• There are only four weekends until Christmas- including Black Friday weekend, when 140 million Americans are expected to hit the stores in search of a good deal.The Florida Retail Federation is forecasting a 5 percent increase in sales this holiday season over last year.
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• Final preparations are underway in Florida and on the West Coast for next week’s first unmanned test mission of NASA’s new deep space capsule Orion. Orion is scheduled to launch Thursday from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on a four-and-a-half-hour mission. It’ll orbit the Earth twice, splashing down in the Pacific Ocean.
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• An area economist predicts a profitable Black Friday for local retailers. 90.7 News Economic Analyst Hank Fishkind says Central Florida’s outlook for holiday shopping is even better than elsewhere in the country.
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• Protests have taken place across the country in the wake of a grand jury’s decision not to bring criminal charges against the white police officer who fatally shot the unarmed black 18-year-old Michael Brown. A small group gathered for a vigil Tuesday evening at the Washington Shores Presbyterian Church in Orlando.
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• An estimate 2 million people will travel by car this holiday weekend in Florida. That’s an increase of almost 5% over last year.
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• Unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, after Monday’s grand jury decision shows the need for honest dialogue about racial tension.
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• Speech-language pathologist Samantha Elandary talks about her program to help Parkinson’s patients recover their voice and Citrus Bowl architect Rick Strawn talks about the stadium’s renovation.
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