Guns and pot case put on hold
After the U.S. Supreme Court this week said it will hear a case focused on the same federal law, a judge Thursday put on hold a long-running lawsuit about whether Florida medical-marijuana patients can be barred from having guns. Chief U.S. District Judge Allen Winsor issued a stay of the Florida lawsuit until after the Supreme Court decides whether a law prohibiting drug users having guns violates the Second Amendment. The Supreme Court on Monday announced it will take up a Texas case, known as United States v. Hemani, that focuses on the law. More from the News Service of Florida.
Condo sales are up: What the numbers say about the South Florida housing market
Miami-Dade and Broward real estate posted their best sales month of the year in September as total single-family homes and condo sales in both counties all grew year-over-year, according to statistics released by the Miami Association of Realtors. In Miami-Dade, if you compare September to August, a month ago, condo sales went up slightly. In Broward, condos sales declined slightly. More from the Miami Herald.
mRNA vaccine boosted immune response, life expectancy for cancer patients, UF research finds
University of Florida researchers found that advanced lung and skin cancer patients lived “significantly longer” after receiving the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine. This finding, in conjunction with the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, comes as the DeSantis administration attempts to ban vaccine mandates, including for public school students. “This is one of the most exciting observations I have seen in my 20-year career as a cancer researcher,” Dr. Duane Mitchell, director of the UF Clinical Translational Science Institute, said in a video announcing the research. More from the Florida Phoenix.
Cellphone restrictions boost outcomes in Florida schools
A new report from the National Bureau of Economic Research found Florida test scores and student behavior improved in the two years after the Legislature passed restrictions on cellphones in class. Beginning in 2023, as part of a collection of state laws known as the “Teachers’ Bill of Rights,” K-12 students were not allowed to use their phones during instructional time. More from Central Florida Public Media.
A viral ice cream shop? Social videos lure ‘cool’ crowd to Broward business
The line to order at Cherry Smash one weekend stretched hundreds of feet outside the door and down the block as patrons waited to get ice cream surrounded by fake skeletons, werewolves and grim-reaper figurines that you might find in a haunted house. It’s been the busiest season ever for the Coral Springs ice cream parlor, located at 8000 Wiles Rd., that’s been around for over a decade — and they attribute this year’s popularity in large part to social media. More from the Miami Herald.
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Camping World redux
It used to be called the Florida Citrus Bowl. These days, it’s called Camping World Stadium. Soon it’ll get a futuristic new look, along with possibly a new name.
An upcoming $400-million renovation, paid for with Orange County tourist tax dollars, will better connect the east and west ends of the nearly 90-year-old stadium, add new luxury boxes and a retractable stage area, and increase the stadium’s seating from 63,000 to 65,000 in a bid to attract bigger events.
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