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Tropical Storm Fiona forms with 50 mph winds

ORLANDO, Fla. — Tropical Storm Fiona, the hurricane season’s sixth named storm, formed Wednesday night east of the Leeward Islands, the National Hurricane Center said.

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Tropical depression likely to form as a system pushes toward the Caribbean, hurricane center says

ORLANDO, Fla. — The next tropical depression of the season is likely to form this week as a low-pressure area pushes west Wednesday morning toward the Caribbean, the National Hurricane Center said in its 8 a.m. update.

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Odds increase for tropical wave’s development into the next storm, hurricane center says

ORLANDO, Fla. — The odds of the next tropical storm emerging this week keep going up as the National Hurricane Center monitors two tropical waves in the east Atlantic.

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NASA takes 1 Artemis launch date off the board, considers another

ORLANDO, Fla. — NASA is pushing back a test of fixes on the launch pad for Artemis I to later in September, which has taken one potential launch date off the board.

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Odds increase for tropical wave’s development into the next storm, hurricane center says

ORLANDO, Fla. — The odds of the next tropical storm emerging this week keep going up as the National Hurricane Center monitors two tropical waves in the east Atlantic.

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Red Lobster offers ‘endless shrimp’ amid its recent woes

Red Lobster is offering customers plate after plate of “endless” shrimp scampi, lightly fried shrimp and shrimp linguini alfredo at a time when the seafood chain might need a boost in business.

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In Florida governor's race, Crist accepts 3 debates, including 1 DeSantis declined

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist, the Democratic nominee for Florida governor, has committed to three televised debates in October, including the only one to be broadcast statewide, the Oct. 20 “Before You Vote” event that Gov. Ron DeSantis has turned down.

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‘American Dream and Other Fairy Tales’ from Abigail Disney exposes realities of wage inequality

ORLANDO, Fla. — “If your CEO salary is 700, 600, 500 times your median worker’s pay, there is nobody on Earth ... Jesus Christ himself isn’t worth 500 times his median worker’s pay.”

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Editorial: Sunshine will heal the damage of ‘Basquiat fiasco’

Start with the paintings, which vibrated with an energy that seemed to radiate outside their own dimensions: Bold primary colors slashed across scavenged cardboard; stark black buildings floating in columns of yellow light; human figures with clenched teeth and waving arms, crowned with slashing white lines or boxlike hats.

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How Orlando guardian’s scandal shaped new oversight process for DNRs

ORLANDO, Fla. — When Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill in 2020 requiring guardians to seek a judge’s approval before signing “do not resuscitate” orders on behalf of incapacitated clients, the new law did not give much guidance on how to make those life-and-death decisions, Circuit Judge Margaret Hudson…

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SpaceX nails 1 launch this weekend, pushes 2nd to Tuesday

ORLANDO, Fla. — SpaceX doesn’t take the weekend off, at least on the Space Coast with a Starlink launch on Saturday and one pushed from Sunday now to Tuesday.

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Distant Hurricane Earl hands Florida rough surf as new system is tracked

ORLANDO, Fla. — Hurricane Earl is nearing its last stages as a tropical system, but strong swells are a threat to Florida’s East Coast.

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SpaceX lines up 2 launches from Space Coast this weekend

ORLANDO, Fla. — SpaceX doesn’t take the weekend off, at least on the Space Coast with Starlink launches on tap for both Saturday and Sunday night.

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In Florida's Lake County, farmland vanishes as houses, industry move in

MOUNT DORA, Florida — Raquel Martin knows first-hand the development pressures farmers face in Lake County. As vice president of Liner Source, an ornamental nursery with about 200 acres, she says some of the offers she’s received for her land have been “insane.”

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Critics: DeSantis’ campaign-style events on the taxpayers’ dime cross the line

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — As the election clock counts down to Nov. 8, Gov. Ron DeSantis is once again flying around the state handing out oversized checks worth millions to local officials while delivering attacks on President Biden, COVID-19 lockdowns and inflation.

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Hurricane Earl forecast to possibly become Category 4 storm

ORLANDO, Fla. — Hurricane Earl is moving slowly but is expected to keep strengthening throughout the week and possibly become this year’s first major hurricane reaching the strength of a Category 4 storm. Meanwhile, the National Hurricane Center is keeping its eyes on another system with high odds of becoming…

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Greenberg alleged far-reaching public corruption in Florida jailhouse interview

ORLANDO, Fla. — Former Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Greenberg alleged far-reaching public corruption, including granting no-work contracts on the public dime, when he spoke with investigators probing the “ghost” candidate scheme that helped Republican state Sen. Jason Brodeur win office in 2020.

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What’s next for Artemis I after 2nd scrub?

ORLANDO, Fla. — What went wrong with Artemis I was on the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center, so that’s where NASA has decided to try and fix it.

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Hurricane Earl forecast to become 1st major storm of the season

ORLANDO, Fla. — Hurricane Earl is moving slowly but is expected to keep strengthening throughout the week and possibly become this year’s first major hurricane.

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Hurricane Earl forecast to possibly become Category 4 storm

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So far, DeSantis has agreed to just one debate with Crist

TALLAHASSEE — Florida’s political world erupted over the weekend on Twitter and other social media with rumors, confirmations and cancellations of debate appearances by Gov. Ron DeSantis against his Democratic opponent, U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist.

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SEC’s Greg Sankey sees more work ahead before College Football Playoff expansion

NEW ORLEANS — When Greg Sankey arrived in New Orleans for Sunday’s showdown between Florida State and LSU, it had been an incredible 72 hours for the SEC commissioner.

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Florida debuts at No. 12 in AP Top 25 following Utah upset

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida debuted at No. 12 the Associated Press Top 25, marking the Gators’ biggest one-week leap since the prestigious poll moved to 25 teams.

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While Artemis scrubs, SpaceX treats Space Coast to launches

ORLANDO, Fla. — While hundreds of thousands of people made their way to the Space Coast two weekends in a row for a shot to see the most powerful rocket to ever lift off from Earth, a couple of scrubs for NASA’s Artemis I mission left them disappointed.

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Universal puts ‘pedal to the metal’ on Epic Universe project

ORLANDO, Fla. — On International Drive near Sand Lake Road in Orlando, more than a dozen cranes tower behind souvenir T-shirt shops, forming a backdrop to The Wheel at ICON Park.

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