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What you need to know about Florida today

| 1/5/2016

› Archaeological find offers insight into Florida's past
The recent identification of the site of a 1559 settlement in today’s Pensacola may help St. Augustine better understand its own history, says historian Susan Parker, executive director of the St. Augustine Historical Society.

› Which financial companies will survive looming disruption?
Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase will probably benefit most from the coming wave of financial technology disruption, rather than being supplanted by startups driving the change, according to an Autonomous Research survey.

› ‘Personalized medicine’ drives better outcomes for certain heart patients
In the weeks and months after a patient gets a heart stent, blood clots can pose a major threat to recovery. Now, University of Florida Health researchers have found that a quick genetic test can tell doctors early on whether a crucial anti-clotting drug will work.

› Miami restaurant openings heat up in the winter
627 restaurants opened in Miami-Dade County in 2015, more than in any other county in Florida, according to the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation. That’s about 1.7 openings a day.

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