Chaotic presidential debate & 28,000 Disney layoffs

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View In Browser September 30, 2020 orlandosentinel.com Orlando Morning Report ADVERTISEMENT In chaotic first debate, Trump repeatedly interrupts Biden with taunts and refuses to condemn white supremacists The first debate between President Trump and Joe Biden deteriorated into a bitter showdown. Read More Walt Disney Co. is laying off 28,000 U.S. employees Stricken by the coronavirus pandemic, Walt Disney Co. revealed Tuesday it is laying off 28,000 U.S. employees, including some at Walt Disney World. Read More ADVERTISEMENT Florida students must take standardized tests on campus, angering some parents Florida's school testing season looks likely to start in April, as planned, with more than a million students scheduled to take the standardized exams. But this fall some parents, who opted to... Read More Former Osceola deputies seek to reform agency as 1st Latino sheriff The choices are between Democrat Marco López and Tony Fernández, a no-party-affiliation candidate. Both ran for Osceola County sheriff in 2016 but lost to current Sheriff Russ Gibson, who... Read More ADVERTISEMENT Amazon opens store at Orlando mall … after helping destroy Orlando malls | Commentary Amazon has opened a new '4-star' store at Orlando's Mall of Millenia, where shoppers can peruse Amazon items they normally buy online Read More Seminole schools, union agree to boost base bay to $46,310, short of DeSantis' goal Seminole County schools look to boost base teacher pay to $46,310, under a new plan worked out with its union and set to go the the school board this evening. Starting pay is now $40,000. Read More Hurricane center: Caribbean system's chance of development rises to 60% The National Hurricane Center is expecting an area of pressure to emerge in the next five days and has a 60% chance of becoming the next tropical depression or tropical storm of 2020. Read More Scott Stricklin, Danny White respond to latest UCF vs. Gators debate | Commentary The UCF Knights and Florida Gators will not play each other in football any time soon, according the athletics directors Danny White and Scott Stricklin. Read More Tampa Bay's Victor Hedman wins Conn Smythe as playoff MVP after Lightning defeat Dallas 2-0 in Game 6 for franchise's 2nd Stanley Cup The Tampa Bay Lightning defeated Dallas 2-0 in Monday's Game 6 to win the franchise's second Stanley Cup, and defenseman Victor Hedman received the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP. Read More Nood Awakenings: Discover some of the 407′s apex carbs Is there anything more comforting than a big bowl of noodles? (There isn't.) Lucky for us, Orlando's got your carb corner covered for National Noodle Day (Oct. 6). Here are just a handful of... Read More Get a free Frontier Airlines flight if your name is Orlando If your name is Orlando, you could get a free Frontier Airlines flight in October to Central Florida. Read More How to save yourself from buying fake products on the internet According to the Global Brand Counterfeiting, global sales on counterfeit items will reach $1.8 trillion by the end of 2020. An increasing number of people are shopping online every year and... Read More From FOX 35 News: 4 sororities at UCF now under quarantine due to coronavirus The University of Health and Florida Department of Health in Orange County placed residents of two more UCF sororities on quarantine. The chapter houses are Kappa Alpha Theta and Kappa Delta. 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.