Tag: Florida

China factor

Among the legislative measures adopted by Florida are a ban on purchase of real estate by Chinese nationals who are not American permanent residents; restrictions on access to TikTok; a ban on storing sensitive data on servers controlled by the Chinese regime

May 10, 2023

“There was nothing done illegally”: Trump reacts to his arraignment

Tuesday's Trump arraignment was another high-voltage drama in United States politics. Trump, who became history by being the first former American president to be indicted, has surrendered himself before going to the court.

April 5, 2023

2018 Parkland school massacre in US: Shooter sentenced to life in prison without parole

14 students were killed in the incident and three school staff members were killed, and several others were injured.

November 3, 2022

Death toll from Hurricane Ian in US exceeds 110, 300k still without power

Florida's Lee County has reported 55 fatalities while Charlotte County has seen 24 deaths, Xinhua news agency reported.

October 6, 2022

‘Star Trek’ Star Nichelle Nichols’ ashes will be launched into space

The late actress, Nichelle Nichols, who died in July aged 89, will have her remains jetted up into space on the Enterprise Flight's Vulcan Rocket later this year to honour her iconic role in 'Star Trek'.

August 26, 2022

FBI ‘stole’ passports during Mar-a-Lago search: Trump

"Wow! In the raid by the FBI of Mar-a-Lago, they stole my three Passports (one expired), along with everything else," Trump wrote on Monday on the Truth Social network he co-founded, dpa news agency reported.

August 16, 2022

FBI seized 11 sets of classified material including top secret documents from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence

The judge authorized the FBI to search what the bureau called the "45 Office" as well as "all other rooms or areas" at Mar-a-Lago that were available to former President Trump and his staff for storing boxes and documents.

August 13, 2022

FBI searches Trump’s Florida home

However, neither the FBI nor the US Justice Department have made any comments on the raids at Trump's house.

August 9, 2022

‘Bracing for the worst’ in Florida’s Covid-19 hot zone

Jacksonville is kind of the epicenter of this with one of the lowest vaccination rates going into July.

August 20, 2021

Condo collapse search to continue till last human remains found

According to a news release from Miami-Dade County on Thursday, crews have recovered 97 bodies from the rubble three weeks after the collapse.

July 17, 2021

Florida condo collapse toll reaches 97, search nears end

Alvaro Zabaleta Miami-Dade police spokesman said the search for any other possible victims would continue

July 16, 2021

Search in Florida collapse to take weeks; deaths reach 90

“To give you an answer when we feel we’ll recover everyone, I can’t give you an exact date,” the Miami-Dade fire chief said

July 12, 2021

Families of condo victims bond together

There has been a sort of shift I think toward acceptance but also obviously with that comes some sadness, said Maggie Castro, a Miami-Dade firefighter and paramedic

July 10, 2021

Death toll in Florida building collapse reaches 78

Allyn Kilsheimer, founder of KCE Structural Engineers, has been hired to lead the investigation into the cause of collapse

July 10, 2021

Rescuers unrelenting as toll rises to 64 in condo collapse

Families of victims, residents of the buildings who survived will get financial assistance

July 9, 2021

Condo collapse shows town’s rich, middle-class division

The town is known for its clean beaches and a 12-story limit on its buildings, and stands in contrast with neighboring Miami Beach and its world-famous nightlife, Bal Harbour

July 7, 2021

Searchers at collapse site ‘not seeing anything positive’

Severe weather from Elsa threatened to hinder search efforts

July 7, 2021