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Jeb Bush drops bid for Miami Marlins
A person close to the negotiations says former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is no longer interested in buying the Miami Marlins and has ended his participation in sales talks. More from the AP, ESPN and the Miami Herald.
The demand for nursing isn’t going away. Will more men join their ranks?
In Florida, 89 percent of registered nurses are women, on a par with levels nationally, according to the Florida Center for Nursing. And while the percentage of men in registered nursing has risen over the decades — a mere 3 percent were nurses in 1970, for instance — the numbers are still surprisingly low for a field that has seen immense growth. [Source: PBS]
Florida Realtors’s president says property rights a priority
As 2017 president of Florida Realtors, real estate broker Maria Wells travels frequently to Tallahassee and Washington, D.C. In Tallahassee, Wells pushed for state money for affordable housing, an issue that has re-emerged as home prices rise, Wall Street landlords snap up single-family homes and housing starts remain sluggish. [Source: Palm Beach Post]
Drug case in Florida to have legal repercussions for face recognition
A small case involving drugs in Florida is set to have implications for how authorities deal with face recognition technology. In the case, a suspect was arrested for selling crack cocaine to undercover officers who took his photo with a smartphone. More from Planet Biometrics, the AP, and the Florida Times-Union.
Nearly extinct Florida panther returns to the wild north
Disappearing wildlife is a story that's told over and over worldwide. More rarely are there good news to tell, but recent developments in Florida may be cause for celebration. The Florida panther, a species that has come dangerously close to extinction, is back. [Source: Nature World News]
› FPL braces for oncoming hurricane season
Utilities giant Florida Power & Light has officially begun preparations for the upcoming hurricane season, expected to pick up after a number of consecutively under-active years.
› Port Tampa Bay would get $9 million under federal spending plan
Port Tampa Bay and two other Florida sea ports moved closer to advancing projects to make harbors deeper, following the release of a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers spending plan last week.
› Orlando’s first licensed medical marijuana dispensary opens Friday
The first licensed dispensary for medical marijuana in Orlando plans to open to the public on Friday. The Knox Medical dispensary is more like a limited pharmacy available only to people with doctor’s prescriptions for low-THC cannabis.
› Retail-tainment: Don't call biggest US mall in Miami a mall
Call it retail-tainment. Just don't call American Dream Miami a mall. Developers are proposing a massive 6 million-square-foot (557,000 square-meter) project on the edge of the Everglades in bustling South Florida that would dwarf any other shopping mecca in North America.
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