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☆ Herb Diamond and John Ring met on a dating site. Despite their 43-year age gap, they fell in love, and now, they're the Diamond-Rings.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-13 | by ( Gary Nunn | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Herb and John Diamond-Ring are married, and have a 43-year age difference. AdvertisementGiven their 43-year age gap, Herb and John Diamond-Ring face up to misconceptions about the nature of their relationship with good humor. Herb and John Diamond-Ring both enjoy sports. Courtesy Herb and John Diamond-RingThey met on a dating siteThe pair met on the dating site SilverDaddies.com in 2011 when Herb was living in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and John was living in Ireland. Herb first met John in person at Florida's Fort Lauderdale airport with flowers.

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☆ Royal Caribbean's family-friendly private island is about to get more crowded with Gen Xers
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( Brittany Chang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewRoyal Caribbean's family-friendly private island is about to get a bit more crowded — with Gen Xers. Royal Caribbean's private island is a tropical dream for cruising families dotted with sprawling beaches, clubs, a zipline, and a waterpark. Royal Caribbean goes after multi-generational families, while Celebrity's target demographic is Gen Xers, Lisa Lutoff-Perlo, the then-CEO of Celebrity Cruises, told Business Insider in 2021. Celebrity sails to 300 ports on all seven continents — why this sudden push for the private Caribbean island? Brittany Chang/Business InsiderBut for the two brands' parent company, there are more benefits to private island cruising besides guest satisfaction.

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☆ Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis privately tells donors he plans to fundraise for Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Matt Dixon | Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks during the Florida Homecoming rally at the BB&T Center. Ron DeSantis told donors and supporters at a private retreat last weekend that he plans to help raise money for Donald Trump's presidential campaign, according to three sources familiar with the matter. "He did say it in front of a group of people at the Hard Rock," a DeSantis adviser told NBC News. "I would say the majority in the room would now be willing to help Trump," a DeSantis bundler who was at the recent meeting said. "I know where there are DeSantis supporters all over Texas and all over the country that will want to help President Trump.

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☆ Tech workers flush with cash are turning Miami's suburbs into the new Beverly Hills
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Geoff Weiss | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The most expensive neighborhood in America is in Coral Gables, Florida, Bloomberg reports. AdvertisementThe post-pandemic Florida real-estate boom just earned the state a new superlative. Today, seven of the 10 most expensive neighborhoods in the US are located in Florida, Bloomberg reported, citing data from Zillow. The priciest neighborhood in America is Gables Estates in Coral Gables, where a typical home costs $21.2 million, Bloomberg reported. Pre-pandemic, in 2020, the most expensive neighborhood in America was Beverly Hills Gateway, where a typical home cost a cool $10.6 million.

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☆ Trump allies want to boost RFK Jr. as a 'champion of choice' to shift some abortion-rights supporters away from Biden
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The result of the court's 2022 decision has been a patchwork of anti-abortion laws in GOP-leaning states, while blue states have largely become havens for abortion rights. Biden's support for abortion rights is already well-established, but Trump in recent months has sought to soften his position on the issue. Despite the pro-Trump push on abortion, Kennedy Jr.'s position on reproductive rights hasn't been as clear as Biden's stance. In a February interview with The Washington Post following a controversial Alabama IVF court ruling, Kennedy Jr. said he felt that women "have the right to choose" regarding abortion. When Kennedy Jr. was asked what he'd do to shore up reproductive rights as president, he told The Post: "I don't know, you tell me.

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☆ Trump says abortion restrictions should be left to states, dodging a national ban
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-08 | by ( Natasha Korecki | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

A majority of Americans have consistently said in polling that they favor the Roe vs. Wade protections that the court dismantled. At the time, he said he wouldn't sign a federal abortion ban at 15 weeks. In recent months, however, Trump moved in the direction of a federal abortion ban even as some of his statements were at odds with his campaign. After reports surfaced that he told allies he was mulling a federal abortion ban at 16 weeks, his campaign dismissed it as "fake news." "President Trump supports preserving life but has also made clear that he supports states' rights because he supports the voters' right to make decisions for themselves," Brian Hughes, a Trump senior adviser, said in a statement.

