson wrapped up Rising Threat, a project showing Tampa Bay’s growing risk for destruction from hurricanes.
Get to know our staff more at tampabay.com/connect-with-us
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- Volunteer saves wild animals from Ukraine frontline
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- 1:35
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Natalia Popova created a shelter for many animals rescued in the Ukrainian conflict which has engulfed the country.
Among the animals she is caring for are lions, tigers and a leopard.
Popova, who founded the wild animal shelter in 2018, stayed to help rescue animals in need after the full-scale invasion began in February last year.
She has saved 600 animals during that time, 200 of which had to be taken to other countries for treatment.
Popova says most of the animals had been abandoned without food or water.
One of the lions rescued now has shellshock and problems with coordination.
"Our military finds them and reports them to various animal protection organizations," she said
"I now have eleven lions, two tigers, a leopard. Not to mention small animals like foxes, raccoon dogs, raccoons, birds, swans, lemurs - you name it. There is a lot of everything. I need 127 kilograms (19 stone) of meat a...
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- New crew arrives at International Space Station
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- 1:04
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- A new crew arrived at the International Space Station on Friday for a six-month mission, after overcoming trouble with one of the capsule’s docking hooks.
The SpaceX capsule and its four astronauts had to wait 65 feet (20 meters) from the orbiting lab, as flight controllers in California scrambled to come up with a software fix.
It's the same problem that cropped up shortly after Thursday's liftoff. Although all 12 hooks on the capsule appeared to be fine, the switch for one of them malfunctioned.
SpaceX Mission Control urged patience, telling the U.S., Russian and Emerati astronauts they could stay in this holding pattern for up to two hours.
Once new software commands were relayed, the astronauts received the go-ahead to proceed. In the end, the linkup occurred an hour late as the capsule and space station soared 260 miles (420 kilometers) above the coast of Somalia.
The new arrivals include United Arab Emirates' Sult...
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- Ron DeSantis' new book, 'The Courage to be Free', is here.
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- 1:44
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- The book offers a glossy look into the rise of one of America’s most prominent politicians. But if you’re looking for genuine insight into DeSantis’ personal story, it leaves a lot to be desired. He talks about the role of the three branches of government — and particularly focuses on the role of the executive.
This is important because it’s pretty clear DeSantis is considering a run for president.
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- SpaceX launches second generation satellites
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- 1:17
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- SpaceX on Monday launched 21 second-generation Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit.
The launch, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, was the third flight for the Falcon 9 first stage booster.
Starlink is a space-based system that SpaceX is building to bring internet access to underserved areas of the world.
Following stage separation, the first stage returned to Earth and landed on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship in the Atlantic Ocean.
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- Alligator kills Florida woman walking dog
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- 0:57
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- An 85-year-old woman was killed by an alligator while walking her dog in a senior living community on Florida's Atlantic Coast, officials said.
The woman was walking her dog on Monday afternoon beside a canal in Spanish Lakes Fairway near Fort Pierce when the nearly 11-foot (3.3-meters) gator attacked the dog, St. Lucie Sheriff Ken Mascara said.
A trapper from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission later tracked down the gator and deputies helped get it on a truck. It was taken from the scene.
“FWC is in charge of the investigation, however we assisted with a helicopter and manpower,” Mascara said.
The woman's name has not been released. Officials said the dog survived the attack, but its condition wasn't immediately known.
Fatal alligator attacks are rare, but they do happen. In 2016, 2-year-old Lane Graves was killed by alligator as he was vacationing with his family from Nebraska at Walt Disney World...
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- Get to Know Times Food and Dining Critic Helen Freund
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- 2:14
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Food and dining critic Helen Freund stays busy reporting on Tampa Bay’s growing culinary scene.
From openings and closings to restaurant trends and great places to spend your Friday night, she covers all aspects of dining culture.
Keep up with Helen and her food adventures through her free, weekly newsletter, Taste, at tbtim.es/taste
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- Meet the Tampa dentist who pulls cars with his teeth and makes “KGB molars”
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- 0:32
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- He has twice been honored by “Ripley’s Believe It or Not” magazine. Now he has his sights set on “Guinness Book of World Records.”
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- Gunman kills 3, including reporter on assignment
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- 1:04
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- #Florida police say a gunman accused of killing a woman in the #Orlando area returned to the neighborhood hours later and shot four more people, killing a journalist covering the original shooting and a 9-year-old child.
