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Manatee rescued from St. Petersburg Canal, recovering at ZooTampa
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- Manatee rescued from St. Petersburg Canal, recovering at ZooTampa
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- 2:37
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- A Clearwater Marine Aquarium rescue team saved a manatee in St. Petersburg canal on Dec. 2. The manatee was later transported to David A. Straz, Jr. Manatee Critical Care Center at ZooTampa. Since 1991, the center has treated more than 500 manatees.
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- US imposes new travel restrictions to slow omicron
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- 1:19
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Beginning Monday, travelers heading to the U.S. will be required to show evidence of a negative COVID-19 within one day of boarding their flight instead of three days prior. The new measure is aimed at limiting the spread of the omicron variant.
Also, the Biden administration will extend the federal rule requiring passengers on planes, trains and buses to wear face masks through March 18. It was scheduled to expire in mid-January.
The Biden administration's moves come after the White House announced a ban on travel to the U.S. by foreign nationals who have been to South Africa or seven other African countries within the previous 14 days.
That travel ban does not apply to U.S. citizens and permanent residents, and it's possible the ban could be lifted soon.
Starting Monday, the U.S. will begin requiring all inbound international travelers to test for COVID-19 within one day of their flight to the U.S., regardless of their nationality o...
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- Bucs focusing on Falcons following suspensions
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- 4:27
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Tampa Bay takes on Atlanta for the second time this season, and despite holding a comfortable lead in the division, this NFC South matchup is an important one. Following a few player suspensions handed down by the NFL earlier in the week, the Bucs are focusing solely on Sunday's game.
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- EPA chief visits 'cancer alley' on 3-state tour
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- 1:40
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Michael Coleman's house is one of the last on his tiny street, squeezed between a sprawling oil refinery whose sounds and smells keep him up at night and a massive grain elevator that spews dust that covers his pickup and, he says, exacerbates his breathing problems.
Coleman, 65, points to the oil storage tanks just outside his backyard.
"We was surrounded by sugarcane, and now we're surrounded by (industrial) plants," he said.
The oil company offered him a buyout, but Coleman rejected it, waiting for a "fair shake," he said in an interview on the front steps of the home he has lived in for more than 50 years.
In the meantime, he copes with high blood pressure, thyroid problems and other health issues that he attributes to decades of pollution from his industrial neighbors, a Marathon Petroleum refinery and a Cargill grain depot.
St. John the Baptist Parish, where Coleman lives, is part of an 85-mile stretch from New Orle...
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- Cadets' racist attacks push out JROTC instructor
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- 2:57
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- The nation's military academies provide a key pipeline into the leadership of the armed services and, for the better part of the last decade, they have welcomed more racially diverse students each year.
But beyond blanket anti-discrimination policies, these federally funded institutions volunteer little about how they screen for extremist or hateful behavior, or address the racial slights that some graduates of color say they faced daily.
And while the academies play a big role in the diversity of military leadership, some have argued that the pipeline begins even earlier, at the high school level.
The Department of Defense sponsors Junior ROTC programs at high schools around the country where students can learn the values of the armed services, run drills and wear the uniforms.
Though it may not be an official recruitment program, Junior ROTC promotes the military branches as a pathway to excellence.
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- Fauci: 1st case of omicron variant identified in US
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- 2:18
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- A person in California became the first in the U.S. to have an identified case of the COVID-19 omicron variant, the White House announced Wednesday as scientists continue to study the risks posed by the new strain of the virus.
“This is the first case of COVID-19 caused by the omicron variant detected in the United States,” Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease specialist, said at the White House Wednesday.
Fauci said the person was a traveler who returned from South Africa on Nov. 22 and tested positive on Nov. 29.
"We knew that it was just a matter of time before the first case of Omicron would be detected in the United States," Fauci said, adding, "we know what we need to do to protect people."
Fauci urged all Americans who were vaccinated more than six months ago to get their booter shots and follow all of the guidance from public health officials from wearing masks at indoor gatherings to getting children vac...
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- Tampa Festival of Lights showcases more than one million lights
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- 3:08
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- The festival features light displays themed to Florida and traditional winter holidays such as Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa. It runs nightly through Dec. 26, 6-10 p.m. at the Hillsborough County Fairgrounds.
