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Is Orlando destined to be one of the next MLB cities? The Orlando Dreamers are looking to make it happen
The article examines the Orlando Dreamers’ campaign to bring a Major League Baseball franchise to Orlando, presenting the city as a potential future expansion or relocation market. It argues that Orlando’s tourism profile and Central Florida location could make it an attractive home for a new team, while recognising that joining MLB would require significant…
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Aussie describes ‘massive flames’ and drifting for four hours with broken ribs after Bali ferry catches fire
An Australian survivor has described escaping a ferry fire off Bali, saying he saw “massive” flames and drifted in the sea for four hours despite suffering broken ribs. More than 170 people were evacuated, and Indonesian authorities confirmed that an Indonesian woman died, underlining the danger faced by passengers during the emergency. The KMP Putri…
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Baby at the center of surrogacy scandal is BORN in Texas after biological parents demanded he was aborted but woman carrying him refused
A baby at the centre of a dispute over surrogacy has been born in Texas after the woman carrying him, McKenna West, refused the intended biological parents’ request to terminate the pregnancy. The case has highlighted competing questions about a surrogate’s bodily autonomy, the enforceability of surrogacy contracts and decisions over treatment for a child…
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FlightAware dropped its lawsuit against Kalshi after just one day
FlightAware has withdrawn its lawsuit against prediction market platform Kalshi just one day after filing it, dismissing the case without prejudice. The dispute concerned Kalshi’s use of flight data for markets on cancellations, and its rapid withdrawal leaves the companies’ relationship and the reason for the reversal unclear. Kalshi has changed its wording from saying…
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State Department establishes task force to end ‘birth tourism’
The State Department on Tuesday announced it has established a task force to end “birth tourism,” or the practice of traveling to a country to give birth there, escalating President Trump’s campaign against birthright citizenship, the constitutional right granting American citizenship to babies born in the United States. “As President Trump has made clear, citizenship…
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Romy Reiner Stars Opposite Sharon Lawrence and Matt Walsh in ‘Getting to That Age’ First Look
Romy Reiner will star in the short film *Getting to That Age*, alongside Carter Jenkins and Emmy-nominated actors Sharon Lawrence and Matt Walsh. Directed and written by Tristen Tarp, the film centres on an anxious only child whose engagement announcement is overshadowed when her parents reveal they are divorcing, exploring how personal milestones can collide…
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The Sims 4 Mod Creates Immersive World Selection Screen
A new fan-made mod for The Sims 4 replaces the game’s standard world-selection menu with a single illustrated map linking its more than 30 worlds. It aims to make the locations feel like parts of one coherent setting, addressing a presentation feature that has remained comparatively basic despite years of free game updates. Created by…
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Andy Weir’s New Time Travel Thriller Launches in Just Three Months
Andy Weir is executive producing Exoplanet, a new Audible Original time-travel thriller written by Benjamin Percy and due to launch exclusively on 5 November. The production extends Weir’s association with science-led survival stories, but moves into time travel, with its plot built around crew members stranded on one planet across different centuries. The full-cast audio…