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A lone protester stands in front of Walt Disney World Resort. Photo: Danielle Prieur

Walt Disney World workers stage one final walkout in opposition to "Don't Say Gay" bill

Gov. Ron DeSantis says he'll sign the bill into law relatively soon.

MacKenzie Scott's $436 million gift to Habitat for Humanity includes more than $9 million for Central Florida affiliates

The philathropy includes $5.75 million for Habitat for Humanity of Greater Orlando & Osceola County and $3.5 million for Habitat of Seminole County & Greater Apopka.

Traditionally, pizza dough is made by allowing yeast to ferment the flour and water until air bubbles form in the dough. But scientists in Naples are developing a new approach – one that doesn't rely on yeast.

Italian scientists hacked pizza physics to make dough without yeast

Bread geeks, take note! The new technique, developed in a lab in Naples, involves the smart application of materials science and physics to make airy, bubbly dough without fermentation.

The SLS rocket for NASA's Artemis I mission rolls out to the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center. Photo: Brandon Moser

NASA'S new moon rocket has left the building & UAE's Hope probe tracks a year of Martian weather

NASA’s mega-rocket the Space Launch System has left the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center and made its way to a launch pad, ahead of an uncrewed mission around the moon and back later this year. It’s the first time a moon-class rocket has seen Launch Complex 39B since the days of Apollo and marks the start of NASA’s newest moonshot missions called Artemis.

Hank Fishkind. Photo: Matthew Peddie, WMFE

Fishkind Conversations: How inflation and interest rates affect Central Florida

The Federal Reserve has announced it will raise interest rates to try to tamp down inflation. Right now, consumer prices are up by nearly eight percent and gas prices have approached all-time highs. Economic analyst Dr. Hank Fishkind talks about how the change by the Fed will impact Central Florida.

At last Orange County transportation open house, residents divided on penny sales tax

Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings made his last pitch for a transportation sales tax to residents last night at Colonial High School.

Wildlife agencies offered lettuce to starving manatees in the Indian River Lagoon. Photo courtesy the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Saving starving manatees will mean saving this crucial lagoon habitat

Not long ago, seagrass spanned the 156-mile Indian River Lagoon like a vast underwater meadow nourished by sunlight that reached through the crystalline water.

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Ketanji Brown Jackson's long judicial record is likely to be scrutinized at hearings

If confirmed, she would be the first Black woman to serve on the nation's highest court, and she would be one of four women on the court, the largest number ever to serve at one time.

Listen in: Jasmine McMillion will be in DC for Kentanji Brown Jackson's confirmation hearings. She says it's a "moment of hope"

Confirmation hearings for Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Biden’s Supreme Court nominee begin Monday in the U.S. Senate.

Ukrainian and Russian families gather in Winter Park to spread a message of peace. Photo: Danielle Prieur

Russians and Ukrainians came together Sunday in Winter Park to take photos showing solidarity, sending a message of peace

Russians and Ukrainians across Central Florida came together Sunday at the Winter Park rose garden to send a message of peace amidst the continuing conflict in Ukraine.

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