Monday, December 5, 2016

Trump picks Carson & baby born on plane to Orlando

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Good morning. It's Monday, December 5. Donald Trump has chosen former Campaign 2016 rival Ben Carson to become secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

A Southwest Airlines flight from Philadelphia to Orlando was taken slightly off course Sunday after a woman on board went into labor.

Browse a photo gallery of members and staffers bidding a bittersweet farewell to Winter Park's Crosby YMCA.

Today's Top Headlines

 

Trump taps Ben Carson as housing secretary

He said his former rival "has a brilliant mind and is passionate about strengthening communities and families." [More]

 

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Flight to Orlando diverted after woman gives birth on plane

Medical personnel helped deliver the baby, and the plane diverted to Charleston, S.C. where emergency crews met them on the tarmac. [More]

 

Trump's Taiwan phone call was long planned, say people who were involved

Advisers explicitly warned last month that relations with China were in for a shake-up. [More]

 

Police: Fake news story about Hillary Clinton, child sex ring led gunman to DC pizzeria

The popular family restaurant was swept up in the onslaught of fake news and conspiracy theories that were prevalent during the presidential campaign. [More]

 

Army Corps of Engineers blocks route of Dakota Access oil pipeline

As the news spread Sunday, cheers and cheers and chants of "mni wichoni" - "water is life" in Lakota Sioux - broke out among the protesters. [More]

 

Teens, music makers among California warehouse fire victims

The victims included 17-year-olds and people from Europe and Asia. Authorities have recovered 33 bodies, with more expected. [More]

 

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Today's Top Sports News

 

Magic show growth as they beat Pistons 98-92

Orlando snapped a seven-game losing streak to Detroit, beating them at The Palace of Auburn Hills. [More]

 

UCF football will stay home, play in Cure Bowl

Scott Frost will lead UCF football to its eighth bowl game appearance before a hometown crowd as the Knights are scheduled to face Arkansas State at Camping World Stadium. [More]

 

Alabama quietly dominates college football's national title race

Few are paying attention to the Crimson Tide, and that's exactly what coach Nick Saban would prefer for his team. [More]

 

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Louisville, Miami, UCF among teams playing in Orlando bowls

Jackson captured the ACC player of the year honors this week after helping lead Louisville (9-3) to a second-place finish in the Atlantic Division. [More]

 

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Today's Top Entertainment News

 

'Moana' and 'Fantastic Beasts' hold strong at post-Thanksgiving box office

In its second week, “Moana” pulled in another $28.4 million, surpassing analyst expectations of $25 million. [More]

 

'SNL' makes fun of Trump's tweets, and Trump immediately tweets his disapproval

In the cold open, Alec Baldwin returns as the retweeter-in-chief, shrugging off important policy briefings to pass along the social media musings of 16-year-olds and other random Twitter users. [More]

 

'Last Tango in Paris' rape scene was not consensual, director Bernardo Bertolucci admits

He confessed that he and Marlon Brando conspired against actress Maria Schneider during a rape scene. [More]

 

Review: With Emanuel Ax and more, Orlando Philharmonic's latest takes a dramatic turn

The concerto is full of call-and-respond moments between the piano and the orchestra, but even when Ax's notes were answering the other musicians he was clearly in command. [More]

 

'Hairspray,' Victoria's Secret, white-hot Taraji: This week on TV

The week's biggest special comes courtesy of NBC: The network presents a live version of the Broadway musical "Hairspray" at 8 p.m. Wednesday. [More]

 

 
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