April 29, 2024

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What you need to know about Florida today

| 1/29/2016

› Carnival announces partnership with Operation Homefront, Carrie Underwood
A new initiative by Carnival Cruise Line will raise money for military families in partnership with national nonprofit Operation Homefront, the company announced Thursday.

› Bennigan's returns to Space Coast after almost 8 years
Bennigan's celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. Legendary Restaurant Brands, which also owns the Steak and Ale brand, now has more than 150 restaurants open or under contract worldwide.

› Endangered Ghost Orchids to grow again in native Florida forests
Like many ornamental plants, the Ghost Orchid has become rare and endangered due to poaching or over-collecting. A recent study from the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) reveals new ways biologists can save the iconic flowers.

› Losses, regrets and questions at companies Trump endorsed
Long before Trump's seductive mix of optimism, hyperbole and grand pronouncements proved a success on the presidential campaign trail, it exerted a powerful tug on middle-class folks looking to make it big.

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