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Blazing into history: Brightline to test at 110 mph as likely Florida’s fastest train ever

ORLANDO, Fla. — Brightline’s unfolding expansion from Miami to Orlando will enter a testing phase this month with the state's inter-city trains expected to reach speeds likely never seen in Florida.

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Rubio leads Demings by 6 points in new Mason-Dixon poll

ORLANDO, Fla. — Marco Rubio has maintained his lead over Val Demings in Florida’s U.S. Senate race, a poll released Tuesday finds.

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Publix, Walmart open after Ian, but it might be hard to find eggs

With milk and bottled water on store shelves, grocers are open in Orlando after Hurricane Ian.

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Orlando fuel prices fall as gas tax holiday takes effect

A one-month gas tax holiday that kicked in Saturday helped to push Orlando-area gas prices to their lowest average since January.

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After Hurricane Ian cleanup, Space Coast back in business this week

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Hurricane Ian forced NASA’s moon rocket to retreat for now, but the business of launching rockets and humans to space is back to full speed this week.

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Timber tour: Discover 7 of Orlando’s significant trees

ORLANDO, Fla. — Amid Orlando’s exponential growth, The City Beautiful has maintained formidable foliage in the form of trees, mostly of the southern live oak variety.

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It’s a monster of a party this Halloween season at Legoland

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — Halloween season has settled in at Legoland Florida. Its Brick-or-Treat event, much like the theme park itself, is geared to the 2-to-12-year-old crowd, but there’s ample lighthearted spooky stuff to entertain the adult crowd, too, including shows, Lego group builds, specialty foods and distinctive character interactions.

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Fort Lauderdale embraces smoking ban at beach and parks

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Not one soul stormed City Hall to protest a ban on smoking at Fort Lauderdale’s beach and city parks.

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Residents at Florida retirement community struggle with massive flooding

ORLANDO, Fla. — Residents at Hacienda Village, a 55-plus manufactured housing community in Winter Springs, have not had power for days and are struggling to live in the heat with a boil water notice.

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Central Florida struggles with Ian’s ongoing sewage crisis

ORLANDO, Fla. — Days after Ian’s last gusts, the Orlando region’s sewage systems are fighting to recover and losing ground in many cases, swamping homes with wastewater, sending streams across roads without warning and pouring untold thousands of gallons into lakes.

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Mike Bianchi: In the wake of Hurricane Ian, here’s another million reasons DeVos family is good for the Orlando community

ORLANDO, Fla. — Orlando Magic chairman Dan DeVos and his family started implementing a plan about how they could help even before Hurricane Ian crashed ashore days ago.

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Hurricane Ian: Damage will drive insurance rates even higher, cripple industry

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — With early predictions of $50 billion in damage from Hurricane Ian, experts worry whether the state’s struggling property insurance system will become another casualty of the storm and lead to even higher premiums.

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FSU-Wake Forest game remains on track for Saturday

Florida State officials remain confident that the Seminoles’ football game against Wake Forest will kick off Saturday at 3:30 p.m. without delays. The game’s status has been in question after Hurricane Ian ravaged Florida Wednesday and Thursday.

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Mike Bianchi: Amid Hurricane Ian, let’s recall the wisdom and idiocy of two former ADs

ORLANDO, Fla. — As we all deal with the destructive impact of Hurricane Ian, let us hope those sports administrators in this state who have decided to reschedule, postpone or even cancel games have more compassion and common sense than former LSU athletics director Joe Alleva.

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FSU remains confident game with Wake Forest will move forward as scheduled

Florida State officials remain optimistic that Saturday’s home football game with Wake Forest will occur despite the impending threat of Hurricane Ian.

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Florida moves Eastern Washington game to noon Sunday because of Hurricane Ian

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida is moving Saturday’s visit from Eastern Washington University to noon Sunday at the Swamp because of Hurricane Ian, the school announced.

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Artemis I leaves launch pad ahead of Hurricane Ian

ORLANDO, Fla. — NASA made the call Monday to guard against Hurricane Ian and got the slow gears rolling before midnight to send its Artemis I mission hardware back to the garage at Kennedy Space Center.

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‘Strange World’ creators talk old-school adventures and the importance of legacy

Watching the trailer for “Strange World,” the latest film from Disney animation, it’s easy to get a Jules Verne vibe. And according to director Don Hall, that’s entirely on purpose.

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UCF football preparing for SMU while tracking Hurricane Ian

With Hurricane Ian on track to target the west-central coast of Florida ahead of the weekend, UCF football coach Gus Malzahn said Monday his team is preparing as usual for Saturday’s home game vs. SMU.

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NASA plays it safe, to roll Artemis I back from launch pad

ORLANDO, Fla. — With the threat of Hurricane Ian, NASA isn’t going to risk its $4.1 billion rocket to the moon deciding to roll it back to the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center forgoing a chance to launch Artemis I next week.

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Magic’s Markelle Fultz fractures big left toe, won’t require surgery

Orlando Magic guard Markelle Fultz suffered a fracture in his big left toe, a league source told the Orlando Sentinel Sunday.

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Editorial: The best path to justice in DeSantis’ migrant-flight scandal

It’s becoming increasingly clear that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will have to answer for the dubious legality of his cruel stunt that dropped two state-funded planeloads of migrants on the Massachusetts resort community of Martha’s Vineyard. At the very least, he appears to have violated the boundaries of the state…

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Tennessee ends 5-game losing streak to Florida behind fast-pace offense

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Florida Gators’ five-game winning streak over the Tennessee Volunteers is over.

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Path shifts northwest on growing Tropical Storm Ian, still could strike Florida as hurricane

ORLANDO, Fla. — Tropical Storm Ian grew overnight in the Caribbean, still with a path that could bring it to Florida next week as a hurricane, prompting Gov. Ron DeSantis to declare a state of emergency across the Sunshine State.

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Residents clear water, plywood shelves as Ian threatens Florida

ORLANDO, Fla. — The parking lot at a Walmart in Metrowest was packed with customers Saturday afternoon, many hustling to find any leftover cases of water. But by the time they arrived, the shelves had long been cleared.

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