“Trump Was an Inspiration for Me”: Matt Gaetz Tries to Shift the Narrative With a MAGA Romance
Coming off a sweep through the Midwest that included stops at the Iowa State Fair and a rally in Des Moines with Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, Matt Gaetz got married. In a quiet ceremony on Catalina Island off the coast of California, Gaetz and Ginger Luckey tied the knot. For a guy who craves the…
Island Fin Poké Says Aloha to South Florida
Hawaiian-style poké restaurant eyes South Florida for expansion Orlando, FL (RestaurantNews.com) The rapidly growing population and business community in South Florida has caught the attention of Island Fin Poké, a fast-causal restaurant concept who sees the region as a perfect territory for market expansion. Island Fin Poké is the Hawaiian-style poké franchise specializing in unique,…
FACT CHECK: Does This Photo Show A New Low-Income Housing Development In Tampa, Florida?
An image shared on Facebook over 400 times purportedly shows a new low-income housing project under construction in Tampa, Florida. Verdict: False The image shows apartments for college students in Virginia. Fact Check: The image, which was posted on Aug. 11, shows a hallway of what appears to be apartments with indoor balconies. The caption…
New Video Attacking Ron DeSantis Over Child COVID Cases in Florida Viewed Over 760K Times
A new MeidasTouch video blasting Florida Governor Ron DeSantis over his response to the pandemic amid a rise in child COVID hospitalizations in his state has been viewed more 760,000 times as of Saturday evening.DeSantis can be seen in the video saying “I don’t want to hear blip about COVID,” with the footage later cutting…
News Wrap: Sessions insists he didn’t lie about Russian contacts to Senate
HARI SREENIVASAN: Sessions has recused himself from the Justice Department’s investigation into Russia’s election meddling.President Trump had new criticism today for former FBI Director James Comey over the Hillary Clinton e-mail probe. He complained again that Comey decided to clear Clinton before she was even interviewed. That’s based on newly released draft statements by Comey…
Extreme COVID Surge Causes Water Shortage in Orlando
COVID cases are so high in Orlando, Florida, that residents are being asked to cut back on water usage to save oxygen supplies for patients.The city’s Utilities Commission asked residents Saturday to stop watering their lawns, citing a “shortage of liquid oxygen linked to the surge of COVID-19 inpatient treatments.” If residents didn’t do their…
Eric Balmir Says Pediatric-Ready Drugs Are on the Horizon
Eric Balmir, MS, PharmD, serves as vice president and chief pharmacy officer at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C. MedPage Today met with Balmir, who earned his doctorate from the University of Florida in Gainesville, in a conference room inside the D.C. hospital for an hour one afternoon in late July. Joining Balmir was a…
One of QAnon’s Most Antisemitic Influencers Is Actually a 39-Year-Old Baptist From Florida
Robert Randall Smart, via FacebookUnraveling viral disinformation and explaining where it came from, the harm it’s causing, and what we should do about it.Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox? Sign up here.One of QAnon’s most prolific, popular, and antisemitic influencers has been revealed to be a deeply religious 39-year-old Trump supporter in…
Goldman Sachs, BofA See Lost Decade Over for Emerging Markets
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: Bloomberg News Farah Elbahrawy, Ben Bartenstein and Srinivasan Sivabalan Article content (Bloomberg) — Elevated commodity prices and expectations for earnings growth are igniting bullish bets on emerging-market equities after more than a decade of underperformance that left them approaching a 20-year low against developed-nation stocks. Goldman…
Hurricane Henri’s Bearing Down on Long Island and New England
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: Bloomberg News Brian K. Sullivan Article content (Bloomberg) — Henri remains a Category 1 hurricane and is expected to make landfall in southern New England or on New York’s Long Island around midday Sunday. Around 6:45 a.m. EDT the story was about 50 miles (80 kilometers)…
