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A Florida port authority is inviting steamships waiting to dock in California to divert via the Panama Canal to the sunshine state, where there are no backlogs. The Jacksonville Port Authority said it’s the solution to an unprecedented logjam at The Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, where weeks-long queues are slowing commerce ahead of the year’s busiest shopping season. It’s a sharp contrast from the scene in Jacksonville, which officials said has maintained terminal fluidity – and set a new container volume record - despite market disruptions. Florida ports council president Michael Rubin said they can expedite cargo...

BREAKING: Air Traffic Controllers In Jacksonville, FL Staged A Walkout Yesterday In Response To The Vaccine Mandate It’s Being Reported That All Flights In & Out Of FL Were Cancelled As A Result Mainstream Media Chose Not To Report On This As Of Yet pic.twitter.com/DCSqh8M1eq (more at the link)

A Marine Corps veteran who vigorously fought charges against him in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot has died of undisclosed reasons in a Florida hospital. John Steven Anderson, 61, died Tuesday in Jacksonville while awaiting trial on seven counts, including civil disobedience and “assaulting, resisting or impeding” police. Anderson was not among the group of protesters who have been detained for more than six months and allege beatings and brutality in jail.... ...Sixteen media organizations sided with Medvin in federal court, demanding the judge to order the release of a 30-second video that shows Anderson’s interaction with police. Prosecutors had...

(CNN) In just two weeks, six members of a Florida church died from Covid-19. All were unvaccinated, their pastor said. Now the church is hosting a vaccination clinic. Pastor George Davis at Impact Church in Jacksonville addressed members during Sunday's service and said the past week had been very difficult. "We've had now six members of our church over the course of a couple weeks now that have passed away from Covid," said Davis during the service that was livestreamed on the church's Facebook page. "It has just absolutely ripped our hearts apart. The most recent one was actually a...

Fraternal Order of Police President Steve Zona argues the officer being thrown to the ground in Jacksonville is just another indication of what happens when anti-law enforcement rhetoric comes from activists, elected officials. https://youtu.be/wphpHM306xo

JACKSONVILLE, Florida — Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is signing a bill aimed to protect women’s sports — a move that comes at a time the left pushes to allow biological males who say they are female to compete against – and with – biological girls. “In Florida, girls and going to play girls sports and boys are going to play boys sports,” DeSantis said Tuesday to applause. In April, the Florida legislature passed a measure preventing transgender athletes from participating in women’s sports at both the high school and college levels. DeSantis is signing the measure into law Tuesday during...

Yesterday, we reported that Tim Tebow had signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars as a tight end, marking his comeback with the NFL after years away from football. While many fans are excited about this, Tebow’s return did not sit well with ESPN host Stephen A. Smith, who slammed it as an example of “white privilege.”

Tebow has arrived at the Jaguars facility rocking #85 -- and looking bigger than usual. Seems he beefed up in the hopes of securing the gig. Tim seemed to be in good spirits on his way into the workout -- smiling and laughing alongside wide receiver Tim Jones. Tim Tebow has formally signed his 1-year contract with the Jaguars to begin his journey as an NFL tight end -- and is expected to work out with the team STARTING TODAY!! 33-year-old Tebow -- who hasn't worked out with an NFL team since a brief stint with Eagles in 2015 --...

Twitter erupted Monday with accusations of white privilege and racism as leftists went on the attack after Tim Tebow was reportedly set for another shot at playing in the NFL even as national anthem protester Colin Kaepernick still sits on the sidelines.News broke on Monday that the Jacksonville Jaguars are expected to sign former Heisman Trophy winner and NFL and MBA layer Tim Tebow to a one-year contract:The #Jaguars are planning to sign QB-turned-TE Tim Tebow to a 1-year deal, per me and @TomPelissero, a deal that could be official in the next week or so. Nothing done yet. But...

