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Disney scraps plans for new Florida campus amid row with Ron DeSantis

Sky News Thursday, 18 May 2023
Disney scraps plans for new Florida campus amid row with Ron DeSantisThe Walt Disney Company has announced it is scrapping plans to build a new campus in central Florida following a year-long dispute with Governor Ron DeSantis.
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Disney Scraps Florida Plans , Amid DeSantis Confrontation. CNBC reports that Disney has canceled plans to open a new employee campus in Florida amid ongoing tension with the governor of the Sunshine State. CNBC reports that Disney has canceled plans to open a new employee campus in Florida amid...

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Crisis in Haiti , Could Drive Another Wave of , Illegal Immigration in the US. 'Newsweek' reports that the United States could be facing another wave of illegal immigration driven by refugees fleeing Haiti. On March 11, President Ariel Henry said he would resign amid widespread gang violence and a breakdown of law and order. An estimated 80% of Port-au-Prince, the Haitian capital, are under the control of armed gangs. An estimated 80% of Port-au-Prince, the Haitian capital, are under the control of armed gangs. We are alert to that possibility. The driving conditions in Haiti could very well press more people [to migrate], Rebecca Zimmerman, Department of Defense official, via 'Newsweek'. Thomas Gift, the head of the Centre on U.S. Politics at University College London, warned that a deepening immigration crisis would pose a serious challenge for the Biden administration. Fair or unfair, anything that highlights the immigration crisis is a net negative for Biden at the moment, Thomas Gift, the head of the Centre on U.S. Politics at University College London, via 'Newsweek'. To the extent that the tragedy in Haiti puts a new refugee story in the headlines, it will only make the immigration issue more salient for American voters. , Thomas Gift, the head of the Centre on U.S. Politics at University College London, via 'Newsweek'. At the same time, Biden's hands will no doubt be tied by progressive groups who will insist that the White House not repatriate refugees back to Haiti given the huge political instability in the country, Thomas Gift, the head of the Centre on U.S. Politics at University College London, via 'Newsweek'. According to a Monmouth University survey, 84% of voters in the U.S. consider illegal immigration a "serious" or "very serious" issue. In 2021, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency after hundreds of migrants from Haiti and Cuba arrived by boat. An estimated 146,000 Haitian migrants were encountered at the U.S. border between October 2020 and May 2023

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A Costco Membership Card , Is Now Needed to Eat in Its Food Court. Even though Costco limited food court access to members only in 2020, enforcement of that policy has been lax until now, CBS News reports. . The wholesale store is cracking down to make sure that outsiders can no longer access Costco's $1.50 hot dog combo, among other items. Effective April 8, 2024, an active Costco membership card will be required to purchase items from our food court. , Via a sign seen at a Costco store in Orlando, Florida . You can join today. Please see our membership counter for details, Via a sign seen at a Costco store in Orlando, Florida . Ultimately, Costco doesn't think it's fair for non-members to access perks intended for members. We don't feel it's right that non-members receive the same benefits and pricing as our members, Costco, via statement. Costco made such statements last year when it started requiring photo IDs to be presented with membership cards at self-checkouts. In January, some stores began requiring membership cards to be scanned at store entrances to limit non-member entry and membership sharing. A basic Costco membership is $60 per year. An executive membership, which offers perks such as cash back, costs $120 per year. In 2023, membership fees accounted for 73% of Costco's total profit, CBS News reports.

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Ron DeSantis Legalizes , Social Media Ban for Children. The Florida governor signed the bill into law on March 25, 'The Guardian' reports. It takes effect on January 1, 2025. At that time, children under the age of 14 will not be allowed to have social media accounts in Florida. 14- and 15-year-olds will need parental permission to have a presence on social media. State House Speaker Paul Renner issued a statement in support of the new law. A child in their brain development doesn’t have the ability to know that they’re being sucked into these addictive technologies and to see the harm and step away from it, and because of that we have to step in for them, Florida House Speaker Paul Renner, via statement. Renner also said that social media companies will likely "sue the second after this is signed.". But you know what? We’re going to beat them. We’re going to beat them and we’re never, ever going to stop, Florida House Speaker Paul Renner, via statement. Opponents argue that the new legislation is unconstitutional and a government overreach. . This bill goes too far in taking away parents’ rights, Anna Eskamani, Democratic state House representative, via news release. Instead of banning social media access, it would be better to ensure improved parental oversight tools, improved access to data to stop bad actors, , Anna Eskamani, Democratic state House representative, via news release. ... alongside major investments in Florida’s mental health systems and programs, Anna Eskamani, Democratic state House representative, via news release

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