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Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida is working hard to make a difference in the lives of thousands of people and hopes a large check will go a long way.Congressman Maxwell Frost stopped by the food bank on Monday and presented a check for $200,000 to Second Harvest Food Bank to fund the purchase of a thermal storage system.Derrick Chubbs, president and CEO of Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida, said the new equipment will help save energy and, more importantly, money.”We run that freezer 24 hours a day, seven days a week,” Chubbs said. “We can turn…
A spate of vandalism at a Glassell Park shopping center has left several shop windows smashed and owners shaken. Police said the break-in occurred shortly before 5 a.m. and targeted five businesses in the area. The aftermath revealed extensive damage, including broken windows and other items, with several owners forced to deal with the fallout. Surveillance video captured the robber forcefully breaking through the window of Polka Polish Restaurant in Glassell Park. “I just want to talk to the coward who did this,” restaurant owner Michael Badi said. For Budney, the incident disrupted his typical Monday morning schedule. “Today, when…
City officials are proposing amendments to a $479 million contract with Waste Management Inc. that would allow minority- and women-owned businesses to stay in Fort Worth as reports of missed trash collections increase. There will be no need to hire. The change, scheduled for a May 14 vote in Congress, would zero out the waste management requirement for subcontracting with a minimum of 25% minority companies. The Waste Management Authority requested adjustments to the contract in accordance with the council’s agenda. Department of Environmental Services spokeswoman Laura McCartney said Fort Worth is working with Waste Management to review the data…
I wasn’t always as much of a reader — I’d read a bit here and there, but not nearly as much as I do now. It all changed one day as I was scrolling TikTok and found a bunch of book recommendations that peeked my curiosity. I decided to read one…suddenly, I was up all night long, desperate to finish the book in one sitting. After one book, I was hooked and instantly fell in love with reading all over again. I wanted to try and encapsulate that feeling for you, if you’re feeling the same way. So keep reading,…
Written by Rachel Looker & Mike Wendlingbbc newsMay 13, 2024, 14:28 BSTUpdated 1 minute agoTo play this content, please enable JavaScript or try a different browservideo caption, Video: Baltimore Bridge destroyed in controlled explosionA portion of a collapsed bridge in Baltimore has been intentionally destroyed, paving the way for the eventual full return of shipping through one of the nation’s busiest shipping lanes. On March 26, a ship collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing the bridge to collapse and killing six construction workers.Demolition work on Monday shattered parts of the collapsed bridge. Weekend service was delayed due to…
Today, OpenAI announced GPT-4o, a new AI model available to both free and paid users. Among the many upgrades, including faster response times, enhanced memory capabilities, and improved image analysis, is conversational audio that does its best to sound like a real human. You might laugh, joke, or even flirt a little. “It feels like the AI in the movies,” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman wrote in a blog post Monday. “I’m still a little surprised that it’s real.”To be honest, it felt like an AI from some movie. she, Spike Jonze’s 2013 science fiction film accurately foresaw a future where…
A kindergartner has captured the internet’s heart after introducing himself in a video on TikTok’s “Salad Candy” trend. “Salad candy” was introduced on TikTok years ago, but the trend took off again in March 2024. The craze sees groups of people putting their favorite candies into shareable bowls as a kind of sweet “salad.” This delicious trend is so popular that TikTokers continue to share their thoughts on “salad candy” well into May. But her one of the most popular trending videos on the platform, a kindergartner named Anderdingus, is stealing the show.Article continues after ad As he was about…
Boerne, Texas – A civil lawsuit has been filed against Boerne’s former gymnastics coach, who is serving time in prison for sexually abusing several girls at a gym camp.The lawsuit names Michael Spiller, who was sentenced to 10 years in prison in October 2023, as a defendant.Also named as defendants are Spiller’s former employer, Boerne Gymnastics Center, owner Lorna Spellman, and USA Gymnastics, the national governing body of USA Gymnastics.The lawsuit was filed by the Simpson Tugel law firm on behalf of the mothers of two former female gymnasts at the center.The lawsuit alleges that Spiller sexually abused and molested…
Jury selection began Monday in the federal corruption trial of New Jersey Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez, who is accused of accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash and gold bullion in exchange for domestic and foreign political favors.By the end of the day, no jurors had been selected for the trial, which is being held in Manhattan and is likely to last until around the Fourth of July.Menendez has represented New Jersey in Congress for 30 years, and the corruption case was brought by prosecutors in the Southern District of New York. The jurors who will be asked to…
Cybersecurity frontrunner Trend Micro on Monday released its 2023 Cybersecurity Annual Report. According to the report, the company has stopped more than 161 billion threats worldwide, which is a 10% increase over last year. It also warns that attackers may use more complex methods to target fewer victims and reap larger financial rewards. The report, titled “Adjusting for Scale,” highlights the need for enterprises to proactively manage risk across the attack surface in an ever-evolving cybersecurity environment. This represents a 349% increase in email malware detections worldwide, while a 27% decrease in malicious and phishing URL detections. The report identifies…