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What you need to know about Florida today

| 5/2/2019

› Scooters, robotic florists, Guiado: They were all at 2019 eMerge Americas
Under the new leadership of CEO Felice Gorordo and president Melissa Medina, eMerge made a determined effort to attract startups from throughout the hemisphere—the product of the company’s roadshow last fall and winter.

› Thousands of SeaWorld annual pass holders to get refunds in lawsuit settlement
A federal judge gave final approval to a $11.5 million class action settlement agreement this week after a group sued when their SeaWorld passes were automatically renewed without their permission.

› Regulators still not satisfied with All Children’s progress
Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital announced Tuesday that it has not yet corrected key problems identified by regulators early this year, and said it has entered a binding agreement with the federal government requiring that it take special steps to avoid being cut off from federal funding.

› Coral Gables seeks downsizing of five towers in Miami
Chalking up prior non-invitations to “an honest oversight,” Coral Gables City Attorney Miriam Soler Ramos says the city still expects to talk about downsizing an immense planned project around a nearby Metrorail station with Miami-Dade commissioners “in the next month or so.”

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