Author: Lestari

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Hurricane Ian’s outer bands have begun whipping southeast Florida with Category 4-force winds and calamitous amounts of rain as forecasters say it’s on a path across the peninsula toward Volusia County.  Throughout Wednesday, the News-Journal will post updates here, so check back for the latest from East Central Florida.

Quick Hurricane Ian links for Volusia-Flagler-St. Johns counties

1:31 p.m. | Gov. Ron DeSantis comments on Hurricane Ian

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“America’s Got Talent” returned Tuesday with another round of auditions full of singers with stories that will have you wiping away tears.

One of these auditions came from Wyn Starks, who said he used to work in hospitality at a hotel before he was laid off as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Now, he’s stepping up to sing for “AGT” judges Simon Cowell, Sofía Vergara and Heidi Klum (not Howie Mandel, who was out sick), because fear stopped him “for too long” from pursuing his dream.

Starks sang his original song “Who I Am,” which he said was one

If this summer seems worse than usual for flight cancellations, you’re not losing your mind. According to FlightAware, more than 120,000 flights were canceled in the first half of the year—more than in all of 2021.

July is shaping up to be just as miserable, especially in Europe. The month started with significant Air France cancellations during a strike and is ending with Lufthansa canceling hundreds of flights in a single day.

Those numbers

The FBI search of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home drew wide reaction in Washington from Trump allies claiming the Justice Department overreached to lawmakers backing up the agencies unprecedented action.

Here’s the latest on what we know:

• Why did they search his home?: Two people familiar with the search told USA TODAY the action was connected to Trump’s alleged removal of documents from the White House to his Mar-a-Lago property when his term in office was over.

• What investigations involving Trump are there?: In February, the National Archives said it had contacted the Justice Department about Trump’s removal of

My time in Pondicherry has come to an abrupt end [Read: Pondicherry – First Impressions]. Like always, chaos deemed superior and I had to return to Bombay after only five and a half very eventful months. The how and why isn’t very important and the details are borderline boring. Since I’ve always been told that my writing is graphically entertaining and filled with dry wit & humour, I’d be doing myself a disservice by engaging in pointless detail of my employment & existential crises.

When I moved to Pondicherry, my perception of the place was not very different

Travel can take you places you’ve never been, but if you land in the hospital or become stranded due to flight cancellations, you could end up with the wrong kind of adventure.

The best travel insurance may not be able to prevent emergencies, but it can save you from the painful financial consequences.

We know what a challenge it is to hunt for a company that provides the specific coverage you need when you take off on any journey. We wanted to reduce your planning burdens, so we decided to research the best insurance providers for travel. Here’s what we

Sun, sea and a well-earned break may be at the front of mind when it comes to holidays and travel this summer. But with budgets stretched, travel insurance may be something people are less keen to consider.

In fact, a third of people say they would consider traveling without travel insurance in order to save money, according to research from Sainsbury’s Bank.

This may well turn out to be a costly mistake, however.

Travel insurance claims can quickly run into thousands of pounds for more serious claims, such as for an accident overseas. Plus,

August 19 updates below. This post was first published on August 17, 2022.

Apple has released iOS 15.6.1, along with a warning to update now, because it fixes two security holes already being used to attack iPhones.

The first issue fixed in iOS 15.6.1 is a vulnerability in the iPhone Kernel tracked as CVE-2022-32894 that could allow an application to execute code with kernel privileges. “Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited,” the iPhone maker says on its support page.

The other issue patched in iOS 15.6.1 is a flaw in WebKit, the