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TUESDAY, JULY 30, 2024

Good Morning! On this day in 1956, actress Delta Burke was born in Orlando. Burke is best known for her role as Suzanne Sugarbaker on the hit TV show Designing Women.

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State Joins Supreme Court Appeal

Florida has joined with 24 states in an emergency appeal to the United States Supreme Court, asking it to immediately halt a federal rule they say threatens to shutter the country’s coal-fired power plants.

The states’ attorneys argue that if the rule is allowed, hundreds of megawatts of potential energy will be forced offline, leading to power shortages.

The Environmental Protection Agency's strict greenhouse gas emissions standards are part of four rules released in April to regulate power plants.

Florida has Two "Greatest Places"

The World Equestrian Center in Ocala and Marie Selby Botanical Garden in Sarasota are featured in Time magazine’s list of The World’s Greatest Places of 2024. You can see the full list here.

Based on nominations from the publication’s network of contributors, the list spotlights 100 “extraordinary destinations to explore,” separated into places to stay and places to visit.

The World Equestrian Center was selected on the places to stay list in part for its new 390-room hotel, The Riding Academy.

On the places to visit list, the Marie Selby Botanical Garden impressed with a new expansion oasis of banyan trees and mangroves.

List: Best Companies to Work For in 2024

Twenty-nine companies headquartered in Florida made the list of the Best Companies to Work For in 2024 out of the 935 companies selected nationally. See the Florida list here.

U.S. News and World Report examined factors like pay quality, benefits, work-life balance, comfort, and professional development to determine which companies made the cut. See the complete list here.

Nationally known larger companies, like Miami-based Carnival and Dania Beach-based Spirit Airlines, were joined by companies with fewer employees, such as Delray Beach-based PetMeds.

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South Florida

➤ Palm Beach: Both protestors and supporters lined the streets of South Florida as Former President Donald Trump hosted Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago on Friday. (Video)

➤ Miami Beach: This weekend, dozens of demonstrators showed solidarity with a woman raped in Miami Beach by a registered sexual predator. Organizers said they reclaimed the city’s public space and sense of community. (Video)

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Central Florida

➤ SpaceX successfully launched 23 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit atop a Falcon 9 rocket Sunday morning from Cape Canaveral. (Video)

➤ Meanwhile, NASA said on Friday it targets mid-August for SpaceX’s ninth crew rotation mission to the space station from Cape Canaveral. (See Photo)

➤ Pinellas County: The Clearwater Urban Leadership Coalition is working to redevelop the North Greenwood Community with $5 million in funding. (More)

North Florida

➤ Alachua County is adding to a federal grant and allocating $1.7 million to increase pedestrian safety in Southwest Gainesville by constructing transportation pathways. (More)

➤ The University of Florida and the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars announced a four-year promotional partnership to raise UF’s profile and brand recognition. (More)

The Panhandle

➤ Tallahassee International Airport: JetBlue will end operations on Oct. 27 after less than a year of service in the Big Bend due to a lack of customer demand. (More)

➤ Pensacola: The Fire Department partnered with the American Red Cross to install free smoke alarms in Cordova Park. Firefighters went door to door to check each home. (Video)

➤ Tallahassee: The city honored former Mayor John Robert III on Friday by naming a building on North Adams Street after him. Marks served as Mayor from February 2003 to November 2014. (See Photos)

➤ University of Florida volunteer coach Katie Ledecky claimed a bronze medal in the Women’s 400-meter freestyle. (More)

➤ The Tampa Bay Rays traded 2024 all-star player Isaac Paredes to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for Christopher Morel and two minor league prospects. (More)

➤ Xavier Edwards became the second Miami Marlins player in history to hit for the cycle on Sunday. Edwards began the day with his first career home run and finished the cycle with an infield single. (See Video)

Yesterday's results: MLB

➤ Daytona Beach-based Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University said aviation company Aura Aero will open its first U.S. manufacturing plant at the school’s Research Park, creating 1,030 jobs. (More)

➤ Orlando-based home-care company Rotech Healthcare Holdings announced last week it will be acquired for $1.36 billion in cash by Owens & Minor in a deal set to close by year-end. (More)

➤ Avelo Airlines announced it will expand routes to Florida in November from Connecticut. Twice-weekly flights will be to and from Orlando and Daytona Beach. (See Details)

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➤ The state announced a million-dollar rebate program for home upgrades last week. Residents can each get up to $14,000 in rebates for Energy Star appliances and electrification projects. (See Details)

➤ A 360-foot-long sandwich set a new world record this weekend at the Cuban Sandwich Festival in Tampa. The sandwich fed 750 homeless people. (Video)

➤ The first-ever Taylor Swift-themed dinner cruise sailed from Channelside in Tampa on Sunday. The two-hour cruise included a dance party, costume contest, and friendship bracelet exchange. (Video)

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