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- Crowds gather as Supreme Court hears abortion case
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- 0:43
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Abortion rights are on the line at the Supreme Court in historic arguments over the landmark ruling nearly 50 years ago that declared a nationwide right to end a pregnancy.
The court's three liberal justices suggested in arguments Wednesday that it would severely damage the court's legitimacy if it agrees to reverse decades-old abortion decisions that declared a nationwide right to end pregnancies.
The state of Mississippi is asking the court to overturn those decisions and uphold its law that bans abortion after 15 weeks. The case comes to a court with a 6-3 conservative majority that has been transformed by three appointees of President Donald Trump.
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- Mississippi clinic stays open amid abortion debate
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- 1:30
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- As the U.S. Supreme Court hears a Mississippi case that could topple abortion rights nationwide, the state's only abortion clinic is operating as usual.
The Supreme Court hears arguments Wednesday over a Mississippi law that would ban most abortions at 15 weeks.
Stakes are high because Mississippi's Republican attorney general is asking justices to use the case to overturn Roe v. Wade, the court's 1973 ruling declaring a nationwide right to abortion.
The Mississippi abortion clinic is seeing more out-of-state patients since Texas enacted a law banning most abortions by six weeks.
Protesters outside the clinic Tuesday prayed and begged women not to end their pregnancies.
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- Wander Franco signs historic deal, other Rays moves ahead of CBA expiration
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- 3:15
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- The Rays signed shortstop Wander Franco to an 11-year, $182 million contract, the largest commitment to a player in franchise history. Also, as MLB’s collective bargaining agreement is getting close to expiring, Tampa Bay and other teams around the league are making moves to their rosters.
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- Biden: New variant cause for concern, 'not panic'
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- 2:45
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- President Joe Biden urged Americans to get vaccinated including booster shots as he sought to quell concerns Monday over the new COVID-19 variant omicron.
The president described the new variant as a cause for "concern, not a cause for panic."
"Sooner or later we're going to see cases of this new variant here in the United States," Biden said. "We'll have to face this new threat just as we've faced those that have come before it."
The new variant poses the latest test to Biden's efforts to contain the pandemic, mitigate its impacts on the economy and return a sense of normalcy to the U.S. during the holiday season.
Biden spoke Monday about the urgency of getting vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect against variants, especially as roughly 80 million Americans aged 5 and up haven't yet received any shots. But he did not announce any new virus-related restrictions, beyond last week's move to restrict travel from South Africa and seven ...
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- Menorah lightings mark start of Hannukah
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- 0:49
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- The U.S. National menorah was lit in front of the White House Sunday for the first night of Hanukkah.
U.S. Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff attended the lighting ceremony.
The second gentleman is the first Jewish spouse of a U.S. president or a vice president.
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- More South Africa travel restrictions as COVID omicron variant emerges
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- 1:30
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- The discovery of a new coronavirus variant in South Africa sent a chill through much of the world Friday as nations raced to halt air travel, markets fell sharply and scientists held emergency meetings to weigh the exact risks, which were largely unknown.
The first cases outside the continent have already been identified in Israel, Hong Kong and Belgium.
Although the risks are largely unknown, several governments around the world are not waiting for scientists to better analyse it before they impose flight bans and other travel restrictions.
The European Union quickly moved to impose a flight ban from several southern African countries to the bloc.
U.S. President Joe Biden announced additional air travel restrictions, starting Nov. 29
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- USPS: Ready for pandemic crush of holiday shipping
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- 2:06
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Postal workers who recall packages and letters piled up in distribution hubs a year ago are gearing up for another holiday crush.
The United States Postal Service and private shippers UPS and FedEx are bolstering their hiring — bringing in nearly a quarter million temporary workers — to ensure they don't become overwhelmed by packages again.
But low product inventories, port disruptions and supply chain disruptions are creating new uncertainty for holiday shoppers.
Postal service executives say the USPS is prepared and ready to handle the upcoming shipping deluge this year after taking steps to prevent a repeat of last year's crisis.
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- In Florida, winter is for the birds
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- 1:25
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Florida’s winters are known for their mild temperatures. Snowbirds and birds from snowy places pour into the state when the temperatures begin to drop. It’s the best time of year for bird-watching in the sunshine state.
