Tuesday, August 4, 2015

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Morning Report for Tuesday, Aug 4


I'm Alfred Charles, online content manager for OrlandoSentinel.com. Here are some top stories I don't want you to miss today. Send me an email and let me know what you think.

Today's Top Headlines

Battle for final spot in GOP debate: Chris Christie beating Rick Perry

FOX News is expected to announce today which candidates will be onstage for the first debate of the Republican primary season, and the fight for the final slot is a battle of governors: Rick Perry versus Chris Christie. Preliminary number crunching shows that former Texas Gov. Rick Perry is losing. With 17 announced candidates, debate sponsors have to find some way to cull the field -- and that's generating a lot of controversy. [More]

Norwegian Epic heading to Port Canaveral

This fall will see Norwegian Cruise Line's return to Port Canaveral after a three-year absence with the arrival of Norwegian Spirit, but in 2016, Spirit will make way for one of Norwegian's biggest ships, Norwegian Epic.[More]

Shelter dogs find second chance with inmates

At The Transition House in Kissimmee, men doing prison time learn to train shelter dogs. For both, it's a chance for a new leash on life. [More]

Heavy rain, flooding snarl life in the Tampa Bay area

A summer deluge has flooded streets in the Tampa Bay area, forcing some road closings and evacuations, delaying airline flights and overtaxing parts of local wastewater treatment systems. [More]

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Despite pending lawsuit, state sells hundreds of bear-hunting permits

The state of Florida has begun issuing permits for people wanting to hunt bears and hundreds of people signed up for one on Monday despite the pending legal challenge to ban the bear hunts. The licenses are not cheap: It will cost $100 for a Florida resident and $300 for a non-resident, and the permit permits a hunter to kill one bear. [More]

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Today's Top Sports News

Roosters, rain make for eventful first day of football practice

High school football practice opened Monday with rain falling on some teams and clouds providing cool cover for others [More]

FSU's quarterback competition is one position battle to watch this week

FSU's quarterback competition is one position battle to watch this week [More]

Kemper won't let Rio sewage flush his Olympic dreams

Hunter Kemper will swim through sewage to make another Olympic team. [More]

Orlando City hopes to take advantage of weakened Toronto FC

Orlando City hope to take advantage of a weakened Toronto FC team playing without Jozy Altidore. Michael Bradley could also miss the game. [More]

AAC football media day: Conference headquarters not moving anywhere soon

Coaches and players flocked to Providence this week to attend the annual American Athletic Conference football meetings. [More]

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Today's Top Entertainment News

Universal: More Halloween Horror Nights 'scare actors' needed

Wanted: More 'scare actors' for Universal's Halloween Horror Nights [More]

Rains close Busch Gardens for day

Storms force Busch Gardens to close for the day [More]

Soccer stadium kick-starts new restaurants, shops on West Church Street

Ambitious restaurateurs and entrepreneurs are planting stakes on West Church Street in Parramore ahead of Orlando City Soccer Club's stadium opening in 2016. [More]

Theater review: 'Dog Sees God' from Kangagirl Productions

Orlando Sentinel theater critic Matthew J. Palm reviews "Dog Sees God" at the Parliament House. [More]

Village People, Sara Evans set for SeaWorld Summer Nights finale

SeaWorld wraps Summer Nights with Village People, Sara Evans [More]


 
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