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Hundreds of people were trapped in lines, sitting on floors and crowded in waiting areas Friday at Orlando International Airport as a global tech outage canceled flights.
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![Upcoming events in Lake County include the July 20 Christmas in July Toy Drive Outdoor Expo and Car Show hosted by the Groveland Police Department at Ace Hardware and the annual summer book sale at Cooper Memorial Library in Clermont July 26-27. Upcoming events in Lake County include the July 20 Christmas in July Toy Drive Outdoor Expo and Car Show hosted by the Groveland Police Department at Ace Hardware and the annual summer book sale at Cooper Memorial Library in Clermont July 26-27.](https://www.orlandosentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/christmas-living.jpg?w=525)
Your Community in Brief: Lake County events and news, starting July 19
Upcoming events in Lake County include the July 20 Christmas in July Toy Drive Outdoor Expo and Car Show hosted by the Groveland Police Department at Ace Hardware and the annual summer book sale at Cooper Memorial Library in Clermont...
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![Six people (Alaina Rene Kizer, from left, Matt Horohoe, Jose Rivera, Pedro Ka'awaioa, Mandi-Jo John and Monica Long Tamborello) look for answers at a silent retreat in a pop-up production of "Small Mouth Sounds." (Courtesy Clark Levi) Six people (Alaina Rene Kizer, from left, Matt Horohoe, Jose Rivera, Pedro Ka'awaioa, Mandi-Jo John and Monica Long Tamborello) look for answers at a silent retreat in a pop-up production of "Small Mouth Sounds." (Courtesy Clark Levi)](https://www.orlandosentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/TOS-L-small-mouth-sounds-2-01.jpeg.jpg?w=620)
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![Stripping medical debt from patients’ credit reports and scores, as a new federal report advocates, risks taking away an incentive for them to pay what they owe, or to even sign up for insurance plans. Stripping medical debt from patients’ credit reports and scores, as a new federal report advocates, risks taking away an incentive for them to pay what they owe, or to even sign up for insurance plans.](https://www.orlandosentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/NG24MB3GVZCZDAQ6XU6FW7WGVM.jpg?w=525)
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Apollo 11 moon landing was 55 years ago today. Here’s how to celebrate
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CDC investigating outbreak of Listeria linked to sliced deli meat
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UF President Ben Sasse announces resignation due to wife’s health
University of Florida President Ben Sasse announced Thursday evening that he will resign at the...
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![By REBECCA SANTANA WASHINGTON (AP) — When Kimberly Cheatle led the Secret Service’s operations to safeguard the American president and other dignitaries, she said she would talk to agents in training about the “awesome responsibility” of their job. “This agency and the Secret Service has a zero fail mission,” Cheatle, who is now director of […] By REBECCA SANTANA WASHINGTON (AP) — When Kimberly Cheatle led the Secret Service’s operations to safeguard the American president and other dignitaries, she said she would talk to agents in training about the “awesome responsibility” of their job. “This agency and the Secret Service has a zero fail mission,” Cheatle, who is now director of […]](https://www.orlandosentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Election_2024_Secret_Service_Director_09480_8bc2be.jpg?w=502)
Secret Service chief noted a ‘zero fail mission.’ After Trump rally, she’s facing calls to resign
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![From Amelia Island on the northeast tip of Florida to Alligator Reef in the Keys. From the pink sands of Eleuthera in the Bahamas to the slopes of Mount Scenery on the Dutch island of Saba in the Lesser Antilles. The May 2024 issue of our Explore Florida & the Caribbean takes you places – by land, sea and air. The new issue that will appear in digital format on Sunday, May 5, features stories on Florida’s lighthouses, cruise-line dining, a return to ultra-luxe Little Palm Island in the Keys, a camping trip to Peanut Island in Palm Beach County, a […] From Amelia Island on the northeast tip of Florida to Alligator Reef in the Keys. From the pink sands of Eleuthera in the Bahamas to the slopes of Mount Scenery on the Dutch island of Saba in the Lesser Antilles. The May 2024 issue of our Explore Florida & the Caribbean takes you places – by land, sea and air. The new issue that will appear in digital format on Sunday, May 5, features stories on Florida’s lighthouses, cruise-line dining, a return to ultra-luxe Little Palm Island in the Keys, a camping trip to Peanut Island in Palm Beach County, a […]](https://www.orlandosentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Explore-Florida-cover-May-2024.jpg?w=620)
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![<p>Our team of experts has selected the best kids’ sleeping bag out of dozens of options. Don’t buy a kids’ sleeping bag before reading these reviews.</p>
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The best kids’ sleeping bag
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