NASA astronauts back at it to try for 1st human spaceflight of Boeing’s Starliner • ‘A huge kiss and make up:’ Disney World, Florida leaders plot major expansion
 Orlando Sentinel Evening Update Friday, May 31, 2024 | | |
| | | | DeSantis travel records | Starliner launch | Disney expansion | Maxwell news quiz | | | | A quest for Gov. Ron DeSantis' travel records leads to 2-year delay, then denial by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. In the meantime, the Legislature passed a law keeping such records secret. | | | | | After years of delay, another four weeks wasn't much of an ask for a pair of NASA astronauts set to finally fly on the first human spaceflight of Boeing's CST-100 Starliner. | | | | | The Walt Disney Co. is gearing up to spend billions of dollars in Central Florida as part of a new development plan, ramping up speculation that the company could be eyeing a major Disney World expansion. | | | | | News quiz time! Columnist Scott Maxwell offers a pop quiz on the news of the week, including the Orlando Pride's strong season, Disney's planned expansion, Universal Orlando's Halloween Horror Nights, Ron DeSantis' spending priorities and more. | | | | | President Joe Biden has detailed a three-phase deal proposed by Israel to Hamas militants that he says would lead to the release of remaining hostages in Gaza and could end the grinding Mideast war. Biden on Friday added Hamas is "no longer capable" of carrying out another large-scale attack on Israel as he urged Israelis and Hamas to come to a deal to release hostages for an extended cease-fire. The Democratic president calls the proposal "a road map to an enduring cease-fire and the release of all hostages." One phase of the deal calls for beginning major reconstruction of Gaza. Gaza's Health Ministry says Israeli attacks have killed 36,000 Palestinians. | | | | | The bravado behind Donald Trump' s boastful hypothesis in 2016 — "I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and sho… | | | | | A Tampa judge dismissed Friday a lawsuit filed by Florida officials challenging the federal government's 2024 mandate that most children in low-income families were entitled to subsidized health insurance for at least a year even if their parents stopped paying a small monthly premium. | | | | | Paige Figi, the "mother of CBD," is increasingly optimistic Gov. Ron DeSantis will veto a bill she and other critics claim would effectively ban a medicine used by millions of patients. | | | | | Torres-Garcia accused in grisly April 11 killing of 31-year-old Guerrero De Aguasvivas, whose car was found ablaze in Osceola County with her body riddled with bullets inside, according to investig… | | | | | He grabbed her arm but she pulled free and called police. | | | | | SpaceX has another Starlink launch lined up from the Space Coast on Friday night. | | | | | The proposal to shape residents' consumption is aimed at easing Orlando's shift to mostly renewable energy. | | | | | Magic guard Jalen Suggs was able to play in the most amount of games of his career (75) and showed why he's one of the NBA's top defenders. "This year was so much fun," he s… | | | | | The NCAA and the nation's five biggest conferences agreed to pay $2.77 to settle a litany of antitrust claims, setting the stage for revenue-sharing model entitling student-athletes to directly rec… | | | | | Three days before what would have been his 29th birthday and nearly one year since his death, family and supporters of Ray Lewis III will be hosting an event Saturday in Ray Ray's memory at A… | | | | | New activities have been installed at SeaWorld Orlando, including a street parade, a cirque-style stunt/hip-hop show and a refreshed realm to explore. Theme park visitors can see the So Much More t… | | | | | Winter Garden visitors can explore the region's history at both the Winter Garden Heritage Museum and the Central Florida Railroad Museum. | | | |
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