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☆ The 12 top cities in the US where everyone is moving
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Eight Florida cities made the top 12 positive net domestic migration rates among metros. The Dallas metro area had the greatest total positive net domestic migration. The latest net domestic migration values from the Census Bureau were for the period of July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas, had the highest positive net domestic migration among metros, with a value of 60,457. Below are the US metros with the highest positive net domestic migration rates per 1,000.

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☆ Trump Media investors accused of insider trading plead guilty to fraud
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Geoff Weiss | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Two brothers were accused of insider trading ahead of Trump Media's public offering. Michael and Gerald Shvartsman each pleaded guilty to one count of securities fraud. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementTwo brothers accused of participating in an insider trading scheme ahead of the public offering of former President Donald Trump's Truth Social media platform pleaded guilty Wednesday to one count of securities fraud apiece. Trump Media is Truth Social's parent company.

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☆ From Miami to Melbourne, a quiet revolution is underway to fend off a silent and invisible killer
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( Sam Meredith | In Samuelmeredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Javier Torres | Afp | Getty ImagesA quiet revolution is underway to address a widely underestimated climate challenge: extreme heat. Myrivili said she believes that extreme heat is often overlooked because it lacks the visible drama of roofs being ripped from homes or streets being turned into rivers. Most people wouldn't know that in Australia, extreme heat kills more people than bushfires and floods and storms. Tiffany Crawford Co-chief heat officer of Melbourne, AustraliaThe CDC defines extreme heat as summertime temperatures that are significantly hotter and/or more humid than average. Melbourne, AustraliaTiffany Crawford, co-CHO of Melbourne, told CNBC that extreme heat kills more people in Australia than bushfires, floods and storms.

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☆ Jeff Bezos snaps up a 3rd Miami-area mansion for $90 million
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( Geoff Weiss | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Jeff Bezos just bought a third mansion on the Miami-area island known as "Billionaire Bunker." Bezos paid $90 million for the home, which last sold for $2.5 million in 1998, Bloomberg reports. Bezos previously purchased multiple neighboring Seattle-area homes for his security and staff. The billionaire Amazon founder purchased a third home on Indian Creek island for $90 million in an off-market transaction, Bloomberg reported. Bezos first bought a $68 million waterfront mansion on Indian Creek in August.

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☆ How Dana Walden could defy critics and become Disney's first female CEO
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-01 | by ( Alex Sherman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +22 min

The appointment would make Walden the first female CEO of the Walt Disney Co. in its 100-year history. "Anybody they choose will have never been the Disney CEO prior to that." At Disney, Walden has hit several home runs, including FX's "The Bear," Hulu's "The Dropout" and "Only Murderers in the Building," and ABC's "Abbott Elementary." Former Disney CEO Bob Chapek CNBCChapek climbed the corporate ladder at Disney for 30 years by showcasing his business and finance chops. Combating female stereotypesIf Walden were appointed CEO, she would be the first woman to run the century-old company.

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☆ A boomer who moved from California to Florida started a Facebook group to help friends make similar moves. 300,000 members later, guiding Californians to new states is his full-time job.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-31 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

A few years ago, Terry Gilliam, 64, packed his bags, sold his East Bay, California home, and moved to Florida. After founding two Facebook groups for California movers, he realized thousands more were in the same boat. His groups, Leaving California and Life After California, have nearly 300,000 members between them. Gilliam moved to Winter Park, a city of 29,000 outside Orlando, to help care for his parents. Van Edom, the Knoxville realtor, said Knoxville is a newly popular destination for California movers.

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☆ Florida's Ron DeSantis is passing bills all over the place after his failed presidential campaign. They have a common theme.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-30 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ron DeSantis has opted to take a different route: He's maintained his public profile by signing bill after bill focused on security. In his video announcing the end of his campaign, DeSantis foreshadowed his future goals during the remainder of his tenure as Florida's leader, which, barring a debacle, should last until January 2027. "While this campaign has ended, the mission continues down here in Florida," DeSantis said. Related storiesIn the two months since he's returned to Florida full-time, DeSantis has been busy, signing several bills and orders, each marked with a common theme: safety and security. "Under Governor Ron DeSantis, Florida will act."

