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  1. Tropical storm warning issued for US East Coast ahead of potential cyclone, forecasters say
    Yesterday• Hurricane
    A disturbance that formed east of Florida's east coast Thursday has prompted the National Hurricane Center to issue a tropical storm warning from coastal North Carolina to Delaware as “Potential Tropical Cyclone Sixteen” heads toward the East Coast.
  2. Social Security overpays billions to people, many on disability. Then it demands money back
    Yesterday• Health
    A year ago, Justina Worrell received a letter from the Social Security Administration saying it had overpaid her. Within 30 days, it said, she should mail the government a check or money order for $60,175.90. (Cox Media Group)
  3. Toni Says: Moving overseas, should we keep our Medicare?
    Sept. 19• Health
    If not working full-time with company benefits, then I would advise you and your husband to remain enrolled in Medicare and keep your Medicare Supplement plan, because you can never know what will happen to your health in the future.
  5. Colombian artist Fernando Botero, who has work in Tampa, dies at age 91
    Sept. 15• Nation & World
    Colombian artist Fernando Botero gives an interview in 2013. Botero died Friday in Monaco, according to his daughter Lina Botero, who confirmed his passing to Colombian radio station Caracol.
  6. Dear Penny: I took care of my dad. Can I inherit his Social Security?
    Sept. 15• Business
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  7. NASA releases UFO report, Bill Nelson says we need to shift from ‘sensationalism to science’
    Sept. 14• Florida
    NASA Administrator Bill Nelson attends a press conference at NASA headquarters Thursday in Washington, D.C. After a yearlong study into UFOs, NASA released a report Thursday on what it needs to better understand unidentified flying objects from a scientific point of view. The space agency recently appointed a new director of research to study "unidentified anomalous phenomena," formerly referred to as UFOs.
  8. Hunter Biden indicted on federal firearms charges
    Sept. 14• Nation & World
    Hunter Biden is accused of lying about his drug use when he bought a firearm in October 2018.
  9. Federal judge again declares DACA illegal, issue likely to be decided by Supreme Court
    Sept. 14• Breaking News
    People rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court over then-President Trump's decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA), at the Supreme Court in Washington, Nov. 12, 2019. A federal judge on Wednesday declared illegal a revised version of a federal policy that prevents the deportation of hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the U.S. as children.
  10. There’s no sign of widespread US COVID-19 mandates. Republicans are warning of them anyway.
    Sept. 13• Politics
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican presidential candidate, shakes hands with fairgoers after taking part in a Fair-Side Chat with Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds at the Iowa State Fair, Aug. 12 in Des Moines, Iowa. Republicans are responding to a late summer spike in COVID-19 by raising familiar fears that government-issued lockdowns and mask mandates are on the horizon. GOP presidential hopefuls including DeSantis, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott and former President Donald Trump have spread this narrative.
  11. Environmental groups sue US, seek protection for Florida’s rare ghost orchid
    Sept. 13• Environment
    In this July 8, 2013, photo, a rare ghost orchid blooms in Charleston, W.Va. The rare ghost orchid found mainly in Florida and Cuba should be immediately protected by the U.S. as an endangered species, three environmental groups claimed Wednesday in a lawsuit arguing that federal officials are unduly delaying a decision.
  12. Escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante has been captured, Pennsylvania police say
    Sept. 13• Nation & World
    Law enforcement officers ride by a roadblock as the search for escaped convict Danelo Cavalcante continues in Pottstown, Pa., on Tuesday.
  13. Apple’s new iPhones get faster chips, better cameras and new charging ports
    Sept. 13• News
    Apple CEO Tim Cook waves as he walks to the stage during an announcement of new products on the Apple campus Tuesday in Cupertino, Calif.
  14. Popular nasal decongestant doesn’t actually relieve congestion, FDA advisers say
    Sept. 12• Health
    Sudafed and other common nasal decongestants are on display behind the counter at Hospital Discount Pharmacy in Edmond, Okla., Jan. 11, 2005. Phenylephrine, the leading decongestant used by millions of Americans looking for relief from a stuffy nose, is likely no better than a dummy pill, according to government experts who reviewed the latest research on the long-questioned drug ingredient. Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously on Tuesday against the effectiveness of the ingredient found in popular versions of Sudafed, Allegra, Dayquil and other medications sold on store shelves. Phenylephrine replaced pseudoephedrine in many popular over-the-counter medications after a 2006 law required medicines containing pseudoephedrine to be moved behind pharmacy counters because the ingredient can be illegally processed into methamphetamine.
  15. US approves updated COVID vaccines to rev up protection this fall
    Sept. 11• Health
    The Food and Drug Administration decision opens the newest shots from Moderna and Pfizer and its partner BioNTech to most Americans even if they’ve never had a coronavirus vaccination. It’s part of a shift to treat fall updates of the COVID-19 vaccine much like getting a yearly flu shot.
  16. Americans are confused about big-city crime, and perceptions differ by party
    Sept. 11• Crime
    Ahead of the 2024 elections, Americans are worried about crime. But their perceptions of big-city crime often don't match crime rates.
  17. Hurricane Lee generates 15-foot waves as it moves over open waters
    Sept. 11• Hurricane
    The expected path of Hurricane Lee as of 5 p.m. Monday.
  18. A top reason for food recalls is foreign objects including rocks, insects and plastic
    Sept. 10• Business
    This combination of photos provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows packaging for Banquet Brand Frozen Chicken Strips which was recalled by ConAgra Brands on Sept. 2, 2023, due to possible foreign matter contamination. In recent weeks, U.S. consumers have seen high-profile headlines about foods recalled for contamination with foreign objects.
  19. AI deepfakes in campaigns may be detectable, but will it matter?
    Sept. 10• Elections
    OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks before a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law hearing on artificial intelligence, Tuesday, May 16, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
  20. Hurricane Lee unleashes heavy swell on northern Caribbean as it charges through open water
    Sept. 10• Hurricane
    Hurricane Lee, a Category 3 storm, is not forecast to make landfall and is expected to stay over open waters through next week. On late Sunday afternoon, it was centered about 285 miles north-northeast of the northern Leeward Islands.
  21. Hurricane Lee to pose ‘dangerous’ risk at South Florida beaches
    Sept. 9• Hurricane
    Hurricane Lee cone of uncertainty as of 11 a.m. Saturday.
  22. Powerful quake in Morocco kills more than 1,000 people
    Sept. 9• Nation & World
    People prepare to bury a man who was killed by the earthquake, in Moulay Brahim village, near Marrakech, Morocco on Saturday.
  23. IRS to crack down on 1,600 millionaires to collect millions of dollars in back taxes
    Sept. 8• News
    Daniel Werfel testifies before the Senate Finance Committee during his confirmation hearing to be the Internal Revenue Service commissioner, Feb. 15 in Washington. The IRS announced Friday that it is launching a new effort to aggressively pursue 1,600 millionaires and 75 large business partnerships that owe hundreds of millions of dollars in past-due taxes.
  24. Body cam shows Tampa federal prosecutor offering cops business card in DUI crash arrest
    Sept. 8• Tampa
    In this image from video provided by the Tampa Police Department, officers talk with Joseph Ruddy, a prosecutor with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Tampa, outside his home in Temple Terrace, on the evening of July 4.
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