Disney
Walt Disney World Railroad closed for refurbishment, and its Frontierland stop is still out
I used the train to reach the back of the park. That stop has been closed since July 2025. This…
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Todd Ruffner-Schoenfeld
Editor in chief. A knack for the fine print.
Todd Ruffner-Schoenfeld has spent his working life being handed things he did not yet understand. He started at the bottom, a developer in a bullpen, and worked his way up to running IT. The places were a strange assortment: consulting firms, accounting firms, a biotech startup, a tech startup in Silicon Valley and, of all places, Chiquita. Four small businesses of his own along the way. The work never really changed. Get into something unfamiliar, find out what is actually going on, and help someone make a hard decision with it. HeadLines Decoded is that job, pointed at the news.
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Disney
Walt Disney World Railroad closed for refurbishment, and its Frontierland stop is still out
I used the train to reach the back of the park. That stop has been closed since July 2025. This…
Politics
Trump’s taxpayer-funded ads and past presidential PSAs, side by side
Three government-paid ads starring President Trump began airing last week. The White House says earlier presidents ran the same kind…
Politics
Amendment 3 would cut your Florida property tax. Nothing in it limits your water bill or your insurance premium.
Florida's DOGE combed city budgets to build the case for Amendment 3. Nothing in the amendment limits what your city…
Culture
Every live-action Batman since 1943, from Adam West to Christian Bale
Lewis Wilson wore the cowl first, in a 1943 serial. Robert Pattinson is filming his second Batman now. In between…
Politics
For the first time in 12 U.S. federal elections, no invitation for OSCE observers
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe has observed every U.S. federal election since 2002. This year Washington has…
Disney
Bob Chapek’s memoir defends the Disney World prices that outlasted him
In a book out Tuesday, the former Disney chief says he did nothing to earn his 2022 firing and blames…
Business
Judge approves Paramount’s settlement with 12 states over the Warner Bros. deal
Twelve states settled to clear Paramount's $110 billion purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery, and a federal judge approved that settlement…
Politics
What the Iran nuclear deal capped, and why Iran’s uranium can’t be verified now
Inspectors reported Iran within the 2015 limits until 2019. The deal never covered missiles or armed groups, and since the…
Politics
The Education Department does not run your kid’s school
Federal money has usually covered less than a tenth of public school revenue. Since March 2025, other agencies have taken…
Business
Florida paid to study the fees insurers pay their sister companies. The Senate’s lawyer told two newspapers to shred it.
A consultant the state hired found that for many Florida-based insurers, companies with the same owners were making money on…