Death toll from Hurricane Milton rises as Florida picks up the pieces from the storm’s destruction
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Death toll from Hurricane Milton rises as Florida picks up the pieces from the storm’s destruction

ByNews Polite

Power and other utilities continue to slowly be restored across Florida after Hurricane Milton’s less than 12-hour trek across the state, leaving behind more than 4 million without electricity at its peak and neighborhoods flooded. Milton is being blamed for at least 17 deaths across eight counties in Florida. Hurricane Milton…

Tampa TSA finds ’emotional support’ boa constrictor in luggage
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Tampa TSA finds ’emotional support’ boa constrictor in luggage

ByNews Polite

The Transportation Security Administration says that a traveler attempted to bring an “emotional support pet” boa constrictor snake through security. A spokesperson for the agency tweeted that the incident happened at Tampa International Airport in December when a woman had the snake, named “Bartholomew,” in her carry-on bag. The snake was detected when the…