Category: Lifestyle
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Hurricane Irma: Florida residents face water shortages
[dropcap]F[/dropcap]lorida Gov. Rick Scott says Hurricane Irma is already shaping up to be a stronger storm than Hurricane Andrew, the most destructive tropical storm to ever hit the state. Scott appeared on Good Morning America on Wednesday to issue a stern warning to his citizens – prepare for the worst and evacuate if you have…
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Hurricane Irma now at Category 5, with 175 mph winds
“Extremely dangerous” Hurricane Irma strengthened Tuesday to a Category 5 storm with sustained winds of 175 mph, making it the strongest hurricane in the Atlantic in a decade. (Hurricane Irma strengthened to a Category 5 storm on Tuesday.(Photo: NOAA) The hurricane will blast the northern Caribbean with life-threatening flooding rain, damaging winds and rough surf over…
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Hurricane Irma forecast to be in Florida on Friday
Hurricane Irma is working its way through the Caribbean today, Labor Day in Orlando and the rest of the U.S. Forecasters expect the Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph to remain a “dangerous major hurricane” through the week and to arrive in South Florida by Friday morning. Modeling by the National…
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Beats X Review: Are Apple’s Premium Earbuds Worth It?
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hen Beats first appeared on the scene in 2006, the company’s headphones came in numerous loud colors with the signature stylized lowercase “b” adorned on the earcups or earbuds. Beats is now owned by Apple, which has had significant influence on the design of the brand’s newest product line, BeatsX, which launched earlier this year.…
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Florida proposes mandatory Scout-recruiting in schools
[dropcap]S[/dropcap]cout-recruiting in schools – If I asked you to name the top issue facing Florida today — the one you’d most like legislators to address — what would it be? Education? Jobs? Transportation? All good answers. Now, how many of you said “I’d like a new law that forces every school in Florida to allow…
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Sphero’s new Star Wars toys include R2-D2 and a new droid from ‘The Last Jedi’
Star Wars and Sphero were a match made in heaven. The company had spent a few years in relative startup obscurity when Disney came along with the design for a new droid debuting in the upcoming trilogy. The resulting BB-8 remote control device changed the company’s fortunes overnight. With The Last Jedi a few months…
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PayPal launches its first cash back credit card to boost PayPal usage in stores
PayPal is today launching a new credit card, the PayPal Cashback Mastercard – its first card to offer shoppers direct cash back on purchases, instead of points that vary by category. The card, introduced in partnership with Synchrony Financial, will offer 2 percent back on purchases, with no annual fee, no minimum redemption amount, no…