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› Florida child first to die of flu this season
Florida health officials say a child is the first to die during this year's flu season. The Florida Department of Health's Bureau of Epidemiology said in a report that the unidentified child tested positive for influenza B and died between Sept. 30 and Oct. 6.
› Scientists to study red tide impact on humans
Researchers from Florida Atlantic University's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute are taking take nasal swabs, blood and urine looking for traces of the toxic blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) that's been plaguing Florida beaches.
› Impact of Fort Lauderdale boat show? 'From an economic impact point of view, it’s the annual Super Bowl for us'
This year’s Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, from Oct. 31 to Nov. 4, is expected to host about 110,000 visitors and have a total economic impact of $857 million for the state. Of that, more than $283 million is generated in Broward County and $532 million in South Florida, according to the most recent study available by the University of Florida.
› Tourists come for the beach, but don’t stay for much else. Has Miami Beach lost its mojo?
Ricky Arriola remembers 1990s Miami Beach in shades of pulsing neon and “Miami Vice” pastels. Tourists shared sidewalks with European models and fashion titans. Nightlife was so hot that Mickey Rourke, Prince and Rolling Stones guitarist Ron Wood opened their own clubs. But not anymore.
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