Woman refuses to snitch on her new buddy: Marvin the 7-Eleven lizard

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As a tried and true Floridian, I can tell you that spotting lizards in areas where most people would not expect is typical of the great state.

Kristen Arnett can attest to this.

The Florida-based woman, spotted a lizard at a local 7-Eleven Monday and was informed by the cashier not to worry about him. And that his name is Marvin. The woman and the lizard became instant friends.

this morning at 7-eleven i saw a lizard next to the coffee maker and the cashier said “no worries that’s just marvin, he likes the smell”

— Kristen Arnett (@Kristen_Arnett) April 2, 2018 Read more…

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Musicians, actors and influencers plan social media takeover to support #MarchForOurLives

Some of the biggest names in music, movies and social media are plotting an Instagram takeover in support of Saturday’s #MarchForOurLives. At noon Pacific today, celebrities including Snoop Dogg, A$AP Ferg, Bebe Rexha, Julia Michaels, Maroon 5, Imagine Dragons, The Chainsmokers and more will post the following message across their social media channels. Protect kids, not […]

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Dancer rides white horse onto nightclub floor, chaos ensues in Florida

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Like many of you, I’m tired of Florida jokes, but sometimes they make it so easy.

In Miami Beach over the weekend, for example, authorities shut down Mokai Lounge nightclub after a dancer rode a white horse onto the nightclub floor.

Narcs.

Panicked by the crowd, the horse threw the dancer off her and onto the floor. Hysteria ensued and was thankfully captured on camera.

“What kind of idiot would do something like to this to an animal?” said Miami Beach mayor @DanGelber after someone paraded a horse around in one of the city’s nightclubs. Mokai Lounge’s license is now revokedpic.twitter.com/ATDiIGc2uH

— Madeleine Wright (@MWrightReports) March 10, 2018 Read more…

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Ford begins testing self-driving cars and business model in Miami

 Ford has revealed the test market for its self-driving service it teased but kept under wraps back at CES in January: Miami. Will Smith bids you “bienvenidos,” Ford, via his canonical 1997 opus. But actually, Ford is welcomed by Miami-Dade officials, who are working with the automaker to run this pilot across both downtown Miami and the Miami Beach areas of the city. The test… Read More

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George and Amal Clooney just made a huge donation to Florida school shooting survivors

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In less than a week, Parkland, Florida, has transformed into the grounds for a new movement  helmed by teenagers who have made it their mission to shift the conversation around gun control and put an end to mass shootings.

These students, survivors of a school shooting that claimed 17 victims from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, have been organizing on social media and in real life. A rally, March for Our Lives, will take place on March 24— and it just got a major donation boost from George and Amal Clooney. 

“Amal and I are so inspired by the courage and eloquence of these young men and women from Stoneman Douglas High School,” reads the note, tweeted by Stoneman Douglas student and survivor Sarah ChadwickRead more…

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Emma Gonzalez has no time for NRA-funded politics. ‘We call BS,’ she screamed.

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Remember the name Emma Gonzalez. She surely has many more speeches to come.

In the aftermath of last week’s shooting in Parkland, Florida, the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School senior and survivor stepped up during an anti-gun rally to deliver a fiery speech. Like so many others, Gonzalez is fed up. She’s seen firsthand the desperate need for tighter gun controls, and she understands the political machinations that prevent such changes from happening.

It’s a powerful moment. You should watch for yourself.

“They say that tougher gun laws do not decrease gun violence. We call BS!” Florida high school shooting survivor Emma Gonzalez calls on President Trump and lawmakers to tighten gun restrictions in impassioned speech at an anti-gun rally in Fort Lauderdale https://t.co/DgnqrrVs9x

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SpaceX’s historic Falcon Heavy successfully launches

 SpaceX has had a very good first test of its Falcon Heavy rocket, the heavy-lift orbital vehicle that can carry twice the weight of its closest competition in active operation. The massive, three-booster rocket took off from Cape Canaveral in Florida as planned on Tuesday at 1:30 PM EST, lifting off from Kennedy Space Center’s LC-39A. This is a historic moment for SpaceX, since it has… Read More

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Embark’s self-driving truck completes 2,400 mile cross-U.S. trip

 Embark’s autonomous trucking solution just demonstrated what it could be capable of in a big way: It make a coast-to-coast trip from L.A. to Jacksonville, Florida, driving 2,400 miles and delivering refrigerators for Electrolux from one end of the U.S. to the other. This follows Embark‘s prior test route, which ran from L.A. to El Paso, and covers more than four times the distance… Read More

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