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Thursday will start with sunshine and heat up quickly. Scattered showers and storms are set to develop by mid-afternoon taking some of us through the evening commute. Highs climb into the low to mid-90s with a feels-like temperature above 100.
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Highs: Low to mid-90s Lows: Mid-70s Rain Chance: 40% |
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Around Central Florida
1. Florida's Turnpike Enterprise proposes 18 lanes for section in west Orange County
We’re used to multiple lanes on our major roads, but picture this — 18 lanes. That’s what’s being proposed for a section of Florida’s Turnpike in west Orange County.
2. 'This is horrible': Firefighter describes the line at Orlando Social Security Office
As long lines at the Orlando Social Security Office stretched into another day, one new Orlando resident says the situation he sees is getting dangerous.
3. Tavares won't cap number of events allowed downtown
Members of the Tavares City Council went back and forth Wednesday in a debate about limiting the number of special events held in the downtown entertainment district each year.
4. Staffing shortage hurts Osceola special needs nonprofit
This month, the state agency that oversees providers and funding of services for individuals with developmental disabilities is increasing reimbursement rates to help deal with what experts call an employment crisis.
Around the Nation and World
1. Embattled U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson agrees to resign
3. In Ohio, Biden says updated program will stop pension cuts for millions of workers
4. U.S. allows pharmacists to prescribe Pfizer’s COVID pill
5. Labcorp begins testing for monkeypox, greatly increasing U.S. capacity
6. New report details missed chances to stop Uvalde shooting
7. More flexibility proposed for student debt forgiveness
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Amid a global outbreak of monkeypox, Labcorp on Wednesday became the first national commercial laboratory to begin testing for the disease.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Labcorp announced the launch, which will eventually double the current U.S. testing capacity for monkeypox, Labcorp said. The CDC-designed tests also detect other orthopoxviruses.