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TUESDAY, January 14, 2025

Good Morning! On this day in 1739, Britain and Spain signed the Convention of Pardo, seeking to establish a boundary between Georgia and Florida.

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New Glenn Launch Scrubbed Again

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin scrubbed New Glenn's maiden mission launch attempt Monday at 3:11 a.m. from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station following two failed attempts over the weekend.

Standing 30 stories tall, the partially reusable New Glenn rocket sat on the launchpad prepped for a liftoff initially scheduled for 1:00 a.m. after being loaded with methane and liquid oxygen propellants.

As the countdown progressed, the liftoff time was repeatedly pushed back, inching closer to the end of New Glenn's launch window at 4 a.m. A spokeswoman on a company live feed said mission teams were examining "a few anomalies."

"We're standing down on today's launch attempt to troubleshoot a vehicle subsystem issue that will take us beyond our launch window. We're reviewing opportunities for our next launch attempt," Blue Origin announced in a tweet.

Rudy Giuliani's Florida Condo at Stake in Trial

On Thursday, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani will be on trial to determine whether his Florida condominium and three World Series rings must be turned over to two Georgia election workers who were awarded $148 million in damages in a defamation suit against him.

Giuliani's condo is in Palm Beach, which he said he established as his permanent residence a year ago.

Judge Lewis J. Liman, who will preside over the bench trial in Manhattan federal court, is the same judge who found Giuliani in contempt last Monday.

State Agency Sues Company Linked to Florida Congresswoman

The Florida Division of Emergency Management is suing a company owned by the family of U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, saying the company overcharged the state by nearly $5.8 million for work done during the pandemic.

The lawsuit, filed Dec. 30 in Tallahassee, claims that the state agency made a series of overpayments to Trinity Healthcare Services, based in Miramar, after hiring Trinity in 2021 to register people for COVID-19 vaccinations.

Cherfilus-McCormick also faces challenges stemming from a congressional ethics investigation that recently concluded that the South Florida Democrat may have violated U.S. House rules and federal law with her campaign activities and congressional office use.

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➤ Statewide: The Senate Judiciary Committee has scheduled confirmation hearings for former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for U.S. Attorney General, on Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. (Watch Live Here)

➤ Tallahassee: A Florida judge ruled against marijuana dispensaries at gas stations, upholding a decision by state regulators to reject a medical marijuana company's request to open dispensaries near or adjacent to convenience stores. (More)

➤ Charlotte County: Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the first death warrant of 2025 on Friday for James Ford, who was convicted of killing Greg and Kimberly Malnory in 1997. (See Details)

➤ St. Johns County: The small communities of Hastings and Flagler Estates came together on Sunday to support the family of a teen critically injured in a hit-and-run on Friday. (More)

➤ Orlando: Over 30,000 runners participated in Walt Disney World's 32nd annual Marathon Weekend on Sunday. Clermont resident Marielle Despres won the women's championship. (See Video)

➤ Miami: Celebrity chef Teach, known for his eatery House of Mac, is embracing "Veganuary" by introducing a plant-based menu at a free tasting event at his restaurant on Wednesday. (See Video)

➤ The Miami Dolphins fired Special Teams Coordinator Danny Crossman and Receivers Coach Wes Welker after being heavily penalized in 2024 and ranking near the bottom of the league the past three seasons. (More)

➤ Defenseman Aaron Ekblad will miss at least two more games for the Florida Panthers because of an undisclosed injury, according to coach Paul Maurice. (More)

➤ Orlando Magic beat the 76ers 104-99 Sunday, led by Cole Anthony, who scored 27 points, and Paolo Banchero, who scored 7 points in the final 1:32. (See Video)

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➤ Gov. Ron DeSantis said he hopes the federal government will move NASA's headquarters to the Space Coast. While many of NASA's operations take place in Cape Canaveral, its 606,000 square-foot headquarters remain in Washington, D.C. (More)

➤ Port Canaveral was named the nation's top home port by readers of the cruise industry website Cruise Hive. (More)

➤ Sweet’s Diner in Port Charlotte reopened after five months of fundraising and rebuilding following an event in which a 16-year-old drove a car through the restaurant’s front window. (More)

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➤ On Sunday’s episode of This Week in South Florida, former U.S. Ambassador to Panama John Feeley weighed in on President-elect Donald Trump’s recent remarks about the Panama Canal. (See Video)

➤ Three Pasco County brothers, known as the “Aviator Bros,” took a behind-the-scenes tour of Tampa International Airport after winning a nationwide airport design contest. (See Video)

➤ The St. Johns County Ocean and Fishing Pier at St. Augustine Beach reopened for the first time since August after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers completed a shoreline restoration project that exposed the pillars closest to the ocean. (See Video)

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