Spectrum News 13 identified the slain reporter Thursday as Dylan Lyons.
Photographer Jesse Walden was wounded.
Orange County Sheriff John Mina says the two were in an unmarked news vehicle on Wednesday afternoon covering the first homicide when a man approached and shot them.
The man then went to a nearby home where he fatally shot a girl and critically wounded her mother.
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- We rode the new Serengeti Flyer opening Monday at Busch Gardens
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- 1:46
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- The new “screaming swing” style ride sways back and forth, reaching speeds of 68 miles per hour and a 135-foot height. #buschgardens
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- Record 12 rehabbed manatees released in Florida
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- 2:39
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- A record 12 manatees were released into the wild in Florida’s Blue Springs State Park this month after being rescued and rehabilitated.
The mammals, also known as sea cows, congregate here on cold days due to the constant temperature of the springs.
Before release, the manatees are measured and tagged with a tracking device that will allow specialists to monitor their progress over the course of a year.
“Anytime a manatee is rescued, they’re taken into one of our rehab facilities. And the entire goal of the program is to rescue the manatee if it’s sick or injured, rehabilitate them, get them back to health, and then we’re going to release them back out into their natural environment,” explains Sara Wappes, from Florida Fish and Wildlife, Manatee Research and Rescue.
Most of the released manatees are orphans that were rescued between 2019 and 2021.
Hundreds of the animals died during that period due to malnutri...
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- Janet Cruz asks Lynn Hurtak in Tampa political forum: ‘Do you have a problem with gay people?’
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- 0:31
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Cruz’s attack came after Hurtak raised issue of Cruz’s familial relationship with Mayor Jane Castor, the mother of Ana Cruz, the mayor’s partner.
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- Florida workers got sick after Deepwater Horizon. They want BP to pay.
- Runtime
- 1:31
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- More than a decade after the 2010 oil spill, cleanup workers’ hopes of compensation are fading.
This report was produced in partnership with Kaiser Health News, a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues. Together with Policy Analysis and Polling, KHN is one of the three major operating programs at KFF (Kaiser Family Foundation). The Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg also provided funding for this story.
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- Rehabbed loggerhead turtle returns to the ocean from Florida beach
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- 1:06
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- A loggerhead sea turtle named Rocky was released into the Atlantic Ocean after spending six weeks rehabbing at Florida’s Loggerhead Marinelife Center.
Wednesday morning's event marked the first public sea turtle release from the Juno Beach center since 2021.
The 220-pound female turtle was found floating off North Hutchinson Island on Dec. 29. Officials say Rocky had a tear in the lung caused by a boat strike.
Turtle hospital staff released the turtle along the beach across the street from the center.
Juno Beach is north of West Palm Beach on Florida’s Atlantic Coast.
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- How Ron DeSantis is shaping public education
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- 1:31
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- You’ve probably heard about Florida schools banning books, or telling teachers to cover them up. And depending on the county - it’s true. Here’s what’s behind all of that.
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- Looking for love? It’s in these mailboxes.
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- 1:38
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- A Pinellas County teenager put up mailboxes and asked people to leave love letters. Thousands did.
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- Tampa flower truck prepares for Valentine's Day
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- 2:03
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Stephanie along with her husband, David Frank, bought Posies Flower Truck in 2021. For Stephanie, this has been a "natural transition" due to her background in web development and media. She has helped other businesses be successful, and is now doing everything for herself that she has been doing for customers. Since they purchased the business a year and a half ago, they have added four more trucks and now have five in total. Ahead of Valentine's Day, Posies will be in different locations across Tampa Bay.
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- Biden touts Social Security, Medicare plans in Tampa
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- 2:05
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- With an eye toward the 2024 campaign, President Joe Biden on Thursday ventured to Florida, a state defined by its growing retiree population and status as the unofficial headquarters of the modern-day Republican Party.
The president sees a chance to use Social Security and Medicare to drive a wedge between GOP lawmakers and their base of older voters who rely on these government programs for income and health insurance. Biden is trying to lay the groundwork for an expected reelection campaign announcement this spring.
White House aides have been using the votes and words of Republican lawmakers to make their case that Social Security and Medicare benefits are under threat, while GOP leaders say their statements are being mischaracterized.
