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• In the study by Japanese researchers, cats reacted to their own name. Researchers say it’s the first evidence showing cats can understand spoken words.
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• Orlando officials thought they purchased two male black-necked swans to be potential mates for Lake Eola’s female swan Queenie. However, that was not the case. One of the swans died last month, and a necropsy revealed the swan was actually female.
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• South Bend, Indiana, mayor and presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg spoke to supporters at a campaign stop in Orlando on Wednesday.
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• University of Central Florida officials have suspended a sorority chapter after a member reported her sisters were mentioning drinking, sharing IDs and paying others to complete assignments on a group chat.
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• The Central Florida Zoo and Botanical Gardens is now a certified sensory inclusive facility. Zoo staff has been trained to help visitors who may suffer from sensory overload, such as people on the autism spectrum, giving these “invisible” disabilities accommodations they’ve always needed.
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• on the heels of the MLS all-star game, we talk to Orlando Sentinel sports editor Iliana Limon-Romero about whether Orlando City can go all the way the playoffs this season, and the impact of the World Cup bump on fan following for the Orlando Pride. And 90.7’s Talia Blake talks with the Jamaican women’s soccer team captain– and UCF Knight– Konya Plummer.
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• In the aftermath of traumatic events like the shootings over the weekend in El Paso and Dayton, communities often turn to faith leaders for comfort– and answers.
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• Stetson University associate professor of Psychology Chris Ferguson joins Intersection for a conversation about why policymakers focus on video games in the aftermath of violent events, and whether there’s a link between virtual violence and real life violence.
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• Supporters of legalized recreational marijuana in Florida just got a big-name backer: high-profile Orlando attorney John Morgan.
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• SpaceX is set to launch a commercial communications satellite from Cape Canaveral Tuesday night. It’s the start of a busy launch week on Florida’s Space Coast.
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