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COSTING YOU

Citizens rate hikes approved

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Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty signed an order Thursday establishing rates for the Citizens high-risk accounts. The approved rates are close to those requested by Citizens at a rate hearing earlier this month.

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WAYS TO SAVE

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CONSUMER

eBay completes sale of Skype for $2 billion

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eBay has completed its sale of Skype for about $2 billion to an investor group that includes the founders of the Internet phone service.

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Giant chicken crashes city council meeting

A person in a chicken costume ruffled the feathers of a Colorado city council as they discussed rules for backyard fowl.

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NATIONAL & WORLD

Trial postponed for pilot accused of being drunk on the job

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The Lakewood-based pilot charged with being drunk on a Chicago-bound United Airlines flight at London's Heathrow Airport did not appear in court Friday as expected.

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STATE NEWS

Small plane crashes in Charlotte Co.; no injuries

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The sheriff's office says the single-engine Cherokee crashed into a wooded and swampy area Friday. The plane hit the brush and then flipped around.

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WEIRD NEWS

College student finds bag of cash in Wisconsin cab

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A Chicago college student who found a duffel bag containing more than $10,000 in cash decided to call the police.

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