Hurricane Isaias to approach Florida by Saturday & COVID-19 deaths won't end soon

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View In Browser July 31, 2020 orlandosentinel.com Orlando Morning Report ADVERTISEMENT Hurricane Isaias takes aim at Bahamas, to approach Florida by Saturday Hurricane Isaias formed Friday in the Caribbean just north of the Dominican Republic, the National Hurricane Center announced in a special midnight bulletin. Read More Record high numbers of COVID-19 deaths won't end soon, experts say The seven-day average number of deaths continues its upward trend and will continue to do so in the coming weeks, say experts who have long cautioned that deaths would be lag behind the spike... Read More ADVERTISEMENT DeSantis' popularity plummets in another Florida poll A new Quinnipiac poll of Florida had bad news for Gov. Ron DeSantis and President Donald Trump, with DeSantis seeing the lowest approval ratings of his term and Trump down by double digits to... Read More Bright Futures: No help for students who want to take SAT again Students and families are clamoring for the Florida Department of Education to extend the deadline again for submitting college entrance exam scores for the Bright Futures program, giving... Read More ADVERTISEMENT Orange school board can decide when to reopen local campuses, state says The Orange County School Board does not need a waiver from the state to do that, an attorney for the Florida Department of Education said in a letter on Thursday that seemed to contradict... Read More SpaceX lights up Starship prototype, Musk says test flight coming soon SpaceX founder Elon Musk shared an image of a static test fire for the latest Starship test rocket from the company's facility in Texas on Thursday. Read More Two Republicans battle to take on U.S. Rep. Val Demings in November The winner will be the first Republican challenger for Demings in four years, having had no Republican opposition for re-election in 2018 in her heavily Democratic district in western Orange County. Read More 3 Orange County commission incumbents face challenges Three incumbent Orange County commissioners, part of the first-ever all-female board, face August re-election primaries. Read More Star-spangled solidarity: NBA players, coaches and refs kneel in unison to send powerful message | Commentary On a historic and euphoric night at Disney World, the NBA resumed play during the coronavirus pandemic and proved it will constantly put its support for social and racial justice in the spotlight. Read More Florida vs. FSU game canceled after SEC votes to play conference-only schedule The Florida Gators annual rivalry football game with Florida State will not be played for the first time since 1957 after the SEC reportedly voted Thursday to play a 10-game,... Read More Orlando City ready to face powerhouse LAFC in MLS tournament quarterfinals Orlando City is eager to shed its underdog mentality and is ready to face powerhouse LAFC in the MLS is Back Tournament quarterfinals Friday. Read More Universal store shares tiny taste of Horror Nights Tribute Store shares a tiny taste of Universal's (canceled) Halloween Horror Nights Read More $100 million-plus club: The 10 most expensive homes in the US These days, we're all in on guilty pleasures. In search of dreamy real estate, we cast our eyes to the apex of the market—the rare air of America's most expensive homes on the market right... Read More advertisement Unsubscribe   |   Newsletters   |   Privacy Policy   |   Terms of Service Copyright © 2020 | Orlando Sentinel | 633 N. Orange Ave. Orlando, FL 32801 ABOUT THIS EMAIL You received this email because you are following the Orlando Morning Report newsletter.