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10% of US House members have announced they’re not running for reelection, an AP analysis shows trib.al/NFZPsnl
10% of US House members have announced they’re not running for reelection, an AP analysis shows
A record number of seats are up for grabs at this point in the cycle.
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January 15, 2026 at 7:10 PM
10% of US House members have announced they’re not running for reelection, an AP analysis shows trib.al/NFZPsnl
Trump administration reinstates drug, mental health programs it cut days earlier trib.al/JcxNQtJ
Trump administration reinstates drug, mental health programs it cut days earlier
The cuts would have impacted Central Florida programs, including about $1 million worth of initiatives in Orange County.
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January 15, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Trump administration reinstates drug, mental health programs it cut days earlier trib.al/JcxNQtJ
Magic, NBA see growth in Europe, abroad: ‘It’s showing in the numbers’ trib.al/d3tjpqQ
Magic, NBA see growth in Europe, abroad: ‘It’s showing in the numbers’
The Magic might only play two games in Europe this season, but the time spent overseas stretches much further for Orlando, both the organization and city. “With our trips in the past … …
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January 15, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Magic, NBA see growth in Europe, abroad: ‘It’s showing in the numbers’ trib.al/d3tjpqQ
Orlando Sentinel 150: Friday Flashback to Orlando High School trib.al/2BKPol4
Orlando Sentinel 150: Friday Flashback to Orlando High School
But back in the early days of Orlando, there was just one high school in Orlando and and its student population was much smaller than today’s schools. Much, much smaller.
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January 15, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Orlando Sentinel 150: Friday Flashback to Orlando High School trib.al/2BKPol4
Demings, Jolly unknown to most Fla. voters, poll says, while Donalds leads GOP trib.al/ZesxjVd
Demings, Jolly unknown to most Fla. voters, poll says, while Donalds leads GOP
The poll’s authors said Jolly’s lead over Demings is “insignificant” given that 58% of voters said they were undecided.
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January 15, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Demings, Jolly unknown to most Fla. voters, poll says, while Donalds leads GOP trib.al/ZesxjVd
Exclusive, curated Outstanding in the Field dinner reconnects diners to the land trib.al/IOsiOSN
Exclusive, curated Outstanding in the Field dinner reconnects diners to the land
Two-time James Beard Award finalist Lordfer Lalicon of Kaya, and Orlando’s Everoak Farm, invites guests to the field for an exclusive, curated feast.
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January 15, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Exclusive, curated Outstanding in the Field dinner reconnects diners to the land trib.al/IOsiOSN
Epcot: Diving into 40 years of the Seas trib.al/0Ru08WT
Epcot: Diving into 40 years of the Seas
Change has been a constant at attraction, but it still has manatees, a giant aquarium and a conservation message. Coming soon: Sea dragons.
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January 15, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Epcot: Diving into 40 years of the Seas trib.al/0Ru08WT
Press freedom advocates worry that raid on Washington Post journalist’s home will chill reporting trib.al/LICn5bc
Press freedom advocates worry that raid on Washington Post journalist’s home will chill reporting
By DAVID BAUDER If the byproduct of Wednesday’s raid on a Washington Post journalist’s home is to deter probing reporting of government action, the Trump administration could hardly hav…
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January 15, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Press freedom advocates worry that raid on Washington Post journalist’s home will chill reporting trib.al/LICn5bc
Letters: ICE Orlando protests | Trump’s retribution | Why support vouchers? trib.al/zRCNk52
Letters: ICE Orlando protests | Trump’s retribution | Why support vouchers?
An attendee of Orlando’s City Hall protest on Saturday discusses the reasons why she stands against ICE overreach.
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January 15, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Letters: ICE Orlando protests | Trump’s retribution | Why support vouchers? trib.al/zRCNk52
Norwegian Aura announced as cruise line’s newest and largest ship trib.al/sy6E7EV
Norwegian Aura announced as cruise line’s newest and largest ship
Set to homeport in Miami beginning in June 2027, the 169,000-gross-ton Norwegian Aura expands on the Prima class with returning favorites and new offerings.
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January 15, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Norwegian Aura announced as cruise line’s newest and largest ship trib.al/sy6E7EV
Preview: Epcot arts fest leans into Broadway, new eats, Lorcana trib.al/WHk2nl2
Preview: Epcot arts fest leans into Broadway, new eats, Lorcana
Disney World’s first festival of 2026 features daily concerts, trading cards, Plate of Impossible Bites.
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January 15, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Preview: Epcot arts fest leans into Broadway, new eats, Lorcana trib.al/WHk2nl2
Aimed at the growing number of young Chinese who live alone, a new app asks: ‘Are you dead?’ trib.al/8mZZSpG
Aimed at the growing number of young Chinese who live alone, a new app asks: ‘Are you dead?’
In China, the names of things are often either ornately poetic or jarringly direct. A new, wildly popular app among young Chinese people is definitively the latter. It’s called, simply, “Are You De…
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January 15, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Aimed at the growing number of young Chinese who live alone, a new app asks: ‘Are you dead?’ trib.al/8mZZSpG
What’s next for Greenland and Denmark after difficult meeting with Trump administration trib.al/MYG3a9k
What’s next for Greenland and Denmark after difficult meeting with Trump administration
Wednesday’s meeting in Washington did point to ways ahead for Greenland and Denmark.
