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| On Friday, federal law enforcement officials executed a search warrant at the St. Petersburg headquarters of the Uhuru Movement as part of an investigation into Russian interference in local U.S. elections. The group is part of a 50-year-old African socialist organization founded to "lead the struggle of the African working class and oppressed masses against U.S. capitalist-colonialist domination," according to its website. Get a rundown on the Uhurus, and the possible Russian ties. Returned funds: Florida Republican House candidate Adam Anderson got a $1,000 political contribution from a charitable foundation his family started. His campaign returned the money after more than a year. Ineligible to run? A judge plans to rule that congressional candidate Jerry Torres is ineligible this year for Tampa Bay's 14th District seat. But ballots with his name are out, and voters have started returning them. Pointing fingers: Accusations fly in Hillsborough County's judicial race. You primary ready? The Hillsborough County elections supervisor and his office are gearing up for the upcoming Aug. 23 election. In our Q&A, he talks voting and ballot security. Flawed system: Florida's new database on cops with bad records has some critical holes, reform advocates say. |
| Comic Con returns: A crowd gathered for the Tampa Bay Comic Convention on Sunday for the first time since 2019. Catch up here. "I was freaking out the whole time": A Land o' Lakes mother shared the footage of two Pasco deputies and a third person that tried to evict the wrong family. It went viral on Tik Tok. Tampa Bay's taxing issue: As Hillsborough and Pasco counties pursue voter approval of sales taxes, neither is dangling accompanying property tax cuts despite record revenue from soaring property values. High prices, long waits: See inflation's impact on local infrastructure projects. Earnings update: Prices at Outback Steakhouse could rise again, after its Tampa parent company beat revenue expectations but still reported a net loss on the quarter. Meanwhile, Clearwater's MarineMax saw its biggest revenues ever. Eckerd president steps down: Damian Fernandez will step down Monday after two years serving in the position, citing exhaustion as one of his reasons for departing. What's up with those snails? The risk of humans contracting rat lungworm from Pasco County's giant African land snails is low, according to one researcher. But maybe don't eat them. Monkeypox 101: With the virus spreading in Tampa Bay, what do residents need to know? Experts break it down in this explainer. Elevated cases continue: Most Florida counties are still at "high" risk of COVID-19, federal health officials say. Catch up on the pandemic by the numbers. For the latest coronavirus news and updates, visit tampabay.com/coronavirus. |
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