Law & Order
3:55 am
Wed May 16, 2012

Two Bay Area Men Accused of $17 Million Tax Fraud; One Had Ties to 9/11 Investigation

Federal investigators raid Riverview home of Osama Mustafa
Tampa Times

Two Tampa Bay area men, including one who was investigated for ties to an alleged September 11th hijacker, have been charged with taking part in an alleged $17 million tax fraud scheme.

In a federal indictment unsealed Tuesday, Osama "Sam" Mustafa, 47, and Khaldoun "Tony" Khawaja, 48, along with Khawaja's brother, Muawia "Mike" Abdeljalil of Virginia, are accused of stealing Social Security checks, filing false tax returns and lying to the federal government.

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Business
5:02 pm
Tue May 15, 2012

Jamie Dimon Survives Attempt in Tampa to Remove Him as JPMorgan Chase Chairman

Protesters outside Tampa shareholder meeting
Photo by Steve Newborn

Jamie Dimon is still the head of the country's largest bank. Just days after he revealed JPMorgan Chase lost nearly$2.5 billion because of bad trades, shareholders today decided not to remove him as chairman of the board.

" Banks got bailed out, we got sold out..." wailed a handful of protesters, who greeted more than 300 shareholders outside JP Morgan Chase's regional office in Tampa.

Shareholder Lisa Lindsley of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees failed in another motion to appoint an independent accounting firm to look at the company's finances.

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Breaking
2:05 pm
Tue May 15, 2012

Occupy Tampa Protests JPMorgan Chase $2 Billion Mistake

Protestors lined up Tuesday morning outside the JPMorgan Chase building in Tampa. This is after CEO Jamie Dimon admitted he made a trading mistake which cost shareholders $2 billion. 

Coming from Tampa, Orlando and Miami, the protestors shouted slogans such as "Banks got bailed out! We got sold out!"

One Orlando man even wrote a song which he performed for the crowd. One line reads, "Cuz I always thought that corporate greed was pretty neat. Now I'm screwed and I can't find food..."

Protestors rolled the dice and threw eggs at a picture of Dimon critizing what they called "casino style banking."

Healthy State
1:15 pm
Tue May 15, 2012

OSHA Investigation Comes to Light After FCIR/WUSF Story About Sick Postal Worker

In the wake of a Florida Center for Investigative Reporting/WUSF News investigation, the federal agency that monitors worker safety will officially look into into the illness of a U.S. postal worker.

Former postal worker Jeffrey Lill  says he became sick after coming into contact with a mysterious package from Yemen at an Orlando distribution facility.

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Business
12:09 pm
Tue May 15, 2012

2012 College Graduates Have an Improved Job Market

Courtesy of dreamstime.com

Recently, an Associated Press analysis said that half of recent college graduates were unemployed or underemployed. But there's good news for the class of 2012- these college graduates have a better job market.

According to the Lakeland Ledger, the outlook of finding a job has improved since the beginning of the recession in 2008.

College graduates began to network since their first year in college and found internships that lead them to permanent jobs. Many of the job fairs held on college campuses were buzzing with students and companies ready to hire them.

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Business
8:26 am
Tue May 15, 2012

JPMorgan Chase CEO Showdown in Tampa

Photo courtesy of Politico.com

Today in Tampa, JPMorgan shareholders will get a first-hand explanation on the reported "trading error" that cost the country's largest bank $2 billion.

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon came to Tampa planning to talk about rebounding profits and expansion plans in Florida.

Instead, he’s facing Occupy Tampa protestors outside and upset investors inside today’s shareholder meeting.

National news media are lined up on the sidewalks outside the meeting place and police are providing tight security because demonstrators are expected.

A report in the Sarasota Herald Tribune says the annual shareholders meeting have become "colorful" since the 2008 financial crisis.

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University Beat
6:20 am
Tue May 15, 2012

University Beat: Sun Dome Reopens; Is A Campus Football Stadium in USF's Future?

USF Graduation ceremony in newly renovated USF Sun Dome
courtesy Aimee Blodgett / USF News

Unless you’ve been in the USF Sun Dome in the last week or two, then you really haven’t been in the Sun Dome!

The arena has reopened after a 36 million dollar renovation—but it’s almost like a completely new building. This week's University Beat on WUSF Public Media takes you inside the new and improved Sun Dome, and hears from USF President Judy Genshaft and Athletic Director Doug Woolard, who expressed some interesting thoughts about the possibility of an eventual on-campus football stadium.

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Culture
3:32 pm
Mon May 14, 2012

Mike Birbiglia Gets a Little Too Close to Fresh Air's Terry Gross

Mike Birbiglia never wanted his Fresh Air interview with Terry Gross to end...so he didn't let it.

That's the premise of this new short film, written and directed by Birbiglia and produced by Ira Glass of "This American Life."

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Science
1:47 pm
Mon May 14, 2012

USF-Designed "Electronic Stethoscope" Wins Award

USF researchers/BioAcousTech co-founders Phil Hipol and Stuart Hart accept the Cade Museum Prize
Doug Finger / Gainesville Sun

A pair of University of South Florida researchers has won the third annual Cade Museum Prize for Innovation for a device they've developed that uses sound waves from inside a patient's body to diagnose health problems.

Phil Hipol, the engineering director at USF Health's Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation (CAMLS), and Dr. Stuart Hart, professor in USF Health's Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, won the prize for their electronic catheter stethoscope, or "eCath."

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Politics
1:22 pm
Mon May 14, 2012

CNN Convention Cities Smackdown: Tampa vs. Charlotte

Tampa Night Skyline
CNN iReport

You might remember the Tampa vs. Miami Cuban Sandwich smack-down. Now, it’s a showdown between national political convention host cities.

CNN iReport is sponsoring the “City Smack Down” between Tampa, host city of the Republican National Convention, and Charlotte, N.C., host city of the Democratic National Convention.

Individuals are encouraged to pick their “fave” city, Tampa or Charlotte, and send comments, photos and videos stating the reasons:

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