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What you need to know about Florida today
› More than 8,000 nuisance gators nabbed in Florida in 2016
Alligator trappers hired by the state have captured and removed the reptiles in more than 6,500 locations in Florida in 2016, resulting in 8,050 captured animals.
› Royal Caribbean launches Cuba cruise from Port Tampa Bay
The Empress is one of several cruise ships with a route from Tampa to Cuba. Over the next two years, about 40,000 cruise passengers are expected to travel to Cuba on 22 cruises from Tampa.
› UF top execs’ perks are cherry atop already-healthy salaries
Public records obtained by The Sun show UF executives routinely got raises in percentages above what faculty were given, and far above the public in general during lean economic times from the start of the mid-2000s through today.
› Long-delayed Bahamas resort Baha Mar will begin receiving paying guests soon
The third time wasn’t the charm for the star-crossed Bahamian mega-resort Baha Mar. Originally slated to open in December 2014, the resort missed three scheduled openings before last week’s ribbon-cutting for the first hotel in the complex.
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