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Charter Communications is offering to acquire Cox Communications, a $34.5 billion merger that combines two of the top three US cable companies. Cox is the country’s third largest cable television company with over 6.5 million digital cable, internet, telephone and home security customers. There is a strong footing in the states that span California and Virginia. More widely known as Spectrum, Charter Communications has over 32 million customers in 41 states. The Orlando Sentinel has a news partnership with Spectrum News 13, a charter news channel that serves Central Florida. The cable industry has been attacked for years from streaming…

MIAMI, Fla. (WFLA) – The Everglades in Florida saw a crocodile eating what is believed to be its offspring on Mother’s Day in “National Geographic Moment.” A group of people on tour at Shark Valley Everglades National Park on May 11th experienced an adult crocodile munching on a baby crocodile while three other young crocodiles looked up close. “Well, that’s a shame,” you can hear the tour guide say in the background. “National Geographic Moment”: Crocodile is eating offspring on Mother’s Day, captured on camera. The video footage showed the tiny crocodile munching on the small ones as three other…

ORLANDO, Fla. (WFLA) – A Nona High School student on the lake has died after he went missing in the lake while kayaking with a group of friends, NBC affiliate Wesh has announced. Orange County Public Schools confirmed that one of the students at the high school had passed away in a statement from OCPS principal Maria Vazquez. “It is heartbreaking to see the death of one of the Lake Nona high school students who tragically died on campus on Wednesday night. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends during this difficult time. The sudden death of…

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Dick’s sporting goods buys struggling shoe chain foot lockers for around $2.4 billion.Dick said Thursday that he hopes to operate foot lockers as a standalone unit and maintain foot locker brands such as children’s foot lockers, Champion Sports, WSS and Japanese sneaker brand Atmos.“Sports and sports culture remains extremely strong and with this acquisition we will create a new global platform that will deliver evolving needs through product mixes that know the love that consumers know, know, enhance store design and omni-channel experiences and appeal to a wide range of customer bases.Foot Locker partially announced a turnaround plan in 2023…

It’s hard to not compare MSC Cruises’ World Class ships and its largest-ever offering, the MSC World America, to similarly massive ships sailed by Royal Caribbean. But while World America may look like its competitor’s ships, it has touches that set it apart. The Jaw Drop dry, twisting slide takes riders on an 11-deck trip on board MSC Cruises’ new ship, the MSC World America, in PortMiami on Wednesday, April 10, 2025. (Richard Tribou/Orlando Sentinel)The MSC World America docks at MSC Cruises’ private Bahamas island Ocean Cay on Thursday, April 10, 2025. (Richard Tribou/Orlando Sentinel)The main pool along with several…

LOS ANGELES – When Vermillion Valley Resort in California’s East Sierra closed in the winter, staff unleashed cabin doors in case whimpered hikers needed shelter during frequent mountain snowstorms. The decision may have saved the life of Tiffany Slaton, a 27-year-old Georgia woman who went missing for nearly three weeks in the far-flung wilderness.Owner Christopher Gutierrez found ajar at the cabin door and shoes nearby to arrive Wednesday morning to begin the spring resort’s reopening. Suddenly a young woman appeared in the doorway.”She had just jumped out, she had just run without saying a word, and all she wanted was…

Sarah Sell, University Communication and MarketingFlorida’s coral reefs suffered severe damage during the mass bleaching event in 2023, but recovery efforts are underway to restore this critical ecosystem.On May 7th, nearly 1,050 baby corals were produced and raised at the Florida Aquarium, delivered to Keys Marine Laboratory (KML) in Florida Keys. The lab is run by USF’s Florida Marine Research Institute (FIO).Biologists and volunteers from the Coral Conservation and Research Center at the Florida Aquarium in Apollo Beach packed young elkhorn corals into a cooler and drove for six hours. Upon reaching the long key KML site, they were transferred…

Standing tall along the northeastern edge of the new Epic Universe theme park, the Helios Grand Hotel, a 14-storey hotel built by Universal Orlando, we hope to benefit from its location, location and location. More than half of the 500 Helios Grand Units, plus the rooftop bar area, offer views of the park. It is a colorful and intricate sight during the day, a dark, sparkling experience at night, separated by a fountain show. But it’s not just looking. Hotel guests with park tickets have immediate access to Helios’ magnificent universe. Passing through the dedicated entrance, they are an area…

For over 25 years, a pediatric dentist, Dr. Natalie Carr Bustillo was usually able to learn when the children she treated came from the plant city. The East Hillsboro community only added fluoride to its drinking water in 2013. Before that, children with cavities that often make it difficult to clean spots between teeth were always present from the city, she said.With a new law signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday, she fears the number of children with severe cavities will rise sharply as it effectively prohibits the addition of fluoride to public drinking water supplies. The law will…