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28Jun/21

‘The World’s Most Magical Celebration’ Begins Oct. 1 at Walt Disney World Resort

June 28, 2021EntertainmentDisney Parks, Disney Parks, Experiences and Products, Experiences and Products, Florida, Greater Orlando, Walt Disney, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, WALT DISNEY WORLD, walt disney world resort, Walt Disney World: The World's Most Magical Celebrationsmbale

On Oct. 1, 1971, Walt Disney World Resort officially opened to guests for the first time, the culmination of years spent imagining, planning and developing Walt Disney’s magical dream. In the five decades since, the vacation destination continued to expand with new stories and characters and adventures to cherish for a lifetime. And now with a major milestone approaching, guests can share in “The World’s Most Magical Celebration” beginning Oct. 1, 2021, in honor of the resort’s 50th anniversary. Continue reading

19Oct/17

Florida college braces for protests over white nationalist’s speech

October 19, 2017PoliticsAlt-right, American neo-Nazis, Charlottesville, Charlottesville Virginia, Donald Trump, Florida, GAINESVILLE, Gainesville Florida, Geography of Florida, Identitarian movement, Politics, Politics by country, Politics of the United States, Race in the United States, Richard B. Spencer, Richard Spencer, Unite the Right rally, United States, University of Florida, Wes Lismbale

GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES (OCTOBER 19, 2017) (REUTERS) – Hundreds of police officers were deployed at the University of Florida on Thursday (October 19) to guard against unrest over a speech by a white nationalist that was expected to draw thousands in protest. Continue reading →

08Sep/17

Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach braces for Irma

September 8, 2017TravelAtlantic hurricane season, Atlantic hurricanes, Bahamas, Company: Turks & Caicos, Disaster/Accident, Donald Trump, Effects of Hurricane Isaac in Florida, Florida, Hurricane Dorian, Hurricane Irma, Irma, Lake Okeechobee, Mar-a-Lago, Miami, National Register of Historic Places in Palm Beach County Florida, PALM BEACH, Treasure Coast hurricane, Tropical cyclones, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States, Weathersmbale

PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES (SEPTEMBER 07, 2017) (NBC) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida was boarded up on Thursday (September 7) bracing for Hurricane Irma, one of the most powerful Atlantic storms in half a century which resulted in hurricane and storm surge warnings for south Florida and the Florida Keys. Continue reading →

07May/17

Unmanned U.S. Air Force space plane lands after secret, 2-year mission

May 7, 2017Spaceair force, Boeing Co, Boeing X-37, Canaveral, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, GPS satellites, KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Lockheed Martin Corp, Mojave Air and Space Port, NASA, National Register of Historic Places in Brevard County Florida, Politics, Robert D. Cabana, Rocket-powered aircraft, Rocketry, Space program of the United States, Spacecraft, Spaceflight, Spaceplanes, The Boeing, United States, USA-212, USA-240, Wideband Global Satcomsmbale

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES (MAY 07, 2017) (DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE) – The U.S. military’s experimental X-37B space plane landed on Sunday (May 7) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, completing a classified mission that lasted nearly two years, the Air Force said.
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16Jan/17

Wife of Orlando nightclub gunman arrested: U.S. attorney general

January 16, 2017CrimeAmerican society, Crime in the United States, Discrimination against LGBT people in the United States, Florida, Gay bar, Human Interest, Law/Crime, Mateen, Nightclub, Noor Salman, Omar Mateen, Orlando, Orlando Florida, Orlando nightclub shooting, San Francisco, Tampa, Terrorism in the United States, United States, Violence against gay mensmbale

U.S. authorities have arrested the wife of the gunman who killed 49 people at an Orlando gay nightclub last year, the U.S. attorney general says.
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14Jan/17

Woman arrested in 18-year baby kidnapping case, victim recovered alive

January 14, 2017CrimeAbduction of Kamiyah Mobley, Cities in the United States, Florida, Geography of Florida, Geography of the United States, Gloria Williams, I (Almost) Got Away With It, Jacksonville, Jacksonville Florida, Kamiyah Mobley, Law/Crime, Mobley, Province/State: Florida, Province/State: South Carolina, United States, WALTERBORO, Walterboro, South Carolinasmbale

Gloria Williams, age 51, is charged with kidnapping at a South Carolina jailhouse hearing, accused of abducting Kamiyah Mobley, now 18-year-old, just hours after Mobley was born in a Jacksonville, Florida hospital.

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08Jan/17

Gun was given back to Florida shooting suspect last month

January 8, 2017CrimeAlaska, Anchorage, Anchorage, Alaska, Chris Tolley, City: Fort Lauderdale, Esteban Santiago, Florida, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale airport shooting, Fort Lauderdale Florida, Geography of Florida, Geography of the United States, Handgun, Iraq, Karen Loeffler, Law/Crime, Marlin Ritzman, Mass shootings in the United States, U.S. Department of Justice, United Statessmbale

Police in Alaska took a handgun from the man accused of killing five people at Fort Lauderdale’s airport, but gave it back to him last month. Continue reading →

06Jan/17

Multiple deaths as shooter opens fire at Ft. Lauderdale airport

January 6, 2017DisasterAri Fleischer, City: Fort Lauderdale, Economy of the United States, Florida, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale airport shooting, Fort Lauderdale Florida, Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport, George W. Bush, Indianapolis International Airport, Jacksonville International Airport, John Schlicher, Law/Crime, Mark Lea, Miami International Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport, Niagara Falls International Airport, Orlando International Airport, Philadelphia International Airport, Pittsburgh International Airport, Rick Scott, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, States of the United States, Transportation in the United States, United Statessmbale

Airport passengers are seen running for cover at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, long after a shooter is reportedly taken into custody.

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13Jun/16

shooting rampage florida nightclub

Families and friends wait anxiously for news after Florida nightclub rampage

June 13, 2016WorldAbu Waheeb, American society, Barack Obama, City: Orlando, Company: Walt Disney, Discrimination against LGBT people in the United States, Donald Trump, Florida, Hillary Clinton, Luby's shooting, Mass shooting, Murder, New York, Nightclub, Omar Mateen, Orlando, Orlando Florida, Orlando nightclub shooting, Politics, Pulse nightclub, Terrorism in the United States, The Walt Disney, United States, Violence against gay men, walt disney world resort, War/Conflictsmbale

Morning footage captures the scene of a gay nightclub in Orlando where 50 people were killed and 53 wounded in the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history.

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24Oct/15

Passions flare as Florida community discusses police shooting of black musician

October 24, 2015Crimeblack musician, Corey Jones, Dave Aronberg, drummer, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Florida, Geography of Florida, George Floyd protests in Florida, Law enforcement in the United States, Nouman Raja, Palm Beach County Florida, Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, Palm Beach Gardens police, Palm Beach Sheriff's Office, police officer, Sheriffs in the United States, Shooting of Corey Jones, Sybrina Fulton, Trayvon Martin, U.S. Department of Justice, United States, WEST PALM BEACH, West Palm Beach Floridasmbale

Florida community discusses police officer’s fatal shooting of a black musician.

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