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- All charged in Ahmaud Arbery's death convicted
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- 1:00
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Jurors on Wednesday convicted the three white men charged in the death of Ahmaud Arbery, the Black man who was chased and fatally shot while running through their neighborhood in an attack that became part of the larger national reckoning on racial injustice.
The convictions for Greg McMichael, son Travis McMichael and neighbor William "Roddie" Bryan came after jurors deliberated for about 10 hours. The men face minimum sentences of life in prison. It is up to the judge to decide whether that comes with or without the possibility of parole.
The McMichaels grabbed guns and jumped in a pickup truck to pursue the 25-year-old after seeing him running outside the Georgia port city of Brunswick in February 2020. Bryan joined the pursuit in his own pickup and recorded cellphone video of Travis McMichael fatally shooting Arbery.
The graphic video leaked online two months later. Though prosecutors did not argue that racism motivated the killing, federal au...
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- US aims to reduce gas prices by using oil reserves
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- 2:01
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- President Joe Biden on Tuesday ordered a record 50 million barrels of oil released from America's strategic reserve, aiming to bring down gasoline and other costs, in coordination with other major energy consuming nations including India, the United Kingdom and China.
The U.S. action is focused on helping Americans coping with higher fuel and other prices ahead of Thanksgiving and winter holiday travel. Gasoline prices are at about $3.40 a gallon, more than 50% higher than a year ago, according to the American Automobile Association.
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- Holiday travel rebounds despite ongoing pandemic
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- 1:43
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Tens of millions of Americans are expected to travel over the Thanksgiving holiday despite near record gas prices, crowded airports and rising cases of COVID-19 in many regions of the U.S.
The American Automobile Association projects that about 53.4 million people will travel this week, up 13 percent from last year and close to pre-pandemic levels. About 90 percent of them will be traveling by car, said AAA spokesman Andrew Gross.
AAA officials attributed the increase to mass vaccinations that make people feel safer, the reopening of U.S. borders and people eager to see family and friends after skipping travel last year.
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- Man charged in Waukesha Christmas parade attack
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- 2:11
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Prosecutors in Wisconsin on Tuesday charged a man with intentional homicide in the deaths of five people who were killed when an SUV was driven into a Christmas parade that also left 62 people injured, including many children.
Prosecutors say a sixth person, a child, has died and more charges are pending.
Darrell Brooks Jr. was charged with five counts of intentional homicide in the crash Sunday in Waukesha, a Milwaukee suburb.
Conviction on first-degree intentional homicide carries a mandatory life sentence, Wisconsin's stiffest penalty.
Brooks made his initial appearance in court Tuesday.
He could be heard crying during the proceeding, leaning over with his head nearly in his lap, with his attorney resting a hand on his back.
The city's livestream video and bystander video captured the chaotic scene when an SUV sped along the parade route and then into the crowd.
Several of those injured remain in cri...
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- Children practice gratitude at Tampa’s Glazer Children’s Museum
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- 3:16
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- 5 years ago
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- Under Camp Imagination, the Glazer Children’s Museum (GCM) is hosting Campsgiving to help children practice gratitude. Campers will also get the chance to learn more about autumn, why leaves change color and do mindful yoga. The camp runs from Nov. 22 through Nov. 24. GCM hosts camps every season.
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- Bidens host 'friendsgiving' meal at Fort Bragg
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- 2:06
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- 5 years ago
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- President Joe Biden, accompanied by the first lady, visited the Army's Fort Bragg in North Carolina to celebrate "friendsgiving" with service members and military families.
The term combines the words "friend" and "Thanksgiving" and refers to a large meal among friends during the Thanksgiving season. Jill Biden often describes her family as a military family.
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- Hundreds gather to honor Wis. parade crash victims
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- 1:23
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Hundreds gathered at a downtown park Monday night in Waukesha (WAH'-keh-shah), Wisconsin, for a candlelight vigil in honor of those lost and hurt in a deadly Christmas parade crash a day earlier.
"This vigil is a small first step in healing for our community," said Shawn Reilly, mayor of the Milwaukee suburb where police say an SUV driver plowed into the parade, killing at least five people and injuring 48.
A pair of clergy solemnly read the names of those who died in Sunday's crash: Virginia Sorenson, 79; LeAnna Owen, 71; Tamara Durand, 52; Jane Kulich, 52; and Wilhelm Hospel, 81.
