Florida gets $608 million from feds for Alligator Alcatraz, immigrant detention efforts

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on October 3, 2025. Posted in Environment, Florida News, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News, Politics, Social.

Amid battles about the detention center dubbed Alligator Alcatraz, the Trump administration has awarded $608 million to Florida for the state’s immigrant-detention efforts, a U.S. Department of Homeland Security official confirmed Thursday. The funds came from $150 billion Congress funneled to the Federal Emergency Management Agency this year to assist with President Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration. Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration sought federal money to cover the costs of Alligator Alcatraz in the Everglades. The state opened another immigrant-detention center in Baker...

Cheetah cubs destined for illegal trade in exotic pets rescued in Somaliland

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on October 3, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Network, News, World News.

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Eleven cheetah cubs were rescued from illegal trade in Somaliland in what a conservationist described on Thursday as “one of the largest confiscations of the species.” Related Articles Putin praises Trump but warns that supplies of US long-range missile to Ukraine will badly hurt ties Study shows the world is far more ablaze now with damaging fires than in the 1980s Israel intercepted a Gaza-bound flotilla carrying aid in international waters. Can it do that? European...

Police can’t search vehicles based only on marijuana smell, Florida court says

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on October 2, 2025. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Florida News, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Marijuana, News, Social.

TALLAHASSEE — Pointing to laws allowing use of medical marijuana and hemp, a state appeals court Wednesday reversed course and said police officers can’t search vehicles only on the basis of smelling cannabis. The 2nd District Court of Appeal’s main opinion said that for “generations, cannabis was illegal in all forms — thereby rendering its distinct odor immediately indicative of criminal activity.” But the opinion said legislative changes have “fundamentally changed its definition and regulation” and made cannabis legal to possess in multiple forms. Citing the U.S. Constitution’s Fourth...

Spirit on track to receive $475 million from creditors to help airline fly through bankruptcy

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on October 1, 2025. Posted in Business, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, News, Social, Transportation.

Spirit Airlines’ parent company Tuesday announced a series of deals with top creditors that would funnel up to $475 million in critical cash to the troubled discount carrier as it reorganizes for a second time under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. The company said the “debtor-in-possession” financing is coming from existing bondholders. As part of a motion filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York, “the Company obtained immediate interim access to $120 million,” the airline said in a statement made public Tuesday afternoon. Up to $200 million “is expected to be available upon...

Justice Department sues New Jersey synagogue protesters using law meant to protect abortion clinics

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on October 1, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National Politics, Network, News, Politics.

By BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI Federal officials have sued pro-Palestinian demonstrators involved in a heated protest outside a New Jersey synagogue last year, citing a law created to protect abortion clinics from obstruction and threats. Related Articles Trump administration blames Democrats for shutdown in official government warnings as deadline nears Trump pulls nomination of E.J. Antoni to lead Bureau of Labor Statistics, AP source says Trump says his administration is close to reaching a deal with Harvard...

Grand Canyon National Park will reopen portions of North Rim after destructive wildfire subsides

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on September 26, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National News, Network, News.

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Grand Canyon National Park will soon reopen portions of the North Rim to public access in the aftermath of a wildfire that destroyed a historic lodge and dozens of cabins, the National Park Service announced Thursday. Related Articles Trump to put import taxes on pharmaceutical drugs, kitchen cabinets, furniture and heavy trucks Remains found in Washington state are of Travis Decker, wanted in daughters’ killings, officials say Appeals court speeds up Alligator Alcatraz legal...

Trump’s ‘tough it out’ advice to expectant moms is the latest example of men opining on women’s pain

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on September 24, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National Politics, Network, News, Politics.

By LAURIE KELLMAN From the pulpit of the presidency, Donald Trump offered some advice to pregnant women: “Tough it out” before taking Tylenol. Related Articles Trump says he doesn’t think Argentina needs a bailout, but US will help After cost-cutting blitz, Trump administration rehires hundreds of laid-off employees At UN, Trump attacks climate change efforts in front of leaders of drowning nations Trump’s Tylenol and vaccine warnings leave some pregnant women concerned, others...

Trump says he doesn’t think Argentina needs a bailout, but US will help

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on September 24, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National Politics, Network, News, Politics, World News.

By FATIMA HUSSEIN, ALMUDENA CALATRAVA and DEBORA REY WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump stopped short Tuesday of promising Argentina’s President Javier Milei a financial bailout from the Latin American country’s economic turmoil. Related Articles Trump’s ‘tough it out’ advice to expectant moms is the latest example of men opining on women’s pain After cost-cutting blitz, Trump administration rehires hundreds of laid-off employees At UN, Trump attacks climate change efforts in front of leaders of drowning...

Super typhoon blowing by northern Philippines and Taiwan forces evacuations and closures

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on September 23, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Network, News, World News.

By JIM GOMEZ MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Thousands of people were evacuated from northern Philippine villages and schools and offices were closed Monday in the archipelago and neighboring Taiwan as one of this year’s strongest typhoons threatened to cause flooding and landslides on its way to southeastern China. Related Articles High-tech tax authority helps Greece return to Europe’s financial mainstream Moldova detains 74 people over an alleged Russia-backed unrest plot around key election Mexico boosts controls on cattle...

Hurricane Gabrielle forms, with two disturbances behind it

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on September 22, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Hurricane forecast, Hurricane Tracks, Latest Headlines, News, Social, Storms & Hurricanes, Weather.

Hurricane Gabrielle has formed in the Atlantic, several hundred miles southeast of Bermuda. It is expected to turn north and eventually back east and head into the North Atlantic. Gabrielle is only the second Atlantic hurricane of 2025. The other hurricane this season was Hurricane Erin, which formed in August in the Atlantic. It reached Category 5 strength, but stayed out to sea and did not make landfall. “It’s very unusual for a second hurricane to show up this late. In fact, it hasn’t happened since 1994,” Fox Weather Hurricane Specialist Bryan Norcross wrote on his blog, Hurricane...

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