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☆ Hurricane Ian Claims Hit Profits of Chubb
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Leslie Scism | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

A restaurant in Daytona Beach Shores, Fla., damaged by Hurricane Ian, which is projected to become the nation’s second-costliest natural disaster to property insurers. Chubb posted a 56% decline in net income in the third quarter, as Hurricane Ian claims in Florida dented results, while strong pricing conditions continued to buoy its worldwide business-insurance operations. Chubb, one of the world’s biggest insurers by market capitalization and premium volume, said its premium growth continued to exceed the impact of inflation and other higher costs of claims.

☆ A convicted killer who confessed to another murder from '91 told Florida authorities of 'hatred for women'
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Tim Stelloh | Tim Stelloh Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Michael Townson, 53, allegedly confessed to killing Linda Little while he was serving a life sentence for the 2007 slaying of another woman, Daytona Beach Police Chief Jakari Young told reporters. A Volusia County grand jury on Monday indicted Townson on a charge of first-degree murder, Young said. Courtesy DBPDTownson admitted to other killings in central Florida and Tennessee and is considered to be a suspected serial killer, Daytona Beach Police Detective Dave Dinardi said at a news conference. Little, a 43-year-old North Carolina native, had lived in the Daytona Beach area for two years and was working as a waitress when she vanished after her shift around 1 a.m. on Oct. 11, 1991, The Daytona Beach News-Journal reported. In 1991, Townson was living in Orlando and would travel to the area to visit the beach, Dinardi said.

☆ More questions than answers surround the deaths of four friends found dead in an Oklahoma river
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( Tim Stelloh | Tim Stelloh Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +11 min

Mark Chastain, 32, and Billy Chastain, 30, were the “definition of brothers and were always together,” their grandmother, Milissia Smith, said in a verified online fundraiser. Billy Chastain — who went by BJ — was a handyman with four children, two girls and two boys ages 2 to 12, Gordon said. Megan GordonGordon said the last time she spoke to Billy Chastain was the day before he vanished. An affidavit filed for the grand theft charge states that Kennedy told the arresting officer that the truck's owner told him he could borrow the vehicle whenever he wanted. Kennedy told the officer he took the truck last week and drove to Florida for a weekend vacation, the document says.

Police arrested a "person of interest" in the slayings of four Oklahoma bicyclists in central Florida — more than 1,200 miles away, authorities said Tuesday. Joseph Kennedy, 67, was arrested in Daytona Beach Shores, in a car "that was reported stolen to the Okmulgee County Sheriff’s Office" Monday, according to a statement from police in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. Kennedy was arrested without incident and did not make any statement to officers, according to Fowler. "Upon confirming (with police in Oklahoma) his status as a missing person we were notified that he is a person of interest in a quadruple homicide," Fowler said. The four men were reported missing early last week after they left on their bicycles.

☆ 'Person of interest' in Oklahoma dismemberment case arrested in Florida
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Dan Whitcomb | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Oct 18 (Reuters) - A salvage yard owner who authorities consider a "person of interest" in the murder of four men whose dismembered bodies were found in an Oklahoma river has been arrested in Florida on unrelated charges, police said on Tuesday. Joe Kennedy, 67, was taken into custody in Daytona Beach Shores while driving a car that had been reported stolen in Oklahoma, police in the Oklahoma city of Okmulgee said in a statement. Okmulgee Police Chief Joe Prentice has described Kennedy as a person of interest in the Oklahoma killings and said evidence of a "violent event" was found on a property adjacent to his salvage yard. Kennedy was being held without bail in Daytona Beach Shores and will face extradition proceedings to return to him to Oklahoma, officials said. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Dan Whitcomb; Editing by Will DunhamOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ NASA astronauts returning from space station on SpaceX capsule delayed by weather
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Jackie Wattles | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The astronauts — NASA’s Kjell Lindgren, Bob Hines and Jessica Watkins, as well as Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti with the European Space Agency — were scheduled to depart from the space station aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule Thursday morning. Aerospace company SpaceX developed the Crew Dragon spacecraft under a $2.6 billion contract with NASA as part of the Commercial Crew Program. SpaceX renewed orbital human spaceflight capabilities from US soil in 2020 with the launch of its Demo-2 mission, which carried two NASA astronauts to the space station. The Crew-4 astronauts’ return to Earth comes less than a week after the Crew-5 astronauts arrived on a separate SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule. Since SpaceX developed the Crew Dragon under a fixed-price commercial contract, however, it retains ownership over the vehicle.