Volunteers handed out sandwiches, hot chocolate, and, of course, candles at the vigil, which was attended by interfaith leaders and elected officials.
"We are parents. We are neighbors. We are hurting. We are angry. We are sad. We are confused. We are thankful. We are all in this together. We are Waukesha Strong," said a tearful Amanda Medina Roddy with the...
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- Bucs back in the win column after Monday Night Football
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- 3:07
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Tampa Bay ended its two-game losing streak by defeating the New York Giants 30-10 Monday night. Watch to hear what Tom Brady and the rest of the team had to say after the game.
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- At least 5 dead after SUV hits Christmas parade
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- 1:14
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- A joyous scene of marching bands and children dancing in Santa hats and waving pompoms turned deadly in an instant, as an SUV sped through barricades and into a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee, killing at least five people and injuring more than 40 others.
One video showed a woman screaming, “Oh my God!” repeatedly as a group of young dancers was struck Sunday. A father talked of going “from one crumpled body to the other” in search of his daughter. Members of a “Dancing Grannies” club were among those hit.
The city of Waukesha posted on its social media accounts late Sunday that it could confirm at least five died and more than 40 were injured, while noting that it was still collecting information. The city's statement also noted that many people took themselves to hospitals. The city did not release any additional information about those who died.
A “person of interest” was in custody, Waukesha Police Chief Dan Thompson s...
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- Bucs look to avoid three-straight losses in Monday Night Football vs. Giants
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- 6:55
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Tampa Bay is coming off of back-to-back losses and hoping to get their season back on track with a win over the New York Giants. The return of Rob Gronkowski and Sean Murphy-Bunting seems promising, while Antonio Brown, Vita Vea, and others remain sidelined with injuries.
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- How the holidays come alive in Tampa’s Winter Village at Curtis Hixon Park
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- 1:54
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- The Winter Village at Tampa's Downtown will be open from Nov. 19 to Jan. 2. The village is located at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park, along the Riverwalk.
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- Rittenhouse cleared of charges in Wis. shootings
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- 1:39
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Kyle Rittenhouse has been acquitted of all charges after pleading self-defense in the deadly Kenosha, Wisconsin, shootings that became a flashpoint in the nation's debate over guns, vigilantism and racial injustice.
The jury came back with its verdict after close to 3 1/2 days of deliberation.
Rittenhouse, 18, could have gotten life in prison if found guilty of the most serious charge against him.
He was charged with homicide, attempted homicide and recklessly endangering safety for killing two men and wounding a third with an AR-style semi-automatic rifle.
The shootings took place during a night of protests over police violence against Black people in the tumultuous summer of 2020. Rittenhouse is white, as were those he shot. The jury appeared to be overwhelmingly white.
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- Imperiled Afghans worry over long U.S. visa delays
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- 2:18
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Thousands of Afghans have applied for temporary admission into the U.S. for humanitarian reasons, but few have been approved since the Taliban recaptured control of their homeland.
Federal immigration officials say more than 28,000 Afghans have applied for what's known as humanitarian parole but less than 100 of them have been approved.
Afghan families in the U.S. and immigrant groups supporting them say the slow pace threatens the safety of their loved ones, who face an uncertain future under the repressive Islamist regime.
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- Student truckers see opportunity in supply chain
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- 1:31
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- On a recent afternoon, Tina Singh watched nearly a dozen students at a suburban Los Angeles truck-driving school backing up their practice vehicles into parking spaces. Many had never operated a manual transmission before.
"It's an exciting time to be a truck driver right now because there's so much demand for drivers," said Singh, the school's director. "Our yards are busy, and they're very vibrant with a lot of activity."
Business is booming at the California Truck Driving Academy amid a nationwide shortage of long-haul drivers, with students citing promises of high pay and instant job offers.
The Inglewood facility has seen annual enrollment grow by almost 20% since last year, and has expanded to offering night classes.
"Everything in this country runs by truck at some point or another," Singh said. "And so, you know, you need truck drivers to move goods."
The U.S. is about 80,000 drivers short due to a variety of fact...
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- DeSantis signs vaccine mandate bills into law as Florida challenges new rule
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- 1:49
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Wasting little time, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law four bills dealing with mask and vaccine mandates less than 12 hours after state lawmakers passed them mostly along party lines Wednesday night.
