Shih-Hung Young has become an expert on the music of “Lord of the Rings.”

That’s what conducting a symphony orchestra, choir and soloists — all while keeping everyone in perfect time with a movie — will do.

“It’s a fascinating learning experience,” says Young, who is based in New York. “You get to see all facets of how this production

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Here are Central Florida’s top stories for Tuesday, June 17, 2025. Get today’s weather forecast here.

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Plan to shift Florida tourist tax money toward public projects is dead

Orlando Dreamers hope Orange County steps up to the plate and backs baseball bid

Hope Florida charity paid for hotel rooms,

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Epcot is about to say hello again to Test Track, but it’s time to say goodbye to a kid-friendly Animal Kingdom attraction, Walt Disney World announced Monday.

Reopening day for Test Track is July 22, Disney says.  The ride, which originally debuted in 1999, has been undergoing refurbishment since June 2023. This will be the third version of the attraction.

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TALLAHASSEE – A state legislative proposal to free up hundreds of millions of dollars a year in tourist tax revenue for local governments to spend on mass transit, roads and other projects that benefit Florida residents has been scrapped.

The proposal was removed from the Republican-led $1.3 billion House tax package  (HB 7031) in the last hours of budget negotiations Friday

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By SAFIYAH RIDDLE, Associated Press

The 39-year-old man shot and killed at a weekend “No Kings” protest in Salt Lake City was a successful fashion designer and former “Project Runway” contestant who devoted his life to celebrating artists from the Pacific Islands.

Arthur Folasa Ah Loo was killed when a man who was believed to be part of a peacekeeping

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Summer reading, if you ask me, should meander, without a plan. Pick up, put down, misplace, leave crusty with sand or warped with humidity. Fall is for rigor, winter for hunkering down, spring for peering ahead, but the right summer read is a promising dirt road in a field. Someday, when I open a bookstore and the big bucks roll

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This week’s special offers from Disney Cruise Line include sail dates from this week into early October 2025. Currently, there are 56 unique sail dates, available with special offers available Continue Reading →

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Today, Disney Cruise Line shared a look at two statues destined for the Oceaneer Club aboard the Disney Destiny. In the Ship Log update on the Disney Parks Blog, guests Continue Reading →

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Many of the things I ate in Japan were consumed on park benches, in loud izakayas or over market stall-adjacent trash cans.

I snacked on konbini onigiri and sipped canned highballs while flying at 200 mph on the shinkansen, but there were also places where serenity reigned, where the gentle art and hospitality of Japanese fine dining both stimulated and

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Today is Monday, June 16, the 167th day of 2025. There are 198 days left in the year.

Today in history:

On June 16, 1963, the world’s first female space traveler, Valentina Tereshkova, 26, was launched into orbit by the Soviet Union aboard Vostok 6. Tereshkova spent 71 hours in flight, circling the Earth 48 times before returning safely.

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