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LONDON (AP)

Silver is the new GameStop: Price boosted by online movement

The price of silver is rallying as the online trading movement fueling the rise of unloved shares like GameStop took a shine to the precious metal. Silver futures jumped almost 12% on Monday to over $30 per ounce – an eight-year high – following strong gains over the weekend. On Twitter, #silversqueeze was trending as […]

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Virus fear persists in financial markets, S&P 500 down more than 1%

Virus fear persists in financial markets as volatile day ends with S&P 500 down more than 1% and bond yields sinking. Asian shares drop as virus fears grip markets again Asian shares slipped Friday as fears about the virus outbreak once again dominated financial markets. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei dived 3.1% to 20,663.32. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 […]

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COLLIER COUNTY

Florida Panther conservation: protecting the state animal of Florida

Roads could become increasingly problematic as the human population in Southwest Florida grows. As the human population becomes denser, the Florida Panther gets pushed deeper into a corner.

CAPE CORAL

Smelly green gunk in Cape Coral canal

Neighbors in Cape Coral are holding their noses because of some green gunk in a canal. The gunk is in the canal on Gleason Parkway and Skyline Boulevard. While the smell wasn’t so bad Wednesday evening, in the morning neighbors told WINK News it wasn’t a pleasant smell at all. And while the smell was […]

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla.

DeSantis’ board says Disney stripped them of power

Board members picked by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to oversee the governance of Walt Disney World said Wednesday that their Disney-controlled predecessors pulled a fast one on them by passing restrictive covenants that strip the new board of many of its powers. The current supervisors of the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District said at a […]

IONA

62-year-old bicyclist killed in crash on McGregor Blvd in Iona

Florida Highway Patrol says a bicyclist is dead after a crash on McGregor Boulevard on Wednesday morning.

EVERGLADES

Asian Swamp Eels Everglades invasion reduced some native crayfish populations by 99%

Invasive python species rampage through the Everglades, but another legless animal is also invading that can survive months of drought. The Asian Swamp Eel preys on shrimp, worms, and small fish, and a new study says the predator has all but wiped out two species of crayfish. WINK News spoke with one of the authors […]

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