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Tampa Bay Rowdies' Major League Soccer hopes rest with St. Petersburg voters

By Charlie Frago, Times Staff Writer

ST. PETERSBURG — Voters on Tuesday will head to their local precincts and vote on a referendum that could bolster the chances that Major League Soccer comes to the city, and the Tampa Bay re …

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USF football player Ladarrius Jackson arrested on sexual battery charge

Times staff

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Forecast: Cool front bringing sporadic showers, storms across Tampa Bay

By Samantha Putterman, Times Staff Writer

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  1. Rays morning after: Some leftovers from the 4-2 win over Marlins

    8 minutes ago BlogsMarc Topkin

    Some leftovers from the Rays 4-2 Monday night win over the Marlins:

  2. President Trump says he would be 'honored' to meet with North Korea's Kim Jong Un (w/video)

    29 minutes ago NationalBy Aaron Blake, The Washington Post

    If you didn't know better, you'd swear President Donald Trump actually likes Kim Jong Un.

    President Donald Trump speaks in the Kennedy Garden of the White House in Washington, Monday, May 1, 2017, to the Independent Community Bankers Association. [Associated Press]

  3. TV writers strike narrowly avoided with last-minute deal

    43 minutes ago The Feed By Travis M. Andrews, The Washington Post

    A TV writers strike was narrowly avoided Tuesday as screenwriters and producers struck a tentative, three-year agreement.

    Striking writers walk the picket line outside Paramount Studiosin Los Angeles in December 2007. [Associated Press]

  4. United CEO Munoz on hot seat as Congress examines air travel (w/video)

    54 minutes ago AirlinesAssociated Press

    WASHINGTON — United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz is likely to face pointed questions as Congress examines customer service by U.S. airlines and how air travel can be improved.

    United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz waits to be interviewed in New York in June 2016. Munoz will be the star witness as Congress examines customer service by U.S. airlines and how air travel can be improved. The hearing by the House Transportation Committee comes amid worldwide outrage sparked when a passenger was dragged off a United flight after refusing to give up his seat to a crew member. The April 9 incident ignited a debate about poor service and a lack of customer-friendly policies on U.S. airlines. [Associated Press]

  5. Florida education news: Private meetings, federal funding, P.E. lessons and more

    6:57 AM BlogsJeffrey S. Solochek

    PUBLIC POLICY? Florida lawmakers negotiate in secret on several controversial education-related issues. They're doing

    Fifth grader Luis Herrera takes a swing in Chester Taylor Elementary's championship P.E. softball game.

  6. Forecast: Cool front bringing sporadic showers, storms across Tampa Bay

    6:43 AM WeatherBy Samantha Putterman, Times Staff Writer

    A cold front pushing in from the northwest will pull in some much-needed scattered showers and a few thunderstorms for the first part of Tuesday across parched Tampa Bay.

    Tampa Bay's 7 day forecast. [WTSP]

  7. Jimmy Kimmel tearfully recounts newborn son's heart surgery

    6:34 AM BlogsTimes staff

    LOS ANGELES — A tearful Jimmy Kimmel turned his show's monologue into an emotional recounting of his newborn son's open-heart surgery — and a plea that all American families get the live-saving medical care they need.

    A tearful Jimmy Kimmel turned his show's monologue into an emotional recounting of his newborn son's open-heart surgery — and a plea that all American families get the live-saving medical care they need.

  8. USF football player Ladarrius Jackson arrested on sexual battery charge

    5:49 AM CrimeTimes staff

    A University of South Florida football player is being held without bond following his arrest on the USF campus Monday night on charges of sexual battery and false imprisonment.

    USF football player Ladarrius Jackson faces charges of sexual battery and false imprisonment after his arrest in Tampa on May 1, 2017. [Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office]

  9. Everyday Entertaining: Make rhubarb scones to stock away for a springtime brunch

    5:32 AM CookingBy Ileana Morales Valentine, Times Correspondent

    Ramps and rhubarb. Fresh fava beans and fiddlehead ferns. These are the markers of spring that from my vantage point in Florida are usually only found in Instagram photos. I can like images of these ingredients, but do I get to cook with them? The facsimile doesn't taste so sweet.

    Scones studded with blushing rhubarb make for a great brunch-at-home move when friends or family are unexpectedly over before lunch.

  10. Deputies conducing homicide investigation after man found dead in Riverview

    5:24 AM CrimeTimes staff

    Hillsborough County deputies are conducting a homicide investigation after an adult male was found dead in Riverview.

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    Rays morning after: Some leftovers from the 4-2 win over Marlins

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    Some leftovers from the Rays 4-2 Monday night win over the Marlins:...

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    A tearful Jimmy Kimmel turned his show's monologue into an emotional recounting of his newborn son's open-heart surgery — and a plea that all American families get the live-saving medical care they need.

    Jimmy Kimmel tearfully recounts newborn son's heart surgery

    6:34AM

    LOS ANGELES — A tearful Jimmy Kimmel turned his show's monologue into an emotional recounting of his newborn son's open-heart surgery — and a plea that all American families get the live-saving medical care they need....

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