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Disney World’s reopening plan was approved Wednesday by Orange County, Fla. officials, clearing the way for it to invite people back in July.

A White House letter issued Tuesday in response to concerns from a prominent Republican senator does little to explain the decision-making behind Trump’s recent upheaval of the inspector general community.

Thousands of protesters shouted pro-democracy slogans and insults at police in Hong Kong on Wednesday as lawmakers debated a bill criminalizing abuse of the Chinese national anthem in the semi-autonomous city.

Shinji Aoba is accused of storming into Kyoto Animation’s No. 1 studio on July 18 last year, setting it on fire and killing 36 people, and injuring more than 30 others.

Jimmy Fallon apologized for a 20-year-old “Saturday Night Live” sketch in which he appeared in blackface to impersonate former SNL cast member Chris Rock.

The Minneapolis police chief said the department would conduct a full internal investigation, and prosecutors will decide whether to file criminal charges against the officers involved.

Tropical Storm Bertha has formed off the South Carolina coast and is expected to bring heavy rainfall.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened social media companies with new regulation or even shuttering a day after Twitter added fact checks to two of his tweets.

General Electric Co. Chairman and CEO H. Lawrence Culp Jr. said in a statement Wednesday that the transaction is part of GE’s ongoing process to be a more focused industrial company.

After an exhaustive overnight search, a family member spotted the boy’s body floating in the water.