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A new exhibit is exploring the interesting history of selfies. Weekend tampabay.com Follow the Buzz Stay up to date on the latest news and events related to Florida politics at tampabay.com/ WEATHER FISCAL DETAILS ON STADIUM MAY COME SOON The Tampa Bay Rays are pushing Hillsborough County officials to present a for the financing for a new ballpark before the deal to look for a home outside of St. Petersburg runs out Dec. 31. Serious negotiations with the team are expected to start in the according to County Commissioner Ken Hagan.

Local, 1B Sea turtle nds home at aquarium The 95-pound reptile that has no name joins a 63- pound loggerhead turtle named Ludwig as the latest additions to a renovated tank at the Florida new of the exhibit. The exhibit, with 410 crea- tures representing 11 spe- cies, opens Oct. 6. Local, 1B Apple unveils 3 new iPhones CEO Tim Cook shows off the iPhone XS Max, which will cost about the iPhone XS, which will cost and the cheaper iPhone XR, which will cost roughly $750. Business, 4B Returner enters historic company Terrence Robert Horne Jr.

dashed his way into USF lore Saturday against Geor- gia Tech. The freshman returned two first-quarter kickoffs for 98- and 97-yard touchdowns. Sports, 1C Unlikely union a touching contrast In Heisenberg, now open at Tampa Repertory Theatre, two immigrants see the world in revealing ways. Etc, 2B Times Publishing Co. Vol.

135 No. 51 I NDEX Astrology 4F Crosswords 8A, Business 4B Editorials 9A Classified Lottery 2A Comics 3F Puzzles 4F BEST NEWSPAPER tampabay.com THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2018 In the know $1 8a.m. Noon 4p.m. 8p.m. chanceof rain Isolated Storms New York Times WASHINGTON The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday warned that teen- age use of electronic cigarettes has reached epidemic pro- and it gave Juul Labs and four other manufacturers 60 days to prove they can keep their devices away from minors.

If they the agency said, it may remove their flavored prod- ucts from the market. The order was part of a sweep- ing government action that tar- geted both makers and sell- ers of e-cigarettes. The agency said it was sending warning let- ters to 1,100 retailers includ- ing 7-Eleven stores, Walgreens, Circle convenience shops and Shell gas stations and issued another 131 fines, ranging from $279 to $11,182, for selling e-cig- arettes to minors. Federal law prohibits selling e-cigarettes to anyone under 18. In a briefing with reporters, the FDA cracking down on teen vaping The agency threatens to take e-cigarettes off the market if they keep going to minors.

See SMOKING, 8A MONICA HERNDON Times Raising the bar The Tampa Bay Buccaneers showed off some of the $160 million in renovations Wednesday at Raymond James Stadium for this season. Outside the gates on the South Plaza, Bucs Beach, featuring sand, live music and food trucks before kickoff. Inside, Bar 76 in the East Stadium Club atrium, above, offers 76 varieties of beer, including local craft brews, exclusive culinary stations and HDTVs in a sports bar atmosphere. New York Times Residents are evacuated Wednesday on buses out of Wilmington, N.C., ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Florence. slow assault expected to begin today New York Times Hours before Hurricane Florence is expected to begin its assault on the Car- olinas, officials warned of fierce winds, catastrophic flooding, storm surges up to 13 feet and widespread power failures as they urged residents to get out while there was still time.

Florence, now a Category 3 storm packing sustained winds of up to 115 mph, is expected to pummel the region for days, starting with heavy winds along the coast this morning. The hurricane will then gather strength and spread inland as the center of the storm edges toward the coast on Friday afternoon, bringing torrential rainfall of up to 40 inches that will continue through Satur- day and Sunday. The major power supplier for North and South Carolina, Duke Energy, said that the storm could knock out power for up to 3 million customers across the two states and that it could take several weeks to restore electricity. The center of the storm was in the Atlantic Ocean about 335 miles from Wilmington, N.C., on Wednesday after- Heavy winds are expected this morning as Carolinas are pummeled for days. See FLORENCE, 4A BY SHARON KENNEDY WYNNE Times Staff Writer Busch Gardens will open Flor- tallest launch coaster in spring 2019, company officials announced Wednesday.

