Orlando Magic open up regular season at home tonight against the Miami Heat
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ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Orlando Magic open the 2020-'21 regular season tonight against the Miami Heat at the Amway Center.
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Animals at Berlin Zoo get tasty Christmas Eve treats
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The animals at Berlin Zoo have been tucking into some Christmas treats - hearty panda cookies for Pit and Paule, Berlin's beloved pandas and a Christmas tree for the polar bears, Tonja and Hertha.
Today in History for Dec. 27: Soviet Union invades Afghanistan
Highlights of this day in history for Dec. 27: Soviet Union invades Afghanistan; Charles Darwin sets out on round-the-world voyage; Radio City Music Hall opens in New York; James Barrie's play "Peter Pan: The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up" opens in London.
Magnitude 5.2 earthquake damages buildings in Croatian town of Petrinja, but no deaths reported
A 5.2 maqgnitude earthquake damaged buildings Monday in the Croatian town of Petrinja, but no deaths or serious injuries were reported, just southeast of the capital of Zagreb.
Pandemic feeding demand for backyard chickens
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Forced to hunker down at home during the pandemic, more people across the U.S. are raising their own chickens. The home grown trend not only provides a steady supply of eggs, but also an earthy hobby and animal companionship.
Ed Kelley retires from chairmanship of Volusia County at year's end; Jeffrey Brower his successor with win in 2020 elections
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ORMOND NEACH, Fla. -- At the stroke of midnight on Friday, Dec. 31, 2020, Ed Kelley officially retired from public service - most recently, the last four years as Volusia county chair.
Top 100 Stories of 2020 in Central Florida: 1. Volusia County Council's Heather Post blatantly lied to the public about past illicit drug use
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- While the COVID-19 pandemic dominated the headlines in 2020, the year that was, the uncovering of the big lie by Volusia County Counvilwoman Heather Post in denying past illicit drug use was the biggest story of the year.
2018 Daytona 500 winner Austin Dillon to compete in the Rolex 24 race
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Headline Surfer photo illustration / Austin Dillon celebrates after winningg the 2018Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, FL.
By HENRY FREDERICK / Headline Surfer
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Austin Dillon, the 2018 winner of the Daytona 500, is among the drivers named to pilot RWR Eurasia’s Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2) entry in the 2021 Rolex 24 At Daytona.
The race is the season opener for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.
Ginormous gap between rich & poor in pandemic lost on self-serving politicians in Washington
Musings blogger Darlene Vann saddened by what she sees as a lack of empathy by the rich politicians to the poor in this pandemic with a paltry stimulus check
Live: Trump holds rally in Georgia ahead of Tuesday election runoffs: Loeffler says she'll oppose Biden certification in Congress
Donald Trump holds court with his base in Dalton, Georgia ahead of Tuesday Senate runoffs for Republicans David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler. She announces she'll oppose Joe Biden's Electoral College certification as president in the Congress on Wednesday. At the rally, Trump repeats false claims that he won the battleground states by wide margins, but was fraudulently cheated out of re-election victory.