A happy dose of uplifting news from Central Florida and beyond.
 Thursday, Apr 19 Walt Disney World's animatronic figure of Ellen DeGeneres, which appeared Ellen's Energy Adventure and and on her talk show, is going up for auction. Her head and clothing will be part of Profiles in History's animation and Disneyana auction |
| 'Jeopardy!' contestant Hannah Sage, 19, says fellow students at the University of Central Florida have told her congratulations about her impressive run on the game show. She is in the two-part finals on Thursday and Friday. |
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| Experts say the mother, who had surgery and went through months of healing, should be able to continue to raise her young successfully out of captivity. |
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| Slurp down some quirky ice cream flavors and styles at these Orlando shops. |
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| The statue of female sailor at Blue Jacket Park honors the Navy legacy here and the sacrifices of all women who went through the Navy boot camp at the Recruit Training Command-Orlando to serve their country in the military. |
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| A revamped elementary school in south Orange County will be named for astronaut Sally Ride, the Orange County School Board has decided. |
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| I knew I had a problem with running when, on the day I was competing in a marathon, I signed up for another one. Maybe I'm addicted to running. Maybe I need to find a good sports therapist. |
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| The Jimmys' 2018 Inspiring Teacher Award will be presented to two local educators in New York City in June. |
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| SpaceX successfully launched and deployed NASA's planet-hunting TESS satellite Wednesday, delighting science and space fans who anticipate the spacecraft may discover planets that could harbor life. For a triple play, it also landed the first-stage booster at sea, its 24th such recovery. |
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| Universal Orlando has shifted into a higher gear with technical rehearsals for Fast & Furious – Supercharged, its new speed-oriented attraction inside Universal Studios theme park. |
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| The Disney Grants are part of the company's plans to give $34 million in cash and in-kind contributions to the Central Florida community this year, |
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| A sense of place was among the first impressions that Disney's Animal Kingdom made on Djuan Rivers, its current VP, when the theme park opened 20 years ago |
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| Norwegian Cruise Line took delivery of its newest ship, the Norwegian Bliss, adding yet another giant vessel to the cruise line waters this year. |
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| Ditched by Danica Patrick and largely a forgotten man, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. rose up the NASCAR Cup standings on Monday with his fourth-place finish at Bristol, an encouraging sign for a guy who only won at restrictor-plate tracks last year. |
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| The Florida Gators' top-ranked baseball team is on track to repeat as College World Series champions. |
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| Madeleine L'Engle's fantasy novel is the selection of this year's Reading by Nine program from the Orlando Sentinel. |
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| Orlando's Topgolf attraction near the Orange County Convention Center Drive will give away 5-minute golf lessons as part of National Golf Day on April 25. |
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| Capathia Jenkins, Harolyn Blackwell and Aisha de Haas lead a tribute to American legend Ella Fitzgerald. |
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| Orbital ATK's next generation rocket now has a name: OmegA. It's the company's entry into the competition for the Air Force's Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program. |
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| Now that SpaceX has successfully launched NASA's TESS satellite into orbit, there's a pause of at least two weeks in scheduled Florida launches until SpaceX may attempt its first launch of the Falcon 9 Block 5. |
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