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A Florida music hall that hosted Louis Armstrong and Ray Charles closed in 1968; after a four-year, $4.8 million renovation, St Petersburg has reopened it

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A Florida music hall that hosted Louis Armstrong and Ray Charles closed in 1968; after a four-year, $4.8 million renovation, St Petersburg has reopened it

A new mural by artist Egypt Hagan has been added to the property. St Petersburg’s historic Manhattan Casino reopened on Saturday, 58 years after it closed, following a four-year renovation of the 101-year-old building. According to St Pete Catalyst, the city has spent $4.8 million on the two-storey property, which will now operate as a … Read more

US court blocks Trump administration’s four-year visa rule for international students and researchers

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US court blocks Trump administration's four-year visa rule for international students and researchers

US federal court blocks Trump administration’s four-year visa rule for international students, researchers, blocking Sept 15 implementation. In a major reprieve for international students, researchers, academics and foreign journalists, a US federal district court has blocked the Trump administration from implementing a new rule that would replace the longstanding ‘duration of status’ system with fixed … Read more

California officers found 194 abandoned Dungeness crab traps off two rivers; violations wasted hundreds of crabs and brought four-year permit suspensions

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California officers found 194 abandoned Dungeness crab traps off two rivers; violations wasted hundreds of crabs and brought four-year permit suspensions

Two commercial fishermen have had their licences suspended and vessel permits revoked for four years after wildlife officers recovered 194 abandoned Dungeness crab traps from waters off the Del Norte County coast. The enforcement action, finalised during an August meeting of the California Fish and Game Commission, involved 66-year-old Darryl Donovan of Gilroy and 60-year-old … Read more

Israel accuses Gaza of launching drones, balloons and kites; responds with two airstrikes killing four-year old

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Israel accuses Gaza of launching drones, balloons and kites; responds with two airstrikes killing four-year old

Four-year-old boy among 2 killed in Gaza airstrikes At least two people, including a four-year-old boy, were killed and seven others wounded in two Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip on Sunday.This comes as Israel threatened to intensify attacks following what it said were launches of balloons, drones and kites from Gaza towards Israel.One of … Read more