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January 15, 2026 at 1:46 PM
What’s next for Greenland and Denmark after difficult meeting with Trump administration trib.al/MYG3a9k
Thousands to lose AIDS drugs under Florida cuts trib.al/qDTpM3D
Thousands to lose AIDS drugs under Florida cuts
At least 10,000 Floridians could lose access to life-saving HIV medication because Congress didn’t extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits last fall, DeSantis’ administration says.
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January 15, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Thousands to lose AIDS drugs under Florida cuts trib.al/qDTpM3D
‘Parkland learned this the hard way:’ Victim’s parents decry Florida bill to lower gun-buying age trib.al/rCfXSdI
‘Parkland learned this the hard way:’ Victim’s parents decry Florida bill to lower gun-buying age
Manuel and Patricia Oliver called HB 133, which would lower the minimum age from 21 to 18 to purchase long guns, “a slap in our faces.” The Florida House will consider the bill Thursday…
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January 15, 2026 at 1:46 PM
‘Parkland learned this the hard way:’ Victim’s parents decry Florida bill to lower gun-buying age trib.al/rCfXSdI
What Americans think about Trump’s first year back in office, according to AP-NORC polling trib.al/49o71Ph
What Americans think about Trump’s first year back in office, according to AP-NORC polling
President Donald Trump’s second term has been eventful, but you wouldn’t know it from his approval numbers.
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January 15, 2026 at 1:46 PM
What Americans think about Trump’s first year back in office, according to AP-NORC polling trib.al/49o71Ph
Showers and hazardous cold conditions forecast for Central Florida trib.al/V8fyowP
Showers and hazardous cold conditions forecast for Central Florida
For Thursday, there is a 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 9 a.m., according to NWS Melbourne.
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January 15, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Showers and hazardous cold conditions forecast for Central Florida trib.al/V8fyowP
Ticked Off! @HOA trib.al/Lgh9x6k
Ticked Off! @HOA
See what upsets people and what occasionally makes them happy
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January 15, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Ticked Off! @HOA trib.al/Lgh9x6k
Senate OKs fixes to Florida’s school voucher funding model trib.al/z9XJZPk
Senate OKs fixes to Florida’s school voucher funding model
Some schools did not get funding for students who were attending them, while some voucher recipients paid for services and waited in vain for reimbursements.
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January 15, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Senate OKs fixes to Florida’s school voucher funding model trib.al/z9XJZPk
Immigrant mothers are being detained by ICE, despite federal protections trib.al/rDMubLK
Immigrant mothers are being detained by ICE, despite federal protections
Under an administration that has enacted mass deportation initiatives, advocates say more mothers are being detained despite federal and state protections meant to shield them.
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January 15, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Immigrant mothers are being detained by ICE, despite federal protections trib.al/rDMubLK
Democrats propose state laws to limit ICE after Minneapolis shooting of Renee Good trib.al/9hWZBqf
Democrats propose state laws to limit ICE after Minneapolis shooting of Renee Good
Democrats across the country are proposing state law changes to rein in federal immigration officers and protect the public following the shooting death of a protester in Minneapolis and the woundi…
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January 15, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Democrats propose state laws to limit ICE after Minneapolis shooting of Renee Good trib.al/9hWZBqf
Chris Perkins: Dolphins have fresh start, but clock still ticking trib.al/2EiK6Om
Chris Perkins: Dolphins have fresh start, but clock still ticking
The NFL trend tells the Dolphins that patience is for suckers. The Jaguars, with a first-time coach and first-time GM, went 13-4 in 2025 after going 4-13 in 2024.
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January 15, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Chris Perkins: Dolphins have fresh start, but clock still ticking trib.al/2EiK6Om
European troops arrive in Greenland as talks with US highlight ‘disagreement’ over island’s future trib.al/ElyyaGm
European troops arrive in Greenland as talks with US highlight ‘disagreement’ over island’s future
Troops from European countries, including France, Germany, Norway and Sweden, are arriving in Greenland to help boost the island’s security amid “fundamental disagreement” with Trump.
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January 15, 2026 at 11:59 AM
European troops arrive in Greenland as talks with US highlight ‘disagreement’ over island’s future trib.al/ElyyaGm
Asking Eric: I want to confront my sister about what she said trib.al/htiDsvo
Asking Eric: I want to confront my sister about what she said
For as long as I can remember, my older sister has criticized everything about me.
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January 15, 2026 at 11:44 AM
Asking Eric: I want to confront my sister about what she said trib.al/htiDsvo
Fear and anger spread after another immigration shooting in Minneapolis trib.al/Yttul6h
Fear and anger spread after another immigration shooting in Minneapolis
By STEVE KARNOWSKI, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and HALLIE GOLDEN MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal officer shot a man in the leg in Minneapolis after being attacked with a shovel and broom handle, furth…
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January 15, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Fear and anger spread after another immigration shooting in Minneapolis trib.al/Yttul6h