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Milk District storefront crashes prompt effort to make Robinson Street safer | Orlando Area News | Orlando

Police tape still drapes the boarded-up entrance to the Milk District Spot on Robinson Street. In January, a car veered…

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Florida Indigenous Alliance asks Disney to ban performances from groups with Native mascots | Orlando Area News | Orlando

Cuz a bunch of kids in fringe chanting “scalp ‘em Indians, scalp ‘em” is honor, right? And any Natives who…

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University of Florida renames Karl Marx study room following Russian invasion of Ukraine | Orlando Area News | Orlando

click to enlarge Adobe We live in the stupidest country. The University of Florida has renamed a study room honoring…

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Disney responds to planned ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill walkout at Walt Disney World | Orlando Area News | Orlando

The Walt Disney Company responded to a planned walkout of LGBTQ workers on Tuesday. The company's workers have been building…

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Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson defended some bad people. Republicans think that should keep her off the Supreme Court | Views + Opinions | Orlando

click to enlarge According to Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson — President Joe Biden’s nominee for the…

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Gov. Ron DeSantis refuses to call special legislative session over condo safety, property insurance | Orlando Area News | Orlando

click to enlarge If Florida lawmakers hold a special session to deal with the troubled property-insurance market or to put…

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Alachua judge tosses case against college seeking refunds following campus closure for coronavirus | Orlando Area News | Orlando

click to enlarge An Alachua County circuit judge this month dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Santa Fe College student…

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Judge orders more information on recently passed elections bill | Orlando Area News | Orlando

click to enlarge Adobe Putting a vote-by-mail ballot in the postbox. A federal judge considering a constitutional challenge to a…

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Disney apologizes after high school drill team performs racist dance at Walt Disney World | Orlando Area News | Orlando

Cuz a bunch of kids in fringe chanting “scalp ‘em Indians, scalp ‘em” is honor, right? And any Natives who…

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Advocate for abandoned Black cemeteries criticizes Florida senators for killing bill | Florida News | Orlando

click to enlarge A leading advocate for abandoned Black cemeteries sharply criticized Florida lawmakers for killing a bill that would…

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