Even as Biden said his focus is on getting things done, his speech in Tampa and remarks the day before in Wisconsin showed how he's trying to rally the public to his side now that Republicans control the House. I...
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- Misery, anguish for Turkey and Syria quake survivors
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- 1:33
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Relatives of people trapped under the rubble of collapsed buildings in Turkey continued waiting with hope that their loved-ones would be freed by rescue workers on Thursday.
As emergency workers continue the agonising search for survivors and the death toll rises, hope was starting to fade of finding people still alive more than three days after a catastrophic earthquakes hit Turkey and Syria, killing more than 16,000.
"If it was the first or the second day, we could save them alive," said Hussein Kalkan as he stood waiting that relatives would be found.
"We have lost hope as we have entered the fourth day, they are trapped under the ground floor," he added.
Many people were wrapped in blankets gathered round makeshift fires as they waited for any news of people being found.
Experts said the survival window for those trapped under the rubble or otherwise unable to obtain basic necessities was closing rapidly.
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- Woman pulled from quake rubble in Turkey
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- 1:08
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Rescuers in Turkey pulled out an elderly woman from under rubble caused by an earthquake in the Turkish town of Elbistan on Thursday.
The woman, who had been under the rubble for more than 72 hours in -15 Celsius (5 Fahrenheit) temperatures, was fitted with a neck brace before being taken away by rescuers.
Her husband and daughters were in the house with her when the quake hit. They all died.
Rescuers in the town formed human chains as they dug through collapsed buildings, urging quiet in the hopes of hearing stifled pleas for help.
But more and more often, they pulled out dead bodies from under the rubble.
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- Title
- A Florida women's health clinic is asking officials for help to shield its patients from protesters
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- 1:36
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Bread and Roses Woman's Health Clinic in Clearwater asked city council for help shielding its patients from anti-abortion protesters. Volunteers say while there have been protesters outside the clinic for years, trespassing and verbal assaults have intensified.
The council is considering an ordinance that would move protesters across the street and limit noise.
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- Busch Gardens will open Serengeti Flyer this month
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- 0:18
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Busch Gardens has announced its new thrill ride Serengeti Flyer will open Feb. 27. Serengeti Flyer will be the world’s tallest and fastest ride of its kind, a screamin’ swing pendulum ride that can move more than 60 mph.
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- St. Petersburg's SunRunner is 100 days old. What do its riders think?
- Runtime
- 2:24
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- The SunRunner has been cruising up and down First Avenues North and South for a little more than three months. Is the speedy beach to downtown route living up to the hype? We asked its riders.
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- Title
- Big John, world’s largest triceratops, finds home at Glazer Children’s Museum
- Runtime
- 3:29
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- The 26-foot-long dinosaur made history when it was first discovered in South Dakota in 2014. And it made history again in 2021 when it fetched a record $7.7 million at an auction in Paris, the most ever paid for ancient bones that weren’t a T. rex. The winning bid came from Tampa entrepreneur Sidd Pagidipati, chairperson of Ayon Capitol and Better Health Group. He is lending Big John to the museum for the next three years.
The auction made international news because of the stunning sight of the triceratops once it had been excavated from the rock and because missing parts were filled in with 3D printing. The 10-foot-tall dino the size of a moving van is one of the most complete sets of fossil remains ever unearthed, roughly 60% whole.
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- Florida city highlights impacts of gerrymandering
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- 2:01
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- A protracted legal fight over how city council districts were drawn in Jacksonville, Florida, reflects an aspect of redistricting that often remains in the shadows.
Political map-drawing for congressional and state legislative seats captures wide attention after new census numbers are released every 10 years.
No less fierce are the battles over the way voting lines are drawn in local governments, for city councils, county commissions and even school boards.
A group of Jacksonville residents and civil rights organizations successfully sued the city last year, alleging the council's redistricting plan amounted to racial gerrymandering by packing Black communities into a handful of districts.
A U.S. district court judge last fall ruled in their favor and ordered the maps redrawn.
Advocates said the city returned with more of the same, and in December the same court ordered that a map proposed by the advocates be used for Jac...
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- Tom Brady left a legacy. Now what do the Bucs do without him?
