Monday, July 1, 2019

Magic retain key free agents & new laws hit the books

Start your day with a quick digest of today's top Central Florida headlines.

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July 1, 2019

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Magic's agreements with Nikola Vucevic, Terrence Ross cement long-term plan for Orlando

The Magic reportedly have agreed to sign their all-star center Nikola Vucevic and reserve shooting guard Terrence Ross to four-year deals, quickly locking up two of their best players from last season's playoff club on the day free agency opened Sunday. The Magic also added forward Al-Farouq Aminu with a three-year, $29 million deal.

100 new Florida laws go into effect Monday

More than 100 new Florida laws will take effect Monday along with the state's record $90.98 billion budget for the next fiscal year.

Hospitals, transplant programs could multiply in Central Florida with law change

Central Florida is yet to have a pediatric heart transplant program, but that could change in the coming years because a state regulatory process that limited the number of hospitals and some specialty services like transplant programs are going away on July 1.

Before Apollo moon rockets went 24,000 mph, they traveled less than 1 mph on crawler to launch pad

Saturn V rockets went 24,000 mph on the way to the moon, but machines called crawlers that ferried them to launch pads moved at less than 1 mph.

Lake district wise to try to prevent violence with in-school suspensions | Commentary

Every Lake school will have a teacher assigned to a new program called PASS, Positive Alternative to School Suspension, when school starts in August. It's an effort to prevent future violence, Sentinel columnist Lauren Ritchie writes.

Wide grins and historic handshake at DMZ as Trump visits Kim Jong Un in North Korea

With wide grins and a historic handshake, President Donald Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un met at the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone on Sunday.

10 dead in Dallas-area small plane crash, officials say

Ten people were killed when a small airplane crashed into a hangar as it was taking off from a Dallas-area airport Sunday morning, a spokeswoman for the town of Addison, Texas, said.

NBA spending spree begins with big bucks to big stars

NBA teams started striking massive deals with free agents, including the Brooklyn Nets landing Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, although none may be signed before this coming Saturday.

Orlando Pride miscues lead to Sam Kerr hat trick, 3-2 loss to Chicago Red Stars

Mistake after mistake haunted the Orlando Pride Sunday. Sam Kerr pounced, delivering a hat trick during the Chicago Red Stars' 3-2 victory against Orlando.

Opera Orlando commissions work, heads to Cheyenne Saloon as revenue tops $1 million

Opera Orlando brings in $1 million as it prepares for a new season and commissions new work based on a book by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings.

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