But soon after federal agents served their subpoena on April 23, 2019, Greenberg, realizing he was being investigated, asked a family member for $200,000 to make up for the shortage in the Tax Collector’s Office accounts. The same family member had already given him that sum once before, but Greenberg had spent it on cryptocurrency. ... Read More
Month: May 2021
Ana becomes first named storm of 2021 hurricane season
As of 8 a.m. Saturday, Ana, a slow-moving system, was traveling west-southwest at about 3 miles per hour. Ana is expected to move slowly and erratically through Saturday night, the NHC said, and then accelerate and move northeast Sunday and Monday. The Bermuda Weather Service has issued a Tropical Storm Watch for the island and Tropical Strom conditions are possible today on Bermuda, the NHC said. ... Read More
Florida nursing homes: A real-time test for COVID vaccine immunity
A healthcare worker with American Medical Response, Inc working with the Florida Department of Health in Broward administers a Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine at the John Knox Village Continuing Care Retirement Community on January 6, 2021 in Pompano Beach, Florida. Now the focus is on how long vaccine immunity will last. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images/New York Daily News/TNS) ... Read More
46 fires burning across Florida, where risk remains high
“It’s more important than ever for residents to be cautious and understand their role in preventing and preparing for a wildfire,” said Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried in a prepared statement. “All residents and travelers in the vicinity of the Tree Frog Fire should closely monitor the media for updates on the wildfire and road conditions. Together, we can help ensure the safety of our families, communities, and firefighters.” ... Read More
Matt Gaetz’s ex-girlfriend agrees to cooperate with sex trafficking investigation: report
For example, one night in May 2018, according to the report, Gaetz sent Greenberg $900 in a pair of transactions and Greenberg distributed that amount to three young women the following morning. In one of Gaetz’s transactions, he wrote “hit up” followed by a nickname for one of the women, the report said. ... Read More
Correctional officers charged with sleeping night of Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide dodge jail time in proposed deal
“After a thorough investigation, and based on the facts of this case and the personal circumstances of the defendants, the Government has determined that the interests of justice will best be served by deferring prosecution in this District,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Jessica Lonergan wrote. ... Read More
Florida’s COVID case count continues decline, although positivity rate inches back up
Palm Beach County: Test results for residents were reported , leading to a daily positivity rate of %. That’s from % the previous day. Broward County: Test results for residents were reported , leading to a daily positivity rate of %. That’s from % the previous day. Miami-Dade County: Test results for residents were reported , leading to a daily positivity rate of %. That’s from % the previous day. ... Read More
Here are the names of tropical storms and hurricanes for the 2021 season
If the Atlantic basin comes near that mark again the Greek alphabet won’t be used. The annual list of storm names, which gets recycled every six years, features 21 names because the letters Q, U, X, Y and Z aren’t used because it’s believed names starting with those letters aren’t common enough or understood enough in local languages. ... Read More
Southern Baptist Church Planting Up in 2020, But Baptisms Plunge by Half
The pandemic accelerates more than a decade of decline for the denomination. Southern Baptists saw an uptick in church planting and kept relatively steady levels of giving despite COVID-19 lockdowns in 2020. But overall, the denomination experienced another year of decline, with the pandemic accelerating historically steep drops in membership and baptism. The country’s largest Protestant denomination has been getting smaller for 14 years in a row, down to 14 million after losing... Read More
The Individual’s Responsibility in Church Discipline, Part 5
The role of correction, rebuke, and exhortation in the christian life. After looking at the previous four parts of church discipline regarding the biblical foundation, the purpose and pattern of church discipline, and the principles of discipline in non-profit settings, one could be left thinking that church discipline is reserved only for the pastors of the flock or the leaders of an organization. The role of the pastor has a specific role in carrying out the essential nature of church... Read More