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Erez Law, PLLC, Obtains $14.2 Million FINRA Arbitration Award for Florida Investors Wronged by Broker's Structured Note Recommendations

Jeffrey Erez, the Miami-based law firm's managing partner, reports that more than a dozen similar customer complaints are pending against Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc., to recover losses allegedly caused by the actions of broker Chuck A. Roberts.




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What Happens if You Get a DUI for the First Time in Florida?

Penalties for first-time DUI convictions can include license suspension, fines, probation, an ignition interlock device, DUI school, vehicle impoundment, and possible imprisonment.




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Thousands Tour the Top Rated Citizens Commission on Human Rights' History of Psychiatry Museum Located in Clearwater, Florida

Part of an ongoing campaign to investigate and expose psychiatric abuse while helping restore rights and dignity to the field of mental health, the Clearwater museum has toured thousands of visitors.




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Rap Snacks 'Oowee Southern Kulture Chef' and Food Artist Fefi Thorne Open New Black Owned Restaurant inside the Skatebird Miami Skate Park in El Portal Florida

Only the SK Grille serves a 24 hr brined chicken breast golden fried topped with slaw, honey, sriracha mayo, butter pickles on a brioche bun listed on the menu as "The Ollie". "It was freaking amazing" - exclaimed social media influencer Funky Dineva




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Jewish Students at Florida International University stay strong and united, despite attempts made by anti Israel supporters

Despite true atrocities of significant proportions, people continue to take action when the jews are involved.




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Florida Millionaire Helps Kids Go To College

Hotelier Harris Rosen, who grew up poor in New York City, is using his self-made success for good, providing free day care in a low-income neighborhood in Orlando, and offering free tuition to state colleges when the kids grow up. NBCs Gabe Gutierrez reports.




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Florida to Colorado with 4Runner and Liteboat Rowing Shell

In late November, I embarked on an 8-day trip from Colorado to Florida and back. The primary goal was to bring home a rowing shell and, of course, capture as many pictures and video clips as possible. I drove my […]




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New website design launched for Community Presbyterian Church, Englewood Florida

Brief The team at Community Presbyterian Church in Englewood, Florida came to us with an outdated website that they struggled...continue reading

The post New website design launched for Community Presbyterian Church, Englewood Florida first appeared on Website Design in Naples, Fort Myers Florida | Logo Design | Brian Joseph Studios.




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Escaping the "Upside Down" – Halting Florida's Stop WOKE Act

Dionysia Johnson-Massie, Kelly Peña and Alan Persaud review the latest updates to Florida’s “Stop WOKE” Act and what they mean for employers in the state.

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2024 Florida Regional Employer Conference




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Gainesville First City in Florida to Pass Fair Chance Hiring Law Restricting Private Employers’ Use of Criminal History

  • The city of Gainesville has passed a Fair Chance Hiring law governing an employer’s use and consideration of a job applicant’s criminal history in making employment decisions.
  • In light of these changes, covered employers with operations in Gainesville that use criminal records to vet candidates should consider a privileged review of their policies, procedures, and other documents related to the screening process.




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New Law Prohibits Florida Businesses from Requiring Vaccine Passport from Patrons and Customers

On May 3, Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law SB 2006 (codified as Section 381.00316, Florida Statutes).  The law prevents business entities from requiring that patrons or customers provide documentation certifying COVID-19 vaccination or post-infection recovery to enter or obtain service from a business in Florida. It also prohibits educational institutions from requiring students or residents, and governmental entities from requiring persons, to provide vaccination passports or proof of post-infection recovery.




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“Stop-WOKE” Takes Aim at Florida’s Colleges and Universities

Florida’s most recent anti-“WOKE” legislation places diversity-related work and diversity-focused positions on state campuses under threat.




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Changes to Florida’s Name, Image, and Likeness Rules

Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) opportunities have been a hot topic in college sports since the summer of 2021. In July 2021, the NCAA released an Interim NIL Policy. Before then, individual states had passed laws allowing college athletes to enter NIL deals. Florida was one of the earliest states to enact an NIL law. Passed in 2020, it went into effect in July 2021. Recent amendments to Florida’s NIL law will have a substantial impact upon businesses looking to enter NIL deals with athletes at Florida schools and upon Florida schools with intercollegiate athletic programs.




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Florida’s Governor Signs Bill to Defund DEI Initiatives at Colleges

Governor Ron DeSantis has signed Senate Bill (SB) 266, officially prohibiting the state’s public colleges and universities from spending state or federal money on programs or campus activities that advocate for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI).  The legislation aims to replace “niche subjects” like Critical Race Theory (CRT) and gender studies with “more employable majors,” according to the governor.  The law would also restrict public colleges from providing initiatives like anti-bias, DEI, and cultural competence training for educators, staff members, and students.




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2017 Florida Employer Conference




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U of T Cities Podcast Ep. 4 Future Cities - Featuring Richard Florida, Patricia McCarney, Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer and Meric Gertler

Featuring Richard Florida, Patricia McCarney, Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer and Meric GertlerThis final election-focused episode features U of T experts Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer, Richard Florida, Patricia McCarney and Meric Gertler, as they envision cities of the future through literature, scholarship and more. Full story http://bit.ly/1DkSvVe and more at news.utoronto.ca . Earlier episodes in the series looked at the future […]




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Florida Fishin

Florida Fishin by James Coleman is a(n) Limited Edition. The Edition is Limited to Edition of 195 pcs




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Florida Fishin Premiere

Florida Fishin Premiere by James Coleman is a(n) Limited Edition. The Edition is Limited to Edition of 30 pcs




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Florida Budget Includes IRA Money

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who dropped out of the presidential race early this year, has backtracked on accepting his state’s share of federal funding for the Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates program.




