Booking.com expands, to add 200 Orlando jobs and other top stories.

• Booking.com expands, to add 200 Orlando jobs

  Booking.com has signed a lease to expand its Orlando operations space by 37 percent, making it the largest of the company's three centers in the United States.Construction is slated to start early this year on the expansion, which is expected to add more than 200 jobs to the company's Orlando workforce.Most of the jobs will be customer-service positions. Booking.com also has U.S. centers in Seattle and Grand Rapids, Mich.Cite Partners, a commercial real-estate firm, represented the Amsterdam-bas..

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• Orlando News Now: Lions to play in Citrus Bowl another year ...

  

  Orlando News Now: Lions to play in Citrus Bowl another year, Orlando Magic in London for Thursday's game

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• Florida Senate wants more options for disabled kids, school uniforms

  

  The Florida Senate today passed a bill that expands educational options for students with disabilities, encouraging colleges to provide programs for those who cannot attend traditional post-secondary schools.The bill(SB 672)also increases access toPersonal Learning Scholarships, savings accounts parents can tap, if their child is not in public school and has severe disabilities. The money can be used for a wide range of educational services and therapies.In addition, the bill creates a statewide..

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• Man sues city of Orlando after tree crushes vehicle

  

  ORLANDO, Fla.- A case of tree trouble has a local man pitted against the city of Orlando.Trino Valdez claims a tree that should have been removed crushed his vehicle while he was still in it in 2012 at Dickson Azalea Park."All of a sudden I just feel an impact," said Valdez. "Next thing you know, I'm under a tree with no way out."Rescuers had to cut Valdez out of his truck after the crash. Since then, he's had three surgeries, screws and rods placed in his neck and back.Now, he's suing the city,..

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