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Tuesday's Daily Pulse
What you need to know about Florida today
Florida researchers on the cusp of Citrus Greening cure
As the University of Florida’s Citrus Research and Education Center prepares to celebrate its centennial anniversary, researchers there say that they’re on the cusp of developing a cure to the most serious threat facing the citrus industry worldwide: citrus greening. University of Florida researcher and Microbiology professor Nian Wang, Ph.D. is using a revolutionary gene-editing technology called CRISPR, (clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats), that could hold the key to a cure. More from WGCU, here.
Scallop delay affecting Florida businesses
Florida's much-anticipated scallop season was scheduled to start last Tuesday, but an algae bloom in St. Joe Bay prompted state wildlife officials to call it off for at least two weeks and maybe longer across North Florida. [Source: WJHG]
Tropical Storm Emily comes and goes, leaves little damage
Tropical Depression Emily is moving out over the Atlantic early Tuesday, a day after slogging across the Florida peninsula, where it brought drenching rain and power outages. According to the National Hurricane Center, Emily now has, "maximum sustained winds near 30 mph with higher gusts. Some slight strengthening is possible during the day or so, but Emily is also forecast to lose its tropical characteristics within a day or two." More from the AP and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
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» Tropical Storm Emily signals start of peak hurricane season in Florida
David Beckham closes in on M.L.S. franchise. Will Miami care?
After failed attempts to acquire land for a stadium at three other locations, Beckham’s current plan has cleared nearly every financial, political and legal hurdle. If his bid is approved this year, Miami Beckham United — the team’s working title — will become the 24th club for M.L.S. Shovels and excavators will soon begin digging on the site in Overtown, a former truck depot in Miami-Dade. But on one knows if Beckham can make a dent in the South Florida market. [Source: New York Times]
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» Would you support a Major League Soccer franchise, if one were close enough to your Florida home? (quick poll)
Emily's surprise: Ingredients were there for quick-forming tropical storm
Though the forces at work in Emily's rapid development are familiar, they came together in way that fooled the mostly highly regarded computer forecast model — and highlighted how unpredictable Mother Nature's storms can be, experts said. [Source: Tampa Bay Times]
› Orlando indie game maker to debut on PlayStation VR
Nick Pettit’s underwater spelunking adventure video game “Neptune Flux” has been selling slowly, but he’s ready to give it a shot at the highest level of video game platforms.
› Office Depot to acquire Staples' stores after all?
Staples, which is in the process of going private, received an offer of $625 million to $700 million for its more than 1,200 retail stores and brand, according to a company filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
› State considers lower speed limits for roads across Florida
Speed limits could drop from an average of 45 mph to 25 mph in some areas of South Florida as part of an ambitious statewide plan to make roads safer for those on foot, on bicycles and on public transportation.
› Lionfish Challenge hits 5,000 mark
More than 5,000 of the venomous fish have already been removed from Florida waters as part of this year’s Lionfish Challenge, a statewide removal incentive program run by the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) each year.
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