Friday, November 13, 2020

Disney looking to Thanksgiving for rebound & GOP want Biden to receive intelligence reports

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Disney's theme park division loses $2.4 billion but a busy Thanksgiving in Orlando could help rebound

Disney World's reopening is going well enough for Disney to raise occupancy from 25% to 35%, company CEO Bob Chapek said Thursday.

GOP senators push for Biden to receive intelligence briefings as Trump's team withholds information

The GOP pile-on supporting the intelligence briefings amounted to miniscule cracks in support for Trump as he refuses to concede the race.

Republican Ileana Garcia flips Florida state Senate seat after Democrat concedes in 34-vote loss

While continuing to question Republican campaign tactics, state Sen. Jose Javier Rodriguez, a Miami Democrat, conceded his re-election bid to Ileana Garcia on Thursday after a hand recount...

UCF faculty push back on plans to resume more in-person classes

The University of Central Florida intends to teach more classes on campus next semester, prompting the faculty union to worry that face-to-face contact will put instructors and others on campus...

The latest Orange County crime task force needs to be the last | Editorial

A task force has been formed to address the surge in gang-related violence in Orange County, primarily in and around Pine Hills. It's not a new problem, and neither is forming a task force....

Advocates for new election districts in Winter Park wonder if progress will take "another 100 years"

A group of Black residents in Winter Park who have been advocating for years to change the city's election system are determined to keep up momentum after commissioners voted down a proposal...

George Floyd exhibit in Maitland brings viewers eye-level with killing's aftermath

Black and white portraits, taken of those who visited the Minneapolis site where George Floyd died in police custody, hang at eye-level in a dimly lit room of the Holocaust Memorial Resource...

Next crew of astronauts set to launch Saturday from Florida in 'new era' of SpaceX human spaceflight

As Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken splashed down into the Gulf of Mexico, book-ending the first crewed launch from American soil in almost a decade, the astronauts who would follow them were...

How to watch NASA, SpaceX's Crew-1 astronaut launch Saturday in person and online

If you're thinking about watching the launch from the Space Coast, there are plenty of picturesque spots to choose from. But be warned, May's launch drew tens of thousands of people to...

Festival of Trees returns to Orlando Museum of Art, bringing 'Joy to the World'

The Festival of Trees has returned to Orlando Museum of Art for the 34th year, bringing "Joy to the World" amid a difficult year.

Thanksgiving sandwiches: Hold the holiday in your hand

Celebrating Thanksgiving, sandwich-style with these recommendations from restaurants around Orlando.

At Theater West End, 'American Idiot' rocks | Review

Orlando Sentinel Theater Critic Matthew J. Palm reviews "American Idiot" at Theater West End in Sanford.

Charles Miller made Black lives matter before it was a movement | Commentary

Charles Miller, a trailblazer who helped integrate sports in Orlando and brought the Florida Classic to Central Florida, died at the age of 90.

UCF AD Danny White: Knights fortunate to avoid COVID issues

UCF athletics director Danny White addressed COVID-19's impact on college football, the cost of testing and the removal of four football players from the program during an interview with the...

From FOX 35 News: Winter Park residents concerned over proposed exotic car dealership

A luxury McLaren car dealership could be set up at the site of the former Orchard Supply company in Winter Park, near the intersection of Orlando and Orange avenues, but local residents and...

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