Flood Response: A drone delivered bananas and blankets to a stranded chimpanzee at Fort Pierce’s Save the Chimps sanctuary after heavy rain flooded roads; the animals remained safe as water receded. Election Watch: Florida’s 2000 recount began on this date 26 years ago, as today’s close races bring new recounts—and a candidate’s lawsuit alleging bias by a Miami-Dade elections official. Property Taxes: Voters approved Amendment 3, sharply increasing the homestead exemption starting in 2027; local governments warn lost revenue could mean cuts to services. Rights and Law: CAIR is suspending Florida operations after a judge declined to block the state’s terrorist designation of the group, a dispute with consequences for civil liberties and advocacy. Miami Arts: Cuban dissident artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, released from prison on condition he leave Cuba, is showing drawings made in confinement at a Miami gallery.