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Thursday's Daily Pulse
What you need to know about Florida today
› A Florida Keys private island with a rich history is for sale. Asking price: $17 million.
Drivers trekking to the Florida Keys often miss it until they see the For Sale sign. “Island for Sale” reads the vertical post with the listing price of $17 million. The sign sits outside the gated entrance to Terra’s Key, the private island at Mile Marker 79.9 in Islamorada.
› Orlando scam drained $31 million from investors who thought cash was going to Pitbull, Kanye West, Jay-Z concerts
The chance to invest in concerts by big-name rappers such as Kendrick Lamar, Kanye West, Pitbull and Jay-Z with the promise of huge profits was the bait two Orlando men used for years to rope in investors to their business, a federal lawsuit says.
› Miami International Boat Show may look at fall dates
Some of the people supporting restoration of Miami Marine Stadium fear the millions of dollars going into the rebuild may be wasted if the Miami International Boat Show hogs the property in the peak tourist season. The boat show is held in mid-February on Virginia Key, but what if it were staged in the fall?
› FDLE seeks money to help curb attacks
A project designed to detect “homegrown violent extremists and lone actors” before they attack is estimated to cost the Florida Department of Law Enforcement millions of dollars --- and agency officials want lawmakers to start paying for parts of it next year.
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