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Skies will be partly cloudy.
It will be breezy with east-northeast winds.
Humidity will be comfortable.
Highs: 78
Lows: 62
Rain Coverage: 0%
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Around Tampa Bay
1. Female-focused behavioral health facility to open in Tampa
A new behavioral health hospital for women is under construction in Tampa.
2.Concert venue, entertainment district planned for downtown Tampa
The district will be built in a lot across from the Benchmark International Arena.
3. Case of highly infectious horse disease confirmed in Tampa Bay
The outbreak, which began in Texas and Oklahoma, is reportedly the largest in U.S. history.
4. Panthers beat Bucs 23-20 to take over first place in NFC South
Carolina could wrap up with the division title next Sunday with a win over Seattle and a Tampa Bay loss to Miami.
5. Midnight Pass brings clearer water, potential new opportunities for tourism
Sarasota County has decided that a waterway reopened by storm surge from last year’s hurricanes will remain open.
Around the Nation
1. Thousands gather at Bondi Beach to mourn victims of antisemitic attack
2. Top Trump administration official defends partial release of Epstein files as Democrats cry foul
3. Powerball jackpot climbs to $1.6 billion, among largest lottery prizes ever in U.S.
4. ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ launches with $88M domestically, $345M worldwide
Quote of the Day
World War II Navy veteran Ira “Ike” Schab, one of the dwindling number of survivors of the 1941 Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, has died. He was 105.
Schab was a sailor of just 21 at the time of the attack, and for decades he rarely spoke about the experience.
But in recent years, aware that the corps of survivors was dwindling, the centenarian made a point of traveling from his home in Beaverton, Oregon, to the annual observance at the Hawaii military base.
Speaking at a 2022 ceremony, Schab asked people to honor those who served at Pearl Harbor.