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› Second half of Duke Energy's Citrus County natural gas plant comes online
Duke Energy Florida brought the second half of its 1,640-megawatt natural gas facility online over the weekend. The Citrus County project, which cost $1.5 billion and began in March 2016, will increase customer bills by about $5 monthly over the next two months.
› In push to expand drilling, Trump administration clears way for seismic blasting off Florida coast
The Trump administration on Friday cleared the way for seismic blasting in search of oil off Florida and much of the Atlantic coast for the first time in more than three decades. The approval of wildlife permits by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will now allow five companies to proceed with requests to use air guns to search the sea floor between Florida’s Space Coast and New Jersey.
› Porch pirates strike during holidays in South Florida
It’s that time of year for Thanksgiving meals, Black Friday deals and porch pirate steals. A new study by Safewise found that Miami-Fort Lauderdale ranked third among U.S. metro areas where packages are swiped the most between Thanksgiving and New Year’s.
› Vince McMahon’s XFL is coming to Tampa Bay in 2020
Tampa soon will have a second professional football team. The league, backed by World Wrestling Entertainment chairman Vince McMahon, isn't scheduled to make an official announcement about team locations until Wednesday.
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