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UPDATE: The St. Petersburg City Council has voted to approve $1.3 million in funds to make turf repairs to Tropicana Field. The funding was approved with a 7-1 vote. Councilman Corey Givens Jr. was the lone no vote. PREVIOUS STORY: ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The cost to make repairs at Tropicana Field continues to add up.  St. Petersburg City Council is expected on Thursday to approve $1.3 million in funds to make turf repairs later this year. If the city council approves the money, the funds would be moved from the Disaster Short-Term Financing Fund to the city’s general fund. What You…

DraftKings Inc. has achieved remarkable financial results for the second quarter of 2025, setting new company records for revenue, net income, and adjusted EBITDA. The U.S.-based digital sports entertainment and gaming giant posted a revenue of $1.51 billion, marking a 37% year-on-year increase and a $408 million gain from the same period in 2024. This stellar performance highlights the strength of DraftKings’ platform and its continued dominance in the growing online sports betting and iGaming markets. Key Drivers of Q2 2025 Growth The significant revenue boost can be attributed to a combination of factors, including robust customer engagement, efficient customer acquisition strategies,…

The National Hurricane Center has updated its forecast for the hurricane season. Their forecast remains on track to have an above-average season, with the ranges slightly decreased. Prediction by the National Hurricane Center. Released on August 7. The agency, in its August 7 update, shows a forecast for 13 to 18 named tropical systems, of which 5 to 9 could become hurricanes, and of these, 2 to 5 could become major hurricanes. This update includes the four seasons that have already formed up to the date. The factors that continue to indicate that the season will be above average are…

  When Ziad Rahbani, the legendary Lebanese composer and pianist, first tried to describe his music, he told the Los Angeles Times in 1988 that it was “something like a hamburger that tastes of falafel”, a nod to the beloved Arab street snack made from spiced chickpeas or fava beans. What he was trying to say is that the popularity of globalized Western music during his time, symbolized by the hamburger, only scratches the surface of his music. But when you truly pause and listen, taking in each note and chorus, the depth and texture of the falafel slowly comes…

LOS ANGELES :Paramount’s new chairman and chief executive, David Ellison, outlined a plan to transform the century-old entertainment company into a technology-driven media enterprise in an open letter marking the completion of the merger with Skydance Media.Ellison said the company would work to transform Paramount by investing in growth businesses that are anchored in its storytelling, working to scale its streaming business globally, and reorganizing the company to make it more efficient.”We are in the midst of a generational change in our industry – and we understand Paramount has faced its own significant challenges, compounded by the reality of a merger process…

Views expressed by the official voice of South African Jewry are out of step with many Jews who are horrified by Israel’s actions in Gaza Holocaust and genocide: the ideological battle over these two words is at the heart of the Gaza crisis. Two responses to a picket at the Cape Town Holocaust and Genocide Centre are worth noting. One, by the director Jakub Nowakowski, is published on GroundUp. His words are carefully considered. To my mind his view is not entirely defensible, but at least it shows openness to the possibility that genocide is being committed in Gaza. The…

The U.S. officially began levying higher taxes on imports from dozens of countries Thursday, four months after President Donald Trump… The U.S. officially began levying higher taxes on imports from dozens of countries Thursday, four months after President Donald Trump first announced plans to impose tariffs on most of the world while seeking new trade agreements across the board. Starting just after midnight, the White House said, goods from more than 60 countries and the European Union would face tariff rates of 10% or higher. Products from the European Union, Japan and South Korea will be taxed at 15%, while…

Kenley Jansen will turn 38 in September, but the Los Angeles Angels righty isn’t planning on calling it a career anytime soon. The big righty tells Jeff Fletcher of the Orange County Register that he hopes to pitch for “at least” four additional seasons beyond the current campaign. That’d take Jansen into his early 40s and would also give him a clear runway to achieve some historic save totals.Jansen is currently fourth all-time with 467 saves. He’s just 11 saves behind Lee Smith for the third-most in baseball history. He could theoretically reach that threshold this season, and if he finds…

Shortly after Columbia University made broad concessions to the Trump administration, the school’s acting president Claire Shipman struck a triumphant tone. “Columbia retains control over its academic and operational decisions,” Shipman wrote in a July 24 email to the entire university community. In an interview with the campus newspaper, she said the topic of disciplinary action had not even come up in negotiations with the Trump administration. The claim struck critics of the university’s recent actions as odd on its face. The school had agreed to pay a $200 million fine and make significant changes to its academic operations, disciplinary…

Miami’s suburban bookstore scene is in a state of flux. If you live in Kendall, you’re likely mourning the imminent closure of Barnes & Noble West Kendall… Source (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by PostX News and is published from a syndicated feed.)