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Axios
13-05-2025
- Business
- Axios
Suarez's latest Saudi appearance
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez was among the handful of high-profile guests who attended a luncheon on Tuesday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for President Trump's multi-day tour. Why it matters: Suarez has a longstanding relationship with Saudi Arabia, from attending conferences to announcing an investment office in Miami. He was seemingly the only U.S. municipal government official on the guest list, reported the Miami Herald. He was also included in a list of speakers expected at the Saudi-U.S. Investment Forum on Tuesday, the Miami New Times reported. Between the lines: Trump has yet to nominate an ambassador to Saudi Arabia. What they're saying: A spokesperson for Suarez told the Herald the mayor was traveling in a private capacity but attending the event representing the city of Miami. The part-time role allows him to "build relationships, attract investments, and elevate Miami's global profile," the spokesperson said. The big picture: The president arrived in the Gulf on Monday with the hopes of returning home with $1 trillion worth of deals and investment pledges.
Yahoo
12-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Newly-Released Proud Boy Enrique Tarrio Weighs Run at Matt Gaetz's Old Seat
The ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio, who is just two weeks removed from a Donald Trump pardon, says he is weighing a run at Matt Gaetz's old seat in Congress. Tarrio, 42, suggested to the Miami New Times that Congress would be the only place he wants to seek office. 'If I do run, I want to be in that building that they accused me of trying to storm,' he told the alt-weekly. To run in Gaetz's deep-red district, which was the most-Republican in Florida as of 2022, Tarrio would have to move nearly 10 hours away—about 650 miles by car, jumping timezones—from Miami to Florida's 1st congressional district in the state's panhandle. Being able to run for office at all likely did not seem possible to Tarrio a year-and-a-half ago. That's when he was sentenced to 22 years in federal prison for seditious conspiracy tied to Proud Boys' actions at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021—charges he was slapped with despite not being in D.C. himself that day. He told the New Times he spent Election Night in November with his ear pressed to the crack of his cell door, listening to the results of the election being broadcast outside, hoping for a Trump win.
Yahoo
12-02-2025
- Yahoo
Fla. Lawyer Allegedly Smashed Plate Over Fellow Wedding Attendee's Head When He Allowed Others to Cut in Buffet Line
A Florida lawyer was arrested last month after allegedly assaulting another guest at a wedding — all over cutting in a buffet line. The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office arrested Mark Roher, 52, on charges of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, according to Miami New Times, Boca News Now and WPEC-TV. According to a police report obtained by the outlets, Roher had been in a buffet line at a wedding held at the Boca Lago Country Club when another guest let two young girls into the line in front of him. Witnesses allegedly told police that the move caused Roher to get upset. Roher and the man in front of him began arguing, and the man then told police that he had 'turned around to avoid further contact' in order to attempt to 'remove himself from the situation,' per the report, according to the outlets. "The slimmer man ignored the man yelling at him and did not respond," the police report said, per Miami New Times. "Without provocation, the large, bald man struck the slimmer man on the head with a dinner plate. From thereon, a melee began between a large number of the wedding guests." Another witness 'confirmed' the story in the police report, saying that 'the plate had shattered and that Mark then pushed the victim and was holding him by the collar.' She said she then saw other guests 'separated the two individuals' and saw Roher attempt 'to walk back over' to the man, according to the told Boca News Now that the incident happened at the prime rib buffet line. Roher allegedly confirmed to police that he was upset that he was cut in line and got into an argument with the other man, but denied hitting him with a plate, per Miami New Times and Boca News Now. He also claimed to police that it had been a "dry party," in which no alcohol was being served, per the outlets. An officer wrote in the police report, per Boa News Now: 'I find probable cause that Mark Roher is in violation of Florida Statute as he did actually and intentionally touch and strike the victim and in doing so used a plate as a weapon.' The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment. A court date for Roher is still pending, per the outlets. Read the original article on People
