We’re victims of Carnival’s illegal dumping, Bahamas and Alaska residents tell court

A Bahamas resident and two Alaska residents want a say in the criminal case against Carnival Corporation; they claim to be victims of the Miami-based cruise company’s environmental crimes. In … Click to Continue » ... Read More

Florida blew its opportunity to poach Georgia’s lucrative film industry | Fred Grimm

But state legislators were cowed by those Tea Party militants who couldn’t abide the notion that Hollywood liberals might benefit from state tax subsidies. They refused to replenish the incentive program. Film production companies found more generous hosts in Louisiana, the Carolinas, Ohio, New Mexico, Pennsylvania and, especially, Georgia. Some 35 other states, not to mention Canada, were offering TV and movie producers tax credits to come their way. And they did. ... Read More

One-on-One with Tuvya Zaretsky on Jewish Evangelism

“There is a much greater openness to the gospel among Jewish people in North America, Eastern Europe, and also in Israel today.” Ed: How long have you been involved with the Lausanne Movement, and what is your current role? Tuvya: I was at the 1974 Lausanne Congress on World Evangelism in Switzerland, although I was just 27 years old. I’d come to faith in Christ just three years earlier from a background in Judaism. That was my first exposure to the idea of world evangelism. In... Read More

Quit dissing millennials, says retired admiral who led U.S. special operations forces

In his 37 years as a Navy SEAL, McRaven oversaw the raid that led to the death of Osama bin Laden, the terrorist behind the Sept. 11, 2001, attack on the U.S., and he commanded the forces that captured Saddam Hussein, the former Iraqi leader, and rescued Captain Richard Phillips, captain of the container ship captured by Somali pirates. ... Read More

South Florida’s first Target superstore shut down last year. Now, it may become a spot for 550 apartments.

Valero said his partners at Estate Companies and MMG Equity Partners didn’t want more retail in a “market saturated with boxes.” He said he thought new housing would work well in an area where people could walk to Starbucks and CVS. Those businesses already are in the outparcels of the area, giving it a “semi-dense, urban feeling.” ... Read More