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FORT MYERS Southwest Florida will soon be welcoming international visitors again. The United States lifts all travel bans on foreign visitors from 33 countries on November 8th, which is great news for tourism. People who want to enter the country must be vaccinated against COVID-19 and provide evidence. This is done by the airlines abroad before anyone even gets on a plane. The same applies to evidence of a negative COVID-19 test. But you can still expect RSW to get busier as many fearful people are poised to return to Southwest Florida. Rolf Weiss is one of those people who look forward to seeing you again. He lives in Germany and has traveled here for 12 years in a row. Then the pandemic struck and made everything quiet. Weiss, to comfort himself, has made a fake Fort Myers Beach in his backyard in Germany, but the decoration is no longer necessary. Weiss said: “I said to my family, great, we can go back!” The Biden government will lift trav...

Cryptocurrency is now accepted on a farm in southwest Florida that is believed to be up to date with the latest payment method. On Nicole Cruz’s farm in Felda, called Circle C Farm, meat and eggs are raised in contrast to traditional factory farming. “We are in our sixth year, we brought our eggs and chickens to the market in 2015.” Cruz said: “People want to know where they get their meat from, they want to know that the cattle are being kept and treated appropriately.” Everything from cows and chickens to lamb, turkey and even duck. The farms’ meat is shipped to the US through their website. Cruz wanted to make it even easier. “We started to analyze what would make it even easier for people to have access to us?” Their answer was cryptocurrency, a payment method that, like Bitcoin, only exists electronically. The only difference is that it can be used worldwide. “When you think about it, it’s really no diff...

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WINK NEWS The 2020 presidential election created misinformation and distrust of our electoral system. Southwest Florida election overseers assure voters that their ballots are safe. Almost a year later and some people still have questions about the 2020 election. Was it mostly election fraud? Tommy Doyle, Lee County polling officer, said, “We did an audit and it was okay. There is nothing in the law that requires a forensic examination. But we test beforehand and carry out an audit after the elections. “ Doyle said his office had been testing the accuracy of the voting machines for several weeks. And these tests are available to the public. Voter Carl Cacace is happy to hear that. “You have to keep track of the local officials and things like that. Whenever you feel that something is wrong, you need to make sure they take it into account. Make sure your vote counts. “ None of Florida’s 67 counties reported any signs of fraud, but that ha...

When Teresa Nolan Barensfeld turned 65 last year, she quickly decided on a private Medicare Advantage plan to cover her health expenses. Barensfeld, a freelance editor from Chatham, New York, liked that it covered her medications, while her local hospitals and her primary care doctor were in the plan’s network. It also had a modest $31 monthly premium. She said it was a bonus that the plan included dental, hearing and vision benefits, which traditional Medicare does not. But Barensfeld, who works as a copy editor, missed some of the important fine print about her plan. It covers a maximum of $500 annually for care from out-of-network dentists, including her longtime provider. That means getting one crown or tending to a couple of cavities could leave her footing most of the bill. She was circumspect about the cap on dental coverage, saying, “I don’t expect that much for a $31 plan.” Through television, social media, newspapers and mailings, tens of millions of Medicare bene...

Victoria Knight and Rachana Pradhan and Elizabeth Lucas, Kaiser Health News The Biden administration and Congress are embroiled in high-stakes haggling over what urgent priorities will make it into the ever-shrinking social spending bill. But for the pharmaceutical industry there is one agenda: Heading off Medicare drug price negotiation, which it considers an existential threat to its business model. The siren call to contain rising drug costs helped catapult Democrats to power, and the idea is popular among voters regardless of their politics. Yet granting Medicare broad authority to intervene in setting prices has nonetheless divided the party. And so, as it normally does, the drug industry gave generously to members of Congress, according to new data from KHN’s Pharma Cash to Congress database . Contributions covering the first half of this year show that some of its biggest donations were delivered with surgical-strike precision to sympathetic or moderate Democratic law...

A strong cold front will sweep through SWFL today, bringing widespread rain and gusty thunderstorms to the area this afternoon and evening. However, we start the day with a fairly calm morning. There will be a few downpours at times that wash ashore from the Gulf of Mexico, but otherwise expect a mostly dry, warm, and humid morning. Sunrise temperatures will level off in the upper 70s and peak by the early afternoon in the mid 80s. Storms will attempt to creep into the area shortly after lunch – in the form of a squall that will spread south and east from our northern counties by late afternoon and early evening. Some cells along the broader line could be strong to strong, causing gusts of wind in excess of 80 km / h, frequent lightning and torrential rain. There is even a slim chance of a short, isolated tornado, although the greater threat to tornadoes will remain far north. Look out for storms that subside in an hour or two after sunset, giving way to clear skies and...

In 2015, Mark Nieds traded the cold and winds of Chicago for the mild southwest Florida – but never stopped practicing IP law or blogging. He helped set up an intellectual property group at Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt and also began writing for the company’s Southwest Florida business and IP blog. He joins Bob Ambrogi on This Week in Legal Blogging and shares a number of insights into his own writing technique as well as the current state of IP law in Southwest Florida. For weekly chats with the best bloggers in our community with insights into what has worked for them, subscribe to This Week on Legal Blogging wherever you get your podcasts – including: If you’re with Apple, be sure to leave us a rating and review. Episode overview 1:53 – How he finally got IP law in Florida 3:11 – This is what the firm and its practice group look like 4:39 – Business has been booming since the pandemic started 6:14 am – ...

Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on Acast. You can also listen on Spotify , Apple Podcasts , Stitcher , Pocket Casts or wherever you listen to podcasts. President Joe Biden unveiled a purported compromise on his social-spending plan shortly before taking off for a series of meetings in Europe. But it remains unclear whether the proposal — which jettisons some of the president’s health priorities — will win the support of enough Democrats to push it over the finish line. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court on Monday will hear oral arguments in a case brought by the Biden administration trying to strike down the Texas law that has stopped most abortions in the state since it took effect in September. This week’s panelists are Julie Rovner of KHN, Joanne Kenen of Politico and Johns Hopkins, Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet and Rachana Pradhan of KHN. Among the takeaways from this week’s episode: The framework announced by the White House provides few details...

William Stork needs a tooth out. That’s what the 71-year-old retired truck driver’s dentist told him during a recent checkup. That kind of extraction requires an oral surgeon, which could cost him around $1,000 because, like most seniors, Stork does not have dental insurance, and Medicare won’t cover his dental bills. Between Social Security and his pension from the Teamsters union, Stork said, he lives comfortably in Cedar Hill, Missouri, about 30 miles southwest of St. Louis. But that cost is significant enough that he’s decided to wait until the tooth absolutely must come out. Stork’s predicament is at the heart of a long-simmering rift within the dental profession that has reemerged as a battle over how to add dental coverage to Medicare, the public insurance program for people 65 and older — if a benefit can pass at all. Health equity advocates see President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better agenda as a once-in-a-generation opportunity to provide dental coverage to those on ...

President Joe Biden will arrive at the United Nations global summit on climate change in Glasgow, Scotland, without new federal programs in hand to fight climate change, after Democrats in Congress failed to reach an agreement to pass his revised $1.75 trillion spending plan. Republicans offered no support, leaving negotiations to moderate and progressive Democrats. Still, environmental advocates say they haven’t given up and praised the new proposal for not trimming as much in climate spending as it could have. They said they viewed the framework as a positive step, even if it didn’t meet the administration’s goal of passage before the overseas trip. Biden had sought an agreement by the time  the conference  started to bolster a pledge to the international community that the United States wanted to be part of a worldwide climate effort.  More than 100 world leaders  are expected in Glasgow, with Biden arriving Monday. The White House released a $1.75 trillion  framework  Thu...

Halloween weekend is here, and this year too, Southwest Florida is a great place to have fun! The weather forecast for Friday calls for pleasant temperatures until the mid-70s in the evening with a strong west breeze. On Saturday mornings and afternoons in particular, showers can occur as a westerly breeze blows all day. Halloween Sunday looks good with mostly sunny skies and highs close to 80. Here’s a round-up of some of the holiday-related events happening in town between tonight and Sunday. Enjoy, have fun and remember to drive extra carefully this weekend and keep an eye out for children near roads and crosswalks! FRIDAY NIGHT EVENTS (OCTOBER 29) HALLOWEEN PARTY ON THE ROOF (FORT MYERS) Sidney and Berne Davis Art Center – 2301 First St, Fort Myers The rooftop bar in the art center is open from 8 p.m. for a Halloween costume party with Selecta AJ from 105.5 FM! Tickets are $ 10. Come in your best costume, an award will be given to the best! No weapo...

This season’s good article. Host Carol Castiel speaks with several Afghan analysts from the innovative think thank Newlines Institute, who discuss the ideas in their article “Challenges of a Talibanized Afghanistan.” They discuss the looming humanitarian crisis as millions of Afghans face potential starvation, the probable resurgence of transnational jihadist groups, the geopolitical ramifications of a “Talibanized” Afghanistan for neighboring South and Central Asian countries, and the difficulty of ordinary Afghans, especially women and girls, to keep their hard-won freedoms under the Taliban. check these guys out Journalism needs fresh blood. Explore journalism schools near you The post Newlines Institute on Afghanistan first appeared on Daily Florida Press .

President Joe Biden’s massive federal spending package for social programs left out 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave, a key initiative that many Democrats had pushed to provide financial support to new parents and caregivers. In Florida, removing the provision was a disappointment among healthcare advocacy groups. “Paid leave was an especially devastating provision to lose, but we understand the need for compromise,” Scott Darius, executive director Florida Voices for Health, told the Florida Phoenix. He added that the Biden plan included other initiatives. “The framework still goes a long way to invest in people, including expanding health coverage to half a million low-income Floridians,” Darius said. The federal spending package initially included 12 weeks of paid time off for workers to take care of their newborns, or those caring for a sick relative, as previously reported by the Phoenix. But that was trimmed down to four weeks and then entirely removed from ...

Here’s a scary thought: we’ll all be old one day. Or not. “Or not” is something few of us would choose because an early death is a less attractive choice. Still, the idea of ​​getting old, of decreased ability, of not being able to participate in the activities that were once an enjoyable part of life can at least be frightening. And then there is perhaps the most terrible thing: the fact that we are treated differently and not well because of our age. It’s not that our family is paying more attention or that our neighbors are looking after us more often – or that a stranger offers to carry our packages to the car. The reality, all too often, is that if we ignore the needs and wants of older people, we can completely deny the reality of aging. By making old people cliché as weak, forgetful, callous and even neglected – which is largely untrue – we can distance ourselves from the aging process. History tells us about the many accomplishme...