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UCF-Led Team Wins $19.2 Million Army Award to Correct Light Distorted by Air and Tissue· Technology & ScienceSupreme Court won't shield Seminole County print examiner sued by freed death row inmate Clemente Aguirre-Jarquin· National NewsPart-Time Pensacola Police Officer Arrested in Uniform After Alleged Hydrocodone Buy· Crime & CourtsOrlando Approves $12.6 Million Pulse Memorial Contract, With Construction Set to Begin Nov. 25· Entertainment & CultureOperation Ice Breaker: 25 Charged in Palm Beach, Broward, St. Lucie Cocaine Trafficking Case· Crime & CourtsNearly 177,000 Florida immigrants flagged as federal Medicaid cutoff for refugees and asylees takes effect· National NewsMario Cristobal warns No. 3 Miami against entitlement as struggling Florida State visits Hard Rock Stadium· SportsLee Health and UnitedHealthcare Split Leaves 50,000 Southwest Florida Patients Facing Out-of-Network Care as Medicare Enrollment Opens· HealthJaguars left tackle Anton Harrison headed for knee surgery and injured reserve; Walker Little steps in for Texans game in London· SportsIsaias Insured Losses Estimated at $1 Billion to $3 Billion, Far Below Pre-Storm Forecasts and Hurricane Michael· Business & Real EstateInflation hits 3.7% as gasoline jumps 9.1% in September: what it means for Florida· National NewsIn Miami Gardens, McMahon says new federal school choice tax credit won't drain Florida public schools· National NewsUCF-Led Team Wins $19.2 Million Army Award to Correct Light Distorted by Air and Tissue· Technology & ScienceSupreme Court won't shield Seminole County print examiner sued by freed death row inmate Clemente Aguirre-Jarquin· National NewsPart-Time Pensacola Police Officer Arrested in Uniform After Alleged Hydrocodone Buy· Crime & CourtsOrlando Approves $12.6 Million Pulse Memorial Contract, With Construction Set to Begin Nov. 25· Entertainment & CultureOperation Ice Breaker: 25 Charged in Palm Beach, Broward, St. Lucie Cocaine Trafficking Case· Crime & CourtsNearly 177,000 Florida immigrants flagged as federal Medicaid cutoff for refugees and asylees takes effect· National NewsMario Cristobal warns No. 3 Miami against entitlement as struggling Florida State visits Hard Rock Stadium· SportsLee Health and UnitedHealthcare Split Leaves 50,000 Southwest Florida Patients Facing Out-of-Network Care as Medicare Enrollment Opens· HealthJaguars left tackle Anton Harrison headed for knee surgery and injured reserve; Walker Little steps in for Texans game in London· SportsIsaias Insured Losses Estimated at $1 Billion to $3 Billion, Far Below Pre-Storm Forecasts and Hurricane Michael· Business & Real EstateInflation hits 3.7% as gasoline jumps 9.1% in September: what it means for Florida· National NewsIn Miami Gardens, McMahon says new federal school choice tax credit won't drain Florida public schools· National News

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PoliticsTampa Bay

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