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According to a recent report published by the Reason Foundation, the Pioneer Insitute, and the Cicero Institute, Florida offers telehealth options that far exceed other states.

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Citrix Systems to be sold to private investors for $16.5 billion

Citrix Systems, the long-time software developer based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, has reached an agreement to be taken over by two large investment firms for $16.5 billion.

Tribune News Service

Florida officials denounce weekend Nazi demonstrations in Orlando

ORLANDO, Fla. — After a small group wearing Nazi symbols was seen demonstrating and yelling antisemitic slurs in the Orlando area over the weekend, local and statewide officials issued statements condemning their actions as hateful and disturbing.

Orlando Sentinel

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Can Biden, Republican governors work together to implement infrastructure law?

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and Republican governors rarely see eye to eye on anything.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Jet Blue passengers say company ‘held them hostage’ on stranded planes at JFK for hours in night of flight chaos

The company reportedly told passengers it does not provide refunds for weather related delays and cancellations

The Independent UK

Citrix Agrees To Be Acquired In $16.5B Deal

Citrix Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CTXS) reported fourth-quarter FY21 revenue growth of 5% year-on-year to $851 million. The non-GAAP net income was $186 million versus $183 million last year. Citrix reported a non-GAAP EPS of $1.47. Vista Equity Partners and Evergreen Coast Capital affiliates agreed to acquire Citrix in an all-cash transaction valued at $16.5 billion, including…

Benzinga

First Thing: inquiry into US Covid response has bipartisan support

New Covid commission would inform US response to future outbreaks as well as the current impact of the virus. Plus, the intimacy famine

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Mike Bianchi: Sorry, New England Patriots, Tom Brady’s greatest feat came as a Tampa Bay Buc!

Just like all of the other old people who reside in the Tampa-St. Pete area, Tom Brady came to Florida to retire.

Orlando Sentinel

World’s largest surfing park in Florida a step closer to reality

Want to ride the waves without risking shark encounters or sand in your suit? Florida may get what’s being touted as the world’s largest surfing park, Wavegarden.

Orlando Sentinel

The Loop: Cash bonuses for aged care workers, protesters converge on Parliament House and iguanas drop from trees in Florida

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ABC News

Florida Is So Cold Iguanas Are Falling Out of Trees

The US National Weather Service Miami-South Florida warned the public on Sunday that immobilized iguanas could fall out of trees due to unusual cold temperatures across the region. "Iguanas are cold-blooded. They slow down or become immobile when temps drop into the 40s (4-9 Celsius).

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘Free to do as you are told’: Florida Republicans advance wave of draconian bills

Proposals banning abortion, discussions of sexuality, and white racial ‘discomfort’ aim to establish Florida as capital of Trumpistan

The Guardian - US

Amid ‘Jim Crow 2.0’ rhetoric, some GOP candidates of color thrive

WASHINGTON — Wesley Hunt, who is running for the GOP nomination in Texas’ 38th District, hauled in more than $1 million in the most recent fundraising quarter and holds $1.5 million in the bank.

Tribune News Service

Brrr! It got so cold in Florida, iguanas fell from trees

A cold snap in Florida is different than in other places

The Independent UK

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Will Auto-Dealer Protection Laws Stifle Electric Car Adoption?

Today, 17 states prohibit all automakers from selling vehicles directly to customers, while another 11 states have carved out specific exceptions for Tesla.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Trump Facing Legal, Political Headwinds as He Eyes Comeback

As he prepared to tee off at one of his Florida golf courses, a fellow player introduced Donald Trump as the “45th president of the United States.” “45th and 47th,” Trump responded matter-of-factly, before hitting his drive. The quip — a moment of levity on the links captured on shaky…

Tribune News Service

Florida logs more than 1,000 new COVID-19 deaths for first time since delta variant wave

PALM BEACH, Fla. — As the omicron wave of the coronavirus recedes across Florida, the scope of its deadliness has begun to take shape.

Orlando Sentinel

Elon Musk offers $5,000 to Florida freshman to stop tracking his private jet

ORLANDO, Florida — A University of Central Florida freshman received a $5,000 offer from Elon Musk to take down his Twitter account, which tracks the billionaire’s private jet, according to a report from WKMG.

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Daily Mirror

Jake Paul takes swipe at Tommy Fury in YouTube star's Dana White 'diss track'

Paul and Fury were supposed to fight last month at the Amalie Arena in Florida, but the bout was cancelled when the Brit sustained a severe rib injury in training

Chicago Sun-Times

Readers respond to my column on Florida’s ‘white discomfort’ bill

Most of the readers who wrote to me about my column on the Florida bill about teaching and discussing racism were angry.

Salon

Is cannabis equity a pipe dream?

Florida-based Trulieve is now the nation’s largest marijuana retailer — leaving limited room for anyone else

Tribune News Service

6 killed in high-speed crash in South Florida

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A 17-year-old driver speeding up State Road 7 just west of Delray Beach on Thursday night plowed into a car full of people, killing six, police said.

Miami Herald

Coast Guard stops boat overloaded with migrants off the Florida Keys

MIAMI — Federal agents say a man borrowed his friend’s boat on Jan. 21 and used it to pick up 27 migrants from Cuba to bring them back to the United States.

Miami Herald

US search for missing migrants from capsized boat off Florida coast shifts to land in Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — U.S. authorities on Friday shifted their search for missing migrants from a capsized boat off Puerto Rico to land from water after 17 individuals were taken into custody hours after their makeshift craft hit a rock.

The Independent UK

Teen driver in speeding BMW kills six in Florida rollover crash, police say

The teen hit an SUV, killing all six individuals inside

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