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☆ Miami real-estate tycoon Patrick Carroll was ordered to undergo psychiatric evaluation following bizarre gun video, report says
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-30 | by ( Cameron Manley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Police ordered the real-estate tycoon to undergo a psychiatric evaluation, report says. AdvertisementThe real-estate mogul Patrick Carroll was ordered by police to undergo a psychiatric evaluation and give up his firearms following the reports of gunshots at his home last week. Carroll later told The Real Deal that he wasn't shooting live rounds and that he had spoken to police. He was accused last year of spitting in the face of a restaurant manager, The Real Deal reported. Other unnamed sources told Page Six that Bertarelli wasn't involved in an altercation at the party.

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☆ The Key to Winning the White House: Math
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-29 | by ( Susan Milligan | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +6 min

So the Biden campaign is casting its eyes farther afield: South, to be specific, with North Carolina as a primary target and Florida part of the mix as well. That makes North Carolina and its 16 Electoral College votes a tantalizing prospect for the Biden campaign. But if the Democrat also picked up North Carolina, he'd win, 276 electoral votes to 262 for Trump. Biden and Harris also made a rare joint appearance in North Carolina earlier this week. Former President Barack Obama did win North Carolina in 2008 – but that was a somewhat fluky situation, says North Carolina Republican operative Jonathan Felts, who worked in the George W. Bush White House, noting Obama's unusually aggressive push in the state.

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(AP) — Rebuilding Baltimore’s collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge could take anywhere from 18 months to several years, experts say, while the cost could be at least $400 million — or more than twice that. Realistically, the project could take five to seven years, according to Ben Schafer, an engineering professor at Johns Hopkins University. “The lead time on air conditioning equipment right now for a home renovation is like 16 months, right?" But experts say it's better to look to more recent bridge disasters for a sense of how quickly reconstruction may happen. Hota GangaRao, a West Virginia University engineering professor, said the project could cost as little as $400 million.

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☆ A boomer couple left coastal Florida after 3 decades for rural Missouri because the Sunshine State 'is definitely not paradise anymore'
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-28 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

But after decades by the water in Florida, Meaders said Florida "is definitely not paradise anymore." Meaders wanted to be closer to her son and grandson, and the couple wanted a small-town feel. AdvertisementMany older Americans continue to flock to Florida, though some have recently told Business Insider they've had enough of the Sunshine State. Meaders and Dunne met in Brevard County after Dunne moved back. They've found the hospitality of everyone in their community much improved, noting that many people in her small Missouri city recently moved from California.

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☆ Disney agrees to settle Florida lawsuit with special district backed by DeSantis
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-27 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Central Florida Tourism Oversight District board chairman Martin Garcia, right, delivers remarks as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis listens during a news conference at CFTOD headquarters at Walt Disney World on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Disney agreed Wednesday to end litigation in state court involving a Florida special tourism district that the entertainment giant effectively controlled for more than five decades until last year after Gov. The lawsuit was originally filed in state court by the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District to void agreements the old district board had signed with Disney right before it was dissolved at DeSantis' behest after Disney opposed Florida's "Don't Say Gay" bill backed by the governor. Walt Disney World President Jeff Vahle, in a statement, said "We are pleased to put an end to all litigation pending in state court in Florida between Disney and the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District.

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☆ Disney and Florida reach a deal, putting their legal war on hold
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-27 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | Madeline Berg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Disney World and Florida have settled their legal dispute. The board of the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District — which was DeSantis hand-picked to take control of Disneyworld's special tax district — agreed on Wednesday to settle the state lawsuit brought by Disney. AdvertisementBut just before DeSantis' allies took over the board, Disney's outgoing board members passed an agreement stripping the board of much of its power, effectively hamstringing DeSantis' incoming board. Related storiesNow, as part of the Disney-proposed settlement, Disney will agree to return power to the DeSantis-appointed board, which can now have a say in development plans and expansion. The settlement also instructs the tourism board to consult with Disney as it reviews and amends planning documents for the Disney World site.

