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Monday's Daily Pulse
What you need to know about Florida today
› Jags president talks downtown, ticket prices, and more games in London
Jacksonville Jaguars President Mark Lamping said he hopes an economic development deal can go before City Council by the end of the year so work can start on a “new neighborhood” of apartments, offices, hotels, entertainment venues and convention space in the sports complex area of downtown.
› Cambridge Analytica scandal has Sarasota ties
Cambridge Analytica, a bankrupt political data firm at the epicenter of a multi-continent furor over the manipulation of unwitting social media targets, has been called a “full-service propaganda machine” and a “grossly unethical experiment” by a whistleblower who testified before the U.S. Senate.
› State skipped national checks for concealed-carry applicants
For more than a year, the state of Florida failed to conduct national background checks on tens of thousands of applications for concealed weapons permits, potentially allowing drug addicts or people with a mental illness to carry firearms in public.
› SeaWorld bans plastic bags, straws from 12 theme parks
To protect the environment, SeaWorld Entertainment has removed all single-use straws and plastic bags from the company’s 12 theme parks, including those in Orlando. The Orlando-headquartered company made the announcement Friday in a news release.
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