Good morning, Central Florida. Here’s what you need to know today.
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Wednesday should be a nice changeup from the past few days, with highs ranging from the mid to even upper 80s. A drop in humidity will make it feel comfortable on this first day of October. Dangerous — even life-threatening — swells remain in place along our eastern coastline.
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Highs: Mid and Upper 80s
Lows: Low to Mid 70s
Rain Coverage: 30%
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Around Central Florida
1. TSA workers will be required to work without pay if government shuts down
The government will shut down on Wednesday morning if the Senate does not pass a House measure that would extend federal funding for seven weeks while lawmakers finish their work on annual spending bills.
2. Brevard County beaches still getting battered by rough surf
Hurricane Imelda continues to impact Brevard County beaches as it slowly moves out to sea and away from the east coast of the U.S.
3. Florida donates Miami real estate for Trump library
Florida leaders are offering downtown Miami’s waterfront as the potential future site of President Donald Trump’s presidential library.
4. Accident investigator weighs in on upcoming Stardust Racers inspection
The family of the Kissimmee man who died after riding the Stardust Racers roller coaster at Epic Universe is appealing to Universal Orlando for answers so they can find peace. The family of 32-year-old Kevin Rodriguez Zavala held a news conference Tuesday in Orlando with their attorney Ben Crump.
Around the Nation
1. Government shutdown begins as nation faces new period of uncertainty
2. Hegseth declares end to ‘politically correct’ leadership in U.S. military
Trump signs executive order to invest $50M in AI for pediatric cancer research
4. U.S. consumer confidence declines again as Americans fret over prices, job market
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Nepal chooses a 2-year-old girl as new living goddess worshipped by both Hindus and Buddhists
Quote of the Day
The Trump administration violated the Constitution when it targeted non-U.S. citizens for deportation solely for supporting Palestinians and criticizing Israel, a federal judged said Tuesday in a scathing ruling directly and sharply criticizing President Donald Trump and his policies as serious threats to free speech.
U.S. District Judge William Young in Boston agreed with several university associations that the policy they described as ideological deportation violates the First Amendment as well as the Administrative Procedure Act, a law governing how federal agencies develop and issue regulations.