Arguing for the rights of Floridians to not be vaccinated, DeSantis said he was signing the strongest legislation of its kind against a federal mandate on employer vaccine requirements.
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- US overdose deaths top 100,000 in one year
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- 1:22
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- 5 years ago
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- Overdose deaths have been rising for more than two decades. But they accelerated dramatically in the past two years — jumping nearly 30% jump in the last year alone, according to the latest data.
The new data shows many of the deaths involve illicit fentanyl, a highly lethal opioid which five years ago surpassed heroin as the type of drug involved in the most overdose deaths. Drug dealers have mixed fentanyl into other products, which is one reason why deaths from methamphetamines, cocaine, and opioid painkillers also are rising lately.
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- Michael Koryta at the 2021 Tampa Bay Times Festival of Reading
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- 50:17
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- 5 years ago
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- Michael Koryta discusses his new book, “Where They Wait,” moderated by Times book critic Colette Bancroft.
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- Louise Erdrich at the 2021 Tampa Bay Times Festival of Reading
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- 55:52
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- 5 years ago
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- Louise Erdrich discusses her new book, “The Sentence,” moderated by Times book critic Colette Bancroft.
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- Lauren Groff at the 2021 Tampa Bay Times Festival of Reading
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- 1:03:19
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- 5 years ago
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- Lauren Groff discusses her new book, “Matrix,” moderated by Times book critic Colette Bancroft.
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- Michael Connelly at the 2021 Tampa Bay Times Festival of Reading
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- 55:53
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Michael Connelly discusses his new book, “The Dark Hours,” moderated by Times book critic Colette Bancroft. Hosted by Tombolo Books.
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- Honoree Fanonne Jeffers at the 2021 Tampa Bay Times Festival of Reading
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- 1:03:11
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Honoree Fanonne Jeffers discusses her new book, “The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois,” moderated by Times book critic Colette Bancroft.
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- Ace Atkins and Lisa Unger at the 2021 Tampa Bay Times Festival of Reading
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- 1:01:36
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Ace Atkins, author of “The Heathens,” and Lisa Unger, author of “Last Girl Ghosted,” speak at Books and Bourbon, a special Festival of Reading event moderated by Times book critic Colette Bancroft. Hosted by Lingr.
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- Cynthia Barnett and Craig Pittman at the 2021 Tampa Bay Times Festival of Reading
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- 56:16
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- A panel discussion with “The Sound of The Sea: Seashells and the Fate of the Oceans” author Cynthia Barnett and “The State You’re In” author Craig Pittman, moderated by Times book critic Colette Bancroft.
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- Florida black bear rescued in Collier County
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- 0:53
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission rescued a female black bear in Collier County who's head was trapped in a plastic container.
Bear biologists, law enforcement, and bear contractors set traps and monitored the area in an effort to remove the container, but after only two sightings, the bear was not seen again for over three weeks. Finally, the bear was spotted on a resident’s security camera.
Staff set new traps and started night patrols of the neighborhood. The bear biologist darted the 250 pound, female bear and removed the plastic container from around her face.
Staff cleaned the injury and treated her with antibiotics. After a day and a half of monitoring, the bear was released in Picayune Strand State Forest.
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- Jury starts deliberations in Rittenhouse trial
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- 1:12
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- The jury began deliberating Tuesday at the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse after listening to dueling portrayals of him as a "wannabe soldier" who went looking for the trouble, or a concerned citizen who came under attack while trying to protect property.
The case went to the anonymous, 12-member jury after Rittenhouse himself, in a highly unusual move, was allowed by the judge to draw the slips of paper from a raffle drum that determined which of the 18 people who sat in judgment during the trial would decide his fate and which ones would be dismissed as alternates.
Rittenhouse, 18, faces life in prison if convicted as charged for using a AR-style semi-automatic rifle to kill two men and wound a third during a night of protests against racial injustice in Kenosha in the summer of 2020. The former police youth cadet is white, as were those he shot.
The resulting jury appeared to be overwhelmingly white.
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- Jailed American journalist arrives back in US
- Runtime
- 0:46
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- American journalist Danny Fenster, who spent nearly six months in jail in military-ruled Myanmar, arrived in the United States on Tuesday.
Fenster, who was sentenced last week to 11 years of hard labor, was handed over Monday to former U.S. diplomat Bill Richardson, who helped negotiate the release. He is one of more than 100 journalists, media officials or publishers who have been detained since the military ousted the elected government of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi in February.
