| Good morning. It's Monday, Jan. 8. The celebration surrounding the UCF football team continued Sunday with a parade at Disney World, one day before the Knights will be the guests of honor at a block party downtown. Meanwhile, some state lawmakers would like to change the rules regarding merit pay for teachers, including a bill from a state representative from Orlando that would eliminate the provision that teachers be judged on student performance. And finally, an American man won the 25th annual Walt Disney World Marathon for the first time since 2004. See marathon pictures here. UCF fans spared no expense to celebrate the Knights during a national championship parade at Disney World's Magic Kingdom Sunday. [More] Two Republican lawmakers propose changes to Florida's teacher merit-pay law, suggesting school districts be in charge and deleting requirements teacher evaluations be tied to student performance [More] CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX has launched a secret satellite codenamed Zuma on its first flight of the new year. [More] IBS 2018, the International Builders' Show, sees registration growth in Orlando this year. Also: new apartments coming to Innovation Way. [More] Mount Dora bed & breakfast say unlicensed short-term vacation rentals listed on Airbnb, HomeAway and other rental sites are eating into their customer base. [More] Blake Bortles feels celebratory vibe of Jaguars, UCF success after wild-card win [More] College football leaders praised UCF for finishing as the nation's sole undefeated team, but they declined to call the Knights national champions. [More] New Orleans beats division rival Carolina for the third time this season to advance to the second round of the NFL playoffs to take on the Minnesota Vikings. [More] Nick Hilton of Tucson, Ariz., ended Brazilian Fredison Costa's streak of four consecutive Walt Disney World Marathon titles Sunday, prevailing in the 25th annual race in 2 hours, 17 minutes, 52 seconds. [More] The Golden Globes, once the stomping grounds of Harvey Weinstein, will belong to someone else this year. [More] The winners at the Golden Globes included 'Three Billboards,' Frances McDormand, Saoirse Ronan, Gary Oldman, James Franco, 'Big Little Lies' and three of its stars (Nicole Kidman, Laura Dern and Alexander Skarsgard), [More] Orlando Sentinel theater critic Matthew J. Palm reviews "Native Gardens" from Orlando Shakespeare Theater. [More] Orlando Fringe reveals its slogan and poster for the 2018 Fringe Festival. [More] Orlando Sentinel theater critic Matthew J. Palm reviews "Interstellar Elder" at the Orlando Fringe Winter Mini-Fest. [More] | 
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