MIAMI (AP) Tropical Storm Dolly forms over the north Atlantic Tropical Storm Dolly formed Tuesday over the northern Atlantic Ocean, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. The storm’s maximum sustained winds were near 45 mph (75 kph). Dolly was centered about 660 miles (1,065 kilometers) southwest of Cape Race, Newfoundland, and it was moving east-northeast at 13 mph (20 kph). Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. […]
NEW YORK (AP) Trump bans dealings with Chinese owners of TikTok, WeChat President Donald Trump has ordered a sweeping but vague ban on dealings with the Chinese owners of social media apps TikTok and WeChat on security grounds, a move China’s government criticized as “political manipulation.” The twin executive orders issued Thursday — one for each app — add to growing U.S.-Chinese conflict over technology and security. […]
TALLAHASSEE (AP) As session wanes, Florida lawmakers race to complete agenda With just two weeks left before their scheduled adjournment, both chambers of the Republican-controlled Legislature are inching closer to a budget deal as they continue to work on a slate of bills central to the governor’s legislative agenda. In the coming week, lawmakers are contending with a contentious proposal that would rewrite rules on voting […]
MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) Could US balloons, technology power uncensored internet in Cuba? Florida’s Republican Governor Ron DeSantis called this week on the President Biden administration to greenlight a plan to transmit the internet to people in Cuba via high-altitude balloons when their government has blocked access. Can the internet be delivered by balloon? Yes. For years, Alphabet — the parent company of Google — worked to perfect […]
WASHINGTON (AP) Prosecution ends arguments in day 3 of impeachment trial; Defense takes the floor Friday House Democrats prosecuting Donald Trump’s impeachment said Thursday the Capitol invaders believed they were acting on “the president’s orders” to stop Joe Biden’s election, arguing it was the culmination of the defeated president’s pattern of spreading false and violent rhetoric that will continue to vex American politics if left unchecked. The prosecutors described in stark, […]
WINK NEWS Protecting your vote: FBI, DHS issue alert saying foreign actors may try to influence election With just 41 days until the election, the FBI and DHS issued an alert saying foreign actors may try to influence the election. The disinformation campaign is getting worse. It’s coming mostly from foreign countries and it’s already happening. “It’s primarily nation-state actors, mostly Russia. China also engages in foreign influence operations,” explained FBI Agent […]
(CNN) Masks could save 70,000 Americans by December, model predicts, as infections among younger people soar US coronavirus deaths could hit 300,000 by December 1, but 70,000 lives could be saved if more Americans simply wore masks, a new model predicts. “It’s a profoundly sad number” of projected death, Dr. William Schaffner of Vanderbilt University told CNN on Friday morning. “And we can think that 70,000 of those people could be […]
(CBS NEWS) Weak links in the supply chain “We’re gonna need a case of lemons; let’s hope that they got lemons tomorrow.” Life’s not giving lemons to Tony Pertesis, who owns and runs the Southport Diner in Connecticut. And not just lemons: “You order Heinz, it’s not here. I order Gatorade; it took weeks to get Gatorade. The waitress will come out and […]
CAPE CORAL The sickening reality of Florida’s medical malpractice laws It was his fifth marriage and her second, but they were together for more than 20 years. Karen Ballard gets emotional just saying her husband Tom’s name. “He was the most amazing man and he was the love of my life,” she said. Tom Ballard died in January, eight months after a surgery that was […]
WASHINGTON US ramps up Ukraine warning, says Russia may invade in days The Biden administration on Friday escalated its dire warnings about a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine, saying it could take place within days, even as emergency diplomatic efforts continued. Adding to the sense of crisis, officials said Biden ordered another 3,000 U.S. troops to Poland. The White House said it still didn’t know if Russian […]