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What you need to know about Florida today

| 8/4/2014

› 50 years of exploring Florida leads to many finds
A fishing trip to Orange Springs in 1960 introduced Alvin Hendrix to a hobby that would take him on underwater treasure hunts for the next 40 years.

› Fort Lauderdale aquatic center still has troubled waters
With the start of construction just months away on a new $33.7 million aquatic center, the city is facing waves of concern that the project won't be the world-class facility originally envisioned.

› Attraction makeovers risk drawing ire of loyal fans
SeaWorld faces a common challenge for theme parks: keeping loyal fans happy while making sure attractions don't go stale. Many visitors develop tremendous loyalty to shows, rides and other theme-park features. Even minor tweaks can set off major complaints.

› Billionaire climate-change supporter pledges to spend big to beat Florida Gov. Rick Scott
In a nationwide push to fight Republicans who deny the existence of man-made climate change, investor-turned-activist Tom Steyer has founded a Florida political committee, seeded it with $750,000 of his own money, and says he’ll spend far more to help Democrat Charlie Crist defeat Gov. Rick Scott.

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