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The Outta Control Magic comedy dinner show is in its 25th year at the International Drive attraction Wonderworks Orlando. The family-friendly production offers an unlimited pizza and salad menu and features longtime magician Tony Brent or other performers. The attraction focuses on edutainment, but also features laser tags, rope courses, art galleries, extreme weather belts and dinner shows. Brent’s magical journey is wounded from West Tennessee through Walt Disney World through I-drive’s upside-down building. He was an outta control performer from the beginning, and was also his producer from the early points. He sat in the first floor room where…

The 2025-2026 academic year has been up. There are emotions in the air. It feels like a new beginning. Education is not just about knowledge. It shapes life. When they think about their future, it guides the young people. Teachers and students gather once more, and the objective question drove wildly above them. Everyday is a blank page. An opportunity to create it. What will raise you up in the morning? What stirs up the fire in your belly? These are not idol-like ideas. They define who we are and what we fight for. Finding your purpose is to commit.…

Once upon a time, five historic homes formed a honeymoon line on Lake Cherokee. According to a report from GrowthSpotter, most are gone, but one of the remaining homes is for sale for $3.75 million. “It was the Victorian Queen and it seemed to have been completely in front of her,” says list agent Tom Buitenhuis, along with Olde Town Brokers, who owns the house with her husband. “It’s an incredible, beautiful home, and the historic part is amazing.” They bought the place in 2022 and did a lot of work to bring the 5-bedroom, four-bathroom home back to its…

Uber is introducing new features designed to use the platform to enhance safety and comfort for women. Starting next month, the company will pilot tools from select cities in the US that allow female riders to choose female drivers when booking or pre-booking trips. Additionally, this feature, which allows female drivers to choose to match only female passengers, will be first tested in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Detroit. Users can set preferences within the app, but there is no guarantee that Uber matches based on gender. “We are pleased to announce that we are committed to providing a range…

The reintroduction of McDonald’s snack wraps has received positive feedback from customers based on early performance data. After nearly a decade of missing the menu, these popular handheld items were returned in early July. McDonald’s Restaurants, the first three days of the renewal between July 10th and July 12th, saw double digit customer traffic increase compared to average daily visits recorded so far this year, according to data from Placer.ai. Investment company Evercore ISI estimates that the same U.S. store sales rose 7% in the third quarter so far. The surge in demand has caused a temporary lettuce shortage in…

By Elaine Kurtenbach, Associated Press Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) – US President Donald Trump has announced trade agreements with Japan and several other Asian countries that will ease pressure on businesses and consumers from the broad tariffs on exports to the United States. The deal with China is in negotiations, and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bescent said the August 12 deadline has been postponed again, allowing more time for talks. However, sudden tariffs on US steel and aluminum imports remain, and many other countries, including South Korea and Thailand, have yet to sign contracts. Overall, economists say tariffs will inevitably…

Gainesville, Fla. — Researchers at the University of Florida have discovered previously unknown features of the human immune system that could open the door to a universal cancer vaccine. In a study published this month in the Journal Cell Reports Medicine, UF Health Scientists discovered that immune responses caused by an obscure protein known as histone H2B may be key to developing a wide range of cancer immunotherapies. Proteins appear on the surfaces of multiple cancer types but not healthy cells, making them an ideal target for vaccines. “Our study provides the first evidence that histone H2B can stimulate potent…

Matt O’Brien and Ali Swenson, Associated Press The artificial intelligence agenda, which began to coalesce on the Silicon Valley billionaires podcast, is now built on US policy as President Donald Trump leaned towards the ideas of engineers who supported the campaign. Trump on Wednesday is set to reveal the “AI Action Plan” he ordered after returning to the White House in January. He gave President Joe Biden’s signature AI Guardrails to six months of tech advisors to devise a new AI policy after revoking President Joe Biden’s first day of taking office. The unveiling ceremony is co-hosted by the Bipartisan…

South Florida layoffs surged in the first half of 2025, affecting more than 3,800 workers across Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties. Data from the Florida Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notice (WARN) Act shows a 120% increase in layoffs compared to about 1,700 reported in the first six months of 2024. Among the biggest labor reductions, Mandarin Oriental Miami: 430 permanent layoffs as part of a $1 billion redevelopment project. Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne: 425 temporary layoffs related to $100 million renovations. SLS South Beach: 200 workers have been fired. Royal Palm South Beach: More than 100 workers have been fired.…

An analysis by the Associated Press shows that the map of Democrats in the Senate race could be tough in 2026, but Republicans say they don’t have an easy path either. In Florida, Democrats try to pick out a few open seats, but will likely stay in the hands of Republicans. This is according to a recent survey by the Center for Related Industry (AIF) Political Strategy in Florida. On certain issues, voters support Republicans more than Democrats in double digits. Israel: The Florida Republican leads the Democrats with 31 points in the fight over Israeli pro-Israel policies. 45% of…