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Magic’s foundation distributes $1 million to Central Florida organizations

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:58:02 GMT

Through the Orlando Magic Youth Foundation, the Magic distributed 17 grants totaling $1 million to 24 organizations during a ceremony Tuesday ahead of the team’s home game vs. the Cleveland Cavaliers.Osceola County Council on Aging and AdventHealth Foundation Central Florida received the largest grants at $100,000 and $55,000, respectively.The 10 organizations that received the $50,000 grants were: Children’s Home Society of Florida, Education Foundation Osceola County, Foundation for Foster Children, Foundation for Orange County Public Schools, Hope Partnership, Howard Phillips Center for Children & Families, Junior Achievement of Central Florida, Page 15, University Central Florida Foundation and YMCA of Central Florida.The Foundation for Seminole County Public Schools and Foundation for Seminole State College of Florida both received $40,000 grants.The Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra was granted $35,000 while Harbor House of Central Florida and Lighthouse Central F...

Dolphins Deep Dive: Health concerns remain for Tua, Armstead, others on Miami’s roster

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:58:02 GMT

The South Florida Sun Sentinel’s Chris Perkins and David Furones discuss health concerns for Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, offensive tackle Terron Armstead and other key players. ()

Dolphins Deep Dive: Best move of offseason so far, and the best ‘next move’ for Miami

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:58:02 GMT

The South Florida Sun Sentinel’s Chris Perkins and David Furones discuss the Miami Dolphins’ best move of the offseason so far and what is next for the roster. ()

Dolphins Deep Dive: Is Miami’s philosophy of ‘win now’ and pay later wise?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:58:02 GMT

The South Florida Sun Sentinel’s Chris Perkins and David Furones take a look at the Miami Dolphins’ “win now” and pay later strategy with their roster. ()

Dolphins Deep Dive: Who are the starters on defense and offense, where can rookies earn jobs?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:58:02 GMT

The South Florida Sun Sentinel’s Chris Perkins and David Furones take a look at the Miami Dolphins’ projected starting lineup and discuss where rookies may be able to find playing time. ()

Donald Trump pleads not guilty to 34 felony counts in historic indictment

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:58:02 GMT

Former President Donald Trump pleaded innocent Tuesday to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s investigation of hush money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels during the 2016 presidential campaign.The one-term commander-in-chief entered the plea during an unprecedented and extraordinary hour-long Manhattan court proceeding. Trump, in his trademark blue suit, white shirt and red tie, remained uncharacteristically quiet inside the courtroom and out, uttering just two words.“Not guilty,” the native New Yorker responded when asked for a plea to the charges.Former US president Donald Trump appears in court at the Manhattan Criminal Court in New York on April 4, 2023. (Photo by Steven HIRSCH / POOL / AFP) (Photo by STEVEN HIRSCH/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)He entered and departed the state Supreme Court hearing without speaking to the media and listened in silence during the proceeding.Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, ...

‘Born alive’ abortion bill OK’d in Kansas, sent to governor

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:58:02 GMT

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Doctors accused of not providing enough care to infants born during abortion procedures in Kansas could face lawsuits and criminal charges under a bill that won final passage Tuesday in the state’s Republican-controlled Legislature. The legislation faces an uncertain fate in a legal and political climate that’s made Kansas an outlier on abortion policy among states with GOP-led legislatures. The Kansas House voted 86-36 to approve a proposed “born-alive infants protection” law similar to a proposed law that Montana voters rejected in November. The Senate approved the measure last week and it goes next to Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly, who vetoed such a bill in 2019.The Senate voted 31-9 for the bill last week, meaning it passed both chambers with more than the two-thirds majorities necessary to override a potential veto from Kelly. “We can have differing views on abortion and still agree on the need for this legislation as a humanitarian issue,” the Kan...

Relief, but some mixed feelings, as Finland joins NATO

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:58:02 GMT

HELSINKI (AP) — The selling points of the charming bed-and-breakfast are its century-old buildings, its spacious rooms and its proximity to Russia, a short cross-country ski trip to the east.For Russians, it was place to stay when they came to buy dairy goods and dish soap in the closest part of the European Union, which became a part of NATO on Tuesday. For Finns with roots in the Karelia region, which covers parts of both Finland and Russia, they could go across the border to buy cheap gas and car parts and visit sites of the clashes between Finnish forces and the Soviet Red Army during World War II.The harmony of the Kuuksenkaari bed-and-breakfast was briefly interrupted Tuesday morning when owners Eija Hiltunen and Eero Tuomisto argued, peacefully and quietly, about the necessity of Finland joining NATO, the Finnish flag lifted alongside 30 others in Brussels.For Eija Hiltunen, who moved to the northern Karelia region with her husband more than a decade ago, Finland becoming par...

Wall Street dips, snaps win streak after weak economic data

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:58:02 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks fell on Wall Street Tuesday after reports on the economy came in weaker than expected. The S&P 500 dropped 23.91 points, or 0.6%, to 4,100.60 to break a four-day winning streak. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 198.77, or 0.6%, to 33,402.38, and the Nasdaq composite sank 63.13, or 0.5%, to 12,126.33. Investors are still split on whether the U.S. economy will fall into a recession and how badly corporate profits are set to drop. The biggest question remains what the Federal Reserve will do next with interest rates after hiking them furiously over the last year to get high inflation under control. The reports on job openings and factory orders released Tuesday may have heightened recession fears. But they may also give the Fed reason to hold rates steady at its next meeting, for the first time in more than a year, offering a possible upside for markets.One report showed employers advertised 9.9 million job openings in February, a sharper fall-off than e...

S&P/TSX composite largely unchanged Tuesday, U.S. markets move lower

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:58:02 GMT

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index was largely unchanged Tuesday as strength in telecom, technology, utilities and battery metals helped offset weakness in other sectors, while U.S. markets moved lower. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 2.52 points at 20,275.76.In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 198.77 points at 33,402.38.The S&P 500 index was down 23.91 points at 4,100.60, while the Nasdaq composite was down 63.12 points at 12,126.33.Tuesday’s market was driven by recession worries, said Jules Boudreau, senior economist at Mackenzie Investments. “Bond yields are down and defensive stocks are outperforming, especially in the U.S. but also in Canada,” he said. JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said Tuesday in a letter to shareholders that the banking crisis isn’t over, and its repercussions will last for years. He also said the odds of a recession have increased. Meanwhile, U.S. job openings decreased in February, though Boudreau noted that q...