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What you need to know about Florida today
› Fifth Third Bank, in reversal, says it will keep funding scholarships that go to anti-LGBTQ schools
Fifth Third Bank reversed itself Friday and said it would continue to support a Florida scholarship program that sends some tuition money to Christian schools with anti-LGBTQ policies. The bank, which sent $5.4 million in 2018 to the school voucher program, said last week it would "not participate further until more inclusive policies have been adopted by all participating schools to protect the sexual orientation of all our students.”
› Why is car insurance so high in Florida?
The average annual car insurance bill in Florida is $2,219, third highest in the country behind Michigan and Louisiana, according to Insure.com. At the other end of the range, Maine and Wisconsin averaged less than $1,000. The national average was $1,457.
› SeaWorld makes major changes to dolphin show. ‘Dolphin surfing’ is now a thing of the past
A SeaWorld tradition that has been and continues to be slowly torn down is trainer-involved shows with the theme park’s aquatic animals. Last month, the park said goodbye to a decades old tradition: SeaWorld’s Shamu show no longer includes killer whales doing tricks. “Orca Encounter,” a more educational show, was its replacement.
› Mayport’s newest warship welcomed by US Navy
The U.S. Navy’s newest littoral combat ship is one step closer to its Naval Station Mayport dock after the future USS St. Louis was officially delivered by Lockheed Martin. The almost 390-foot-long ship is the 10th Freedom-variant LCS designed, built and delivered, and will be commissioned in early August in Pensacola, the manufacturer said. It should arrive by mid-August at Mayport.
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