/The Times found law enforcement observed and recorded protests from aircraft.University Mall’s parking lot was packed just after 10 p.m. Hundreds had gathered for a May 30 protest of police violence against the black community with tensions escalating throughout the night.Above them, two law enforcement helicopters circled for hours.Three local law enforcement agencies and the Florida Highway Patrol have been monitoring Tampa Bay protests from the skies over the past week, the Tampa Bay Times found.Experts warn that regularly watching protests from above may pose privacy concerns and have...…/The Times found law enforcement observed and recorded protests from aircraft.University Mall’s parking lot was packed just after 10 p.m. Hundreds had gathered for a May 30 protest of police violence against the black community with tensions escalating throughout the night.Above them, two law enforcement helicopters circled for hours.Three local law enforcement agencies and the Florida Highway Patrol have been monitoring Tampa Bay protests from the skies over the past week, the Tampa Bay Times found.Experts warn that regularly watching protests from above may pose privacy concerns and have...WW…

/To monitor the state’s economy, the Tampa Bay Times is tracking figures that illustrate the sweep of COVID-19′s impact.The coronavirus outbreak may continue to pose a worldwide health threat. But the economic fallout has been sweeping.Florida once again has proved particularly vulnerable.COVID-19 crashed ashore just as tourists were crowding beaches. It shut down Spring Break and Spring Training, not to mentioned festivals and conventions during a peak spending season that keeps businesses afloat for the rest of the year in the Sunshine State.Florida’s forced , some . Mass layoffs followed...…/To monitor the state’s economy, the Tampa Bay Times is tracking figures that illustrate the sweep of COVID-19′s impact.The coronavirus outbreak may continue to pose a worldwide health threat. But the economic fallout has been sweeping.Florida once again has proved particularly vulnerable.COVID-19 crashed ashore just as tourists were crowding beaches. It shut down Spring Break and Spring Training, not to mentioned festivals and conventions during a peak spending season that keeps businesses afloat for the rest of the year in the Sunshine State.Florida’s forced , some . Mass layoffs followed...WW…

/Last year, 56 Florida insurers posted a combined $1.6 billion underwriting loss.Florida’s property insurance market posted one of its worst financial performances in 2020, even without a hurricane making landfall in the Sunshine State, and policyholders are starting to pay the price.Experts say there is no quick fix to the challenges buffeting the industry.Fifty-six Florida insurers reported a combined $1.57 billion in underwriting losses, according to financial data obtained by the Tampa Bay Times, spending more on claims and expenses than they brought in through premiums. The figure...…/Last year, 56 Florida insurers posted a combined $1.6 billion underwriting loss.Florida’s property insurance market posted one of its worst financial performances in 2020, even without a hurricane making landfall in the Sunshine State, and policyholders are starting to pay the price.Experts say there is no quick fix to the challenges buffeting the industry.Fifty-six Florida insurers reported a combined $1.57 billion in underwriting losses, according to financial data obtained by the Tampa Bay Times, spending more on claims and expenses than they brought in through premiums. The figure...WW…

/Instead of causing widespread injury or loss of life, the attack could stand as a huge red flag marking quietly pervasive flaws in national security.An attack on Oldsmar’s water supply last week highlighted cybersecurity experts’ longstanding concerns about the security of the country’s critical infrastructure.Though a change the attackers made to the city’s water treatment process was quickly reversed, experts said it got farther than any other hacking attempt to physically impact critical infrastructure in the U.S.And yet Oldsmar’s residents got lucky, experts said. Instead of causing...…/Instead of causing widespread injury or loss of life, the attack could stand as a huge red flag marking quietly pervasive flaws in national security.An attack on Oldsmar’s water supply last week highlighted cybersecurity experts’ longstanding concerns about the security of the country’s critical infrastructure.Though a change the attackers made to the city’s water treatment process was quickly reversed, experts said it got farther than any other hacking attempt to physically impact critical infrastructure in the U.S.And yet Oldsmar’s residents got lucky, experts said. Instead of causing...WW…

/The Biden effect in Florida: From electric cars to solar energy, advocates hope a shift in tone has real impact on the ground.Editor’s note: Hours after his inauguration, President Joe Biden signed an executive order to re-enter the United States into the Paris Agreement.President-elect Joe Biden has vowed that one of his first priorities after taking office Jan. 20 will be to get the United States back in the Paris Agreement, a global pact to slow climate change.Practically speaking, the move is little more than a signal of collaboration to the rest of the world after President Donald...…/The Biden effect in Florida: From electric cars to solar energy, advocates hope a shift in tone has real impact on the ground.Editor’s note: Hours after his inauguration, President Joe Biden signed an executive order to re-enter the United States into the Paris Agreement.President-elect Joe Biden has vowed that one of his first priorities after taking office Jan. 20 will be to get the United States back in the Paris Agreement, a global pact to slow climate change.Practically speaking, the move is little more than a signal of collaboration to the rest of the world after President Donald...WW…