Author: Annelyn Russ

Wild
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Possible Rezoning Plans For Wild Water & Wheels Property Proceed

The council passed the first reading of an ordinance unanimously.
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Plans are moving forward for rezoning of the Wild Water and Wheels property in Surfside. During a town council meeting held Tuesday night, the council passed the first reading of an ordinance unanimously. The ordinance rezones the land from amusement to highway commercial which means businesses such as a gas station, a convenience store, and possibly a car wash could…

Theaters
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Theaters To Celebrate National Cinema Day With Discounted Tickets

Nearly 30,000 screens across 3,000 locations are expected to take part in the one-day event including several of our local theaters.
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Many theaters across the country are offering discounted movie tickets for National Cinema Day on Sunday, August 27th. The Cinema Foundation is calling on film fans across the U.S. to gather for a national day to celebrate the magic of the movies on the big screens. Participating theaters will sell tickets for only $4. Nearly 30,000 screens across 3,000 locations…

Wendys
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Wendy’s Releases New Menu Items Challenging Taco Bell Directly

"This winning combination of crunchy, cheesy goodness will have fans waiving goodbye to their bland meals and transferring to Wendy's. It's time for a flavor upgrade." -Wendy's
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Wendy’s is directly taking on Taco Bell with several of its new menu items. Wendy’s is now offering three new items including a Loaded Nacho Cheeseburger, a Loaded Nacho Chicken Sandwich, and Queso Fries taking on the Tex-Mex inspired roots of Taco Bell. The fast food chain said, “This winning combination of crunchy, cheesy goodness will have fans waiving goodbye…

Threads
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Meta Rolls Out Web Version Of Threads

Threads has been consistently revealing updates but the web version was the most demanded, so the roll out is expected to reignite stronger user engagement.
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On Tuesday, Meta’s newest platform, Threads rolled out its highly anticipated web version. Threads mobile-only version was launched last month and the release of the web version is a significant step for the platform to recreate the functions offered by rival app ‘X’ formerly known as ‘Twitter’. The app itself gained over 100 million users within its first week but…

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Teamsters Reaches Agreement With UPS To End Threats Of Strikes

UPS said the deal is a win for both the company, its employees and its customers while Teamsters called it the best contract in the history of UPS.
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Members of the Teamsters union have agreed on a five-year deal with UPS putting an end to threats of a strike that would have significantly affected the economy. The union said 86% of members had voted for the new contract, which has now been put into effect. It reportedly achieved many of its key negotiating goals including across-the-board pay raises…

Trump
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Trump To Release Interview With Tucker Carlson Around Same Time Of GOP Debate

It is unclear at this time what platform the interview will be published on, but it is expected to be released around the same time of the debate.
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Recently Donald Trump shared that he will not be participating in the first Republican debate, but he is still seeking to steal the spotlight. The former president has an already taped interview with Tucker Carlson that is expected to be used as counter programming for the first GOP primary debate that is scheduled for 9p.m. Wednesday night. It is unclear…

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President Biden And First Lady Visit Hawaii Amid Major Natural Disaster

The president toured Lahaina seeing first hand the charred town where 850 people are still unaccounted for.
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President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden traveled to Maui on Monday and met with residents affected by the deadliest wildfires to occur in the U.S. in over a century. The president toured Lahaina seeing first hand the charred town where 850 people are still unaccounted for. He promised that the federal government would do all it can to…

Trump
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Trump To Turn Himself In After Release Agreement Was Confirmed

Trump will be banned from using social media to target his co-defendants as well as any witnesses and the 30 unindicted co-conspirators.
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Donald Trump announced that he will be turning himself in to be processed at the Fulton County Jail on Thursday. The former president posted to his social platform, ‘Truth Social’, stating he will be traveling to Atlanta to be arrested after an agreement was made regarding his release. Trump’s release conditions include that his bond will be set at $200,000…

Grain
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Ukraine Works On Plan With Insurers To Keep Grain Shipments Going

Russia's withdrawal affected merchant shipping around Ukraine's three Black Sea ports as the Kremlin threatened that if any ships leave the ports they could suffer attacks.
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Ukraine is hosting discussions with major insurance companies in attempt to cover ships traveling to and from its ports in the Black Sea. Working with insurance companies comes after Russia’s withdrawal from the Black Sea grain agreement that once allowed a safe passage for ships transporting grain to and from Ukrainian ports amid the ongoing war. Russia’s withdrawal affected merchant…

Belarus
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U.S. Warns American Citizens To Evacuate And Refrain Travel To Belarus

The Embassy is limited in ability to assist U.S. citizens residing in or traveling to Belarus.
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The Biden administration issued a travel advisory as well as warned U.S. citizens to depart the country of Belarus immediately. The travel warning comes after bordering countries Lithuania, Latvia and Poland have boosted security along their borders over concerns regarding Russian Wagner mercenary forces that have been exiled in the country. Americans that are currently in Belarus are urged to…

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