At 42 years old and after 15 years working in Florida To support his family, Honduran Edwin Franco, a heavy equipment operator, has had to face the dilemma of moving to another state or facing the risk of being deported, like many thousands of other undocumented immigrants in Florida. This Saturday, July 1, a law […]
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Florida: Seven Persian cats who inherited $300,000 from their former owner are up for adoption
Seven purebred Persian cats to whom their owner left an inheritance to pay for their living expenses and needs were put up for adoption by a Tampa (southwest Florida) animal welfare organization and there were nearly 200 applications for them, media reported. local. The new owners of Cleopatra, Goldfinger, Leo, Midnight, Napoleon, Snowball and Squeaky […]
They discover what may be the “beginning of the end” of the “lethal tan” of palm trees
A group of scientists of the University of Florida (UF) has identified a chemical compound present in the palms affected by the call “lethal tan” which may be key to eradicating a disease that affects more than 20 species of those trees in southern USA and Caribbean. Deadly blight (LB), a bacterial disease, is responsible […]
Florida has a new law that allows the user to delete their personal data online
the governor of Florida, Ron DeSantissigned this Tuesday a law of digital rights which, among other things, provides consumers with the ability to correct personal data collected online. “It basically establishes a series of protections for Floridians with respect to the digital realm, starting with the right to control personal data, including the right to […]
Latino protesters protest in Tampa against Florida immigration law
Demonstrators from different Latin American countries protested this Sunday at a rally in the city of Tampa, on the west coast of Floridaagainst migration law SB1718, approved in May by the Parliament of that state and which according to complaints will worsen the conditions of migrants in an irregular situation in the US. The coordinator […]
Buying a house in Miami is not a myth despite inflation, says Bank of America
The increase in mortgages and rents in Miami seems to distance the Hispanic community from the dream of owning a home, an idea that Bank of America says you have to “demystify” and for this he will carry out on June 3 in this city of Florida a workshop in collaboration with EFE. Cities like […]
Florida sued over law that prevents Chinese citizens and others from buying property
A group of Chinese citizens living and working in Florida filed a lawsuit Monday against the state over a new law that prohibits people of China acquire property in large portions of the entity. The law specifies properties located within a 16-kilometer (10-mile) radius of military installations and other “critical infrastructure” and also affects citizens […]
A Florida law darkens the future of undocumented workers
Benjamín Pérez makes a living cleaning houses in Miami. He works without legal permission, like thousands of other foreigners who form an essential workforce for the state of Florida. The future of all of them now hangs by a thread due to a recently approved immigration law. The initiative promoted by Republican Governor Ron DeSantis […]
Walt Disney World’s Star Wars Hotel in Florida will close its doors in September
The Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser, the Walt Disney World hotel in Lake Buena Vista (Florida, USA) designed to enjoy the franchise created by George Lucas in the 1970s, will close its doors at the end of next September after little more than a year of operations. Walt Disney World reported this Friday the closure of […]
Florida judge blocks Biden measure allowing border releases
A federal judge in Florida ordered the government of the president of USAPresident Joe Biden to temporarily halt a measure that would allow the release of certain undocumented immigrants entering the border while they await processing. The ruling responds to a lawsuit by the Florida government alleging that authorities were ignoring a federal law that […]