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☆ Gas prices look like they'll get better — but not before getting worse first
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-24 | by ( Cork Gaines | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

But there are signs that both supply and demand will bring prices back down in the coming months. AAA reported this week that the average price for a gallon of gas in the US was $3.88. AdvertisementAdvertisementAn atypical spike in pricesThe increase in gas prices is unusual, as we typically see some relief after the summer surge as demand wanes. If true, the worries about the impact of rising gas prices on consumer spending and inflation are overblown. AdvertisementAdvertisementIn recent years, with oil prices closer to $70 a barrel, gas prices have typically been close to $3 a gallon.

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☆ Fact Check-Video of people escaping a waterspout predates Hurricane Idalia
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Video of a waterspout approaching a beach lined with blue tents dates to June 2023 and is not related to Hurricane Idalia that made landfall on Florida’s coast on Aug. 30, 2023. “Hurricane Idalia has started,” read posts linking the waterspout video to Hurricane Idalia on messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter (here) and Facebook (here) and (here). People visible at 0:21 in the video shared on social media are also visible in the fire department video. Millions of residents evacuated or hunkered down in homes and shelters as Hurricane Idalia made landfall in Florida as an “extremely dangerous” Category 3 storm on Aug. 30, 2023, Reuters reported (here). Video of a waterspout is not related to Hurricane Idalia.

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STEINHATCHEE, Florida, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Florida's Gulf Coast braced on Wednesday for fierce winds, torrential rain and surging seawater from Idalia, forecast to become "an extremely dangerous" Category 4 hurricane, as it swirled toward a direct hit on the state's Big Bend region. Most of Florida's 21 million residents, and many in the adjacent states of Georgia and South Carolina, were under hurricane warnings and other storm-related advisories. Any storm reaching Category 3 or higher is considered a major hurricane. 1 killer in all of these storms is water," Deanne Criswell, the Federal Emergency Management Agency's administrator, said on CNN. Idalia-related disruptions extended to Florida's Atlantic coast at Cape Canaveral, where the Tuesday launch of a rocket carrying a U.S. Space Force intelligence satellite was delayed indefinitely.

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☆ Hurricane Idalia chases Florida residents from the Gulf Coast as forecasters warn of storm surge
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

The result could be a big blow to a state still dealing with lingering damage from last year's Hurricane Ian. She had a message for the almost 900 residents who were under mandatory orders to evacuate the island near the coast of the Big Bend region. More than a dozen state troopers went door to door warning residents that storm surge could rise as high as 15 feet (4.5 meters). At 2 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Idalia was about 240 miles (390 kilometers) south-southwest of Tampa, with maximum sustained winds of 90 mph (150 kph), the National Hurricane Center said. Idalia's initial squalls were being felt in the Florida Keys and the southwestern coast of Florida on Tuesday afternoon, including at Clearwater Beach.

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☆ Inside Tampa's plan to build more affordable housing as the city's popularity explodes
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Kelsey Neubauer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in business, from Wall Street to Silicon Valley — delivered daily. Those worries are pushing the city to look for ways to get developers to build more housing — including affordable units, Tampa Mayor Jane Castor told Insider. In order to ease the hardships that some residents are facing, Castor said the city is incentivizing developers to increase housing supply generally. An influx of residents has helped drive up housing prices Tampa. Typically, such arrangements let builders move ahead with projects if development plans include affordable or workforce housing.

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☆ They had a teenage summer romance. Here’s what happened when they reunited years later
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-12 | by ( Francesca Street | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +20 min

The summer Andrea first crossed paths with Lewis Kelly. He seemed aloof, “a loner,” as Andrea thought back then. When Andrea didn’t hear from him, she assumed he’d forgotten about her. “We’re so cute.”Then, as the date of his arrival got ever closer, Andrea started doubting herself. “I just want to make it work and be with you.”At this, Andrea started crying.

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☆ I'm a millennial who relocated to Tampa, where I run my own business. I don't see myself leaving anytime soon.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-06 | by ( Kelsey Neubauer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Joe Steilberg, 27, moved to Tampa with his business partner for a job during the pandemic. I founded Twos, a note-taking and organization app, with my co-founder Parker Klein, before we moved to Tampa . Tampa, Florida. Until someone plugged us into this community called Embarc collective, it's a startup community with 150 startups. Not only for myself, but as an investment, because I am really, really bullish on Tampa, and I think that it will have a similar growth to Miami.

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MIAMI — Florida Democrats are reeling and coming to terms with devastating Election Day losses, particularly among Latino voters who turned out solidly for Republicans in statewide contests. Most Republicans running in the state won by large margins, turning Florida into a solid red state. “Republicans became the real spokespeople for this community,” said Gamarra, referring to the governor, senators, and South Florida members of Congress. DeSantis always hammers down the message that Florida is a “free state.” Over 80,000 people have died of Covid in Florida. Meanwhile, the number of Democratic Latino registered voters decreased from 947,853 in 2020 to 901,481 in 2022.

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