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MLB wants the Tampa Bay Rays to play in the area if hurricane-damaged Tropicana Field is unfit
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Major League Baseball hopes to find the Tampa Bay Rays a temporary home near their fanbase at least for the start of the 2025 season if the damage to Tropicana Field from Hurricane Milton cannot be repaired in time. The translucent fiberglass dome at the...
From the pulpit, Harris calls out Trump for hurricane misinformation. Biden surveys Florida's damage
GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Kamala Harris used an appearance Sunday before a largely Black church audience in battleground North Carolina to call out Donald Trump for spreading misinformation about the government's hurricane response. President Joe Biden visited Florida for the second time this month...
MLB spring training facilities spared extensive damage from Hurricane Milton
Major League Baseball spring training facilities on Florida’s west coast appear to have been mostly spared major damage during Hurricane Milton. Unlike two years ago when Hurricane Ian caused extensive damage that shut down the Tampa Bay Rays’ spring home in Port Charlotte, no...
Tampa Bay Times keeps publishing despite a Milton crane collapse cutting off access to newsroom
It's a reflection of the news industry and modern world of work that Tampa Bay Times editor Mark Katches seems more relaxed than you'd expect after a crane pushed by Hurricane Milton's winds gouged a hole in the building that houses his newsroom. “It's had zero impact on our...
Hurricane Milton’s winds topple crane that was building west Florida’s tallest residential tower
The mayor in St. Petersburg, Florida, warned residents that cranes at several construction projects across the city might fall in Hurricane Milton and at the storm's peak on Wednesday night, one came crashing down. No one was injured when the crane working on a 46-story condominium...
Jabil: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot
ST PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — ST PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Jabil Inc. (JBL) on Thursday reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings of $138 million. On a per-share basis, the St Petersburg, Florida-based company said it had profit of $1.18. Earnings, adjusted for pretax expenses and...
Today in History: August 30, Shackelton’s Endurance crew rescued
Today is Friday, Aug. 30, the 243rd day of 2024. There are 123 days left in the year. Today in history: On Aug. 30, 1916, on his fourth attempt, explorer Ernest Shackelton successfully returned to Elephant Island in Antarctica to rescue 22 of his stranded crew...
Longest-held Russian dissident freed in swap says ‘colors get brighter by the day’ in his new life
BERLIN (AP) — Andrei Pivovarov knows there are about 1,000 hours in 42 days. Doing the math in his head and quietly marking milestones left in his sentence helped the Russian opposition politician survive more than three years in prison, much of it spent in complete isolation. ...
American Coastal: Q2 Earnings Snapshot
SAINT PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — SAINT PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — American Coastal Insurance Corporation (ACIC) on Wednesday reported second-quarter profit of $19.1 million. The Saint Petersburg, Florida-based company said it had profit of 39 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for...
