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#OSNow: Disney World layoffs, Florida students forced to take standardized tests on campus, free financial advice (Ep. 512)

Sep 30, 2020

Orlando Sentinel Now afternoon update for Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020.

  • Disney World layoffs: 6,700 non-union employees are losing their job (:41)
  • Florida students must take standardized tests on campus, angering some parents (4:29)
  • Free financial advice is coming...

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#OSNow: Scott Maxwell on the presidential debate, Orlando stores still requiring face masks, and Broadway shows in Orlando delayed again (Ep. 511)

Sep 29, 2020

Orlando Sentinel Now afternoon update for Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020.

  • Columnist Scott Maxwell on the presidential debate (:42)
  • Orlando shoppers, diners should still expect to wear masks, face limited seating (6:38)
  • New delay: No Broadway shows in Orlando until at least April (9:02)
  • Pianist tackles ‘herculean’ feat...

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#OSNow: Orange County’s ‘superspreader’ warning, random COVID-19 tests at UCF, and Sen. Rubio and the Supreme Court (Ep. 510)

Sep 29, 2020

Orlando Sentinel Now afternoon update for Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020.

  • Orange County warns of local coronavirus “superspreader” events (1:06)
  • UCF random COVID-19 testing gets mixed reactions from students, parents (5:50)
  • Rubio and Senate stand small when it comes to the Supreme Court | Editorial...

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#OSNow: DeSantis' Phase 3 order brings confusion, Florida charities reeling, weekend sports recap, and will workers return to downtown Orlando? (Ep. 509)

Sep 28, 2020

Orlando Sentinel Now afternoon update for Monday, Sept. 28, 2020.

  • Orlando, Orange county mayors urge masks, distancing in spirt of DeSantis order (:58)
  • Will workers return to downtown Orlando?  (3:09)
  • In time of COVID, Central Florida charities reel and reinvent (5:20)
  • College football: UCF blows out East Carolina,...

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#OSNow: Rejected mail-in-ballots, Packing District plans, and National Rice Month (Ep. 508)

Sep 24, 2020

Orlando Sentinel Now afternoon update for Friday, Sept. 25, 2020.

  • About 33,000 Florida mail-in-ballots were rejected in August. Here’s how to make yours count in November (1:43)
  • Juice stand replica in Orlando’s Packing District draws 20 potential vendors (5:12)
  • Have a rice day! Celebrating National Rice Month...

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