Sunday, February 16, 2020

Teachers, activists at Lake Eola rally for public education & Bernie Sanders campaign opens office in Central Florida

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

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February 16, 2020

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Teachers, activists flock to Lake Eola to rally for improved public education funding

Hundreds of teachers, students and activists from gathered at Lake Eola Park on Saturday to call attention to funding for public schools, which rallygoers said has been put on the backburner for decades while the creation of charter schools and voucher programs for families to send children to private schools have taken priority.

Bernie Sanders campaign opens first field office in Central Florida

The Aloma Avenue space was the first field office in the Orlando area for the campaign, and the third Democratic presidential campaign office overall in Central Florida after U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg, who opened theirs earlier this month.

Two people suffer severe burns in suspicious house fire near downtown Orlando

Two people suffered serious burns in a house fire near downtown Orlando officials say was suspicious, a spokeswoman said.

SpaceX delays Starlink internet satellite launch to Monday to further test a rocket component

SpaceX will push back the launch of its fifth set of Starlink satellites one more day to test a valve component in the rocket's second stage. The new launch date is set for Monday.

Fewer manatees are dying in Florida

Manatee deaths decreased to 606 last year, down from 824 in 2018. The same was true in Broward and Miami-Dade counties, but deaths increased slightly in Palm Beach County.

Nude Night Orlando

Nude Nite is a body-themed pop-up art experience held at the Central Florida fairgrounds featuring burlesque stage shows, body painting, performance artists, acrobats, stilt walkers, aerialists and painted characters.

Daytona 500 drivers expect drama, chaos

The Daytona 500 shapes up to be more of the same - drama, chaos and unpredictability - when the Great American roars off at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Daytona International Speedway.

Magic forward Aaron Gordon denied NBA dunk title

Magic forward Aaron Gordon failed to score a 50 only once and it wound up costing him in the finals of the AT&T Slam Dunk event against Heat forward Derrick Jones Jr.

MJ Walker helps FSU edge Syracuse, stay perfect at home

MJ Walker scored 16 points, including five 3-pointers, as No. 8 Florida State played without star guard Devin Vassell and held off Syracuse 80-77 on Saturday.

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