| Good morning. It's Wednesday, Feb. 21. We begin with the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, which is set to vote today about whether to make Orlando International Airport the only large airport in the United States to switch to private security screeners. In Tallahassee, with about 50 students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland at the state Capitol, the House voted against discussing a bill that would ban assault weapon sales and magazines of more than seven rounds. And finally, the Downtown Food & Wine Fest at Lake Eola is set for this weekend. Find out more here. Orlando airport is poised for controversial vote over whether to switch from government TSA security to private screening. [More] About 50 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students met with lawmakers Tuesday, telling their stories of last week’s shooting and urging them to pass gun control measures. Some GOP lawmakers have said they'll consider some proposals, but it's unclear if anything will pass as session winds down. [More] Jeffrey Bauer, the Seminole County School Board member who has missed nearly a year of work, has resigned, telling Gov. Rick Scott he can no longer fulfill his duties. [More] A look at some of the good, bad, and totally stinky efforts to rewrite Florida’s Constitution [More] Florida is king of the beach again in the annual TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice Awards with Clearwater Beach on the Gulf Coast coming in at No. 1. [More] Jim Harbaugh's hiring of former Florida coach Jim McElwain shows how his grand plan at Michigan has gone awry. [More] Orlando Magic forward Jonathan Isaac hopes to finish his injury-plagued rookie year strong [More] After Austin Dillon won Sunday’s 60th Daytona 500 on a final-lap overtime bump-and-run with NASCAR’s new car set-ups, uncertainty arose about whether such tactics will become common on the Cup circuit’s mile-and-a-half tracks. [More] UCF quarterback McKenzie Milton may have a future in the CFL, with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats locking in rights to negotiate with him Tuesday if he ever opts to join the league. [More] Team USA is going home after losing in a shootout to the Czech Republic in the quarterfinals of men's hockey at the 2018 Winter Olympics. [More] With Emmy winner Sterling K. Brown as host, 'Saturday Night Live' can spoof 'This Is Us' and 'Black Panther.' [More] We surveyed the directors and producers behind the 10 acting nominees' films to pinpoint the one scene where the performance reaches stellar heights. [More] Gary Oldman, Frances McDormand, Allison Janney and Sam Rockwell have been sweeping through the awards season. Are their Oscar wins inevitable? [More] "Black Panther" crushes records for Presidents Day weekend, eclipsing "Deadpool" and climbing to No. 5 on the list of biggest opening weekends of all time. [More] "Black Panther" has burst onto the screen in Africa, handing a powerful response to the unfortunate remarks about the continent by President Donald Trump. [More] | 
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