☆ Airlines cancel 2,000 U.S. flights for Thursday
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-29 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Sept 28 (Reuters) - Airlines canceled almost 2,000 U.S. flights for Thursday after Hurricane Ian hit Florida's Gulf Coast with catastrophic force in one of most powerful U.S. storms in recent years. Since Tuesday airlines have canceled more than 5,000 flights through Friday. Airlines canceled 2,163 flights Wednesday as a number of Florida airports temporarily halted operations, including Tampa, Orlando, Sarasota-Bradenton, Melbourne, Daytona Beach, Naples and St Petersburg/Clearwater. Airlines canceled 403 flights Tuesday ahead of the storm. Through Wednesday, JetBlue canceled 25% of its U.S. flights and 20% of Thursday flights, while Southwest canceled 13% of Wednesday flights and 9% for Thursday.

☆ Hurricane Ian: What to do if your flight is canceled or if you want to change your booking
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Hurricane Ian made landfall as a Category 4 storm near Fort Myers, Florida, on Wednesday. Here is what you can do if you want to change your flight, or if your flight is canceled. If your flight is canceled, then the airline must provide a full refund. According to FlightAware data, nearly 1,850 flights originating from or flying to Orlando, Tampa, Fort Lauderdale, Miami, or Fort Myers have been canceled as of 5:30 pm on Wednesday. Customer service: (800) 435-9792Sun Country Airlines: Customers traveling to, from, or through the Florida cities of Fort Myers, Orlando, or Tampa from September 25-30 can rebook their flight once for free.

☆ 1 killed and 16 injured in Florida crash involving a semitruck, bus and pickup
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Antonio Planas | Antonio Planas Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

A three-vehicle collision on a central Florida highway Wednesday morning resulted in one death and 16 injuries, authorities said. The crash occurred about 6:15 a.m. on State Route 60 in Osceola County, according to the Osceola County Fire Rescue and EMS and a department spokesperson. “The crash involved a semi, transit bus, and pickup truck. A highway crash in Florida on Sept. 21, 2022, resulted in one death and 14 injuries, most were not life-threatening, officials said. Sullivan said the Florida Highway Patrol is investigating.

☆ Florida man kills ex-wife and stepson in dispute over lights left on in the house
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

A recently-divorced Florida man fatally shot his ex-wife and her adult son in a “rage” over electricity and leaving the lights on in the house, Florida authorities said. Chief Deputy Brian Henderson said detectives determined Williams launched the rampage over arguments he had with his ex regarding electricity in the home. Williams told officials he shut off power to the house and locked the electrical panel and left on Sunday. But when he came back, he found Ebanks-Williams and Adams had cut the lock, restored power, and placed a new lock on the panel. Williams and Ebanks-Williams remained living together following their divorce with plans to eventually sell the home and split the proceeds, Henderson said.

DeSantis claimed credit for a pair of chartered flights on Wednesday that carried around 50 migrants to Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, as part of a broader Republican effort to shift responsibility for border crossers to Democratic leaders. "There may be more flights, there may be buses," he said to cheers and applause from backers in the crowd. The state paid $615,000 to Vertol Systems Company Inc, an aviation business, on Sept. 8 as part of a "relocation program of unauthorized aliens," Florida state data showed. The flights to Martha's Vineyard follow a busing effort by Texas Governor Greg Abbott, another Republican, that has sent more than 10,000 migrants to the Democrat-controlled cities of Washington, New York and Chicago since April. The Republican governor of Arizona also has sent more than 1,800 migrants to Washington.

☆ Everyone wants to be an Airbnb host, but homes are so expensive. Here are 13 vacation-rental spots with the best returns where investment properties cost under $450,000.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-15 | by ( Dan Latu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Vacation-rental-management company Vacasa ranked the best spots to buy a vacation home. Insider highlighted the 13 spots where median home prices are under $450,000. Vacasa data showed the top destinations clocked in with cap rates ranging from 6% to 12%, which Vacasa considered strong. Insider highlighted the destinations where median home prices sat under $450,000. Other classic vacation destinations like historic Savannah, Georgia, and scenic Tucson, Arizona, made appearances, too.

☆ Mii de vârstnici au aşteptat ore în şir în Daytona Beach, la o coadă de circa 3 kilometri, pentru a se vaccina împotriva noului coronavirus
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-05 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Mii de persoane în vârstă din oraşul Daytona Beach din Florida au stat luni ore în şir la o coadă de aproximativ 3 kilometri, pentru a se vaccina împotriva noului coronavirus. Stocul de 2000 de vaccinuri s-a epuizat, astfel că mulţi au plecat după ce au aşteptat chiar şi 20 de ore în maşini. Autorităţile au permis iniţial accesul a 1 000 de persoane pe stadionul Daytona. Alte câteva mii de oameni au aşteptat zadarnic în maşini. Deşi potenţialii beneficiari au fost rugaţi să se programeze online pentru a se imuniza, site-ul oficial unde se puteau înscrie oamenii nu a fost accesibil ore în şir.

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