June 15, 2016 - 2:00am
Alligator 'Takes' 2-Year-Old Boy at Disney World; Body Still Missing
Submitted by Nancy Smith on June 15, 2016 - 3:40am
UPDATED AT 10:15 A.M. The search continues well into the Wednesday for a 2-year-old boy who was attacked by an alligator and dragged into a lagoon at about 9 p.m. Tuesday at a Disney hotel in Lake Buena Vista.
Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings told CNN the resort's alligator trapper had removed and euthanized four gators from Seven Seas Lagoon, where the boy was taken. But athorities don't believe any of the four were involved.
Out of extreme caution, Walt Disney World has closed all beaches throughout its property until further notice.
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Citrus Agency Cuts Staff, Keeps Juice Flowing for Visitors
June 14, 2016 - 10:45pm
Free orange juice will continue to be available to travelers at Florida welcome centers as the Department of Citrus squeezes staff to help the embattled industry.
The Florida Citrus Commission on Tuesday approved a preliminary $20.7 million budget that will eliminate 20 of 46 positions at the Department of Citrus, including 14 that are currently filled. Employees who will lose their jobs are in administration, scientific research and marketing.
The Political Opportunism of Orlando: Democrats, Call off the Dogs
June 15, 2016 - 6:00am
Is anybody else as disgusted as I am, watching Democrats race to erect their political podiums in the blood of the Orlando nightclub victims?
Tom Lee Running for Re-Election to Florida Senate
June 14, 2016 - 3:45pm
Sen. Tom Lee says he will be running for re-election to return to the Florida Senate later this year, clearing up rumors of his departure from the Florida Legislature.
FBI Says Orlando Shooter Had Ties With American-Born Suicide Bomber
Submitted by Anonymous on June 14, 2016 - 3:06pm
FBI officials say the man who shot 49 people and wounded dozens of others at an Orlando nightclub this weekend had ties to the first American-born suicide bomber.
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Gun Massacre Prevention: Special Session Ahead?
Submitted by Nancy Smith on June 14, 2016 - 2:35pm
State Sen. Darren Soto, D-Orlando, with other Democratic lawmakers and local officials who have been at ground zero of carnage left Sunday at an Orlando gay nightclub, say they will conduct a press conference Wednesday to announce their tactical proposal to prevent future tragedies.
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Barack Obama Heading to Orlando to Visit Families of Shooting Victims
Submitted by Anonymous on June 14, 2016 - 2:23pm
President Barack Obama
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Vern Buchanan Pushes Foster Service Reforms
June 14, 2016 - 9:30am
This week, Florida Republican Congressman Vern Buchanan led a bipartisan effort to reform foster services.
Buchanan, the chairman of the House Ways and Means Human Resources Subcommittee, unveiled the “Family First Prevention Services Act" on Monday.
In Britain, Anti-Semitism Endures
June 14, 2016 - 7:00am
Of the fighting faiths that flourished during the ideologically drunk 20th century, anti-Semitism has been uniquely durable. It survives by mutating, even migrating across the political spectrum from the right to the left. Although most frequently found in European semi-fascist parties, anti-Semitism is growing in the fetid Petri dish of American academia, and is staining Britain's Labour Party.
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