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  • Visitantes del parque temático Magic Kingdom caminan cerca de una estatua de Walt Disney y Mickey Mouse, el viernes 14 de julio de 2023, en Lake Buena Vista, Florida. (AP Foto/John Raoux)Finance

    Ron DeSantis and the Disney firefighters union have a deal—and it includes a 5% wage increase

    By Mike Schneider and The Associated Press
  • Ron DeSantisPolitics

    Disney World firefighters welcomed DeSantis taking over their district, but he doesn’t want to raise the union starting pay from $55,000 to $66,000

    By Mike Schneider and The Associated Press
  • Travelers check out a jumbo screen projecting images of Walt Disney World in the east hall atrium at Orlando International Airport, Thursday, May 25, 2023 in Orlando, Fla. Auto club AAA said this summer could be “one for the record books, especially at airports,” with more than 43 million Americans projected to travel 50 miles or more. (Joe Burbank /Orlando Sentinel via AP)Politics

    A Florida judge just recused himself from Disney’s fight against Gov. Ron DeSantis because his relative owns stock in the company

    By Mike Schneider and The Associated Press
  • FILE – A statue of Walt Disney and Micky Mouse stands in front of the Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Jan. 9, 2019. Tens of thousands of LGBTQ+ people are flocking to Florida’s theme parks and hotels to go on thrill rides, dance at all-night parties and lounge poolside in a decades-long tradition known as Gay Days. Even though Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida lawmakers have championed a slew of anti-LGBTQ laws, that’s not stopping organizers from encouraging visitors from around the world to come and visit (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)Lifestyle

    Disney World welcomes thousands of LGBTQ+ people to celebrate Gay Days: ‘We are here, we are queer and we aren’t going anywhere’

    By Mike Schneider and The Associated Press
  • FILE – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs the Parental Rights in Education bill, also known as the “Don’t say gay” bill, at Classical Preparatory School, on March 28, 2022, in Shady Hills, Fla. DeSantis has emerged as a rival of former President Donald Trump and likely has his eyes set on the White House for the 2024 election. (Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via AP, File)Politics

    3 civil rights groups warn tourists about travel in Florida because of ‘openly hostile’ laws

    By Mike Schneider and The Associated Press
  • FILE – The Dallas skyline rises behind the Cotton Bowl stands as Texas fans watch during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Oklahoma at the Cotton Bowl, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022, in Dallas. U.S. metropolitan areas increased their populations by almost half a percent last year in another sign that flight from urban areas during the first year of the pandemic either slowed down or reversed in its second year as people moved to Sunbelt metros in Texas and Florida by the tens of thousands. (AP Photo/Jeffrey McWhorter, File)Lifestyle

    America’s big cities aren’t bleeding people quite as fast as they were during the pandemic, census estimates show

    By Mike Schneider and The Associated Press
  • A monorail train passes over floating gardens at the 2022 Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival at Walt Disney World. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)Politics

    Disney World’s new pro-DeSantis board just hired a new administrator who will earn $400,000 and wants to build affordable housing nearby

    By Mike Schneider and The Associated Press
  • FILE – A statue of Walt Disney and Micky Mouse stands in front of the Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Jan. 9, 2019. It’s going on six months since Bob Iger returned to The Walt Disney Co., and while there’s been plenty of issues to keep him busy, one has definitely been top of mind: reconnecting with the Disney theme park die-hards and restoring their faith in the brand. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)Politics

    Disney’s lawsuit against DeSantis keeps getting bigger as Florida Governor adds new laws to hit entertainment giant

    By Mike Schneider and The Associated Press
  • FILE – A statue of Walt Disney and Micky Mouse stands in front of the Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Jan. 9, 2019. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ oversight board of Disney World has voted to claw back authority over the company’s theme park properties. The vote Wednesday, April 26, 2023, by the governor’s appointees voids a last-minute deal that placed control of theme park design and construction decisions Disney’s hands. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)Politics

    The board appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis just authorized a lawsuit against Disney days after the company sued Florida for retaliation

    By Mike Schneider and The Associated Press
  • FILE – Visitors walk toward Sleeping Beauty’s Castle in the background at Disneyland Resort on Jan. 22, 2015, in Anaheim, Calif. Disney CEO Bob Iger on Monday, April 3, 2023, called efforts by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Republican-controlled Florida Legislature to retaliate against the company for its policy positions as not only “anti-business but anti-Florida.” (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)Politics

    Gov. DeSantis appointees continue their fight for ‘superior authority’ over Disney World

    By Mike Schneider and The Associated Press
  • Mickey, Minnie and cast members join Walt Disney World executives in a ceremony marking the official opening of Tron Lightcycle / Run at the Magic Kingdom in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., on Monday, April 3, 2023. The roller coaster opens to guests on Tuesday. From left are Mickey Mouse; Ali Manion, Walt Disney World ambassador; Perry Crawley, Magic Kingdom operations general manager; Melissa Valiquette, vice president of Magic Kingdom; Jason Kirk, senior vice president of operations for Walt Disney World, Minnie Mouse. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP)Politics

    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis strikes back at Disney World with new legislation that would kill some of its special privileges

    By Mike Schneider and The Associated Press
  • Cinderella Castle stands at the Magic Kingdom, at Walt Disney World, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Monday, April 3, 2023. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP)Politics

    Gov. Ron Desantis’ hand-picked board tries a new way to wrestle power away from Disney World

    By Mike Schneider and The Associated Press
  • New Delhi, IndiaEnvironment

    When will India have a bigger population than China? Maybe while you’re reading this.

    By Mike Schneider, Sibi Arasu, and others
  • Ron DeSantisSuccess

    A group called Moms for Liberty just got a Florida school to censor a graphic novel about Anne Frank and the Holocaust

    By Mike Schneider and The Associated Press
  • FILE – Lindsay Garfield, finance director at SquareFoot which helps companies find office space, works from home in New York on March 11, 2020. According to survey data from the U.S. Census Bureau, people working from home became younger, more diverse, better educated and more likely to move during the worst part of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to survey data from the U.S. Census Bureau. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)Success

    The pandemic made remote workers younger and more diverse

    By Mike Schneider and The Associated Press