AdvertisementBy South Florida Sun-SentinelMar 31, 2021 at 8:08 amIt’s an idea that some see as a ticket back to normal: Require proof of a COVID-19 vaccine to take a cruise, board a flight or attend a concert.Already, one South Florida culinary festival is incorporating vaccine status into its virus safety protocols, and New York has launched a cellphone app that can be used at entertainment and sporting venues to show digital proof of a COVID shot.AdvertisementBut these immunization credentials, commonly known as vaccine passports, could be banned in Florida before they even get...…AdvertisementBy South Florida Sun-SentinelMar 31, 2021 at 8:08 amIt’s an idea that some see as a ticket back to normal: Require proof of a COVID-19 vaccine to take a cruise, board a flight or attend a concert.Already, one South Florida culinary festival is incorporating vaccine status into its virus safety protocols, and New York has launched a cellphone app that can be used at entertainment and sporting venues to show digital proof of a COVID shot.AdvertisementBut these immunization credentials, commonly known as vaccine passports, could be banned in Florida before they even get...WW…

AdvertisementBy South Florida Sun-SentinelSep 28, 2020 at 9:33 pmFort Lauderdale — President Trump’s former campaign manager Brad Parscale was taken from his Fort Lauderdale home by police Sunday afternoon after his wife reported that he was armed and threatening suicide.The police, called by his wife, went to the house in the Seven Isles community, an affluent area in which houses have access to the water. They made contact, “developed a rapport” and negotiated his exit from the house, the police said in a statement. He was taken to Broward Health Medical Center under the Baker Act, which...…AdvertisementBy South Florida Sun-SentinelSep 28, 2020 at 9:33 pmFort Lauderdale — President Trump’s former campaign manager Brad Parscale was taken from his Fort Lauderdale home by police Sunday afternoon after his wife reported that he was armed and threatening suicide.The police, called by his wife, went to the house in the Seven Isles community, an affluent area in which houses have access to the water. They made contact, “developed a rapport” and negotiated his exit from the house, the police said in a statement. He was taken to Broward Health Medical Center under the Baker Act, which...WW…

AdvertisementBy South Florida Sun SentinelSep 18, 2020 at 5:41 pmFlorida’s monthly unemployment rate plunged to an unexpected 7.4% in August as businesses across the state reopened from COVID-19 lockdowns and recalled large numbers of workers.The state Department of Economic Opportunity said Florida’s nonagricultural employment totaled 8,525,100 last month, an increase of 57,900 jobs over July, when the jobless rate was 11.3%.AdvertisementA total of 753,000 Floridians were jobless in labor force of 10,138,000, the agency said in its monthly jobs report released Friday.All three South...…AdvertisementBy South Florida Sun SentinelSep 18, 2020 at 5:41 pmFlorida’s monthly unemployment rate plunged to an unexpected 7.4% in August as businesses across the state reopened from COVID-19 lockdowns and recalled large numbers of workers.The state Department of Economic Opportunity said Florida’s nonagricultural employment totaled 8,525,100 last month, an increase of 57,900 jobs over July, when the jobless rate was 11.3%.AdvertisementA total of 753,000 Floridians were jobless in labor force of 10,138,000, the agency said in its monthly jobs report released Friday.All three South...WW…

AdvertisementBy South Florida Sun SentinelJun 26, 2020 at 7:20 amFloridians struggling to make their monthly rent and mortgage payments because of the coronavrius are in line for $250 million in federal money, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday.The money would come from the $2.2 trillion federal relief act signed into law in late March.Advertisement“Many families across our state have been negatively impacted by COVID-19 through no fault of their own,” the governor said in a statement released by his office. “This initiative strives to through multiple affordable housing programs to ensure...…AdvertisementBy South Florida Sun SentinelJun 26, 2020 at 7:20 amFloridians struggling to make their monthly rent and mortgage payments because of the coronavrius are in line for $250 million in federal money, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday.The money would come from the $2.2 trillion federal relief act signed into law in late March.Advertisement“Many families across our state have been negatively impacted by COVID-19 through no fault of their own,” the governor said in a statement released by his office. “This initiative strives to through multiple affordable housing programs to ensure...WW…

AdvertisementBy South Florida Sun SentinelJun 24, 2020 at 7:04 pmAdvertisementAfter months of being shut in at home, Floridians now can give up the idea of easily traveling north for a break.AdvertisementNew York, New Jersey and Connecticut all said Wednesday that visitors from Florida — and even residents returning home — will have to quarantine themselves for 14 days because of Florida’s sky-high coronavirus rates.Whether travelers arrive by plane, train or car, they will face fines if they don’t lock themselves up again.That means no travel to the Big Apple for business or pleasure. And...…AdvertisementBy South Florida Sun SentinelJun 24, 2020 at 7:04 pmAdvertisementAfter months of being shut in at home, Floridians now can give up the idea of easily traveling north for a break.AdvertisementNew York, New Jersey and Connecticut all said Wednesday that visitors from Florida — and even residents returning home — will have to quarantine themselves for 14 days because of Florida’s sky-high coronavirus rates.Whether travelers arrive by plane, train or car, they will face fines if they don’t lock themselves up again.That means no travel to the Big Apple for business or pleasure. And...WW…