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"Skinny repeal'' defeated & opioid arrest

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I'm Stephen Ruiz, online content editor for OrlandoSentinel.com. Did you know today is National Milk Chocolate Day? With that knowledge, it's got to be a good day, right? Please enjoy our top stories. Send me an email and let me know what you think.

Good morning. It's Friday, July 28. In our top story, John McCain was one of three Republican senators to side with Democrats and cast dissenting votes as a scaled-back version of Obamacara was voted down early today.

Elsewhere, the mother of a 3-month-old infant who died of an opioid overdose in Kissimmee was arrested in Puerto Rico on a manslaughter charge.

And a community near UCF is getting new streetlights. Find out more here.

Today's Top Headlines

 

Senate narrowly rejects measure to partly repeal Obamacare, after 3 Republicans break with party

Senate Republicans suffered a dramatic failure early Friday in their bid to advance a scaled-back plan to overhaul the Affordable Care Act. [More]

 

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Mom arrested a year after Kissimmee 3-month-old dies of fentanyl overdose

A 3-month-old infant died from a fentanyl overdose at his Kissimmee home. Police are investigating. [More]

 

GOP's Miller hopes to unseat Democrat Murphy

Mike Miller, the first big Republican name entering the 2018 race against Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy, is optimistic about his chances in a very evenly split district [More]

 

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Clermont police officer had 'pattern' of unlawful stops, prosecutors say

The State Attorney’s Office dismissed 10 cases after a Clermont Police officer was arrested Wednesday for falsifying arrest reports, prosecutors said. [More]

 

Famed Disney Imagineer Marty Sklar dies

Longtime Imagineer Marty Sklar, adviser to Walt Disney, has died at age 83 [More]

 

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Today's Top Sports News

 

UCF returns bigger, stronger and faster than last season

UCF football kicked off its first fall practice and the Knights appear to be bigger, stronger and faster. [More]

 

Diaz: Blake Bortles enters career crossroads season with Jacksonville Jaguars

.Blake Bortles enters career crossroads season with Jacksonville Jaguars after awful mechanics, interceptions in 2015 [More]

 

Marreese Speights is ecstatic to join team he rooted for as a child

The Orlando Magic signed Marreese Speights to a one-year, $2.1 million contract [More]

 

Orlando City focuses on finishing, works Dom Dwyer into training group

Orlando City coach Jason Kreis had the team work mostly on finishing during Thursday's training session as newly traded Dom Dwyer worked with the group for the first time [More]

 

Magic sign Arron Afflalo to 1-year, $2.3 million deal

The Orlando Magic signed Arron Afflalo to a one-year, $2.3 million deal on Thursday [More]

 

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Today's Top Entertainment News

 

Enzian 'coolest movie theater in Florida,' Cosmo says

Cosmopolitan salutes Enzian in Maitland as the place to see independent and foreign movies in Central Florida. [More]

 

Muddy Waters brings a taste of New Orleans to South Eola

Muddy Waters adds a taste of New Orleans to Orlando's South Eola neighborhood. [More]

 

Epcot's Mission: Space prepped for August relaunch, Disney says

Disney World has set an opening day for the new version of a Future World ride [More]

 

Kitties compete at cat show in Kissimmee

Sandy Claws Cat Fanciers brings cats from around the southeast to compete in Kissimmee. [More]

 

Mid-year check-in: New restaurants in Central Florida

Mid-year check-in: New restaurants spring up throughout Central Florida [More]

 

 
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