Miami, one of the venues for the World Cup, may be hit hard as recent tourism reports indicate there will be fewer hotel reservations than anticipated due to reduced international travel confidence and a growing uncertainty related to U.S. immigration policies, geopolitical instability, tariffs and inflation.
Archives for June 7, 2026
Byron Donalds Insists Iran War Matches Donald Trump’s Anti-War Platform
U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds says President Donald Trump is “right” when he argues that ongoing actions against Iran do not mean Trump is contradicting a campaign message that he would avoid starting foreign wars.
Florida’s Budget Fails Citizens But Delivers Overdue Justice For Groveland Four
Florida lawmakers approved a $115 billion budget packed with corporate handouts, political propaganda, costly special sessions and fiscal waste on private legal fights and environmental liabilities, but at least the Legislature agreed to allocate $4 million to compensate families of the Groveland Boys. The gesture provides financial restitution to the descendants of four Black men subjected to a notorious 1949 racial injustice.
Texas County Rescinds Its Data Center Moratorium After $100 Million Lawsuit from Developer
A rural North Texas county that appears to be the first in the state to pass a data center moratorium has rescinded the measure after being sued by a developer for $100 million in damages. It had approved the moratorium of up to a year just two weeks earlier. Flagler and Nassau counties and Palm Coast are considering enacting moratoriums on data center development pending updates of each government’s land-use code.
The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Sunday, June 7, 2026
Watermelon Festival at European Village, a suggestion to commenters everywhere from the Myth of Sisyphus, The Battle of Shallowford, a play at Limelight Theatre, a few lines from Mary Gaitskill’s “This Is Pleasure.”