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What you need to know about Florida today
Judge denies motion to extend Florida's voter registration
A federal judge has denied a motion to extend voter registration in Florida even though a computer meltdown on the final day of registration might have prevented thousands of potential voters from taking part in November’s presidential election. In a 29-page ruling on Friday morning, U.S. District Court Judge Mark E. Walker said his decision was “an incredibly close call” but added that “the state’s interest in preventing chaos in its already precarious —and perennially chaotic — election outweighs the substantial burden imposed on the right to vote.” More from KRCR.
Carnival reports $2.9 billion loss, still assessing testing options for Nov. 1 cruise
In a Thursday filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission,Carnival Corporation said it had a cash burn rate during the three-month period of $770 million as it nears the end of its seventh month without cruises in the U.S., its most lucrative market. The company said it is preparing to restart cruises in the U.S. as soon as Nov. 1 and has $8 billion in cash and alternate financing on hand, including $2.4 billion in the form of customer deposits. More from the Miami Herald.
When Orlando theme parks self-report ride injuries, details can be left out
On Universal’s E.T. Adventure, an 11-year-old boy crushed his foot and leg as the ride pulled up into the exit platform last year. The force of the impact sent the boy’s shoe flying, and he broke toes on his left foot and his tibia and fibula, according to the family’s attorney Ed Normand. The child lost so much blood that his uncle fainted, Normand said. Universal reported the injury as “foot pain” to the state. More from the Orlando Sentinel.
More than 1.3 million Floridians have already voted by mail
As of Friday, 1.371 million vote-by-mail ballots had been turned in to county elections offices, according to statistics posted online by the Florida Division of Elections. Democrats had mailed in 707,505 ballots, while Republicans had submitted 396,499. Unaffiliated voters had turned in 215,838 ballots, while members of third parties had mailed in 15,354. In Miami-Dade and Broward counties combined, nearly 1.1 million ballots have been mailed out and nearly 176-thousand people have voted. More from WFOR.
Not all is lost for Miami Art Week. The Design District will host Design Miami/
Design Miami/ is bringing its international design fair back to the place where it all began: the Design District. Starting Nov. 27, the fair will put on 10 days of exhibitions and programming that will occupy 18 blocks of the open- air neighborhood, including the ICA Miami and de la Cruz collection. The event, titled Design Miami/ Podium, will launch inside the Moore building where the fair originally kicked off in 2005 before moving to Miami Beach. More from Broadway World.
WORKPLACE DIVERSITY
2020 Diversity in Business Awards: Maria Cherjovsky advocates for disabled individuals in the workplace
Maria Cherjovsky is known to vault into every subject she tackles with passion and enthusiasm — something that came in handy when it came time for her to fill some large shoes in the local community. Cherjovsky is president of Orlando-based Florida Abilities & Inclusion Network Inc., a new nonprofit created in late 2019 as part of the strategic realignment of the former Central Florida Disability Chamber of Commerce. The chamber previously was led by Rogue Gallart, who spent more than a decade dedicated to elevating the role of disabled individuals in the workplace before his untimely passing in spring 2019.
» More from the Orlando Business Journal.
Outside the Box
Enormous Burmese python caught in Florida is largest ever found in stat
Snake hunters have captured a massive Burmese python in Florida that is the largest specimen of this invasive species ever caught in the state. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) said the snake measured 18 feet and 9 inches in length—a new record for the Sunshine State. The previous largest Burmese python caught in Florida was slightly smaller, measuring 18 feet and 8 inches. This snake was captured in 2013.
» Read more from Newsweek.
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