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☆ New Yorkers who make six figures won't save as much moving to Texas and Florida anymore
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Jordan Pandy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

New Yorkers have historically moved to Florida and Texas to save money on taxes and other expenses. AdvertisementIn December, Rahul Sen Sharma told Business Insider that he was moving from New York to Miami — and bringing his company with him. New Yorkers moving to Texas for many of the same reasons will also face sticker shock. The savings gained by moving to Florida and Texas are dwindlingUtilities, gas, and housing are just a few expenses that have gotten pricier in Florida and Texas since 2019. "The property-tax percentage rate is higher," Marie Bailey, a Texas real-estate agent who moved from California, told Business Insider's Alcynna Lloyd.

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☆ 4 party entrepreneurs bought 'Beer Can Island' in Florida's Tampa Bay for $63,000. They're now selling it for $14 million.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-23 | by ( Cameron Manley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

'Beer Can Island' in Florida's Tampa Bay has been listed for sale at $14.2 million. AdvertisementA party venue with a difference in Florida's Tampa Bay is up for sale for $14.2 million. Pine Key is an island in the middle of Tampa Bay, created by a state dredging project. Others weren't so keen on the friends' business planWhile many enjoyed the friends' decision to pimp out the island, some were less sure. Last year, it was submerged under five feet of water during Hurricane Idalia, the Tampa Bay Times reported.

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☆ Cruise lines' private islands are having a renaissance. These are the 3 reasons they need it now more than ever before.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-23 | by ( Brittany Chang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

To cruise lines, they're cash cows. Related storiesThese are the three reasons cruise-run private destinations have become so important. Amid rising fuel costs, it's easy to see why cruise lines would want to plan more itineraries around these nearby stops. Private destinations keep profits in-houseThe bar had two halves: one on land and the other at pool level. And because there's no need to rely on other excursion operators, they allow cruise lines to keep more profits in-house.

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Relatives of Tyre Nichols, George Floyd and Eric Garner — three Black men killed in violent confrontations with police officers — expressed frustration Friday with politicians who have failed to pass police reform legislation or have worked to invalidate laws intended to reduce chances that citizens' encounters with police end in death. Philonise Floyd, the brother of George Floyd, told an audience at a police violence symposium in Memphis that the time has come for Congress to pass a federal law that would ban certain police tactics such as chokeholds and no-knock warrants. The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, proposed after Floyd died in Minneapolis in May 2020 after a white police officer pressed his knee to his neck for more than nine minutes, was passed by the House in 2021, but the Senate failed to reach a consensus. “You need to know your politicians ... because these are people that are not applying pressure to help,” Floyd said. Nichols' parents said they are seeking to meet with Lee, who has never vetoed a bill.

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☆ A part-time Uber and Lyft driver who primarily works around Disney in Florida said spring break is very profitable, but making enough year-round is difficult
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-16 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Jorge, 56, said driving for Uber and Lyft amid the big Florida spring break rush during the last few weeks has been profitable. The rideshare driver, who asked to only use his first name for fear of professional repercussions, said spring break is not like the rest of the year. AdvertisementHe said he's driving more hours during spring break to maximize his earnings, working all day on weekends in addition to his normal weekday schedule. Rides in South Beach were profitable during spring break, and he would drive around casinos and other tourist destinations. He estimates some days during spring break, he's making more money from tips than from fares.

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☆ Citadel's relocation to Miami was a success. But can Ken Griffin get the rest of Wall Street to do it?
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. In today's big story, we're looking at how two of the most powerful Wall Street firms are doing two years after relocating to Miami . Nearly two years ago the billionaire uprooted his hedge fund, Citadel, and market maker, Citadel Securities, from their Chicago headquarters to Miami. Employees at Citadel and Citadel Securities spoke to Business Insider's Emmalyse Brownstein about life in the new HQ . Shares tumbled 55% after The Wall Street Journal reported that Fisker had hired restructuring advisors to assist with a possible bankruptcy filing.

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