- Runtime
- 5:35
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Tom Brady has officially announced his retirement. Did the news come as a surprise to the Bucs? Also, we discuss the quarterback's impact on the organization and all of Tampa Bay, as well as what the Bucs' next steps will be as they try to determine who will be Brady's successor.
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- Title
- Tom Brady retires. Take a look back at his time in Tampa
- Runtime
- 4:53
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- A year to the day Tom Brady announced his retirement in 2022, the Bucs quarterback has done it again -- for real this time. Here's a look back at the hall of famer's three seasons in Tampa Bay.
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- Title
- Rays react to St. Petersburg mayor choosing their Tropicana Field redevelopment plan
- Runtime
- 4:48
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch announced his pick for the redevelopment plan for the Tropicana Field site. He selected the team led by the Tampa Bay Rays, along with international real estate investment and development group Hines. Their plan was one of four proposals to develop the Historic Gas Plant District. But despite the selection, the Rays aren't yet ruling out a potential move to Tampa.
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- Gasparilla 2023: The pirate invasion of downtown Tampa is on!
- Runtime
- 1:26
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Tampa’s century-old pirate-palooza is back. Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla landed the Jose Gasparilla ship, which leads the flotilla. After landing the key was taken from the mayor.
Next up: the parade: More than 150 floats, krewes and groups of dancers will parade down Bayshore Boulevard today, flinging beads at the 300,000 or so swashbuckling spectators.
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- Dreams become ‘reality’ at The Dali Museum in St. Petersburg
- Runtime
- 2:03
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- A new exhibit at The Dalí Museum is turning dreams into physical images. Literally.
From ones centuries old to ones not yet realized, dreams are at the center of a new two-part exhibit running through April 30.
One part of “The Shape of Dreams” is a traditional showing of works spanning 500 years. Curated by executive director Hank Hine, paintings depicting dreams from the 16th to 20th centuries are on loan from prestigious institutions including the National Gallery of Art, the Detroit Institute of Arts, the New Orleans Museum of Art, the St. Louis Art Museum, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, the Chicago Art Institute and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
The other part is an interactive artificial intelligence experience known as the Dream Tapestry, where guests can have their dreams materialized.
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- A weekend of marches in Tampa Bay on the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade
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- 1:28
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- To commemorate the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, anti abortion and pro abortion rights protesters took to the streets around Tampa Bay this weekend.
Of course, marching to broadcast a viewpoint about abortion is nothing new. But there was something different about this year. For the first time in half a century, the anti-abortion side had won.
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- Bucs fire OC Byron Leftwich and 5 assistants, 3 coaches retire
- Runtime
- 6:39
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- The Bucs have made significant changes on their coaching staff with the firing of OC Byron Leftwich, RB coach Todd McNair, WR coach Kevin Garver, Offensive Quality Control coach Jeff Kastl, Asst. DL coach Lori Locust, and Specialists coach Chris Boniol. Additionally, QB coach Clyde Christensen, Sr. Offensive Asst. Rick Christophel, and OLB coach Bob Sanders have decided to retire. Who will become the new OC, and how does all of this impact Tom Brady's decision?
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- Meet the woman behind MorgueMade, Florida's only pet taxidermy business
- Runtime
- 3:26
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Straight from Florida’s oddity culture, Allison Doty taxidermies all sorts of animals and people's beloved pets.
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- Bucs, Tom Brady eliminated from playoffs by Cowboys and face offseason of uncertainty
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- 2:21
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Tampa Bay's 31-14 loss to the Dallas Cowboys in the NFC wild-card round brings the Bucs' tumultuous season to a close. And other than the long-awaited return of center Ryan Jensen from injury, there wasn't much positive to take away from the night. Now with several free agents, including Tom Brady, the future for a lot of this Bucs team is uncertain.
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- Title
- This is how Tampa Bay celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- Runtime
- 1:04
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Hundreds of units and marching bands on both sides of Tampa Bay celebrated the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, Jan. 16, to honor the late civil rights activist’s work.
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- Bucs confident as they kick off playoffs with rematch against Cowboys
- Runtime
- 3:56
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- The Bucs begin their playoff run with a rematch of Week 1 against the Dallas Cowboys. Tampa Bay earned the win back then, but both teams have changed some since their first meeting several months ago. Despite being about as healthy as they've been all season, the Bucs still have a couple key question marks on offense, and their availability will be a game-time decision.
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