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Business of Sports – The strategy behind the Big 12’s sharp, witty social media account: “We know who we are and who we aren’t”
ESPN Tucson - Arizona
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September 4, 2025
Nine minutes after TCU obliterated North Carolina on Monday night, the Big 12’s official account on the social media platform X weighed in with one line that said everything: “A 34-point win over the 33rd Team.” The reference was to the Horned...
Florida attorney general subpoenas trucking company after fatal turnpike crash
WPBF - Florida
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September 4, 2025
SIX. NEW FALLOUT THIS EVENING CONNECTED TO THAT DEADLY CRASH ON THE TURNPIKE IN FORT PIERCE, INVOLVING THE DRIVER OF A SEMI MAKING A U. TURN. FLORIDA’S ATTORNEY GENERAL ISSUED A SUBPOENA FOR THE COMPANY WHO EMPLOYED THAT TRUCK DRIVER. YOU’LL...
Florida man arrested for scamming elderly Georgia couple
WVGA Valdosta Today - Georgia
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September 5, 2025
ATLANTA – The GBI arrests a Florida man in a 5-month long multi-state cyber fraud investigation for scamming an elderly Georgia couple. Following a 5-month investigation conducted by the GBI Georgia Cyber Crime Center, the GBI has arrested and...
Space Coast EDC’s Edgar Campa-Palafox Appointed to Florida Economic Development Council Board
SpaceCoastDaily.com - Florida
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September 5, 2025
BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT The Florida Economic Development Council (FEDC), comprised of over 500 professionals dedicated to driving statewide economic gains and elevating Florida’s competitiveness, has named Space Coast EDC Vice President of Business...
Uthmeier issues subpoenas to company that employed trucker in fatal Florida crash
WUSF - Florida
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September 5, 2025
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier on Thursday said he has issued subpoenas to the freight company that employed an immigrant trucker involved in the August crash that left three people dead on Florida's Turnpike. Uthmeier said he issued...
Healthcare Experts Slam Florida’s Plan to End Vaccine Mandates
MedCity News
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September 4, 2025
Florida plans to eliminate all vaccine mandates statewide — including those for schools — according to an announcement by Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo at a Wednesday news conference. The move has sparked strong backlash from the...
Twelve charged in Florida-based international scheme involving alien smuggling and asylum fraud
Sunshine Sentinel - Florida
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September 4, 2025
Gregory W. Kehoe, U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida | Department of JusticeGregory W. Kehoe, U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida | Department of Justice Twelve individuals have been charged in a superseding indictment...
Court Allows Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz To Remain ‘Open For Business’
Daily Wire
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September 4, 2025
A federal appeals court issued a ruling on Thursday allowing an illegal alien detention center in Florida dubbed Alligator Alcatraz to remain “open for business” while a lawsuit against the state and the Trump administration makes its way through...
Runway arrestor systems help stop two US business jets on 3 September
FlightGlobal
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Runway “arrestor” systems helped stop two business jets involved in runway overruns at US airports on 3 September, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The agency says the jets overran the runways and plowed into “engineered material...
Can Florida really end vaccine mandates? What would this mean for the US and countries like Australia?
The Conversation
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September 5, 2025
When it comes to the future of childhood immunisations, all eyes are on Robert F. Kennedy Jr, US Secretary of Health and Human Services, and his audacious attempt to discredit vaccinations with misinformation and dodgy “science”. But state...
Lee County Library partners with SWFL businesses for card drive
WINK - Florida
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The Lee County Library partnered with Nice Guys Pizza, Blinking Owl Books and bestselling author and journalist Annabelle Tometich for a library card drive on Thursday. The Lee County Library held the event at Nice Guys Pizza in downtown Cape...
Federal prosecutors say immigration services business 'a sham'. Smuggled thousands of Cubans to US
WLRN - Florida
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September 5, 2025
The ring of alleged smugglers offered Cuban nationals a tantalizing offer: legal U.S. residency by claiming European citizenship. Federal investigators say they raked in $18 million over a four-year period in what was "a sham." The U.S. Justice...
Gary Sheffield Jr. Takes Shot at Yankees' Brian Cashman for Costly Trade
Newsweek
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September 5, 2025
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Report: Colts QB Anthony Richardson’s agent ‘broached’ idea of trade with GM Chris Ballard
Stampede Blue - Indiana
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September 4, 2025
The Anthony Richardson situation is one I will watch closely throughout the season. Richardson’s agent, Deiric Jackson -- who publicly questioned trust in the Colts to our Stephen Holder after Richardson lost the QB battle to Jones -- met in...
12 accused of operating ‘sham' immigration business to smuggle migrants into the U.S.: DOJ
NBC 6 Miami - Florida
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September 4, 2025
Several Florida residents are among a group of 12 people who have been charged in their roles in an international operation that involved operating a "sham" immigration business to smuggle migrants into the United States, federal officials said...
Fans travel from all over to cheer on the Eagles
6 ABC Action News
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September 5, 2025
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Eagles fever was on full display for Thursday's season opener: from a giant Eagles flag at the top of the Philadelphia Museum of Art steps to banners along Broad Street. The city was abuzz with excitement as the Eagles got...
Aaron Bean spotlights police K9s and local businesses in recent social media posts
Duval Times - Florida
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September 3, 2025
U.S. Congressman Aaron Bean, representing Florida’s 4th district, recently highlighted law enforcement K9s, local business achievements, and corporate engagement in a series of posts on social media. On September 1, 2025, Bean recognized the...
Florida’s tax ‘holiday’ on guns and ammo started this week
Creative Loafing - Florida
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September 4, 2025
TALLAHASSEE — Talon Tactical Outfitters west of Tallahassee has bulked up its inventory of hunting rifles and shotguns. Starting Monday and running through the end of the year, Florida will provide a sales-tax exemption on a variety of hunting...
LCEC CEO Denise Vidal named among state’s most influential business leaders
Cape Coral Breeze - Florida
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Denise Vidal, executive vice president and CEO of Lee County Electric Cooperative, was recently named among Florida’s most influential business leaders as part of Florida Trend’s “Florida 500.” PROVIDED A local CEO has garnered state-wide...
Florida Gets Closer To Being a 'Free State' With Plan To End School Vaccine Mandate
Reason Magazine
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September 4, 2025
It's an extreme, albeit predictable, irony that the years of imperious, novel public health mandates during the COVID-19 pandemic are giving way to a backlash against once-routine, noncontroversial vaccination requirements. This was evidenced...