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New Ice Micro-Factory Unveiled In Florida

The world’s first autonomous ice micro-factory is designed to help eliminate middle-mile logistics to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions, water waste, and plastic pollution.




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Florida Budget Includes IRA’s HVAC Rebates

The Florida Legislature’s budget plan for the next fiscal year reinstates federal rebate money for high-efficiency home HVAC equipment and energy-saving upgrades. The governor’s office said he is reviewing the budget.




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SE-Radio Episode 279: Florian Gilcher on Rust

Eberhard talks with Florian Gilcher about the programming language Rust. Rust originates from Mozilla research. Its focus is on system programming and it is often used to replace C or C++. Topics include the concepts behind Rust; concurrent and safe programming; advanced and unique features like ownership and borrowing; the rust type system (which supports other features like traits, generics and macros). The show finishes with: the evolution of Rust based, features of libraries, and how the community works.







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A Deep Dive into Florida's 25% Roofing Rule

Recent legislation has clarified and changed this rule for roof repairs.





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South Florida Resort Avoids Parking Lot Flooding from Extreme Weather




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Florida visits SEC newcomer Texas in rare meeting of college football blue bloods

Florida hopes to put it all together and make a little history during its inaugural SEC meeting with Texas and first trip to Austin since 1939 and second in 100 years, dating to a 7-7 tie in 1924.




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3 things learned from Florida’s loss at Texas

Five Texas players had at least one play of at least 25 yards. Tailback Jaydon Blue had a 45-yard run and 45-yard reception while former UF receiver commit Isaiah Bond had a 34-yard touchdown catch and 44-yard run.




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Cruise, port leaders at Seatrade conference in South Florida see fortunes rising post COVID-19

Where do the world’s big cruise lines, a major cog in South Florida’s tourism industry, go from here? Answers emerged quickly at the annual four-day Seatrade Cruise Global conference at the Greater Fort Lauderdale Broward County Convention Center




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House bill would make counties pay for Visit Florida

House leaders want to cut off state funding for the Visit Florida tourism-marketing agency, with money instead drawn from the 62 county tourist-development councils.




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Star sighting: Bucs linebacker Shaquil Barrett at Legoland Florida

Picture it: Tampa Bay Buccaneers' Shaquil Barrett becomes first Buc on new Pirate River Quest boat ride at Legoland Florida theme park.




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Baby Florida panthers relocate to Gatorland

New to Gatorland: Two brother-sister baby Florida panthers. Their names are Yuma and Sakari.




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Moody tells Disney its records could be open to the public in Florida

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody advised Disney that some of its records could be subject to public records law




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Florida Senate panel OKs Disney World monorail inspections

Disney World’s monorail system is poised to get state oversight as Gov. Ron DeSantis battles the theme park giant.




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Icon Park: Wheel’s onboard game introduces retro Florida feel

Wheel at Icon Park brings back onboard game, this time called Great Florida Road Trip with retro feel, faux cameras




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Gatorland: Florida Man Challenge part of Gatorpalooza event

Gatorland plans Gatorpalooza event for May, including Florida Man Challenge




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Florida Hispanics drawn to Trump despite race-baiting, deportation threats

Economic and social issues were more important for many voters. Interviews with Osceola County voters of Puerto Rican heritage show the trend.




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Space Florida IDs six key projects to increase rocket launches

Space Florida officials think six projects, ranging from an improved electrical system to replacing a bridge, need about $100 million a year through public and private investments.





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Manatee Awareness Month: Florida’s sea cows coming to Blue Spring, other winter havens

November marks the 45th year for Manatee Awareness Month as well as the official start of manatee season, which runs from Nov. 15-March 31. During the winter season, hundreds of the gentle giants make their way into Florida's natural springs or power plant outflows as a way to keep warm.




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Pictures: UCF Knights Men’s basketball team win third straight against Florida Atlantic Owls 100-94.




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Verhaeghe stuns Boston Bruins in OT as Florida Panthers pull off one of the biggest playoff upsets in NHL history

The Panthers will face the Toronto Maple Leafs in the second round.




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Strong storms expected in Central Florida on Saturday

Strong to severe storms are forecast for Central Florida on Saturday afternoon, the National Weather Service said.




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Storms bring heavy rain, strong winds and some hail in Central Florida

Strong storms are expected to continue in central Florida through Saturday night and into the Sunday morning.




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Strong winds and thunderstorms continue in Central Florida on Sunday

Strong to severe storms will continue to develop ahead of an approaching cold front this morning, the National Weather Service said.




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Florida's Best Roofing Joins with Harkness Capital

See what Best Roofing, Roofing Contractor magazine's 2018 'Commercial Roofing Contractor of the Year,' has planned for the future in South Florida now that it has partnered up with a private equity firm. 




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Florida Aims to Standardize Construction Lien Waivers

A new bill fast-tracked by lawmakers could broadly impact how Florida roofing contractors get paid.




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Beacon Buys 2 Florida Metal Fabricators, Expands New Offerings

Beacon announced the acquisition of Extreme Metal Fabricators and Integrity Metals, expanding its metal roofing offerings in Florida and enhancing service for contractors along the state's Atlantic coast.