The tri- ple-launch, tiger-themed roller coaster called Tigris will hurl riders 150 feet into the sky, turn them upside down and swirl through curves at 60 mph. It will also move backward. Is losing your lunch the new business model? like to have a portfolio for every member of the said Busch Gardens president Stew- art Clark. with Tigris, it will only be the bravest Clark also revealed that a is coming in 2020 in the space now occupied by the closed wooden roller coaster Gwazi, a pretty large footprint to fill. The announcements coincide with parent company SeaWorld promise from interim CEO John T.

Reilly to make the parks more oriented toward thrill rides, in addition to featuring animals. This, lead- ers say, will help the parks better compete with rivals Disney and Universal, which have beloved movies to call on for attraction appeal. how project manager Andrew Schaffer described Tigris: going to launch you for- ward out of the station, up the tower. going to stop and then Maybe take this ride before lunch Busch Gardens reveals plans for the new coaster Tigris for the in the family. Busch Gardens The triple-launch Tigris coaster will send riders up, backward, then up again before turning upside down.

It opens next year. See COASTER, 6A BY LAURA REILEY Times Food Critic The Red Tide algae bloom along the Gulf Coast that began in mid-August is the strongest since the 2005-2006 outbreak and also among the longest-lived. News of it came on the heels of reports of blue-green algae in Lake Okeechobee and flowing down the Caloosahatchee River. Both kill fish and both have potentially deleterious health effects in exposed humans. And both have the power to kill something else: Visitor num- bers, hotel occupancy, restaurant sales and the financial security of local business folks who service those industries.

In some areas, big fish kills have kept customers away, but in others more like tall fish tales. sell all the way to says Earl Lange, a sales repre- sentative at Seafood, a wholesaler in St. Petersburg. undoubtedly affected us in terms of selling seafood to restaurants. down easily 50 percent or more.

News reports of Red Tide are keeping guests away from the coast en masse, he said, when some places are not even impacted. September is a notoriously hard time of year for tourism and food service, with summer vaca- tioners gone and snowbirds not yet here. Add Red Tide, and the numbers are bleak. Michael Walsh is the president of Ocean Properties, which owns 42 hotels in Florida. He provided data about occupancy rates that show the magnitude of the Red effect.

On September 11 last year, the Treasure Island Beach Resort had 80 rooms rented (100 per- Diners, visitors staying away Reports of Red Tide are hurting resorts and restaurants even when the coast is clean. See RED TIDE, 6A BY ZACHARY T. SAMPSON Times Staff Writer LARGO The day before 2-year- old Jordan Belliveau was killed in Largo, a case manager warned his parents that the toddler could once again be taken from them if they did not fix mounting problems. The Aug. 31 reprimand capped a tumultuous summer for 21-year-old Charisse Stinson and 22-year-old Jor- dan Belliveau Sr.

After the boy was returned from foster care in May, the young parents broke up, fell out of touch with case- workers and missed several counsel- ing sessions. In July, Belliveau was arrested, accused of hitting Stinson during an argument over their son. The case manager told them things need to be fix(ed) like or else Jordan would be taken again. A little more than 24 hours after the warning, Stinson reported the boy missing. Three days later, police found his body in the woods behind the Largo Sports Complex.

Investiga- tors said Stinson confessed to hitting Jordan on the head before leaving him outside and concocting a story about a stranger who had knocked her unconscious and taken her son. She is charged with first-degree murder. The case conversation with the parents is one of a series of revelations contained in hundreds of pages of records released Wednesday by two child welfare agencies that had contact with Jordan and his fam- ily during his short life. Notes, health reports and other files show how Stinson and Belliveau regained cus- tody of their son after he thrived for Most of Jordan life was spent in foster care. A warning, then missing Just before his death, Jordan parents were told they could lose him.

See JORDAN, 7A.