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Trump administration moves to revoke permit for Massachusetts offshore wind project

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on September 20, 2025. Posted in Environment, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National News, National Politics, Network, News, Politics.

By JENNIFER McDERMOTT and MATTHEW DALY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has moved to block a Massachusetts offshore wind farm, its latest effort to hobble an industry and technology that President Donald Trump has attacked as “ugly” and unreliable compared to fossil fuels such as coal and natural gas. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, or BOEM, filed a motion in federal court Thursday seeking to take back its approval of the SouthCoast Wind project’s “construction and operations plan.” The plan is the last major federal permit the project needs before it can...

Trump says US has carried out another fatal strike targeting alleged drug-smuggling boat

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on September 20, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National News, National Politics, Network, News, Politics, World News.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday the U.S. military has carried out its third fatal strike against an alleged drug smuggling vessel this month. Trump in a social media posting said the strike killed three and was carried out against a vessel “affiliated with a Designated Terrorist Organization conducting narcotrafficking in the USSOUTHCOM area of responsibility.” He did not provide more precise details about the location of the strike. The Pentagon deferred questions about the strike to the White House, which did not respond to a request for clarity about the origins of...

FBI sniper testifies that hiding spot near golf course was ideal place for man to shoot Trump

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on September 19, 2025. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, National News, News, Social.

FORT PIERCE — An FBI sniper testified Thursday about the effectiveness of a hiding spot chosen by a man accused of trying to assassinate President Donald Trump at his Florida golf course last year. FBI Special Agent Nicholas Schnelle said the sniper set up along the fence of Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach was about 126 feet away from the sixth hole, and it was well hidden by vegetation. “It’s close and unobstructed,” Schnelle said. Schnelle testified that the SKS rifle recovered from the scene has an effective range of about 350 meters (1,150 feet), nearly 10 times the...

Emmy Awards 2025: A partial list of top winners

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on September 15, 2025. Posted in Entertainment, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National News, Network, News, Things To Do, TV and Streaming.

NEW YORK (AP) — The 77th Primetime Emmy Awards are being handed out Sunday at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. Early winners include Seth Rogen, Jean Smart and Katherine LaNasa. Tramell Tillman and Britt Lower were also winners for their roles in “Severance.” Related Articles ‘The Studio’ breaks record for comedy Emmys as ‘Adolescence’ and ‘Severance’ also score big wins Photos: 2025 Emmy Awards red carpet standout fashion moments Trump’s reversals on immigration mount over economic...

Thousands of newborn stars dazzle in the latest snapshot by NASA’s Webb Space Telescope

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on September 6, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National News, Network, News, Science, Space.

By MARCIA DUNN CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Thousands of newborn stars sparkle and dazzle in the latest snapshot by NASA’s Webb Space Telescope. This image provided by NASA on Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, shows a scene of star birth in Pismis 24, a young star cluster about 5,500 light-years from Earth in the constellation Scorpius taken by NASA’s Webb Space Telescope. (NASA via AP) Released this week, the picture provides a breathtaking view of a nearby star-birthing center, 5,500 light-years away. A single light-year is 5.8 trillion miles. Besides baby stars in a variety of sizes and colors, the...

Trump says he’s awarding former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani the Presidential Medal of Freedom

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on September 2, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, National News, National Politics, Politics, Social.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday he will award former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, two days after his longtime political ally was seriously injured in a car crash. The decision places the award on a man once lauded for leading New York after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and later sanctioned by courts and disbarred for amplifying false claims about the 2020 election. Giuliani was also criminally charged in two states; he has denied wrongdoing. Trump in a statement on social media called Giuliani the...

Cracker Barrel relents, says its old logo will return

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on August 27, 2025. Posted in Business, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, National News, Network, News.

By DEE-ANN DURBIN Cracker Barrel said late Tuesday it’s returning to its old logo after critics — including President Donald Trump — protested the company’s plan to modernize. Related Articles Book authors settle copyright lawsuit with AI company Anthropic AT&T snatches up wireless spectrum licenses from EchoStar for $23 billion Florida consumer advocates propose new FPL deal to halve rate hikes Trump family crypto empire expands with Crypto.com partnership CSX...

Trump says he’s firing Fed Governor Lisa Cook, opening new front in fight for central bank control

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on August 26, 2025. Posted in Business, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, National News, National Politics, Politics.

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and WILL WEISSERT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday night that he’s firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, an unprecedented move that would constitute a sharp escalation in his battle to exert greater control over what has long been considered an institution independent from day-to-day politics. Trump said in a letter posted on his Truth Social platform that he is removing Cook effective immediately because of allegations that she committed mortgage fraud. Bill Pulte, a Trump appointee to the agency that regulates mortgage giants Fannie Mae and...

DOT repaints Pulse crosswalk for a second time. FHP and OPD watching site

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on August 25, 2025. Posted in Florida News, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, National News, News.

A Florida Department of Transportation crew early Sunday painted the Pulse crosswalk back to black and white for a second time as supporters continued to try to restore the rainbow-colored crossing. Now, police agencies are monitoring the site. Spectrum News 13, the Orlando Sentinel’s news partner, reported that the DOT repainted the crosswalk on Esther Street at South Orange Avenue after colored paint was used on the crossing on Saturday. Previously, supporters had been using chalk to draw back the rainbow colors, but rain washed that away. A squad of Florida Highway Patrol and Orlando...

Colorado jail’s ex-commander sued over allegedly watching strip search videos of over 100 women

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on August 16, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National News, Network, News.

By COLLEEN SLEVIN DENVER (AP) — Three women who were among the more than 100 inmates whose strip search videos were allegedly watched repeatedly by a Colorado jail’s former commander are suing him and government agencies, saying they failed to keep tabs on who was accessing the images and why. Related Articles Hundreds may have been exposed to rabies at bat-infested cabins in Grand Teton National Park Target and Ulta mutually agree not to renew partnership launched in 2021 Arizona, Nevada and Mexico will again get less...