Urban Meyer is signing his old college QB to play tight end for Jacksonville The #Jaguars are planning to sign QB-turned-TE Tim Tebow to a 1-year deal, per me and @TomPelissero, a deal that could be official in the next week or so. Nothing done yet. But he’ll have a chance to make the team to reunite with his mentor and college head coach Urban Meyer.— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) May 10, 2021 As Christians, the earth is not our home. We are citizens of a heavenly Kingdom. I hope that gives you encouragement this Sunday night! pic.twitter.com/hikhamMu7l— Tim Tebow (@TimTebow)...

Amy Donofrio stands in front of Robert E. Lee High School in Jacksonville, Fla. She was suspended from teaching duties after she refused to take down a Black Lives Matter flag from outside her classroom. Robert E. Lee High School in Jacksonville, Fla., was segregated — whites only — until the 1971-1972 school year. Its school colors are blue and gray, the colors of the Confederacy, and its sports teams are called the Generals.

Black Woman Robs A Bank In Jacksonville FL In An Electric Wheelchair! "Oddly enough, she was caught only a couple a blocks away."

Doorbell camera videos usually go viral for showing packages being stolen or critters running amok, but front porch footage from Florida last week was widely shared for capturing the heartwarming moment a good Samaritan returned a lost wallet. Debra Crosby was checking out at a Walmart in Jacksonville on Saturday when she realized she no longer had her wallet, she told NBC affiliate WTLV. It would turn out later that she dropped it in the parking lot. As she drove back to her home in Yulee, she wondered how she would replace the important contents that were in her wallet,...

For those who are interested.....I monitor and track airplanes that fly over North Florida where I live, Civilian Passenger Planes, Military Planes and Private Aircraft, using a Raspberry Pi, ADS-B software from Flightaware.com, it's a hobby... Yesterday during a very busy day, all the traffic I was tracking just dropped off to almost nothing, I was convinced it was my equipment and started to investigate, changing cables, rebooting the Raspberry Pi, etc....nothing worked. I went on the Flightware Discussion boards looking for a solution and ran into an article just posted by someone else from Jacksonville who was reporting the...

As Deutsche Bank continues with the biggest blood-letting on Wall Street since the collapse of Lehman Brothers, managers are reportedly planning to move thousands of Manhattan-based associates, often those with the most important front-office-type jobs in sales and trading.Ever since DB moved to expand its presence in the Americas during the late 1990s-2000s, thousands of young employees, from interns to first-year analysts, have flocked to places like Murray Hill and other parts of Manhattan to work at the city's investment banks, and generally live the young banker lifestyle of late nights out at bars on the lower east side and...

A man in Florida was sentenced on Wednesday for fatally shooting down a Jacksonville police K-9 named Fang as he attempted to escape arrest two years ago. Jhamel Malik Paskel, 19, received a 25-year sentence in Duval County Circuit Court after being tried as an adult after being arrested at 17 on six charges including the shooting of the dog, armed carjacking and kidnapping. He received five years for the dog's death and a 20-year sentence for the other charges, according to News4Jax. The teen's defense attorney had previously asked for leniency for Paskel as he faced up to 35...

Hundreds of boaters gathered for a pro-Trump boat parade on the waters near Jacksonville, Florida, over the weekend while thousands more Trump supporters turned out in Miami for another massive event on Monday. Robert Candler shared photos with Breitbart News of the event dubbed “Cray Sea For Trump:”

Oh boy, Folks! He’s doing it again. 3 Rallies in 3 Days! 1. Jacksonville, FL 9/24/20 7pm EDT 2. Newport News, VA 9/25/20 9pm EDT 3. Middletown, PA 9/26/20 8:00 PM CDT Florida looks increasingly good for us, despite Bloomberg throwing money in to the race to free up felon voters. Virginia is a long shot for us, but not for President Trump. Internal polling shows it close. Pennsylvania is close, but the momentum is on our side. Let’s all take part in these online rallies with our lively fellowship and commentary here.

Trump rally in Jacksonville, Florida is on now.

Dozens of people were lined up for the rally by 5 a.m. One supporter said she came out at 2 a.m. “I actually canceled my out-of-state move so I could be here to hopefully meet our president or at least be here to support and yell, ‘Four more years!’” Liza Huckins said. The first person in line said he got there at 3 p.m. Tuesday, coming from out of town.