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ORLANDO, Fla. (WFLA) – Florida families looking to travel to Universal Orlando Resort this summer will be able to take advantage of a new ticket deal. The theme park offers Florida residents tickets “Get one free one day for two days” This ticket will give guests three days of access to Universal Studios in Florida and the Adventure Island of Universal Island. Must be used by September 24th. List: Where to watch the July 4th fireworks in Tampa Bay “This special ticket offer will provide guests with ample time to explore the thrills, excitement and unforgettable adventures on Universal Studios…

Wednesday’s early morning launch on Space Coast marked the 500th time that SpaceX fleet-leading its Falcon 9 Rocket and reused its fleet-leading first-stage booster for a record 29th time. The latest flight with payloads of 27 Starlink satellites has appeared for over nine hours since the release of the 499 from the nearby Kennedy Space Center, which sent European weather satellites, and was lifted to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40, appearing just nine hours at 2:28am. The booster first flew in 2021 and was then used in two human spaceflights in 28 previous missions, resulting in…

NEW YORK – Sean “Diddy” Combs was found guilty of a prostitution-related crime but was acquitted Wednesday of sex trafficking and assault.The mixed results came on the third day of deliberation. He could send the 55-year-old comb to prison for 10 years, potentially ending his career as a hit-making music executive, fashion entrepreneur, brand ambassador and reality television star.The foreperson confirmed that the verdict reached was unanimous.After they read the verdict, Combs raised his hands in prayer movements, looking at the ju judge and embraced his defense attorney, Tenny Jelagos.Combs skipped people across the country, including his girlfriend and paid…

Teresa Cerojano and Matt Ott, Associated Press Wall Street futures are almost unchanged Wednesdays, with few corporate news or revenue reports in the week that was shortened to holidays. There may also be pullbacks ahead of important US employment data arriving Thursday and the looming US tariff deadline next week. The S&P 500 futures were flat in front of the bell, with Dow Jones Industrial Average rising just 0.1%. Nasdaq futures fell 0.1%. Japan’s markets have declined, and before the deadline of July 9th, there has been no progress in trade talks with the US, facing either trading or raising…

A year ago, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed the law on the path to compensation for a boy who endured unspeakable torture. For decades, these boys were beaten and raped, with spirits and bodies broken at the state’s infamous reform schools. Others were murdered in taxpayer dimes, their bodies buried under a dirt covering, and reduced to a horrifying archaeological discovery.Those boys stole things. They were true. They broke the law. But at the time, exactly a year ago, society agreed that their crimes did not justify their fate. No matter how indiscreetly these boys committed, they didn’t deserve that…

Jacob Lundy’s childhood included time spent on a woodsy, three-acre lot in Jacksonville, where his mom, Anjalonette Lundy — who taught kindergarten and first grade for more than 40 years — started a catering company to help fund her four kids’ college education. Soul food, mostly, Lundy tells me. The same sides she’d make when he and his older brother would dig a pit at the back of the property and throw a piece of chain-link fence over the top. Ribs and chicken takeout box from Smokey Jay’s BBQ in East Orlando with mac and cheese and collard greens sides.…

TAMPA — Almost two days after she gave birth in her college dormitory bathroom, Brianna Moore sat in a campus security office with two Tampa police detectives old enough to be her father.“I know things can get pretty big, pretty scary, pretty quick,” Detective Aaron Campbell told the 19-year-old freshman. “Can you tell me about the baby?”“The baby?” Moore said.It had been a few hours since police were directed to the dumpsters outside McKay Hall at the University of Tampa, where they found a lifeless baby girl inside a white trash bag. Campbell told Moore, a marine biology major, that…

By Wyatte Grantham-Philips NEW YORK (AP) – Anne Wojcicki’s bid to purchase 23andMe, a genetic testing company she co-founded nearly 20 years ago, received Court Greenlight. That means Wojcicki’s non-profit TTAM Research Institute will purchase “virtually everything” of San Francisco-based 23Andme’s assets for $305 million. Transactions that arrive more than three months after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy will be officially closed in the coming weeks. “We are excited that TTAM can help people access, understand and benefit from the human genome based on the mission of 23andMe,” Wojcicki said in a statement Monday. The sale, approved Friday by US…

100 Florida Councils have released an economic survey of CEOs. Florida employers have shown they are more optimistic than the national outlook. “The economic trajectory of Sunshine State looks brighter than national trends,” the report said. The quarterly index is a measure of future outlook that captures expectations from Top Florida CEOs regarding sales, capital expenditures and employment. It is modeled after the nationally recognized Business Round Table (BRT) index. Florida’s overall CEO Economic Outlook Index score was 83, showing an economic expansion of over 50 compared to the BRT National Index’s 69. “Florida’s top business leaders signal ongoing confidence…

Marathon, FL (WFLA) – Manatee was rescued by Florida Keys, wrapped around a flipper and found on fishing lines carved deep inside her skin. The manatee and her cow were rescued on June 18 by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Committee and the Dolphin Rescue Center. The fishing line was removed normally and the wound was treated before both the manatee and calves were released on the same day, the Dolphin Rescue Center said. “This incident is a powerful reminder of why it is important to properly dispose of fishing lines and gear,” Dr. Scott Geerhart, a veterinarian at…