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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

Erika's wild ride shows difficulty of hurricane forecasting

Tropical Storm Erika died near eastern Cuba after days of wild forecasts that had the storm possibly striking Florida or moving into the Gulf of Mexico. The storm's changing movements are prompting questions of whether the National Hurricane Center has gotten rusty in the last 10 years in which no hurricanes struck Florida. [More]

SpaceX's next launch delayed longer than expected

Officials say the company's next flight will occur "a couple months away" as it continues trying to recover from the June 28 accident that destroyed its unmanned ship which exploded while on a mission to carry cargo to the International Space Station.  [More]

Proposed medical marijuana amendment headed for court review

The state on Monday had verified 73,713 petitions -- about 5,400 more than needed to qualify for review by the court. It now falls to the Florida Supreme Court to decide whether the proposed amendment touches on just one subject and is constitutional.   [More]

Self-driving cars closer than you might think

High-tech companies such as Google already have set out small autonomous cars on the open road in California, albeit with a person in the driver's seat, just in case. Others are in the hunt, too, including Apple, BMW, Daimler, Audi and Tesla. And transportation experts predict that autonomous vehicles will be much safer than those guided by humans. [More]

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Everett Golson named FSU's starting QB

Coach Jimbo Fisher named Everett Golson as FSU’s starter over junior Sean Maguire Monday afternoon. Fisher informed the two quarterbacks – who competed in a tight battle to replace Jameis Winston – of his decision separately, and made it clear Maguire had to be ready if he was called upon. [More]

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Today's Top Sports News

Katrina survivors find hope — and homes — in UCF rebuilding project

Katrina survivors find hope -- and homes -- in UCF project spearheaded by Dr. Richard Lapchick and his students called "Hope for Stanley Alliance" [More]

UF linebacker Antonio Morrison's return from knee injury stuns Gators' coaches, teammates

Linebacker Antonio Morrison is set to return just eight months after suffering a serious knee injury during the Jan. 3 Birmingham Bowl. Morrison was the heartbeat of one of the nation's top defenses in 2014. [More]

UCF football players looking to protect tough home-field reputation

UCF football players know they have an obligation to uphold the program's tough home field reputation when they open the season at home Thursday night. The Knights are 21-3 at Bright House Networks stadium in the past four years. [More]

Orlando City winger Brek Shea could play on Saturday in New England

Orlando City winger Brek Shea could play on Saturday in New England [More]

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Today's Top Entertainment News

Local hospitality leaders creating DoveCote in downtown Orlando

Swine Family Restaurant Group and Gene Zimmerman are leading the team [More]

Universal expanding Cabana Bay Beach Resort by 400 rooms

Expansion coming to Universal's Cabana Bay hotel [More]

Eater.com serves up reviews of Disney World food

Eater.com reviewers bite into Disney World's restaurants [More]

VMAs: Taylor Swift upstages Miley Cyrus

A funny thing happened at the MTV VMAs: Classy Taylor Swift upstaged court jester Miley Cyrus. [More]

Monty Python fans take over park for music video

Orlando Shakespeare Theater invited the community to participate in a marketing video for its first show of the season, Monty Python's "Spamalot." [More]

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