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Florida's closely watched Senate race between Rubio, Demings grows heated

ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida’s race for U.S. Senate is a high-stakes political slugfest with terms like “socialist” and “lying and cheating” being hurled on television and more than $100 million being spent in the pivotal contest.

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Magic rookie Paolo Banchero making early improvements as a playmaker

ORLANDO, Fla. — There’s been a lot of focus on Paolo Banchero’s scoring through his first six games. That is understandably so after scoring 21 points in the Orlando Magic’s 113-93 home win over the Charlotte Hornets Friday to become just the sixth player in NBA history to start his…

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Florida panel backs ban on gender-affirming care for minors at contentious meeting

ORLANDO, Fla. — After five hours discussing proposed restrictions on gender-affirming care, members of a key state medical committee cut short a contentious public meeting in Orlando — exiting as many in the crowd chanted, “Their blood is on your hands!”

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Magic go big for first win over Hornets in Steve Clifford’s return to Orlando

ORLANDO, Fla. — With the Orlando Magic down multiple guards, coach Jamahl Mosley opted to start big for Friday’s 113-93 home victory over the Charlotte Hornets.

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Florida Democrats fall behind in early voting, lag with mail-in ballots

ORLANDO, Fla. — Republicans have surpassed Democrats in early voting so far in Florida and have cut into their advantage using main-in ballots, an ominous sign for the party’s candidates in their uphill battle to unseat Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio on Nov. 8.

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DeSantis lauds his record as Crist blasts it in Florida governor’s race

ORLANDO, Fla. — The campaign for governor in Florida is all about Ron DeSantis’ record.

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SpaceX Falcon Heavy ready for liftoff Tuesday after 3-year hiatus

ORLANDO, Fla. — It’s the biggest game in town for now, but has not flown in more than three years. Fans of SpaceX, though, will have a chance to see what is currently the most powerful rocket in use launch on a mission from Kennedy Space Center on Tuesday.

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'Universal Studios' new horror house by The Weeknd is pulse-racing, flashback-inducing stuff'

Halloween Horror Nights at Orlando are back, with horror favourites including the Wolfman, Dracula and The Mummy, as well as Michael Myers and the popstar The Weeknd

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Magic’s guard depth takes a major hit with Cole Anthony’s oblique injury

Orlando Magic third-year guard Cole Anthony underwent imaging after Wednesday’s 103-92 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers, confirming a right internal oblique muscle injury.

Orlando Sentinel

Comcast hints at future layoffs, though Universal theme parks prosper

Universal Orlando and Universal’s other theme parks continued to improve parent company Comcast’s earnings last quarter, but a top executive on Thursday nonetheless raised the possibility of layoffs and other cost-cutting across the company in preparation for a potential recession next year.

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Hurricane center tracks 2 systems with chances to become depression

ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center continues to track one system in the Atlantic and one in the Caribbean with potential to form into the season’s next tropical or subtropical depression as they mix with surrounding weather systems.

Orlando Sentinel

UK who tourist who made small girl cry by blocking her view at Disney has 'no regrets'

The man, from the UK, explained he proposed to his fiancée during a recent trip to Disney World in Orlando, Florida, USA, and as part of their romantic trip

Edinburgh Live

Paolo Banchero impacting free throws for Magic, who drop 5th straight to Cavaliers

When the Orlando Magic lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers 103-92 Wednesday at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, it marked just the fifth game of Paolo Banchero’s NBA career. In other words, too early to make grand conclusions about what his season-long impact will be.

Orlando Sentinel

Hurricane center keeps watch on Caribbean system; Bermuda system disappears

ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center is looking at the Southern Caribbean where a new tropical depression or storm could grow while keeping track of two more systems in the Atlantic.

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GOP again deploys task force to challenge ballots in Central Florida

ORLANDO, Fla. — As mail-in ballots start to come in and early voting begins, Republicans in Central Florida are taking advantage of the new election law to challenge mail-in ballots as the number of partisan poll watchers also has increased, according to Central Florida election officials.

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Hurricane center keeps watch on Caribbean system, Bermuda system disappears

ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center continues to watch an area of low pressure in the eastern Caribbean.

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Behind the scenes of the lost luggage crisis: What happens to your bag at the airport

The revival of air travel got off to a rocky start this summer, with thousands of passengers losing their luggage en route. So, how does the baggage-handling system work? How can it go wrong? And where do your lost bags go? Rachel Sharp reports

The Conversation

Apartheid ‘town planning’ created Orlando 90 years ago. It became a hotbed of black resistance

Orlando East, a working class community on the periphery of Johannesburg in South Africa, has turned 90 years old. Orlando was one of the first municipal locations – called townships under apartheid – established in 1932 for Africans under the 1923 Native Urban Areas Act. It was renamed Orlando East…

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University of Central Florida, Universal debut Creative Lab for theme park designers

Next semester, select master’s students at the University of Central Florida will call Universal Orlando their classroom.

The Independent UK

Widow claims Virgin Atlantic ‘lost husband’s ashes’ en route to Disney World

‘I wanted to bury some of his ashes and our wedding rings there,’ says Wales woman

Orlando Sentinel

LGBT+ Center Orlando cancels drag queen story hour after Nazi threats, director says

ORLANDO, Fla. — The LGBT+ Center Orlando canceled Monday a weekend drag queen story hour for children after receiving online threats from Nazis and other extremist groups, according to the organization’s executive director.

The Independent UK

Behind the scenes of the lost luggage crisis: What happens to your bag at the airport

Daily Mirror

Widow unable to scatter husband's ashes after luggage left behind at airport

Joyce Jackson was flying to Florida to leave the belongings at the favourite holiday destination of her and her late husband, the Caribbean Beach Resort at Walt Disney World

Orlando Sentinel

Legoland in Florida pushes back Pirate River Quest opening to early 2023

ORLANDO, Fla — Legoland Florida has delayed the planned opening of its Pirate River Quest attraction to early 2023. Blame it on the rains or at least the rising water levels near the Winter Haven theme park.

The Independent UK

‘Best holiday ever’– what children thought of their Dreamflight trip to Florida

Swimming with dolphins was a clear highlight for those visiting Orlando from the UK.

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