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Apple Announces New Batch of Emojis on World Emoji Day

July 17, 2019
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Apple's new emojis offer greater representation for those with disabilities, LGBTQ+ and an even greater variety of funny emoticons. Image: Apple.

Cupertino, CA (FNN NEWS) — July 17th is National Emoji Day! What better way to celebrate this holiday with an announcement of a fresh batch of emojis from Apple? With the next major update bringing more animals, faces and food, these fun new additions to apple products are set to release as soon as this fall.…

July 2, 2019
Written by: Mellissa Thomas
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SAINT AUGUSTINE, Fla. (FNN NEWS) – Nourishing Biologicals, a science-based skin care company created to fight and prevent skin damage that causes skin aging, announced today the official reveal of its first product line. Nourishing Biologicals’ four-piece Miracular Rejuvenation flagship collection of high-performance treatments, serums and moisturizers are now available for purchase through the brand’s website. Nourishing…

May 6, 2019
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In this April 25, 2017 photo, Stephen Faulkner, far left, owner of Faulkner's Landscaping & Nursery, installs an irrigation system alongside workers Gonsalo Garcia, center, and Jalen Murchison, right, at a landscape project in Manchester, N.H. The Trump Administration is making 30,000 more temporary visas available for seasonal work through the end of September. According to a copy of the rule obtained by The Associated Press, the visas, known as H2-Bs, will go to foreign workers who have held them before over the last three fiscal years for jobs like picking crabs, shucking oysters or seasonal hotel work. They will become available when the temporary rule is published as early as Tuesday. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration plans to allow 30,000 more foreign workers temporarily into the United States for seasonal work through the end of September, a move that reflects how the booming economy has complicated President Donald Trump’s efforts to restrict legal immigration. Details of the plan were in a draft rule obtained by…

April 9, 2019
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Bank of America. Photo courtesy of BizNews.com.

NEW YORK (AP) — Bank of America plans to raise its starting pay to $20 an hour over a two-year period, the bank said Tuesday, starting with a hike next month. The company, with more than 200,000 workers, said it is raising its minimum hourly wage to $17 on May 1 and will continue to…

December 18, 2018
Written by: Mellissa Thomas
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ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN NEWS) – Red Carpet Monday returned to Aloft Orlando Downtown to host its final business networking event of the year. Orlando’s movers and shakers descended on the Aloft Hotel to make meaningful connections, in for-profit and nonprofit sectors alike. ______________________________________________ Mellissa Thomas is Editor for Florida National News. | mellissa.thomas@floridanationalnews.com…

September 6, 2018
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Amway founder and Orlando Magic owner Richard DeVos died Thursday due to complications from fighting an infection. Photo: Orlando Sentinel.

DETROIT (AP) — Billionaire Richard DeVos, co-founder of direct-selling giant Amway, owner of the Orlando Magic and father-in-law of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, died Thursday. He was 92. Family spokesman Nick Wasmiller says DeVos died at his western Michigan home due to complications from an infection. DeVos was born in Grand Rapids, not far from…

August 27, 2018
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TAMPA (FNN SPORTS) - Florida Hospital, soon to be AdventHealth, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers unveiled the new name of the Buccaneers' indoor training facility Monday, August 27, 2018. Photo: Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

TAMPA, Fla. (FNN SPORTS) – Source: Tampa Bay Buccaneers // Florida Hospital, which will soon be known as AdventHealth, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers unveiled a new name and logo for the NFL team’s training facility and business offices, which will now be named the AdventHealth Training Center. The team’s headquarters includes a new air-conditioned…

June 18, 2018
Written by: Mellissa Thomas
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MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (FNN NEWS) – Grenada Ambassador-at-Large and Consul General in Miami Warren Newfield, who has just returned from Grenada, spoke exclusively with Florida National News about the latest economic and tourism initiatives currently underway on the island and what it means for the Grenadian Diaspora. Current initiatives include investors building businesses in the…

June 13, 2018
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NEW YORK (AP) - AT&T's recent victory in acquiring Time Warner emboldened Comcast to outbid Disney for 21st Century Fox to the tune of $60 billion. Photo: AP/REX/Shutterstock

NEW YORK (AP) — Comcast made a $65 billion bid Wednesday for Fox’s entertainment businesses, setting up a battle with Disney to become the next mega-media company. The bid comes just a day after a federal judge cleared AT&T’s takeover of Time Warner and rejected the government’s argument that it would hurt competition in cable…

June 1, 2018
Written by: Willie David
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ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN NEWS) – Friday, June 1 is National Donut Day. You still have time to get a free doughnut at Dunkin’ Donuts, Krispy Kreme, and Walmart. Florida National News teamed up with Dunkin’ Donuts near the Orlando Fashion Square Mall to make a surprise delivery of two dozen donuts and two boxes of Joe coffee…