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Photo: Jacksonville JaguarsSports Jaguars at Ravens: Final Injury Report Before an 8:15 p.m. ET Kickoff
Tuten and Walker are questionable for Jacksonville. Baltimore starts Joe Fagnano with Jackson and Huntley out; Vega Ioane returns. Kickoff is 8:15 p.m. ET on Prime Video.
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Local (1)
Photo: Osceola County Sheriff's Office via FOX 35 OrlandoLocal (Osceola) Osceola Deputy Wrangles an Alligator Near a Tourist Plaza and Gives It a Patrol-Car Ride to the Lake
Deputy Nicholas Pippin pulled a gator from a fence near Celebration Hardware on Halloween, then released it at Lake Cecile, the Sheriff's Office said.
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- State · Election Four Florida U.S. House Races Still Uncalled After AP Calls Luna in District 13; Democrats at 253 House Seats
AP projected Luna the winner in Florida's 13th at 2:38 p.m. ET. Districts 7, 9, 26 and 27 remain uncalled. AP's House tally is 253–155 with 27 races still to call. - State · Weather Peace River Crests Near 16.4 Feet at Arcadia as the St. Johns Near Cocoa Heads Toward Major Flood
NOAA showed the Peace at Arcadia at 16.43 feet in major flood around 5:30 p.m. ET. The St. Johns near Cocoa was near 16.9 feet and is forecast to crest at 17.1 feet.
Money (1)
- Money · Election Dow Plunges About 1,833 Points as Tech and AI Stocks Erase Wednesday's Midterm Rally
The Dow closed at 51,523.06, down about 3.4%. The Nasdaq dropped about 5.5% into correction territory.
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Photo: NASAScience & Technology Spacewalkers Finish Installing the Space Station's Final Roll-Out Solar Array
Menon and Kutryk ended a 6-hour, 59-minute spacewalk at 3:35 p.m. EST after deploying the eighth and final iROSA.
Sports (1)
- Sports Jaguars at Ravens: Final Injury Report Before an 8:15 p.m. ET Kickoff
Tuten and Walker are questionable; Fagnano starts for Baltimore. Kickoff is 8:15 p.m. ET on Prime Video.
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Photo: Hillsborough County Sheriff's OfficeLocal (Hillsborough) · Crime & War Gunman Kills Woman at Citibank Campus Near Tampa; Armed Guard Stops Attack, Sheriff's Office Says
HCSO named gunman Jacob Pearson, 35, and victim Leanne Selman, 41. Citibank VP John Fraley shot Pearson in a cafeteria within a minute of the first shots. Updated 6:20 p.m. ET — HCSO names Pearson, Selman, Fraley.
State (1)
- State · Weather Peace River at Arcadia Hits Major Flood Stage; NWS Forecasts a 16.4-Foot Crest Thursday Evening
Morning/midday major-flood warning; evening gauge data and crest wrap are in the new river story. Updated 6:17 p.m. ET — see evening crest story.
Science & Technology (1)
- Science & Technology Astronauts Begin the Spacewalk to Install the Space Station's Final Roll-Out Solar Array
Walk began 8:36 a.m. EST; completion covered in the evening NASA wrap. Updated 3:35 p.m. EST completion — see new story.
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Local (1)
- Local (Miami-Dade) · Crime & War One Dead, Two Hurt After a Helicopter Crashes in Biscayne Bay Off Key Biscayne
MDSO: one dead, two hurt after a helicopter went down in Biscayne Bay.
State (2)
- State · Election Five Florida U.S. House Races Still Uncalled at Midday; AP Has Democrats at 247 House Seats
Midday five-race wrap; AP later called Luna. Evening story has four remaining. - State CAIR-Florida Suspends Operations as State's Domestic Terrorist Designation Takes Effect
Chapter halted Florida operations as HB 1471 designation took effect Nov. 5.
Nation (1)
- Nation · Election · Money Elon Musk Spent Hundreds of Millions Backing Republicans. Democrats Still Flipped Congress.
AP put Musk's midterm outlay at least at $445 million.
Money (1)
- Money Florida's Average Gas Price Slips to $3.83 as Midterm Oil Drop Works Through the Pump
AAA Florida regular averaged $3.8344 on Nov. 5.
Sports (1)
- Sports Jaguars Visit Baltimore on Thursday Night With the Ravens Down to Their No. 3 Quarterback
Morning TNF preview; evening injury board is the new featured sports story.
Four Florida House races and dozens of national contests are still open, rivers are cresting or still rising, and TNF kicks off at 8:15 p.m. ET. We'll keep updating as the numbers, the water and the game move.
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