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January 05, 2024

DeSantis in Iowa | Magic to retire Shaq's No. 32 | New Orlando restaurants

Magic will retire jersey No. 32 in honor of Shaquille O’Neal • Bianchi: It’s bittersweet, but Magic did right thing by retiring Shaq’s jersey | Commentary
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Orlando Morning Report

Friday, January 5, 2024

DeSantis in Iowa | Magic to retire Shaq's No. 32 | New Orlando restaurants

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DeSantis takes sharper aim at Trump in Iowa but to little avail

Ron DeSantis has stepped up his criticism of Donald Trump in Iowa, but the Florida governor faces questions about how much longer his presidential campaign can last as the state's Jan. 15 presidential caucuses draw near.

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Magic will retire jersey No. 32 in honor of Shaquille O'Neal

The ceremony will be held during a home game vs. the Thunder on Feb. 13, Orlando's lone national TV appearance this year. O'Neal, who serves as an analyst on the award-winning TV show "Inside the NBA" on TNT, becomes the first player in franchise history to have his number retired.

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Bianchi: It's bittersweet, but Magic did right thing by retiring Shaq's jersey | Commentary

Shaquille O'Neal as the Walt Disney of the sports in Orlando. Before him, there was nothing and then he came to town and built a Magic kingdom. Except Disney World is still here. Shaq World vaporized in a poof of pixie dust when he bolted Orlando for the glitz and glamor of Hollywood and the Lakers.

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Exciting Orlando restaurant openings to anticipate in 2024

There are dozens of new restaurant concepts set to open in Orlando this year. Here are a handful to get excited about.

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Lawsuit: Exploding toilet at Dunkin' store in Winter Park left customer filthy, injured

A customer has filed a negligence lawsuit against Dunkin', claiming he was injured by an exploding toilet at one of the coffee chain's locations in Central Florida.

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New Osceola County plan could squelch opposition to road through Split Oak Forest

Latest twist in long-running saga could override Orange County's objections, worrying forest defenders.

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Seminole County seeks ex-lawmaker's personal bank records as it tries to recoup legal fees

Chris Dorworth says he is not responsible for his development firm's $432,000 debt to the county.

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Arrest made in Christmas Day shooting outside Kissimmee hookah lounge

Osceola sheriff says Lake County man will face a murder charge.

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With more new documents, world sees how Jeffrey Epstein leveraged his powerful connections

A new batch of unsealed documents pertaining to Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuse of teenage girls was released Thursday, adding several hundred pages to the fountain of information detailing how the financier leveraged connections to the rich, powerful and famous to recruit his victims and cover up his crimes.

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Florida Proud Boys member who went on the run after Jan. 6 riot gets 10 years in prison

Christopher Worrell was found six weeks later after he tried to "covertly return" to his home, prosecutors said. He seemed to be unconscious and was hospitalized for five days to treat an apparent opioid drug overdose, but prosecutors say he faked his condition to further stall his sentencing.

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Editorial: DeSantis should treasure integrity when naming new Orange elections chief

Two weeks after Bill Cowles' bombshell announcement that this month's special election in House District 35 will be his last as Orange County's elections supervisor, people are still talking about what that might mean as Florida embarks on a dramatic presidential primary followed by a 2024 electoral season that is guaranteed to be tempestuous.

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Central Florida Explorer's New Year's resolutions for 2024

Along with countless others worldwide, I'm setting my New Year's resolutions to recalibrate my goals as we usher in 2024.

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Kennedy Space Center: Free passes for folks 5 and younger

Registration for Junior Space Explorer Pass must be done by Feb. 21.

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