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• Struggling SeaWorld reveals plan for transformation

  In a move away from featuring its signature killer whales as entertainment,SeaWorldsaid Monday that its San Diego theme park will end "theatrical" orca shows next year, replacing stunts with themes more in tune with wildlife conservation.Orlando-basedSeaWorld Entertainment, which made the announcement at an analyst conference, is responding to a five-year controversy about keeping whales in captivity. Negative publicity has hit SeaWorld particularly hard in California.The company did not announc..

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• Brightline to connect Orlando with Miami | Local News - WESH Home

  

  The high-speed train that will soon cut through Florida will be named Brightline, All Aboard Florida announced Monday morning.Predicting explosions in population and visitors, All Aboard Florida created Brightline with the goal of having 16 daily round trips between Orlando and Miami.“No matter who you are, sooner or later, you’re coming to Florida,” Brightline President Mike Reininger said.The diesel-powered trains will carry passengers at up to 125 miles per hour.While prices have not been fin..

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• Weather: Orlando high of 91 breaks 104-year record

  

  By Bryan Karrick, Chief MeteorologistLast Updated: Monday, November 09, 2015, 3:14 PMORLANDO --Here's what you need to know for Central Florida's weather for Monday and the rest of the week:Record highs set in Orlando, Daytona BeachShowers sticking aroundTropical Storm Kate to stay well east of FloridaAnother round of record highs fell by the wayside Monday, including Orlando's old record of 90 degrees, set more than a century ago, in 1911.Daytona Beach also topped a daily record high, and Melbo..

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• Orlando City announce US U-20 goalkeeper Mason Stajduhar as fourth Homegrown player signing | MLSsoccer

  

  Orlando City SC haven't been in MLS very long, but they're getting quite familiar with the Homegrown Player concept.The Lions announced their fourth Homegrown signing on Monday, as goalkeeper Mason Stajduhar was promoted to Orlando's senior squad from the club's U.S. Soccer Development Academy Program. OCSC's first three HGPs areTommy Redding,Tyler TurnerandHarrison Heath.A US youth international who took part in the U-20 team's recent trip to Germany, the 18-year-old product of Lithia, Florida ..

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• Orlando City offseason roster evaluation: Forwards - Orlando Sentinel

  Orlando Cityfinished just two wins shy of the playoffs in 2015, and it now pushes into the offseason with the belief that a bit of tinkering and a few additions can turn an expansion team into anMLS Cupcontender.The Lions front office continues to go through its own roster evaluations, but we will take a position-by-position look at the team and address what Orlando City might look to add going into 2016.FORWARDS2015 Depth ChartCyle LarinBryan RóchezPedro RibeiroDanny Mwanga(Adam Bedell)(Sidney ..

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• Supporters rally across state and nation in Fight for $15

  Across the nation, supporters of theFight for $15effort to raise the federal minimum wage are organizing a mass strike Tuesday of fast-food restaurants -- the industry blamed as the driving force behind low wages.In Central Florida -- home to the lowest median wage of any major metropolitan area in the country --several events are scheduled, including a 6 a.m. strike line at the McDonald's at 4066 South Semoran Blvd. in Orlando and a noon strike line at the McDonald's at 719 West Vine St. in Kis..

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• Crash leaves 2 dead, 3 hurt as suspects fled deputies

  A car carrying suspected burglars flipped Monday afternoon while being followed by aSeminole Countysheriff's helicopter on State Road 417.Two of the five occupants died after being ejected from the 2007AcuraSUV about 3 p.m., prompting authorities to close the toll road in both directions near the Lake Jesup bridge, according to the Sheriff's Office.The dead were identified as a 19-year-old man from Palm Coast and a 22-year-old man from Orlando, according to theFlorida Highway Patrol. The other t..

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• Star Wars Weekends ending at Disney's Hollywood Studios

  

  Disney's Hollywood Studios will not be offering its annual Star Wars Weekends any more,Walt Disney Worldreported Monday.The popular event held on consecutive weekends in May and June is going away because of construction of a Star Wars-themed land in the park. Once the new area opens, there will be 14 acres devoted to Star Wars every day, the company said."While Star Wars Weekends has been a great way to enjoy the saga for a few days every year, now the Force will be with Disney's Hollywood Stud..

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  Elfrid Payton shot 8 of 10 and led seven Orlando players in double figures with 20 points. He was scoreless over 15 minutes in Friday's victory against Toronto ...

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• 3 shot at park near Orlando school | News - Home

  

  ORLANDO, Fla. -Three people were shot late Sunday at a park near an Orlando elementary school, police said.The shooting happened at Eagle Nest Park on Metrowest Boulevard near Eagle's Nest Elementary School.Orlando police said the shooting happened during an argument.  One man was shot in the upper leg, and two others later showed up at an Ocoee hospital, police said.  All three victims were in stable condition, police said.A man was arrested for opening fire at the park, but police said he didn..

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