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YIKES | The authors of the study calculated the combined weight of all dumped devices with a battery or a plug last year was the equivalent of 350 cruise ships the size of the Queen Mary 2.https://www.clickorlando.com/tech/2020/07/02/study-worlds-pile-of-electronic-waste-grows-ever-higher/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=snd&utm_content=wkmg6 …

"Apparently whoever gets COVID first gets the pot,” according to a city councilwoman.https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2020/07/02/makes-me-mad-as-hell-college-students-hold-parties-to-purposely-get-coronavirus/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=snd&utm_content=wkmg6 …

THANK YOU | Not all heroes wear capes.https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2020/07/01/man-lives-at-amway-center-for-45-days-to-lead-orlandos-ppe-effort/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=snd&utm_content=wkmg6 …

BREAKING | On Thursday, the Florida Department of Health reported a record-breaking 10,109 new cases of COVID-19 since the same time the day before.https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2020/07/02/florida-reports-record-breaking-10109-new-cases-of-covid-19/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=snd&utm_content=wkmg6 …

DRIVE-IN AT WALMART | Starting next month, Walmart will be turning 160 store parking lots into drive-in movie theaters!https://www.clickorlando.com/features/2020/07/02/walmart-transforming-160-parking-lots-into-drive-in-movie-theaters/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=snd&utm_content=wkmg6 …

There are some indications things could heat up just a bit in the tropics by the middle of the month.https://www.clickorlando.com/weather/2020/07/02/tropical-tracker-development-areas-expand-in-july-tropics-quiet-for-now/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=snd&utm_content=wkmg6 …

Alcohol lowers inhibitions, so people forget precautions, said Natalie Dean, an infectious diseases expert.https://www.clickorlando.com/business/2020/07/02/closing-bars-to-stop-coronavirus-spread-is-backed-by-science/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=snd&utm_content=wkmg6 …

Ghislaine Maxwell, a British socialite who was accused by many women of helping procure underage sex partners for Jeffrey Epstein, was arrested in New Hampshire, the FBI said Thursday.https://www.clickorlando.com/news/national/2020/07/02/jeffrey-epstein-associate-ghislaine-maxwell-arrested/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=snd&utm_content=wkmg6 …

Gov. Ron DeSantis has endorsed six Florida counties and three cities that hope to land the command headquarters of the U.S. Space Force.https://www.clickorlando.com/news/2020/07/02/space-force-headquarters-brevard-orange-seminole-counties-backed-by-desantis/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=snd&utm_content=wkmg6 …

U.S. employers added a substantial 4.8 million jobs in June, and the unemployment rate fell to 11.1%, as the job market improved for a second straight month yet still remained far short of regaining the colossal losses it suffered this spring.https://www.clickorlando.com/news/2020/07/02/us-adds-48-million-jobs-as-unemployment-falls-to-111/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=snd&utm_content=wkmg6 …

Allegiant Air is mandating travelers to keep their face covered during all phases of travel, including at ticket counters, in the gate area, during boarding and throughout the flight.https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2020/07/02/allegiant-air-now-requires-passengers-to-wear-face-masks-during-entire-flight/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=snd&utm_content=wkmg6 …

Orlando police are searching for a man who they say was caught on video robbing an elderly veteran.https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2020/07/02/police-search-for-man-seen-in-video-robbing-81-year-old-air-force-veteran/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=snd&utm_content=wkmg6 …

Investigators said the Disney worker used old refund accounts to make false claims, then deposited more than $160,000 into bank accounts belonging to herself, family and friends.https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2020/07/02/disney-worker-accused-of-stealing-over-100000-from-company/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=snd&utm_content=wkmg6 …

TODAY | City officials in DeLand and Titusville are expected to discuss the possibilities of issuing a mask order.https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2020/07/02/city-of-deland-titusville-set-to-discuss-mask-mandate-possibility/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=snd&utm_content=wkmg6 …

“It looks like it’s because it’s the space that we go to relax and talk and be together at work,” Dr. Raul Pino said. “People are taking their masks off to eat and socialize."https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2020/07/02/why-coronavirus-is-breaking-out-in-workplace-break-rooms-in-orange-county/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=snd&utm_content=wkmg6 …

Alexander Martinez-Perez, 42, faces charges of first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder and burglary with battery.https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2020/07/02/arrest-made-in-cascade-oaks-drive-homicide-in-orange-county/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=snd&utm_content=wkmg6 …

Hit the beach early over the next few days because afternoon storms will start poppin'.https://www.clickorlando.com/weather/2020/07/02/welcome-to-july-in-florida-hot-and-stormy/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=snd&utm_content=wkmg6 …

“We never want to shoot anybody, but sometimes suspects do things that cause a response that occurred tonight,” Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly said.https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2020/07/02/wanted-fugitive-shot-by-deputies-in-flagler-county-neighborhood/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=snd&utm_content=wkmg6 …