ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN SPORTS) – The Clemson Tigers (9-3) and Iowa State Cyclones (7-5) brought the action late in the Cheez-It Bowl at Camping World Stadium Wednesday. The first half was relatively calm in scoring, with neither team scoring any touchdowns, but bandying field goals. Dabo Swinney’s Tigers got on the board first with a…
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KISSIMMEE, Fla. (FNN) – Congressman Charlie Crist (D-Fla.) made a stop in downtown Kissimmee as part of his run for governor of the state, in a race that will see him first face current Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Nicole “Nikki” Fried and then incumbent Ron DeSantis. Crist stated that DeSantis was “on the wrong path”…
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ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN SPORTS) – With fans–and fancy electronic bracelets–lighting up Amway Center, Magic fans’ hopes rested on their home team getting the win for Friday’s season home opener…but they just couldn’t. In the first quarter both teams started out shot for shot until the Magic defense started waning, causing the Knicks to pull ahead.…
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ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN SPORTS) – Source: Orlando Magic // The Orlando Magic have signed center Wendell Carter Jr. to a contract extension, President of Basketball Operations Jeff Weltman announced today. Per team policy, terms of the deal are not disclosed. “Even in his relatively short time in the league, Wendell (Carter Jr.) has proven…
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ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN) – Like so many members of the Latin community of Central Florida, District 4 Commissioner Maribel Gómez Cordero was born on the island of Puerto Rico. She lived there most of her life until 1997 when she moved here with her family and to earn her Master’s Degree from Webster University in…
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ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN) – In a 2020 interview, Commissioner Mayra Uribe said that her passion for politics came from her mother, an immigrant like her father, both of who came to the United States escaping the conflicts in their native Argentina and Colombia. Unfortunately, Uribe’s mother passed away before she became a commissioner, so she…
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ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN) – One of many firsts in Representative Carlos Guillermo Smith’s life is that he was the first of his family to be born in the United States. His father Luis Guillermo is a Peruvian businessman that owns a pool cleaning company; his mother, Johanne, is a French Canadian teacher that runs an…
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (FNN SPORTS) – Multi-platinum country artist Chris Lane performed for fans prior to the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at the Daytona International Speedway Saturday. With the Coke Zero Sugar 400 being the season finale race, NASCAR Cup Series racers are battling for the final playoff berth. Drivers and fans alike were on…
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