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  1. Two Tokyo Olympics: Inside and outside the National Stadium
    Earlier today• Nation & World
    A general view of National Stadium during an athletics test event for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Games in Tokyo, Sunday, May 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)
  2. Matt Gaetz helped set off Florida’s marijuana ‘green rush.’ Some of his friends, allies scored big
    Earlier today• Politics
    Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., addresses attendees during a rally featuring himself and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., Friday, May 7, 2021, in The Villages, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
  3. Which Tampa Bay projects will survive a Ron DeSantis veto?
    Earlier today• Politics
    Aerial photo of the construction site of the Sarah Vande Berg Tennis and Wellness Center. Courtesy of the Sarah Vande Berg Tennis and Wellness Center
  5. Nuts, bolts and memories of an independent family business in Tampa
    Yesterday• Community News
    Lisa Jacobson, whose family owns Bay to Bay Hardware and Pool Supplies, stands on the sales floor of the independent hardware store, which her family has run since 1972, on Monday, May 3, 2021, in Tampa. The business, one of the last independent hardware stores left in the area, is being leased to Ace Hardware.
  6. With rental prices sky high, car-sharing companies get a boost
    Yesterday• News
    Travelers walk inside Tampa International Airport's Rental Car Center in Tampa, Florida, on March 19, 2021. Rental car companies that sold hundreds of thousands of vehicles when the COVID-19 pandemic kept people home are now struggling to bring in enough new cars.
  7. Google selling users’ personal data despite promise, federal court lawsuit claims
    Yesterday• News
    While advertisers use the data to put targeted ads in front of people who will be most receptive, other companies are also “siphoning off” and storing the “bidstream” data of Google users, the suit alleged.
  8. Free CBD oil? It might be a scam to bill hundreds on your credit card
    Yesterday• Business
    CBD oil in a bottle with dropper Friday, May 7, 2021 in St. Petersburg.
  9. Tampa Bay Times nears deal to sell St. Petersburg printing plant
    May 7• Business
    The Tampa Bay Times is nearing a sale of its former printing plant at 1301 34th St. N in St. Petersburg.
  10. Disney, Busch Gardens and other theme parks drop temperature screenings
    May 7• Theme Parks
    A guest has her temperature checked before entering SeaWorld as it reopens with new safety measures in place because of the coronavirus pandemic, Thursday, June 11, 2020, in Orlando, Fla. The park had been closed since mid-March to stop the spread of the new coronavirus. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
  11. Is Mother’s Day hard for you? Companies let you opt out of painful reminders
    May 7• Business
    A California florist prepares for Mother's Day last year. For some the barrage of advertising leading up to the holiday can be difficult.
  12. Big Cat Rescue’s Carole Baskin announces new cryptocurrency and NFTs. Here’s what that means.
    May 6• Life & Culture
    Founder Carole Baskin walks the property at Big Cat Rescue in Tampa on Thursday, July 20, 2017. Big Cat Rescue is a nonprofit sanctuary committed to humane treatment of rescued anima
  13. SeaWorld, parent company of Busch Gardens, reports steady improvement in profits
    May 6• Business
    SeaWorld Entertainment, the Orlando-based parent company of Busch Gardens, beat Wall Street expectations in its first-quarter earnings report released this week.
  14. Johns Hopkins All Children’s boosting minimum wage to $15; 300 affected
    May 6• Health
    Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital is raising its minimum wage.
  15. Tampa airport strikes car sharing deal, allowing for peer-to-peer rentals
    May 6• Business
    Travelers walk inside Tampa International Airport's Rental Car Center in Tampa, Florida, on March 19, 2021.
  16. What to do when you can’t open a bank account
    May 6• Business
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  17. Tech company ID.me opening Tampa office, aims to bring 500 jobs
    May 6• Business
    ID.me's headquarters are in McLean, Va., but its just-announced office in Tampa will be like a "second home," according to an an announcement by the company.
  18. CDC sets rules for trial cruises with volunteer passengers
    May 6• News
    The Symphony of the Seas cruise ship is shown docked at PortMiami, in a Wednesday, May 20, 2020, file photo, in Miami. Cruise lines can soon begin trial voyages in U.S. waters. They'll have to carry some volunteer passengers, who will have to wear face masks and observe social distancing while on board. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gave ship operators final technical guidelines Wednesday, May 5, 2021 for the trial runs.
  19. Florida regulators approve Duke Energy rate hike
    May 5• Business
    Pictured are Duke Energy charging stations for electric vehicles in St. Petersburg last year. | [Martha Asencio Rhine | Times (2020)]
  20. Hillsborough Commission to residents: COVID-19 safety is up to you
    May 5• Health
    Hillsborough County's ordinance protecting employees from work-place retribution if they choose to wear masks while on duty remains in effect and was not changed by Gov. Ron DeSantis' executive order eliminating local face-mask requirements. Shown are workers at Poppo's Taqueria St. Petersburg.
  21. From Studio 54 to Water Street: Ian Schrager talks new Tampa Edition hotel
    May 5• Business
    The Tampa Edition hotel and residences (center, with a 'Water Street' banner on the front side) topped out at 26 stories in February. It's slated to open by 2022.
  22. Peloton recalls treadmills after a child dies
    May 5• Business
    FILE - This Nov. 19, 2019 file photo shows a Peloton logo on the company's stationary bicycle in San Francisco. Peloton is recalling its treadmills after one child died and 29 other children suffered from cuts, broken bones and other injuries from being pulled under the rear of the treadmill. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Wednesday, May 5, 2021, that Peloton received 72 reports of adults, kids, pets or other items, such as exercise balls, being pulled under the treadmill. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
  23. Tampa’s Museum of Science and Industry chief to retire
    May 5• Hillsborough
    Julian Mackenzie, chief executive officer, of the Museum of Science and Industry, announced his retirement.
  24. With Tampa Bay homes in high demand, should you pay less to sell a house?
    May 5• Real Estate
    Robert Azpeitia, left, sits with his family on their Tampa home the evening before it was sold. They decided to use Redfin to save money on the sale.
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