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1 week ago | 
thebradentontimes.com | Don Laible |Mitch Perry |Jackie Llanos |Matt Miczulski
Andrew McCutchen knows how to lift his teammates’ confidence. Heading into Wednesday night’s home game against the visiting Washington Nationals at PNC Park, the Pittsburgh Pirates are 6-12, last in the National League Central. This home stand wraps up, beginning on Friday, as the Cleveland Guardians visit the “Steel City.”There’s no sugarcoating that the club is off to a rough start.
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1 week ago | 
thebradentontimes.com | Mitch Perry |Jackie Llanos |Matt Miczulski |Richard Laycock
Sebastiana Gomez-Perez puts her arm around her son, Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez, after his release from Leon County Jail on April 17, 2025. (Photo by Jackie Llanos/Florida Phoenix)A federal judge brought up the arrest in Leon County of Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez, a U.S. citizen born in Georgia, during a hearing Friday in which she extended her block of the new Florida immigration law until April 29.
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1 week ago | 
thebradentontimes.com | Mitch Perry |Jackie Llanos |Matt Miczulski |Richard Laycock
Joe Gruters’ close alliance with President Donald Trump continues to pay dividends for the Sarasota Republican state senator. Gruters will serve on the “revamped” Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC), led by Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, the president announced on Thursday. Other members of the new committee include South Carolina Republican Gov. Henry McMaster, conservative talk show host Mark Levin, and former Fox News contributor Bo Dietl.
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1 week ago | 
thebradentontimes.com | Mitch Perry |Jackie Llanos |Matt Miczulski |Richard Laycock
Rep. Alex Andrade, a Republican representing parts of Escambia and Santa Rosa counties, speaks to reporters on April 9, 2025. (Photo by Jay Waagmeester/Florida Phoenix)There have been additional resignations at the embattled Hope Florida Foundation, the nonprofit affiliated with Hope Florida, the initiative launched by First Lady Casey DeSantis.
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1 week ago | 
thebradentontimes.com | Glenn Compton |Mitch Perry |Jackie Llanos |Matt Miczulski
Environmental protection is not going to go away. Despite other pressures, the American people still care deeply about the quality of their environment. They care about air pollution, trash and noise in their cities. They care about having natural areas nearby where they can fish and hike. They worry about the toxic chemicals in the factories and fields in which they work. More than ever before, people appreciate that this is the only planet we have.
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1 week ago | 
thebradentontimes.com | Mitch Perry |Jackie Llanos |Matt Miczulski |Richard Laycock
Students sit on blankets on Florida State University's Landis Green on Dec. 31, 2024, with Landis Hall in the background. (Photo by Jay Waagmeester/Florida Phoenix)Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered flags to be flown at half-staff through Monday to honor Florida State University. Thursday, a gunman killed two people near the FSU student union and six people were hospitalized. Law enforcement has 20-year-old Phoenix Ikner, son of a Leon county sheriff’s deputy, in custody.
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1 week ago | 
thebradentontimes.com | Mitch Perry |Jackie Llanos |Matt Miczulski |Richard Laycock
PALMETTO — Manatee School for the Arts has launched a major solar initiative that will implement solar as the primary power source for its entire campus. The school is partnering with Tampa Bay Solar for what will be one of the largest rooftop solar projects in Florida history. Manatee School for the Arts expects to decrease current utility costs by 90% annually. Estimates for the project claim it will pay for itself within seven years.
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3 weeks ago | 
finder.com | Matt Miczulski |Richard Laycock |Holly Jennings
President Trump’s announcement of a 25% tariff on imported automobiles and parts on March 26, 2025, sent shockwaves through the automotive industry and financial markets — consumers are rushing to buy cars ahead of any potential price hikes, and investors are scrambling to assess the fallout.(1) Biggest winnersBiggest losersTariffs like these are often seen as a direct hit to automakers’ bottom lines because they drive up production costs and disrupt global supply chains.
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3 weeks ago | 
valuewalk.com | Matt Miczulski |Sam Alberti |Dave Kovaleski
As a beginner investor, a simple, straightforward broker may be all you need as you start buying and selling stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). But as you learn and grow as a trader and investor, you’ll probably notice the importance of aligning your broker’s capabilities with your evolving financial goals. Your broker may have been the perfect fit once, but as your needs change, they might not keep up — here’s how to tell.
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1 month ago | 
financebuzz.com | Matt Miczulski |Jeff White
Depending on how much you travel, you may feel as if there's nowhere left on Earth to visit that you haven't been already. Maybe you're planning your next vacation or just want to step up your travel game. Whatever the reason for getting out and seeing the world, here are 20 of the most beautiful places in the world that you probably haven't visited yet.