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- Biden signs $1T bipartisan infrastructure bill
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- 1:45
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- In a celebratory signing ceremony on the White House South Lawn, President Joe Biden signed his $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill into law Monday, hailing it as an example of what bipartisanship can achieve.
A smattering of Republican lawmakers were on hand for what might be one the last celebratory displays of bipartisanship ahead of the 2022 midterm elections.
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- Bucs struggle against Washington Football Team, suffer second-straight loss
- Runtime
- 6:28
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Tampa Bay had trouble against WFT quarterback Taylor Heinicke in last season’s playoffs, and the Bucs continued to run into those troubles in Week 10 this year. Self-inflicted errors and the inability to get off the field on defense were also contributing factors to the loss.
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- DeSantis announces $25 million for Miami ‘Freedom Tower’
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- 1:34
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- The nearly century-old Freedom Tower, which was built in 1925 as the headquarters for the Miami News, served as the central location for processing and documenting Cuban refugees fleeing to Miami during the Cold War.
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- Macy's unveils new balloons ahead of parade
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- 1:40
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- The countdown to the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is on.
With Thanksgiving less than two weeks away, brand-new balloons were unveiled at a test event in New York on Saturday ahead of the annual event.
The parade will feature floats, performers and giant balloons parading along a one-block stretch of 34th Street in front of the retailer's flagship Manhattan store.
"We've got 10 marching bands. We have 15 giant character balloons, we've got 20 floats, we've got a whole host of performances, over 30 heritage balloons. It's a spectacle that we all know and love, plus stuffed with a couple of special features, so really excited to be back," Macy's executive producer Will Coss said.
New balloons this year will include pop culture icon Grogu, better known as Baby Yoda, from "The Mandalorian," and two new Pokemon balloons - Pikachu and Eevee - honoring the beloved series' 25th anniversary.
The spectacle will be broadcast on nat...
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- Bucs looking to bounce back after bye week
- Runtime
- 3:31
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Tampa Bay is on the road facing off against the Washington Football Team following a week off and a loss to the Saints. The Bucs will be looking to minimize the amount of penalties and turnovers they have, which have proved costly to them all season.
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- Where is the Mystery Monkey of Tampa Bay?
- Runtime
- 5:31
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- The monkey starred in a cinematic chase, dodging tranquilizer darts, perching on roofs, biting a woman. People shouted, “Go, monkey, go!” Someone made the monkey a Facebook page, which amassed tens of thousands of followers.
The story bounced from Seattle to Toronto to the U.K., from NBC to Fox to NPR. It was the subject of an “extra-special investigation” on The Colbert Report. The Mystery Monkey of Tampa Bay still has a four-paragraph entry on the Wikipedia page for feral rhesus macaques.
His run on the lam lasting four years ended near Lake Maggiore in St. Petersburg. He moved into Dade City’s Wild Things zoo, and he was given a name: Cornelius.
After the zoo closed in 2020, his whereabouts were unknown.
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- Baskin challenges 'Tiger King' with TV series, lawsuit
- Runtime
- 2:26
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- "My primary goal is to save the tiger in the wild before it's too late. People don't realize that all of this cub-petting and private ownership is actually causing the extinction of the tiger in the wild. And that's what I'm really hoping that they'll get from 'Carole Baskin's Cage Fight'" said Carole Baskin, owner of Big Cat Habitat in Tampa.
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- US reopens borders to vaccinated travelers
- Runtime
- 1:10
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- The U.S. fully reopened its borders with Mexico and Canada on Monday and lifted restrictions on travel that covered most of Europe, setting the stage for emotional reunions nearly two years in the making and providing a boost for the travel industry decimated by the pandemic.
The restrictions, among the most severe in U.S. history, kept families apart, including spouses who have not been able to hug in months, grandparents whose grandchildren doubled in age since they last saw them, and uncles and aunts who have not met nieces and nephews who are now toddlers.
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- Korean fried chicken: Watch how Tampa Bay restaurants cook the dish
- Runtime
- 3:56
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- There’s a new craze in the restaurant world, in the form of KFC — that is, Korean fried chicken.
The dish has taken off on the streets of Seoul, South Korea, in recent years, and has made its way to Tampa Bay.
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